ABSTRACT
The Greek forces fought not only with courage and determination but also using its weapons and equipment to its best. If weapons, their quality and quantity, influence the outcome of combat, equipment is no less important: it helps the fighting troops to endure the hardships of a campaign. The list of faulty and insufficient equipment had almost no limits: from poor cooking installations and lack of food, insufficient medical services, to the appalling lack of matches. The chapter offers an analysis of the material available to the infantry, artillery, and armoured units, comparing as often as needed with the Greek weapons. Since the Italo-Greek war was determined by the action of the infantry, the “queen of the battlefield,” primary attention should be paid to the quality of its weaponry. The Greek artillery was – by all accounts – anything but a negligible factor in the campaign, and its effectiveness during the campaign had a disconcerting effect on the Italians.
