Chapter 1009: Founding Celebration (9)
Whether it is off-stage or on the stage, the vast majority of the audience present are not familiar with the number and establishment of the 6th Army participating in the parade, and the dusty military uniforms look almost identical at first glance, and only through the explanation in the loudspeaker can we barely figure out which unit each phalanx corresponds to through the rostrum. 2. Of course, it was only in this special environment that the people would be stunned to realize that the scale of the Haihan Army was much larger.
The layman looks at the bustle, and the insider looks at the doorway. The top dignitaries sitting on the viewing platform, while watching the procession, have begun to secretly calculate the approximate military strength of Haihan in their hearts. According to Haihan's semi-public military information, these units should all be strengthened by the four-four system, that is, the battalion has four companies, the company has four platoons, and the platoon has four squads. Battalion-level units also have artillery, engineer, logistics, medical, communications, political work, battalion headquarters command system, and so on, and a battalion is at least about 1,000 people in a battalion.
Haihan has deployed one battalion in the south and one in the north of Hainan Island, and Hong Kong, Penghu, and Zhoushan also have one battalion each; although the troops deployed in Annam are relatively scattered, there are bases in the north at Heitu Port and Tu Son Peninsula, and in the south there are four ports, Da Nang, Quy Nhon, Cam Ranh, and Vung Tau. In addition, there are places such as Taiwan and Anbuna Island in the South China Sea, where the number of garrisons is unknown, and roughly calculated, the size of these troops alone is seven or eight thousand. Of course, this is not all of the Haihan 6th Army, because other formations of troops appeared immediately behind.
The Haihan Artillery Battalion is currently the only specialized artillery unit in the 6th Army, and its establishment is mainly field artillery, and it also covers the gunners in the coastal defense fortifications of ports and ports in various places. Today's display at this military parade is mainly based on the equipment of the field troops.
The artillery used by the 6th Army of Haihan can be simply divided into three-pounder guns, six-pounder guns, twelve-pounder guns, 24-pounder guns and 48-pounder siege guns with the largest caliber. For example, the field artillery equipped with special operations battalions is a light three-pounder gun that has been specially designed to reduce weight, and can be taken away by only a pack horse. The slightly larger artillery must have the corresponding vehicle to have the mechanical power, such as the heavy 48-pound siege gun needs at least four pack horses and special gun trucks to transport, for the passage conditions also have certain requirements, when attacking the Spanish stronghold in Taipei, there was because there was no road in the field caused the siege gun to carry inconvenient, almost missed the fighter.
In addition to the older cast-iron guns, bronze cannons and breech-loading rifled guns made with new processing methods were also displayed at the parade. The new artillery with perfect locking doors, spiral rifling, and high magnification has obvious performance advantages over the old cast iron guns in terms of range, firing and shooting accuracy, and is far superior to the more "popular" rear-loading artillery Franc cannon in this era.
Of course, such a new artillery with excellent performance inevitably has an obvious shortcoming, that is, the manufacturing cost. At present, the manufacturing cost of rear-loading rifled guns is about six to eight times that of cast iron guns of the same caliber, and the construction period is longer, and the scrap rate of barrel processing is far higher than that of cast iron smoothbore guns with more mature technology. Therefore, in the short term, it is still difficult for this kind of artillery with more advanced technology to be installed in a large area in the Haihan army, and the actual combat effectiveness has yet to be tested in actual combat.
The military's quest for new weapons is never-ending, and if the arsenal has enough manufacturing capacity, the Ministry of Defense is eager to place an order for tanks, even if it is only steam-propelled tanks. However, given the actual needs and the cost of developing weapons, many equipment ideas can only remain on paper for the time being, and weapons such as breech-loading rifled guns are only manufactured in small quantities as experiments. At a time when there is still a large export market for old cast iron cannons, both the Executive Committee and the Arsenal are more willing to put their limited production capacity into profitable products.
Even if the dignitaries of various countries who attended the ceremony had not seen it with their own eyes, they had at least heard a lot of rumors, especially the three largest purchasers of Daming, Annam, and Portugal, which would submit a large number of orders to Haihan every year, which could be regarded as a major item of income in the arms trade of Haihan. Therefore, when the artillery entered, the guests from all over the world widened their eyes and wanted to see a clue. But with such a distance of twenty or thirty meters in the middle, even if you stare out your eyes, you can't see the details, and you can only think about waiting for the celebration to let Haihan arrange an inspection that can touch the real thing.
As for the people in the viewing area, they can't tell the types of these artillery, but the bigger the bigger, the more powerful, this principle should be universal, and seeing that their own army has so many artillery, the people will naturally feel honored in their hearts.
The artillery unit was followed by the cavalry battalion, which was unique in the Haihan Army because it was not easy to form an army. The battalion commander Halu Gong held his saber and personally led the team at the front of the phalanx. Harugong had very high requirements for war horses, and when he first crossed, he also brought a group of high-quality horses over, and later bought some Andalusian horses and Arabian horses through the Portuguese 66, and this time he barely managed to gather a hundred war horses to participate in the parade.
Although the scale of the cavalry battalion is not large, but in terms of the quality of war horses, the Haihan cavalry battalion is definitely a strong army in the Far East in this era, and the equipment is far superior to its peers. This firecap revolver has only been mass-produced at the Tiandu Arsenal last year, and although it has little advantage in accuracy and range, its combo ability can give cavalry a huge advantage in close combat. However, due to the complexity of the production process and the limited production capacity of this gun, in addition to this cavalry battalion, only the soldiers who served as close guards in the guard battalion, and the officers above the company level in other units were eligible to be equipped with this new weapon.
In terms of the level of individual equipment, the cavalry battalion can be regarded as the third elite unit on an equal footing with the guards battalion and the special operations battalion. However, in the past two years, Haihan's foreign wars have mostly focused on seizing islands and attacking harbor strongholds, and the space that can really be left for cavalry is very limited, so the unit carefully trained by Ha Lugong is not of much use, and it is far less impressive than Qian Tiandun's special operations battalion.
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Whether it is off-stage or on the stage, the vast majority of the audience present are not familiar with the number and establishment of the 6th Army participating in the parade, and the dusty military uniforms look almost identical at first glance, and only through the explanation in the loudspeaker can we barely figure out which unit each phalanx corresponds to through the rostrum. Of course, it is only in this special environment that the people will be stunned to realize that the scale of the Haihan Army is much larger.
The layman looks at the bustle, and the insider looks at the doorway. The top dignitaries sitting on the viewing platform, while watching the procession, have begun to secretly calculate the approximate military strength of Haihan in their hearts. According to Haihan's semi-public military information, these units should all be strengthened by the four-four system, that is, the battalion has four companies, the company has four platoons, and the platoon has four squads. Battalion-level units also have artillery, engineer, logistics, medical, communications, political work, battalion headquarters command system, and so on, and a battalion is at least about 1,000 people in a battalion.
Haihan has deployed one battalion in the south and one in the north of Hainan Island, and Hong Kong, Penghu, and Zhoushan also have one battalion each; although the troops deployed in Annam are relatively scattered, there are bases in the north at Heitu Port and Tu Son Peninsula, and in the south there are four ports, Da Nang, Quy Nhon, Cam Ranh, and Vung Tau. In addition, there are places such as Taiwan and Anbuna Island in the South China Sea, where the number of garrisons is unknown, and roughly calculated, the size of these troops alone is seven or eight thousand. Of course, this is not all of the Haihan 6th Army, because other formations of troops appeared immediately behind.
The Haihan Artillery Battalion is currently the only specialized artillery unit in the 6th Army, and its establishment is mainly field artillery, and it also covers the gunners in the coastal defense fortifications of ports and ports in various places. Today's display at this military parade is mainly based on the equipment of the field troops.
The artillery used by the 6th Army of Haihan can be simply divided into three-pounder guns, six-pounder guns, twelve-pounder guns, 24-pounder guns and 48-pounder siege guns with the largest caliber. For example, the field artillery equipped with special operations battalions is a light three-pounder gun that has been specially designed to reduce weight, and can be taken away by only a pack horse. The slightly larger artillery must have the corresponding vehicle to have the mechanical power, such as the heavy 48-pound siege gun needs at least four pack horses and special gun trucks to transport, for the passage conditions also have certain requirements, when attacking the Spanish stronghold in Taipei, there was because there was no road in the field caused the siege gun to carry inconvenient, almost missed the fighter.
In addition to the older cast-iron guns, bronze cannons and breech-loading rifled guns made with new processing methods were also displayed at the parade. The new artillery with perfect locking doors, spiral rifling, and high magnification has obvious performance advantages over the old cast iron guns in terms of range, firing and shooting accuracy, and is far superior to the more "popular" rear-loading artillery Franc cannon in this era.
Of course, such a new artillery with excellent performance inevitably has an obvious shortcoming, that is, the manufacturing cost. At present, the manufacturing cost of rear-loading rifled guns is about six to eight times that of cast iron guns of the same caliber, and the construction period is longer, and the scrap rate of barrel processing is far higher than that of cast iron smoothbore guns with more mature technology. Therefore, in the short term, it is still difficult for this kind of artillery with more advanced technology to be installed in a large area in the Haihan army, and the actual combat effectiveness has yet to be tested in actual combat.
The military's quest for new weapons is never-ending, and if the arsenal has enough manufacturing capacity, the Ministry of Defense is eager to place an order for tanks, even if it is only steam-propelled tanks. However, given the actual needs and the cost of developing weapons, many equipment ideas can only remain on paper for the time being, and weapons such as breech-loading rifled guns are only manufactured in small quantities as experiments. At a time when there is still a large export market for old cast iron cannons, both the Executive Committee and the Arsenal are more willing to put their limited production capacity into profitable products.
Even if the dignitaries of various countries who attended the ceremony had not seen it with their own eyes, they had at least heard a lot of rumors, especially the three largest purchasers of Daming, Annam, and Portugal, which would submit a large number of orders to Haihan every year, which could be regarded as a major item of income in the arms trade of Haihan. Therefore, when the artillery entered, the guests from all over the world widened their eyes and wanted to see a clue. But with such a distance of twenty or thirty meters in the middle, even if you stare out your eyes, you can't see the details, and you can only think about waiting for the celebration to let Haihan arrange an inspection that can touch the real thing.
As for the people in the viewing area, they can't tell the types of these artillery, but the bigger the bigger, the more powerful, this principle should be universal, and seeing that their own army has so many artillery, the people will naturally feel honored in their hearts.
The artillery unit was followed by the cavalry battalion, which was unique in the Haihan Army because it was not easy to form an army. The battalion commander Halu Gong held his saber and personally led the team at the front of the phalanx. Harugong had very high requirements for war horses, and when he first crossed, he also brought a group of high-quality horses over, and later bought some Andalusian horses and Arabian horses through the Portuguese 66, and this time he barely managed to gather a hundred war horses to participate in the parade.
Although the scale of the cavalry battalion is not large, but in terms of the quality of war horses, the Haihan cavalry battalion is definitely a strong army in the Far East in this era, and the equipment is far superior to its peers. This firecap revolver has only been mass-produced at the Tiandu Arsenal last year, and although it has little advantage in accuracy and range, its combo ability can give cavalry a huge advantage in close combat. However, due to the complexity of the production process and the limited production capacity of this gun, in addition to this cavalry battalion, only the soldiers who served as close guards in the guard battalion, and the officers above the company level in other units were eligible to be equipped with this new weapon.
In terms of the level of individual equipment, the cavalry battalion can be regarded as the third elite unit on an equal footing with the guards battalion and the special operations battalion. However, in the past two years, Haihan's foreign wars have mostly focused on seizing islands and attacking harbor strongholds, and the space that can really be left for cavalry is very limited, so the unit carefully trained by Ha Lugong is not of much use, and it is far less impressive than Qian Tiandun's special operations battalion.