Each armored brigade and mechanized infantry brigade of the Ming Dynasty Division has an artillery regiment under its jurisdiction, including a heavy artillery battalion, a rocket launcher battalion, and an anti-tank gun battalion.
The heavy artillery battalion is equipped with thirty-six 171mm heavy artillery pieces towed by trucks, and the rocket artillery battalion is equipped with thirty-six "Zhengde" rocket launchers.
The anti-tank gun battalion is equipped with thirty-six eight-wheeled armored vehicles that can maneuver at high speeds, and is equipped with a 65mm gun.
Except for tanks, there don't seem to be many artillery in the brigade, but with air cover, this configuration is basically enough, and there was still a little surplus in the last actual battle.
Because an army has one armored brigade, three mechanized brigades, and two cavalry brigades, the armored brigade and the mechanized infantry brigade are equipped with a total of 720 tanks.
Suppose the enemy wants to block the strong advance of a certain army. Even if the Ming Dynasty King's Division does not have air cover, the opponent must have two to three thousand tanks if it wants to successfully block it.
The reason is that the Ming army has a huge advantage in tank performance. Not only are the shells tungsten-tipped armor-piercing projectiles, but the sighting instruments are also at the world's advanced level.
On the basis of the previous ones, let's assume that the Holy Roman Empire can block the attack of five Ming armies at the same time, which means that it needs to equip tens of thousands of tanks.
If it is manufactured by itself, it can produce 3,000 vehicles a year and 9,000 vehicles within three years. With military assistance from other countries, it can be made up.
But with the introduction of the No. 9 tank, the numerical advantage that the opponent had finally accumulated would be quickly offset.
The main gun of the No. 9 tank has a range of more than 2,500 meters, and each vehicle has fifty ammunition. If the situation is urgent, some additional ammunition can be added.
Armor inserts can be installed on the front and left and right sides of the car body and turret, which is equivalent to putting a body armor on the tank.
A tank with a frontal armor thickness of more than 150 millimeters and a side armor thickness of 100 millimeters is almost invincible on the battlefield of this era unless it is attacked by the air.
Emperor Haojing ordered the equipment of this kind of heavy tank, just to see whether the thing that cost a huge amount of money to build can be used to kill a "child" in actual combat...
Under completely ideal conditions, two hundred Panzer 9 tanks with fifty ammunition each could kill 10,000 mobile scrap metal vehicles on the opposite side.
But this is just a very optimistic assumption. This is unlikely to happen in actual combat. Even the Air Force dare not guarantee that it can cover all the opponent's tanks.
Of course, the emergence of the No. 9 tank has realized the dream of most armored commanders, which is to let their tanks run rampant on the battlefield and be invincible!
Although each armored brigade is assigned only forty No. 9 tanks, if the tactics are used properly, it can indeed produce the effect of one against ten, or even twenty or thirty on the battlefield.
Calling names one by one from long range, retreating while firing at mid-range, and then squatting on the second line to shoot cold shots, it really made the crew feel extremely comfortable. After a battle, if they didn't get five results, they would be embarrassed to say hello to other crews.
Not giving the opponent a chance to engage in close combat is not because they are afraid of being destroyed, let alone death, but because they are worried about having their suspension system damaged. The tracks are easy to repair, but if the driving wheels or road wheels are broken, it will be troublesome.
The more times you are on duty, the more opportunities you have to compete with the enemy, and the more likely you are to achieve victory. Anyone with a brain can figure this out.
This idea is okay, but the actual situation is another matter...
When the defeated soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire who retreated from the battlefield reported what they saw to Crown Prince Joseph, the latter's originally optimistic attitude was somewhat frustrated.
Before the war began, the Army had equipped nearly 300 "Imperial Guards", more than 1,200 "Crusaders", and more than 2,000 "Paladins".
Coupled with the assistance from France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark and other countries, the total number of active tanks in the army is as high as 6,000, which is already a force higher than that of the yellow-skinned monkey.
What's more, the factory can also roll out 50 "Imperial Guards", 200 "Crusaders", and 200 "Paladins" every month, and as many as 5,400 tanks in a year.
If the last war hadn't been too destructive to the mainland, causing a double blow to factory production capacity and project research and development, the empire would have been able to accumulate tens of thousands of tanks.
If the second war is postponed for more than a year, Joseph believes that his side will be able to resist another invasion of the yellow-skinned monkeys, but unfortunately...
Fortunately, the empire can still receive a batch of military assistance in the near future. It can get at least a thousand tanks and a thousand fighter planes, which can more or less make up for the losses in the days before the war begins.
For safety reasons, Crown Prince Joseph also had some important military factories relocated to the enemy's side near the French or Dutch borders, which could minimize the chance of being bombed.
And now, all he has to do is delay as much time as possible!
The longer the war lasts, the more beneficial it will be to one's own side.
Just like last time, if it can be delayed until summer, the epidemic may break out again...
Now it seems that the epidemic may be more effective than tens of thousands of tanks or fighter planes!
Of course, this does not mean that tanks and fighter planes are useless. Without these two weapons, the empire will not be able to survive the coming summer.
During the last war, the "Albatross" did not have a good combat effect against the yellow-skinned monkey's heavy fighters.
Crown Prince Joseph specially organized a large number of aviation designers, and with the help of France, developed the single-engine "Falcon" fighter and the twin-engine "Eagle" fighter.
The former performed better than the "Albatross" in close combat with the French Royal Air Force's "Blackfoot Albatross" fighters.
It can often take advantage of its good hovering performance and small turning radius to seize the opportunity to fire. With one cannon and two machine guns, the weak can indeed defeat the strong.
Although the overall performance of the latter is worse than that of the "Black-footed Albatross", it is the best-performing twin-engine heavy fighter that can be developed in the entire Europe, even except for the Yellow-skinned Monkey.
Before the war began, nearly 1,500 "Falcons" and 200 "Eagles" had rolled off the assembly line. The factory could still produce 200 "Falcons" and 40 "Eagles" every month. .
Therefore, the war that broke out in the spring of 1735 completely disrupted Crown Prince Joseph's plans.
Not only are the factories unable to complete the production plan of 10,000 new fighter jets and 10,000 new tanks, the troops are also unable to complete the corresponding deployment and formation of combat effectiveness.
What's even more frightening is that this time the Yellow Monkey has invested in a new type of heavy tank and a new single-engine fighter.
The heavy tank is larger than the original one, the gun has a longer range, is more powerful, and the armor is naturally thicker.
According to reports, this monster can destroy the Crusader from a mile away.
Judging from this kind of firepower, the "Imperial Guard" will not escape misfortune.
The armor of the "Imperial Guard" must be thickened to 150 mm or even 200 mm in order to fight it.
But if you do that, the maneuverability of the "Imperial Guard" will plummet, and it will also increase the burden on the suspension system.
But Joseph can't control that much anymore. He can't watch the "Imperial Guard" produced at a huge cost being easily destroyed by the other party, right?
In the early stage, the front armor of the "Imperial Guard" was all thickened to 150 millimeters. If it didn't work, it was thickened to 200 millimeters. I didn't believe that the opponent could still penetrate it.
But it is troublesome to install armor on fighter planes. Once the maneuverability of fighter planes plummets, it means that they may become a living target for the opponent.
The pilots who returned reported that the opponent's new single-engine fighter was more maneuverable than the "Falcon".
The tactics of cutting inside circles and small turning radius originally used against the "Black-footed Albatross" cannot be used frequently.
There are opportunities to use it, but it doesn't appear often.
An air battle lasts for more than ten seconds, and even a few seconds can determine victory or defeat, or even life or death.
If you fail to seize the opportunity, it will be considered as giving up the opportunity...
It's okay to run away with one hit, but it would be extremely uncomfortable if you were afraid of being bitten by the other party's tail.
Since the war had just begun, Joseph could not yet determine the approximate number of Huang-skin Monkey's fighters from the intelligence sent back from the front.
France and other allies had not informed themselves of relevant matters before. It seems that the Yellow-skinned Monkey kept this fighter plane and new tank strictly confidential.
He actually made himself unable to make tactical adjustments for a while, what a disgusting and hateful yellow-skinned monkey!
If the imperial troops equipped with new weapons are pressed forward, the yellow-skinned monkey's offensive may be contained, but such a deployment will inevitably cause heavy casualties.
On the contrary, we must hope that the opponent is not equipped with many advanced weapons. Otherwise, the depth of the empire's occupation will be drastically reduced, giving the yellow-skinned monkey an opportunity.
Originally, Crown Prince Joseph planned to wait until the appropriate time, such as when the epidemic recurred, to deploy more than half of the imperial troops equipped with new weapons at once to carry out counterattacks.
However, in the current situation, when the new equipment on the front line encounters the opponent's new equipment, the advantage is not so obvious. Not only that, there is also the possibility of suffering a loss.
Joseph is willing to believe that the other party's new weapons will not have many new weapons. After all, the manufacturing cost of this thing is very high.
No matter how rich the yellow-skinned monkey is, it is impossible for him to equip tens of thousands of new tanks and tens of thousands of new fighters in one fell swoop!
Joseph's logic is correct, and it is consistent with the actual situation.
The Ming Empire's "Flamingo" production capacity is only 1,000 aircraft per year, and it is expected to reach 2,000 aircraft this year, because it not only needs to be supplied to the front line, but also to the navy and air force at the same time.
Previously only issued to the 4th and 6th Air Forces responsible for the North, thereby enhancing the secrecy of the new weapon.
Once it enters the war, confidentiality ends abruptly, unless most of the wreckage of the fighter plane will not be collected by the opponent.
The production capacity of the Type 9 heavy tank is lower than that of the "Flamingo", only 400 units per year.
Even so, the manufacturing cost of each tank is as high as at least 170,000 silver coins.
It is equivalent to spending nearly 70 million silver coins on this weapon alone.
In this regard, the Army is also quite aggrieved. Equipping ten heavy tank battalions every year is already the minimum requirement.
The mood of the Ministry of Revenue is understandable. After all, not only do they have to spend money to buy new tanks for the army, but they also need to buy new rocket launchers, heavy artillery, trucks, off-road vehicles, radars, and anti-aircraft guns...
Lin Lin finally figured it out, and spending 200 million silver coins every year was nothing.
Of course, compared to the Navy, the Army's money is nothing.
The cost of building battleships, aircraft carriers, amphibious assault ships, and dock landing ships alone in one year alone is as high as 400 million silver coins.
If the annual income had not exceeded two billion silver coins, the imperial court would have gone bankrupt long ago just because of the early ship.
Navy Commander-in-Chief Jie Xuan's explanation for this is also very reasonable. First of all, it is an undeniable fact that the cost of naval ships is high. Because of this, corresponding combat effectiveness will be generated.
From winning sea control for the Ming Empire to ensuring the safety of maritime trade and promoting exports in coastal areas, it is worth every penny.
Secondly, many combat ships of the Navy can be sold at a price after serving for a period of time, thereby recovering most of the construction costs.
It means that the Navy only spends a small part of the usage fees during the ship's service, and that's it. This is a very cost-effective thing and can also promote a virtuous cycle.
Finally, as long as the court's strategic needs required it, the navy could maintain connections between overseas territories and the mainland, even in times of war.
The implication of these words is very clear. The navy can ensure the security of overseas territories and can also attack the coastal areas of other countries. To put it bluntly, it can go out to scratch the territory at any time!
On the contrary, this is not the first time that the Navy has done this kind of thing. It has done it several times during its expedition to America, and each time it returned in triumph with a lot of money.
Regarding this aspect, no one in the court jumped out to object, because the people in the Military Aircraft Department had received a lot of benefits from all the expeditions that year.
After achieving equal benefits from top to bottom, the Navy's successive shipbuilding plans naturally passed the cost budget smoothly.
Besides, the Inca Empire’s copper and saltpeter, and the Ottoman Empire’s oil, don’t they need fleets to transport them?
Without an extremely powerful navy, how can we ensure the safety of maritime transportation lines? ? ?
Jiexuan was not one for boasting. Even without the support of Zheng Chenggong and Poirot, there was no need to dispatch the army and air force.
Twenty Marine brigades alone, with the cover of the main fleet, can also defeat Denmark. It is nothing more than maintaining garrisons in other bases around the world at this stage.
In order to defeat Denmark and the Holy Roman Empire at the same time, Emperor Hao Jing has ordered that nearly half of the army's field troops be deployed in this operation.
The Sixth Air Force of the Air Force has more than 10,000 combat aircraft, accounting for more than half of the total number of fighter aircraft in the Air Force.
The Navy has dispatched most of its aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and some battleships are deployed at overseas bases.
If the war becomes serious, Zhu Cixiang can continue to send more troops to the western front.
General mobilization is completely unnecessary for several reasons.
The real killer weapon, the Beifeng ballistic missile, has been kept under wraps and has not yet appeared on the scene so far!
What's more, the Japanese country is willing to continue sending troops, and there are countless famous people working for the Ming Empire. Everyone hopes that the scale of the war will become larger and larger.
Reserve troops from various places did not participate in the war. The officers and soldiers fighting on the front line at this time were all from the Western Governor-General Area under Zhang Huangyan...
