A group of Hungarian soldiers pose in front of a Rába Botond (probably M38) all-terrain vehicle, somewhere in the USSR. 1942.

Botond all-terrain truck

When most people hear the word “tank,” they probably don’t picture this. The Hungarian army created these miniature “mini tanks”. Their purpose was for swift and stealthy maneuvers.
  While they may have seen as a good idea at the time, able to maneuver where regular tanks couldn’t, in the end, they proved to be ineffective, and they ceased to be produced. This is most likely because they were outgunned by larger tanks.



Hungarian Mini Tanks

A Messerschmitt Bf-109F in service with the Royal Hungarian Air Force, somewhere on the Soviet snowfield.