PLAY
Ground Vehicles
Csaba
I
Rank
AB
1.0
RB
1.0
SB
1.0
Battle rating
Italy
Game nation
Light tank
Main role
2,900
RP
Research
700
SL
Purchase
Hungary
Operator country
General information

The 39.M Csaba was a Hungarian armoured car designed by Nicholas Straussler. During World War II, it was manufactured for the Royal Hungarian Army and saw extensive use on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union. The Csaba is based on Straussler's Alvis AC2 armoured car design and is named after Attila the Hun's youngest son. Following successful trials in 1939, the Hungarian Army ordered 61 vehicles, followed by an additional order for 40 vehicles in 1940. Twenty of them were used as combat vehicles, with the others serving as armoured command and reconnaissance vehicles. The 39.M Csaba was armed with a 20 mm Solothurn QF.36M anti-tank autocannon and a coaxial 8 mm Gebauer machine gun. The vehicle also had a removable anti-aircraft 8 mm Solothurn light machine gun that was fired from the rear hatch. The crew could dismount and carry this LMG while conducting reconnaissance on foot. It also had two driving positions, one in the front and one in the back.

Introduced in Update "Sons of Attila", the 39.M Csaba is the starter vehicle for the Hungarian ground forces line of the Italian tech tree. Its high mobility helps players easily explore the map, capture points, and quickly flee from danger. The 20 mm Solothurn QF.36M anti-tank autocannon has a quick reload but no fully automatic firing mode. As an armoured car developed for reconnaissance, it has a low profile and may readily set up an ambush for enemies early in battles. Unfortunately, players of the 39.M Csaba will struggle to defeat well-armoured enemy tanks due to the lacklustre penetration, as well as poor post-penetration damage. Furthermore, given the poor armour and cramped interior, any penetrating rounds, even from heavy machine guns, are often fatal.


Camouflages:

Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 13 / 7 / 7 mm
Turret 10 / 10 / 10 mm
Visibility 77 %
Crew 4 persons
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 6572 km/h
Backward 6572 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 15.81430.224.5 hp/t
Engine power 9584181147 hp
Weight 6 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
1.9x–3.5x
Armaments
20 mm Solothurn QF.36M cannon
Ammunition 200 rounds
Belt capacity 5 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
3.9 → 3 s
Fire rate 60 shots/min
Vertical guidance -10 / 25°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 16.814.331.622.82420.445.232.6 °/s
Vertical 10.58.436.723.5151252.533.6 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
APHE34322518139
8 mm 34/40M machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition 3,000 rounds
Belt capacity 100 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 900 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
API-T/AP/I13127320
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 99 → 128 SL
RB 95 → 123 SL
SB 111 → 144 SL
Crew training 200 SL
Experts 1,000 SL
Aces 20 GE
Research Aces 96,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
10 / 10 / 20 % SL
100 % RP
Total cost of modifications 2,970 RP
890 SL
Talisman cost 190 GE

Mobility
Protection
Firepower
Rating by players
You must play more than 3 battles for the last week and more than 10 battles in a vehicle to rate it.
Like:
11
Armor protection: Not enough ratings
Survivability: Not enough ratings
Mobility: Not enough ratings
Armament: Not enough ratings
Balance: Not enough ratings
Settings
Settings
Characteristics:
Modification:
Articles
No articles about this vehicle yet

Become the first author and get rewards!
Write a guide, tell about interesting historical facts, make a tutorial or simply an interesting post.
No more content