"In the more than two years of engagement, the most dissatisfied thing with the army is the performance of the artillery, our artillery is not suitable, and the advanced performance on paper cannot be played in actual combat because of terrain and personnel factors. OUR 75MM CANNON, ALTHOUGH IT HAS A LONGER RANGE, A HIGHER RATE OF FIRE, IS MORE SUITABLE FOR THE USE OF SHRAPNEL SHELLS. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE OBSTRUCTION OF THE HILLY AREA, WE WERE OFTEN UNABLE TO GIVE FULL PLAY TO THE RANGE ADVANTAGE OF THE 75MM GUNS WITH STRAIGHT BALLISTICS, AND IN DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS, OUR ARTILLERY COULD NOT USE ANTI-SLOPE POSITIONS TO PROVIDE COVER DUE TO THE PROBLEM OF FIRING ANGLES. Although the Germans had a shorter range than ours, their projection and range advantage gave them the upper hand. ”

"IN TERMS OF MEDIUM ARTILLERY, THE GERMANS' LARGER-CALIBER AND LIGHTER HOWITZERS GAVE US A CLEAR ADVANTAGE OVER OUR 75MM CANNONS, AND IN THE HEAVY MILITARY ARTILLERY, THE GERMANS HAD A HUGE ADVANTAGE, BOTH QUANTITATIVELY AND QUALITATIVELY, AND THEIR HEAVY GUNS HAD A LONGER RANGE AND A FASTER RATE OF FIRE. WE LACKED ARMY HEAVY ARTILLERY ABOVE 155MM, WHILE THE GERMANS HAD HEAVY ARTILLERY OF 210 AND 240 CALIBERS. In defensive battles, the Germans, under the reconnaissance of airships and aircraft, could easily locate our artillery positions, and then destroy our artillery positions with heavy artillery with much longer range and power, and then clear our infantry. The disparity in support firepower from a distance caused heavy casualties to the good soldiers of France, and until now our artillery has been at a disadvantage. General Xia Fei said with some annoyance.

"We're in a worse situation now than we were in the last two years, and at least in the first two years we had a strength advantage on paper. We can concentrate our superior forces on the German lines, though we have made very limited progress after such a long time. We've tried to concentrate our armor and launch a surprise attack. They have also managed to tear open gaps in the opponent's pockets, but they have been destroyed by mines, anti-tank guns, or armored units deployed by the opponent. Expensive tanks were consumed in this way. And now that the Germans have been freed from the quagmire of the Eastern Front, they will have an all-round advantage. And our consumption is enormous. The offensive is no longer sustainable, and the issues we need to think about now have changed from achieving victory to encircling the territory. General Pétain added.

"The huge attrition at sea seriously constrained the rearmament and expansion of the British Imperial Army. In more than two years of war of attrition, the British Grand Fleet has lost more than a dozen capital ships, and almost all branches of industry are producing various accessories for the fleet. The production of armor, artillery, power and optical instruments is tilted towards the Navy. For quite some time, the pace of expansion of our army will not be ideal. Unless someone is willing to provide us with large quantities of supplies and equipment. British Field Marshal Count Robert said worriedly.

At a high-level meeting of the Allied armies, the British and French leaders expressed concern about the future of the Western Front. Germany's elite infantry was combined with strong artillery and armor. The British and French troops, which had been consumed for two years, felt extremely stressed. Taking advantage of the winter, the British and French armies had to adjust their existing strategies and tactics.

"I think. We should refer to the strategy and tactics of another army power and use the remaining months to rearrange our defensive lines. The tactics of both the British Empire and the French Republic proved ineffective for two years. We can't afford to hesitate any longer. Otherwise, the Germans will be preparing for Christmas at Versailles today next year! Finally, General Xia Fei said something that the British wanted to say but did not dare to say!

"I agree, the British government recently received a large shipment of equipment from China. Many of them were intended to be supplied to the Russian government, but with the fall of the Normanov dynasty, I thought it would be a good idea to arm us with these weapons, at least with our newly expanded army. The British Imperial War Office has said it will invite the Chinese Army officer corps to help. And I think it's time for us to readjust our entire Western Front defense to the new situation. Count Robert said solemnly.

"This world is crazy. The battleships of the Huaxia Republic have just inflicted heavy losses on your fleet in the decisive battle in the Mediterranean. And now, the British Empire has invited Chinese army officers to help train the new army, what a miracle! General Ganmorin said sarcastically.

"I thought this was good news for France, and at least we didn't have to worry about it falling into the hands of the Germans against us. Now is not the time to dwell on these things, we have to be realistic, maybe after the war we will return to the Far East together to deal with this behemoth, but for now, as long as Huaxia is willing to cooperate with us. Then we have to show full sincerity, and the Americans are undecided. And even if he joined the Entente. In a short period of time, it will not be possible to produce enough weapons and equipment for millions of troops. Moreover, from the perspective of actual combat, there are similarities between the German Army and the Chinese Army, and compared with the Chinese Army, it also has some experience in how to deal with German attacks. The collapse of Russia was not all bad for us, at least with the collapse of the Russians, China and Germany went to the opposite side. Now the whole world is an enemy of the Allies! Count Robert sneered. The words were full of mockery of Ganmorin's political intelligence.

However, the quarrel was quarreled, and Britain and France finally reached some agreement on the adjustment of the new front, such as withdrawing troops from the German mainland, withdrawing troops to Belgium and France, and began to build a deep defense line, a large number of barbed wire and minefields were deployed in the no-man's land between the defense lines, and at the same time the artillery was redeployed, and a large number of small and medium-caliber artillery guns were distributed to the grassroots as anti-armor firepower. Cannon and train guns are deployed in the rear, shouldering the heavy responsibility of counter-battery together with the already expanded communication network. At the same time, the troops began to be deployed in columns, and France finally abandoned the tactic of concentrating a large number of troops on the front line and began to deploy a small number of troops on the front line to serve as a vigilance mission. Hoarding troops on the second and third lines, avoiding German artillery fire, while also increasing the number and mobility of reserves.

To be honest, the French still have some ideas when it comes to troop mobility. It is no accident that de Gaulle published a book after the war. At the very beginning of World War I, the French had concentrated a large number of civilian vehicles for troop mobility, and at a critical moment transported more than 2 divisions of elite troops to the front line, laying the foundation for finally stopping the Schlieffen plan, and after World War I, although the French were not very concerned about artillery development due to economic problems (at least until the 30s). However, the artillery was gradually equipped with special vehicles to increase mobility.

But now the problem comes, France's human resources are not enough compared to Germany, and after more than 2 years of consumption, it is even more insufficient, and the Germans on the opposite side have a large military advantage for the first time after receiving assistance from the Eastern Front, and the British and French troops cannot win when they have the advantage, and now the Germans have taken out the main force of the armored forces hidden in the snow plus a large number of reinforcements, and the British and French are even more insufficient! Under the trade-off, the reserves of the Germans and the British were clearly insufficient.

After repeated deductions, the British and French army generals reached a consensus that under the all-out blows of the German army, the British and French defense lines would definitely be breached. Under the suppression of the superior German-Austrian artillery, the German army armored units could tear through several layers of defense lines arranged by the British and French forces, and even penetrate the entire defense system, and then completely cut off the connection between the front line and the rear, and then cooperate with the infantry and artillery to eat the divided troops. In the face of such a style of play, it was obviously difficult for Britain and France to use artillery to suppress each other's ideas. Then the key is how to block the opponent's armored spearhead and the subsequent infantry attack.

For the latter, the Anglo-French infantry could delay the attack with a large number of mortars and heavy machine guns, but for the former there was nothing good to do. Although tactically speaking, a well-concealed anti-aircraft gun has a chance to destroy several tanks in an engagement, but the problem is that the attacker has too much advantage in strength, perhaps hundreds of tanks may attack more than a dozen anti-aircraft guns, and more importantly, the German Army's armored forces also have accompanying artillery support, and it is not easy to organize the opponent's cutting with a simple anti-aircraft artillery under a flanking attack. Although France also had some heavy tanks, some of these tanks were consumed in the previous two years of the battle, and the remaining ones could not be used as strategic mobility to support the overall situation due to mobility and lack of numbers. In this case, how to get a sufficient number of motor vehicles equipped with enough artillery to destroy tanks becomes the key to the outcome of the battle.

In addition to the lack of anti-armor power, Britain and France also needed to defend against the German elite infantry that accompanied the breakthrough of the armored forces, such as the Storm Commando or something. Unlike in history, the German Storm Storm Commandos are no longer the elite forces that are designed to break through the trench defenses and then divide the opposing side. They were more like German panzergrenadiers of the 2 war, accompanying tank attacks, providing cover for tanks. Capture some key points at the same time. These units are armed with a large number of medium- and close-range curved fire weapons and automatic firearms, and have an overwhelming firepower advantage at medium range. At the same time, individual elite units will also have some accompanying self-confidence artillery to provide long-range suppression and support for the German Army. Tanks, infantry, and self-propelled guns are the three indispensable components of a Germanic vehicle, and they complement each other

In other words, even if the problem of mobile anti-armor firepower was solved, the Anglo-French forces still did not finally crack the offensive of the German Army from the technical level, in other words, the British and French lacked a strong mobile reserve, both in terms of quantity and quality! However, the problem that Britain and France can't solve doesn't mean that Huaxia can't solve it, in order to make the Entente and the Central Powers fight more intensely, Xu Jie has really put a lot of effort! All kinds of equipment and countermeasures have been prepared!

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