List of Romanian military equipment of World War II
This is a list of World War II military equipment originating in Romania.
Combat vehicles[]
Aircraft[]
SET 7K
IAR 80 formation
IAR 37
All of the aircraft listed below were completed before the end of World War II. Prototypes are omitted from the list. Unless specified otherwise, all aircraft machine guns have the caliber of 7.92 mm. All of the data is sourced from:[1]
JRS-79B
| Model | Type | Number | Armament |
|---|---|---|---|
| SET 7K | Training, communication, observation | 20 | 2 x Lewis guns (twin mount) |
| SET 7KB | Reconnaissance and observation | 20 | 2 x Lewis guns (twin mount) 1 x Vickers machine gun 6 x 12 kg bombs |
| SET 7KD | Communication | 20 | 1 x Lewis gun |
| IAR 37 | Light bomber | 50 | 4 x Browning machine guns 12 x 50 kg bombs |
| IAR 38 | Reconnaissance and artillery spotting | 75 | 3 x Browning machine guns 24 x 12 kg bombs |
| IAR 39 | Reconnaissance and light bomber | 255 | 3 x Browning machine guns 24 x 12 kg bombs |
| IAR 80 | Fighter | 49 | 4 x FN Browning machine guns |
| IAR 80A | Fighter | 91 | 6 x FN Browning machine guns |
| IAR 80B | Fighter | 50 | 2 x 13.2 mm FN Browning heavy machine guns 4 x FN Browning machine guns |
| IAR 80C | Fighter | 50 | 2 x 20 mm Ikaria autocannons 4 x FN Browning machine guns |
| IAR 81 | Fighter and dive bomber | 50 | 6 x FN Browning machine guns (4 for 10 of them) 2 x 13.2 mm FN Browning heavy machine gun (10 of them) 1 x 225 bomb 2 x 50 kg bombs |
| IAR 81A | Fighter and dive bomber | 10 | 2 x 13.2 mm FN Browning heavy machine guns 4 x FN Browning machine guns 1 x 225 kg bomb 2 x 50 kg bombs |
| IAR 81C | Fighter | 148 | 2 x 20 mm MG 151 autocannons 2 x FN Browning machine guns Werfer-Granate 21 (1) |
| JRS-79B | Bomber | 36 | 5 x machine guns 1,575 kg of bombs |
| JRS-79B1 | Bomber | 31 | 1 x 20 mm Ikaria autocannon 7 x machine guns 1,400 kg of bombs |
Armored fighting vehicles[]
Mareșal tank destroyer
TACAM R-2
Romanian-built Malaxa UE carrier at the National Military Museum in Bucharest
All of the data is sourced from:[2]
| Model | Type | Number | Armament |
|---|---|---|---|
| TACAM T-60 | Tank destroyer | 34 | 1 x 76.2 mm M-1936 F-22 1 x 7.92 mm ZB-53 machine gun 1 x submachine gun |
| TACAM R-2 | Tank destroyer | 21 | 1 x 76.2 mm M-1936 F-22 (1) 1 x 76.2 mm ZIS-3 (20) 1 x 7.92 mm ZB-53 machine gun |
| Malaxa | Armored artillery tractor | 126 | None |
| R-35/45 | Tank destroyer | 30 | 1 x 45 mm 20K mod. 1932–34 tank gun |
| Mareșal | Tank destroyer | 6 | 1 x 122 mm M1910/30 howitzer (4) 1 x 75 mm DT-UDR (2) 1 x 7.92 mm ZB-53 machine gun |
Warships[]
The launching of Marsuinul
Data for the monitors sourced from:[3] and for the rest of the warships from:[4]
| Class | Type | Ships | Armament (artillery, torpedoes, mines) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ion C. Brătianu | Monitor | Ion C. Brătianu Alexandru Lahovari Lascăr Catargiu Mihail Kogălniceanu |
3 x 120 mm naval guns 1 x 76 mm AA gun 2 x 47 mm light naval guns |
| Amiral Murgescu | Minelayer and escort | Amiral Murgescu | 2 x 105 mm naval/AA guns 2 x 37 mm AA guns 4 x 20 mm AA guns 135 x mines |
| Marsuinul | Submarine | Marsuinul | 1 x 105 mm deck gun 1 x 37 mm AA gun 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes |
| Rechinul | Submarine | Rechinul | 1 x 20 mm AA 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes 40 x mines |
Weapons[]
Orița M1941
- Orița M1941 submachine gun - 6,000 produced until October 1943[5]
- 75 mm Reșița Model 1943 field/anti-tank gun – 375 produced until December 1944 (including 3 prototypes)[6]
- Argeș (flamethrower)
- anti-tank rifle – 1 prototype made in 1943[5]
Other[]
Bungescu fire director
- Bungescu AA fire director[5]
- Costinescu 6.6 kg 75 mm armor-piercing shell[7]
- T-1 tractor – 5 prototypes[5]
Table of orders and deliveries for the land forces[]
75 mm Reșița Model 1943
Data from:[8]
| Model | Type | Numbers ordered | Numbers produced | Percentage produced from the order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orița M1941 | Submachine gun | 45,000 | 6,000 (Oct. 1943) | 13.3% |
| 75 mm Reșița Model 1943 | Field/anti-tank gun | 1,100 | 375 (Dec. 1944) | 34% |
| Malaxa | Armored artillery tractor | 300 | 126 | 42% |
| TACAM T-60 | Tank destroyer | 34 | 34 | 100% |
| TACAM R-2 | Tank destroyer | 40 | 21 | 52.5% |
| R-35/45 | Tank destroyer | 30 | 30 | 100% |
| Mareșal | Tank destroyer | 1,000 | 6 | 0.6% |
| T-1 tractor | Artillery tractor | 1,000 | 5 | 0.5% |
See also[]
- Arms industry in Romania
- Romanian armored fighting vehicle production during World War II
- Romanian military equipment of World War I
References[]
- ^ Mark Axworthy, London: Arms and Armour, 1995, Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941–1945, pp. 239–272
- ^ Mark Axworthy, London: Arms and Armour, 1995, Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941–1945, pp. 220–235 and 33
- ^ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921, page 422
- ^ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946, pages 359, 361, and 362
- ^ a b c d Mark Axworthy, London: Arms and Armour, 1995, Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941–1945, p. 149
- ^ Mark Axworthy, London: Arms and Armour, 1995, Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941–1945, pp. 149 and 235–237
- ^ Mark Axworthy, London: Arms and Armour, 1995, Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941–1945, p. 235
- ^ Mark Axworthy, London: Arms and Armour, 1995, Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941–1945, pp. 33, 149, 221–227, and 235–237
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