Nice post, but I doubt that the Austro-Hungarian would ever use 7.62x54mmR for ammunition since it was a Russian round. The more plausible rounds for that gun could either be 8x56mmR or maybe even 7.92x57mm. Or unless that 7.62x54mm you mentioned could be a newly developed round, which still does not make any sense with me at least.
the UK vz.39, Standard Light Machine Gun of the Austro-Hungarian Forces during the Second Great War.
Despite the nation's status as a minor power compared to its German and American Allies, Austria-Hungary was not idle between the wars, and took advantage of the post-war economic uptick in the 20's to engineer a new class of weapons as part of the nation's efforts to promote unity, as well as demonstrate that they were not solely reliant on patronage from the German Empire.
Inspired by the US "Barrel Roll Offensive" Austrian commanders determined that the bulky Schwarzlose Heavy Machine guns were unsuitable for wars of maneuver and by Mountain troops, and so began exploration of new tactics of mobile operations, giving rise to the fielding of light machine guns and other offensive weaponry.
Brno gun works, centered in Brno in the province of South Moravia, was one of the Empire's primary arsenals, and provided the army with a series of prototypical light machine guns, inspired by such weapons as the Danish Madsen and US Lewis guns, eventually developed the Vz.39, a box-fed 7.62x54 mm weapon that can be transported by a single infantryman, as well as being fitted to heavier direct-fire mounts or on vehicles.
the Weapon was an instant hit with the military, and was soon equipping many of the divisions at the Empire's disposal, as well as being exported to allies and client states of the Central powers.
Considering the Austrians were primarily fighting the Russians and the Serbians in GW1 (whom the Russians would be supplying) it stands to reason they would have captured quantities of Russian 7.62x54mmR ammunition, which would have been a massive upgrade from the 8x50mmR Mannlicher ammunition being used in their Mannlicher 1895 service rifle. The 8x56mmR ammuniton wasn't developed until the 1930's, so the pre-existing Russian round would have been reverse-engineered for adoption as a quicker solution to replace the woefully outdated Mannlicher round.Nice post, but I doubt that the Austro-Hungarian would ever use 7.62x54mmR for ammunition since it was a Russian round. The more plausible rounds for that gun could either be 8x56mmR or maybe even 7.92x57mm. Or unless that 7.62x54mm you mentioned could be a newly developed round, which still does not make any sense with me at least.
as for the F23 i alsways thought it would make a great jet conversion, the front engine bay can hold a nice load of guns, and then in the rear a single jet-engine (a bit like the saab 21R)View attachment 558639
A pair of Austro-Hungarian Fighters, Second Great War. Inspired by the work of S. Marlowski.
As the Central Powers were victorious, it stands to reason Anthony Fokker would have remained in German service, developing planes for the Luftwaffe and by extension the Austrians. IRL Austra-Hungary did have some indigenous aircraft development, with companies like Lohner designing prototypes during WWI, and one could foresee them retaining that ability following a Central Powers victory.