"In more than two years of fighting, what dissatisfied me most about the Army is the performance of the artillery. Our artillery is not suitable. The advanced paper performance cannot be used in actual combat due to terrain and personnel factors. Our artillery is not suitable for use.

Although the 75mm cannon has a longer range, a higher rate of fire, and is more suitable for using shrapnel. However, because of the hilly terrain

Due to the obstruction of the area, we are often unable to use the straight-trajectory 75mm gun to take advantage of the range. In defensive operations, our artillery cannot use anti-slope positions to provide cover due to the shooting angle problem. Although the German howitzers are better than ours

The shooting range is shorter, but their advantage in shooting volume and shooting range gives them the upper hand."

"In terms of medium-sized artillery, the Germans' larger-diameter, lighter-weight howitzers have a clear advantage over our 75mm cannon, and among the heavy-duty military artillery, the Germans have a huge advantage both in quantity and quality.

, their heavy artillery has a longer range and a faster rate of fire. We lack army heavy artillery above 155mm, but the Germans have 210 and 240 caliber

Heavy artillery. In defensive battles, the Germans can easily locate our artillery positions under the reconnaissance of airships and aircraft, and then use heavy artillery with a much longer range and power to destroy our artillery positions, and then clean up our infantry in the distance.

The gap in supporting firepower caused France's outstanding soldiers to suffer heavy casualties, and so far, our artillery is still at a disadvantage." General Joffre said with great regret.

"The situation we are facing now is worse than the previous two years. At least in the first two years, on paper, we still had a strength advantage. We could concentrate our superior strength to attack the German defense line. Although we have made little progress after such a long time,

Very limited. We once tried to concentrate our armored forces to launch an assault. We also successfully opened the opponent's gap, but were defeated by the opponent's troops.

The deployed mines, anti-tank guns or armored units were destroyed. The expensive tanks were consumed in this way. But now that the Germans have been freed from the quagmire on the Eastern Front, they will have an overall advantage. But our consumption is very huge.

The offensive is no longer sustainable, and the issue we need to consider now has changed from victory to encirclement of territory." General Pétain added.

"The huge attrition at sea has seriously restricted the preparation and expansion of the British Empire Army. In more than two years of attrition wars, the British Grand Fleet has lost more than a dozen battleships, and almost all industrial sectors are producing various types of battleships for the fleet.

The production of accessories, armor, artillery, power and optical instruments are all tilted towards the navy. For a long time, the expansion rate of our army will not be ideal. Unless someone is willing to provide us with a large amount of supplies and equipment." British Army

Marshal Earl Robert said worriedly.

At a high-level meeting of the Allied armies, the top leaders of Britain and France expressed their concerns about the future of the Western Front. Germany's elite infantry coupled with powerful artillery and armored forces greatly affected the British and French forces that had been depleted for two years.

pressure. Taking advantage of winter, the British and French armies must adjust their existing strategies and tactics.

"I think we should refer to the strategies and tactics of another army power and use the remaining few months to rearrange our defense lines. The tactics of both the British Empire and the French Republic were shocked by the situation in two years.

It has proven to be inefficient. We cannot hesitate any longer. Otherwise, today next year, the Germans will be preparing to celebrate Christmas at the Palace of Versailles!" Finally, General Joffre said something that the British wanted to say but did not dare to say!

"I agree, the British government has recently obtained a large amount of equipment from China. Many of them were originally intended to be provided to the Russian government, but with the fall of the Nomanov dynasty, I think it would be a good idea to use this batch of weapons to arm us.

choice, at least for our newly expanded army. The British Empire War Department has stated that it will invite the Chinese Army Officer Corps to provide help. And I think it is necessary for us to readjust our entire Western Front defense according to the new situation.

." Earl Robert said seriously.

"This world is so crazy. The battleships of the Chinese Republic have just severely damaged your fleet in the decisive battle in the Mediterranean. And now, the British Empire has actually invited Chinese army officers to help train the new army. This is really ironic!" General Gamelin said with a smile on his face.

Said sarcastically.

"I thought this was good news for France. At least we don't have to worry about these things falling into the hands of the Germans to deal with us. Now is not the time to dwell on these things. We have to be more realistic. Maybe we will work together after the war.

Return to the Far East to deal with this behemoth, but now, as long as China is willing to cooperate with us, then we must show full sincerity. The Americans are hesitant. And even if they join the Allied Powers, they will not be able to produce it in a short time.

We have produced enough weapons and equipment for millions of troops. And from the actual combat point of view, there are similarities between the German Army and the Chinese Army. Compared with the Chinese Army, it also has some experience in how to deal with German attacks. The collapse of Russia means a lot to us.

It's not all bad, at least with the collapse of the Russians, China and Germany have become on opposite sides. Now the whole world is the enemy of the Allies!" Count Robert retorted. His words were full of mockery of Gamelin's political IQ.

However, the quarrel was a quarrel, and Britain and France finally reached some consensus on the adjustments to the new front, such as withdrawing troops from Germany and moving troops to Belgium and France, and began to build a deep defense line, and a large number of barbed wire fences and minefields were deployed

In the uninhabited area between the defense lines, artillery was also reconfigured, and a large number of small and medium-caliber artillery were sent to the grassroots as anti-armor firepower.

Agricultural artillery and train artillery were deployed in the rear, shouldering the important task of counter-artillery together with the expanded communication network. At the same time, the troops began to deploy vertically. France finally gave up the tactic of concentrating a large number of troops on the front line and began to deploy a small number of troops on the front line.

The troops served as security missions. They accumulated troops on the second and third lines to avoid German artillery fire, and also increased the number and mobility of the reserve forces.

To be honest, the French still have some ideas about troop mobility. It is not a coincidence that de Gaulle published this book after the war. At the beginning of World War I, the French concentrated a large number of civilian vehicles for troop maneuvers, and at critical moments, 2

More than one division of elite troops were transported to the front line, laying the foundation for finally stopping the Schlieffen Plan. After World War I, although the French were not very concerned about artillery research and development due to economic problems (at least that was the case before the 1930s), they still gradually

Artillery is equipped with special vehicles to increase mobility.

But now comes the problem. France's human resources are not enough compared to Germany, and after more than two years of consumption, they are even less enough. On the other hand, after receiving assistance from the Eastern Front, the Germans on the opposite side have a relatively large number of resources for the first time.

With a huge military advantage, neither the British nor the French can win when the troops are dominant. Now that the Germans have brought out the main force of their hidden armored forces and added a large number of reinforcements, the British and French are even more insatiable! Under the ebb and flow of the other, Germany

The number of human and British reserves was obviously insufficient.

After repeated deductions, the British and French army generals reached a consensus that under the full attack of the German Army, the British and French defense lines would definitely be breached. Under the suppression of the superior German and Austrian artillery, the German Army armored forces could tear apart the British and French

The several layers of defense lines deployed by the coalition forces even reduced the entire defense body.

Then, they can completely isolate the connection between the front line and the rear, and then cooperate with the infantry and artillery to eat up the divided troops. Faced with such a style of play, it is obviously difficult for Britain and France to use artillery to suppress the opponent. Then the remaining key is

The key lies in how to block the opponent's armored spearheads and subsequent infantry attacks.

For the latter, the British and French infantry can use a firepower network composed of a large number of mortars and heavy machine guns to delay the opponent's attack, but for the former, there is no good way. Although tactically, a hidden gun

The relatively good anti-tank artillery has the opportunity to destroy several tanks in a battle, but the problem is that the offensive force has too much advantage. Perhaps hundreds of tanks can attack more than ten anti-tank artillery pieces, and more importantly,

German Army armored units and accompanying artillery support

Under a pincer attack, it is not easy to use pure combat artillery to organize the opponent's cutting. Although France also has some heavy tanks, some of these tanks were consumed in the tough battles in the previous two years, and some of the remaining tanks

Because of their mobility and insufficient numbers, it is impossible to use them as a strategic mobile force to support the overall situation. In this case, how to obtain a sufficient number of motor vehicles equipped with artillery that can destroy tanks becomes a question.

The key to determining the outcome of the battle.

In addition to anti-armor mobility, Britain and France also need to resist the elite German infantry that accompanied the breakthrough of the armored forces, such as Stormtroopers. The difference from history is that the German Stormtroopers are no longer specialized

They are used to break through the trench defense system and divide the opponent's elite troops. They are more like the German Panzergrenadiers during World War II, accompanying tank attacks and providing tanks with

Provide cover and occupy some key points at the same time. These troops are equipped with a large number of medium and short range direct fire weapons and automatic firearms, and have an overwhelming firepower advantage at medium distances. At the same time, individual elite troops will also have some accompanying confident artillery to provide Germany with

The army provides long-range suppression and support. Tanks, infantry and self-propelled artillery are the three indispensable components of the German tank. The three complement each other and match each other.

In other words, even if the problem of mobile anti-armor firepower was solved, the British and French coalition forces still failed to finally crack the German Army's offensive from a technical level. In other words, the British and French lacked a strong mobile reserve force, both in terms of quantity and quality.

This is the case! However, the problems that Britain and France cannot solve do not mean that China cannot solve them. In order to make the Allied Powers and the Central Powers fight more intensely, Xu Jie has really put in a lot of effort! All kinds of equipment and countermeasures have been prepared.

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