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 [ … ]
Category: Weapons
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 [ … ]
M 15 7,5 cm mountain cannon
The light mountain cannon developed in the Skoda works in Pilsen between 1911 and 1914 was in service in the Monarchy from April 1915. The specialty of the mountain cannon [ … ]
German M16 hand grenade
In the attached photo we see assault soldiers with interesting hand grenades. The military industry of the Monarchy was unable to produce adequate quantities of hand grenades, so German types [ … ]
Mace
The Great War was quickly transformed from a moving warfare into a trench fight. The large-scale, open-air attacks began with infantry salves, followed by a melee with the arrival of [ … ]
Mannlicher rifle
M1895 Mannlicher Rifle. This weapon was produced in the Monarchy in largest number in Steyr (OEWG) and Budapest (FÉG). It featured a straight pull, that is, after a shot was [ … ]
35 cm L45 M 16 ship gun
The ever-expanding Great War placed increased demands on artillery. The number and firepower of the artillery equipment used had to be increased. The Monarchy used all possible means. Even before [ … ]
Disinfection cart
This device is not, of course, a weapon, but an equipment. However, it was as significant as the weapons presented so far in this section. One of the important tasks [ … ]