Chapter 1038 Layout 3
Chapter 1038 Layout 3
Of course, this is for the Austro-Hungarian Army. If the Bavarian Army is being defended in a complicated manner, it is enough to confront them head-on. Whoever is a coward is the grandson! But if they face Austria, the Austro-Hungarian troops in the non-fortified areas will probably be riddled with holes by these Russian cavalry fast divisions, and if they cannot maintain a stable front line, even if the reinforcements from behind come up, they will be riddled with holes. Chaotic fighting cannot form a joint force.
"Judging from the current deployment, the Russians have deployed a large number of infantry and heavy artillery units on the Lviv front line, and they seem to be ready to bite this hard nut. On both sides, cavalry is deployed, and it seems that they are going to carry out a long-distance battle. Outflank and divide. Our breakthrough divisions and rapid divisions will not be able to feel the battlefield until the second wave. I am afraid they are also somewhat insufficient in quantity. The Austro-Hungarian cavalry cannot cope with the strengthened Russian cavalry," the prince said.
"But I don't want to use the precious rapid troops now. Even part of the strength of these four divisions is reserved for the Romanians." The prince said with some embarrassment.
"Actually, we can form some fast light infantry units. If the Russians attack us in depth, their artillery will not be able to keep following us. In other words, our fast units cannot actually use so many artillery. As long as the artillery can Maintaining a balance of power, the remaining infantry equipment and mortars are enough to contain the Russian cavalry attack. As long as we can arrive in advance, it is easy for the infantry to block the cavalry." At this time, Major General Hall, the prince's chief of staff, said .
"But infantry mobile horses require a lot of feed, which itself also requires transportation capacity. Unless we are willing to bear a large number of non-combat attrition of horses." The prince said.
"We can learn from Prussia and use bicycles to provide mobility for light infantry. A cheap bicycle can allow a soldier to wear full equipment and move at a speed of at least 12 kilometers per hour, and it can also be off the road if necessary. , as long as it is a hard road, country roads can also be used. Our assembly and reaction speed will definitely be greatly improved! The saved vehicles and fuel can be directly supplied to the armored forces and artillery!" said Major General Hall.
"You can try this. You can try to organize it." The prince thought for a while and said. As for the bicycle army, there was indeed one in World War I, and the scale was relatively large. For example, in the historical Albion operation to capture the Gulf of Riga, the German landing force included a formation called the 2nd Bicycle Infantry Brigade... As for the history of the Second World War when Yamashita Fengwen attacked the Malay Peninsula, the Silver Wheel Corps that chased the British and ran through the streets also relied on bicycles as a means of mobility. Of course, things like bicycle troops are definitely more mobile than people and rely more on logistics than ordinary pack horses. However, the carrying capacity is still limited, so it is still possible to deal with weak chickens or masters who have no fighting spirit.
However, if you want to assemble a bicycle force on a large scale, say several divisions... It's no problem if you can put together a bicycle, but how to direct and fight is a problem! No one has done this before.
As a time traveler, the prince didn't even know how effective such a force was...
"We can organize a division to try first. We plan to fight from the inside now. The key is to knock out the troops no matter what. Don't think too much about the rest." The prince said.
After coming up with a solution that was not a solution, the basic troop mobilization was completed. The air force's transportation is more convenient, just fly over. Considering that the Russians have more heavy artillery units, the prince arranged an additional bomber wing as a reserve. After all, these things with a range of about 30 kilometers are not that good. Destroyed! And after such a long time, the Russians' air defense should have improved somewhat...
Just when the Bavarian Army began to mobilize, the Austro-Hungarian Army had also begun to move. In addition to the two armies remaining on the front line and the defenders of the Lviv Fortress area, a large number of heavy equipment, aircraft and other armies also began to mobilize. Assemble to the front. At the same time, the Hungarian legions began to concentrate on the border with Romania. When faced with huge benefits and the opponent was very weak, the Hungarians' subjective initiative was still very high.
Considering that the Russian army's firepower will increase this time, the Austro-Hungarian Army finally pulled out some special items, such as the 420MM Big Bertha heavy artillery! Yes, these weapons that were originally used to capture the opponent's heavy fortress were used for defense. In fact, this artillery is a bit outdated in terms of performance. It is true that the shells weighing more than 800 kilograms are powerful, but they only have a range of about 10 kilometers. It is really too high to be too low. If it is deployed in the wild, it will be easily suppressed by the opponent's train cannon with a longer range. However, this time, the Austro-Hungarian Empire deployed four big Bertha heavy artillery behind the fortress and fired Entering a fairly strong gun nest.
Considering that the number of long-range train guns converted from 12-inch naval guns by the Russians this time may exceed 2 digits, the Austro-Hungarian Empire also transferred 6 train guns converted from 12-inch L45 naval guns from the rear. It can reach a range of more than 29 kilometers at a high elevation angle, and is placed on a huge ring-shaped base. In addition, a series of artillery including 280MM and 305MM large-caliber mortars have been deployed in the fortress area. These big killers produced by Skoda are ready to go.
In order to ensure that these artillery can fully play their role, the Austrian Army assigned independent reconnaissance aircraft to the artillery to guide the artillery. At the same time, at the suggestion of the German staff, the Austrian Army reorganized all long-range artillery, including a large number of 105MM and 150MM cannons. They are concentrated to suppress the opponent's long-range artillery, while large-caliber howitzers form a blocking artillery group, replacing the troops to block the breakthrough when necessary. "As long as the situation requires, we can concentrate more than 400 artillery pieces of various types and calibers to block a certain area with a projection volume of about 10 tons per minute!" After readjustment, an Austro-Hungarian regiment said quite confidently.
On the eve of the official outbreak of the war, both sides were racing against time to prepare. The Russians were confident that they could severely damage the Austro-Hungarian Army in this battle and open up a passage to the other side's hinterland. Under the coercion and inducement of the Russians, Romania, which was originally at the two ends of the world, was finally ready to make a move. At least some of the people in power thought so. The Romanian troops of the four armies began to slowly gather towards the border. However, what they did not expect was that, On the other side of the national border, two well-equipped Hungarian armies are waiting in full formation. Although their strength is only more than half of the former, their artillery is more than twice that of the other side! The Romanian Army of 4 armies only has a pitiful 500 artillery pieces! The war is about to break out!
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