Contrary to popular opinion, Sukhomlinov was an excellent military minister.In general : better coordination would also help a lot. ... But for that you would have to POD away the Suchomlimov-war-minister-era.
Accusations by the "democratic authorities" to destroy 200,000 rifles of Berdan (saving storage space), this mockery of justice, in the era of the "Order №1".
Two battalions of militia, guarding the station Sarykamysh with the breakthrough there two Turkish army corps, had 10 cartridges per rifle. At the warehouses of the Caucasian Army, the number of cartridges to the rifles of Berdan No. 2 did not exceed 30 pieces per barrel.