Mortars were an important artillery tool in trench battles. Their projectiles moved on a steep trajectory, so they could reach trenches and shelters from above, at a greater angle of [ … ]
Category: Weapons
Steel helmet
In the conditions of the Great War, the greatest danger to the troops standing in the trenches was the projectiles of the enemy artillery. In 1915, it became obvious that [ … ]
M15 3,7 cm Infantry cannon
This was a small-caliber artillery tool specially developed for trench warfare. His task was to destroy machine gun nests reinforced with sandbags and logs. Eliminating such strongholds with other available [ … ]
M 99 15 cm heavy howitzer
It was the main gun type of the Monarchy’s heavy artillery at the beginning of the Great War. The first version was commissioned in 1894. It was a recoilless gun [ … ]
Field telephone
In the trench battles of the Great War, constant communication between troop units, observers and headquarters was critically important. In the artillery, for example, the officer observing the targets continuously [ … ]
M 15 “corn” hand grenade
At the beginning of the Great War, the use of hand grenades was not common among the warring parties. The German and Turkish armies were rather well-equipped, and the other [ … ]
M14 and M15 15 cm heavy howitzers
The development of the Monarchy’s artillery became an urgent task after the outbreak of the Great War. Heavy artillery was increasingly needed in the emerging trench warfare. Previously, it was [ … ]
Tatra class destroyers
The Austro-Hungarian navy underwent rapid development before the Great War. This happened because, after the establishment of Italian unity, Italy began to act as a maritime power in the Adriatic, [ … ]
01M mounted field bakery oven
By “weapon” in this section, I sometimes rather mean technical equipment. I believe that this is also justified, since these tools also contributed significantly to the success of the war [ … ]
M9 10 cm Turmhaubitze
In the Tyrolean mountains, both the Monarchy and Italy set up a line of fortifications against each other. Part of the armament of the forts consisted of cannons placed in [ … ]