The word "nothing" describes accurately what I know about uniforms etc.John Hilly wrote: Art. Do you know if this platoon had any special colours or badges or were they wearing normal infantry uniforms?
Let's attempt to decipher smaller units organizations in more details. The following is an approximate TO&E of artillery batteries based mostly on the earlier TO&E (04/202) and tables from "Red Army handbook". Comments are welcome
Organization of the 76-mm cannon battery
Total: 6 officers + 15 NCOs + 48 privates = 69 men, 54 horses, 4 76-mm field cannons with limbers, 8 ammunition wagons, 1 cart
Battery HQ: 3 officers + 2 NCOs = 5 men, 2 horses
- battery commander (off), riding horse
- political deputy (off), riding horse
- deputy battery commander (off)
- battery sergeant-major (nco)
- medical instructor (nco)
HQ platoon: 1+4+12=17 men, 6 horses, 1 cart
- platoon commander (off), riding horse
- scout section: 0+1+4=5, 5 horses
- - section commander (nco), riding horse
- - 2 senior scouts-observers (pvts), 2 riding horses
- - 2 scouts-observers (pvts), 2 riding horses
- Signal section: 0+3+8=11, 1 horse, 1 cart
- - section commander (nco)
- - 2 senior telephone operators (pvts)
- - 4 telephone operators (pvts)
- - 2 senior radio operators (ncos)
- - 2 radio operators, one is also a cart driver (pvts)
- - telephone cart with one artillery horse
- - 2 RB radio-sets
2 firing platoons: 1+4(5)+18=23(24), 23 horses, 2 76-mm field cannons, 4 wagons
- platoon commander (off), riding horse
- traction section commander (nco) – in one platoon only
- 2 cannon sections: 0+2+9=11, 11 horses, 1 76-mm cannon, 2 wagons
- - section commander (nco), riding horse
- - gunlayer (nco)
- - 4 gun numbers (pvts)
- - 3 riders (pvts)
- - 2 wagon drivers (pvts)
- - 1 76-mm gun mod.1942 (ZIS-3) with a limber and 6 artillery horses
- - 2 ammunition wagons, each with 2 artillery horses
Organization of the 122-mm howitzer battery
Total: 6 officers + 19 NCOs + 45 privates = 70 men, 30 horses, 4 122-mm howitzers, 5 tractors, 8 wagons, 1 cart
Battery HQ: same as for the cannon battery
HQ platoon: same as for the cannon battery
2 firing platoons: 1+7(6)+16(17)=24, 11 horses, 2 122-mm howitzers with limbers, 4 wagons
- platoon commander (off), riding horse
- traction section commander (nco) – in one platoon only
- 1 tractor driver (pvt) – in one platoon only
- 1 spare tractor (STZ-5), in one platoon only
- 2 howitzer sections: 0+3+8=11, 5 horses, 1 122-mm howitzer with a limber, 1 tractor, 2 wagons
- - section commander (nco), riding horse
- - gunlayer (nco)
- - 5 gun numbers (pvts)
- - 1 tractor mechanic (nco)
- - 1 tractor driver (pvt)
- - 2 wagon drivers (pvts)
- - 1 122-mm howitzer mod.1938 (M-30) with a limber
- - 1 tractor (STZ-5)
- - 2 ammunition wagons, each with 2 artillery horses