In January 1943, after the mass production of the 41M. Turán II medium tank with the short barreled 75mm L/25 gun has begun, the first combat experiences showed that unfortunately these vehicles did not have enough firepower and protection against the most up-to-date Russian tanks and anti-tank guns either, even after the upgrade from the 40mm cannon of the Turán I. However, the Hungarian troops needed continuous tank replenishment, so the Hungarian Ministry of Defence just could not halt the – more or less still obsolete – Turán II production。

　　在装短身管75mm L/25主炮的41M。图兰II型坦克进入量产后，其在1943年1月迎来了首次实战。但首战的结果表明这种坦克是令人遗憾的，火力不足，装甲防御也不 足。即使主炮已进行了升级，不再是图兰I的40mm加农炮，但仍然无法和最先进的苏联坦克和反坦克炮抗衡。但是，由于匈牙利军队需要不断补充坦克，所以匈 牙利国防部无法叫停图兰II型坦克的生产，即使其多少已显得过时。

　　Below: The first prototype wooden Turán III turret with a mock-up gun on a Turán II chassis

　　下图：图兰III的第一辆原型车，在图兰II的底盘上装了一个木制原型炮塔，主炮是木制模型。

　　At first, to resolve this problem, the Hungarians tried to convince their ally, Germany, to sell manufactured tanks or the production rights for one of their most advanced tank designs, for example the Pz. Kpfw. IV Ausf. H or the Pz. Kpfw. V Panther. Of course, Germany was unwilling to sell manufactured tanks in large numbers to any of their allies, because in 1943, they nearly couldn’t even produce enough combat vehicles for their own purposes. They did not have any advanced tanks to spare。

　　为了解决这个问题，匈牙利人一开始是试图说服他们的德国盟友，向他们出售一种德国最先进的坦克，或者购买这种坦克的生产权，比如四 号H或黑豹坦克。当然，德国人无意向他们的盟友大规模地出售成品坦克。因为在1943年，德国作战车辆的产量几乎都无法满足自身的需求。他们确实无法提供 任何先进的坦克。

　　In the production rights/licence issue, Germany was also unwilling to sell any of their advanced designs, because on one hand, at that time, the Pz. IV H and Pz. V designs were still in an immature state – the Hungarian delegation visited Germany in April 1943, the month when the production of the Ausf H. started, and the first version of the Panther, the Ausf. D was just in production for a few months。

　　而在生产权/生产许可证方面，德国人也无意出售任何先进的坦克设计。究其原因，一方面是因为在当时，四号H和黑豹坦克的设计还不够 成熟。1943年4月，匈牙利代表团访问了德国。而四号H型坦克是在那个月才开始生产的；黑豹坦克的第一个版本，即黑豹D型，也只是在数个月前才开始生 产。

　　On the other hand, even if the Hungarian military leaders didn’t want to admit it, Hungarian industry was not advanced enough to produce such a complicated vehicle as the Panther. Plus, complete switch to a new product would have halted the assembly lines for months and the Hungarian Army could not afford such outage。

　　另一方面，即使匈牙利军方高层不愿意承认，也无法改变匈牙利工业不够现代化的事实，根本就无力生产如黑豹这样复杂的车辆。另外，彻底转向新型坦克的生产就要让装配线停工数个月，而匈牙利军方无法承受这样的生产断档。

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