The ammunition situation was alleviated somewhat since Finns were largely armed with Mosin–Nagant rifles dating from the Finnish Civil War, which used the same 7.62×54mmR cartridge used by Soviet forces.
A situación da munición aliviouse un pouco, xa que os finlandeses estaban armados en gran parte con rifles Mosin–Nagant que databan da guerra civil finlandesa, que empregaban os mesmos cartuchos 7.62×54mmR empregados polas forzas soviéticas.