Like a number of smaller European countries in the 1930s, Hungary possessed an armaments industry capable of building many types of armoured vehicles, but lacked the engineering and technical experience to develop its own designs. So, in the mid-1930s, Hungary began inquiries for foreign armour designs they could acquire and build under license. Several countries had various models of tanks and armoured cars available, and much of Europe was rearming. In England, Hungarian expatriate Nicholas Straussler, who was working for the Alvis firm, designed an armoured car that became the 39M Csaba in Hungarian service. But the Hungarians needed tanks, and they negotiated from two countries the licenses to build vehicles already existing. Both the primary types were modified by Hungary in production and taken beyond the original specifications.
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