Hungarian Forces

Assault Artillery Zrinyi II, Hungary

Hungarian CSABA BECZE, a published historian on the subject writes: "ZRINYI II was lower, than the StuG III. Hungarian assault gunners liked it and shot a lot of Soviet tanks and assault guns out with their Zrínyi's. It had two problems: Zrínyi's had welded armour and the gun's barrel was short (the muzzle velocity of the howitzer's shell wasn't enough for a firefight against Soviet heavy tanks over 1 km). BTW, they had firefights at long distances very rarely, and the 105 mm AT shell against Soviet tanks was very effective. The Soviets had to sacrifice 3-4 armored vehicles for one Zrínyi. It was an excellent vehicle for ambushes and for escorting attacking infantry."