Hopelessly Armed
Abyssinia Unequipped To Meet Invasion ANTIQUATED RIFLES AND LEAD BULLETS United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.— Copyrlgh t. Received Saturday, 1 a.m. LONDON, July 26.
The- Times’ special correspondent at Addis Ababa says that Ethiopian arms and munitions are hopelessly inadequate for a campaign of moderate length and are incapable of achieving a quick victorious campaign. At most the army cannot at present possess more than 30,000 modern rifles and automatic rifles and 15,000,000 modem cartridges.
The Ethiopians are mainly armed with antiquated rifles of a period after the FrancoPrussian war, with lead bullets. Nevertheless, a feeling of self-confidence exists and they are unlikely to repeat the Ualual error of infantry trying to rout tanks. The Central Government is preaching guerilla warfare and night tactics.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 175, 27 July 1935, Page 5
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