The Poor Man's Panzer | 40M Turán I

In the later part of the interwar period, the Kingdom of Hungary was seeking to improve its lightly armored motorized units. Domestically, Hungary did not have any tank designs available, outside of the lightly armored amphibious V-4 design. This lack of heavier domestic designs led the Hungarian leaders to search for vehicles to import or produce under license from other countries. This search would find its end in Czechoslovakia and lead the Hungarians to the production of the 40M Turán I and its later derivatives. While the design of this tank proved to be lacking in many regards, its production was a real testament to the power of the weakened Hungarian heavy industry. If you liked this video, please consider donating on Patreon or Paypal! Patreon:   / tankartfund   Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/tankartfund Article: https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/hu... Sources: Magyar Steel by Csaba Becze Hungarian armour during World War 2: The Turán tank and its derivatives described by J. C. M. Probst by J. C. M. Probst from Airfix Magazine issue 9, 1976 The Royal Hungarian Army, 1920- 1945 by Leo W.G. Niehorster Tanks of Hitler’s Easter Allies 1941-45 by Steven J. Zaloga, illustrated by Henry Morshead The Hungarians on the Eastern Front from TAC News http://vesszentrianon.n1.hu/keret.cgi... Straussler Miklós Tankjai by Németh Károly Československa Obrnena Vozidla 1918-48 by Vladimír Francev & Charles K. Kliment Armor in Pancerne Profile 1 by Janusz Magnuski Harckocsik 1916-tól napjainkig by Bombay, Gyarmati & Turcsányi Reddit:   / tankencyclopedia   TE Shop: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/Goo... Our website: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com Gaming News Website: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/games/ Facebook:   / tanksencyclopedia   Twitter:   / tanksenc   Discord:   / discord   Email: [email protected] An article by Brian Gaydos Narrated by Stan Lucian Sound edited by Big Turn Edited by ya boy Jim Zawacki