Toldi
| General Characteristics |
| Length: | 4.75 m |
| Width: | 2.14 m |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Weight: | 8.5 t (I), 9.3 t(IIa) |
| Speed: | 47 km/h (road)
-(off-road) |
| Range: | 200 km |
| Primary armament: | 20 mm gun (Toldi I and II)
40 mm gun (Toldi IIa and III) |
| Secondary armament: | 1 x 8 mm machinegun |
| Maximum armour: | 20 mm (I), 35 mm (II) |
| Power plant: | 155 hp (116 kW) |
| Crew: | 3 |
The Toldi was the Hungarian light tank, based on the Swedish Landsverk L60B tank. It was named after the 14th century Hungarian knight Miklos Toldi.
Production History The 38M Toldi was produced and developed under license from Swedish factory Landsverk between 1939 and 1942. Only 202 were produced.
VariantsToldi 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. First saw action along with Germans against Yugoslavia in 1941. These tanks were mostly used against the USSR in 1941-1944. For their light armour and armament and good radios, they were used mostly for reconnaissance. It was no match against Soviet T-34 medium tanks.
See alsoList of tanks
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