Powered by a 225hp Austro-Daimler engine, the Va.253 featured, in many cases like it's predecessors, a Scharwzlose machine-gun buried into the mouth of the fuselage making it unaccessible to the pilot. However, some pilots prefered the traditional synchronistaion gear system because it gave some problems, specially when jammed or when the synchronisation gear failed. In fact, in the latest variants of the 253, the machine-gun was relocated to the top of the fuselage just like their German counterparts. This created a problem with the machine-gun released oil, which could interfere with the aiming system.
Under Austro-Hungarian command it proved to be popular, robust, effective and maneouvrable and was highly liked by their pilots.
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