43.M (75 mm)

The 43.M cannon on the Turan III

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

• Turan III
• Zrinyi I

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

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°

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

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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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Italy tank cannons
20 mm	Breda Mod.35 · Fucile Controcarri S Mod.39
25 mm	Oerlikon KBA B02
37 mm	Vickers-Terni 37/40 mod.18
47 mm	47/32 mod.35 · 47/32 mod.39 · 47/40 mod.38
60 mm	Cannone da 60/70 · OTO HVG
75 mm	75/18 mod.34 · 75/32 mod.37 · 75/34 mod.39 · Ansaldo 75 L/34 · OTO 75/43 mod.40
90 mm	90/53 mod.41 · Cannone da 90/50 M3A1 · Cockerill Mk.3
100 mm	Cannone da 100/17 Mod.1914
105 mm	Cannone Ansaldo da 105/25 · OTO Melara 105/52 · OTO Melara 105/55
106 mm	Cannone da 106 s.r.M40A1
120 mm	OTO Breda 120/44 · OTO Melara 120/45
	Foreign:
30 mm	Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA)
37 mm	M6 (USA)
75 mm	KwK37 (Germany) · KwK40 L48 (Germany) · M3 (USA) · M6 (USA) · StuK40 L48 (Germany)
76 mm	M1 (USA) · QF 17-pounder (Britain)
90 mm	M3 (USA)
105 mm	L7A3 (Germany) · M68 (USA)
155 mm	M126 (USA)
	Hungary
20 mm	Solothurn QF.36M
40 mm	37/42M · MÁVAG 41.M 40/51
75 mm	41.M · 43.M
105 mm	MÁVAG 40/43M
	Foreign:
30 mm	2A72 (USSR) · MK 30-2/ABM (Germany)
88 mm	KwK36 (Germany)
120 mm	Rh120 L/44 (Germany) · Rh120 L/55 A1 (Germany)
122 mm	2A31 (USSR)
125 mm	2A46 (USSR)