The Rise of the Empire

The significance of getting Little Moltke is huge, even greater than the significance of getting Tirpitz. After all, it is the army, not the navy, that decides the outcome of the first battle. As the saying goes, there are people above, don't panic in your heart, when little Maoqi reaches the pinnacle of life, it also means that many plans of the prince can be implemented, and there will be almost no interference from the Prussian military. Little Moltke has privately promised that he will try his best to promote the prince's many reform measures, and personally agrees that the Bavarian Army and the Austro-Hungarian Army will fight Russia together, and at the same time reinforce the Eastern Front after the Western Front is stabilized. \u003c/p\u003eOf course, in order to ensure that Maoqi, an ally, can sit longer in the position of chief of staff, the prince still has a lot to do. , then Falkenhayn came to power, then Hindenburg and Ludendorff. For the latter few, the prince is not very relieved. Hindenburg and Ludendorff are still very good at domestic military production, so 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... \u003c/p\u003eAfter a week of adjustments, Little Moltke finally came to the Bavarian training base for combining arms - Iron Fortress. The most advanced army weapons in Germany and even the world are stored here, as well as the most elite soldiers. They are groping for how to use the weapons forged by the highest technological achievements of mankind in this era to carry out a more effective killing. \u003c/p\u003e"In the initial stage of the outbreak of the war, the Russians would choose to attack, and we would not stick to it, because compared to the long German-Russian border, our eastern front has too few troops, and I also We don't think our allies are capable of stopping the Russian offensive. In this case, we must take the initiative to attack. And make the most of the mobility and firepower advantages brought by armored vehicles! Before the exercise began, Major General Schmidt first The setting of the exercise was explained.\u003c/p\u003e "If it is a simple encounter, the side with armored units will have an overwhelming advantage. There is no perfect defensive position, no obstacles, and even support artillery Without all these in place, the infantry simply cannot resist the attacks of the armored units and the mechanized infantry behind them with their flesh and blood. Therefore, in this exercise, we assume that the opponent has already foreseen the situation of the attacker and has built a relatively complete defensive position. "\u003c/p\u003e "Everyone, please look here. This is imitating a regiment-level defensive position. Our enemies are very experienced. They know that we have a strong firepower advantage, so they only leave around the first trench. A small number of observers were recruited, and the main force of their first line of defense did not stay on the front line, but stayed in the bunker behind the first line of defense. When their observers discovered that we were attacking, the fighters in the bunker will return to the line. "\u003c/p\u003e"The entire front of the opponent is about 1,500 meters wide, and about a battalion of troops has been deployed, and a large number of side attack and reverse attack positions have been deployed in the position. Behind the first line of defense, the opponent has another battalion as a reserve team responsible for support and counterattack. And behind this reserve team, they have another line of defense as the last defensive support point. "\u003c/p\u003e" Each company-level position can be supported by 60mm mortars. 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 battery to provide curved and direct fire. "Schmidt briefly introduced the situation of the defender.\u003c/p\u003eIn this exercise, the strength of the defender is actually far higher than the level of the Russian army on the Eastern Front in history. In fact, the general Russian regiment In a more hasty situation, it is impossible to get the support of a 3-inch rapid-fire gun battery.

And the Russian Army is not so rich that each company is equipped with 60mm mortars, and each battalion is equipped with an independent machine gun company and 82mm mortars. This artillery is not expensive, but the key is that ammunition consumption is serious. The weak supplies of the Russians did not allow a regiment to have enough shells when it suddenly went on the defensive. \u003c/p\u003eOf course, in the case of a static trench system confrontation, if the Russians find out the direction of the opponent's attack, they may be equipped with weapons such as 107mm cannon or 6-inch howitzer, but at the same time, the German side will definitely attack. It will strengthen the firepower of the offensive troops. Compared with the Russian 107mm guns and 4.7-inch howitzers, the Germans have 210mm heavy howitzers. The Russians are incomparable in terms of quantity and quality. So in this simulated situation, the attacking force is actually at a disadvantage. \u003c/p\u003e"Our offensive force simulates the situation of a Bavarian regiment-level synthetic combat unit of various arms. It has independent artillery, engineers, cavalry, and armored forces. mobility. Because the maneuvering speed is much faster than that of ordinary troops, the heavy artillery troops may not be able to keep up. In this case, the only thing this battle group can rely on is itself!"\u003c/p\u003e"We discuss this time What is most important is the feasibility of using armored forces to quickly break through the opponent's defense line with limited fire support. After all, if each attack relies on a large number of heavy artillery, our preparation time and the suddenness of the battle will be greatly reduced, and we can The selected attack areas and time will also be greatly reduced.” Schmidt briefly introduced the situation of the two participating parties. \u003c/p\u003e "If there is no problem, can we start?" Prince Ruprecht asked with a smile. \u003c/p\u003e"Yes, now I really want to see what kind of changes these new equipment can bring to the war." Xiao Maoqi nodded and agreed. \u003c/p\u003eWhat 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 he watched various TV dramas back then, but in fact, although it is only the end of the 19th century, the attack of the troops has far surpassed those who do not understand military affairs. Filmed by the director for television. In fact, the army's offensive in this era is very complicated. This is a systematic project, and it is not a situation where the artillery is fired and then the infantry charges. That can only exist in some film and television dramas. \u003c/p\u003e"The enemy's defensive position is found ahead, prepare to fight!" When the order for the exercise was issued, the battle group code-named Dragoons began to move quickly, and they advanced to a distance of 5 kilometers from the opponent to prepare for deployment. The artillery was deployed, and they began to set up artillery positions with the assistance of engineers. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e