Weapons employed in the Slovak-Hungarian War
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The following are weapons employed by the military forces of Slovakia and Hungary during the brief Slovak-Hungarian War
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Slovak-Hungarian War
The Slovak–Hungarian War or Little War , was a war fought from March 23 to March 31/April 4, 1939 between the First Slovak Republic and Hungary in eastern Slovakia.-Prelude:...
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Slovakia
Infantry weapons- ČZ vz. 24 pistol
- ZB vz. 24Vz. 24The vz. 24 rifle is a rifle designed and produced in Czechoslovakia from 1924 to 1942. It was developed from the Mauser Gewehr 98 line, though is not a clone of any specific Mauser model. The fit and finish are of the highest quality....
rifle - ZB vz. 26 light machinegun
- ZB vz. 30ZB-30The ZB-30 and ZB-30J were the later versions of the famous Czechoslovak machine gun, the ZB-26. However, the ZB-30 had some design differences, making it similar to the later ZGB-33, which was put into production as the Bren gun...
light machinegun - Kulomet vz. 24 (Schwarzlose)Schwarzlose MG M.07/12The Maschinengewehr Patent Schwarzlose M.07/12 was a medium machine-gun, and was used as a standard issue firearm in the Austro-Hungarian Army throughout World War I. It was also used by the Dutch, Greek and Hungarian armies during World War II...
heavy machinegun - 80 mm vz. 36 medium mortar
Artillery
- 20 mm VKPL vz. 36 (Oerlikon) light anti-craft cannon
- 3.7 cm kanon PÚV vz. 34 light anti-tank cannon
- 75 mm Škoda vz. 15Skoda 75 mm Model 15The Skoda 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone M. 15 was a mountain gun used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. In German service it was known as the 7.5 cm GebK 15...
mountain gun - 100 mm Škoda vz. 14/1910 cm M. 14 FeldhaubitzeThe 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze was a dual-purpose field and mountain gun used by Austria-Hungary during World War I. Between the wars it was used by Austria, Italy, and Poland. Captured weapons were used by Nazi Germany under the designations 10 cm leFH 14 and 10 cm leFH 315...
field howitzer
Aircraft
- Avia B-534Avia B-534The Avia B-534 is a Czechoslovak biplane produced during the period between the Great War and World War II. The B-534 is considered one of the last aircraft built with a classic biplane design.-Design and development:...
fighter aircraft - Letov Š-328Letov Š-328- Bibliography :* Green, William. War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Seven - Bombers and Reconnaissance Aircraft. London:Macdonald, 1967....
tactical reconnaissance aircraft - Aero A.32Aero A.32-See also:...
tactical reconnaissance aircraft
Armour
- OA vz. 30OA vz. 30The OA vz. 30 was a Czechoslovak-designed armored car used by Nazi Germany, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary during World War II. Fifty-one were built, of which the Germans seized twenty-four when they occupied Bohemia-Moravia in March 1939 and the Slovaks captured eighteen when they declared...
armoured car - LT vz. 35 light tank
Hungary
Infantry weapons- FÉG 37M Pistol
- Mannlicher-FÉG 35M rifle
- Solothurn 31M light machinegunMG30The Maschinengewehr 30, or MG 30 was a German-designed machine gun that saw some service with various armed forces in the 1930s. It was also modified to become the standard German aircraft gun as the MG 15 and MG 17...
- Schwarzlose 07/31M heavy machinegunSchwarzlose MG M.07/12The Maschinengewehr Patent Schwarzlose M.07/12 was a medium machine-gun, and was used as a standard issue firearm in the Austro-Hungarian Army throughout World War I. It was also used by the Dutch, Greek and Hungarian armies during World War II...
- 20 mm Solothurn 36M anti-tank rifleSolothurn S-18/100The Solothurn S-18/100 20 mm Anti-Tank Cannon was a Swiss & German anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had a semi-automatic action in a bullpup configuration. As a result of its large, powerful ammunition the gun had a tremendous recoil, and its size made portability difficult...
- 80 mm 36/39M medium mortar
Artillery
- 37 mm 36M anti-tank cannon
- 40 mm 36M anti-aircraft cannon
- 80 mm 5/8M field gun8 cm FK M. 5The 8 cm Feldkanone M 05 was a field gun used by Austria-Hungary during World War I. Guns captured by Italy were used as the Cannone da 77/28 modello 5. It was a conventional design, with its most notable feature being its obsolescent bronze barrel, necessary because Austria-Hungary still had...
- 100 mm 14/a. M field howitzer10 cm M. 14 FeldhaubitzeThe 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze was a dual-purpose field and mountain gun used by Austria-Hungary during World War I. Between the wars it was used by Austria, Italy, and Poland. Captured weapons were used by Nazi Germany under the designations 10 cm leFH 14 and 10 cm leFH 315...
- 105 mm 37M light howitzer10.5 cm leFH 18-History:The 10.5 cm leFH 18 was the standard divisional field howitzer used by the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. It was designed and developed by Rheinmetall in 1929-30 and entered service with the Wehrmacht in 1935. Generally it did not equip independent artillery battalions until...
Aircraft
- Fiat CR.32 fighter aircraft
- Junkers Ju 86Junkers Ju 86The Junkers Ju 86 was a German monoplane bomber and civilian airliner designed in the early 1930s, and employed by both sides during World War II. The civilian model Ju 86B could carry 10 passengers. Two were delivered to Swissair and five to Luft Hansa...
K-2 bomber aircraft - WM-16 tactical reconnaissance aircraft
- WM-21 tactical reconnaissance aircraft
Armour
- Crossley 29M armoured car [?]
- Ansaldo 35ML3/35The L3/35 or Carro Veloce CV-35 was an Italian tank used before and during World War II. Although designated a light tank by the Italian Army, its turretless configuration, weight and firepower make it closer to contemporary tankettes....
tankette - Fiat 3000Fiat 3000The Fiat 3000, whose design was based on that of the French Renault FT-17, was the first tank to be produced in series in Italy. It was to be the standard tank of the emerging Italian armored units in World War I.-History:...
B light tank [?]