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This model was recognizable due to its large lattice mast. Half were later converted as the 40M command version, equipped with a R-4T long-range radio at the expense of the 20 mm gun. By 1940, a further order of forty followed. It could climb a 30 degree slope and 1 meter (3.28 ft) high vertical obstacle, and had a 0.5 m (1.64 ft) maximum fording depth.Īfter successful trials, the Hungarian army decided to place an order for sixty-one vehicles, named after the year of introduction (39M). The German Ford, 8cyl, 90 hp, 3560 cc engine was coupled with a 5 forward, 5 reverse gearbox, and carried 135 l of gasoline. Normal provision was 200 rounds for the main gun, and 3000 for the machine-guns. This was completed by a coaxial 8 mm (0.31 in) Gebauer 37/38M machine-gun while a second one could be attached to a special AA mounting in the rear hatch of the turret.
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However, its armament was quite potent compared to the protection, with a 20 mm (0.79 in) Solothurn autocannon, also used by the first Toldi tank, comparable to the gun used by the German Panzer II. The protection was sufficient against small arms fire and shrapnel, but the main task of this vehicle was reconnaissance, not engaging enemy units. This was an independent suspension four-wheeled vehicle with a conventional framework wrapped in 9 mm (0.35 in) riveted armor plates in a sloped, lozenge shape, as can be seen from a front view. The 39M Csaba emerged from an agreement signed with the Weiss Manfred factory of Csepel, Budapest, after Straussler's design had been rejected by the British army.