Year | 1940 |
Weapon Type | Light Anti-Tank Gun |
Origin & Designer | Germany-Sweden-Hungary/Rheinmetall, Bofors & MAVAG |
Numbers Produced | 822 |
Crew | 6 |
Calibre | 40mm (40x311R) |
Elevation | -8° to +25° |
Traverse | 58° |
Breech | Horizontal Sliding Block |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic |
Gun Sight | Telescopic |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Carriage | Split Trail |
Trailers | [@trailers] |
Gun Shield | 4.4mm |
Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
Barrel Length | 1.780mm (L/47) |
Overall Length | 3.17m |
Width | 1.65m |
Height | 1.17m |
Weight | 497 kg |
Round Weight | HE: 2.21 kg AP: 2.25 kg |
Muzzle Velocity | 965 m/s |
Feed | [@feed] |
Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
Rate of Fire | 25 r.p.m. |
Maximum Rate of Fire | [@maximum_rate_of_fire] |
Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
Maximum Range | 8.600m |
Armour Penetration | 40mm @ 500m @ 30° |
Traction | Motorised |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The 40mm 40M was Hungary’s first real anti-tank gun. It was a combination of the 36M carriage combined with a barrel similar to that of the Bofors 40mm, and fired a similar round. The 40M was the standard Hungarian built light anti-tank gun during World War Two and issued in the same way as the 36M. |