Chapter 516: Exercise one

The significance of getting Xiao Moqi is huge, even greater than that of getting Tirpitz. After all, the army, not the navy, decides the victory in the first battle. As the saying goes, there are people above, and they don't panic in their hearts. When Xiao Moqi reaches the pinnacle of his life, it also means that the prince can implement many plans and will hardly be interfered by the Prussian military. Xiao Moqi has privately promised that he will do his best to promote the prince's many reform measures, and personally agree that the Bavarian Army and the Austro-Hungarian Army will fight against Russia together, and at the same time strengthen the Eastern Front after the Western Front is stabilized.

Of course, in order to ensure that the ally of Little Mochi can sit longer in the position of chief of staff, the prince still has a lot to do. After all, in history, Mochi was dismissed by the German Emperor after he failed to blitz France on the Western Front, and then the French Jinhan came to power, then Hindenburg and Ludendorff. For the latter few, the prince is not very relieved. Hindenburg and Ludendorff still have a good set of domestic military production. Let him continue to do this. The position of the German chief of staff is still in the hands of the old German nobles. After all, not only Russia was overthrown in history, but also Germany...

After adjusting for a week, Xiao Moqi finally came to the Bavarian arms synthesis training base-Iron Fort. Here are the most advanced army weapons in Germany and even the world, as well as the most elite soldiers. They are exploring how to use the weapons forged by the highest technological achievements of mankind in this era to carry out a more effective killing.

"In the early stages of the war, the Russians will choose to attack, and we will not stick to it either, because compared to the long German-Russian border, our eastern front has too few troops, and I don’t think we Our allies are able to block the Russian offensive. In this case, we must take the initiative to launch an offensive. And to maximize the use of the maneuver and firepower advantages brought by armored vehicles! Before the exercise, Major General Schmidt first set the exercise Give some explanation.

"If it is a simple encounter, the side with the armored unit will have an overwhelming advantage. Without a perfect defensive position, without various obstacles, and even if the supporting artillery is not in place, the infantry cannot use flesh and blood at all. Resist the attacks of armored units and mechanized infantry behind them. Therefore, in this exercise, we assumed that the opponent had already foreseen the attacker's situation and constructed a relatively complete defensive position."

"You guys, please look here. This is a regiment-scale defensive position. Our enemies are very experienced. They know that we have a strong firepower advantage, so they only left a small number of observers near the first trench. And the main force of their first line of defense did not stay in the first line, but stayed in the bunker behind the first line of defense. When their observers discovered that we were attacking, the combatants in the bunker would return to the front line. ."

"The entire front of the opponent is about 1,500 meters wide, with about a battalion of troops deployed, and a large number of side strikes and down strikes are deployed in the position. Behind the first line of defense, the opponent has another battalion as a reserve team. Responsible for support and counter-charge. Behind this reserve team, they have another line of defense as the last point of defense support."

"Each company-level position can be supported by a 60mm mortar. The battalion level can be supported by a machine gun company and an 82mm mortar. At the end of the entire front, they also have a 6-gun rapid-fire gun. The company provides curved and direct firepower." Schmidt briefly introduced the defending side.

In this exercise, the strength of the defensive side is actually much higher than the level of the Russian Eastern Front in history. In fact, the general Russian regiment cannot get the support of a 3-inch rapid-fire gun company in a relatively hasty situation. , And the Russian army is not so generous to equip each company with 60mm mortars, and to equip each battalion with independent machine gun companies and 82mm mortars. This artillery is not expensive, but the key is that the ammunition consumption is serious. The Russians' fragile supplies could not allow a regiment to have enough shells when it suddenly turned into a defensive state.

Of course, if the static trench system confronts, the Russians may be equipped with weapons such as 107mm cannons or 6-inch howitzers if they discover the direction of the opponent’s attack, but at the same time, the German side will definitely strengthen the offensive force when attacking. Compared with the Russians’ 107mm guns and 4.7-inch howitzers, the Germans have 210mm heavy howitzers. Both in terms of quantity and quality, the Russians can’t compare. So in this simulated situation, the offensive troops actually suffered a loss.

"Our offensive force simulates a Bavarian regiment-scale combined combat unit of various arms. It has independent artillery, engineers, cavalry, and armored units. All units ride on various vehicles to gain strong mobility. Because the maneuvering speed is much faster than that of ordinary troops~www.wuxiaspot.com~, the heavy artillery troops may not be able to keep up. In this case, the only thing this combat group can rely on is itself!"

"What we are discussing this time is the feasibility of using armored forces to quickly break through the opponent's line of defense with limited fire support. After all, if we rely on a large number of heavy artillery for each attack, our preparation time and the suddenness of the battle will be reduced. A lot, and the area and time we can choose to attack will also be reduced a lot." Schmidt briefly introduced the situation of the two parties involved.

"If there is no problem, can it start?" Prince Ruprecht asked with a smile.

"Yes, I now hope to see what kind of changes these new equipment can bring to the war." Xiao Mao nodded oddly and agreed.

What is the army offensive in this era? When he just crossed over, the prince used to think about the wars of this era according to the war scenes when watching various TV dramas. But in fact, although it is only the end of the 19th century, the offensive of the troops has far exceeded those who do not understand the military. Television filmed by the director. In fact, the offensive of troops in this era is very complicated. This is a systematic project. It is not a situation where the infantry charge is over after a shot of artillery. That can only exist in some film and television dramas.

"The enemy's defensive position is found ahead, ready to fight!" When the order of the exercise was issued, the battle group code-named Dragoons began to move quickly. They advanced to a distance of 5 kilometers from each other to prepare for deployment. The artillery was the first to deploy. , They began to set up artillery positions with the assistance of engineers.