List of Hungarian military equipment of World War II
This is a list of World War II military equipment used by Hungary including Hungarian-designed and foreign-designed equipment.
Combat vehicles
[edit]Armoured fighting vehicles
[edit]The vehicles below are all of Hungarian origin.
| Model | Type | Number Produced | Armament |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39M Csaba | Armoured Car | 102-137 | 20 mm autocannon, 8 mm Gebauer MG, 8 mm LMG |
| 38M Toldi I (A20) | Light tank | 80 | 20 mm autocannon, 8 mm Gebauer MG |
| 42M Toldi II (B20) | Light tank | 110 | 20 mm autocannon, 8 mm Gebauer MG |
| 42M Toldi IIA (B40) | Light tank | 80 – all converted from 42M Toldi II (B20)s | 40 mm gun, 8 mm Gebauer MG |
| 43M Toldi III (C40) | Light tank | 12 | 40 mm gun, 8 mm Gebauer MG |
| Toldi Páncélvadász | Tank destroyer | 1 prototype | 75 mm gun, 8 mm LMG |
| Toldi II with 44M Buzogányvető rocket launchers | Rocket artillery | At least 1[1] | 2 × 44M Buzogányvető rocket launchers, possibly more armament |
| 40M Nimród | SPAAG/Tank destroyer | 135 | 40 mm autocannon |
| 40M Turán I | Medium tank | 285 | 40 mm gun, 2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs |
| 41M Turán II | Medium tank | 139-195 | 75 mm howitzer, 2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs |
| 43M Turán III | Medium tank | 1-2 | 75 mm gun, 2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs |
| 43M Zrínyi II | Assault gun | 72 | 105 mm howitzer |
| 44M Zrínyi I | Tank destroyer | 1 | 75 mm gun, 6 × Nebelwerfer 41 rockets were also mounted during testing |
| 44M Tas | Heavy tank | 2 prototypes (destroyed by bombing before they were completed) | 80 mm gun, 1-2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs |
The vehicles below are foreign armoured fighting vehicles that Hungary used during WWII.
| Model | Type | Origin | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger I | Heavy tank | Germany | 13-15 [2] |
| Panther | Medium tank | Germany | 5-17 |
| Panzer IV F, G, H | Medium tank | Germany | 100+ [3] |
| Hetzer | Tank destroyer | Germany | 75-101 |
| StuG III G | Assault gun | Germany | 50 |
| Panzer III N, M | Medium tank | Germany | 20-22 [3] |
| Marder II | Tank destroyer | Germany | 5 [4] |
| Panzer 38(t) | Light tank | Czechoslovakia/Germany | 105-111 [5] |
| Panzer I | Light tank | Germany | 10 [3] |
| CV33/CV35 | Tankette | Italy | 60-150 [6] |
| Hotchkiss H39 | Light tank/cavalry tank | France | 15 [7] |
| SOMUA S35 | Medium tank/cavalry tank | France | 2 |
The vehicles below are captured foreign armoured fighting vehicles that Hungary captured (or acquired from Polish forces escaping to Hungary) during WWII.
| Model | Type | Origin | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| T-34 (76 and 85) | Medium tank | Soviet Union | 10+ [3] |
| T-27 | Tankette | Soviet Union | 10 [3] |
| BA-6 | Armoured Car | Soviet Union | 4-6 [3] |
| BT-7 | Light tank | Soviet Union | 6 [3] |
| T-26 | Light tank | Soviet Union | |
| M3 Stuart | Light tank | United States (captured from the Soviet Union) | 4 [3] |
| T-28 | Medium tank | Soviet Union | 1+ [3] |
| TKS | Tankette | Poland (acquired from Polish forces) | 15-20 [3] |
| Renault R35 | Light tank/infantry tank | France (acquired from Polish forces) | 3 [3] |
Aircraft
[edit]The aircraft below are all of Hungarian origin.
| Model | Type | Number Produced | Armament |
|---|---|---|---|
| MÁVAG Héja II | Fighter | 204 | 2 × 12.7 mm Gebauer MGs |
| Weiss Manfréd WM-21 | Light bomber/reconnaissance | 128 | 2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs (forward firing), 1 × 7.92 mm Gebauer MG (rear gun), 120 kg of bombs including incendiary bombs |
| Repülőgépgyár Levente II | Trainer/liaison aircraft | 86 | none |
| Dunai Repülőgépgyár Me 210 Ca-1 (40 mm) | Fighter-bomber | Some sources say 4-5 [8] | 1 × 40 mm Bofors autocannon, 2 × 20 mm MG 151 autocannons, 2 × 7.92 mm MG 17 MGs, 2 × 13 mm MG 131 MGs (rear armament), 6 × 150 mm rockets |
| Weiss Manfréd WM-23 | Fighter | 1 prototype | 2 × 12.7 mm Gebauer MGs, 2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs |
| MÁVAG Héja II Zuhanóbombázó | Dive bomber | 3 converted from Héja II fighters [9][10] | 2 × 12.7 mm Gebauer MGs, 250 kg or 500 kg bombs |
| Varga RMI-1 X/H | Twin-engine turboprop fighter-bomber/reconnaissance | 1 prototype | 4 × 20 mm autocannons (forward firing), 1 × 8 mm MG and 2 × 13 mm MGs in remotely operated turrets (rear armament) |
| RMI-2 X/G | Twin-engine trainer for the RMI-1 X/H | 1 prototype [11] | none |
| RMI-3 Z/G | Dive bomber trainer | 1 prototype [12] | none |
| RMI-6 Szúnyog | Experimental aircraft | 1 [13] | none |
| RMI-7 V/G | Trainer aircraft | 1 prototype [14] | none |
| RMI-8 X/V [hu] | Fighter/interceptor | 1 prototype (destroyed before it was fully complete) [15] | 30 mm MK 108 autocannons, 8 mm Gebauer MGs, 13 mm MG 131 MGs, 20 mm MG 151 autocannons. Not perfectly clear which and how many guns it would have had. |
| RMI-9 M/G | Bf 109 pilot trainer | 1 prototype [16] | none |
The aircraft below are foreign aircraft that Hungary used during WWII.
Small arms
[edit]Handguns
[edit]The handguns below are all of Hungarian origin.
| Model | Manufacturer | Rounds per magazine | Cartridge | Introduced | Weight | Number produced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FÉG 37M Pistol | FÉG | 7 | .380 ACP (Germans received the .32 ACP version) | 1937 | 770 g | 175,000-300,000 |
| Frommer Stop | FÉG | 7 | 580 g empty | 350,000-365,000 |
Rifles
[edit]The rifles below are all of Hungarian origin.
| Model | Manufacturer | Rounds per magazine | Cartridge | Introduced | Weight | Number produced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FÉG 35M | FÉG | 5 | 8×56mmR | 1935 | 4.02 kg | 163,000 |
Submachine guns
[edit]The submachine guns below are all of Hungarian origin.
| Model | Manufacturer | Rounds per magazine | Cartridge | Introduced | Weight | Number produced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danuvia 39M (Király 39M) | Danuvia | 40 | 9×25mm Mauser | 1939 | 3.7 kg empty | 13,332 (other estimates range from 8,000-177,000) |
| Danuvia 43M (Király 43M) | Danuvia | 40 | 9×25mm Mauser | 1943 | 3.63 kg empty | 5,000-62,000 |
| Danuvia 44M | Danuvia | 40 | 9×19mm Parabellum | 2.92 kg empty | a few - mass production never started due to the Red Army invading Hungary in 1944 |
References
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