Turan III

Turan III

Turan III

Description

The 43M Turán III was a Hungarian medium tank of World War II. It was developed from the 41M Turán II Hungarian medium tank, as Hungary needed tanks that were able to better deal with the well-armoured Soviet T-34s and KV-1s that Hungary was fighting on the Eastern Front. The Turán III was equipped with a long barrel 75 mm 43.M gun that could effectively deal with the well-armoured Soviet tanks, unlike the short barrel 75 mm gun of the Turán II. To house this large and powerful gun, the Turán III had a new, larger turret than the Turán II. The Turán III also had significantly more armour than the Turán II.

The 43.M Turan III is a rank Hungarian medium tank with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB) in the Italian research tree. It was introduced in Update "Sons of Attila" as part of the Hungarian branch of the Italian tech tree.

General info

Survivability and armour

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Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	___ mm	___ mm Top ___ mm Bottom	___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Turret	___ - ___ mm Turret front ___ mm Gun mantlet	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Cupola	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm

Notes:

Mobility

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Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade				_,___		__.__	__.__
Realistic				_,___		__.__	__.__

Armaments

Main armament

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75 mm 43.M					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	32	-10°/+20°	±180°	-	__._	__._	__._	__._	__._	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Realistic					__._	__._	__._	__._	__._

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
43.M pancelgranat	APCBC	145	143	130	116	104	93
43.M repeszgranat	HE	10	10	10	10	10	10
43.M pancelrobbantogranat	HEAT	80	80	80	80	80	80

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
43.M pancelgranat	APCBC	770	6.8	1.2	14	28.9	48°	63°	71°
43.M repeszgranat	HE	550	5.74	0	0.1	686	79°	80°	81°
43.M pancelrobbantogranat	HEAT	550	4.4	0.05	0.1	872.1	62°	69°	73°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
32	27 (+5)	21 (+11)	15 (+17)	9 (+23)	1 (+31)	__

Machine guns

Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.

8 mm 34/40M
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
	___ (___)	___	__°	__°

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

• Powerful gun; can easily destroy any target it faces with one well-placed shot
• Gun is quite stable, making firing on the move easier
• Good gun depression
• Excellent mobility
• Incredible reverse speed; can reverse as fast as it can go forwards
• Has smoke grenades
• Has mesh side skirt armour on the turret and hull which protects against HEAT and HE projectiles
• Armour can be surprisingly effective, despite not being particularly thick
• 5 crew members and spaced-out ammo racks mean higher survivability

Cons:

• Large profile
• Turret traverse speed is not very fast
• Armour is not very strong and reliable
• Only 32 rounds of ammunition means you may run out and need to replenish

History

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Media

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See also

Related development

• Turán (Family)
• Turán I
• Turán II
• Zrínyi I
• Zrínyi II

Other Hungarian vehicles

• Csaba
• Toldi IIA

Similar vehicles

• Pz.IV H
• Pz.IV J
• Pz.IV G
• Chi-Nu II
• Chi-To
• Chi-To Late

External links

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