Chapter 1033: The Great Method of Disintegration of Demons 2
Chapter 1033 The Magic of Disintegration of Demons 2
Kuropatkin has no psychological pressure to poach the navy. In this era, the armies of all countries have an eternal enemy called the navy... But now, whether it is the Baltic Sea or the Black Sea, the Allied navies have not shown any intention to attack. If the Allies intend to move, the Russians will not be able to defeat either the High Seas Fleet in the Baltic Sea or the Spey Fleet in the Black Sea... ..... In other words, whether the Russian navy can survive does not depend on itself, but on whether the other party wants to fight.
The Russians realized their dire situation early on, so they emphasized submarine warfare and mine warfare. I hope to resist the attack of the German fleet in the narrow Baltic Sea. The capital ship is still a deterrent force, and the resources of those old navy battleships should be recycled by the army. As for the Black Sea? The Russians have pinned their hopes on their allies. If Britain and France can open the Dardanelles Strait, then everything will be successful. If they cannot, they should be more honest...
And compared to the Baltic Sea Theater, the Russians do not value the Black Sea that much. After all, in the Russians' view, what if the Allied fleet gains control of the Black Sea? Do they still want to land in Ukraine? As for the quality of the Turkish army? You still want to make big news when you have too much time to take care of yourself? ! What are you thinking about? !
Therefore, in Kuropatkin's plan, the general decided to attack the Black Sea Fleet first and bring over some "unused shore artillery" ideas. In fact, what is different from what most people think is that shore artillery is not necessarily a heavy artillery of any caliber. There are definitely artillery of 12-inch naval gun or above, but most of them are small artillery. Especially for a country like Russia. Taking the Gulf of Riga as an example in history, there were only 8 12-inch shore guns, and the largest number was 6-inch shore guns, with a total of 32.
Of course, these artillery pieces are extremely precious resources for the army. For the Russian army, a division can't even get four 6-inch long-barreled cannons. The 12-inch shore guns and 10-inch shore guns in the navy can greatly make up for the army's shortage of overweight artillery, while the 6-inch guns can make up for the lack of firepower at the corps level, and the 130MM shore guns or 120MM naval guns can be used as division one Level firepower increased. According to Kuropatkin's estimation, after plundering the navy's shore guns, old battleship guns and inventories, and transferring the naval gun factory to the army at the same time, the front-line Russian army can have more than 300 more 3-inch guns. Above artillery! The more than 20 12-inch artillery pieces and 10-inch artillery pieces that can be freed up have raised the Russian Army's combat capability to a higher level!
"Okay, I agree in principle to deploy some of the artillery that does not belong to the Sevastopol Fortress, as well as the artillery and personnel on the old battleships of the Baltic Fleet, but it is best not to move the defense in the Gulf of Finland." Nicholas II thought. After thinking about it, he said. What? You ask why Russian naval personnel did not object? It's very simple. This is an army meeting, and the navy did not participate. Moreover, after the Russo-Japanese War, the presence of the Russian Navy was very low...
“The key is that we must kill the Austro-Hungarian Empire as soon as possible, capture Galicia and control the Carpathians before the Bavarian Army can react.
As long as we can control a few important mountain passes, no matter how strong the Bavarian Army is, it will not be able to expand! So, what are your thoughts now? "The Russian Emperor then asked.
"Strengthen the construction of rapid corps! Even if the air force cannot provide help on the ground, it must at least be able to stop the opponent's bombers!" Alexeyev, commander-in-chief of the Russian Southwest Front, said. If you want to defeat the Austro-Hungarian Army quickly, you mainly need to look at the performance of the Southwest Front Army. Now, the Russian front-line troops have been adjusted. The Northwest Front Army has increased from the original 2 to 5, mainly used to defend the Bavarian Army. There are three Southwest Fronts, mainly used to deal with the Austro-Hungarian Army. There is also one more group army in the direction of Warsaw, mainly as a reserve team. However, Alexeyev knows that this reserve team probably has nothing to do with him. The only three armies that can be relied upon are the three armies under his command!
"We plan to choose Lviv as the breakthrough point. Although this is a solid support point built by the Austro-Hungarian Army, we still have to open a gap from here because it is the farthest from the Bavarian Army. The problem of frontal breakthrough is not big, the real problem is The reason is that we must be able to block Bavaria's reinforcements! If the opponent opens up their battle formation and fights, we will definitely not be able to defeat them, so there is only one way."
"While the main force is attacking the Lviv Fortress, the fast troops penetrate the opponent's defense line and then detour behind the defense line, cutting off their transportation lines and destroying the railway hub! Making it impossible for the opponent to assemble quickly!"
Alexeyev really deserves to be taught by the prince... From being beaten again and again, I finally understood some things. For example, the Bavarian Army cannot fight head-on. For example, the importance of transportation lines to the heavily-armed Bavarian Army. In this era, the cost of relying on road mobility Still too high. Heavy equipment still depends on railways. And if the railway line near the breach can be destroyed or controlled, it will be very important for delaying the Bavarian Army's offensive. To a certain extent, it is possible to land directly in the Gulf of Riga with the prince, and then get a dozen There are similarities in the large encirclement of 10,000 square kilometers, but the gap in combat effectiveness is too big. Therefore, the Russians can only play a small-scale division and encirclement.
If this mission goal can be completed, then it will be easier to handle later. A large number of heavy artillery and railway guns will be fired back, and then the three armies will directly hug each other. This will scare everyone who sees it. Although the Bavarian Army is strong, it lacks A big killer like a railway gun. Moreover, this place is far away from the Bavarian Army's home ground, and the air force's combat radius is not enough. If one plus one minus is added, the Russians believe that they can still hold on to this breakthrough. As for more casualties than the opponent, that is for sure, but it doesn't matter, the Russians There are so many!
However, in this way, the assault speed of the Russian Legion must increase? The strength of the assault force must also increase, so you can't get around things like armored vehicles no matter what. Even if you can't build a large number of tanks, at least you have to get some armored vehicles and truck cannons, right? Otherwise, if the troops move in and the supporting firepower cannot keep up, how can we still fight? Therefore, Kuropatkin accepted Alexeyev's suggestion. Even if he uses imported engines, he must find ways to produce a batch of armored vehicles and fighter jets! And in the next two months, I actually got something from the Arctic Ocean route!
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