Weaponry of infantry
A Russian infantry solder had a 7.62 mm rifle, model 1891 as a personal weaponry. Officers and under officers had also the Nagant revolver, model 1895.
Machine guns belong to heavier weaponry. First Maxim machine guns, model 1905, were ordered from Germany. They were modified to use Russian 7.62 rifle bullets. First models were equipped with a high carriage, big wheels and large armored shield. The Maxim machine gun, model 1910, were the most common gun in the land front of Krepost Sveaborg. This newer model has carriage with smaller wheels, but had also feet so the gun could be lifted to the higher position.
Beside the Maxim machine guns there were also Colt-Browning and Vickers machine guns in the Russian fortress army. First light infantry mortars were made in Finnish metal industry factories. Infantry used also many types of small caliber cannons. Muzzle loading bronze mortars to anti-aircraft guns were found from land front storage areas after the war.
Artillery
Here are the most common guns which were used in the land front of Krepost Sveaborg. Note that some of the characters, for example range, could varied with different shells and charges. Some of the guns were modified after the first world war when the characters were changed.
6 pounder QF Nordenfelt Coast Defense Gun
57/48 No Caliber 57 mm Length of the barrel 47.8 cal. Range 5.6 km Rate of the fire 20 rounds/min Weight of the shell 4.9 kg Photo: Ove Enqvist (1999)
75 mm 50 caliber gun, model Canet
75/50 C Caliber 75 mm Length of the barrel 50 cal. Range 9 km Rate of the fire 15 rounds/min Weight of the shell 1.5 kg
152 mm (6") heavy fortress and siege cannon, model 1877, barrel weight 120 puds
152 K 77-120 p Caliber 152.4 mm Length of the barrel 21.3 cal. Range 7.1 km Rate of the fire 1.5 rounds/min Weight of the shell 35 kg
152 mm (6") heavy fortress and siege cannon, model 1877, barrel weight 190 puds
152/22 D (coastal carriage) Caliber 152.4 mm Length of the barrel 22 cal. Range 8.8 km Rate of the fire 1 rounds/min Weight of the shell 33 kg
152 K 77-190 p (siege carriage) Caliber 152.4 mm Length of the barrel 22 cal. Range 7.8 km Rate of the fire 1 rounds/min Weight of the shell 33 kg
229 mm (9") coastal cannon, model 1867
229 RK 67 Caliber 229 mm Length of the barrel 20 cal. Range 5.3 km Rate of the fire 1.5 rounds/min Weight of the shell 122.9 kg Photo: Military museum (1918)
280 mm (11") coastal cannon, model 1877
280 RK 77 Caliber 279 mm Length of the barrel 22 Range 8.5 km Rate of the fire 1.5 rounds/min Weight of the shell 245.7 kg
229 mm (9") heavy coastal mortar, model 1877
229 RM 77 Caliber 229 mm Length of the barrel 12 cal. Range 7.5 km Rate of the fire 1.5 rounds/min Weight of the shell 123 kg
280 mm (11") heavy coastal mortar, model 1877
280 RM 77 Caliber 279 mm Length of the barrel 12 cal. Range 8.5 km Rate of the fire 1.5 rounds/min Weight of the shell 245 kg
152 mm (6") 45 caliber cannon, model Canet
152/45 C Caliber 152.4 mm Length of the barrel 45 cal. Range 13 km Rate of the fire 5 rounds/min Weight of the shell 42 kg Photo: Military museum (1918)
254 mm (10") 45 caliber coastal gun, model Durlacher
254/45 D Caliber 254 mm Length of the barrel 45 cal. Range 20 km Rate of the fire 0.5 rounds/min Weight of the shell 225 kg
305 mm (12") 52 caliber coastal gun, model Obuhov
Note! There were any 305 mm (12") guns in Krepost Sveaborg during the first world war. Four batteries in the land front were planned to supply with these guns but the Russian revolution interrupted the construction work 1917.
305/52 O Caliber 305 mm Length of the barrel 52 cal. Range over 40 km Rate of the fire 0.5 rounds/min Weight of the shell 450 kg
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