The American Civil War was the final act of muzzle-loading rifles.
When you see the term "muzzle-loading rifle", you should know what kind of training the US military receives. Nievelle is right. If the current US military is sent directly to the battlefield, the tragedy of the Battle of the Somme will be
It happened again. After understanding this, Pershing and other U.S. military generals immediately stopped talking, never mentioned independent command rights, and instead asked for more training time.
Pershing's purpose is very clear. Since the current US military cannot undertake combat missions, it is necessary to conduct a second basic training for the US military. Pershing hopes that the time will be six months.
"Six months?" Rock couldn't believe it. The world war had entered its fourth year, and both parties involved in the war were exhausted. They were struggling with their last breath. Rock also wanted to give the Americans six months, but
The Germans would not agree.
"Yes, six months. General Pershing's reason is that the US military is simply unable to adapt to the current battlefield on the Western Front. It requires at least six months of basic training before the US military can undertake combat missions." Paul Coker was also helpless,
Before arriving in France, these U.S. troops had already received basic training in the United States for half a year, and now Pershing will need another six months. This cannot be summed up by a frivolous "unable to adapt."
"Who is responsible for the expenses incurred by the US military in France?" The corners of Roque's mouth were twitching, and he really wanted to curse.
"Of course - our British Empire." Paul Cocker looked downcast. The Americans were taking the British Empire as their scapegoat.
Regardless of what the media in another time and space boasted, in fact, in World War I, the United States only joined the war when Europe was about to decide the outcome. Even after the U.S. troops arrived on the European battlefield, it was delayed for almost half a year.
Entering into battle, this American still has the nerve to think of himself as the savior, just like a fool who eats five sesame seed cakes to get full. The first four sesame seed cakes do not exist, and only the fifth sesame seed cake is the real sesame seed cake.
Rock has seen many shameless people and shameless countries in two lifetimes, but the United States is the only country that is so shameless in both time and space.
"Tell General Pershing that there is not as long as six months for him, only half a month at most. After half a month, the US military will participate in the coalition's offensive operations, otherwise the US military will only be able to undertake auxiliary tasks." Rock.
Americans are not used to it. Until now, the world war has started, and the pre-war conventional troops of all participating countries have been exhausted. Now the participating troops of various countries have experienced the transformation process from recruits to veterans, including the Southern African Expeditionary Force and the Anzac Corps.
They all matured quickly and paid a heavy price in cruel battles. There is no other shortcut.
"General Pershing also hopes to obtain technical information on tanks and aircraft-" Paul Coker's glasses reflected a dangerous gaze.
"No, tell General Pershing that effort and reward are equal. The British Empire can share information with France. This is a qualification that France has paid two million casualties of officers and soldiers. What contribution have the Americans made now? As for them
Millions of new recruits in the training camp? Although the Kingdom of Italy boasted a lot, it finally tirelessly attacked the Austro-Hungarian Empire on the Isonzo River. What did the Americans do?" Roque refused directly. Everyone wanted the key.
, are you worthy?
Ah, no, this is too rude. It should be: Are you worthy?
While Rock and Paul Coker were complaining about the Americans, several U.S. military generals were also discussing their views on the direction of the war in Pershing's temporary residence in Antwerp.
"By the standards of the 2nd Cavalry Division, our troops are indeed not ready to participate in battle. If our troops go to the battlefield now, they will definitely replicate the heavy losses suffered by the British Expeditionary Force in the Battle of the Somme.
"The commander of the Rainbow Division, Major General Charles Menor, had a serious expression. The Rainbow Division was the first US military unit to arrive in Europe. The official designation of this division within the US military is the 42nd Infantry Division, because the Rainbow Division is drawn from 26 states in the United States and the District of Columbia.
The National Guard was drawn from the National Guard, so it was also called the Rainbow Division.
"The 2nd Cavalry Division is the elite unit of the British Expeditionary Force, and may be the best-performing unit on the entire Western Front. We don't need to underestimate ourselves. Give us enough time, and our troops will be just as good." He was promoted by surprise only after participating in the war.
Chief of Staff Douglas MacArthur was confident that this was another man who had been over-mythified, not that he was bad, but that he had been over-hyped and that his influence in East Asia was far greater than his influence in the United States.
"Gentlemen, stay calm. The Second Cavalry Division is far more superior than what we have seen. Have you paid attention to the battle reports of the Second Cavalry Division? Since the New Year, the Second Cavalry Division has killed and wounded 45,000 people.
The German army, but no large-scale fighting broke out in Antwerp during this period, what does this mean?" Pershing does have a vision, and the 2nd Cavalry Division is indeed a good fighter. Xiafei should feel ashamed. What can he do?
It is truly "eat slowly and in small bites".
The number of casualties and the number of killed are two different things. Since the World War has started, the Allied Powers and the Central Powers have noticed the role of veterans, and the level of battlefield medical treatment has been continuously improved. The Battle of Verdun lasted for a full year, with a total of 540,000 French casualties and 540,000 killed in action.
The number is 156,000, the total number of German casualties is 434,000, and the number of killed in action is 143,000. The death-in-action ratio is almost 3:1.
The number of casualties caused by the Second Cavalry Division, and the proportion of killed in action was much higher than that of the Battle of Verdun. Of the 45,000 German troops killed and wounded by the Second Cavalry Division, perhaps more than 30,000 were directly killed. This ratio is very terrifying.
Neither Charles Menor nor Douglas MacArthur could answer Pershing's questions because they lacked sufficient understanding of the brutality of the Western Front.
"In the Second Cavalry Division, each squad has at least one precision shooter. Pay attention to the basic infantry squad of the Second Cavalry Division and you will find that their tactical equipment is very reasonable. Precision shooters, light machine guns, portable grenade launchers, etc.
They are all equipped with self-defense pistols, as well as those flamethrowers and fast-moving mortars. Gentlemen, we still have a lot of work to do-" After Pershing finished speaking, he noticed that Menor and MacArthur had very different expressions.
It was ugly, so he immediately made up for it: "Fortunately there are not many elite troops like the 2nd Cavalry Division, otherwise we'd better take a boat back to the United States immediately and pray that the Germans will not cross the Atlantic."
This joke is not funny. Pershing has no talent for telling jokes, and Menor and MacArthur cannot laugh. Regardless of the skin color of the officers and soldiers of the 2nd Cavalry Division, and only comparing combat effectiveness, the American soldiers of the Rainbow Division do not have much advantage.
The "American soldier" here purely refers to height. Statistics on recruits born in 1900 in various countries show that the average height of recruits in the US military is 1.72 meters, recruits in the United Kingdom and Germany are both 1.69 meters, and recruits in France and the Russian Empire are 1.67 meters.
Guess how many Chinese people there were during the same period?
The answer is 1.68 meters, one centimeter lower than the British recruits and one centimeter higher than the French.
There is another data that must be of concern to many people. The average height of Japanese recruits born in 1900 is 1.57 meters.
Think about what the Qing Dynasty was like in 1900, and then think about what the situation was like in Europe in 1900.
"Next, I will try my best to buy as much time as possible. You must immediately organize the troops to train according to the method of the Second Cavalry Division and adapt to the Western Front battlefield as quickly as possible. If we want to obtain more benefits after the end of the world war,
, then we must perform better on the Western Front, at least not too far behind the Second Cavalry Division." Pershing did not dare to say that we would surpass the Second Cavalry Division, for fear that Menor and MacArthur would lose confidence.
"We don't have tanks and aircraft, so we can't carry out collaborative training between different arms." Menor has practical difficulties. The gap can't be made up by just trying to make up. The United States is too far away from Europe, and the combat methods of the US military are already half behind Europe.
century.
Before the U.S. troops came to Europe, they still trained according to the training methods during the American Civil War. However, the Civil War was already in 1861, and custom-loaded bullets had just appeared at that time.
"I will try my best to find a way. If there are no tanks or aircraft, at least we have rifles. Each infantry squad of the 2nd Cavalry Division has precision shooters. How many do we have in total?" Pershing did not want to mention the data. In fact, if according to the 2nd Cavalry Division,
According to the standard of a division, there are 100 million Americans, and there is not a single precision shooter.
This reality is really hurtful.
After determining the focus of the work for the next period of time, the US military immediately took action. At least in terms of execution capabilities, the US military was quite good.
The 2nd Cavalry Division provided the U.S. troops with the help it could and, at Pershing's request, sent sniper instructors to the U.S. troops.
There are a total of 15 sniper instructors, 14 of whom are Chinese, which makes American officers and soldiers a little embarrassed. The Chinese Exclusion Act is still being implemented in the United States. According to the standards of the US military, Chinese Americans are not even qualified to join the military.
But in Europe, Chinese actually became instructors of the US military. It can only be said that reality is stranger than fiction.
The instructor who led the team was Qin Ling, who had been promoted to sergeant. Sophia and her family went to Tanganyika. Qin Ling bought a 500-acre farm in Tanganyika, which is the headquarters of the Southern African War Department.
Special benefits for expeditionary officers and soldiers.
When expeditionary officers and soldiers purchase farms in Tanganyika or Southwest Africa, the price will be reduced by 20% on a normal basis. The difference will be borne by the Southern African Ministry of Defense. Southern Africa’s care for its soldiers is not superficial.
But there are various real benefits. Because of the relationship with Qinling Mountains, the Ministry of National Defense will even reimburse the expenses for Sophia and her family to travel to southern Africa.
When he arrived at the Rainbow Division's station, Qin Ling was neatly dressed and his leather shoes were polished, which immediately won Per Xing's favor.
Pershing is a man who has high requirements for military appearance.
(It’s the last day, and I suddenly realized that there are basically three updates this month. I admire myself so much that when I look in the mirror, I want to give a kiss to the person in the mirror.)