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Light Artillery Orta: 165 men

-Ten 10-man gunnery boluk, w 5 local defense and supply (total 15)
-One 15-man headquarters/supply boluk
-Three men (1/3 boluk) per darbzen light gun
-Six miyane (1 okka/2.7 lb) darbzen boluks - 12 guns
-Four sahi (2 okka/5.5 lb) darbzen boluks - 6 guns
Total: 30 guns

Field Artillery Orta: 165 men


-Ten 10-man gunnery boluk, w 5 local defense and supply (total 15)
-One 15-man headquarters/supply boluk
-Fifteen men (one boluk) per field gun
-Six 7-okka (19 lb) kolumburna boluks - 6 guns
-Four 11-okka (30 lb) kolumburna boluks - 4 guns
Total: 10 guns

Siege Artillery Orta: 215 men


-Ten 10-man gunnery boluk, w 10 local defense and supply (total 20)
-One 15-man headquarters/supply boluk
-Twenty men (one boluk) per siege gun
-Six 16-okka (43 lb) bacalupka boluks - 6 guns
-Four 22-okka (60 lb) bacalupka boluks - 4 guns
Total: 10 guns

Artillery headquarters/supply boluk: 15 men


-Corbashi, Orta head
-Odabahi, 2iC
-Vekilharc, supply officer
-Bayraktar, orta flagbearer
-Imam
-Sakabashi, chief of water distribution/medical officer
-Asci usta, head cook
-2 x Asci, cook
-Baseski, sergeant
-3 x Cavus, messenger

Artillery Supply (Top Arabaji) Orta: 285 men


-240 carters
-45 conductors (including Corbashi)
-Supplies up to 20 siege cannons, 30 field cannons, or 60 darbzen

Artillery reforms:

*Standardization of caliber
*Development of fixed ammunition for light guns
*Standardization of large carriage with the space for ammo boxes
*Reformation of artillery ortas and increase corps size

Post-reform intended development:

16 ortas light artillery


20 ortas field artillery
10 ortas siege artillery
15 Top Arabaji ortas
Total: 8,090 total Topcu, 4,275 Top Arabajis (plus 700 for carriage making)
780 guns, 480 darbzen, 200 field pieces, 100 siege pieces

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