List of Hungarian military equipment of World War II

This is a list of World War II military equipment used by Hungary including Hungarian-designed and foreign-designed equipment.

Armoured fighting vehicles

The vehicles below are all of Hungarian origin.

Model	Type	Number Produced	Armament
Straussler V-4/40	Light tank	1-4+	40 mm gun, 4 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs
39M Csaba	Armoured Car	102-137	20 mm gun, 8 mm Gebauer MG, 8 mm LMG
38M Toldi I (A20)	Light tank	80	20 mm gun, 8 mm Gebauer MG
42M Toldi II (B20)	Light tank	110	20 mm gun, 8 mm Gebauer MG
42M Toldi IIA (B40)	Light tank	80 – all converted from 42M Toldi II (B20)s	40 mm gun, 8 mm Gebauer MG
43M Toldi III (C40)	Light tank	12	40 mm gun, 8 mm Gebauer MG
Toldi Páncélvadász	Tank destroyer	1 prototype	75 mm gun, 8 mm LMG
Toldi II with 44M Buzogányvető rocket launchers	Rocket artillery	At least 1^[1]	2 × 44M Buzogányvető rocket launchers, possibly more armament
40M Nimród	SPAAG/Tank destroyer	135	40 mm autocannon
40M Turán I	Medium tank	285	40 mm gun, 2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs
41M Turán II	Medium tank	139-195	75 mm gun, 2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs
43M Turán III	Medium tank	1-2	75 mm gun, 2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs
43M Zrínyi II	Assault gun	72	105 mm howitzer
44M Zrínyi I	Tank destroyer	1	75 mm gun, 6 × Nebelwerfer 41 rocket launchers were also mounted during testing
44M Tas	Heavy tank	2 prototypes (destroyed by bombing before they were completed)	80 mm gun, 1-2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs

The vehicles below are foreign armoured fighting vehicles that Hungary used during WWII.

Model	Type	Origin	Number
Tiger I	Heavy tank	Germany	13-15 ^[2]
Panther	Medium tank	Germany	5-17
Panzer IV F, G, H	Medium tank	Germany	100+ ^[3]
Hetzer	Tank destroyer	Germany	75-101
StuG III G	Assault gun	Germany	50
Panzer III N, M	Medium tank	Germany	20-22 ^[3]
Marder II	Tank destroyer	Germany	5 ^[4]
Panzer 38(t)	Light tank	Czechoslovakia/Germany	105-111 ^[5]
Panzer I	Light tank	Germany	10 ^[3]
CV33/CV35	Tankette	Italy	60-150 ^[6]
Hotchkiss H39	Light tank/cavalry tank	France	15 ^[7]
SOMUA S35	Medium tank/cavalry tank	France	2

The vehicles below are captured foreign armoured fighting vehicles that Hungary captured (or acquired from Polish forces escaping to Hungary) during WWII.

Model	Type	Origin	Number
T-34 (76 and 85)	Medium tank	Soviet Union	10+ ^[3]
T-27	Tankette	Soviet Union	10 ^[3]
BA-6	Armoured Car	Soviet Union	4-6 ^[3]
BT-7	Light tank	Soviet Union	6 ^[3]
T-26	Light tank	Soviet Union	6 ^[3]
M3 Stuart	Light tank	United States (captured from the Soviet Union)	4 ^[3]
Valentine	Infantry tank	United Kingdom (captured from the Soviet Union)	1+^[8]
T-28	Medium tank	Soviet Union	1+ ^[3]
TKS	Tankette	Poland (acquired from Polish forces)	15-20 ^[3]
Renault R35	Light tank/infantry tank	France (acquired from Polish forces)	3 ^[3]

Aircraft

The aircraft below are all of Hungarian origin.

Model	Type	Number Produced	Armament
MÁVAG Héja II	Fighter	204	2 × 12.7 mm Gebauer MGs
Weiss Manfréd WM-21	Light bomber/reconnaissance	128	2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs (forward firing), 1 × 7.92 mm Gebauer MG (rear gun), 120 kg of bombs including incendiary bombs
Repülőgépgyár Levente II	Trainer/liaison aircraft	86	none
Dunai Repülőgépgyár Me 210 Ca-1 (40 mm)	Fighter-bomber	Some sources say 4-5 ^[9]	1 × 40 mm Bofors autocannon, 2 × 20 mm MG 151 autocannons, 2 × 7.92 mm MG 17 MGs, 2 × 13 mm MG 131 MGs (rear armament), 6 × 150 mm rockets
Weiss Manfréd WM-23	Fighter	1 prototype	2 × 12.7 mm Gebauer MGs, 2 × 8 mm Gebauer MGs
MÁVAG Héja II Zuhanóbombázó	Dive bomber	3 converted from Héja II fighters ^[10]^[11]	2 × 12.7 mm Gebauer MGs, 250 kg or 500 kg bombs
Varga RMI-1 X/H	Twin-engine turboprop fighter-bomber/reconnaissance	1 prototype	4 × 20 mm autocannons (forward firing), 1 × 8 mm MG and 2 × 13 mm MGs in remotely operated turrets (rear armament)
RMI-2 X/G	Twin-engine trainer for the RMI-1 X/H	1 prototype ^[12]	none
RMI-3 Z/G	Dive bomber trainer	1 prototype ^[13]	none
RMI-6 Szúnyog	Experimental aircraft	1 ^[14]	none
RMI-7 V/G	Trainer aircraft	1 prototype ^[15]	none
RMI-8 X/V [hu]	Fighter/interceptor	1 prototype (destroyed before it was fully complete) ^[16]	30 mm MK 108 autocannons, 8 mm Gebauer MGs, 13 mm MG 131 MGs, 20 mm MG 151 autocannons. Not perfectly clear which and how many guns it would have had.
RMI-9 M/G	Bf 109 pilot trainer	1 prototype ^[17]	none

The aircraft below are foreign aircraft that Hungary used during WWII.

Model	Type	Origin	Number
Messerschmitt Me 210 Ca-1	Fighter-bomber	Germany/Hungary	179 (Hungarian built)
Messerschmitt Bf 109	Fighter	Germany	Around 700-800 Bf 109Gs built by Hungary
Messerschmitt Bf 110	Fighter-bomber	Germany
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 F-8	Fighter-bomber	Germany	72
Junkers Ju 87	Dive bomber	Germany
Fiat CR.32	Fighter	Italy	76-88 (modified)
Fiat CR.42	Fighter	Italy	70-72 (modified)
Junkers Ju 88	Medium bomber	Germany
Junkers Ju 86	Medium bomber	Germany	66-72 (modified)
Heinkel He 112	Fighter	Germany
Re.2000/MÁVAG Héja I	Fighter	Italy/Hungary	Around 70 (modified)
Dornier Do 215		Germany	11+
Messerschmitt Me 410	Fighter-bomber	Germany
Caproni Ca.135	Medium bomber	Italy	68
Caproni Ca.310	Light bomber	Italy	36
Caproni Ca.314		Italy
Dornier Do 23		Germany
Fiat BR.20		Italy
Heinkel He 45		Germany
Heinkel He 46		Germany
Heinkel He 111	Heavy bomber	Germany	7+
Henschel Hs 129	Ground attack aircraft	Germany
Fieseler Fi 156		Germany
Focke-Wulf Fw 189		Germany
Heinkel He 70		Germany	18
IMAM Ro.37		Italy
Arado Ar 96		Germany
Breda Ba.25		Italy
Bücker Bü 131		Germany
Bücker Bü 133		Germany
Focke-Wulf Fw 44		Germany
Focke-Wulf Fw 58		Germany
Nardi FN.305		Italy
Junkers Ju 52	Transport aircraft	Germany
Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun		Germany	7
Savoia-Marchetti SM.75		Italy	5

Small arms

Model	Manufacturer	Rounds per magazine	Cartridge	Introduced	Weight	Number produced
FÉG 37M Pistol	FÉG	7	.380 ACP (Germans received the .32 ACP version)	1937	770 g	175,000-300,000
Frommer 29M	FÉG	7	.380 ACP	1929	750g	50,000
Frommer Stop	FÉG	8	.32 ACP (.380 ACP Commercialy)	1914?	580 g empty	350,000-365,000
Rast and Gasser 1898	Rast and Gasser	8	8mm Gasser	1898	935g	small number used during the war^[18]
Roth Steyr M1907	Steyr, FÉG	10	8mm Roth-Steyr	1907	1,030g	a small number still in inventory by 1939^[19]

Model	Manufacturer	Rounds per magazine	Cartridge	Introduced	Weight	Number used
FÉG 35M	FÉG	5	8×56mmR	1935	4.02 kg	186,600
31M	FÉG, Steyr	5	8x56mmR	1931	3.22 kg	~450,000
FÉG 43M	FÉG	5(+1)	7.92x57	1943	4.1 kg	91,500
M88/90	Steyr, FÉG	5	8x50mmR	1890s	4.41 kg	11,000^[20]
“Mauser 1895“		5		1930s		100,000 reported in inventory in 1940.^[21] Likely just an inventory name for unvonverted mannlicher rifles and mauser bought for training
Kar98k	various	5(+1)	7.92x57	1942	3.7-4.1 kg	limited use by^[22] sniper
Berthier	various	3 or 5	8x50 lebel	1942	3.1-4.1 kg	Likely tens of thousends^[23] (only used by police and militia)
SVT 40	various	10	7.62x54 mmR	1941?	3.85kg	captured^[24]

Hungarian submachine guns
Model	Manufacturer	Rounds per magazine	Cartridge	Introduced	Weight	Number produced
Danuvia 39M (Király 39M)	Danuvia	40	9×25mm Mauser	1939	3.7 kg empty	13,332
Danuvia 43M (Király 43M)	1943	3.63 kg empty	8,000-20,000
Danuvia 44M	Danuvia	40	9×19mm Parabellum	1944	2.92 kg empty	a few - mass production never started due to the Red Army invading Hungary in 1944

Foreign Submachine guns
Model	Manufacturer	Rounds Per Magazine	Cartridge	Introduced	Weight	Number used
Bergmann MP 35	Bergmann	24,32	9x19mm Parabellum	1937	4.24kg	1430 or 4430^[25]
MP40	Steyr, Haenel, Erma Werke	32	9x19mm Parabellum	1940	3.97kg	5000^[26]
SIG MKMS	SIG	30?	Unknown	~1938	4.25kg	1+^[27]
MAB38	Beretta	10,20,30,40	9x19mm Parabellum	1943	3.25-4.2 kg	limited^[28]
PPSh 41	Various	35,71	7.62x25mm Tokarev	1941	3.63kg Without mag	~thousands
MP 34	steyr	20,32	9x19mm Parabellum	1941?	4.48kg (loaded)	several thousend at most^[29]

Model	Manufacturer	Rounds/Mag	Cartridge	Introduced	Weight	Number used
Solothurn 31.M	FÉG	25	8×56mmR	1931	8.4kg	12,000+
Solothurn 43.M	30	7.92×57mm	1943
Madsen 24.M	DISA	32	7.92×57mm	1924-1930 1943 (Reintroduced)	9.07kg	unknown
Schwarzlose	FÉG	250	8×56mmR	1912	41.4kg	20,000+
Chauchat	Gladiator,SIDARME	20*	8x50 lebel	1942	9.1 kg	50,000 (with police and militia only)
MG 34	various	50 round drums or 250 round belts	7.92x57mm	1941<	12.1 kg	limited
MG 42	various	5p round drums or 250 round belts	7.92x57mm	1942<	11.6 kg	limited

Artillery

Anti-Tank Guns^[30]
Model	Origin	Calibre	Penetration^[31]	Weight	Notes
3.7 cm Pak 36	Germany	37 mm	34 mm @ 100 m @ 30° 23 mm @ 1000 m @ 30°	327 kg 450 kg
4 cm 40.M panceltörö ágyú	Hungary	40 mm	46 mm @ 100 m @ 30° 30 mm @ 1000 m @ 30°		A version of this gun was the main gun of the 40M Turán I medium tank
47 mm F.R.C. Model 1931	Belgium	47 mm		515 kg	Supplied by Germany, which captured them from Belgium
5 cm Pak 38	Germany	50 mm	69 mm @ 100 m @ 30° 48 mm @ 1000 m @ 30°	1,000 kg 1,062 kg
7.5 cm Pak 97/38	Germany	75 mm	75 mm @ 100 m @ 30° 75 mm @ 1000 m @ 30°	1,190 kg 1,270 kg
7.5 cm Pak 40	Germany	75 mm	108 mm @ 100 m @ 30° 80 mm @ 1000 m @ 30°	1,425 kg
8.8 cm Pak 43	Germany	88 mm	203 mm @ 100 m @ 30° 165 mm @ 1000 m @ 30°	3,650 kg

Anti-Aircraft Guns^[30]
Model	Type	Origin	Calibre	Range	Weight	Notes
4 cm 36.M L/60	Anti-aircraft autocannon	Sweden	40 mm	7,160 m	522 kg 822 kg	Had a 36/40.M variant with a gun shield. Gun of the 40M Nimród
8 cm 29.M	Anti-aircraft artillery	Sweden	80 mm	6-8,000 m vertical 10,000 m horizontal	4,200 kg	All were eventually upgraded to 29/38.M standard
8 cm 29/38.M	Anti-aircraft artillery	Sweden Hungary	80 mm	8-9,300 m vertical 14,900 m horizontal	3,309 kg 4,215 kg	Hungarian modification
8 cm 29/44.M	Anti-aircraft artillery	Hungary	80 mm	10,800 m vertical 18,500 m horizontal	3,260 kg	Prototype, a tank version of this was the main gun of the 44M Tas
8 cm 14.M	Anti-aircraft artillery	Austria-Hungary	76.5 mm	4,800 m vertical		AA gun version of 8 cm 05/08.M
8.8 cm Flak 36	Anti-aircraft artillery	Germany	88 mm

Howitzers^[30]
Model	Type	Origin	Calibre	Range	Weight	Notes
10 cm 14.M	Light howitzer	Austria-Hungary	100 mm	8,000 m 8,870 m	1,417 kg 1,420 kg	Had a modified 14/A.M variant as well
10.5 cm 37.M	Light howitzer	Germany	105 mm			Nicknamed "Göring-howitzer"
10.5 cm 40.M	Light howitzer	Hungary	105 mm	10,400 m 10,760 m	1,600 kg	Most were used as the main guns on the Zrínyi IIs
10.5 cm 42.M	Light howitzer	Hungary	105 mm	11,250 m
15 cm 14.M	Medium howitzer	Austria-Hungary	149.1 mm	8,000 m 10,690 m	2,765 kg 2,965 kg	Had a modified 14/35.M and 14/39.M variant as well
15 cm 31.M	Medium howitzer	Sweden	149.1 mm	14,600 m	5,595 kg	Mechanised artillery. Licence built
21 cm 39.M	Heavy howitzer	Italy	210 mm	15,400 m 16,000 m	15,021 kg 15,885 kg	Had a modified 40.M and 40/A.M variant as well

Mountain Guns and Field Guns^[30]
Model	Type	Origin	Calibre	Range	Weight	Notes
7.5 cm 15.M	Mountain gun	Austria-Hungary	75 mm	7,600 m	620 kg 670 kg	Had a modified 15/31.M and 15/35.M variant as well. Nicknamed "Hussar-gun"
8 cm 05/08.M	Field gun	Austria-Hungary	76.5 mm	9,300 m	1,065 kg	Had a 14.M AA gun version
8 cm 18.M	Field gun	Austria-Hungary	76.5 mm	8,400 m 10,500 m	1,478 kg	Nicknamed "Böhler-gun". Had a modified 18/22.M variant as well
10.5 cm 31.M	Heavy field gun	Sweden	105 mm	19,500 m	5,100 kg 5,995 kg	Mechanised artillery. Licence built. May have been Hungary's longest range gun

Mortars and Siege Guns^[30]
Model	Type	Origin	Calibre	Range	Weight	Notes
5 cm 39.M	Grenade launcher	Hungary	50 mm	50-850 m		Could fire 20-30 rounds per minute
81 mm 36.M	Medium mortar	Hungary	81.4 mm	4,300 m 6,200 m	85 kg	Had a modified 36/39.M variant as well. 20-25 rounds per minute
10.5 cm 40.M	Heavy mortar/smoke launcher	Germany	105 mm	6,350 m	800 kg
120 mm 43.M	Heavy mortar	Hungary USSR	120 mm			Hungarian development of captured Soviet 120 mm mortar
30.5 cm 16.M	Super-heavy siege howitzer/mortar	Austria-Hungary	305 mm	11,250 m	~21,000 kg
Model	Type	Origin	Calibre	Muzzle velocity	Penetration	Notes
8 cm L/70 réslövő ágyú	Anti-fortification gun	Hungary	80 mm	950 m/s	80 cm of concrete	Prototype/experimental gun made in 1942

Rocket Artillery^[30]
Model	Type	Origin	Calibre	Range	Weight	Notes
44M Buzogányvető	Anti-tank/anti-personnel rocket launcher	Hungary	100 mm 215 mm	2,000 m	29.2 kg	Had an anti-tank HEAT warhead with 300 mm of penetration and an anti-personnel HE warhead. Some mounted on Toldi light tanks
15 cm 43.M	Multiple rocket launcher	Germany	158 mm	6,900 m	510 kg 770 kg	510 kg = empty, 770 kg = loaded. Some mounted on Me 210 Ca-1 and Zrínyi I

v t e Hungarian armored fighting vehicles of World War II
Tanks	35M Tankette Toldi tanks Turán I and II 43M Turán III Panzer 35(t) Panzer 38(t) Panzer III Panzer IV Panzer V Panther Tiger I Hotchkiss H35 SOMUA S35
Assault guns	43M Zrínyi 44M Zrínyi I Marder II Sturmgeschütz III Hetzer
Half-tracks	37M
Armored cars	39M Csaba
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns	40M Nimród
Prototypes	Light Tank V4 44M Tas Toldi Páncélvadász
Proposed designs	Nimród 80mm

List of Hungarian military equipment of World War II

Armoured fighting vehicles

Aircraft

Small arms

Handguns

Rifles

Submachine guns

Machine guns

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