The Rise of the Empire

Caliput's battle report was finally sent to Berlin after more than half a month across the ocean. This battle report was published in several copies and sent to the Prussian General Staff, the Kaiser, Ruprecht and the Bavarian military. hands. As for the battle report that beat the British violently, the reactions of all parties were different. \u003c/p\u003eThe German Army General Staff headed by Schlieffen admitted that Caliput performed very well in South Africa, perfectly integrating the mobility of cavalry and the firepower of artillery. Moreover, this method of directly conducting large-depth penetration and maneuvering operations through the frontal defense line is also very good. But it is a pity that all of this is not suitable for the European battlefield, and its reference value for the German Army is very limited. \u003c/p\u003e"In fact, the success of such a tactic has a lot of chance or particularity. In South Africa, the British troops are so limited that they cannot form a coherent front. Moreover, they lack firepower, and the cavalry can easily With a little artillery, it is possible to attack the rear of the British who are not well-defended. But all this is impossible in Europe."\u003c/p\u003e "Whether it is the Western Front or the Eastern Front, if we and the French or If the Russians are at war, millions or even millions of troops will be crowded on a not-so-wide front. European legions have a large number of heavy artillery and machine guns. Coupled with fortresses and trench systems, the cavalry wants to pass through layers of seals. It is almost impossible to block."\u003c/p\u003e"So all our previous plans were to use the time difference to defeat the opponent before the reaction. If the war turns into a stalemate, then the resource-scarce German The empire will inevitably fall into a disadvantage."\u003c/p\u003e"As for increasing the number of vehicles, this is a very good suggestion, but this is feasible for Bavaria with a small force, but not for Prussia with a large force , because our military expenditure is limited, but we will try our best to increase the mechanical capacity.”\u003c/p\u003eThe prince put aside Earl Schlieffen’s reply, and it cannot be said that the earl’s point of view is wrong. If you want to make a breakthrough on the western front, interspersed or long-distance leapfrog operations will not succeed in the end. Without it, the density of troops is too high! And the density of firepower is equally terrifying! \u003c/p\u003eTaking the beginning of 1918 as an example (before the US military arrived on a large scale) Germany had a total of 194 and a half divisions on the Western Front! The total force is 4 million, with 15,000 artillery pieces, 3,000 aircraft and ten tanks. And what about the Allied Powers on the opposite side? There are a total of one hundred and seventy-six infantry divisions and ten cavalry divisions! It has a total of nearly 5 million troops, 17,000 artillery pieces, 3,800 aircraft and more than 800 tanks! And all these troops are concentrated on a front that is no more than 500 kilometers wide! An average of 10,000 people on a one-kilometer front! Coupled with trenches, mines and machine guns, what kind of troops in World War I could completely penetrate such a line of defense? \u003c/p\u003eSo, His Royal Highness half agrees with Earl Schlieffen's idea, that is, it is very difficult to win on the Western Front, even the so-called fast corps. However, if this fast corps style of play is used on the Eastern Front, it will be very promising. The reason is very simple. First, the Eastern Front is too broad. The army of the Second Russia cannot be compared with the Western Front in terms of numbers or equipment. Easier to break through. Third, Russia's railway network is very sparse. Once a point is breached, it will cause a long section of the front to be unable to obtain sufficient supplies. Even if a frontal attack is difficult to work, the Russian army lacking supplies must choose to retreat! \u003c/p\u003eWhat did the Eastern Front look like in history? Let's talk about Russia first. Russia's front-line forces (combatants, combat troops) have been maintained at around 3 million. An army of this size was deployed on a long front of 1,625 versts, and such a troop density was completely out of proportion to the troop strength of Britain and France on the Western Front.

And if the railway density in Germany per unit area is 10. If the railway density of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is 6.7, then the railway density of Russia is only 1! \u003c/p\u003eWhether it was World War 1 or World War 2, the supplies of the Russian army depended entirely on railways. The Russians had limited troops, and their equipment could not be compared with that of Britain and France. The length of the front line was terrifying, which meant that their defense line was very good breakthrough. The rapid breakthrough mobile corps still has a lot to do in the Russian rear. Don't ask for a blitzkrieg and deep encirclement similar to the level of World War II. As long as the key transportation center behind the front line can be destroyed, the huge Russian army will be finished by itself, because no matter how strong it is, it will always eat. \u003c/p\u003eIn order to settle Russia as soon as possible at the lowest cost, the prince believes that the efficiency of simple flat push on the ground is too low. The Russians knew that they could not defeat Germany, so the countermeasure adopted by the Russians was to drag the words, just like they did against Napoleon in history. When necessary, seeing that the main force of the German army is no longer on the Eastern Front, they will launch one or two large-scale attacks to beat Austria-Hungary. (For example, the Bruschino offensive) But it is a pity that historical Russia failed to exhaust its opponents in the end, and died due to internal and external troubles. \u003c/p\u003eAnd in the prince's timetable, Russia must be resolved within 2 years of the war! Only then can we withdraw from Russia and solve a series of problems in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Western Front. At the same time, the compensation obtained from Russia is also the key to supporting Germany in fighting. All kinds of materials are one aspect, the most important thing is food! \u003c/p\u003eFrontal advancement plus limited mobile interspersed combat is the tactical framework for Prince's future planning in the moving line. The former is easy to say, relying on the quality and equipment advantages of the German army, it is impossible to do worse than in history. And the latter is troublesome, because the material conditions of this era are very poor.\u003c/p\u003e This mobile corps is not just about running fast. Having a large number of vehicles and a strong transport capacity is only the first step in making this mobile corps take shape, which only solves part of the logistical problem. The most critical issue - how to continue to break through the opponent's line of defense has not yet been resolved. \u003c/p\u003eWhen it comes to this question, the first thing everyone thinks of is tanks. That's right, there must be tanks, even armored vehicles, for the simple reason that armored vehicles cannot pass through. In history, the German tanks can be called miserable reminders, and they cannot be compared with Britain and France in terms of quantity or quality. And in this plane, if the prince wanted to blitz the Eastern Front, the first thing he had to solve was the tank problem. \u003c/p\u003e Fortunately, now, the first batch of tanks has been tested in the Bavarian military's proving ground. That's right, in order to deal with the war that swept across Europe, the prince was well prepared, especially in terms of key technical weapons. The first batch of tank bidding projects has two alternatives. \u003c/p\u003eWhen the prince thought that Prussia would not be interested in building a new large-scale rapid assault corps in a short time, he decisively left Berlin and went home to do his own business. \u003c/p\u003eSecond update is here~~~please subscribe\u003c/a\u003e~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e