Having the right weapons does not mean that they will be able to play their role. Only by combining them with corresponding tactical configuration training can the new weapons be used to their maximum effect. Defensive problems are naturally not big, with vertical and horizontal trenches and support

Point. Once there are enough new weapons to equip the new army, we are still very optimistic about defending Lushunkou. But if it is the turn of the Beiyang New Army to attack and break through the opponent's position, this will be another problem. In fact, the land army has been

Both sides of the battle were surrounded

Focusing on this issue (forget about attacking), it is breakthrough and counter-breakthrough. Find a key point on the opponent's front, then concentrate your forces, launch a surprise attack with several times the opponent's force at the breakthrough point, and then penetrate

wedge, then expand

The result of the war was to divide the local fronts and then break down the opponent's resistance. In the cold weapon era, the formation of cavalry charge defense emphasized speed. Later, the Mongols emphasized galloping before charging and used precise archery to defeat the opponent's defense line.

Vulnerability occurs to

and inflicted a blow to the opponent's morale. Then they concentrated their elite troops to cut into the opponent's position, while the defending side used horse and gun arrays as means of resistance, supplemented by a large number of archers, crossbows and other long-range weapons. In the era of hot weapons,

Infantry and artillery

After forming a battle formation, and then after the rifles and artillery fire from both sides, the cavalry found an opportunity to attack from its weak link. It was still the same tactics as in the past. It was just that the weapons were updated. Of course, all this became history in the first battle. The cavalry

Facing the opponent's machine gun array

The ground was quite weak, and the artillery had to face these layers of trenches and bunkers. As a result, Battle 1 became a real trench warfare. Facing a trench system that stretched for hundreds of miles, stretching from the North Sea to Switzerland, the group charged

It's basically a death row

Because whether it is infantry or cavalry, facing intensive machine gun fire, rapid-fire direct-aimed artillery (such as the French m1897 75mm rapid-fire cannon, also called Miss 75) and indirect-firing heavy artillery forming a fire network have almost no chance of success.

Although the battlefield during the Sino-Japanese War had not yet developed to the level of trench confrontations like World War I, it was very common to build a large number of field fortifications. Feng Zicai's department carried out quite professional soil work during the Sino-French War. The Japanese army had no reason to do so.

Even worse!! And if the Japanese army is also equipped with machine guns, it will be a new attack

It will be more difficult for the army. (Historically, Japan was also equipped with a small number of Gatling guns and Gatling guns.) Therefore, in the face of these automatic weapons, Xu Jie still needed special organization and tactics to restrain them. Under the conditions at the time

, the most suitable tactic for breaking through the trench system is probably the Stormtroopers used by the Germans during World War 1?

If this tactic can be traced back, it should be counted from the assault battalion formed in Kalso in 1915. This assault battalion was commanded by Colonel Willi Rolle of the German Fifth Army. Compared with other troops, they were divided into several mutually exclusive groups.

The cooperating team is equipped with more automatic weapons, such as mg15 light machine guns, MP18 submachine guns and more grenades. In order to enhance the continuity of firepower, the rifles and pistols they use are also frequently used.

Specially improved ones, such as the Mauser 98g, which is issued with a 20-round magazine (but the rate of fire is still relatively tragic). There is also the Ruger 9mm pistol, which is issued with a 32-round drum magazine. Then in light artillery, mortars,

Even with the support of flamethrowers, (of course, all this has a premise, that is, the long-range artillery in the German army can isolate a certain position of the opponent and form a blockade.) Find suitable opportunities to attack the opponent's key points or joints.

Carry out a sneak attack. This combined commando team of various arms, equipped with a large number of automatic weapons and supported by light artillery, performed very well in the war. By 1917, Germany had established 17 storm assault battalions. Of course, in addition to weapons,

The quality of this unit's soldiers and commanders is also quite high. They must know how to alternately cover and advance on a battlefield full of craters, and they must be able to eliminate landmines during the attack.

barbed wire and other obstacles, and can use a small number of light artillery to accurately attack the opponent's firepower points. Finally, and the most critical battle is that after entering the opponent's trench, they can quickly squeeze the opponent in the narrow trench.

You must know that in the twists and turns of the trenches, the commando soldiers who have just entered will face unfamiliar terrain and enemy counterattacks that are several times their own number! Tactical skills, willpower, cooperation, and equipment are all indispensable!

And now Xu Jie plans to make this commando team responsible for attacking difficult tasks come into being as soon as possible!! In terms of equipment, it is already available. The Lewis machine gun can replace the historical mg15 (in fact, the German army also used a large number of captured Lewis machine guns in the commando team. In the first battle, the

A good light machine gun is not called for nothing!). Although it does not have a bullet sprayer like MP18

, but facing the Japanese army during the Sino-Japanese War of 1891-1894, a 20-round box gun was definitely enough. As for artillery, the 60-round mortar and the 82-round mortar were basically enough. For individual defenses, bunkers and even grenades were not very good.

That was enough, so Xu Jie decided on the equipment for this simplified version of the Stormtroopers! The rest was a matter of organization.

In Xu Jie's vision, this storm assault company will have a battalion headquarters and a company directly affiliated with the battalion headquarters, three assault groups, and an artillery group. The battalion headquarters will have 24 people, and the company directly affiliated with the battalion headquarters will have a communications platoon (32 people)

), medical platoon (29 people) and guard platoon (38 people) reconnaissance platoon (33 people) plus one

The assault group is composed of a cooking squad (9 people). The assault group is organized in Dalian and has an assault platoon, a cover platoon and an artillery platoon. The assault platoon has 5 combat squads. Each combat squad has a squad leader and a light machine gun team of 4 people.

In addition to the primary and secondary shooters, there are also 2 ammunition carriers. The ammunition carriers are equipped with 1889-style combat pistols.

The remaining 9 are ordinary infantrymen, carrying an 1889-style rifle and a combat pistol. Including 6 other personnel, there are a total of 87 people. The cover platoon is divided into 3 squads, each squad has a machine gun and a grenade launcher.

2. Machine guns. Choose 1890-style light machine gun or lightweight machine gun according to the situation.

Maxine machine gun, if it is the latter, additional manpower will be needed. Including other personnel, there will be a total of 41 people. The artillery platoon is also divided into 3 squads, each squad has 2 60 mortars, and each squad has a total of 13 people.

There are 6 other personnel on board, for a total of 47 people in the platoon, and a total of 183 people in the assault group.

The artillery company directly under the battalion headquarters is composed of the company headquarters (12 people), three 82nd mortar platoons, and a reconnaissance squad (9 people). Each mortar platoon has 3 artillery squads and each squad plus

There are a total of 12 cover personnel, equipped with an 82 mortar. The artillery company has a total of 147 people. Based on this calculation, the total number of Xu Jie's storm assault battalion will reach 885 people.

"Almost, such a force is enough to deal with the trench system that the Japanese army may have." Xu Jie said to himself. Even if Xu Jie had enough money and resources to arm an army force that has surpassed today's level, when the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1894 began, the

Defense will be the main focus. After all, counting all the troops capable of fighting, Japan's offensive troops will be more than twice as large as those of Beiyang, Taiwan and Guangdong and Guangxi in history. It is not easy for Liu Mingchuan and Li Hanzhang to gather 30,000 people.

.The old Huai army retained at the request of Lao Li will definitely improve its combat effectiveness, but it is still difficult to say whether it can reach the level of the Japanese army. The new army is not only new in equipment, but also based on the personal will of the infantry and the troops.

The establishment, combat concepts, and the general's command have undergone a complete change. The latter three are easy to say. The key is the first point. It is the most difficult to let the soldiers understand why they are fighting. After all, the Huai Army is still a soldier.

The situation of eating.
Chapter completed!