Morar Andrei Posted 7 October , 2017 Share Posted 7 October , 2017 I've seen this image on the internet and reminded me about armored vehicles were used by both sides during the battle of Mărăști, Mărășești and Oituz. What model is this armored car? Is it captured, received during the French Military Mission or from other source? Thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 8 October , 2017 Author Share Posted 8 October , 2017 Someone suggested that it could be an Austin, but I know that these armored vehicles gad two turrets, and this one has one, centrally placed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 8 October , 2017 Share Posted 8 October , 2017 Borrowed this image of an Austin Armoured Car from the Military Motors topic there are similarities but I am not convinced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 9 October , 2017 Author Share Posted 9 October , 2017 The body might look like an Austin, and Romania also used a third generation Austin on battle, but it is strange that this vehicle has only one centrally placed turret, instead of two on the sides. Is this possibly o russian/romanian modification to the vehicle? Because the body of the vehicle looks typical for the Austin armored cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 9 October , 2017 Share Posted 9 October , 2017 Here's amother view of an Austin Armoured Car (again borowed from the Military Motors topic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 9 October , 2017 Author Share Posted 9 October , 2017 I yried to represent the vehicle from the picture. Sorry if the drawing is not very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 10 October , 2017 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2017 The chassis looks like an Austin, but as I said, it has only one central turret. Is that possible to be a modified vehicle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 11 October , 2017 Share Posted 11 October , 2017 It's a Russian Hotchkiss Izhorskiye Armoured car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 11 October , 2017 Share Posted 11 October , 2017 Source of above image Amorama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assafx Posted 11 October , 2017 Share Posted 11 October , 2017 well done. btw the sixth image from above, is the same one that was posted in tge first post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 13 October , 2017 Author Share Posted 13 October , 2017 Thank you very much! I'm very curious what happened to the vehicle after this photo was taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieBris Posted 14 October , 2017 Share Posted 14 October , 2017 There were only two Hotchkiss Izhorski armoured cars built. Both were captured by the Germans in 1917. One of them was repaired and appeared in Munich in 1919 with the Freicorps unit Kokampf 115 named "Lotta". Regards, Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 14 October , 2017 Author Share Posted 14 October , 2017 Very interesting to find out, but did the other vehicle get on the Romanian Army and then being captured by the germans? Sorry that I need to correct you, but "Lotta" was captured in Vilnius in 1915, but you are right with the rest of the information. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 1 November , 2017 Author Share Posted 1 November , 2017 If that Hotchkiss armored car was not captured in Romania (both built have been captured in 1915), what other cars did Romania use? I surely know about a 3rd series Austin, and maybe some french cars. Anything to complete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 22 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 22 February , 2018 This time, I found another one. This is an Austin, used by the Romanian units, called "Marasesti". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 23 March , 2018 Author Share Posted 23 March , 2018 And some other armoured cars, together with some text about. I can help translating if needed. The second picture, containing the only prototype of this armoured car, was done on the streets of Budapest in 1919, from what I found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 25 May , 2018 Author Share Posted 25 May , 2018 (edited) I made photo on my last visit at the National Military Museum. Except for the Renault Ft17 tank, can anyone help me recognise the vehicles, and maybe give me some information about them? Sorry for the quality of the photo if it's not very good... Edited 25 May , 2018 by Morar Andrei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 27 May , 2018 Author Share Posted 27 May , 2018 Is my photo clear enaugh for a possible identification of the two armoured car models, next to the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyH Posted 27 May , 2018 Share Posted 27 May , 2018 They both look like 'Model T' Fords. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 27 May , 2018 Author Share Posted 27 May , 2018 Thanks. This raises tge question: why and how woulx the Romanian army use such vehicles, apparently unarmed and without armour? I think that I am missing something. At least one of them lookd to have something like a machinegun mounted. Can anyone explain me plase about yhe use of Ford Model T cars in the Romanian army during the Great War? Thank you in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morar Andrei Posted 29 May , 2018 Author Share Posted 29 May , 2018 And what about this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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