War establishment of the Bulgarian QF
field artillery in 1908
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Battery |
Men |
Horses |
Carts |
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Fighting unit |
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Battery commander |
1 |
1 |
6 ammunition wagons |
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Platoon commanders – subaltern officers |
2 |
2 |
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Gun commanders – junior NCOs |
4 |
4 |
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Ammunition wagons commanders – junior NCOs |
6 |
6 |
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Gunners |
12 |
− |
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Ammunition wagon servants |
18 |
18 |
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Drivers for the guns |
12 |
24 |
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Drivers for the ammunition wagon |
18 |
36 |
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First supply echelon commander – senior NCO |
1 |
1 |
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Trumpeter |
1 |
1 |
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Orderlies – junior NCOs |
3 |
3 |
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Scouts – junior NCOs |
3 |
3 |
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Observers – senior NCOs |
2 |
2 |
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Signallers-telephonist |
junior NCOs |
2 |
2 |
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|
gunners |
9 |
− |
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Total |
92 |
83 |
6 |
|
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Battery Reserve |
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Feldwebel |
1 |
1 |
6 ammunition wagons 1 field forge 1 entrenching tools cart |
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Battery reserve commander – park senior NCO |
1 |
1 |
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Ammunition wagons commanders – junior NCOs |
6 |
6 |
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Drivers for the ammunition wagon |
18 |
36 |
||
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Ammunition wagon servants |
18 |
− |
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Trumpeter |
1 |
1 |
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Horse keeper – senior NCO |
1 |
1 |
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Platoons senior NCOs |
2 |
2 |
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Drivers for the field forge |
1 |
2 |
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Drivers for the entrenching tools cart |
1 |
2 |
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Blacksmiths |
2 |
1 |
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Saddle-makers |
2 |
1 |
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Artillery master – feldwebel |
1 |
1 |
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Locksmith – senior NCO |
1 |
− |
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Medical NCO |
1 |
1 |
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Medical gunners |
4 |
− |
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Veterinary NCO |
1 |
1 |
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Reserve gunners |
10 |
|
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Reserve drivers |
20 |
|
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Reserve horses |
|
16 |
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Total |
92 |
73 |
8 |
|
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Transport Train |
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Transport train commander – senior NCO |
1 |
1 |
1 field kitchen 1 food supply cart 6 forage carts 1 officers’ baggage cart |
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Locksmith – junior NCO |
1 |
− |
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Forgers |
2 |
2 |
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Provisioners |
2 |
1 |
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Cooks |
2 |
− |
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Artisan miner |
1 |
− |
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Carpenter |
1 |
− |
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Servants for the forage carts |
3 |
− |
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Batmen for the officers |
3 |
− |
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Drivers for the transport carts |
9 |
18 |
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Butcher |
1 |
− |
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Total |
26 |
22 |
9 |
|
|
Grand total |
210 |
178 |
23 |
|
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Artillery Division |
Men |
Horses |
Carts |
|
Fighting unit |
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Head of the Artillery division |
1 |
1 |
1 food supply cart 1 field chancellery cart |
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Scout officer – captain or 1st lieutenant |
1 |
1 |
|
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Adjutant – 2nd lieutenant |
1 |
1 |
|
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Trumpeter – junior NCO |
1 |
1 |
|
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Orderly |
1 |
1 |
|
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Spare carriage commander |
1 |
1 |
|
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Drivers for the spare carriage |
3 |
6 |
|
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Servants for the spare carriage |
3 |
− |
|
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Driver for the field chancellery cart |
1 |
2 |
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Driver for the food supply cart |
1 |
2 |
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Batmen for the officers |
3 |
− |
|
|
Total |
17 |
16 |
2 |