Těžký dělostřelecký oddíl typ II [1939-1939]

Heavy artillery section of the type II – Medium Artillery Battalion Type II – Dywizjon artylerii ciężkiej type II

Troop body of artillery. In the framework of the reorganisation of the structure of artillery was in 1937 r decided to form a heavy works. sections and their inclusion into the assembly of infantry divisions. To start 1. phase alarm mobilization (23.03.1939) incurred partitions for 16., 17., 18., 20., 26., 28. and 30. infantry division. For 17 infantry divisions were created in 2. the stage of alarm of mobilization (from 24.08.1939) and for the remaining 6 in 1. a wave of general mobilization (from 30.08.1939). Backup infantry division these sections have not received. Total was formed and mobilised 30 sections.
Organizational structure section:
headquarters
1. heavy's kanon battery 1
2. heavy houfnicová battery 2
ammunition column
Tabular numbers section:
officers – 17
non-commissioned officers and privates – 477
light machine guns Schwarzlose vz. 08/15 - 6
105 mm coarse cannon vz. 13 or vz. 29 – 3 (1. battery)
155 mm gross howitzer vz.17 – 3 (2. battery)
horse – 449
horse-drawn carriages (dvojspřežné) - 117

Headquarters:
the commander of the section
command squad
brownie scout (zvědná) platoon
economic squad + a group train
brownie jumper platoon (1 officer + 36 team 1 riding + 2 radio + 4 foot patrols, 1 telephone operator, 2 radio stations N 1/T and 1 station ROD, the kit of the identification of the sails for connection with the air force)
TOTAL:
9 officers – the commander, adjutant, reconnaissance, observation, connecting, commissary, accounting, medical, veterinary)
120 non-commissioned officers and privates,
12 dvojspřežných peasant wagons
about 150 horses

Heavy's kanon batteries was in a section referred to as the 1. battery
The organizational structure of the battery:
the commander of the battery
command escort
3 x 105 mm gross kanon vz. 13 with eight-member or vz. 29 is a six-member staff and 5 dvojspřežnými muničními drawn carriages for the transport of 2 fire diameters on the cannon. Each cannon was pulled to help bring down those barriers.
baterijní survey
the economic team
machine-gun squad with 2 light machine guns Schwarzlose wz. 08/15
connecting team – 9 km cable, 1 field switchboard, 5 phone sets
4 officers – the commander, firing, reconnaissance and the commander of the firing platoon,142 non-commissioned officers and privates (for battery, armed with guns vz 29), 148 non-commissioned officers and privates (for battery, armed with guns vz 13), approximately 140 horsepower, 27 dvojspřežných wagons
Firing average for kanon vz. 13 – 40 grenade vz. 14, 60 lighters, 48 dust filling
Firing average for kanon vz. 29 – 40 grenade vz. 31, 60 lighters, 48 dust filling
Fire diameter for light machinegun – 500 rounds

Heavy houfnicová battery was in a section referred to as the 2. battery
The organizational structure of the battery:
the commander of the battery
command escort
3 x 155 mm gross howitzer vz. 17 with eight-member staff and 7 dvojspřežnými muničními drawn carriages for the transport of 2 fire diameters on the howitzer. Each howitzer was dragged help bring down those barriers.
baterijní survey
the economic team
machine-gun squad with 2 light machine guns Schwarzlose wz. 08/15
connecting team – 9 km cable, 1 field switchboard, 5 phone sets
4 officers – the commander, firing, reconnaissance and the commander of the firing platoon, 148 non-commissioned officers and privates, of approximately 150 hp, 33 dvojspřežných wagons
Firing average for the howitzer vz. 17 – 18 grenade vz. 14, 6 grenades vz. 15, 36 lighters, 29 dust filling.
Fire diameter for a light machine gun – 500 rounds of ammunition.

Ammunition column:
the commander of the
command escort
ammunition platoon for kanonovou battery + machine gun the swarm
ammunition platoon for houfnicovou battery + machine gun the swarm
the economic team
A total of 1 officer + 67 non-commissioned officers and privates, about 80 horses, 36 dvojspřežných drays, 2 light machine guns Schwarzlose wz. 08/15.
The motorcade was transporting after 2 firing averages for each cannon section.

The other 2 fire diameters for the section carrying the divisional vozatajská squad.

Sources:
www.dws.org.pl

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Mobilised heavy artillery sections type II:

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