The Rise of the Empire

"As for the establishment of the Bomisian-Moravian Army, I need to think about it. In addition to providing us with infantry, this area can also provide us with other important materials and combat capabilities, from mobilization system and battle preparations. In terms of performance, I am not as good as you, but in terms of technology and equipment, I still have some ideas of my own," Ruprecht said. \u003c/p\u003eAs for how to use the Czech Corps, so far the two of them can agree on only one thing, that is, this troop can be used for soy sauce, and some of them can form elite troops to fight with the Bavarian Army. However, in the eyes of the prince, If the future Czech Legion is used like this, it will be a bit wasteful! Do you really think that Ruprecht went to all this trouble just to find a group of unreliable cannon fodder who are always ready to cause independence? Are you underestimating the level of time travellers? \u003c/p\u003e "We can even reduce the size of the Czech Army when necessary, but one thing must be done well, that is, we must establish a complete army-level and group-level firepower system! And to establish such a system, we You have to rely on the Czechs," Ruprecht said. \u003c/p\u003e "A firepower system above the military level? Then this may be a bit troublesome." Prince Leopold frowned slightly. This is a very difficult matter for the prince to handle! Because before this, there was no country that had truly established a firepower system above the military level. It’s not that there are no siege guns and super-heavy artillery in this era. In fact, since the emergence of artillery, there have been such things as super-heavy artillery. From far away, such as the Kurban Cannon, Tsar Cannon, etc., to recent ones, such as during the Russo-Japanese War. The Chinese and Japanese troops attacked the 280mm heavy howitzer at Lushun Fortress. As well as various coastal defense guns and so on. \u003c/p\u003eBut it does not mean that there is a complete set of related systems. These super-standard heavy artillery are actually more guest appearances by various artillery, or are temporarily customized to conquer specific targets. This is even the case in Germany. The Army was like this at the beginning of World War 1. Although Germany has the Big Belsa 420mm heavy gun. But these things are only used to capture the Burning Sun Fortress. After blowing up the fortress, it was over. The German army's systematic firepower configuration at the beginning of World War I was actually at the corps level, mainly at the division level. The divisions had 150mm heavy howitzers, and the corps was almost at this upper limit. Occasionally, There are some 210mm heavy howitzers. \u003c/p\u003eAlthough the German army's logistics and transportation system has been greatly improved in this dimension due to the presence of time travellers, due to the limitations of the times and the requirements of strategic tactics, overall, the German army's military The improvement in level firepower is still limited. For example, in Moltke's improved plan to attack France, apart from a few heavy artillery units used to deal with fortresses in Belgium, the strongest artillery at the army level is the 150mm long-range cannon and the 210mm heavy howitzer. . The 4th and 5th armies in the inner ring will have some support from 210mm train tickets or 254mm train guns, but other than that, there is really no support. \u003c/p\u003eThere is no way, after all, heavy artillery with a 150mm cannon or above often weighs more than ten tons, or even dozens of tons. In this era, it is difficult to tow it with a half-track vehicle! It is really difficult to keep up with the rapidly advancing troops and then cross a distance of more than 300 kilometers to enter the French battlefield and compete with the French. In Xiao Maoqi's plan, these heavy equipment were only used after the failed attack on France and the stalemate, so there were not many at first. \u003c/p\u003eBut the Bavarian Army is different. These heavy artillery will be used from the beginning. In the first year of the war, they will fight in the Russian Poland area. This area is right on the doorstep of Germany, and the area is not big in the first place. However, it is only 128,000 square kilometers. Since the end of the Russo-Japanese War, Russia has actually established this area as a battlefield and starting position.

Although it was not built into a large fortress due to national strength issues. But there are definitely a lot of nails in it. In other words, from the beginning, Rupresit's army must have strong attack capabilities. \u003c/p\u003eThis attack capability is obviously not possible with 210mm-level artillery, so the prince's legion needs 12-inch siege guns, 12-inch train guns, and possibly 15-inch train guns when necessary! Where did these artillery pieces come from? In theory, it can be purchased from Krupp, but the price and output obviously cannot satisfy the prince. Bavaria actually does not have the ability to produce large artillery. All artillery named Bavaria were actually first developed and produced by Skoda! \u003c/p\u003eIf you want to ask if you are willing, in addition to technical issues, a very important issue is the issue of output and profit margin. At the beginning, the prince wanted to make money for the Kingdom of Bavaria, and he did what others would not do. If it doesn't come out, it can give full play to its monopoly advantage, or it can be the kind that although the technical difficulty is not high, the demand is relatively large, and the cost advantage can be exerted in the later period. The former is represented by hardened armor, while the latter is represented by a 75mm rapid-fire gun. For others, you must buy the former, and although many people can produce the latter, the cost in Bavaria is much lower than that of Krupp and the Russians. The difference may not be big when you buy a few doors, but when it comes to hundreds or even the front door, the difference becomes huge! \u003c/p\u003eBut heavy artillery, especially naval guns, is different. The technical development of this thing is relatively difficult. For example, 3-inch rapid-fire cannons can be produced by any decent country in the world. The French 75 rapid-fire Not long after the cannon was developed, a bunch of similar products from Germany, Russia and even Japan came out. Although there were differences in performance, they were all rapid-fire cannons. But large-caliber artillery and even naval guns are different. Before the end of World War I in Europe, there were only four companies that were sure to be able to produce heavy artillery over 12 inches, namely Armstrong, Schneider, Krupp and Skoda. Russia does not have independently developed 14-inch heavy artillery, and neither does Andorsha. \u003c/p\u003eThe demand for heavy artillery is not large, and it is not very valuable. A Queen's 15-inch L42 naval gun is only 30,000 pounds. The really expensive thing is the turret system, so under the guidance of money Next, Bavaria left the design and construction of the heavy artillery body to Skoda, and made its own relatively profitable turret system... \u003c/p\u003eNow, guarding Skoda, a famous heavy artillery manufacturer in history, the prince will naturally give full play to his advantages. It is unnecessary for the Czechs to produce heavy artillery, and then have to let the Germans operate them all. Therefore, under the combined effect of external demand and internal capabilities, Rupresit is prepared to establish a firepower system above the military level from the beginning. \u003c/p\u003e "I started to establish this system as early as 2 years ago. However, because of its small scale at that time, it was not included in the Bavarian army system. But now, the heavy artillery belonging to this army and group army level The force has begun to take shape. We now have 12 companies of 210mm heavy self-propelled cannons, (each company has 4 artillery pieces), which is 48 guns. We have 4 companies of M1907 12-inch L18 heavy engineering howitzers, with a total of 16 guns. 12-inch siege guns."\u003c/p\u003e "In addition, I also plan to establish a 12-inch train gun unit and plan to build 12 12-inch train guns. The artillery will use our current naval guns. These train guns will form Six independent artillery companies are allocated to the military. I estimate that these heavy artillery units alone, including company logistics and various other personnel, require about 16,000 people."\u003c/p\u003e "In fact, considering that we will also have some independent The scale of the 150mm cannon and 210mm medium howitzer batteries may be expanded, as well as 12-inch train guns and even 15-inch train guns that may be added in the future. This personnel demand is still terrifying. Therefore, in order to ensure the availability of these high-tech arms Need, I think, we can appropriately reduce the infantry units and tilt the Czech human resources towards this aspect,” Rupresit said. \u003c/p\u003e "If we have these troops, we may need to increase the size and organization of the railway troops. Train guns must use railway maneuvers, so in order to reach the battlefield, we may build new railways or narrow-gauge railways. And the 210mm Although self-propelled long-range artillery can use crawler chassis to maneuver, long-distance transportation must also use railways. The 10 companies of railway troops we originally prepared may not be enough." Prince Leopold added. \u003c/p\u003eHistorically, the Germans prepared 90 railway companies in order to attack France. A total of 26,000 road construction troops worked hard to build roads. However, it was not enough. According to the current size of the Bavarian-Bohemian Army, although it was in Although fighting at home does not require ultra-long-distance attacks, considering the size of the nearly 600,000-strong army, it is indeed difficult for 10 railway companies to ensure the transportation of a large amount of logistics supplies and heavy equipment. \u003c/p\u003e "Okay, let's increase the number of railway troops. In the future Bavarian-Bohemian Army system, the front-line elite forces, assault forces and air force will be dominated by the Kingdom of Bavaria, with auxiliary corps, military and above The heavy artillery force and logistics units are dominated by Czechs, and our future military framework can be designed according to this standard." Finally, Rupresit concluded.

\u003c/p\u003eWith the efforts of Rupresit and Prince Leopold, the Bavarian Army finally completed the pre-war construction plan. At the same time, the Allies were not idle either, although the German government was trying its best to cover up its plans. Military intentions, but massive financial flows. The large-scale expansion of the army and the appearance of various strange weapons in the eyes of spies will eventually cause the Allied Powers to be vigilant, especially with the equipment of some new heavy weapons, the Allied Powers will also respond with twelve points to the Allied Powers' military expansion and war preparations. Attention, under the influence of a series of butterfly effects, the Allied Powers also began to rapidly expand their arms and prepare for war! \u003c/p\u003eThe third chapter is a big chapter~~~! Dear book friends, can you reward the author? ? \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e