Infantry equipment:
In the period immediately following the conquest of independence, a first stage of the process of endowing the Romanian Armed Forces with modern armaments took place. The German Henry-Martin Caribbean model 1879, imported from Germany, as well as the Steyr carabiners in Austria, have now been purchased and imported. In a later stage, starting with 1894, they were replaced by the Mannlicher re-rifle, model 1893, caliber 6.5 - for infantry and similar caravans for cavalry.
The Mannlicher was delivered in a modified model according to the requirements of the Romanian part (especially the replacement of the standard 8 mm diameter pipe with a 6.5 mm diameter), known as the "Mannlicher Romanian model - 1893". Until 1902, 150,000 such rifles and carbines were ordered. With the entry of these weapons, ammunition with smokeless powder was introduced, which provided an initial bullet velocity of over 700 m / s. After 1910, the first automatic weapons, the Maxim, Md. 1909, cal. 6.5 mm (specially modified to use the same ammunition as the Mannlicher rifles), Germany, and Schwarzlose, Md. 1907/1912, 6,5 mm, from Austro-Hungary. The quantities delivered until the outbreak of the war were small, providing only the endowment of a four-piece company for each infantry regiment (160 pieces). Prior to World War I, the infantry armament of the Romanian Army endowed: 474,036 rifles, 39,231 carbines, 413 machine guns and 61,189 pistols and revolvers, of a great variety of types and sizes, which would negatively influence both the quality of troop training and the supply with ammunition during the war. Here is a list of the infantry equipment used during the war:
- M.1893 Manlicher rifle cal. 6,5 mm (271.130 in the army stock, together with 194.570.000 bullets)
- M.1889 and M.1895 Manlicher rifles cal. 8 mm (60.000 in stock, together with 28.229.856 bullets)
- M.1879 Martini-Henry rifle cal. 11,43 mm (142.906 in stock, together with 17.707.676 bullets)
- Berthier repeating rifle, M. 1917/1915, cal. 8 mm
- Vetterly-Vitali, M.1870/1887, cal.10,35 mm
- M.1909 Hotchkiss machinegun rifle cal. 8mm
- M.1915 Chauchaut CSRG machinegun cal. 8mm
- M.1912 Lewis machinegun cal. 7,62mm
- Maxim M. 1909 machinegun, cal. 6.5 mm
- Maxim, M.1910 machinegun cal. 7.62 mm
- Chattellerault Mittler M.1907 machinegun cal. 8mm
- Schwarzlose M.1907/1912 machinegun cal. 6,5mm
- Vickers Mk.1 machinegun cal. 7,7mm
- Colt M.1895/1916 machinegun cal. 7,62mm
- Hotchkiss M.1914 machinegun cal. 8mm
- officer's sword M.1893
- officer's infantry sword M.1916
Cavalry equipment:
The cavalry troops were endowed with the same type of weaponry as the infantry, with the specification that it was the carbine variant of those weapons:
- Manlicher M.1893 carabine cal.6,5 mm
- Martini-Henry M.1879 carabine cal.11,43 mm
- Maxim M.1909 machinegun cal.6,5mm
- Saint Etienne Revolver M. 1896 cal. 8 mm
-Steyr M.1912 automatic pistol cal 9 mm
- offficer sword M.1893
- mounted gendarm sword M.1895
- cavalry sword M.1906
- cavalry officer sword M.1909
- cavalry lance M.1908
Artilery
At the beginning of the war, the field artillery was endowed with German Krupp steel cannons, model 1880, 75 mm and 87 mm guns (slow-blowing cannons). Starting 1905, the "fast-pulling" cannon, M.1904 Krupp, a 75 mm caliber, with ammunition using smoke-free powder, was fitted. In addition to the cannons, the field artillery was also equipped with a large caliber "Krupp" model 1901, caliber 120 and model 1912, caliber 105 and "Schneider-Creusot" model 1912 caliber 150 (imported from France). The artillery was equipped with bronze cannons "Armstrong", model 1883, caliber 63 mm. Prior to the war, a small number of more efficient French cannons "Schneider-Creusot", model 1912, caliber 75, came from import. Fortress artillery was equipped with German cannon "Krupp" and French "Hotchkiss", with cubed dome produced at "Saint Chamond" (France) and "Grüson" (Germany).
Field Artillery
- Armstrong M.1883 canon cal. 63 mm
- Krupp M.1880 canon cal. 75 mm
Field Artillery Modification
- Krupp M.1904 canon cal. 75 mm
- Krupp M.1912 canon cal. 105 mm
- Schneider M.1912 howitzer cal. 105 mm
- Schneider M.1912 howitzer cal. 150 mm
- Smooth-drawing barrel Krupp, Md. 1880, cal. 75 mm
- Puteaux M.1897 canon cal. 75 mm
- Long barrel De Bange, M.1878 cal. 120 mm
- Short barrel De Bange, M.1878 cal. 120 mm
- Vickers M.1896 howitzer cal. 127 mm
Fortress Artillery
- Fast-Tuning Hotchkiss, Md. 1888/1891 cal. 57 mm
- Krupp M.1885/1891 canon cal. 105 mm
- Krupp M.1885/1891 canon cal. 150 mm
- Krupp M.1888/1891 howitzer cal. 210 mm
- Fast pulling gun Grusson, M.1887 cal. 37 mm
- Fast pulling gun Grusson M.1887 cal. 53 mm
- Sprue horns Krupp, M.1888/1891 cal. 120 mm
Air Defense Artillery
- Krupp M.1880 canon cal. 75 mm, installed on a rotating platform
- Fast-Tuning Hotchkiss, M.1888/1891, cal. 57 mm, mounted on the "Black" type
- Fast-Tuning Hotchkiss, M.1888/1891 cal. 57 mm, mounted on the "Burileanu"
- Fast pulling gun Grusson, M.1887 cal. 53 mm, mounted on the "Burianu"
- Fast-Tuning Hotchkiss M.1888/1891 cal. 57 mm, mounted on the "Krupp"
- Antiaircraft Tunnel with Deport Dragging Fast, Md. 1911, cal. 75 mm
- Anti-aircraft gun with fast firing Puteaux, M.1897 cal. 75 mm
- Antiaircraft autotun Putilov M.1902 cal. 76.2 mm
Antiaircraft guns
- Christopher & Montigny anti-aircraft guns, M.1872 cal.11 mm
- 90 mm Harel projectors
White Arms Change
- Sword for artillery troop, M.1890
- Officer sword, M.1893
- Sword for artillery troop, M.1896
- Sword for artillery troop, M.1916
Air forces
The aeronautics had two sections in 1913, the first of which had five "Bristol-Coanda" machines at the Cotroceni Pilot Military School, and the second nine Bristol-Coanda aircraft, "Bleriot", " Farman "" Vlaicu ". Until the outbreak of the war, the number of planes reached 29. Planes used:
- Bleriot
- Maurice Farman
- Henri Farman
- Voisin L III
- Caudron G3
- Morane Saulnier
- Nieuport (tip 11,12,17,21)
- Aviatik
- Breguet-Michelin
- Farman 40
- Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Aerostatic equipment:
- Captured Drachen cylinder baloon of 630 cubic meters
- Caquot type M balloons of 930 cubic meters
Military Navy
The Military Navy's development program provided for the purchase of twelve new ships (three torpedoes, a cruiser, five police boats, three cannon boats) from French and British companies between 1886 and 1887, as well as various shipping and barges produced at the Galati Flotilla Workshop. Since 1906, eight UK stars have been introduced to the Danube Fleet, and four Italian monitors have been hosted.
Monitors
- „Brătianu”
- „Catargiu”
- „Lahovary”
- „Kogălniceanu”
River stars
- ,,Maior Ene Constantin”
- „Căpitan Nicolae L. Bogdan”
- „Căpitan Romano Mihail”
- „Maior Dumitru Giurăscu”
- „Maior Șonțu Gheorghe”
- „Maior N. Ioan”
- „Locotenent Călinescu D.”
- „Valter Mărăcineanu”
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