The Rise of the Empire

Russia conducted a very detailed study of the tactics of the Japanese army from the staff department. They found that the Japanese were very good at roundabout combat. Outflank and outflank to avoid the opponent's edge. And sometimes it is even a tactic of containment from the front and breakthrough from the side at the beginning. \u003c/p\u003eSo the Russians formulated in the original plan that their response was to leave a large number of reserves, and they actually did the same in the Russo-Japanese War. Under normal circumstances, Russian officers would leave half of their troops As a reserve team, this resulted in a shortage of frontal forces, and sometimes they couldn't beat the Japanese in a frontal confrontation. In addition, the Russians are too conservative and rarely take the initiative to attack, so they are very passive. In addition to all other reasons, they are defeated in the case of superior military strength. \u003c/p\u003eHowever, due to the intrusion of the traversers, the situation in this plane has changed a lot, especially in South Africa, where the Caliput mobile corps severely damaged the British army in mobile warfare, which gave the Russians great confidence. According to Kuropatkin, we have the largest cavalry corps and the most elite cavalry in the world. This is Russia's innate wealth. Why can't we use them to deal with the Japanese? \u003c/p\u003eThe Russians conducted a more detailed study of Caliput's mobile corps. "The cavalry regiment of the Boers is an infantry regiment that relies entirely on horses to maneuver. Like infantry, they are equipped with a large number of machine guns and light artillery. The attacking ability of the enemy is a bit weaker, but relying on the maneuvering advantage of the horses, they can always launch a fatal blow when the opponent is weakest. Compared with a frontal battle, such an attack can obviously save a lot of trouble." Kuropatkin Said so when meeting the Tsar. \u003c/p\u003e"In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of this unit, the Boers were equipped with a large number of semi-automatic rifles, machine guns, and new mortars (mortars). The former greatly enhanced the infantry firepower, and the opponent lacked enough suppression artillery Under the circumstances, it is easy to break through the enemy's front line. Although the latter has a short range and low accuracy, it can provide sufficient firepower density in a very short time. The effect of firing 1,000 shells in 10 minutes is better than that in 30 minutes. The effect of pouring 2,000 rounds of shells is better. Mortars, which have a simple structure and a large projectile volume, are obviously suitable for our needs!"\u003c/p\u003eRussians like simple and practical things with large projectile volume, and mortars Shock guns are clearly a good fit for today's Russia. The production process of the mortar itself is not difficult, and the production of shells is not difficult, and the cavalry can't actually use many mortars. After all, the cavalry can't carry many. A small reduction in the number of suppressed artillery is enough to equip the troops with a large number of mortars. Cannon. Not only the cavalry must be equipped, but the infantry must also be equipped with this kind of weapon that can be easily produced! \u003c/p\u003eThe real problem for the Russians now is the production of mortar shells. This production does not refer to craftsmanship, but production cost! After careful comparison, the Russians suddenly discovered that even in the darkest workshop in Russia, the cost of mortar shells produced in workshops that do not consider labor costs is still more than one-third more expensive than shells produced in Bavaria! And the production capacity of shells is not enough. \u003c/p\u003eThe lack of shells for Russian artillery actually runs through the entire history before World War I. During the Russo-Japanese War, due to the problem of insufficient transportation capacity, there was a certain gap in Russian shells. After all, the Russians can find a bunch of them for this Excuses, for example, the distance is too far, the transportation capacity is limited, the country has not fully mobilized, etc. \u003c/p\u003eBut in fact, in World War I, there was still a huge gap in Russia's arms production, especially the supply of shells and machine guns. The Russians produced a total of 58 million rounds of various shells during the three-year war,

But the annual consumption of shells is as high as 50 million rounds! It can be considered that the shells produced in the three-year war were only enough to fight for 14 months.... So what about the remaining gaps? Of course it is to buy! \u003c/p\u003eAccording to historical records, Russia ordered 56 million rounds of three-inch shells alone, of which 13 million rounds arrived, accounting for about 25% of the order. However, not all of these 58 million rounds of shells were original from Russia, because during the same period, the total number of shell fuses produced by the Russians was less than 50 million, and there were 8.4 million fuse tubes imported from foreign countries with data available! This was the case during the World War, so the situation during the Russo-Japanese War can only be changed. According to historical data, the military factories around the Moscow area produced 30,000 rounds of 3-inch weapons during the 1-year and 5-month war. shells…. The consumption of the original artillery cannot be guaranteed, so after the addition of mortars, who will produce the newly added ammunition? \u003c/p\u003eIf the production of shells is already bad, then the production of machine guns is even worse. In history, before the outbreak of World War I, there was only one factory in Russia that could produce machine guns. It's only 700! This is still at the level before World War I, and the current output is even less than 100! When the Russians realized the importance of machine guns and suddenly decided to equip them in large quantities, they found that they could not expand their production capacity in a short period of time, and they could not find enough machine guns.... \u003c/p\u003eAnd it needs to be explained that machine guns are consumables like shells. In the Russian War, machine guns only made their debut. The number of machine guns on both sides did not exceed 300, but everything was changing. When people discovered the terrifying power of machine guns, almost all countries began to increase their number of machine guns. In the Russo-Japanese War, machine guns also cost both sides more. \u003c/p\u003eThe Russians estimated the number of machine guns they needed. In order to arm about 600,000 troops throughout the Northeast (according to the Russian timetable, the situation after completing war preparations.) Russia needs at least 4,000 machine guns (including First-line equipment and reserve stocks.) According to the number of machine guns currently produced in Russia, it will take at least 40 years...  With the beginning of the war, the Russians expected to replenish at least 500 machine guns every month to barely maintain the battle damage. And if it is marked for 1 year, an additional 6,000 will be needed.... \u003c/p\u003eIf the output of machine guns, shells and artillery is not enough, then the output of rifles is finally enough, right? In fact, just like the idea, things like rifles wear out more! And the rifle production capacity of the Russians before the war was also pitifully small. Is tens of thousands of rifles per year enough? The pattern Tucson is broken! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e