The officers and soldiers of the 10th Division were conducting shooting training at the training ground. Accompanied by the commander of the 10th Division, Edel and Pleshan were observing the results of the shooting with binoculars.
"The training is good." Chief of the General Staff Plesan put down the telescope in his hand and said to Division Commander Jacques beside him.
"Thank you for the compliment from the Chief of General Staff. These soldiers are still far from being elite and need to continue training." Yakocha said modestly. But looking at his expression, you can tell that he is quite satisfied with the shooting results of these soldiers. This is also
They lived up to the Chief of General Staff's strong support in military supplies for their three newly reorganized divisions.
The elite in the words of Division Commander Jacquescha refers to the two Guards Divisions and the Third Division that were reorganized in the first batch. These three divisions have been strong contenders for first place in Romania's previous exercises and trainings. The other divisions
All divisions could only watch.
Hearing what Commander Yakocha said, Pleshan said with a smile, "It seems that the 10th Division has the idea of taking first place."
After hearing the speech of the Chief of General Staff, Deputy Commander of the 10th Division Felike, Chief of Staff Alkesa and others stood nearby and listened to Puleshan's instructions. Edel also put down his telescope and looked at him.
Puleshan 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. You must have this to believe that you can win."
, this is what I expect from you.”
"It's very well said. Every division must have the confidence to compete with these three divisions." Edel concluded.
After hearing the crown prince's speech, the senior officers of the 10th Division, led by Commander Jacques, nodded in agreement.
"Your Highness, Chief of General Staff, let's go and see the results of the artillery training." Division Commander Jacques made a suggestion when he saw the shooting training.
"Lead the way and go see the results of your one year's training." The crown prince also wanted to see their results in using the God of War.
The group of people arrived in front of a hill called Kachari outside the Tenth Division's station. This was the training ground for the Artillery Regiment of the Tenth Division. Lieutenant Colonel Letoske, the commander of the artillery regiment, was waiting for the arrival of the Crown Prince and his companions.
He previously served as the deputy commander of the artillery in the 7th Division and was also well-known in the army's artillery system. Later, Division Commander Jacques felt that the commander of the 10th Division's artillery was too old and his military theories and skills were not up to date, so he asked him to retire early.
Pleshan transferred Letosk to the 10th Division as the commander of the artillery regiment, and asked him to lead the lagging 10th Division artillery regiment to strengthen training.
Lieutenant Colonel Letosk also lived up to expectations. He made drastic reforms as soon as he came to the artillery regiment. He first got a feel for the regiment, and then conducted an assessment on all the regiment's officers. Those who failed three consecutive times were assigned to the canteen, horses, etc.
departments, and then assigned to various artillery companies according to their abilities. After a series of reorganizations, the artillery regiment's artillery technology has improved like a rocket. This makes the division commander Jacques very satisfied.
"Reporting to the Crown Prince and the Chief of General Staff, the Artillery Regiment of the 10th Division is now ready and can start the artillery demonstration." Seeing the arrival of the Crown Prince and his entourage, the leader of the Letosk regiment stepped forward and said loudly after giving a military salute.
arrive.
"We haven't seen each other for a year, Lieutenant Colonel Letosk." Plesan said to the resolute artillery regiment commander in front of him.
"Yes, Your Excellency, Chief of General Staff."
Hearing what Lieutenant Colonel Letosk said, Edel looked at Plesan with some interest. The chief of general staff knew what the crown prince meant, so he told him about the two of them.
In the Romanian army, every transfer of an officer above the school level requires Plesan's signature. That time it was Plesan's negligence and he accidentally lost Letosk's transfer order. Letosk waited for a long time.
He couldn't wait for his transfer order, and the General Staff thought it had been issued. Later, he came to the General Staff to find a staff officer in charge of the transfer, and the staff officer was also surprised. Finally, it was found out that it was the Chief of General Staff, Pulieshan.
So I met Letosk, who was unlucky because of his own mistakes. Later, during the conversation between the two, Lieutenant Colonel Letosk gave Plesan a good image. That's why their previous conversation took place.
After hearing that there was such a small mistake in Plesan, Edel had nothing to say about the good luck of Lieutenant Colonel Letosk in front of him, but he also had real talent and learning, and changing him might not necessarily have a good influence.
"Lieutenant Colonel Letosk, I hope you can show us the strength of the 10th Division Artillery Regiment." Edel encouraged the artillery regiment commander.
"Okay, Your Highness."
After Lieutenant Colonel Letosk answered the Crown Prince, he looked at Division Commander Jacques with questioning eyes. Jacques, who was being consulted by his artillery regiment commander, nodded slightly and agreed to start.
The regiment commander ordered his subordinates to start an artillery drill. Following the regiment commander's order, a group of artillerymen pushed six Krupp 75mm mountain guns to the gun positions that had been built long ago.
This is a Romanian imitation, but thanks to the step-by-step instruction of the Germans, the Romanian artillery is no different from the German one. Both have 17 times the caliber barrel length, high and low firing range: -7 degrees ~ +38.5/30 degrees, horizontal firing range
Following the command of the artillery company commander, the prepared artillery began test firing at the exercise target 5 kilometers away.
"Boom~boom~boom"
The ground twenty meters away from the target was hit by an artillery shell. Seeing that the test results were so good, the Crown Prince and the Chief of General Staff at the observation platform were very satisfied. Then the artillery fine-tuned the mountain cannon that fired the target, and the problem was solved with a few shots.
Target five thousand meters away.
"It's a good fight and I hope I can keep up the good work."
Edel praised the performance of the artillerymen to Division Commander Jacques next to him.
After the 75mm mountain artillery battery bombardment exercise was completed, the Krupp 75mm field artillery pulled by pack horses also entered the field. These artillery are masterpieces of the Romanian arsenal. Now, except for the two Janissary divisions, the other Romanian armies use domestic
The products of the arsenal have a pretty good reputation among the troops.
The current bolt form of these 75MM field guns: horizontal wedge type, retraction type: liquid spring type, 27 times the caliber barrel length, high and low firing range: -12 degrees ~ +18.5 degrees, horizontal firing range: 7 degrees,
This time the target was set at a distance of 7 kilometers. As the soldiers prepared, Edel and others also raised their telescopes to observe the results of the bombardment.
"Two test shots."
Following the order of the field artillery company commander, the prepared soldiers fired the field artillery shells that had been adjusted. The test firing effect was also very good. The shells exploded about 20 meters away from the target. After re-adjustment,
It took just a few shots to destroy the target.
"Very good, now let's see the effect of your 105mm howitzer."
Edel can't wait to see the most powerful firepower display at the Romanian division.
This time the Tenth Division did not bring artillery into the field, mainly because the 105mm howitzers were too heavy and had been placed in advance. The data of this batch of 105mm light field howitzers are caliber: 104.9mm, barrel length: 22 times the caliber, high and low shooting
As the 105 howitzer was ready, Eder and the others saw that the target of this shelling was across the hill. It seemed that the 10th Division was preparing an indirect aiming shelling.
In indirect aiming artillery, the geodesic unit or position reconnaissance team marks the reference shooting direction of the reference gun with an aiming point, and then each gun calibrates its firing direction according to the reference gun. The aiming point can be a vertical mark or a calibrator, etc.
.It is still a relatively advanced artillery tactic. Before, Edel had only seen it used by the Third Division and two Guards Divisions. Now the other divisions are still training hard. The Tenth Division will certainly let him use it.
Be surprised.
As the 105 howitzer was ready, Edel saw an observer on the hill waving a flag to the 105 gun crew below. It was still a two-shot test fire, but this time the test fire effect was not so good. The shell hit the target 40 meters away.
distance, and then adjusted the shooting angle twice to complete the target destruction.
"It was a good fight. This indirect shelling opened my eyes." Edel praised Lieutenant Colonel Letosk who came over to report. In fact, he had already seen the effects of indirect shelling in the third division and two guards divisions.
Much better than the 10th Division. In order not to put pressure on the hard-working artillery regiment commander, Edel could not help but praise him a few times.
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness. We will continue to work hard."
Lieutenant Colonel Letosk, who received praise from the Crown Prince, knew that this indirect bombardment was actually much worse than the current three elite divisions.
The crown prince then watched infantry tactics drills, field casualty rescue and other projects, in which the 10th Division achieved good results. This made Edel and Pleshan very happy, and both believed that this year's training funds were not in vain.
On the way back, Edel asked if Puleshin's speech at the 10th Division Infantry Shooting Training was true.
The chief of general staff smiled and said to the crown prince. "Your Highness, you have to compete with each other in the army to ensure the fighting spirit of the army. But now the Romanian army cannot be elite. It can only set a benchmark for them to catch up with."
After listening to Pleshan's words, Edel knew what he meant.
This can be seen from the allocation of officers who graduate and return from studying abroad every year. Those with good academic performance who have returned from studying abroad are more likely to be assigned to the above three divisions, and anyone with a discerning eye can see this.
Edel then inspected the conditions of other divisions and found that they were much better than before. Especially the 17th and 14th divisions, which were at the bottom like the 10th Division last year, also changed drastically this year. This made Edel feel that the interests of the Balkans in the coming year
In the competition, Romania has enough confidence.
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