THE RUSSIAN ARMY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 76, 19 August 1914, Page 6

THE RUSSIAN ARMY.

DETAILS Oh' DIVISION'. PEACE STRKX&TII li'&UW. The field army of European llujsia consists of 27 army corps, viz.. toe Guard ; I'd Grenadier. Corp, and •>."> 'Jic army corps. 'Hie cavalry compriiKg two guard ivision, and guard brigade, l.» line divisions, two "mixed"' divisions (half dn,goons and half Cossacks), a Don Co-«-«k division, and three ioloiHO dent cavalry brigade.!. Of tile 2'J eavulry division*, 13 are permanent!v attached to army corps, and fu:r are formed into twe oavaiiy corps. Tlit second a t'xed division and the brigades are independent. Ail t0,.1: the army in Knropi! comprises JIMS h*lliiiioits, (ill squadron., and 4J7 lialtaries. Tiie field army in the Cauca-vu-: consists of three «rmy corp*-, each of two divisions (one division is ot ah i . - i/a grenadiyrs), and four cavalry divwiuu*, one of line caalry (dragoonsi, and three divfcsiuw of Caucasian i"ossacK-< (Ivkluiand Terek); a brigade of Coss-.\:-k I ivu ban) infantry of six battalion.), aim two brigades of Caucasian vijV.s, «<«•!» of four battalions, The'rille brigade :> recruited from Christian natives of tluv Caueas is. in the Asiatic a.rmy the men arc Russians, -with the exception ol' a, lew Turkoman iireguJar horse 'J'gits). in Siberia the troops are main y. if noientirely, recruited from military colonists. j u Western and Centra? Asi.-. there are live ril!brigades, each "of four battalions in peace, and eight in v,-a There, is also a Turkestan Cossack division, and a Transcaspian Cossack brigade. 'he live ]>ri t i*;)de.; molilUe u-> tin* iirst and seeond Turkestan Army Lorps. Each .tu*m£ corps has a Turkestan- .iruHery brigade, one of and out 1 ni nine batteries. Uv.it Uu i ]i;i i'L or' the A*i'U.t* army is in Ka>t Liberia, which now pusH'sse.* a rilroti# ami eoinp/ete ij-irjy 01 1 its own. ♦SirxUt* the Riijro-'hip:? :\w \\av. the Kast Siberian forces have been inI creased ami reorganise!. There are eleven of Siberian rifle-.. eaeh with a corresponding artillery brigade ot iosir batteries of e!<;"]it jviuis. .Momiled troops are supplied by the trans-Haikak Aaair, ..lift IJ.-Miii (Jo.-v aek dlid the rrii>;u;.--Dragoon-, who collceiivoty i'urni-a ::i sot.nias and squadrons in peace. and over !t! in war, also two Can-'!'.?!; 'luavy an.ilU ry lull ex- ! al'.-l-iiy' to ionr in war. '1 lie whoa, would mobilise as live Siberian arm.'.' corps (ie.-tsad ot three, .tm fi-raii'riyi. ami rroin iwo u> i.nir fossick envalrv divisions. Tile i eojii of the !!;.is>-ia;i 'iiinpire are m" i.'.r tv: ritoria.ised. that each corp. draws its recruits from a particular district, -iinl is as a rule p.-rmairmi.t i l ua.r„e.' ■-! in the s;u.ne g, vrisons. in (-iilioi (an I!u.-'-!k !'iof li;e army : 's stationed west of a i.'ne drawn north and south through Moscow, eousiipien'.iy '-ecruils and reservists ha'.e .1". the aiajoi'ity of rasi>. lo;i:r i'i-laiice-: to Ira.'-! fo join their c'.p- ; . 'dor - (.\er, .' 1 niuli:'.;- of lvcrv.i'ls are s> til i'-.-.tsu 'tireat Ku-sia" to corps outsi.i". Aii this mak.ti niohili-Mt'o n t. -iiwer ar. I n.ore dilVieu.it prei'i.-s tli.'.u in Oen.i.aii;. • teuv. The peace of ;iie aru:ies of liusda is ,'.iiwar'l.-" of 1310.l«.:i of all ranks. The ' field ar;n:>-: "f I'iu'.ieiean Jiussia and the Caucasus. \» ir'i sil '" c category rc-crv- livisioo ace , '■tr.ml .atejeorv ivjimen*. ci.t'v '.!■ :: er.d Cau.asia C, sacks, ;-,av a;:-.: ..-:t 1.. or l.;;t;il,0::0 men. T'ee A lath army at present mobilise for fie! l ! , • i/. rati al.nut "Hil.OjO inee ;!!i-iin-I'. ' 'I li.» ji''ind lida' of tic i;::-can ai aiics. : o.'iill l , maier favorah'e ci:': uiistccc.-.. ki'VS) might perhaps be s--isuhlcd I in a shigle ti'eatve. ' 1 The lirs'ain infa.'iirv is aicvca] v.iUi the '•;! line" rifle, nioihd is'ii. It is a 1 uoi'vayiii" ami;, calibre inazzh' ve:oihy, ili.-K) f.s., sighted to 'V"» paces. I lie i:i '.g'axiue hob! -, live - a-a :dlges. 'l'iie lavalry and CV'-S'-acl:-". have .-iiniic.r • rifle, •i r ;* I m. shorter in harre'. hut tak- : ing ii:" same cart'.'iiig'c. The Uussian | arlillerv ie armed wit; a o.f' slncl led g'r.n, model ISKI2, uring a - !:eii of io'/a i |h.. with a muzzle velocity " r 1!M0 f.s. The niiitaiv Imilgct of i'.i'-sei for l<)il .i.i ci i ted lo about £."l Ill) ea' «\\n-miiiure. anil £'U % K)MD ex-trunrdiiii:-v, a Lot.i! c-f £-;;».or>ll.im.