Chapter 2401: Italy 3
Although this joke is a bit exaggerated, the Italian army in history is not without its ability to fight, but in general, the poor performance of Italian military power is beyond doubt. From national strength, strategy and tactics, to weapons and equipment, to combat training and fighting will, Italy's level is really not good!
Ruprecht even thought maliciously that during the war, would it be better for Italy not to directly participate in the war, and then use its status as a neutral country to build some warships and parts for Germany? After all, the Italian shipbuilding technology was good until the end of World War II. Taking the example of World War II, whether it was the Veneto-class battleship, the Laza-class heavy cruiser or the Duke of Abruzzi-class light cruiser, they were all war The boutique of the period!
(If it is a comparison of the same kind, the Duke of Abruzzi-class light cruiser can be called the strongest existence in the light cruiser of World War II, especially the defense is even more terrible! A battleship with a "cap off" design, the thickness of the side armor is M hardened armor, which can completely reduce the immune zone against 6-inch artillery to within 10 kilometers! As for underwater defense, don't attack a standard platoon A light cruiser of less than 10,000 tons has too high requirements, but in actual combat, this class of light cruiser also has the performance of slipping back after being hit by a torpedo....)
However, considering the long construction period and protracted work of the Italian Navy warships, this advantage has also been greatly reduced. How should I say it? Ruprecht feels that Italy is only suitable for stealing chickens from top to bottom, and is not suitable for fighting tough battles. Let’s make an analogy. If the United States, Germany, Britain, Russia and other countries are professional players in "World War Online". Japan and France are high-end players with more energy than energy. Then Italy is purely an entertaining player.... This attitude and preparation is completely hilarious!
Italy is a real speculator on the issue of war. They hope to improve their status and ease domestic conflicts through war, but they do not have enough awareness of the cruelty of war. In addition, it does not belong to a first-class power, so its "morality" is also very low. When the situation is good, go up to get a share of the pie, and when the situation is not good, it surrenders decisively.
The Italian army is not suitable for a world war in terms of equipment, personnel quality, and will. If you can find a lot of reasons for not being able to fight Britain and the United States in World War II, then in the second invasion of Ethiopia, fighting a backward African The country, the Italian army actually paid the price of 20,000 dead and 188,000 injured! This is completely incompatible with Italy's equipment and military advantages!
Therefore, Ruprecht believes that Italy's advantage as a military ally is really small. Even if Italy does not have the possibility of betrayal, Ruprecht will be very cautious when using the Italian army... . The combat effectiveness of most Italian troops is really unreliable!
"From the current point of view, Italy is not a suitable military ally. I have always believed that as a military ally, we must put all military forces under the grand strategy. Each ally has its own mission, army and logistics. The system should achieve a certain degree of unity. In order to be more efficient, in order to meet the strategy, each ally must make certain sacrifices and concessions. But unfortunately, Italy does not want to join us militarily at the moment.”
"Moreover, due to the performance of the Italian armed forces in previous wars, we do not trust the combat effectiveness of the Italian army, and it is difficult to complete the military tasks we currently entrust to Italy. The Italian government and society's ability to bear the war damage is also very low. ’ said the Crown Prince.
"I personally have some opinions on the Italian issue." At this time, Buhler, who was sitting at the bottom, suddenly spoke, and his words attracted everyone's attention like a light in the dark night.
"No matter whether Italy is willing to become our ally in the end, we need to tie Italy firmly to us economically and politically. When necessary, we can even use political and economic pressure to force Italy to submit! We We need the Italian market, we need Italian human resources, and because of Italy's previous performance, we don't need to adopt a soft policy towards Italy!" Buhler said.
"Need the Italian market and human resources?" Prince Albert frowned slightly, dissatisfied with Buhler who came out halfway.
"That's right, it's human resources and the market. I have recently carefully studied the situation in Parliament Prussia. We occupy a large amount of territory, and there are more than ten million square kilometers of colonies. In order to develop these places, we need a lot of experienced people. There are workers and a sufficient labor force, but unfortunately, our local population is not enough. This will seriously restrict our development."
"I have checked relevant information. Before the war, a large number of Italians, especially skilled workers, worked in Austria, and the number even exceeded 6 figures. Even during the war, there were still many Italians working in Austrian factories. To a certain extent It has alleviated the shortage of personnel in Austria. The reason why a large number of Italians choose to work in Austria is largely because of higher salaries and benefits. I feel that we need to open the door to the introduction of labor force. to make up for our labor shortage," Buhler said.
"Is there such an operation?" After listening to it, Prince Albert had to admit that Buhler's brain hole is indeed a bit novel! Immediately, he looked at Crown Prince Ruprecht.
"Yes, although Italy's industry is at the bottom of the big powers, some technologies are still good, and Italian skilled workers benefit from Italy's special small workshop-style production method, and their personal level is very good, so not only Austria , there is also a certain number of Italians working in Bavaria, even in times of war," Ruprecht said.
After all, Italy still bears the name of a great power. In terms of military industry, such as the Andorsha factory, Fiat's automobiles and Macchi's aviation design are also well-known brands in World War I. Therefore, the crown prince has paid great attention to the introduction of Italian technicians and skilled workers before. And their existence did play some role in the development of Bavaria and Austria.
However, this flow of personnel is destined to be small-scale. On the one hand, the shortage of technical personnel in Bavaria and Austria was relatively small, and on the other hand, it was due to the subsequent restrictions in Italy. The crown prince didn't consider this issue, but unexpectedly, Buhler actually thought of it, and it was very interesting!
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