The 43M Turán III or 44M Turán III was a Hungarian medium tank of World War II. It was based on the 41M Turán II medium tank but was equipped with a significantly larger turret and a much more powerful long-barreled 75 mm gun.[3]
The Hungarian Turán II medium tank from which the Turán III was developed.
By 1943, Hungarian tanks currently in production were becoming obsolete and struggling against more modern and well-armored Soviet tanks. The cannons of the Hungarian tanks were too weak and could not destroy the tough Soviet tanks they were encountering. To solve this problem, the Hungarians came up with several plans, including buying modern German tanks, developing the Zrínyi assault guns, and developing an indigenous heavy/medium tank – the 44M Tas. On top of trying to acquire new vehicles, the Hungarians also tried to upgrade their current tanks, developing their 41M Turán II medium tank further in an attempt to increase its firepower. This involved redesigning the turret and replacing the short-barreled 75 mm gun of the Turán II with the long-barreled and much more powerful 7.5 cm 43M tank gun. The armor was also improved, and the resulting tank became the Turán III.[4]
Two 7.5 cm 43M tank guns were manufactured; these were built into the Turán III and the 44M Zrínyi I.[5] The Hungarian 7.5 cm 43M was developed from the blueprints of the German 7.5 cm Pak 40anti-tank gun. Being a heavily modified derivative that was converted into a tank gun, it is not a direct copy of the Pak 40.[6]
The armor of the vehicle was reinforced to around 75-95 mm on the front of the turret and the hull, which further increased the weight and slowed the vehicle down compared to the earlier Turán variants.[3][5][7]
Productionedit
Two Turán III vehicles were produced, a prototype and a fully functioning vehicle for the trials. The Turán III with the actual turret was finished in February 1944. Mobility and firing tests were then carried out. However, no more 43M Turáns (Turán III or Turán 75 long) were constructed because of a lack of materials and the fact that after the Occupation of Hungary in March 1944, Germany did not allow further tank and gun production, and restricted Hungarian industry to only spare part manufacturing level. However, this was most likely circumvented in the case of the 44M Tas' development.[6]
Serviceedit
After successful trials, the tank was accepted for service and designated as the 43M Turán. There are no records indicating if it did or did not serve in combat and the fate of the Turán III is unknown.
See alsoedit
Related development
40/41M Turán I/II – Hungarian medium tanks from which the Turán III was developed
44M Zrínyi I – Hungarian tank destroyer with the same gun and hull
^ ab"Hungarian armor part 7 – Turán III | For the Record". Retrieved 2021-10-15.
^ ab"Magyar Harckocsik a II. Világháborúban". War Thunder - Official Forum. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
^Bonhardt-Sárhidai-Winkler (1993). A Magyar Királyi Honvédség fegyverzete. Budapest: Zrínyi Kiadó. p. 92. ISBN9633271827.
Referencesedit
Bernad, Dénes & Kliment, Charles K. (2015). Magyar Warriors: The History of the Royal Hungarian Armed Forces, 1919–1945. Vol. 1. Solihull, UK: Helion. ISBN978-1-906033-88-0.
Csaba, Becze (2007). Magyar Steel: Hungarian Armour in WWII. Sandomierz, Poland: STRATUS for Mushroom Model Publications. ISBN978-83-89450-29-6.
Mujzer, Péter (2018). Operational History of the Hungarian Armoured Troops in World War II. Lublin, Poland: Kagero Publications. ISBN978-83-66148-07-9.
February 26, 2024
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For other uses of Turan see Turan disambiguation The 43M Turan III or 44M Turan III was a Hungarian medium tank of World War II It was based on the 41M Turan II medium tank but was equipped with a significantly larger turret and a much more powerful long barreled 75 mm gun 3 43M Turan IIITypeMedium tankPlace of originKingdom of HungaryService historyUsed byKingdom of HungaryProduction historyDesignerMAVAGDesigned1943 44Produced1944No built2SpecificationsMass21 23 3 tonnesLength6 60 mWidth2 60 mHeight2 70 mCrew5Armor13 95 mm 1 Mainarmament1 75 mm 43M tank gunSecondaryarmament2 8 mm Gebauer 34 40 M machine gunsEngineWeiss Manfred Z V8H 4260 hp 195 kW Power weight12 5 hp tonneSuspensionleaf spring bogieOperationalrange165 kmMaximum speed40 47 km h 2 Contents 1 Development 2 Production 3 Service 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesDevelopment edit nbsp The Hungarian Turan II medium tank from which the Turan III was developed By 1943 Hungarian tanks currently in production were becoming obsolete and struggling against more modern and well armored Soviet tanks The cannons of the Hungarian tanks were too weak and could not destroy the tough Soviet tanks they were encountering To solve this problem the Hungarians came up with several plans including buying modern German tanks developing the Zrinyi assault guns and developing an indigenous heavy medium tank the 44M Tas On top of trying to acquire new vehicles the Hungarians also tried to upgrade their current tanks developing their 41M Turan II medium tank further in an attempt to increase its firepower This involved redesigning the turret and replacing the short barreled 75 mm gun of the Turan II with the long barreled and much more powerful 7 5 cm 43M tank gun The armor was also improved and the resulting tank became the Turan III 4 Two 7 5 cm 43M tank guns were manufactured these were built into the Turan III and the 44M Zrinyi I 5 The Hungarian 7 5 cm 43M was developed from the blueprints of the German 7 5 cm Pak 40 anti tank gun Being a heavily modified derivative that was converted into a tank gun it is not a direct copy of the Pak 40 6 The armor of the vehicle was reinforced to around 75 95 mm on the front of the turret and the hull which further increased the weight and slowed the vehicle down compared to the earlier Turan variants 3 5 7 Production editTwo Turan III vehicles were produced a prototype and a fully functioning vehicle for the trials The Turan III with the actual turret was finished in February 1944 Mobility and firing tests were then carried out However no more 43M Turans Turan III or Turan 75 long were constructed because of a lack of materials and the fact that after the Occupation of Hungary in March 1944 Germany did not allow further tank and gun production and restricted Hungarian industry to only spare part manufacturing level However this was most likely circumvented in the case of the 44M Tas development 6 Service editAfter successful trials the tank was accepted for service and designated as the 43M Turan There are no records indicating if it did or did not serve in combat and the fate of the Turan III is unknown See also editRelated development 40 41M Turan I II Hungarian medium tanks from which the Turan III was developed 44M Zrinyi I Hungarian tank destroyer with the same gun and hullTanks of comparable role performance and era44M Tas Hungarian medium heavy tank A27M Cromwell British medium cruiser tank Carro Armato P 43 Italian medium heavy tank proposal M4 Sherman American medium tank Panzer IV German medium tank T 34 85 Soviet medium tankNotes edit Bonhardt Sarhidai Winkler 1993 A Magyar Kiralyi Honvedseg fegyverzete in Hungarian Budapest Zrinyi Kiado p 92 ISBN 9633271827 Bonhardt Sarhidai Winkler 1993 A Magyar Kiralyi Honvedseg fegyverzete in Hungarian Budapest Zrinyi Kiado p 92 ISBN 9633271827 a b Poor Istvan 1980 Harckocsik es pancelozott jarmuvek tipuskonyve in Hungarian Budapest Zrinyi Kiado p 160 ISBN 9633262836 40M 41M Turan www tanks encyclopedia com Retrieved 2021 10 15 a b Hungarian armor part 7 Turan III For the Record Retrieved 2021 10 15 a b Magyar Harckocsik a II Vilaghaboruban War Thunder Official Forum Retrieved 2021 10 15 Bonhardt Sarhidai Winkler 1993 A Magyar Kiralyi Honvedseg fegyverzete Budapest Zrinyi Kiado p 92 ISBN 9633271827 References editBernad Denes amp Kliment Charles K 2015 Magyar Warriors The History of the Royal Hungarian Armed Forces 1919 1945 Vol 1 Solihull UK Helion ISBN 978 1 906033 88 0 Csaba Becze 2007 Magyar Steel Hungarian Armour in WWII Sandomierz Poland STRATUS for Mushroom Model Publications ISBN 978 83 89450 29 6 Mujzer Peter 2018 Operational History of the Hungarian Armoured Troops in World War II Lublin Poland Kagero Publications ISBN 978 83 66148 07 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 43M Turan III amp oldid 1210257504, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
