Strength of Bulgarian Artillery on 11 November 1885

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

Field Artillery

9cm guns Krupp M. 1873

16

18

18

48

4 973

9cm short range guns Krupp

30

30

30

27 503

8cm guns Krupp M. 1873

29

32

29

32

2 182

8cm short range guns Krupp

16

?

?

22 742

9 pdr steel guns M. 1867

51

24

52

52

11 264

9 pdr bronze guns M. 1867

28

4 pdr guns M. 1867

22

24

24

24

43 191

Mountain Artillery

3 pdr guns M. 1867

9

9

9

9

2 501

60mm guns Broadwell

9

5

5

5

13 054

45mm guns Whitworth

6

6

6

 

Fortress and Siege Artillery

24 pdr long guns M. 1867

17

7

7

10

18 146

24 pdr short guns M. 1867

4

4

6 inch mortars M. 1867

7

8

8

8

 

120mm guns Krupp L/25

3

2

?

2

 

10.66mm machine guns Nobel (six/ten barrels)

 

5

5

9

50 000

 

209

202

197

205

 

 

Remarks :

1. guns according with ANGELOV,  История на Българската артилерия, p. 64.

2. guns according with Войната на Сръбско-Българската и Турция 1885 год., p. 99.

3. guns according with История на Българската артилерия, pp. 35-36.

4. guns according with История на служба "Артилерийско въоръжение" в Българската армия 1878-1990 година, p. 45.

5. rounds according with ANGELOV, История на Българската артилерия, p. 64.

6. according with Konstantin Nikiforov, “Кратъкъ очеркъ...”, pp. 415-416, the Bulgarian Artillery had only 47 modern long range guns, 18 – 9cm guns Krupp M. 1873 and 29 – 8cm guns Krupp M. 1873.

Ammunition available for the Bulgarian Artillery on 11 September 1885