Hungarian Tanks: Big Ambitions

Due to historic reasons, Hungarian vehicles of the WW2 era were never in the spotlight, always in the shadow of tanks produced by other nations, like the iconic German Panzer. To make the situation even more complicated, Hungary never shied away from using foreign designs. At the same time, though, the Hungarian defense industry was nothing short of impressive, even compared to other Axis states, which allowed the country to produce at least several interesting military vehicles.

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#WarThunder

[victortruong]

Please add more Hungarian tanks:
-44M Tas heavy tank - best Hungarian WW2 tank, very popular suggestion
-Straussler V-4 - fully Hungarian interwar light tank with 40 mm gun
-Toldi I/II - early Toldi with weak 20 mm autocannon
-Toldi IIAK/Toldi III - late Toldi with side skirts, much more armour, etc.
-Toldi Pancelvadasz - Toldi tank destroyer with 75 mm gun like a Marder III
-40M Nimrod - Hungarian SPAAG based on the L-62
-Toldi Buzoganyveto - Toldi with huge anti-tank rocket launchers
-D-944 PSZH (with Malyutka ATGMs) - Hungarian cold war armoured car with Malyutka ATGMs

[justkornel]

Sure hoping for the rest of the indigenous (Toldi I, III, TD variant, maybe the Tas-44) and foreign built (maybe a T-34-85, T-54/55, BMP1, and ofc the Leo2A7HU) Hungarian vehicles to be added to the game in the future.

[ODST_Parker]

I love the Hungarian tech tree so far! I'm up to the ZSU-23-4 now, researching the T-72M1, and I even managed to have some fun with the BTR-80A once I spaded it. Combined with spading the Leopard 40/70 and M109G, the Italian tech tree has been really fun to play again. I appreciate every new vehicle we get, and I look forward to growing my collection even more.

I'd love to see more Hungarian vehicles like the Toldi I (20mm anti-tank gun, same as the Csaba), Toldi II (slightly improved, could be a premium), and Toldi III (40mm, improved armor), and definitely the Nimrod I (SPAA, similar to L-62 ANTI). Even more HPA vehicles would be fun to throw in, like the T-55 and 2S3, or even a T-34-85 and PT-76. Also can't wait until we eventually get a Leopard 2A7HU, their most modern vehicle.

Really hope an air tree is coming someday too, because I'd love to try out some of the more unique ones like the MiG-17PF. Maybe eventually a JAS 39?

[tamasnagy]

Hungary still have a few variants for the existing ingame tanks, and some missing ones. The full list could be: Toldi I (had the same gun we have on Csaba), Toldi II with side armour, Toldi III (a bit differend armour shape, different turret), Toldi TD (Marder copy), Toldi with Buzogány rockets (only 1 photo exist about it), Nimród (AA vehicle, maybe a TD version with the rocket-like ammo). We already have all the Turan variants, but they could have a version without side armour (or it could be an upgrade like track links on other tanks). The original Zrínyi I didnt had the rocket launchers, this version could be added too. The ultimate WWII tank could be the 44M Tas, which had 2 variants (on paper), one with the same gun as Turán III and Zrínyi I, and a variant with 80 mm gun (modofied hungarian AA gun). Unfortunatelly the prototype of Tas wasnt finished, USA bombed the factory with the half-finished tank. They also had the Straussler V4 tank.

[DragonmanOOO]

A few corrections. The Csaba and Turán II WAS mass produced. Nearly 140 Csaba and near 200 Turán IIs were built. And the BTR-80 was not used until the 1990s. Also War Thunder should add the missing Hungarian vehicles. like 44M Tas, the Toldi I and III, and other listed by @victortruong6789 below.

[kristof]

The game still missing a lot of the hungarian tank tho.

[JJJJJJJJ]

Question Gaijin: will the Churchill with the 290mm mortar be added to the game?

[absurdanemone]

A Hungarian tiger needs to be added as the Italian tech tree lacks heavy tanks

[patriktoth]

Q:You guys consider to add other T72 variants to different nations?
For example hungary does have a modified T72 called CURRUS. Hungarian ERA package, Thermal sights, and neutral steer. A lot of people made suggestions about the tank.

[partisan]

@Warthunder
Let me nitpick on the Leopard 2A4. The hungarian army didn't adopted it for general service (it received only 12), rather as training vehicles, because the army will adopt the 2A7 variant instead.

[ambrus-hun]

Still waiting for Nimród, Tas, Toldi páncélvadász, Toldi III, but most importantly the Hungarian aviation.

[peterbucsincsak]

The TURAN II was MASS produced (at least in Hungarian quantities) and Hungarian tanks were used from 1941 not ‘44

[pedrov]

Nice video, it would be interesting to see more hungarian vehicles added to BRs absent in Italy, like 40M Nimród, 44M Tas and others more

[DanishWarThunderPlayer]

If ever you tought of adding more tanks please add the 40M Nimrod, a Hungarian spaa with a 40 mm gun

[SVPER]

Correction: there's actually no Hungarian premiums available at the early ranks of the Italian ground tech tree.
Gaijin's management loves so much their fomo tactics that they locked all 3 hungarian premiums behind the Battle Pass and 2022's summer event, and you can't even buy them on the Marketplace.

Good job Gaijin

[ciccigamer]

After learning that Hungary also had German heavy tanks, the slightest hope of having one in the tack tree increases

[Harckocsinewchannel]

I think that it should not be part of the Italian branch, but as a separate Hungarian development branch. It is completely unjustified and illogical to attach it to the Italian branch. Not to mention that Hungary is one of the top 3 oldest countries in Europe...

[victortruong]

Q: will we be getting Hungarian aviation + will we be getting the 44M Tas and 40M Nimrod?

[uproductions]

I’m a Hungarian, and when I decided I’ve had enough of America and Germany, I decided to grind Hungary. And oh man, I am NOT GOING BACK! I’m officially a Hungarian bias now

[chickenpie]

Is a little bit misleading to say that the Csaba didn't make it to mass production. Okay, okay... around a hundred was built, which is defenetly not a lot, but I still wouldn't say that.