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The Straussler V-4 or Light Tank V-4 is a Hungarian light tank developed in the interwar period. Based on the Straussler V-3, the V-4 was designed to be a fully-armed tank, which was proposed to the Hungarian military in 1936. The prototype was given to go ahead and was built in 1936. Trials started the same year, but in the UK, and possibly in Italy. The vehicle tested to be quite fast, but the tank could tip over easily and the driving performance was quite bumpy. In 1938 the prototype's weapon was changed from an unknown 37mm gun to the 40mm 37M (licensed Bofors) and it was returned to Hungary for army trials. The V-4 along with the PzKpfw I and Landsverk L-60 were trialed for the Hungarian Army but the L-60 won the trials.

Hungarian Land Vehicles of WWII - Tracked
Light Tanks Standard Light Tanks 35M Tankette38M Toldi I41M Toldi II42M Toldi IIa43M Toldi IIIStraussler V-3Straussler V-4
Medium Tanks Standard Medium Tanks 40M Turán I41M Turán II43M Turán III44M Tas
Self-Propelled Guns Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns 40M Nimród
Tank Destroyers 44M Zrínyi ITas RohamlövegToldi Páncélvadász
Self-Propelled Gun / Assault Gun 40/43M Zrínyi II
Other Fully Tracked Vehicles Medical Lehel SToldi Orvosi
Transport & Towing Lehel A
Hungarian Land Vehicles of WWII - Halftracks
Transport & Towing 37M
Hungarian Land Vehicles of WWII - Wheeled
Armoured / Scout / Patrol Cars 39M Csaba
Command Vehicles 40M Csaba
Transport & Towing 38M Botond
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