Chapter 1744 Weapons and Tactics

Although Haihan is using weapons-only theory as a sales pitch, and his own understanding of military affairs is not so narrow, the excellent performance of the Haihan Army over the past few years has indeed led many countries to one-sidedly believe that the Haihan Army is

The strength of the army mainly depends on the equipment of advanced weapons and the unique tactics based on this. It seems that as long as your country has the same level of armed forces, its combat effectiveness can be on an equal footing with the Haihan Army.

Only a few partners who have in-depth cooperation with Haihan in the military field, such as the Annan Zheng family and the Fujian Xu family, know that the strength of the Haihan army is not only the role of advanced weapons, but also the military thinking and military thinking that are hundreds of years ahead of this era.

The concept of development is the real strength that other countries cannot imitate. Even if they can obtain weapons and tactics from Haihan, they still will not be able to complete combat missions in distant overseas areas like Haihan's army. Haihan's military achievements are not as good as Haihan's.

It is not something that can only be achieved with determination and courage.

But even if they understand the key to this, these two companies are still the main buyers of Haihan arms. They have the experience of fighting side by side with the Haihan army, and the role that heavy weapons can play on the battlefield is far greater than

Other countries know better, so their choice is just as Bai Kes said - the more, the merrier.

Another major buyer of Haihan artillery is the Portuguese. Although the Portuguese themselves have mastered relatively advanced cannon casting technology in this era, compared with the artillery made by Haihan, the performance of their own cannons is indeed better.

There is an obvious gap, and in addition to buying them for their own use, they will also ship this heavy weapon to Europe and package it with muskets for sale to the participating countries to earn the price difference.

With middlemen like Portugal, Haihan has indeed saved a lot of effort in promoting arms exports. The Portuguese took the initiative to take over almost all the arms sales in the area west of the Strait of Malacca, and the total amount of arms sold through this channel in the past few years has been

It is not much worse than the other two big buyers, and the profits it brings to Haihan Ordnance every year are also very considerable.

The Army field artillery that Baikes promoted today was not upgraded from an old model like a rifle, but a new design. Since it was finalized last year, this artillery was named Type 36 field artillery and was divided into 85 mm.

There are four models of different calibers: 95mm, 105mm, and 115mm, which respectively correspond to the three-pound gun, six-pound gun, nine-pound gun and 12-pound gun in the artillery levels that were defined by the weight of the shell in the past. As for larger-caliber field artillery, currently

It is not included in Haihan's arms production and export plans.

It is worth mentioning that starting from the end of last year, Haihan Ordnance’s artillery began to be named by caliber, replacing the past naming method of grading by shell weight. In addition to defining the grading standards of weapons in Haihan’s way, it is also to enable

Improve the processing accuracy of weapons in future weapons production.

Of course, the most important reason is that the Haihan Army has gradually begun to eliminate the traditional spherical solid-shell artillery. Simply grading artillery based on the weight of the shells can no longer keep up with the speed of the Shanghai and Han Army's armaments development. However, this adjustment is for

It will definitely be difficult for foreign armies to understand, and they will have to adapt to Haihan's new standards again.

However, according to Haihan's military development plan, the most advanced weapons must be reserved for his own use. At this stage and for a foreseeable period in the future, the new artillery currently equipped by Haihan Army will not be sold to the outside world. No matter how rich it is.

Buyers, they can only buy traditional artillery from Haihan. In this way, Haihan will not need to worry about the emergence of organic artillery units on the battlefield that can really threaten itself in its future external expansion.

Baix did not intend to waste any time explaining the size units of gun barrel caliber to these buyers. He simply named these four types of artillery in ascending order of caliber, A, B, C and D.

Compared with the artillery exported overseas by Haihan in the past few years, the improvements of the Type 36 artillery are mainly focused on range and accuracy. On the premise that there are no fundamental changes in the artillery shells, the only way is to increase the diameter of the artillery.

and improved propellant to achieve the goal.

Taking into account the weight and mobility requirements of field artillery, a weight reduction design was also used on the Type 36 artillery. Although the barrel was lengthened, the overall weight did not increase. The upgrade of the gunpowder fired increased the effective range of the artillery by approximately

About 100 meters. Although this distance is almost negligible on the field battlefield, if the effect of the change in diameter is added, the effective range of the Type 36 artillery compared to the old model has reached 300 meters, which is about 100 feet.

Around this time, the effect is more obvious.

In addition, taking into account the environmental conditions of field transportation, the structure of the gun carriage of the Type 36 field gun has also been adjusted, and a new bearing is used on the axle to make it easier to be towed by external forces.

Of course, the more the new artillery improves in performance, the more obvious it will be in price. The final price quoted by Baikes was 30% higher than the model previously sold by Haihan. This price is a big deal for many buyers.

That said, it is indeed a bit high. The price of an artillery piece can easily be thousands or tens of thousands, and the later use consumption cannot be ignored. Any army equipped with artillery that wants to reach the "enough" level mentioned by Bai Kesi will have to

We have to face the embarrassment of military budget. For example, Matalan State, which purchased a large number of weapons in Haihan last year, chose to buy on credit because of insufficient funds, and it has not yet paid off the order.

However, there are also people present who are eager to buy, such as the Dutch East India Company. Last year, after Su Keyi had a fight with the Matalan people, he finally grabbed a batch of warships made in Haihan, but the problem was that he did not

Can get artillery orders, but the orders for these ships are all empty ships. They can only use Dutch-produced artillery, and their combat effectiveness will inevitably be greatly reduced. Moreover, the Matalan people rushed to buy a lot of artillery, although the number of field artillery among them was not large.

There are many, but if the enemy is strong enough to transport large-caliber city defense guns and coastal defense guns to the battlefield, Batavia's situation will definitely be more difficult than when it was trapped in 1632.

If Haihan is willing to lift the restriction on sales to the East India Company, then even if it is borrowing money, Su Keyi will try his best to buy a few more cannons and send them back to Batavia. It is a pity that Haihan seems to be interested in making money from the Dutch through the arms trade.

Not interested at all, Su Keyi had already approached Bai Kesi to inquire about it beforehand, but the other party clearly told him that the East India Company still had no part in this arms sales activity.

Not to mention Fei Cexian's feelings. The things are good and the Ming Dynasty is willing to spend money to buy them, but are the Haihan people willing to sell them?

Seemingly thinking that such publicity was not enough, after Bai Kesi quoted the price, the publicity about the new artillery did not end there. Instead, he invited Haihan Defense Minister Yan Chujie to explain to the buyers the role of the new artillery in the war.

the role it can play.

"I know that there are many officials here with civilian backgrounds who don't know much about the military, so I will try my best to explain it in plain language so that everyone can understand why your country's army should spend money to buy these artillery pieces."

After Yan Chujie took the stage, he explained his purpose concisely and concisely.

"I think before Haihan appeared in the South China Sea, various countries had already begun to equip weapons like artillery to a greater or lesser extent. I believe everyone will not deny the huge power of artillery on the battlefield. But why is this weapon so lethal?

In the past, it was rarely used in field battles? There are many reasons, including high cost, poor maneuverability, cumbersome operation, insufficient safety, insufficient accuracy, limited range, and difficulty in artillery training... There are probably dozens of reasons like this. So in the past

In the past few years, various countries have often used artillery as the last trump card in urban attack and defense."

Yan Chujie paused and then said: "But the past successful battles of our army have shown that the use of artillery in war is not limited to the attack and defense of city fortresses. Artillery can also be used in field battles as the core of the tactical system.

.Weapons with better performance, coupled with the tactics developed around the weapons, can allow the army to exert stronger combat effectiveness in field battles. After the army is equipped with field artillery, it is no longer a fantasy to defeat cavalry with infantry.

The army has proved this with many actual combat results on the Liaodong battlefield!"

"The tactical system with artillery as the core should be a new topic for the armies of all countries. How to combine artillery with the existing troop organization and tactical system to maximize combat effectiveness in field battles. I think this is

It is a problem that every commander needs to work hard to solve. But if you are willing to order new artillery made in our country, then we are happy to train some commanders who understand new tactics for the buyers, so that the armies of various countries can avoid detours and be able to do so in a short time.

Understand and grasp the correct direction of military development within a short period of time.”

When Yan Chujie said this, he asked his men to change the background wall map behind him. This time, Haihan Ordnance Industry also put a lot of thought into publicity. Several background wall charts for this venue alone were produced according to the theme. And this time

The content on the wall map is a bird's-eye view of a battlefield. It uses simple drawings and text to indicate the camps, arms types and troop deployment.

"Everyone, this is one of the battles for the Jinzhou Isthmus between our army and the Hou Jin Army in the Liaodong Peninsula last spring. The bottom of the map is our army launching an offensive from south to north, and the top is the Hou Jin Army holding the Jinzhou Isthmus defense line.

.In terms of military strength, the opponent's force is about four to five times that of our army, and the opponent's cavalry is more than twenty times that of our cavalry. I believe you have read detailed reports on the results of this battle in local newspapers last year.

, and even had face-to-face talks with senior generals who participated in this battle. So how did our army defeat the cavalry troops of the Jinzhou Army in a field environment with less and more, and seized control of the Jinzhou Isthmus?

Now I will briefly analyze the role of artillery in this for everyone."

The content of Yan Chujie's speech was undoubtedly quite hard-core. This kind of real-life interpretation of combat examples can attract the attention of buyers more than empty boasts about how powerful artillery is. And there were many military attaches or dignitaries who had been on the battlefield. For these people,

It is said that having the opportunity to hear Minister of Defense Haihan’s interpretation and analysis of classic battles such as the Battle of the Golden State Isthmus may be more important than purchasing the weapons themselves. Because in the process, they can not only understand the detailed process of the war, but also understand the detailed process of the war.

This can increase our understanding of the combat system of the Haihan Army.

Especially the Ming Dynasty and North Korea, which were at war with the Jin Dynasty, naturally paid more attention to this. When Fei Cexian saw the map hanging up, he knew that Yan Chujie would no longer talk nonsense like Bai Kesi, and immediately put aside all his previous unhappiness.

Squeeze it into your stomach and cheer up to listen to Yan Chujie's analysis of battle cases. If you can learn one and a half moves here, it may be of great benefit to your country's army.

Of course, Yan Chujie's explanation did not cover everything. He only touched on the content related to the Haihan Army's tactical system. The focus was still on the use of artillery to respond to enemy cavalry charges and how to quickly identify targets in the wild.

and build artillery positions. The focus of the entire article is to make these buyers realize that the success of the Haihan Army on the battlefield is based on the tactical system built around artillery, and this set of operations can be replicated.

You can do it if you're willing to spend money.

Of course, in the end, we have to return to the old problem. Let alone creating a force with the same strength as the Haihan Army. Even if we can only imitate the early Haihan Army to 70% or 80%, it will cost a staggering amount of military expenditures.

That's right. Haihan never discloses his country's military budget to the outside world, because the amount is too large. If it is announced, those countries that have been spending money to buy equipment and are interested in following Haihan's example will be discouraged.

Therefore, for buyers, spending money in the arms trade is not a problem. The question is how much money must be spent to reach or approach the combat level of the Haihan Army. For this question, Yan Chujie did not give a clear answer, only a general answer

In response to "Each country's army should have a tactical system suitable for itself". It means that as long as you spend money to buy Haihan's weapons, we can teach you the corresponding tactics, how much you can learn, how to use them specifically, or

It is up to the commanders of their own countries to put it into practice.

But even if Yan Chujie vaguely dealt with some key issues or even brushed them off, his speech still benefited the audience a lot. Before this, their understanding of the Liaodong War mostly came from fragments of newspapers and official announcements.

Naturally, the professionalism and tactical analysis of these contents written by literati cannot be compared with Yan Chujie's interpretation.

Even a civil servant like Fei Cexian, who had never actually stepped into the battlefield, had to sigh after listening to Yan Chujie's forty-minute explanation of the battle cases. The combat effectiveness of the Haihan Army was not what the current Ming Army could match. Of course,

Having said that, if the Ming army was as capable of fighting as the Haihan army, then how could the Jin army create so much trouble for the Ming Dynasty?
Chapter completed!