Rare WW2 40M/41M Turán I - II Footage.

Originally uploaded on 21 apr. 2021
Rare WW2 40M/41M Turán I - II Footage.

The 40M Turán was based on the Czechoslovak Škoda T-21 (S-IIc) medium tank prototype, which Hungary got two from Germany in 1941 after Germany annexed Czechoslovakia.
The original T-21 47mm gun was replaced by a Hungarian produced 40mm gun for both economic and military reasons.

During the production of the Turan the tank was changed multiple times, changes like modifications to the engine, a new 75 mm gun on the Turan II and extra armor plates, which made the tank heavier.
All these changes would result in the Turán III prototype.

The Turán I/IIs would see action on the eastern front with the 1st and 2nd Hungarian Armored Divisions, but also the 1st Cavalry Division. But they proved to be outdated by 1941, were overweight which caused them to have suspension problems and were outclassed by Russian T-34s.

Production lasted from 1940 until 1944 after 424 were produced.

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