Zrinyi II
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Description
The 43M Zrínyi II was a Hungarian World War II assault gun inspired by the German success with the StuG III. Like the StuG, a versatile self-propelled gun built on the chassis of a medium tank, the Hungarians decided to create their own version using the Hungarian Turán tank's chassis. The project was named Zrínyi, after a famous Hungarian noble family and military leader, Miklós Zrínyi. The plan was to produce two variants of the Zrínyi: one with a 75 mm anti-tank gun (Zrínyi I), and one with a 105 mm howitzer for assault operations (Zrínyi II). Around 72 Zrínyi IIs were built and the vehicle saw combat fighting against the Soviets on the Eastern Front and in the defence of Hungary. The production of Zrínyi IIs was severely slowed due to Hungarian factories being targeted by a serious Allied strategic bombing campaign.
The 40/43.M Zrinyi II was introduced in Update "Sons of Attila" as part of the Hungarian subtree in the Italian tech tree. Armed with a powerful 105 mm howitzer, this low-profile Hungarian tank destroyer with adequate frontal armour is a dangerous opponent for almost any enemy tank it might face, whilst still retaining the decent mobility, excellent reverse speed and smoke grenades of the Turán series.
General info
Survivability and armor
It has 75mm of frontal armor plus the addition 20mm from tracks that are placed on frontal armor. That means that you can with ease frontally face your opponents. Usually they cannot penetrate you for exception of tank destroyers and players that know your weak spots. The biggest frontal weak spot is 50mm of armor in front of driver. Most of tanks can penetrate this spot but it wont one shot you. Besides the frontal armor at sides and at the back you have around 25mm of armor. That is why you really need to face the enemy frontally. You practically one shot from the side and back
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
| Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
| Arcade | 44 | 44 | 22.6 | 369 | 496 | 16.33 | 21.95 |
| Realistic | 41 | 41 | 230 | 260 | 10.18 | 11.5 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armaments
Main armament
| 105 mm Mavag 40/43M | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mode | Capacity | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
| Arcade | 52 | -7°/+16° | ±10° | - | 12.3 | 17.0 | 20.7 | 22.9 | 24.4 | 13.00 | 11.50 | 10.60 | 10.00 |
| Realistic | 8.3 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.0 | ||||||||
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 | ||
| 38/33M | HE | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| 42M | HEAT | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| Shell details | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg) |
Ricochet | |||||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| 38/33M | HE | 471 | 15.04 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.22 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
| 42M | HEAT | 444 | 17 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 62° | 69° | 73° | |||
Ammo racks
| Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
4th rack empty |
5th rack empty |
6th rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ (+__) | __ |
Usage in battles
Because of very good frontal armor you can play very aggressively with this tank. It can absorb most of shells from the tanks around your BR. It is very easy to use as an aggressive attacker or for camping on capture points. You can literally just rush the enemy just be carful to not show your side armor. ALWEYS SHOW YOUR OPONENT FRONTAL ARMOUR. Usually you can one shot the majority of your opponents, SHOOT GERMANS IN THE COMANDER CUPOLA. Remember you have the same forward and backward speed around 25-30km/h (in realistic), if you have to retreat just go backwards. Use your smoke it can be very helpful when your driver is knocked out. You need to have little bit more experience for sniping but when you get used to shell velocity it becomes much easier. Be aware of tank destroyers especially the ones with big caliber guns (SU-122, Ho-Ro...). Personally I all ways AVOID SU-122 because it is very hard to kill it. Also don't underestimate light tanks because they can easily flank you and shoot you from behind. The reload time is not the fastest but I recommend upgrading the crow to ace because you shorten reload time for 3 three whole seconds.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Powerful 105 mm howitzer can easily destroy most tanks it will face
- 120 mm of penetration on the HEAT round is enough to deal with almost any opponent you will face
- Good explosive mass for both rounds
- Has relatively strong frontal armour which can absorb a lot of fire
- Has smoke grenades
- Has an excellent reverse speed
- Has mesh side skirt armour which protects against HEAT and HE projectiles
- Has plenty of ammo
Cons:
- No machine guns
- No AP rounds of any kind, if an enemy is behind a fence, your HEAT/HE shells will just destroy the fence instead of the enemy
- Long reload
- Low-velocity rounds
- No turret
- Roof armour is weak and thus vulnerable to strafing from aircraft
History
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Media
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See also
Related development
Other Hungarian vehicles
Similar vehicles
External links
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| Italy tank destroyers | |
|---|---|
| Italy | |
| M41 | 75/18 M41 · 75/32 M41 · 90/53 M41M |
| M42 | 75/34 M42 |
| M43 | 105/25 M43 · M43 "G.C.Leoncello" · 75/34 M43 · 75/46 M43 |
| Wheeled | Lancia 3Ro (100/17) · AS 42/47 · Breda 90/53 · Breda 501 |
| Other | L3/33 CC · 47/32 L40 |
| Germany | ▄StuG III G |
| USA | M36B1 · ▄M109G · M113A1 (TOW) |
| Hungary | |
| Zrínyi | Zrinyi I · Zrinyi II |
| USSR | ◔2S1 |
