Polish Army Weapons, Poland

3. The sword is the oldest historic bladed weapon.It
was necessary at the ceremonies of coronation and
knighting.Characterized by a simple handle(I),
usually double-edged and long hilt(II). Swords were
used unil the 16th century.

4. It is the coronation sword of Polish kings, one of the most
valuable relics. Szczerbiec was built probably in Poland at the
end of the 12th century. Szczerbiec was jagged when King
Boleslaw the Brave hit with the sword the Golden Gate of Kiev
in 1018 while entering.

5. On 15th July 1410 there was the biggest battle of medieval
Europe between the Teutonic Order and the combined forces of
the Polish and Lithuanian. Two naked swords were transferred
to the King of Poland and Grand Duke
of Lithuania by the heralds of the Grand
Master of the Teutonic Order Ulrich
von Jungingen. Handing swords
was a symbolic excuse to start
the Battle of Grunwald.

6. It is a blunt weapon consisting of
a wooden shaft to which a chain,
a rope or a strap with a ram is
attached. It is usedfor hitting the
oponent.

7. One of the oldest shooting weapons. A bow
consists of an elastic shaft and links between
the two ends of the rod called a chord. An
arrow is a projectile.

9. Hussars were created in 1503 and they fought the last battle in
1702. The most beautiful and most dangerous cavalry in history.
Undefeated for 125 years, spreading fear and panic in the ranks
of the enemy. Victorious even on fivefold stronger enemies.

10. It was fought on 12 September 1683 by and between the armies
of Polish-Austrian-German and the army of the Ottoman
Empire. It ended with the defeat of the Ottomans, who has gone
to the defensive and no longer posed a threat to Christian
Europe. Allied German-Moldovan cavalry stopped their horses
to admire the power of the
attacking Polish Hussars
under the command of the
Polish King – Jan III Sobieski.

11. A lance is a basic weapon of Polish Hussars.
It was a long stick ended with a metal blade.
The lance was 6,2m of length. It was also
very ecpensive, bought by the king not
Hussars. In 1660 a single hit of the hussar
lance broke down 6 Russian infantymen.

12. Wings were designed to intimidate the
opponents’ horses and cause fear in the
enemy units. They were made of
feathers of eagle and hawk.

13. Horses were so high, rugged and fast that after a long march and
carring on the back approximately the rider and 100 kg of
equpment and weapons they could go straight away to a battle,
hit the galop and break the oponent’s lines. A horse cost the
equivalent of one village, and selling a horse abroad was
punished by death.

15. The Polish submarine that was able to dip to the depth of 100 meters.
ORP Eagle took part in the initial period of World War II, then interned in
the Estonian capital, managed to escape and break into the UK without
navigation and maps. It was lost with all the crew during a patrol in late
May and June 1940.

17. 5.56 mm assault carbine mod. 96 - Polish enabling automatic
rifle fire shooting single, series or continuous fire. Max range of
600m. It is a weapon of duty, reliable, durable and resistant to
unfavorable environmental conditions.

18. Our armz has 570 Rosmak in seven
versions.From the simplest, designed for the
transportation of soldiers, bz fighting until
the specially prepered for our troops in
Afghanistan, the vehicles used for medical
evacuation and conducting reconnaissance.

19. Heavy combat helicopter. The task of the Mi-24 is
air support and transport up to eight soldiers in the
cargo area. The main weapon is a machine gun
JaKB-12, 7 caliber 12.7 mm placed in the bow of
the helicopter. Suspended weapons are: anti-tank
missiles, rockets, bombs and bunkers shooting.