The design of the giant howitzer was started by Skoda Works in 1915. In 1914, to defeat the Belgian forts, the Monarchy sent 30.5 cm mortars to the Western Front. [ … ]
Category: Weapons
Armored train
In the Great War, armored trains were used primarily on the eastern battlefield. The first assemblies were built by the Russians back in 1912 and were successfully used in Galicia [ … ]
Stielhandgranate
Explosive objects thrown on the enemy by hand have been used by various armies since ancient times. In some ages, the application was very common. For example, from the end [ … ]
Albatros D III fighter aircraft
As the war progressed, air force also underwent great development. Compared to previous years, single-seater fighters, designed by 1916 to combat enemy aircraft, also appeared in greater numbers in the [ … ]
42 cm heavy howitzers
Among the Kappenabzeichen of the Great War, there are several that refer to some kind of cannon with the inscription 42 cm. A small investigation soon reveals that both the [ … ]
22,5 cm M15 (17) heavy mortar
Böhler-Kapfenberg heavy mortar is a simple, heavy-duty muzzle-loaded gun with a fixed base plate without a recoil system. It was adjustable in the 25-75 ° angle range with the two [ … ]
SMS Bodrog
The units of the Danube monitor flotilla were low-build river vessels equipped with cannons in rotating turrets. The first one built was SMS Lajta (1871). The sample was provided by [ … ]
10,4 cm M 14 light howitzer
When the word Austro-Hungarian Artillery is mentioned, most people think first on the huge 30,5 cm Skoda mortar, a feared weapon, and tend to forget about the standard pieces that [ … ]
Lohner seaplane
The civil and military flight that had just left the pioneering age of aviation developed quickly during the Great War. The combat situations have created many innovative tasks for developers. [ … ]
M 5 and M 17 8 cm field gun
In many respects the artillery of the Monarchy was not modern at the beginning of the Great War. Compared to the 30.5 cm mortar, the high-tech weapon of the time, [ … ]