![]() ![]() He is the author of five previous books, plus more than fifty articles on associated topics, many in English. Served in the Hungarian armed forces for 20 years and is now a military historian with a particular interest in Hungary's armed forces during World War II. This softback book has a glued spine a pagination 114 38M Toldi light tank – individual vehicles history 94. Camouflage and markings of the light tanks 93.Ĭhapter 10. 38M Toldi light tank in Soviet Service 92.Ĭhapter 9. Operation history of the Armoured Troops equipped with 38M Toldi light tanks 48.Ĭhapter 8. Organisation and Training of the Armoured Troops equipped with 38M Toldi light tanks 42.Ĭhapter 7. Design and production of the 38M Toldi light tank 19.Ĭhapter 6. Licence negotiation of the L-60 light tank 13.Ĭhapter 5. The Defence Industry in Hungary 8.Ĭhapter 4. Hungarian Army and Armoured Forces beforeWW2 5.Ĭhapter 2. ![]() In total, 202 units were produced.Ĭhapter 1. The hull would then be changed on the front, upper sides, and rear, to riveted plates instead of welded for faster and easier production, with the original Scania-Vabis 1664 engine being replaced by the German Büssing L8V.Īt first, 80 vehicles were ordered from MÁVAG, then an order for 110 more vehicles were placed in 1940. The original main armament, the 20 mm Madsen was also replaced initially by a 25mm Bofors autocannon, and then by the 20 mm Solothurn anti-tank rifle, as it was already in service in the Hungarian army. The turret of the vehicle was then modified, making space for the radio and other devices, with a cupola being placed on top (since the L-60 was still unfinished and lacked in many necessary features). After a series of trials in 1937 with the V-4 and the Panzer I, the MÁVAG heavy industries decided to purchase the license of theL-60, with a prototype for further development. Meanwhile, the Swedish AB Landsverk finished its recent development, the Landsverk L-60 in October, and was looking for a customer to cover the costs. The Hungarian general staff wanted a modern light tank as soon as possible, after the domestically developed V-4 turned out to be too expensive by 1936 and work on it progressed slower than expected. It was named after the 14th century Hungarian knight Miklós Toldi. The 38M Toldi was a Hungarian light tank, developed based on the Swedish Landsverk L-60. ![]()
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