Chapter 1169 Battlefield Inquiry
The East African National Defense Force is relatively happy. After all, the development of the East African National Defense Force today is almost one step at a time.
At first, the enemies of East Africa were wild beasts and natives, then they became the relatively advanced Arabs, and finally they were the Portuguese colonies and the Boers, and finally they were the two world powers, Britain and Portugal.
This was also Ernst's sound idea for colonizing Africa. After all, he faced the Portuguese colonial government from the very beginning, so there was no possibility of survival for the East African colonies.
After all, the Portuguese have been operating in Africa for hundreds of years, and they are still very capable. At least many other countries have suffered. The East African National Defense Force was developed from the colonial army, and it was easy first and then difficult along the way.
However, the East African Defense Force is not without regrets, especially for the army. The navy has at least fought against the British Royal Navy, and the British Royal Navy is definitely the strongest navy in the world.
Among armies in the world, there is no doubt that Germany and France are in the first echelon. Germany defeated France in the Franco-Prussian War, establishing its reputation as a top army. The French Army has always been considered the most powerful army in Europe. Even before the outbreak of World War I, the French Army was advertised as the No. 1 Army in Europe.
The East African Defense Force Army, the British Army, the United States Army and other major powers are naturally classified into the second echelon.
Although East Africa has a record of defeating the British Army, Britain has never been strong in its army. What's more, during the South African War, the British army had a large number of colonial troops and Indians.
Therefore, defeating the British Army is not something worth showing off. Of course, this is only limited to a few of the most powerful countries.
In fact, some countries can be proud of being able to defeat the British colonial army, but after all, there are only a few countries that can do this.
Take the United States as an example. Once upon a time, the United States also challenged the British colonial army, but was beaten up by the British Canadian colonies and the White House was set on fire.
The most outstanding achievement of the United States in recent years is its defeat of Spain. However, although Spain is a member of the great powers, its military strength is not comparable to other great powers. To put it bluntly, the military strength of Japan, the newcomer in the Far East, is Far more than Spain.
Calculated in this way, East Africa's defeat of the British army is not enough in terms of record, but it is more than enough. Unfortunately, it still cannot get rid of the shackles of the second-rate army unless it has a battle with the German and French armies.
Obviously, East Africa does not have this opportunity now, so it can only go to the European battlefield to "learn lessons". After all, the East African Army has actually embarked on a different development path from the armies of other countries, and needs more reference.
Major General Kuyinman said: "Today, the development of our country's army is very different from that of other countries in the world, and there is no opportunity for actual combat exercises. Therefore, it is particularly important to judge and discover our problems by observing the situation on the European battlefield."
"Cabril, please first talk about the differences between the current development of European wars and the construction of our country's army, as well as the correlation between the two." Kuinman asked directly by name.
After sorting out what he saw and heard on the European battlefields, Cabrill said to General Kuyinmann: "Today's war situation in European countries can be said to be in the process of change, and everything has benefited from it. The development of industry and society has caused major changes in the battlefield situation. "
"For our country, these changes illustrate the correctness of our country's ideas for building an army. Of course, there must be some problems that cannot be discovered through the European battlefield." "For example?" Kuyinman asked, don't look at Kuyinman He is a veteran, but he has never stopped learning, so he is not surprised by some changes in today's war.
Cabril said: "For example, as a means of reconnaissance on the European battlefield, we have actually noticed that the French army has begun to use aircraft as a means of battlefield reconnaissance."
"This also fully demonstrates the correctness of our military's use of aircraft as war vehicles. Of course, our application of aircraft is obviously further than the warring parties. However, as the war develops, I think the two major military groups The application of military aircraft will also continue to be expanded, so we should focus on collecting relevant intelligence to accumulate a large amount of relevant data for the development of our country’s military aircraft and avoid being surpassed by other countries.”
Kuyinman nodded and said: "Yes, aircraft are now used very frequently on the battlefield. Both major military groups have prepared a considerable number of aircraft for reconnaissance and other military activities."
At least for the Western Front battlefield, especially the Marne River front, there were quite a lot of aircraft sorties between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. After all, before the war began, the number of aircraft from the warring countries was already about a thousand.
“This also shows that our country is forward-looking in the field of aircraft research and development. However, war is the best accelerant for the development of military technology. You must always be vigilant and pay attention to the updates and iterations of military technology in various countries around the world, so as to provide better solutions for our country’s national defense security in the future. Lots of reference material. Cabrill, go on," Kuinman said.
Cabril said: "Other aspects, such as the application of cars, artillery, machine guns, rifles, etc. on the battlefield are also very eye-catching. Both Britain, France and Germany use new means of transportation such as cars to move materials and troops from the rear. The rapid delivery of weapons and other equipment to the front line shows that our army’s mobility development is the right idea.”
The mobility of the East African Army can be said to be the best in the world. After all, the East African Army is equipped with a large number of mobile vehicles. Even though the German and British and French forces currently at war use a large number of cars, many of their military vehicles were rushed after the war. Imported to East Africa.
This kind of process of chasing ducks to the shelves is naturally impossible to surpass the East African Army at once. After all, the East African Army still has enough drivers, maintenance personnel, parts, and factories...
All in all, the military vehicle system is quite large and complex, which cannot be solved by Germany, France and other powers in a short time.
Taking the simplest gasoline as an example, East Africa is now the largest country in the supply of vehicle gasoline to both sides. Needless to say, Germany lacks oil and gas resources in its own country and has always been a customer of East African refined oil products. France does not have much in this regard. Although France has many colonies, its oil field surveying and refining equipment are relatively lacking, even inferior to those of Germany.
French colonies include many areas in North Africa. Among them, Algeria, which France attaches most importance to, was an important oil producer in the past. If it can be developed and utilized, France will not be dependent on countries such as East Africa and the United States now.
And even if the fuel and vehicle problems can be solved, Germany and France still lack enough drivers, which is very fatal. Therefore, although cars shine in battlefield transportation, it is difficult for Germany and France to make a meal without rice. The entire European battlefield The application scale for automobiles is limited.
Cabrill continued: "Now the European battlefield is rapidly evolving towards trench warfare. As for the Marne River battlefield, France has greatly delayed Germany's offensive speed through a large number of fortifications. This is similar to our pre-war predictions. , so we must pay attention to trench warfare, especially the importance of some heavy artillery to the battlefield. I think we have not paid enough attention in the past. "
Germany's heavy artillery can be said to be very powerful on the battlefield and played a huge role in the German army's attack. This naturally attracted the attention of East African military personnel. Especially for the tortoise style of trench warfare, the importance of artillery became even more important.
It can be said that when there is not much difference in the weapons between the two sides, the tactics of trench warfare are enough to cause headaches for both sides of the war. Therefore, how to break through this tactic has been included as the focus of future research by Cabrill.
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