Batmobile WWI | Romfell Austro-Hungarian Armored Car

Before the First World War broke out in 1914, the Austro-Hungarian War Ministry had been offered several designs of armored vehicles, but all were declined. The Army did not even have armored trains in use when war was declared on Serbia in late July 1914. As the war dragged on, a desire arose among troops for some armored vehicles. On rare occasions, Austro-Hungarian troops also encountered Russian armored vehicles starting from the second half of 1915. In the same year, a new armored car was built in Budapest, although the War Ministry and Army Command were initially not involved. This car was the Romfell.
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An article by Leander
Narrated by Tony
Edited by Jim Zawacki

[@M.M.83-U]

The most elegant armoured car of WW1

[@s.31.l50]

Romfell got such a distinct shape, it’s beautiful

[@HanSolo__]

Changing Mercedes-Benz to FIAT makes me cringe.
Yeah I know it wasnt this way back then. 😉

[@scottyfox6376]

It's beautiful to me too. Anyway I have to line up now for my psych drugs before dinner or the institution will take away my tv time.

[@alanmellon8957]

Would love to see car companies to bring this style to main stream

[@fxlcovlxdimir]

Love how Austrio Hungarian army had always put a paper image with a big plus sign on a vehicle

[@shaheenal-asadi]

Really impressive vehicle for its time, also very aesthetically pleasing , great episode :)

[@TomasFunes-rt8rd]

Both the Austrians and the Germans had a splendid aesthetic, a gift to modelmakers, of making EVERYTHING look like "We are The Baddies!!" Whether it's the Albatross fighter or the Fokker Eindecker or the stick grenade or the A7V (we have the world's only one, here in Brisbane, Australia!!) or the MG-08, or... or THIS Reichsf*cker here !!!!

[@HanSolo__]

9:56 Mouse is da best!

[@mausonahouse_1239]

This gives me HUGE battlefield 1 vibes

[@shanepatrick4534]

Copper State Models makes an excellent 1/35th scale version of these.

[@SmartassX1]

Those later wheels looked more like cast iron than wood.

[@davinci3379]

What a beauty it is. Thank you for the video, i love ww1 machines :)

[@pechorin5842]

Love to see a Batman movie in the 1910s Vienna.

[@48917032]

How about a gritty remake of Die Fledermaus?

[@gillespriod5509]

so you assume never knocked out? a miracle if you count the years of service!

[@engineermerasmus2810]

The Austro-Hungariam empire was full of armoured vehicle plans, and yet none were beuilt due to the disintrest by the Austrian government

[@Mr.Meta98]

Armored cars does not suit well in mountain terrain tough

[@stoneylonesome4062]

@@Mr.Meta98 They should’ve used a Citroën-Kegrésse system.

[@TheYeti308]

Nothing like the old school. !

[@puppetguy8726]

A Batman film set in the 1920s would be cool

[@BufusTurbo92]

IT'S PRONOUNCED ISOTTA FRASKINI, GODDAMNIT

[@stoneylonesome4062]

Yes it bugs me even Euros get it wrong. Isotta Fraschini was a lot like Hispano-Suiza or Rolls-Royce, Packard, Daimler-Benz. Ultra-luxury vehicles and military equipment.

[@firefox3187]

Copper state models do a great model kit for this armours car and some others also.

[@nor0845]

Swoopy…….😎

[@sillygoblin0156]

Did he just say that thing had an anchor.

[@L.P.1987]

BF1 CAPORETTO flashbacks

[@jamesedwardzerrudo4522]

can you please have a video of GKN simba please?

[@kampfgruppepeiper501]

Edited by ya boy jimmy

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I'm batman🦇! 😂

[@ryanmaria2882]

First

[@randyhavard6084]

Good video, bad title. Not a batmobile would be more appropriate.

[@sensationaltko3013]

There are claims that there were two. With several dozen being built later. But its likely it was just the same car on a different chassis like you said. And there is no evidence of any more being built.

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[@konasteph]

can't you find a speaker who pronounces German, English, and Serbo Kroat etc. words and names correctly?

[@blasekiller9733]

I dont think TE has the money to hire mr. Worldwide

[@NathanDudani]

cOrReCtLy

[@georgecristiancripcia4819]

I dont like the narrator voice

[@NathanDudani]

Don't listen then