39M Csaba
| 39 M Csaba | |
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39M Csaba armored car, 1940 |
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| General properties | |
| crew | 3 |
| length | 4.52 m |
| width | 2.10 m |
| height | 2.27 m |
| Dimensions | 5.95 tons |
| Armor and armament | |
| Armor | 9 mm |
| Main armament | 1 × 20 mm 36M anti-tank rifle |
| Secondary armament | 1 × 8 mm MG -34 / 37A M |
| agility | |
| drive | German Ford 8 cylinder 90 hp |
| Top speed | 65 km / h (road) |
| Power / weight | |
| Range | 150 km |
The 39M Csaba was a Hungarian armored scout vehicle during the Second World War , which was based on various British designs.
development
The 39M Csaba was designed by the Hungarian engineer Nikolaus Straussler , who had been a British citizen since 1933 and who had already designed vehicles for Alvis Cars and Vickers-Armstrong in the interwar period . Well-known predecessors are the “Strausser AC-I” (1934), “Strausser AC-II” (1935) and “Strausser AC-III” (1936). The 39M Csaba was manufactured in the Hungarian factory Manfréd Weiss Stahl- und Metallwerke AG .
production
After initial tests in 1939, the Hungarian Army ordered 81 M39 vehicles and another 40 M40 vehicles (command vehicle). Of these vehicles, 20 were used as combat vehicles, while the others served as reconnaissance vehicles. Production was suspended due to a lack of production capacity in Hungary and should be resumed later.
technology
An 8-cylinder engine made in Cologne with an output of 90 hp was used as the drive . This enabled the 39M Csaba to reach a road speed of up to 65 km / h, which was considered to be progressive at the time.
variants
Another version of the 39M Csaba was the 40M Csaba , which was used as a command car. This only had a MG as armament and had an additional R-4T radio installed.
literature
- Gyula Mezey, Herbert Strunz, Leadership of Emergency Services , Peter Lang, 2011, ISBN 978-3-631-61025-1 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 39 M Csaba - reconnaissance vehicle ( memento from June 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) at zwei-weltkrieg-lexikon.de
- ↑ 39 M Csaba Scout Car ( Memento from August 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) at mailer.fsu.edu
- ↑ A 39M, 40M CSaba páncélgépkocsi ( Memento from September 14, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) at magyartank.gportal.hu
- ↑ a b Gyula Mezey, Herbert Strunz, Leadership of Emergency Services , pages 478 ff.