The Military Districts Large Inventories of Guns and Tanks June 22, 1941

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By Comparison Russian Depot Inventories of Gun,Tanks, Aircraft, Rifle Divisions was truly impressive. The question remains why these large numbers were rendered irrelevant during the first stages of Operation Barbarossa.

Examples range from the SVT Self loading Rifle to the very modern 76mm model 1938 Air Defense Gun similar to the German 88 Flak Gun.

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The numbers of Model 1938 76 mm Guns was reported at 7000 on hand at the time. Formed into Separate Anti Aircraft Battalions 3 Batteries of 4 Guns totaling 12 Guns for each Battalion, assigned as Separate Anti Aircraft Battalion to each Rifle Corps. (1 AA Battalion per RC) Of the 62 Rifle Corps , 40 of the Rifle Corps were reported to have a number of these Guns present. This would account for 480 of these Guns per the Directorate establishment.
The rest of this impressive inventory was apparently sitting in Depots and Artillery Parks waiting to be distributed to Expanding Rifle Corps formations.

Ar the time RGK Stavka Resources were reported to dispose of
90 Corps Artillery Regiments 36 Guns Howitzers each (Equip Totals) Organization was incomplete , throughout, as far as manning Crews
20 RGK Anti Tank Regiments 10 Anti Tank Brigades at the time formed in varying states of Organization /Command readiness
29 RGK Howitzer Reg 48 152 mm Guns each
31 RGK Super Heavy Howitzer Reg 24 203mm Guns each Reg
12 RGK Cannon Reg 48 122mm Guns each Reg
1 RGK Heavy Cannon Reg 24 152mm Guns
44 Separate Anti Aircraft Battalions 18 76mm/85 mm Guns each Battalion
8 RGK Mortar Battalions 24 120mm Mortars each Battalion
16 High Power Siege Artillery Battalions 6 210mm-280mm-305mm Guns each

Sweeping Directives to implement establishments was rendered ineffective by Stalins Political programs to remove/purge Command levels and Administrative posts, leaving no one in the positions to carry out the orders.

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Ordnance Numbers Level
36,300 50mm Mortars Company
14,500 82mm Mortars Battalion
5,300 102mm/120mm Mortars Mountain/Regimental
14,900 45mm Anti Tank Guns Regiment
15,900 76mm Field Guns Regiment/Division
900 107mm Cannon Corps
8,100 1930 122mm Howitzer Division
1300 1937 122mm Howitzer Corps
3,800 152mm Howitzer Corps/Division
2,800 152mm Howitzer Army
1,000 203mm Gun Army
100 210mm-280mm-305mm Army Siege
1400 37mm Anti Aircraft Guns Division
7,200 76mm/85mm Air Defense Divsion
Guns Model 1938 or
equivalent

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See an earlier topic with artillery strength and comparison with Wehrmacht:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 4#p1755014

1300 1937 122mm Howitzer Corps

122-mm mod. 1931 and 1931/37 was a long-range gun actually:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/122_mm_gu ... /37_(A-19)