The Romanian army adjusted quickly. Soon after Eder issued the order, the adjusted generals took office one after another.
As the new Chief of General Staff, General Freit has finally sat in the position he has long dreamed of. In the military system inherited from Germany, Freit is of course very clear about the role of the General Staff. Of course, Germany is currently
The General Staff has been renamed the Forces Bureau, and the Romanian General Staff, a basic replica, has become the most authentic German General Staff.
When General Freiit became the Chief of General Staff, he naturally hoped to have a new look. So after one month as Chief of General Staff, Freiit came up with his first improvement plan for the General Staff. Prime Minister
It is to increase the research and development of new weapons, such as tanks, armored vehicles, machine guns, artillery, aircraft and other new equipment.
Because in Ferreit's view, the main threat to Romania in the future is red Soviet Russia. At present, the Romanian army can crush Soviet Russia, and Soviet Russia will definitely correct itself in the future. After all, Soviet Russia has inherited Russia's vast territory and rich resources. In the future,
It must not be the opponent of Soviet Russia in terms of quantity, so it must be suppressed in terms of quality, so Romania's development of new weapons cannot be delayed.
Especially for newly emerged tanks and aircraft, they should be the top priority in research and development (currently Romania does not have an independent air force). For this reason, he also specifically approached Hoffman to discuss the direction of future tank research and development.
After communicating with Major General Hoffman, Freit ordered the development of Romania's next generation tank. The standard is a total weight of 18 tons, a body armor of 40 mm, a turret armor of 50 mm, and a
A 47mm tank gun and two machine guns need to reach a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, a maximum range of 250 kilometers, and be easy to maintain. In particular, the failure rate of the new tank must be reduced to maintenance every 60 kilometers. In order to give the R&D department sufficient time,
Its research and development period is 3 years.
In terms of performance, it is not much improved compared to the Jackal tanks currently equipped in Romania. However, this tender is mainly focused on reliability, mainly because the failure rate of Romanian Jackal tanks is still high. Don’t look at the Jackal tanks.
Its majesty in the battle against Soviet Russia was only based on its huge repair work.
The armored brigade currently commanded by Hoffman has a maintenance configuration of one maintenance squad for every four tanks. It is conceivable how high its failure rate is. It is obvious that Hoffman is about to collapse due to the failure of this big guy, so he
There is a requirement to improve reliability.
In addition, Freit also made requirements for the development of new aircraft. The fighter jets are required to have a speed of 210 kilometers per hour and a range of 450 kilometers, and the new aircraft is required to have a good turning radius to facilitate dogfights.
Currently, there is only one aircraft manufacturing company in Romania that can accept Leit's plan, and that is the Coanda Aircraft Manufacturing Plant. As the current major aircraft manufacturer in Romania, the Coanda Aircraft Manufacturing Plant currently gathers the best aircraft design talents in Romania.
At present, Henry Coanda and Feraiku are only less than 40 years old, and still have excellent design capabilities. Moreover, after the war, they also introduced technology from Britain, France, Germany and other countries in an attempt to build the best aircraft. But I heard that recently
The two of them focused on the transportation of the plane, but they didn't know whether they could still complete the target set by the general.
As for artillery and machine guns, Freit also issued orders to develop new types.
Among them, as for the machine gun, he is not too satisfied with the Madsen currently used in Romania. The main reason is that the Madsen has a complex structure and high cost. In particular, it not only has many parts but also many small parts. The disassembly and assembly process requires the help of special equipment.
The tools are quite complicated. Many Madsen machine guns that have malfunctioned on the battlefield can only be given up and then repaired slowly after being shot. In Feleit's opinion, it is very inappropriate for future wars. In his opinion,
, Romania’s new machine guns in the future must require reliability that is conducive to battlefield maintenance, and then consider the rate of fire and range.
As for the heavy machine gun, Ferreit hopes that the new heavy machine gun can reduce weight while maintaining the rate of fire and power. The MG08 heavy machine gun currently used in Romania weighs 62kg (including H-shaped gun frame), and the gun body weighs 26.4
kg, which is very unfavorable for rapid deployment. And Feleit hopes that the new gun can reduce the total weight to about 40KG, so that after disassembly, two people can hold it to keep up with the army's attack.
As for artillery research and development, Ferreit only made one request: lighter (weight), farther (range), faster (deployment). The main reason is that Romania’s current artillery research and development capabilities are too weak, and it is difficult for Ferreit to propose it.
Too high a requirement.
In addition to attaching great importance to the research and development of new weapons, Ferreit is more concerned about the current restructuring of Romanian divisions. According to the combat situation of the only 24th Division that has changed its organization, the current division level of this three-infantry regiment system is
The troops performed well in battle. Especially in terms of reaction speed and deployment, they were much better than the current mainstream division system of two brigades and four regiments.
Moreover, according to the General Staff's analysis of its battle, such a three-regiment division-level unit not only facilitates deployment but also reduces the number of personnel, and its combat effectiveness is basically unchanged.
Just reducing the deployment time and the number of personnel is enough for Ferreit to make up his mind to proceed with the reorganization of the army. Because the current number of a standard two-brigade and four-regiment division is about 17,000, and a three-
The new regimental division has about 15,000 troops (mainly due to the reduction in the number of front-line infantry, but an increase in technical arms).
There is a gap of 2,000 people, which is a large amount of personnel funds. If the current army establishment is still maintained, this is equivalent to a nearly 13% disarmament, and the funds saved can be used to supplement weapons research and development.
At present, the main expenditures of the military budget are divided into several major categories. The first category is personnel allowances and living expenses, which are also the most important expenditures for the military. The food, clothing, housing, transportation and wages (or allowances) of soldiers need to be included in it. The second category is personnel allowances and living expenses.
The second category is the cost of training, mainly the consumption of weapons and ammunition. The third category is the cost of purchasing weapons (the third brother in later generations has never understood the cost of purchasing weapons, how can he squeeze out so much money to buy weapons by raising so many soldiers).
The fourth category is the weapon research and development expenses that everyone loves to hear about.
Among them, the first category of expenditures occupies the bulk of the military. Taking Romania as an example, its personnel expenditures have always accounted for more than 40% of the total budget. Training expenditures vary according to the training intensity of each country. Among them, Romania has always been
It remains at about 18%. As for weapons procurement costs, due to the previous war, Romania has also maintained at around 30%. After the current war, it has dropped significantly. In terms of weapons research and development, Romania's is less than 10%. The main reason is the military industry.
R&D capabilities are insufficient. However, with the introduction of German talents, I believe it may increase significantly in the future.
The current division-level restructuring in Romania can also be said to be reducing personnel costs, and also reducing training costs in disguise (less people means less training costs). Therefore, faced with getting between 6-7% of military expenditures,
How could Freit not be enthusiastic about the redistribution of the army restructuring plan?
However, it is impossible to change them all at once, because the placement of the extra officers will be a test for him. So Freit plans to spend about five years gradually changing the army's organization. However, how many changes will be required?
He couldn't care less about people's scolding or how many people's jobs were ruined. But everything had to be within controllable limits.
