German Troops in China (Part IV)
Edwardian Armies
ESTABLISHMENT of the Field Artillery Regiment of the East Asiatic Corps
The regiment is organized in three Abteilungen, ...two with two light batteries and one mountain battery each, and the third with two light batteries.
Regimental staff:
1 lieutenant colonel with 1 servant, 2 grooms, and 3 horses.
1 major, with 1 servant, 1 groom, and 2 horses.
1 adjutant (first lieutenant), with 1 servant, 1 groom, and 2 horses.
1 chief veterinarian, with 1 servant and 1 horse.
1 clerk with 1 horse.
1 chief trumpeter with 1 horse.1 driver with 2 horses.
4 grooms with 6 horses.
Abteilung staff:
1 major, with 1 servant, 2 grooms, and 3 horses.
1 adjutant (first lieutenant), with 1 servant, 1 groom, and 2 horses.
1 surgeon with 1 servant & 1 horse.
1 assistant surgeon with 1 servant & 1 horse
1 veterinarian with 1 servant & 1 horse
1 paymaster with 1 servant & 1 horse
1 paymaster candidate (NCO) with 1 horse.
1 trumpeter (NCO) with 1 horse.
1 clerk with 1 horse.
1 clerk 1 driver with 2 horses 3 grooms with 3 horses.
Battery organization: each enlisted man has one horse except as noted .
1 captain, with 1 servant, 1 groom, and 2 horses.
1 first lieutenant, with 1 servant, 1 groom, and 2 horses.
3 lieutenants, with 3 servants, 3 grooms, and 3 horses
1 first sergeant
1 second sergeant
3 sergeants
7 other NCOs
12 lance corporals
3 trumpeters
107 privates
5 grooms
1 blacksmith
1 hospital steward
1 driver with 2 horses.
Uniform.- Blue blouse, loosely fitting, black trousers, reinforced with black leather; short boots; black patent leather helmet, plated with much metal. ... Black belts; ammunition carried in two pouches shaped like new field glass cases ... each containing three clips of five cartridges each. Trousers have a red welt. Shoulder flaps also red, with shell and flame embroidered in yellow.
All the men of the battery are armed with the Mauser carbine ... The men also carry a revolver.
The new field pieces, calibre 77 millimeters ... are bronzed and suitably engraved on the chase near the trunnions. ... When the piece is loaded, the projectile is placed in the breech, followed by the case containing the powder charge. Close the block and the piece is ready to fire. The powder cases are picked up to be reloaded and primed. ...
In the limber chest 36 rounds are carried, all shrapnel. Two case shots are carried attached to the trail.
... The officers spoke highly of the accurate shooting qualities of the gun, and altogether seemed very proud of it. ...
The horse equipments of the battery ... were kept in excellent condition. The horses were Walers of rather coarse breed.
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