| 38M Toldi | |
|---|---|
 38M Toldi (Toldi I variant) | |
| Type | Light tank |
| Place of origin |
 Hungary |
| Service history | |
| Used by |
 Kingdom of Hungary |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| No. built | 202 |
| Variants | Toldi I, Toldi II, Toldi IIa, Toldi III |
| Specifications | |
| Mass |
Toldi I: 8.5 ton Toldi IIa: 9.3 t |
| Length | 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Width | 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Crew | 3 |
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| Armour |
Toldi I: 20 mm maximum Toldi II: 35 mm |
Main armament |
20 mm gun (Toldi I and Toldi II) 40 mm gun (Toldi IIa and Toldi III) |
Secondary armament | 1x 8 mm machine gun |
| Engine |
Bussing-Nag V8 7.9 litres 155 bhp |
Operational range | 200 km (120 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 47 km/h (29 mph) on road |
The 38M Toldi was a Hungarian light tank, based on the Swedish Landsverk L-60B tank. It was named after the 14th century Hungarian knight Miklós Toldi.
Production history[]
The 38M Toldi was produced and developed under license from Swedish company AB Landsverk between 1939 and 1942. Only 202 were produced.
Variants[]
- Toldi I (k.hk. A20) - first variant armed with 20 mm gun, 80 made.
- Toldi II (k.hk. B20) - variant with thicker front armour, 110 made.
- Toldi IIa (k.hk. B40) - modification developed in 1942, armed with 40 mm gun - 80 tanks of earlier variant were rearmed this way.
- Toldi III (k.hk. C40) - improved variant, only 12 made.
Combat history[]
Toldi tanks entered Hungarian service in 1940. They first saw action with the Hungarian Army against Yugoslavia in 1941.
These tanks were mostly used against the USSR between 1941-1944. Because of their light armour, armament and good communications equipment, they were mostly used for reconnaissance. The design was no match against Soviet T-34 medium tanks encountered during the early stages of Operation Barbarossa.
Survivors[]
Two known surviving 38M Toldi tanks (one Toldi I and one Toldi IIa) are preserved on display at the Kubinka Tank Museum. The Irish defense forces have a Toldi light tank that is working, one of two that they have and the other is in the National Museum in Colin's Barracks, located in Dublin 7, Ireland.
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External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toldi (tank). |
- Hungary's Toldi Tank at wwiivehicles.com
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