Chapter 803: Goodbye, West Line 2

"Is it just to maintain the status quo? The empire has been preparing for this war for decades, but not for such a result." Xiao Maoqi said somewhat displeased.

"If you have to go further, you can try, but I am not optimistic about it. The Western Front is a war of attrition, without a battle, whether it is a tactical victory or a tactical defeat, whether it is the consumption of the offensive side or the defender. It will be very huge. The Western Front is like two evenly matched people fighting. It is unrealistic to knock down the opponent through a certain trick."

"In fact, we have a very large advantage this time. The British and French air forces are not small, but they do not know how to use this force. In terms of armor, I can guarantee that we will not It may once again mobilize more than 90% of the armored forces on the Western Front. Because as we advance on the Eastern Front, the area we need to control will increase, and the Russian armored forces are also growing."

"In terms of artillery, the French have realized the many shortcomings of the 75mm rapid-fire gun. They have begun to find ways to develop larger caliber and longer range guns. Generally speaking, Schneider and Krupp have their own advantages in artillery. With the French Constantly replacing our old artillery, our artillery pressure will be very heavy."

"Let’s talk about soldiers. The empire has a demographic advantage whether it is against France or Britain, but the number of soldiers we can use on the Western Front is absolutely no more than that of the British and French. In addition to the native population, they also have colonial populations. With the dominions of the British, these can provide a lot of troops and labor. But we can’t. Generally speaking, in this war, Britain and France are stronger in military production than our unfitted arms on the Western Front, but in terms of population. It is also their advantage. In a static defensive operation, it is obviously the British and French advantages. Our offense is very difficult, but the defense is relatively easy."

The current battlefield situation is more balanced. In fact, the German Army still has a great first-hand advantage in this battle. This advantage does not mean simply launching an offensive initiative, but also includes the forward-looking nature of military equipment. For example, the air force, such as large-caliber long-range artillery, such as tanks. But over time, Britain and France are not stupid. They are also first-class industrial powers. From a technical point of view, there is no reason to be worse than the Germans. As for the air force, in history, the French family produced more aircraft than Germany. After Britain and France gradually made up for technical and tactical problems, the Luftwaffe was an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, and it was not easy to gain a technological advantage. It is unrealistic to rely solely on the tactical system to suppress the air force's absolute numerical superiority!

As a traverser, the prince naturally knew the armament production situation of various countries in World War I. Let alone the emergence of tanks, after all, the German tank production capacity was a tragedy in history. This plane is hard to say. From the perspective of the three main firepower pillars of war, machine guns, artillery, aircraft, and ammunition production capacity, Germany's situation on the Western Front is very bad.

In terms of aircraft, Germany produced 47,300 aircraft, the French family produced 52,100 aircraft, and the British produced 47,800 aircraft. In terms of machine guns, the Germans have 280,000 machine guns, the French have 312,000 machine guns, and the British have 238,000 machine guns. The Germans are still completely defeated. These production capacities must be allocated to the east and west fronts for combat, so the difference in the number of machine guns and aircraft on the western front will definitely be even greater.

The only thing the Germans regained their self-esteem was artillery production. The artillery production capacity was 64,000 pieces. The French produced 23,200 artillery pieces. In fact, 17,000 pieces were 75mm rapid-fire guns, and the rest were heavy artillery pieces. The British produced 26,916 artillery pieces, and the Germans were dominant in total artillery production, but from the perspective of the front-line holdings, the number of artillery pieces of the Western Front German Army in the middle and late stages was not as good as that of the British and French.

After having artillery, it depends on the output of shells. Germany produced 306 million shells in World War I. This is to be divided between east and west. The French produced 290 million shells and the British produced 216 million shells. From the perspective of armaments, Britain and France have a great advantage on the Western Front. In this case, it is obviously very troublesome to attack the Allied forces that are in the defensive advantage and also want to achieve a decisive victory. Even though Germany is more prepared on this plane, the prince believes that it is unrealistic to achieve a breakthrough on the western front before the settlement of the eastern front.

"And there is another factor. The Japanese have already participated in this war this time. Their industry may be nothing compared to the European powers, but Japan has a lot of human resources and can provide a lot of cheap cannon fodder for the Allies. . This will also have a great impact on the situation of the war." The prince said.

"Didn't we deploy two fast battleships in the Indian Ocean? They did a good job last time. They directly killed the two divisions of the British and the Japanese." Xiao Maoqi said.

"Hehe, I don’t deny the role played by these two battleships, but it’s impossible to rely on them to block the channels for the British to raise resources from all over the world, and maybe the British have already begun to deploy these two battleships. The battleship has been encircled." The prince shook his head and said.

"We have the initiative, but when we launch an offensive ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ the opponent has sufficient resources to launch a diversionary offensive in another direction. In order to ensure that the front is not broken, we will inevitably draw troops from the main attack direction. Defense. This greatly compromises our offensive capabilities. We cannot achieve another large-scale breakthrough in a short period of time. This gives Britain and France time to mobilize their hearts."

The prince also had a reason to say this. When Germany launched an offensive in the Verdun area, the British launched an offensive in the Somme area, and in order to defend the Somme, Germany went from Verdun within a day. 44 heavy artillery companies were removed from the area! Therefore, the Germans want to concentrate on breaking through a little restriction is really too great, unless the entire German armed forces are concentrated on the western front, it is possible to achieve a greater breakthrough by launching a super-large-scale battle, but if they win, The other party may not surrender. If you lose, Germany will definitely suffer a heavy loss. Germany, which has a problematic ability to replenish blood, may lead to disastrous consequences.

So even if the prince's request is to stabilize the Western Front, it will consume the strength of Britain and France. Until the other party can't bear it and is forced to negotiate!

"First of all, I am very grateful for your kind reminder, so do you plan to go directly to the front line? Or are there other arrangements?" Xiao Mao Qi said after thinking about it.

"I am going to Prague to visit my wife, and then I will go to the front line." said the prince.

"Okay, General Mackenson will visit His Royal Highness." Little Mochi said.

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