39M "Chabo" ( Hung. 39M, Csába ) - Hungarian light armored car during the Second World War . Created by Olvis-Straussler in 1938-1939. Named after Chaba, the legendary youngest son of the leader of the Huns Attila .
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| Csaba | |||||||||||||||
| Classification | light armored car | ||||||||||||||
| Combat weight, t | 5.95 [1] [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Crew | 4 [2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Years of production | 1939 - 1944 | ||||||||||||||
| Years of operation | 1940 - 1945 | ||||||||||||||
| The number of issued, pcs. | 118 | ||||||||||||||
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| Dimensions | |||||||||||||||
| Body length mm | 4520 [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Width mm | 2120 [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Height mm | 2270 [2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of armor | steel rolled | ||||||||||||||
| Forehead, mm / city. | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Board of the case, mm / city. | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Feed housing, mm / city. | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Tower forehead, mm / city. | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Board towers, mm / city. | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| The feed of the tower, mm / city. | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Armament | |||||||||||||||
| Caliber and brand of guns | 20 mm Solothurn 36.M | ||||||||||||||
| Barrel length, calibres | 82 | ||||||||||||||
| Gun ammunition | 200 | ||||||||||||||
| Machine guns | 1 × 8 mm 34 / 37M 1 × 8mm 31M | ||||||||||||||
| Machine gun ammunition | 3000 | ||||||||||||||
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| Engine power, l from. | 90 [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Speed on the highway, km / h | 65 | ||||||||||||||
| Cruising on the highway , km | 150 [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Specific Power, l s / t | 15.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Wheel formula | 4 × 2, 4 × 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Suspension type | on leaf springs | ||||||||||||||
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Modifications
- 3 Operating countries
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
- 6 References
History
The project of the armored car with the engine in the rear of the vehicle was started by the Hungarian engineer and designer Nikolaus Straussler in 1933. Later, a prototype chassis was manufactured at the Manfred-Weiss plant in Budapest. Csaba prototype No. A-012 from non-armored steel was released in 1939.
The armored car received an independent suspension of all wheels on transverse semi-elliptical springs, a Ford engine with 90 hp.
The production of armored vehicles continued intermittently from 1939 to 1944; In total, 118 armored vehicles were built (experimental chassis and 117 production ones).
The first order for 8 training (non-armored steel) and 53 linear machines was issued in 1939 (No. Pc-101 - Pc-161). Production lasted from spring to the end of 1940. Then the second order followed for 20 linear and 12 command BA (No. Pc-162 - Pc-181, Pc-400 - Pc-411, respectively. At the same time, Pc-162 became the prototype of the 40M command version The entire order was completed in the second half of 1941. At the same time, two cars were assembled with No. PC-182 and PC-183 in the form of police officers, and in 1943 they received numbers RR-511 and RR-512.
In 1942 - 43 years. armored vehicles were not produced, since the plant was reoriented to the production of Turan tanks.
In October 1943, the last order for 23 linear and 27 command vehicles took place. However, its implementation began only in February 1944, when before the end of the first half of the year 6 command vehicles (№№ Рс-412 - Рс-417) and 6 linear machines were completed, and until November only 10 more linear BAs (No. (presumably) Рс -184 - Pc-199).
Thus, a total of one prototype was manufactured at Manfred Weiss, 97 line, 18 commander and 2 Csaba police officers.
In April 1941, armored vehicles were used in the war against Yugoslavia - Hungary allocated for participation in the war units of the 3rd Army (ten brigades),three of which have been reduced to the "mobile housing" (Gyorshadtest). Each of the three brigades of the "mobile corps" received an armored reconnaissance battalion of three-troop composition. Each battalion included a company of 18 L3 / 35 tankettes, a company of 18 Toldi tanks and a company of 12 Csaba armored vehicles [3] , including two training ones; one more machine was at the headquarters of the battalion (the state also provided for one command vehicle)
On June 27, 1941, Hungary declared war on the USSR and took part in the war against the USSR . Initially, in the 1st (15) and 2nd (15) motorized, 1st cavalry (15) and 1st mountain (3) brigades, there were 48 armored cars, then another 9 vehicles arrived for replenishment. "Chabo", as well as other Hungarian armored vehicles in 1941 were used in the South. In December 1941, when the Hungarian troops were withdrawn to the rear for replenishment, only 17 of the 57 vehicles involved remained. In the battles for Stalingrad, along with the 1st Cavalry Brigade, all of its 18 Chabo armored vehicles were killed. In April 1944, the 2nd Panzer Division left for the front with 14 BA. In August, she returned with 12 cars.
In the summer of 1944, 48 vehicles were in the army, another 10 came from industry in the fall. They fought in southern Poland and in Hungary itself, reflecting the advance of the Red Army in 1944-45. To our time, not a single sample of this armored car has survived.
Modifications
- 39M Csaba is the base model. The armament consisted of a 20-mm 36.M anti-tank rifle and one [4] or two 8-mm machine guns [2] . 100 units issued .
- 40M Csaba - commander version, equipped with three radio stations and a frame antenna [2] . The armament consisted of one 8-mm machine gun [4] . 18 units issued .
Operator countries
- Hungary [1] - were used by the Hungarian army as reconnaissance vehicles until 1945
- Germany [1] - several armored vehicles were used during the Second World War [2]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Kochnev E. D. Cars of the Great Patriotic War. - M., EKSMO, 2010. - S. 753-754
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Werner Oswald. A complete catalog of military vehicles and tanks in Germany, 1900-1982. M., AST, Astrel, 2003. p. 344
- ↑ Peter Abbot, Nigel Thomas. Germany's Eastern Front Allies, 1941-45. London, Osprey Publishing Ltd., 1982. pages 11-12
- ↑ 1 2 L.D. Gogolev. Armored vehicles. Essays on the history of development and combat use. M., DOSAAF, 1986. p. 82-83
Literature
- I.P. Shmelev. Armored vehicles of Hungary (1940-1945) . - M-Hobby, White Series, issue number 2, 1995.
- M. Baryatinsky. Tanks Honvedshega . - M .: Armored Collection, issue No. 3, 2005.