AMMUNITION SUPPLY OF THE PRINCIPAL ARMIES OF THE WORLD.
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Country
|| | |Weight | |Weight| Weight|| || || Number of rounds || || |
|| Year of|Cali- | of | System of | of | of || Number of rounds || Ammunition || carried by ammution|| Supply | Supply
Country|| constr-| ber.|cart- | loading. | clip.| clip || carried by a man. || wagons. || ammunition wagons. || Reserve supply. || available in | available in
|| uction.| | ridge.| | |filled.|| Weight|| || No. per|| || a division. | an army corps.
|| | mm. | g. | | g. | g. || No. kg. || || No. rifle.[1]|| || |
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|| 1905 | | |Mag. in rear of | | || 150 | ||4 Company || | ||Each of the 84 am. wagons|| 150 | 150 <<
GERMANY|| | 7.9 | 27.19 |barrel, loaded | 7 | 126 ||N. C. O. 45|4.5 ||ammunition || 14,400 | 77 ||of the 4 inf. am. columns|| 77 | 77
|| S. | | |with clip holding| | ||Trumpeter 90| || wagons. || | ||of an army corps, || —- | 144
|| | | |5 cartridges. | | ||Drummer 30| || || | ||carries 23,000 rounds or || 227 | —-
|| | | | | | || | || || | ||144 per rifle. || | 361
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|| | | |Mag. in rear of | Frame| || | ||4 Company || | ||Each division has one ||16 battalions |
AUSTRIA|| 1895 | 8. | 28.35 |barrel, loaded | 16.5 | 158.25|| 120 |4.31 ||ammunition || 9,460 | 47.3||div. am. park of 30 am. ||of 800 rifiles| 3 divisions
|| | | |with frame | | ||N. C. O. 40 | ||wagons. || | ||wagons, which carry ||each. 120 | 224
|| | | |holding | | || | || || | ||769,500 rounds or 57 per || 47.3 | 18
|| | | |5 cartridges. | | || | || || | ||rifle. || 57 | —-
|| | | | | | || | || || | ||The corps am. park same || —- |about 242
|| | | | | | || | || || | ||strength as a div. park. || 224. |
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|| 1891 | | |Mag. in rear of | | || 162 | ||Infantry of the line, | ||In the 3rd section of the|| | |Inf. of the
ITALY ||Carcan- | 6.5 | 22. |barrel, loaded | 12 | 138 ||Sergt. and |3.736
||in field train | 24 ||am. column, 40 rounds ||Line: |Alpini |line: 163
|| Mann- | | |with frame | | ||Trumpeter 126| || | ||per rifle; || 162 | 162 | 24
|| licher.| | |holding | | ||Inf. | ||Alpini, | ||In the Arty, park of the || 24 | 244 | 40
|| | | |6 cartridges. | | || Pioneers 108| ||on pack animals and on carts | 244 ||army corps, 45 rounds || 40 | 90 | 45
|| | | | | | || | || | ||per rifle; || —- | —- | —-
|| | | | | | || | || | ||In the Alpini am. column,|| 226 | 496 | 271
|| | | | | | || | || | ||90 rounds per rifle. || | |
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|| 1908 | | |Mag. in rear of | Clip | || | ||8 Pack animals | ||In the division am. || 115 | 400 rounds
ENGLAND|| Lee- | 7.71 | 27.5 |barrel, loaded | 12.5 | 150 || 115 |3.48 ||8 Ammunition wagons | 250 ||column, 125 rounds || 250 | per 1,000
||Enfield.| | |with clip holding| | || | || | ||per rifle. || 125 | rifles.
|| | | |5 cartridges.[2] | | || | || | || || —- |
|| | | | | | || | || | || || 490 |
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||1886-98,| | |Mag. under bar- | | || | ||4 Company || 16,384 | ||In the corps am. park: || 120 |
FRANCE || 1905 | 8. | 29. |rel, cartridges | — | — || 120 |3.48 ||ammunition || or | 82 || Ist echelon 44.2 || 82 | 110
|| D | | |loaded singly. | | ||N. C. O. 56| ||wagons. || 19,000[3] | ||IInd echelon 66.2 || —- | —-
|| Lebel. | | | | | || | || || | || || 202 | 312
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|| 1891 | | |Mag. in rear of | | || | ||24 am. carts: ||In each of the| ||In the light Arty. || 120 |
RUSSIA-|| (Three | 7.62 | 25.812|barrel, loaded | 9.6 | 137 || 120 |3.38 ||1st
echelon, || 8 1-horse | ||park 81 || 66 | 267
[4] || line | | |with clip holding| | || | ||8 1-horse carts || carts 6000 | =36 ||In the reserve park 164 || 81 | 164
|| rifle).| | |5 cartridges. | | || | ||IInd echelon, ||In each of the| =30 || —- || —- | —-
|| | | | | | || | ||16 2-horse carts||16 2-horse | —- || 245 || 267 | 431
|| | | | | | || | || || carts 14,400 | 66 || || |
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|| 1897 | | |Mag. in rear of | | || | || || | || || |
JAPAN- ||Arisaka | 6.50 | 22.4 |barrel, loaded | 8.5 | 120 || 120 |2.9 ||Each company || 16,000 | 80 || || |
[D] ||(Meidji | | |with clip holding| | || | ||has one cart. || | || || |
|| 80).| | |5 cartridges. | | || | || || | || || |
