39M Csaba
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Armoured Scout Car, 39M Csaba | |
|---|---|
| Type | Armored car |
| Place of origin |  Kingdom of Hungary |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1939 - |
| Used by | Hungarian Army |
| Wars | Second World War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Nicholas Straussler |
| Designed | 1930s |
| Manufacturer | Weiss Manfred, Csepel |
| Produced | 1939 - 1944 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 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 |
| Primary armament |
20mm cannon |
| Secondary armament |
8mm MG |
| Engine | Ford, 8 cylinder 90hp |
| Operational range |
93 mi (150 km) |
| Speed | 40 mph (65 km/h) |
The 39 M Csaba was an armoured scout car produced for the Royal Hungarian Army during World War II.
Hungarian ex-patriot Nicholas Straussler designed several armoured cars for Britain while living there between the two world wars. Straussler came to an agreement with the Weiss Manfred factory of Csepel, Budapest to produce vehicles from his designs for use in his home country - the most prominent was the Csaba (named after the son of Atilla the Hun) which was designed based on his experience of the Alvis AC2 armoured car.
After successful trials in 1939, the Hungarian Army placed an order for 61, and a further order for an additional 40 vehicles was placed in 1940. Of these, twenty were used as actual fighting vehicles, with the remainder serving as armoured command cars and reconnaissance vehicles.
The Csaba had a 20mm cannon and an 8mm machine gun fixed on a centrally mounted turret, with 9mm armoured plating. It also had two driving positions - one at the front as normal, and an additional one at the rear.
[edit] References
- Hungarian Tanks. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
- Hungarian Army in Russia. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
- WW2 in Color. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
| Hungarian armored fighting vehicles of World War II |
|---|
| Tanks |
| Toldi | Turan |
| Assault guns |
| Zrinyi |
| Armored cars |
| Csaba |
| Self propelled anti-aircraft |
| Nimrod |
| Hungarian armored fighting vehicle production during World War II |
