Infantry and artillery coordination is still too advanced for the current Northern Rhodesian Division. This requires very high artillery. If the artillery's technology is not good, if a shell hits one of their own heads, the infantry will be defeated.
Unfortunately, the reason why Hutier was able to create the "Hutier tactics" was also based on the German artillery firing method.
At present, Nyasaland does not have the capital to practice infantry and artillery coordination. This is not to say that Nyasaland's shooters are not good at shooting. The shooters of the 37mm Maxim rapid-fire cannon of the Northern Rhodesia Division are still very good. In the words of the artillery instructor,
This is the level of shooters on British Navy warships.
The key is that the weapon is not good. The 37mm Maxim rapid-fire cannon actually does not have much technical content. The original rapid-fire cannon does not even have a ruler. The gunner needs to adjust the accuracy based on the impact point of the shell when shooting. In this case
, even if the divisions in northern Rhodesia practiced infantry and artillery coordination, they would not be able to do so.
Of course, except for infantry and artillery coordination, as long as it can be practiced, the Northern Rhodesian Division has basically practiced it to the extreme.
For example, in an attack, according to the provisions of the British Army's "Infantry Drill Code", the officer should take the lead at this time, and then trumpeters and drummers will prepare, and the soldiers will line up in rows and sing military songs to die generously.
The Northern Rhodesian Division was definitely not that stupid. Although the only troops involved in the attack were E Company, more than a hundred people spread out several hundred meters, and it was not a dense formation, but a loose three-three formation.
This kind of attack method can ensure sufficient effect.
What should be noted here is that the establishment of the Northern Rhodesian Division is also a three-by-three system. Starting from the most basic infantry squad, each squad has three combat groups. Each combat group has three people, including a squad leader and a squad deputy.
, the remaining combat team is now led by a sergeant, and will definitely be the firepower team in the future.
The organization above the squad level is a platoon. A platoon consists of three basic squads, plus a fire squad equipped with light and heavy machine guns. The total number of platoons is forty.
At the company level, teams responsible for logistics and medical treatment were added, plus the heavy weapons platoon directly under the company, with a total of about 140 people in the platoon.
The heavy weapons here include 37mm Maxim rapid-fire cannons and Maxim heavy machine guns.
It should be emphasized that the organization of the training camp is different from that of an ordinary company. An ordinary company has only nine people in a class, while a class in the teaching camp has 12 people, adding an additional combat team.
The Northern Rhodesian Division's attack was carried out in squad units. When E Company began to attack, F Company and G Company had to be ready. If E Company's attack was blocked, then F Company would continue to attack.
Therefore, the gradual investment is not to add fuel to the tactics, but to test the firepower configuration of the defender and carry out targeted strikes. At the same time, we must also be prepared for heavy firepower attacks by the defender. If we invest so many people at once, even if it is a heavy artillery fire,
, and the casualties will not be too heavy.
It sounds a bit cruel, right? In fact, war is like this. It is really like a military chess game. No one can help himself. Once an order is given, even if it is a mission that is known to be fatal, it must be carried out resolutely.
Want to escape?
Simple, behind the attacking troops is the position of the law enforcement team. The machine guns of the law enforcement team can be used to attack the enemy, and can also be used to punish deserters. Should you die upright and generously, win an honor and pension for your family, or should you bear the consequences?
To die in the name of infamy and bring humiliation and pain to the family is actually just a thought.
The officers and soldiers of the Northern Rhodesian Division were still trustworthy. After the attack order was issued, they formed a loose formation and began to attack the rebel positions in a triangular position in groups of three.
Fortunately, the rebels were a little stunned by the 37mm Maxim rapid-fire cannon just now. The officers and soldiers of E Company advanced until they were 50 meters away from the rebel position, but the rebel position still failed to organize effective resistance.
At this distance, according to training requirements, grenades should be used to carry out a second strike on the rebel position. Although there was no movement on the rebel position, the officers and soldiers of E Company still threw the grenades in their hands as required.
After a burst of explosions, the officers and soldiers of Company E poured into the rebel position with an ease that was simply unbelievable.
"These rebels, haha, they are really worse than mercenaries." Martin couldn't laugh or cry. Such people could actually defeat the colonial troops in Natal and Cape. I really don't know what the quality of the troops in Natal and Cape is.
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Rock put down the telescope in his hand and said nothing. This is what the troops of this era are like. Britain is known as the most powerful country in the world. In the Boer War, it was defeated by the Boer militia. How many troops can we expect from Natal and Cape?
Strong combat effectiveness?
Speaking of combat effectiveness, even in the First World War more than ten years later, the performance of the British army was still poor.
When the First World War broke out, in the Boer War and the Russo-Japanese War that had already occurred, Britain once directly participated in the war and once sent a war observation mission. However, it was a pity that the United Kingdom did not learn from these two wars.
What is the experience? After the outbreak of World War I, Britain still used the tactic of queuing to kill in the face of German crossfire. As a result, it ended up losing 60,000 people in one day in the Battle of the Somme.
On the contrary, Germany and France learned a lot of experience through the Boer War and the Russo-Japanese War. Germany realized the role of total warfare from the Boer War, and realized the importance of crossfire from the command of that idiot Nogi Nogi Nogi. France, on the other hand,
They learned to make more complete firepower preparations before attacking. As a result, in the Battle of the Somme, the French army actually achieved more fruitful results than the British army.
Martin certainly didn't know what the British troops were, but Rock knew clearly that Britain and Germany did not share a border. If they had, Britain would have suffered worse than France in World War I.
"Report, E Company successfully completed the mission, occupied the rebel position, and killed the rebels." The commander of E Company hurried back to report. He looked so broken that he didn't know what to say.
Many rebels must have been killed in the attack just now, but the result is hard to say. You have to say that they were all killed by the 37mm Maxim rapid-fire cannon, and Company E also threw grenades just now.
But if you want to say how many people E Company killed, I'm afraid the commander of E Company would also feel a little guilty.
"Let's go, move the position and prepare to attack the rebels' second line of defense." It was Rock who relieved the commander of E Company. Regardless of how many enemies E Company had just killed, the credit for conquering the rebel position was indispensable.
There is a saying about merit that is quite vivid: if you know you will not die, if you do it you will definitely not die, third class.
He knew he would die but was not afraid of death. He successfully completed the mission without being seriously injured. Rank two.
If you knew you were going to die, you got into it, but you ended up dead or disabled, first class.
If according to this standard, all the commanders and fighters of Company A will be at least second-class after this battle.
After all, when they set out to attack the rebel positions, they didn't know it would be so easy.
Of course, in Nyasaland, there are no first-class or second-class grades yet. Nyasaland follows the regulations of the British army. At most, after the battle, there will be a medal, unless it is the kind of "high achievement that shakes the master".
Possibly knighted.
This is actually unfair to ordinary commanders and combatants. After all, it is too difficult for ordinary soldiers to get knighthoods. There are not so many knighthoods in the UK, so after the Zulu rebellion is suppressed, Rock still has to design a military industry
system.
Even if ordinary soldiers cannot be knighted, at least there must be corresponding honors and corresponding rewards. Only in this way can a virtuous cycle be created, where officers and soldiers fight bravely.
Martin definitely didn't know what Rock was planning, and he slapped the commander of Company A: "You're really taking advantage of me!"
It's not a slap in the ear, it's just a very affectionate "little devil".
Just hit the helmet lightly.
The steel helmet is one of the characteristics of the Nyasaland army.
Before Nyasaland troops were equipped with steel helmets, all troops around the world were not equipped with steel helmets.
The modern steel helmet was invented by French General Adrian during World War I. Legend has it that one day during World War I, the German army suddenly launched a fierce attack on a French army position.
A soldier on duty in the kitchen was going to fight at the front line, but shrapnel, stones, and branches fell on his head. He was afraid that his head would be injured, so in a panic, he picked up a cooking pot and knocked it upside down on his head.
After the battle, although he was injured on his body, his head was intact and he became the only survivor of the battle.
At that time, French General Adrian went to the front line to express condolences to the wounded. Adrian learned about the soldier's experience, and then came up with the idea of "making steel helmets."
If Rock wants to "invent" the steel helmet, he certainly won't have to go through so much trouble. With the Fawalt Steel Factory, it will be very simple for Rock to make the steel helmet. Rock doesn't even need to experiment, and he can just use the M1 that the US military equipped in World War II.
The steel helmet style was brought over to be used by Nyasaland troops.
It's just the style, it doesn't say that the strength, material, and protective performance have reached the level of M1. However, with the advancement of technology at the Fawalt Steel Plant, Rock believes that one day, the M1 helmet produced by Fawalt will be
In any aspect, it is no less than the American M1 helmet.
In fact, the American M1 helmet is not very mysterious. The American M1 helmet uses Hadfield high manganese steel. The manganese content of this steel exceeds 10%. It is a high manganese steel with an austenitic structure and high hardness.
, good plasticity, generally used as tools, props, and key parts of mining machinery.
Don't ask Roque how he knows this knowledge. As a foreign trade trader, he has to deal with all kinds of customers every day, and the complexity of the knowledge he learned is not much different than that of a writer.
Roque only needs to tell the technicians at the Favalte Steel Plant this information, and then leave the rest to those technicians.
As for manganese
Haha, all the metals in the world are stored in South Africa.
