Ammunition captured by the Bulgarian Army in 1915-18

 

 

 

Calibre

Serbia

Romania

Greece

Russia

UK

France

Consumed

Remaining

“Russian” torpedo shells

23cm

300

 

 

 

 

 

169

131

Cast iron shells

21cm

 

820

 

 

 

 

507

313

Steel shells

21cm

 

100

 

 

 

 

1

99

Shrapnel

21cm

 

400

 

 

 

 

43

357

H.E. shells

21cm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150

Cast iron shells

17cm

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

Steel shells

17cm

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

Shrapnel

17cm

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

“Russian” torpedo shells

15cm

 

 

 

952

 

 

29

923

H.E. shells

15cm

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

44

Shrapnel cartridges (naval)

15cm

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

Torpedo shells (airplane bombs)

15cm

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

40

Cast iron shells (various models)

15cm

195

313

6

 

 

 

 

514

Armour-piercing shells

15cm

179

397

 

 

 

 

 

576

Torpedo shells

15cm

87

 

2

 

 

 

 

89

H.E. shells

15cm

20

69

 

 

 

 

 

89

Steel shells

15cm

 

223

18

 

 

 

 

241

Shrapnel

15cm

777

1230

24

 

 

 

478

1523

“Russian” torpedo shells

12cm

 

 

 

897

 

 

 

857

Cast iron shells (various models)

12cm

3933

2848

180

 

 

 

 

6961

Torpedo shells (various models)

12cm

1086

2250

250

 

 

 

 

3586

H.E. shells (various models)

12cm

 

620

 

 

 

 

 

620

Steel shells

12cm

 

80

16

 

 

 

 

96

Armour-piercing shells (various models)

12cm

1384

80

 

 

 

 

990

474

Shrapnel

12cm

1806

5030

900

45

 

 

 

7781

Unfinished shell cartridges

12cm

 

1500

 

 

 

 

 

1500

Unfinished shrapnel cartridges

12cm

 

1550

 

 

 

 

 

1550

Cast iron shells

10,5cm

 

1640

 

 

 

 

 

1640

H.E. shells

10,5cm

 

54

 

 

 

 

 

54

Armour-piercing shells

10,5cm

 

820

 

 

 

 

 

820

Torpedo shells

10,5cm

 

229

 

 

 

 

 

229

Shrapnel (various models)

10,5cm

 

1937

 

 

 

 

 

1937

Shells (various models)

10cm

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

Shrapnel (various models)

10cm

726

 

 

 

 

 

 

726

Cast iron shells

8,7cm

2054

1408

3819

 

 

 

2850

4431

H.E. shells

8,7cm

572

 

 

 

 

 

 

572

Cast iron shells

8cm

24897

 

 

 

 

 

18663

6234

Shrapnel

8cm

28177

 

 

 

 

 

10054

18123

H.E. shells

7,5cm

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

51

Shrapnel with French fuze

7,5cm

1950

 

 

 

 

 

 

1950

Cast iron shells

7,5cm

2558

1909

1265

 

 

 

 

5732

Old type shrapnel

7,5cm

3379

3686

366

 

 

 

 

7431

Shrapnel mod. 1913

7,5cm

503

1830

 

 

 

 

 

2333

Cast iron shells…¹

7,5cm

460

 

 

 

 

 

 

460

Common cast iron shells

6cm

900

 

 

 

 

 

 

900

Lead-coated cast iron shells

149mm

4579

 

 

 

 

 

 

4579

Lead-coated cast iron shells

149mm

1140

 

 

 

 

 

 

1140

Cast iron shell with lead… ¹

15cm

640

 

 

 

 

 

 

640

Lead-coated cast iron shells

12cm

3200

 

 

 

 

 

 

3200

Lead-coated cast iron shells

12cm

560

 

 

 

 

 

 

560

Lead-coated cast iron shells

9cm

3200

 

 

 

 

 

 

3200

Cast iron shells with lead-coated…¹

9cm

1200

 

 

 

 

 

 

1200

Cast iron shells with lead…¹

12cm

8700

 

 

 

 

 

 

8700

Cast iron shells with lead…¹

8cm

15700

 

 

 

 

 

 

15700

Cast iron shell  with lead covering

10cm

1160

 

 

 

 

 

 

1160

Cast iron shells

10cm

750

 

 

 

 

 

 

750

Lead-coated cast iron shells

8,7cm

4900

 

 

 

 

 

 

4900

Lead-coated cast iron shells

6cm

2700

 

 

 

 

 

 

2700

Various…¹

6cm

4500

 

 

 

 

 

 

4500

75mm QF field guns

 

H.E. shell cartridges

75mm

120882

1577

5882

 

 

 

84577

53764

Shrapnel cartridges

75mm

50596

7615

2758

 

 

2987

49597

14349

Universal shell cartridges

75mm

 

25630

 

 

 

 

8810

16820

Armour-piercing shell cartridges

75mm

12924

 

 

 

 

 

10366

2558

Various shells

75mm

46760

 

 

 

 

 

3393

43277

75mm QF mountain guns

 

H.E. shell cartridges

75mm

9953

 

 

 

 

 

 

9953

70mm QF mountain guns

 

Shrapnel

70mm

1358

 

 

 

 

 

 

1358

Shrapnel without cartridges cases

70mm

4000

 

 

 

 

 

 

4000

75mm QF mountain gun Danglis

 

Shrapnel cartridges

75mm

 

 

4888

 

 

 

2390

2498

H.E. shell cartridges

75mm

 

 

1097

 

 

 

722

375

57mm QF turret guns

 

Various cartridges

57mm

 

1538

 

 

 

 

 

1538

53mm QF Romanian guns

 

Shell cartridges

53mm

 

33576

 

 

 

 

16384

17192

Case shot cartridges

53mm

 

11594

 

 

 

 

7086

4508

Shells without cartridge cases

53mm

 

19300

 

 

 

 

 

19300

37mm QF Romanian guns

 

H.E. shell cartridges

37mm

 

12472

 

 

 

 

3012

9460

Shrapnel cartridges

37mm

 

6248

 

 

 

 

1780

4468

7.62cm QF Russian field guns

 

Various cartridges

7,62cm

 

 

 

670

 

 

 

670

Various shrapnel

7,62cm

 

 

 

560

 

 

 

560

8cm QF English guns

8cm

 

 

 

 

366

 

 

366

Shrapnel cartridges

37mm

 

12472

 

 

 

 

3012

9460

10.5cm QF Romanian howitzers

 

Universal shell cartridges

10,5cm

 

3455

 

 

 

 

3045

410

H.E. shell cartridges

10,5cm

 

200

 

 

 

 

22

178

Shells of various types

 

 

1702

 

 

 

 

 

1702

 

¹ further indications are not legible