"Pah~pah~pah"
Officers and soldiers of the 16th Royal Division are conducting shooting training at the training ground. Tangning and Kaka, accompanied by the commander of the 16th Division, were observing the results of the shooting with binoculars.
The Brazilian military structure of the United Portuguese Empire is based on that of Germany. The division level consists of 2 infantry brigades and 1 artillery regiment. Each infantry brigade has 2 infantry regiments. Each infantry regiment has 3 infantry battalions and 1 artillery regiment. A machine gun company, each infantry battalion is composed of 4 infantry companies and 1 machine gun platoon, and each infantry company has 4 infantry platoons.
In terms of force composition, a basic infantry company has about 245 people, an infantry battalion has about 1,000 people, an infantry regiment has about 3,287 people, and an infantry division has about 18,000 people.
In terms of weapon configuration, in terms of heavy machine guns, each division has 4 heavy machine gun companies, and each heavy machine gun company is equipped with 6 Maxim heavy machine guns, so the division has a total of 24. In terms of artillery, each division has 4 artillery battalions. , three are equipped with 18 77mm field guns, and the other is equipped with 18 105mm howitzers, for a total of 72 artillery pieces in the division.
In the Portuguese Empire, some infantry divisions in Brazil numbered about 180,000, forming five regular divisions and ten shelf divisions, which were stationed in five military regions across the country.
In addition to the infantry divisions, based on practical requirements and considering that cavalry was still useful in this era, three cavalry divisions were formed according to the German cavalry divisions, with a strength of 18,000.
According to German organization, a Brazilian cavalry division consists of 4-6 cavalry regiments, 1 cavalry artillery battalion, and 1 machine gun company. A cavalry regiment is composed of 4-6 cavalry companies. A cavalry company has about 150 people, and a cavalry division has about 6,000 people. In terms of weapons and equipment, one cavalry division has 12 77mm guns and 6-12 heavy machine guns.
Although it is organized according to Germany, the empire has strengthened the firepower of the cavalry division. These enhancements are reflected in highly mobile weapons. The cavalry division has added 81 Lewis machine guns, Type 09 50mm grenades (ultralight mortars) ) 36, 24 Type 09 70mm infantry guns, and 12 Type 09 90mm light mortars.
In the Brazilian part of the empire, there are fifteen infantry divisions with about 180,000 people, three cavalry divisions with about 18,000 people, and a total army of 200,000 people.
When Portugal was reorganized, of course it was also based on a military system. After reorganization, Portugal had four complete divisions with 72,000 people and four shelf divisions with 36,000 people, for a total of 108,000 people.
Of course, in addition to the infantry division, Portugal also has a cavalry division with a total of 6,000 people. It is designated as the Royal Fourth Cavalry Division. It is stationed in the capital area and is directly led by His Majesty the Emperor.
"The training is good." Chief of General Staff Kaka put down the telescope in his hand and said to Division Commander Williams beside him.
"Thank you for the compliment from the Chief of General Staff. These soldiers are still some distance from being elite and need to continue training." Williams said modestly.
However, you can tell from his expression that he is quite satisfied with the shooting results of these soldiers, which is worthy of the chief of general staff's strong support in military supplies for their newly reorganized four divisions.
The elite in Commander Williams's mouth refers to the first two reorganized Archduke Guards divisions and the two divisions that the original government army planned to reorganize. The four division numbers are 16, 17, 18, and 19 respectively. .
The 16th Division and the 17th Division were reorganized armies from the royalists. They were established under the leadership of Tang Ning's father. They were direct line armies. These two had fought hard to be first in every exercise and training in Portugal.
As for the remaining 18 and 19 divisions, although they have the same equipment, they are not direct descendants after all, and their original training was very poor. Although it has improved now, their actual combat effectiveness is definitely not as good as the above two.
As for the remaining four shelf divisions, they are half of the normal divisions. In fact, they can be regarded as a brigade. The four divisions consist of three parts. The first is the recruitment of new soldiers, which is the main body. The second is a small number of carefully selected former government troops, and the third is a part of the royalist army transferred. The foundation of this newly built shelf division is too weak, and its combat effectiveness cannot be compared with the above four.
Kaka said with a smile after hearing what Mr. Williams said. "It seems that the 16th Division wants to take first place."
After hearing the speech of the chief of general staff, the deputy commander of the 16th Division, Federer, chief of staff Alke and others stood nearby to listen to Kaka's instructions and wait for the emperor's evaluation.
Kaka saw that everyone was waiting for his speech and continued. "I am very satisfied with what you said. Soldiers must have the confidence to compete and cannot be complacent because of their current results. Although the 16th Division is very good, don't be complacent. Every division in Portugal must have national loyalty and honor. This is what I Expectations from our Portuguese soldiers.”
"His Excellency Chief of Staff Kaka said very well that Portuguese soldiers must have a sense of loyalty and honor to the country!" Tangning said at the right time.
"I took a look at the 16th Division. It is indeed very good. I hope to continue to work hard. At the same time, I hope that every division in Portugal will be like the 16th Division, an elite division full of motivation."
After hearing His Majesty's speech, the senior officers of the 16th Division, led by Commander Williams, nodded in agreement and applauded warmly.
"Your Majesty, Chief of General Staff, let's go and see the results of the artillery training." Division Commander Williams suggested as he saw the shooting training.
"Okay, lead the way and let me see the results of your training in the past year."
A group of people arrived in front of a hill called Kachari outside the 16th Division's station. This is the training ground for the artillery regiment of the 16th Division. Lieutenant Colonel Leeuwenhoek, the commander of the artillery regiment, is waiting for the arrival of His Majesty and the others.
He previously served as the deputy commander of the artillery in the First Grand Duke Division. He has solid knowledge and is well-known in the army's artillery system. Later, Commander Williams felt that the commander of the 16th Division Artillery Regiment was too old and his military theories and skills were not up to date, so he asked him to retire early during the reorganization.
Then naturally, Kaka transferred Leeuwenhoek to the 16th Division as the commander of the artillery regiment, and asked him to lead the lagging 16th Division artillery regiment to strengthen training.
Lieutenant Colonel Leeuwenhoek lived up to expectations and made drastic reforms as soon as he came to the artillery regiment. He first checked out the regiment, and then conducted an assessment of all the regiment's officers. Those who failed three consecutive times were assigned to departments in charge of the canteen, service, etc., and then assigned to various artillery companies according to their ability.
After his series of rectifications, the artillery regiment's artillery technology has now risen like a rocket, which makes division commander Williams very satisfied.
"Reporting to Your Majesty and the Chief of General Staff that the Artillery Regiment of the 16th Division is now ready to start the artillery demonstration." Seeing the arrival of His Majesty and his entourage, the commander of Leeuwenhoek stepped forward and gave a military salute and shouted loudly said.
"We haven't seen each other for almost half a year, Lieutenant Colonel Leeuwenhoek." Kaka said to the resolute artillery regiment commander in front of him.
"Yes, Your Excellency, Chief of General Staff."
