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39M Csaba
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| 39M Csaba | |
|---|---|
_Fortepan_38969.jpg) 39M Csaba armoured scout car (1940) | |
| Type | Armoured car |
| Place of origin | Kingdom of Hungary |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1939 - 1945 |
| Used by | Hungarian Army |
| Wars | Second World War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Nicholas Straussler |
| Designed | 1930s |
| Manufacturer | Weiss Manfred, Csepel |
| Produced | 1939 - 1944 |
| No. built | 102-137 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 5.95 tonnes |
| Length | 14 ft 8 in (4.52 m) |
| Width | 6 ft 10 in (2.1 m) |
| Height | 7 ft 4 in (2.27 m) |
| Crew | 3 |
| Armour | 9 mm |
Main armament | 1 × 20 mm Solothurn 36M anti-tank cannon |
Secondary armament | 1 × 8 mm Gebauer 1934/37M coaxial machine gun 1 × 8 mm detachable Solothurn light machine gun |
| Engine | Ford, 8-cylinder 90 hp |
Operational range | 93 mi (150 km) |
| Maximum speed | 65-85 km/h (40-53 mph)[1] |
The 39M Csaba (t͡ʃɒbɒ) was a Hungarian armoured car designed by Nicholas Straussler. It was produced for the Royal Hungarian Army during World War II and used extensively on the Eastern Front fighting against the Soviet Union.
- ^ Poór, István (1980). Harckocsik és páncélozott járművek típuskönyve. Budapest, HU: Zrínyi Kiadó. p. 154. ISBN 963-326-283-6.
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