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 7KTraining, communication, observation202 x Lewis guns (twin mount)
SET 7KBReconnaissance and observation202 x Lewis guns (twin mount)
1 x Vickers machine gun
6 x 12 kg bombs
SET 7KDCommunication201 x Lewis gun
IAR 37Light bomber504 x Browning machine guns
12 x 50 kg bombs
IAR 38Reconnaissance and artillery spotting753 x Browning machine guns
24 x 12 kg bombs
IAR 39Reconnaissance and light bomber2553 x Browning machine guns
24 x 12 kg bombs
IAR 80Fighter494 x FN Browning machine guns
IAR 80AFighter916 x FN Browning machine guns
IAR 80BFighter502 x 13.2 mm FN Browning heavy machine guns
4 x FN Browning machine guns
IAR 80CFighter502 x 20 mm Ikaria autocannons
4 x FN Browning machine guns
IAR 81Fighter and dive bomber506 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 81AFighter and dive bomber102 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 81CFighter1482 x 20 mm MG 151 autocannons
2 x FN Browning machine guns
Werfer-Granate 21 (1)
JRS-79BBomber365 x machine guns
1,575 kg of bombs
JRS-79B1Bomber311 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-60Tank destroyer341 x 76.2 mm M-1936 F-22
1 x 7.92 mm ZB-53 machine gun
1 x submachine gun
TACAM R-2Tank destroyer211 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
MalaxaArmored artillery tractor126None
R-35/45Tank destroyer301 x 45 mm 20K mod. 1932–34 tank gun
MareșalTank destroyer61 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. BrătianuMonitorIon 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 MurgescuMinelayer and escortAmiral Murgescu2 x 105 mm naval/AA guns
2 x 37 mm AA guns
4 x 20 mm AA guns
135 x mines
MarsuinulSubmarineMarsuinul1 x 105 mm deck gun
1 x 37 mm AA gun
6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes
RechinulSubmarineRechinul1 x 20 mm AA
4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes
40 x mines

Weapons

Orița M1941

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 M1941Submachine gun45,0006,000 (Oct. 1943)13.3%
75 mm Reșița Model 1943Field/anti-tank gun1,100375 (Dec. 1944)34%
MalaxaArmored artillery tractor30012642%
TACAM T-60Tank destroyer3434100%
TACAM R-2Tank destroyer402152.5%
R-35/45Tank destroyer3030100%
MareșalTank destroyer1,00060.6%
T-1 tractorArtillery tractor1,00050.5%

References

  1. Mark Axworthy, London: Arms and Armour, 1995, Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941–1945, pp. 239–272
  2. 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
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921, page 422
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946, pages 359, 361, and 362
  5. Mark Axworthy, London: Arms and Armour, 1995, Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941–1945, p. 149
  6. 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
  7. Mark Axworthy, London: Arms and Armour, 1995, Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941–1945, p. 235
  8. 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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