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The L-62 did differ though from the original L-60 chassis. It was longer and wider and had one more roadwheel per side. The 40M Nimród also differed from the original L-62 Anti I design. While the chassis was basically the same as the L-62 Anti I, although utilizing parts from the
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Although it was originally intended for anti-tank use, and it did see some success in destroying Soviet tanks, in 1943 the 40M Nimród was reclassified for anti-aircraft use as it was unable to penetrate the thick armor of the tanks in use by the
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at a range of 100 m (330 ft), and 30 mm (1.2 in) at 1,000 m (3,300 ft). The Nimrod carried 640 rounds, split into 4 stowages of 160 rounds each.
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of the 1st and 2nd Hungarian Armoured Divisions, respectively. Nimrod batteries attached to armored and motorized battalions were allocated six vehicles each. A
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40M Nimróds anti-aircraft machine guns in marching column near Zsámbék. In the background is the Premonstratensian Monastery.
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of almost 900 metres per second (3,000 feet per second). Ammunition for the gun consisted primarily of conventional
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loaded in the main gun. The 42M is often found under the name "Kerngranate", which is German for Core Shell.
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of 120 to 140 rounds per minute depending on the firing angle, which fired conventional ammunition at a
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A total of 135 Nimrods were built, most of which were deployed by the 51st and 52nd Armored Autocannon
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but with a new turret, and developed independently. Originally, it was intended to be used both in the
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Late in the war, the vehicle was issued with a 150 mm (5.9 in) muzzle loaded
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A Nimród anti-aircraft gun battery in firing position along the Zsámbék Páty road.
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which had been modified to mount the 40 mm 36M gun instead of the German
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The Royal Hungarian Army, 1920-1945, Volume II, Hungarian Mobile Forces
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roles, but it proved to be ineffective against heavily armored
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Nimróds at military demonstration, Mátyásföld, Budapest, 1943
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A 40M Nimród. In the background is Zsámbék, Nicholas Zichy.
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The 40M Nimród was a modified, license-built variant of the
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52nd Heavy Armor Battalion, 2nd Hungarian Armored Division
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51st Heavy Armor Battalion, 1st Hungarian Armored Division
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for the gun could penetrate 46 mm (1.8 in) of
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Pictures from Zrinyi Miklos National Defence University
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Hungarian armored fighting vehicles of World War II
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