Id. hungarian artillery

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I have, long time ago, this picture on my computer, identified as 15cm Skoda M14-16 howitzer captured from Czechoslovakia and reused by the Germans as 15cm sFH14-16t.

However, a more careful look shows that this howitzer have a type of muzzle brake and a longer barrel. This makes me think that maybe is one of the modernized variants of the Hungarians in the 30s: 1914/35M or 1914/39M.

Does anyone have any information and / or images of these upgrades?

Which was the modernization? What was the difference between the two upgrades?
It appears that the range was significantly improved.

Thanks in advance. Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nobody??

Sturm78

[Clive Mortimore]

Hi Sturm

It has many features of the 10 cm sFH M14 or M14/19 but I have not seen that muzzle brake on one of these howitzers. The Hungarian 10.5 cm light howitzer M40 had a pepper pot muzzle brake but did not look like the gun in the photo.

[nuyt]

Well, Sturm, if you would buy for instance Kosar's Artillerie im 20n Jahrhundert, you would not have so many doubts
Kosar shows this weapon as the Hungarian 149mm Field Howitzer M14/39 or 15cm 14/39 M, very few deatils.
It appears the barrel cal is longer than the original M14, that was L14. The Hungarian upgrade also had a better range: 10,7 km to 8.0 km. I have read somehwere about these weapons, including the 1935 model, but I forgot where.

Just a thought. Bofors made similar holes in the barrel and as Mavag had close contact with Bofors (and therefore Krupp) the answer may be kept by Swedes.

[Sturm78]

Clive wrote
It has many features of the 10 cm sFH M14 or M14/19 but I have not seen that muzzle brake on one of these howitzers. The Hungarian 10.5 cm light howitzer M40 had a pepper pot muzzle brake but did not look like the gun in the photo.

Hi Clive,

I think this is not a 10cm weapon but rather a 15cm Skoda M14-16 modernized with a longer barrel and a muzzle break.
1914/35M or 1914/39M variant ??

Any information or/and images about these hungarian upgrades will be wellcome.

Thanks in advance. Sturm78

[Clive Mortimore]

Hi Sturm and Nuyt

Thanks guys.

[ain92]

Hello all.
I found information that 104th Hungarian armored train was armed with 8 cm 22M. field guns. Here's a photo:

However, there's no information in the Internet (including AHF) about such a gun. Maybe some Hungarian handbooks can help?
Thanks in advance.

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Can somebody identify this gun ?? According to Ebay photocaption, hungarian

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nobody ??

Sturm78

[Alanmccoubrey]

Sturm, it is definitely crewed by Hungarians and given the small size of the gun I'd guess it is their 8cm gun but I'll be damned if I can remember who made it unless it was Skoda.

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Can anyone identify the gun behind the Pavesi hungarian tractor??

Image from EBay
Sturm78

[karlik]

I think that this 105-mm gun 31M (Bofors) or 150-mm howitzer 31M (Bofors)

[Sturm78]

Thank you, karlik

Do you have any wartime image of the 105mm 31M (Bofors) gun or 150mm 31M (Bofors) howitzer in hungarian service ??

Regards Sturm78

[karlik]

Do you have any wartime image of the 105mm 31M (Bofors) gun or 150mm 31M (Bofors) howitzer in hungarian service ??

Hi!
unfortunately only these

[Sturm78]

Thank you, karlik. A pity the low quality of the images....

Regards Sturm78