THE MILITARY POWER OF RUSSIA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1984, 7 May 1885, Page 2

THE MILITARY POWER OF RUSSIA.

. « •':';. In supplement of the article on the army of Russia, which we published the other day, the following on Russia's navy and artillery may prove of interest : THE RUSSIAN ARTIILERY. Russia is well provided with artillery of a modern type, and great attention has of late years been paid to this branch of the service. Each division of infantry has a brigadeof aitillery attached to it, and as the Russian army has 48 divisions, there are 48 brigades of artillery. Each brigade consists of three 9-poun'der and three 4pounder batteries. The whole Russian artillery, therefore, has the following number of batteries : 9-pr, 4-pr. Mtn. 1 brigade (41st), ot G batteries 3 2 1 47 brigades, at 6 batteries 141 141 - Attached to the Caucasus Grenadier Artillery brigade Total .;. ' ...144 143 '2- • ■ ' 200 batteries, or . : , ■■;'■ 2,32oguns. In Asia there are one mountain and ten field batteries, so the total, adding on the 34 horse, batteries, raises itself to the large number of 334'batteries-2,G80 guns; By a decree of September 7 a reserve of field artillery was also organized, consisting of something like 48 batteries, so thatinßummingup wofiTd that Russia possesses altogether—--335 Active Batteries. .Equal to 2,680 guns. Preserve 685 „ Tl-38G „ and fifty battalions, equal to 200 companies of fortress artillery. THE RUSSIAN NAVY. Tlie Russian Navy,'in 1875 consisted of 29 ironclads of all classes. The broadside ships with wooden hulls are the Petropavolsh, which has 20, and the Sevastopol, which carries 1G guns of small bore. Tho broadside ships with iron hulls are the Pesvenitz (26. guns), the Netrou-inenyai (1G guns), and the Kromel (20 guns), all of small bore. There are three vessels of the monitor type, having each two turrets, with two guns in each turret, viz., the Charodayka, the Roosalka, and the Smertch. The monitors are 10 in number, each having a turret containing two guns of 12in bore in the centre of the vessel. They are the Edinorog, Strelitz, Uragan, Koldoon, Pcroon, Peshoon, Bronenosets, Lava, Teefon, and an • unarmored vessel. Each of them is armored with five plates of one inch thickness. Of more heavily armored ships there are 11, viz., the Admiral Lazeroff, the Admiral Greig, each having two turrets, armed with two 12in guns in each turret, and plated with Tin of armor; the Admiral Chichagoff, and Admiral Spiridoff, Having each three turrets, armed with two 12in guns in each turret, and plated with 7in of armor; the Novgorod and Admiral Popoff, Black Sea circular vessels, each carrying two llin guns, and 9in of armor plating; the Knaz Postrarsky and Knaz Minin, broadside ships, with iron hull, the former with 4|in ot armor and eight 9in sjuns, and the latter with 7in of armor and six lOin guns; the General, Admiral, and Duke of Edinburgh, broadside ships, with iron hulls and wood shells, each plated with 7in of armor, and carrying four Bin guns; and lastly, the Peter the Great, with two turrets, each containing two 12in guns, and plated with 12in of armor.