Amsterdam, Jan. 12.
Soviet artillery and mechanized units used-in Finland were reviewed today by the correspondent on Finnish front of the large-circulation Dutch' newspaper, the "Telegraaf." He asserted that the long-range Soviet guns which daily bombarded Viborg were grouped in batteries of four or six, that they were naval guns and of eight-inch calibre. All the guns were mobile, he added, and were moved every day to mislead Finnish artillery counter-attacks, The Soviets also are using several categories of tanks, Tanks of the heavy class weigh between fourteen and 33 tons while the medium tanks are between eight and fourteen tons. The heavy tanks are armed with one 75-min. gun and two 25-min. guns in addition to four machine-guns, Owing to heavy snowfall, the Reds could not use them on a large scale and their true effectiveness has not ascertained, he concluded.—m.
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