The Balkan Wars: Army Lists

I am not a great lover of Army Lists, but I understand that quite a lot of wargamers like them. When I wrote my BALKAN WARS wargames rules I originally included a set of Army Lists, and for the sake of completeness I have reproduced them below.

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THE BALKAN WARS
A SET OF ARMY LISTS FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND BALKAN WARS
THE FIRST BALKAN WAR (1912)
Bulgaria
Organised into two or three division-sized ‘armies’.

• Troop type: No. of stands / Classification / Notes
• Infantry: 3 / Veteran / Royal Guards
• Infantry: 6 / Trained / -
• Infantry: 6 / Trained / Reserve
• Infantry: 6 / Green / Militia
• Machine Guns: 3 / Trained / -
• Cavalry: 1 / Veteran / Royal Guards
• Cavalry: 2 / Trained / -
• Cavalry: 2 / Green / Reserve
• Field Artillery: 1 / Veteran / Royal Guards
• Field Artillery: 4 / Trained / -
• Medium Artillery: 1 / Trained / Siege Artillery
• Heavy Artillery: 1 / Trained / Siege Artillery
• Transport: 5 / - / -
• Generals: 1 / Good / -
• Generals: 2 / Average / -
• Generals: 1 / Poor / -

Greece
Organised into one division-sized ‘army’.

• Troop type: No. of stands / Classification / Notes
• Infantry: 1 / Veteran / Royal Guards
• Infantry: 2 / Trained / -
• Infantry: 1 / Trained / Reserve
• Infantry: 2 / Green / Militia
• Machine Guns: 1 / Trained / -
• Cavalry: 1 / Trained / -
• Mountain Artillery: 1 / Trained / -
• Field Artillery: 1 / Trained / -
• Transport: 2 / - / -
• Generals: 1 / Average / -
• Generals: 1 / Poor / -

Montenegro
Organised into one division-sized ‘army’.

• Troop type: No. of stands / Classification / Notes
• Infantry: 1 / Veteran / Royal Guards
• Infantry: 1 / Trained / Reserve
• Infantry: 2 / Green / Militia
• Mountain Artillery: 1 / Trained / -
• Transport: 1 / - / Pack Animals
• Generals: 1 / Average / -

Serbia
Organised into one or two division-sized ‘armies’.

• Troop type: No. of stands / Classification / Notes
• Infantry: 1 / Veteran / Royal Guards
• Infantry: 2 / Trained / -
• Infantry: 3 / Trained / Reserve
• Infantry: 3 / Green / Militia
• Machine Guns: 1 / Trained / -
• Cavalry: 1 / Trained / -
• Mountain Artillery: 1 / Trained / -
• Field Artillery: 2 / Trained / -
• Heavy Artillery: 1 / Trained / Siege Artillery
• Transport: 3 / - / -
• Generals: 1 / Good / -
• Generals: 2 / Average / -

Turkey
Organised into three or four division-sized ‘armies’.

• Troop type: No. of stands / Classification / Notes
• Infantry: 6 / Veteran / -
• Infantry: 6 / Trained / -
• Infantry: 10 / Trained / Reserve
• Infantry: 12 / Green / Militia
• Cavalry: 2 / Trained / -
• Cavalry: 4 / Green / Militia
• Mountain Artillery: 2 / Trained / -
• Field Artillery: 4 / Trained / -
• Medium Artillery: 2 / Trained / Siege Artillery
• Heavy Artillery: 1 / Trained / Siege Artillery
• Transport: 7 / - / -
• Generals: 1 / Good / -
• Generals: 2 / Average / -
• Generals: 3 / Poor / -

THE SECOND BALKAN WAR (1912)
Bulgaria
Organised into two or three division-sized ‘armies’.

• Troop type: No. of stands / Classification / Notes
• Infantry: 3 / Veteran / Royal Guards
• Infantry: 6 / Veteran / -
• Infantry: 12 / Trained / Reserve & Militia
• Machine Guns: 3 / Trained / -
• Cavalry: 1 / Veteran / Royal Guards
• Cavalry: 4 / Trained / -
• Field Artillery: 1 / Veteran / Royal Guards
• Field Artillery: 4 / Trained / -
• Medium Artillery: 1 / Trained / Siege Artillery
• Heavy Artillery: 1 / Trained / Siege Artillery
• Transport: 5 / - / -
• Generals: 1 / Good / -
• Generals: 2 / Average / -
• Generals: 1 / Poor / -

Greece
Organised into one division-sized ‘army’.

• Troop type: No. of stands / Classification / Notes
• Infantry: 1 / Veteran / Royal Guards
• Infantry: 2 / Veteran / -
• Infantry: 3 / Trained / Reserve & Militia
• Machine Guns: 1 / Trained / -
• Cavalry: 1 / Trained / -
• Mountain Artillery: 1 / Trained / -
• Field Artillery: 1 / Trained / -
• Transport: 2 / - / -
• Generals: 2 / Average / -

Montenegro
Organised into one division-sized ‘army’.

• Troop type: No. of stands / Classification / Notes
• Infantry: 1 / Veteran / Royal Guards
• Infantry: 1 / Veteran / Reserve
• Infantry: 2 / Trained / Militia
• Mountain Artillery: 1 / Trained / -
• Transport: 1 / - / Pack Animals
• Generals: 1 / Average / -

Rumania
Organised into two or three division-sized ‘armies’.

• Troop type: No. of stands / Classification / Notes
• Infantry: 3 / Veteran / Royal Guards
• Infantry: 6 / Trained / -
• Infantry: 5 / Trained / Reserve
• Infantry: 5 / Green / Militia
• Machine Guns: 2 / Trained / -
• Cavalry: 1 / Veteran / Royal Guards
• Cavalry: 2 / Trained / -
• Mountain Artillery: 2 / Trained / -
• Field Artillery: 4 / Trained / -
• Medium Artillery: 1 / Trained / Siege Artillery
• Heavy Artillery: 1 / Trained / Siege Artillery
• Transport: 4 / - / -
• Generals: 1 / Good / -
• Generals: 2 / Average / -
• Generals: 1 / Poor / -

Serbia
Organised into one or two division-sized ‘armies’.

• Troop type: No. of stands / Classification / Notes
• Infantry: 1 / Veteran / Royal Guards
• Infantry: 2 / Veteran / -
• Infantry: 6 / Trained / Reserve & Militia
• Machine Guns: 1 / Trained / -
• Cavalry: 1 / Trained / -
• Mountain Artillery: 1 / Trained / -
• Field Artillery: 2 / Trained / -
• Heavy Artillery: 1 / Trained / Siege Artillery
• Transport: 3 / - / -
• Generals: 1 / Good / -
• Generals: 2 / Average / -

Turkey
Organised into two or three division-sized ‘armies’.

• Troop type: No. of stands / Classification / Notes
• Infantry: 4 / Veteran / -
• Infantry: 4 / Trained / -
• Infantry: 5 / Trained / Reserve
• Infantry: 5 / Green / Militia
• Machine Guns: 2 / Trained / -
• Cavalry: 1 / Veteran / -
• Cavalry: 2 / Trained / -
• Mountain Artillery: 2 / Trained / -
• Field Artillery: 4 / Trained / -
• Medium Artillery: 2 / Trained / Siege Artillery
• Heavy Artillery: 1 / Trained / Siege Artillery
• Transport: 4 / - / -
• Generals: 1 / Good / -
• Generals: 2 / Average / -
• Generals: 1 / Poor / -