Three Front Line Divisions (Primorje, Zeta and Easter) plus the Prekotara Division.
Primorje Division contained a total of 15 battalions and 34 guns. The Zeta Division had 13 battalions and 40 guns. The Easter Division had 14 battalions and 32 guns. The Prekotara Division which contained most of the independent volunteers had only two Brigades with 12 battalions and 24 guns. A total of 4 Infantry and 1 Cavalry divisions were fielded with 130 field guns, a total of 35,000 foot and 500 cavalry.
The Average Infantry Division contained two or three Infantry Brigades + one Cavalry Squadron + one or two artillery batteries (one field and one heavy) + a platoon of engineers.
The average Infantry Brigade contained four to six battalions + a Cavalry scout troop + mountain artillery battery + an engineer platoon + four Machine-guns. Battalion varied between 400- 800 men depending on the recruitment area. Companies were raised from the same clan or village. The Maxim was the common machine-gun and was carried by pack animals. Infantry carried the 7.62mm Russian rifle and reserve units carried the 10mm Berdan.
Heavy Artillery four-gun batteries included 87mm howitzers and 240mm Italian mortars. Field and mountain batteries contained four 75mm Krupp guns.
Army Orders of Battle and Organizational Data
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