I wanted to share some of the interesting weapons I would like to see added to the game for certain nations, starting with Hungary. Some of these weapons appear in my old faction tech tree proposals.
Also, some of these weapons are very experimental and were never produced in any meaningful numbers. However, since weapons like that have already been added to the game I think these are worth sharing.
Hungarian Guns
SMGs:
- Danuvia 44M
- Trial submachine gun made in Budapest at the end of 1944.
- Sig MKMS
- Developed in 1935, Its unknown how many swiss SIG-MKMS weapons were used by the Hungarian army. Archive footage exists of a Hungarian soldier using the weapon during a 1938 military excercise.
- Kiraly 39/A.M
- A modification of the Kiraly 39 with a folding stock for use by paratroopers, designed in 1941 and produced in 1943. Proved to still be difficult to handle for paratroopers. Production numbers unknown.
- Kiraly 36M
- Experimental 1936 smg cast in aluminum. Chambered in 9x25mm like the other kiraly smgs. Said to use 10 and 30 round magazines. Not much else is known.
- BSA-Kiraly (short)
- 1938 or 39 smg developed by Kiraly and sparked interest by the british. A few prototypes were made, one with a long barrel and one with a short barrel. The gun was not adopted by the British, and was refined in Hungary into the 39M.
- BSA-Kiraly (long)
- Frommer AR
- Automatic rifle developed by Rudolf Frommer in 1908. Trialed by the austro-hungarian but not adopted. Chambered in 7.92x57mm mauser with a long recoil mechanism.
Rifles:
- 31M
- Powerful 8x56mmR, could freeze in the cold, one of the first straight-pull rifles, developed after WW1, 5 round internal magazine
- 35M
- 8.5mmR, lengthened barrel, simplified and interchangable bolt, replaced the 31M after only a few years of service in the Hungarian army
- 43M
- 35M rechambered in the german 7.62x57 rifle cartidge. Further modified for german bayonets and 5-round charger clips.
(Very similar to 35M)
- 33M
- Slightly modified 31M trial rifle, with cold temperatures in mind. An intermediary between the 31M and 35M rifles.
- Frommer FEG
- Prototype gas-operated semi-automatic rifle patented by Rudolf Frommer and manufactored in Hungary. Only 1 is known to have been made. Had to have been designed in interwar period, Frommer died in 1936.
- Frommer SLR
- Experimental self-loading rifle from Rudolf Frommer somewhere between 1905-1908. Long-recoil action, 5 round internal magazine fed by stripper clips.
- Tatarack P14
- 1913 design by hungarian Edmund Tatarek, a modified P13 Enfield rifle in an attempt to convert it to semi-automatic. Tested by the British in 1913. All information is not confirmed.
LMGs:
- Solothurn 31M
- In 1931 Hungary purchased 2,000-3,000 Swiss Solothurn light machine guns as well as the license to produce them, these guns were rechambered to 8x56mm.
(Nearly identical to Solothurn 31M from what I can tell)
- Solothurn 43M
- In 1943 Hungary converted 31M guns into 7.92x57mm Mauser. This change increased the muzzle velocity but reduced the rate of fire. Manufacturing of this weapon continued in Budapest even as the Red Army surrounded the city.
- Gebauer 1934M
- Multi-purpose machine gun developed in 1934, used on various aircraft. Featured a 100 round magazine and could function similar to the vickers paratrooper squad currently in the game.
- Skoda M1909
- Austro-Hungarian machine gun produced between 1909-1917. Using during the first world war, compared poorly to the maxim machine gun.
(picture is Swiss ke-7)
- Kiraly 1935
- An experimental light machine gun that looks very similar to a Swiss ke-7. The internal components of the Kiraly lmg is much more complicated than that of the ke-7. Likely designed in 1935 or earlier, not much else it known.
AT:
- Solothurn S-18/100
- In 1936 Hungary bought the license to produce Solothurn S-18/100 anti-tank guns. Powerful semi-automatic 20mm anti-tank rifle with a 5 round internal magazine. Production continued until 1943, some guns were put on tanks and motorcycles.
- 44M 60mm
- After the invention of the bazooka, developed in 1943, produced in 1944, Hungary attempted to make its own portable anti-tank rocket launcher. It looks similar to a German panzershrek, but is not the same thing. Production numbers unknown.
This gun was the same as the 34.M, but slightly modified for tank use. The 100-round drum magazine was retained. This gun was also called 34.AM. It was chambered for the 8x56R 31.M ammo. Both single or twin configurations were used in tanks. Among other Armored Tanks, this gun was utilized in the Fiat Ansaldo light tanks, Csaba armored vehicles and Toldi tanks. After 1942 it was also used on gunboats and patrol boats. The 34/37.M’s were also used for air defense on the boats, so these guns were equipped with large round anti-airplane sights.
Manufactured by Armeria San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic, 1950-61
The Modelo 2 was adopted by the Dominican Army and the National Police in 1950. For marketing purposes the Trujillo government organized the Fair of La PAz in 1954. These arms were offered for export to the military delegations attending the exhibitions of Dominican Arms. The first export order of 1500 guns came from the government of dictator Red Gustavo Pinilla of Colombia. These carbines were popular in Central America, the pre-Castro Cuban government was the largest purchaser of Cristóbal Arms. A semiautomatic only version with a single trigger called Modelo 2M was also offered.
