http://www.schoene-aktien.de/OestrDaimler4.jpg
Do you see that little beauty?
As far as I know, this was the first armored car ever, developed by Austro-Daimler and shown to Emperor Franz-Joseph in 1904. While the car was pretty good, it scared the emperor's horses and thus he did not support it. This, plus the conservative staffs in both Germany and Austria-Hungary effectively made this project stillborn.
So, here a WI: WI Franz Joseph decides: "If it scares my horses, it will scare the enemy's horses in a war as well. So, let's build some and conduct some manoevers."
How do you think would this influence the developements of amored cars and later tanks?
Do you see that little beauty?
As far as I know, this was the first armored car ever, developed by Austro-Daimler and shown to Emperor Franz-Joseph in 1904. While the car was pretty good, it scared the emperor's horses and thus he did not support it. This, plus the conservative staffs in both Germany and Austria-Hungary effectively made this project stillborn.
So, here a WI: WI Franz Joseph decides: "If it scares my horses, it will scare the enemy's horses in a war as well. So, let's build some and conduct some manoevers."
How do you think would this influence the developements of amored cars and later tanks?