Strength of Bulgarian Fortress Artillery on 1 September 1912

 

 

 

 

groups

batteries

pieces

Sofiyski Fortress Battalion

            a] heavy siege unit

150mm guns Krupp L/30

1

2

8

120mm guns Krupp L/30

1

2

6

120mm guns Krupp L/25

1

2

6

57mm QF guns Gruson M. 1892

1

2

4

            b] light siege unit

150mm howitzers Schneider L/12

1

3

12

120mm guns Schneider L/28

1

3

12

            c] field guns

75mm guns Krupp M. 1886

1

5

30

            d] guns in mobile armour housing

57mm QF guns Gruson M. 1892

1

4

8

            d] Machine-guns section

ten-barell Nobel machine-guns

=

=

1

six-barell Nobel machine-guns

=

=

1

 

Shumenski Fortress Battalion

            a] heavy siege unit

150mm guns Krupp L/30

1

2

6

120mm guns Krupp L/30

1

2

6

            b] light siege unit

150mm howitzers Schneider L/12

1

3

12

120mm guns Schneider L/28

1

3

12

            c] field guns

75mm guns Krupp M. 1886

=

5

30

            d] guns in mobile armour housing

57mm QF guns Gruson M. 1892

=

5

10

 

Vidinski Fortress Battalion

            a] light siege unit

152mm long guns M. 1867

1

2

8

152mm short guns M. 1867

1

3

9

            b] mortars

152mm mortars M. 1867

=

3

12

            c] field guns

106.7mm steel and bronze guns M. 1867

=

8

48

            d] guns in mobile armour housing

57mm QF guns Gruson M. 1892

=

4

8

            e] Machine-guns

ten-barell Nobel machine-guns

 

1

4

six-barell Nobel machine-guns

 

1

3

 

Sources :

-         Войната между България и Турция 1912 - 1913 г. том I (Подготовка на войната), pp. 97-98;

-         Войната между България и Турция 1912 - 1913 г. том V - книга първа (Операциите около Одринската крепостъ), p. 280;

-         Войната между България и другите балкански държави презъ 1913 г. - том I (Причините и подготовката на войната и военните действия до 21-и юний), pp. 261-262.