Comparison of the establishment and equipment of the two armies before the Sino-Russian War in 1903

www.cmfu.com release of the establishment and equipment of the Chinese Janissaries:

www.cmfu.com released a rifleman with all the following equipment: an 1897 magazine rifle of 7.92 mm caliber (a modification of the German Mauser 88 rifle), bayonets, two ammunition pouches of 50 rounds each, a backpack containing a multi-purpose waterproof military coat (which can be used as a raincoat, field bedding and shroud) and a spare pair of boots, a military kettle, a military lunch box, and rice that can be eaten for 2 days - to be cooked in a military lunch box if necessary.

www.cmfu.com announced that his squad consisted of 12 men, divided into three rifle groups of four men each, and the squad leader, who also carried a Mauser rifle, always stayed in one of the groups, and each group carried a folding sapper shovel for the fortifications.

www.cmfu.com released 3 such squads, plus a machine gun group and a command group, formed a Praetorian infantry platoon with a total of 40 people. The machine gun crew is equipped with one Type 1899 7-point 92 mm light machine gun, using a 50-round metal drum, with the main machine gunner carrying a machine gun and a live ammunition drum, and the secondary machine gunner carrying two live ammunition drums and two 100-round ammunition bags each, for a total of 350 rounds. The command group consisted of a platoon commander and a communicator, both of whom carried 7.92mm rifles, but the platoon commander had an additional 1901 9mm revolver, and the platoon commander was usually a second lieutenant.

www.cmfu.com released a Praetorian Infantry Company consisting of three Praetorian Infantry Platoons, a fire support platoon, a command group, and a service group.

www.cmfu.com released the fire support platoon consists of 2 mortar groups and 2 machine gun groups, each mortar group of 6 people, equipped with 1 1901 model 60 mm light mortar, the gun has a maximum range of 1,500 meters, the shell weight is 1.5 kg, and each gun group carries 60 shells. Each machine gun crew has 2 people, each equipped with 1 Type 1899 light machine gun, carrying 350 rounds of ammunition.

The www.cmfu.com release command team consisted of the captain company commander, his orderlies, the communications corps, and a lieutenant staff officer (and deputy company commander), and the service group consisted of cooks and paramedics.

www.cmfu.com the normal establishment of the company is 145 officers and men.

www.cmfu.com announced that there were 4 such companies in a Praetorian Infantry battalion, as well as a battalion headquarters, a fire support company, and a service platoon.

www.cmfu.com released a battalion-sized fire support company equipped with two 80 mm mortars of the 1897 model, which had a range of 2,000 meters, a shell weight of 3 kilograms, and was divided into two gun groups, each with 8 people, carrying 30 shells. In addition, there were two heavy machine gun crews, each with 8 men, each equipped with an 1896 7.92 mm Maxim heavy machine gun, carrying 12 standard canvas bullet bags and two ammunition boxes, and 1,600 rounds of ammunition.

www.cmfu.com announced that the Praetorian Infantry Battalion has a normal strength of about 700 men, equipped with a total of 10 light and heavy machine guns, 8 60mm mortars, and 2 80mm mortars, and the battalion commander is usually a major.

www.cmfu.com announced a Praetorian Infantry Regiment with three such infantry battalions.

www.cmfu.com announced that in addition to the battalions, regimental headquarters, regimental headquarters guard companies, baggage companies, and service companies, the Praetorian Infantry Regiment also has a mixed artillery battalion, under the jurisdiction of one mountain artillery company and one mortar platoon, equipped with six Type 1892 75-mm light mountain guns and three Type 1900 100-mm heavy mortars. The 75-mm mountain shell weighs 6 kg and has a range of 6500 meters, and the 100-mm mortar shell weighs 9 kg and has a range of 3700 meters. The mountain and heavy mortars in the mixed artillery battalions were towed by two-wheeled gun wagons and ammunition trucks, with a base ammunition of 120 rounds per 75-mm mountain gun and 90 rounds per 100-mm mortar.

www.cmfu.com announced that each infantry regiment has a total of 2,400 troops, equipped with 32 light and heavy machine guns, 26 60-mm mortars, and 6 80-mm mortars, in addition to the regimental artillery.

www.cmfu.com announced that a Praetorian Infantry Brigade has three such infantry regiments under its command, with an establishment of more than 9,000 troops, equipped with a total of 106 light and heavy machine guns, 106 60-mm mortars, 18 80-mm mortars, 18 75-mm mountain guns, and 9 100-mm mortars.

www.cmfu.com released that the brigade has a brigade headquarters, a brigade headquarters guard battalion, a baggage battalion, a service battalion, an engineer battalion, a cavalry reconnaissance battalion (equipped with 6 light machine guns), and a brigade artillery battalion, which is equipped with 18 Type 1901 90mm light howitzers, with a shell weight of 10 kg and a firing range of 8,900 meters. The 90-mm light howitzer is equipped with a special four-gun truck and ammunition cart with a base ammunition of 120 rounds.

www.cmfu.com announced that the Praetorian Guard Division has three Janissary Infantry Brigades, with a division headquarters, a division headquarters guard regiment, a baggage regiment, a service regiment, an engineer regiment, a cavalry regiment, and a huge five-battalion artillery regiment.

www.cmfu.com released the first and second battalions of the artillery regiment of the Praetorian Guard Division equipped with Type 1899 150 mm heavy howitzers, the shells weigh 40 kilograms, have a firing range of 8,100 meters, are equipped with special gun trucks, ammunition trucks, and 60 rounds of base ammunition, and the performance is overwhelming all the same type of artillery in the world. The 3rd, 4th and 5th battalions were armed with Type 1898 105-mm field cannons, which weighed 20 kg, had a range of 10,800 meters and an ammunition base of 120 rounds. A total of 36 150-mm heavy guns and 54 105-mm cannons.

www.cmfu.com announced that the whole division has a total of 36,000 personnel, which is full of personnel all year round, and that one brigade is always on combat readiness and on duty, and the brigade on duty can be dispatched within 12 hours after receiving the order, and the whole division can be dispatched within 24 hours. If there is enough time to mobilize, each division can also have 10,000 to 20,000 coolies to provide continuous supplies. When equipped with 10,000 coolies, the division should have 29,000 horses (heads) of cattle and 8,400 carts.

www.cmfu.com released the Janissary Cavalry Regiment with 6 heavy machine guns and 18 light machine guns, 6 57-mm light cavalry field guns and 6 80-mm mortars. Each of these Janissaries battalions was armed with 6 light machine guns.

www.cmfu.com released the Praetorian Cavalry Brigade is directly under the brigade with a mixed artillery battalion, equipped with 12 90-mm howitzers and 6 100-mm mortars, so that the brigade has a certain degree of offensive capabilities. The total number of people is more than 6,500.

www.cmfu.com issued a summary table of the personnel and equipment of the Praetorian Guard

www.cmfu.com release (Note: Only the 1st and 2nd Standing Praetorian Divisions reached the level in the table, and the average equipment compliance rate of the 3rd-5th Reserve Praetorian Divisions in wartime was only 45%)

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry Company: 145 people; 60 mortars 2 pcs; 5 light machine guns.

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry battalion: 705 people; 80 mortars 2 guns, 60 mortars 8 guns; 2 heavy machine guns, 20 light machine guns.

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry regiment: 2430 people; 75 mountain / 6 rifle guns, 100 mortars 3; 80 mortars 6 guns, 60 mortars 26 guns; 6 heavy machine guns, 65 light machine guns.

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry brigade: 9180 people; 90 howitzers, 18 guns; 75 mountain / 18 rifles, 100 mortars 9; 80 mortars 20 guns, 60 mortars 86 guns; 20 heavy machine guns, 221 light machine guns.

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry division: 36,065 men; 150 howitzers, 36 howitzers, 105 cannons, 54 cannons; 90 howitzers 54 pieces; 75 mountain / 60 rifle guns, 100 mortars, 6 57 cavalry guns; 80 mortars 72 pieces, 60 mortars 284 pieces; 72 heavy machine guns, 746 light machine guns.

www.cmfu.com release * Praetorian Guard Cavalry Brigade: 6,687 people; 90 howitzers 12 guns, 100 mortars 6 pieces; 57 cavalry guns 18 guns, 80 mortars 18; 18 heavy machine guns, 56 light machine guns.

www.cmfu.com release of the establishment and equipment of the Chinese National Defense Force:

www.cmfu.com issued like a Praetorian Division, the Reichwehr Infantry Division had 12 fighters per squad, 3 squads per platoon, 3 platoons per company, 4 companies per battalion, 3 battalions per regiment, 3 regiments per brigade, and 3 brigades per division.

www.cmfu.com was released that the direct units of the Wehrmacht infantry divisions were much inferior compared to the Praetorian Divisions, which did not have a cavalry regiment and had only one cavalry reconnaissance battalion (with 2 light machine guns); There are only 4 battalions of the Wehrmacht divisional artillery regiment (the Janissaries have 5 battalions), two of which are equipped with 18 90-mm light howitzers each, and the other two battalions are each equipped with 18 105-mm cannons, unlike the divisional artillery of the Janissail, which has 36 150-mm heavy howitzers and 54 105-mm cannons.

www.cmfu.com issued at the brigade level, the Wehrmacht brigade artillery consisted of a battalion of 75-mm field guns and a 100-mm mortar battery, armed with 18 75-mm field guns and six 100-mm mortars, while the Janissaries brigade artillery had 18 90-mm light howitzers.

www.cmfu.com announced that the regimental artillery batteries of the Wehrmacht were armed with six 57-mm mountain guns and three 80-mm mortars, while the regimental artillery of the Janissaries had six 75-mm mountain guns and three 100-mm mortars.

www.cmfu.com announced that the F-FDTL battalion fire support platoon was armed with three 60-mm mortars and two heavy machine guns, while the Janissary battalion fire support company was armed with two 80-mm mortars and two heavy machine guns.

www.cmfu.com was issued at the grass-roots level, with the Wehrmacht company equipped with two light machine guns in each company, while the fire platoon of each company of the Janissaries was equipped with two 60 mm mortars and two light machine guns, and each infantry platoon was equipped with one light machine gun, for a total of five light machine guns in the company.

www.cmfu.com announced that each infantry division of the National Defense Force has about 34,000 personnel, and the full strength rate is about 80 percent in peacetime, and it will take three to one week to mobilize in wartime before it can fully exert its combat effectiveness.

www.cmfu.com announced that the Wehrmacht Cavalry Brigade has about 6,500 personnel, which is similar to the number of personnel of the Janissary Cavalry Brigade, but the equipment is very different.

www.cmfu.com announced that the Wehrmacht Cavalry Brigade is equipped with a 57-mm light cavalry field artillery battery with 6 guns, an 80-mm mortar company with 6 guns, and a machine gun company with 12 light and heavy machine guns. The establishment is more than 6,500 people.

www.cmfu.com Janissary Cavalry Regiment was armed with 6 heavy machine guns and 18 light machine guns, 6 57-mm light cavalry field guns and 6 80-mm mortars. The Janissaries Cavalry Brigade is directly subordinate to a mixed artillery battalion under the brigade, equipped with 12 90-mm howitzers and 6 100-mm mortars, so that the brigade has a certain degree of ability to attack fortified positions.

www.cmfu.com issued 2. Summary of the establishment of personnel and equipment of the National Defense Forces:

www.cmfu.com release (Note: Only the 1st-13th Standing Infantry Divisions reached the level in the table, and the 14th-36th Reserve Divisions generally lacked divisional canons, howitzers, light mortars and machine guns before the start of the war, and these divisions had an average wartime equipment attainment rate of 66%)

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry Company: 139 people; 2 light machine guns.

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry battalion: 658 people; 60 3 mortars, 2 heavy machine guns; 8 light machine guns.

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry regiment: 2254 people; 57 mountain / 6 rifle guns, 80 mortars 3; 60 mortars, 9 heavy machine guns; 26 light machine guns.

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry brigade: 9015 people; 75 field guns 18 guns, 100 mortars 6; 57 mountain / 18 rifle guns, 80 mortars 9; 60 mortars, 30 heavy machine guns; 86 light machine guns.

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry division: 34,186 men; 105 cannons, 36 howitzers, 90 howitzers; 75 field guns 54 guns, 100 mortars 18; 57 mountain / 60 rifle guns, 80 mortars 30; 60 mortars, 99 heavy machine guns; 284 light machine guns.

www.cmfu.com release * Cavalry Brigade: 6,471 people; 57 cavalry guns 6, 80 mortars, 8 light machine guns, 4 heavy machine guns.

www.cmfu.com release of the establishment and equipment of the armies of the DPRK and Japan:

www.cmfu.com announced that the infantry divisions of North Korea and Japan were organized according to China: each squad had 12 fighters, 3 squads per platoon, 3 platoons per company, 4 companies per battalion, 3 battalions per regiment, 3 regiments per brigade, and 3 brigades per division. However, in terms of armament, it is a grade lower than that of the Chinese Wehrmacht (with the exception of the Korean Praetorian Guard Division and the Japanese Guards Division, which are similar in armament to the infantry divisions of the Chinese Wehrmacht).

www.cmfu.com announced that the artillery regiment of the infantry division of Asahi had four battalions, all of which were equipped with 75-mm field guns, 18 guns per battalion, and a total of 72 guns in the whole regiment. The artillery regiment of the infantry division of the Chinese Wehrmacht is equipped with 36 90mm howitzers and 36 new 105mm cannons.

www.cmfu.com announced that the artillery battalion of the infantry brigade of Asahi was only equipped with 75 mm old mountain guns, a total of 18 guns. The artillery of the infantry brigade of the Chinese Wehrmacht is equipped with 18 75mm field guns and 6 100mm heavy mortars.

www.cmfu.com announced that the artillery battery of the infantry regiment of Asahi was equipped with six 57-mm old mountain guns. The artillery of the infantry regiment of the Chinese Wehrmacht is equipped with 6 57-mm mountain guns and 3 80-mm mortars.

www.cmfu.com Asahi Infantry Battalion is equipped with a machine gun platoon and is armed with 2 heavy machine guns, and its units below the company level have no light machine guns and no light mortars. The battalion fire support platoon of the Chinese National Defense Forces is equipped with three 60 mm mortars and two heavy machine guns, and each company is equipped with two light machine guns.

www.cmfu.com issued a summary table of personnel and equipment for the DPRK and Japanese armies

www.cmfu.com release (Note: The equipment level of the Praetorian Guard/Guards Division of Asahi is the same as that of the Standing Division of the Chinese National Defense Force. During the war, the average equipment compliance rate of Asahi reserve infantry divisions was 79%)

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry company (squadron): 135 people.

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry battalion (brigade): 612 people; 2 heavy machine guns (2-4 light machine guns were added to each battalion after 1904).

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry regiment (wing): 2155 people; 6 guns of 57 mountain/infantry; 6 heavy machine guns.

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry brigade (brigade): 7,989 people; 75 mountain/18 rifles; 57 mountain/infantry guns, 18 guns; 20 heavy machine guns.

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry divisions (divisions): 32,256 people; 75 field guns, 72 guns; 55 mountain/infantry guns; 57 Mountain/60 rifles; 66 heavy machine guns.

www.cmfu.com release of the Russian Army establishment and equipment:

In comparison with the www.cmfu.com release of the Russian army in 1903, the highest tactical unit of the regular army was the corps, which had two infantry divisions, one cavalry division, one engineer battalion and one mobile baggage brigade under one corps. The infantry division consists of 2 infantry brigades (2 regiments each) and 1 artillery brigade. Each regiment has 4 battalions (4 companies per battalion) and 1 service company. The cavalry division has 2 brigades, each of which has 2 regiments (each regiment has 6 cavalry companies). Each division should have 16 infantry battalions.

www.cmfu.com issued a heavy howitzer battalion or light artillery battalion with 24 guns. The artillery brigade of the infantry division has 2 or 3 artillery battalions, of which the 1st and 2nd battalions each have 3 companies, and the 3rd battalion has 2 companies, each company has 8 guns, and the whole brigade has 48 or * guns. The cavalry division was equipped with a cavalry artillery battalion with 2 companies and a total of 12 light artillery pieces.

www.cmfu.com announced that each infantry battalion was armed with 1 or 2 Maxim heavy machine guns, and each infantry division was armed with no more than 32 heavy machine guns. Each cavalry division was armed with only 2 to 4 Maxim heavy machine guns, while each Chinese Praetorian Cavalry regiment had 6 heavy machine guns and 18 light machine guns.

www.cmfu.com announced that the number of personnel in the infantry division of the Russian army is about 18,000, the number of personnel in the cavalry division is 3,500, and the total number of personnel in the whole army is about 48,000, with 13,000 horses and 3,700 carriages.

www.cmfu.com released the artillery equipment of the Russian army includes a 76-mm field gun with a range of 8.5 km, an 87-mm light field gun with a range of 6 km, a 76-mm mountain gun with a range of 4.3 km, a 152-mm mortar gun with a range of 3.7 km, and a 152-mm heavy field gun with a range of 8.8 km.

www.cmfu.com released various light mountain artillery equipment in the artillery brigades of infantry divisions and artillery battalions of cavalry divisions, and heavy mortar guns and heavy field artillery were only equipped with military artillery.

www.cmfu.com released a summary table of the personnel and equipment of the Russian army

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry company: 140-160 people

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry battalion: 700-1000 people; 1-2 heavy machine guns (after 1904 2-4 light machine guns were added to each battalion).

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry regiments: 3000-3500 people; 4-8 heavy machine guns.

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry brigades: 7000-7500 people; 8-16 heavy machine guns.

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry divisions: 18,000 men; 48-* guns, 16-32 heavy machine guns.

www.cmfu.com released * Cavalry division: 3500 people; 12 light guns, 4 heavy machine guns.

www.cmfu.com release * Infantry Corps: 48,000 men; 138-166 guns, 36-68 heavy machine guns.

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