43.M (75 mm)
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Description
The 75 mm 43.M is a Hungarian World War II tank gun that was mounted on the Turán III and Zrínyi I tanks. It was also going to be temporarily mounted on Hungary's 44M Tas heavy tank for testing.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
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Available ammunition
- 43.M pancelgranat - APCBC - This should be the main ammo type you use, as it has the best penetration while dealing good damage thanks to its explosive filler.
- 43.M repeszgranat - HE - It is recommended to completely avoid this kind of shell. It is useless against anything other than unarmoured AA vehicles, armoured cars, and gun trucks. Furthermore, the HEAT shell is better than this in every way (more explosive mass, more penetration).
- 43.M pancelrobbantogranat - HEAT - It is recommended to carry only very few of these. It is useful against unarmoured AA vehicles, armoured cars, and gun trucks. It has enough penetration to destroy less armoured tanks if you find them when you have this shell loaded, however the APCBC shell is still superior for fighting tanks in every way.
| 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° | |||
Comparison with analogues
The 43.M is very similar to German long barrel 75 mm tank guns such as the 75 mm KwK40 L48, the 75 mm StuK40 L48, and the 75 mm PaK40/3 L46.
Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Good penetration
- Decent velocity and flat shell trajectory
- Decent post-pen damage
- Gets its best shell when stock
Cons:
- Reload time is on the longer end when compared to short 75/76 mm Allied guns
History
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See also
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