The Rise of the Empire

In fact, the Russo-Japanese War has already shown certain patterns of the First World War. The two sides relied on their positions to conduct a war of attrition. The limited battlefield mobility allowed both sides to detour, but they could not penetrate deeply into their opponents. The application of a large number of rapid-fire artillery and machine guns makes every charge bloody. It is very difficult to quickly defeat the opponent through tactics. The Russians chose the safest tactic, but at the same time gave up the chance of victory. \u003c/p\u003e"Actually, if you want the Russian Army and the Japanese Army to fight for a longer time, there is no way. Traffic limits the deployment of troops. Therefore, the Japanese will definitely open up another battlefield. I have no idea that the Liaodong Peninsula is the best choice, and there is also an important base of the Russian Pacific Fleet here.” Caliput clicked with a putter The position of Lushun on the sand table. \u003c/p\u003e"If the Lushun Fortress cannot be captured, then the Japanese Navy cannot say that it has commanded the sea, and the Japanese Army cannot rest assured that it will attack the main forces of the Russian army in Liaoyang and Fengtian with North Korea's friendly forces. If Russia loses, then Russia will not be so passive strategically. There is still a chance to win. So if Russia's defense in Lushun is strong enough, then the war can naturally be protracted." Caliput said. \u003c/p\u003e"Well, it's a good idea." Ruprecht nodded in agreement. The Battle of Lushun, a battle that cost both sides a heavy price in the Russo-Japanese War, was indeed an opportunity to stall for time. Although the Russo-Japanese War may be advanced in the future, generally speaking, the fortifications built by the Russians in Lushun are similar to those in history. The Russians may not be able to do high-tech, but the fortifications are still possible. \u003c/p\u003eSo far, the Russians have invested 11 million rubles in the Lushun Fortress, built more than 40 forts and more than 70 forts, and built 22 forts within 9 kilometers along the coast of Lushun Port. Equipped with 123 shore guns below 11 inches. But this time, the Russians also learned the lessons of the Beiyang Fleet of the Qing Dynasty, and built 48 forts on the 20-kilometer ground defense line north of Lushunkou, equipped with 646 various artillery pieces, and also equipped with a large number of artillery pieces that have not been seen in history. Machine guns and mortars. In order to defend this crucial fortress, Russia currently has more than 40,000 people stationed in the Dalian area of ​​Lushun. \u003c/p\u003eHowever, although these fortresses look very strong and terrifying, (in fact they are), they still have weaknesses. There are two biggest weaknesses. The first is the lack of long-range artillery, and the second is the insufficient number of shells! Although there are more 124 heavy artillery pieces, most of them are relatively old and have a relatively short range. The second problem is that the amount of shell storage is too small. The entire fortress has stored 274,558 shells, and each artillery has only 425 shells on average. What is this concept? Throughout the Russo-Japanese War, the average number of shells fired by each artillery piece in Russia was 720 rounds, which means that this amount of shells is not enough at all! \u003c/p\u003e"The Russians need a large number of long-range heavy artillery to defend the fortress. The fortress artillery has good protection compared to the field artillery, but they are too scattered and have a limited range of fire. If you want to make up for this problem, you must It has long-range artillery. The naval guns in the Russian Navy are fine. Just providing some army-style gun mounts suitable for naval guns can greatly improve the situation of the Russian defenders," Caliput said. He was deeply touched by the power of naval guns. In the middle and late stages of the Boer War, the 6-inch naval guns widely used by the British were terrifying in terms of range and power, with a range of 15km and a weight of 45kg. The shells cost the Boer Legion blood, and such a long range made the Boers helpless. \u003c/p\u003eIn fact, in the offensive and defensive battle of Lushun in history,

In addition to the 280mm siege howitzer that almost flattened the 203 Heights in the end, the Japanese Army also received a large number of artillery from the Navy, including at least two 6-inch artillery, six 4.7-inch artillery, and even a large number of 47mm machine guns. (There is no special statistics for this, the author searched for the information himself.) These long-range artillery were out of the range of the Russian army, and they suppressed the firepower of Russian artillery very well. Escort for the 280mm heavy artillery. \u003c/p\u003e"It's best to add a few more tractors, otherwise, the artillery weighing about 10 tons will be a problem." General Kalenia added that the old general will never forget Own old business. Very sensitive to maneuver and logistics. \u003c/p\u003e "Is it necessary to sell the submachine gun? If there is such a thing, the combat effectiveness of the Russians in the trenches will be greatly improved." Caliput hesitated and said. \u003c/p\u003e "Forget about this thing. Submachine guns are different from heavy artillery. They are very cheap, and there will be no injection logistics and mobility problems. If they are equipped in large quantities after the war, it will be a very bad thing for us. "The prince shook his head and said. In fact, if there were no mortars similar to mortars on the battlefield, the prince would not want to provide mortars to the Russians. In short, anything that might lead to a significant increase in the strength of the Russian army cannot be given to the Russians. Now no one in foreign countries realizes the great role of submachine guns, so naturally the prince will not give them a chance to let them know this! \u003c/p\u003e"In fact, what we can do now is very limited. Apart from delivering the weapons and ammunition ordered by the Russians in advance, we can't exert more influence at all. My opinion is to let nature take its course. Put the main effort on At home and in Austria, it will be more effective," Prince Leopold said after throwing away his putter. \u003c/p\u003e "Then let's do this first, Caliput, you can discuss with Earl Schelling to see if we still have those old goods that need to be cleaned up. In addition, we can also deliver the shells that the Russians need in advance. The rest It depends on the performance of the Russians and Japanese." The prince said. Generally speaking, so far, the prince has no better way than to help the Russians hoard as many shells and weapons as possible. As for the cooperation that the Americans want? The prince can naturally persuade the Kaiser to provide some supplies and logistical support. But want to pull Germany together against Japan? It's better to wash up and sleep, let's not say that this may lead to the early entry of the United Kingdom. In terms of the value of the Far East to Germany, it is not worthwhile to let Germany take the risk of war. Even if you gain more rights and colonies in the Far East, won't you still be unable to keep it after development? If you want to keep it, you can only win one battle! \u003c/p\u003e And just as the prince and a group of Bavarian officers were "imagining" the Russo-Japanese War, Tirpitz also sent the letter from William II to William II. And relayed everything the prince said to William II. No exaggeration, no concealment. \u003c/p\u003eThe second one is here~~~! Recently, the average is 6k per day, let’s take a break today, let’s update 2 first~~~! Please bear with me, fellow book lovers~~~! ! ! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e