List of Romanian military equipment of World War II explained

This is a list of World War II military equipment originating in Romania.

Combat vehicles

Aircraft

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]

ModelTypeNumberArmament
Training, communication, observation 20 2 x Lewis guns (twin mount)
Reconnaissance and observation 20 2 x Lewis guns (twin mount)
1 x Vickers machine gun
6 x 12 kg bombs
Communication 20 1 x Lewis gun
Light bomber 50 4 x Browning machine guns
12 x 50 kg bombs
Reconnaissance and artillery spotting 75 3 x Browning machine guns
24 x 12 kg bombs
Reconnaissance and light bomber 255 3 x Browning machine guns
24 x 12 kg bombs
Fighter 49 4 x FN Browning machine guns
Fighter 91 6 x FN Browning machine guns
Fighter 50 2 x 13.2 mm FN Browning heavy machine guns
4 x FN Browning machine guns
Fighter 50 2 x 20 mm Ikaria autocannons
4 x FN Browning machine guns
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
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
Fighter 148 2 x 20 mm MG 151 autocannons
2 x FN Browning machine guns
Werfer-Granate 21 (1)
Bomber 36 5 x machine guns
1,575 kg of bombs
Bomber 31 1 x 20 mm Ikaria autocannon
7 x machine guns
1,400 kg of bombs

Armored fighting vehicles

All of the data is sourced from:[2]

Model TypeNumberArmament
34 converted from capturedT-60s1 x 76.2 mm M-1936 F-22
1 x 7.92 mm ZB-53 machine gun
1 x submachine gun
21 converted from Panzer 35(t)s1 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
Vânătorul de care R35Tank destroyer/light tank1 x 45 mm 20K mod. 1932–34 tank gun
MareșalTank destroyer6 prototypes 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

Data for the monitors sourced from:[3] and for the rest of the warships from:[4]

ClassTypeShipsArmament (artillery, torpedoes, mines)
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 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

ModelTypeNumberNotes
submachine gun 6,000 Number produced until October 1943[5]
field/anti-tank gun 375 Number produced until December 1944 (including 3 prototypes)[6]
flamethrower
anti-tank rifle 1 Prototype made in 1943

Other

Table of orders and deliveries for the land forces

Data from:[8]

ModelTypeNumbers orderedNumbers producedPercentage produced
from the order
Submachine gun 45,000 6,000 (Oct. 1943) 13.3%
Field/anti-tank gun 1,100 375 (Dec. 1944) 34%
Artillery tractor 300 126 42%
Tank destroyer 34 34 converted 100%
Tank destroyer 40 21 converted 52.5%
Tank destroyer/light tank 30 30 converted 100%
Tank destroyer 1,000 6 prototypes 0.6%
Artillery tractor 1,000 5 prototypes 0.5%

See also

Notes and 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