Chapter 667 Army expansion and organization

The current situation has changed a lot compared to history, but there is nothing we can do about it.

After all, allowing a great enemy like Roosevelt to rule the United States in the next few years was something Arthur would never allow.

Roosevelt was much more capable than President Wilson during World War I. He was one of the best presidents in the entire history of the United States and one of the figures inseparable from the United States becoming a world hegemon.

The outcome of the United States with Roosevelt and the United States without Roosevelt would be very different. Assassinating Roosevelt would be a good thing for Australasia, which is what Arthur would do anyway.

Even if this matter is exposed in the future and he suffers short-term infamy for it, Arthur will never mind.

As a time-traveler, if you can't even solve your own serious problems in advance, it will really be an embarrassment to the time-traveler.

But there is also bad news, that is, Roosevelt will definitely not become President of the United States. This means that the next development of the United States will be completely out of Arthur's control. No one knows what kind of country the United States will become during the economic crisis.

Maybe there will be radicals who will push America to extremes, or maybe there will be another person like Roosevelt who will bring America back to prosperity.

But no matter what, the strength of the United States without Roosevelt will definitely be weakened. Even this time the competition for the US president will become the hottest topic in the United States, and it will also determine whether the United States can quickly escape from the economic crisis.

Arthur is looking forward to the next changes in the United States, but while looking forward to it, he also has to be prepared for the changes in the United States.

Let’s be honest, the political situation is constantly changing. Even in the United States, there are some extremists in the country.

Coupled with this economic crisis, it is not impossible that the United States will go to extremes and use foreign war to deflect the impact of the economic crisis.

After all, to put it bluntly, Mexico, the United States' southern neighbor, is relatively weak and will not be an opponent of the United States at all.

Further south, it can control the entire Central America. It is not impossible for the United States to do so under extreme circumstances.

The easiest way to prepare is to expand Australasia's armaments. After the Navy's shipbuilding plan was approved, the Army's military expansion plan was quickly underway.

It is worth mentioning that the Navy's nine aircraft carriers are actually equivalent to the construction of more than 200 aircraft. Coupled with the fact that aircraft are too expensive to build, the size of the Air Force does not need to be expanded for the time being.

The current focus of military expansion is on the army, with the aim of expanding the size of Australasia's army to the same level as the top powers.

Judging from the current total number of armies in various countries in the world, the Russians are still worthy of being number one in the world.

Russia already has the largest population among the great powers. Coupled with previous civil wars and threats of war, it is not surprising that it maintains an army of close to one million.

Second only to the Russian army in size is France. Of course, after the economic crisis broke out, France also reduced the size of its army, which currently only remains at about 420,000.

Next is the British Empire. The total number of army troops remains at 350,000. The vast majority of these are British local troops. The colonial armies and the armies of the autonomous territories are not counted among them.

The fourth island nation has a total army of 70,000 people. The island country has experienced three consecutive rounds of disarmament after World War I. The current total number of army troops is only 17 divisions.

Ranked fifth is Australasia, with a total army of 450,000 people. There is not much difference with the size of the island country's army. It can also be understood as tied for fourth.

The sixth place after that is Italy. Under the leadership of Mussolini, the total number of Italian army is about 200,000.

The seventh is Germany. The number of German army is strictly limited to 150,000. But if calculated in terms of combat effectiveness, the German army, which is composed of elite officers, is the strongest in combat effectiveness, which also confirms the saying that the essence is the essence.

The eighth place is the Austrian Empire. The total number of troops in the Austrian Empire is approximately 120,000. Due to the loss of Hungary and the reduction of a large amount of territory, the Austrian Empire lost a large number of people, and the total size of the army was strictly limited to about 120,000.

A relatively distinctive feature can be found. The United States, a powerful power that has not suffered any restrictions, actually lags behind the restricted German and Austrian empires in terms of its total army size.

This has to mention the national policy of the United States and the stinginess of Congress after World War I.

Although the United States mostly played a soy sauce role in World War I, the United States was still very proud after winning the war.

The U.S. government carelessly believes that large-scale wars will not break out for a long time, and mankind will usher in a long era of peace.

This also caused the United States to directly give up preparations for war and repeatedly reduce the size of its originally small army. The current total number of U.S. Army troops is even less than 100,000.

Simply reducing the number of people is not the purpose of the US Congress. Under the rule of several relatively conservative U.S. presidents, the U.S. Congress has significantly reduced military expenditures for the army, and the U.S. armaments have hardly been updated and are still the same as after World War I.

If it had not been for the World Influenza Crisis Alliance that almost led to a joint decision to capture the United States, I am afraid that the United States would have reduced its army to about 50,000 people.

After all, for a country like the United States with a unique geographical location, as long as the navy can guard the east and west oceans, there will be basically no problems on land.

Although there are two neighboring countries to the north and south, Canada is just an autonomous territory with a much smaller population than the United States.

Mexico has always been the loser of the United States. The United States, including California, New Mexico and other lands, all occupied Mexico.

In this case, the United States will naturally not be afraid of Mexico, which also means that the land pressure on the United States is almost zero.

Although the total size of Australasia's army is almost tied with the island countries for fourth in the world (only the great powers), Arthur is still not satisfied with this result.

The most important reason is that the changes in the United States are likely to bring the United States and island countries together, making Australasia vulnerable to enemies from both sides.

Under such circumstances, it becomes necessary to maintain a sufficient number of sea, land and air forces. In addition to maintaining the regular army, it is also necessary to establish emergency preparedness measures to ensure that millions of new soldiers can be recruited to join the army in a short period of time to fight for the country.

Regarding military expansion, Defense Minister Thomas Johnson also quickly submitted a plan to the cabinet.

The previous size of the Australasian army was two Guards divisions, ten regular infantry divisions, two cavalry divisions, four artillery divisions and one tank division.

Because almost all the indigenous people were expelled, there was no colonial army in Australasia. There were only two armies, the Guards and the Regular Army, composed entirely of Australasians.

Because the last army expansion only included the National Defense Force, this time the army expansion also includes the Guards Division, which is expected to directly expand to ten divisions. The size of the Australasian Army exceeds that of the United Kingdom, reaching the world's largest after Russia and France. Three (only counting the great powers).

First, the two Guards divisions were expanded into two Guards infantry divisions and one Guards cavalry division. Although there are cavalry regiments in the Guards Infantry Division, there is no separate cavalry division.

Although tanks have been developed, the role of cavalry in some terrains cannot be replaced by tanks, at least for a few decades.

It is worth mentioning that due to the expansion of the army, the highest army organization in Australasia is no longer a division, but an army composed of multiple divisions.

The first is two Guards infantry divisions and one Guards cavalry division. These Guards armies will be directly merged into the Guards, with a total strength of about 20,000 people. They are responsible for stationing near the Capital District and St. Arthur Castle to protect the palace. And Arthur's safety.

Otherwise it's just regular expansion.

The number of infantry divisions was expanded to 15, and the number of cavalry divisions was expanded to 4. Coupled with 3 tank divisions, Greater Lasia has a huge conventional army of 2 people in total.

The First Infantry Division, the Second Infantry Division, the Third Infantry Division, the First Cavalry Division, and the First Artillery Division formed the First Army of the Conventional Army. The commander was Silvio, the former commander of the First Division, and the chief of staff was Fritz, the former commander of the Second Division. Both men hold the rank of lieutenant general.

The Fourth Infantry Division, the Fifth Infantry Division, the Sixth Division, the Seventh Artillery Division and the Second Artillery Division formed the Second Army. The commander was the former Third Division Commander Bartello, and the Chief of General Staff was the former Fourth Division Commander Scott, with the rank of lieutenant general.

The Eighth Infantry Division, the Ninth Infantry Division, the Tenth Division, the Eleventh Infantry Division, and the Three Artillery Division formed the Third Army. The commander of the Army was Martin, the former commander of the Second Guards Division, and the chief of staff was Hermann, the former chief of staff of the First Division. Lieutenant General Military rank.

The 12th Infantry Division, the 13th Infantry Division, the 14th Infantry Division, and the 15th Infantry Division formed the Fourth Army. The Army Commander was the former Chief of Staff of the 1st Guards Division, Barford, and the Chief of General Staff was Kenneth, the former Chief of Staff of the 2nd Guards Division. .

The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Cavalry Divisions formed the Fifth Corps. The commander was Victor and the chief of staff was Ian.

The Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Artillery Divisions formed the Sixth Army. The Army Commander was Igor and the Chief of General Staff was Roby.

The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd tank divisions formed the Seventh Army. The commander of the corps was Karl, and the chief of general staff was Salar.

After such expansion and restructuring, Australasia will have one Guards and seven regular armies. The size and actual combat capabilities of the army are much stronger than before.

Of course, whether these new military commanders can coordinate and manage more soldiers is also a question. The highest military organization in Australasia before was at the division level. Now it is directly expanded to the corps, which is a great test for the ability of the top commander of the army organized as a corps.

The military commander and chief of general staff are equivalent to the brains of an army. If there is a problem with the functioning of the brain, there will also be problems with the combat effectiveness of this army.

But similarly, if the brain performs particularly well, it will be very effective in enhancing the combat effectiveness of the army as a unit, and it is also the best manifestation of a famous general on the battlefield.

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