1564 The Father of Modern Tank Tactics——Mr. Lynch

"In fact, each of us has fallen into a dead end in our thinking. Although mechanization has largely made up for the shortcomings of infantry, it cannot completely improve the gap between different arms."

"This is why we need to increase tank orders!"

In fact, Lynch could understand what the sergeant meant. In the past, the cavalry tore up the battlefield and formed a regional advantage because the cavalry charged and the infantry could not stop it.

Gaevra or Pengeo or even the whole world, in the past, cavalry often referred to fully armored knights, that is, heavy cavalry.

The horses of some knights are required to wear armor. This level of cavalry cannot be stopped by infantry.

Those horse archers or knights called rangers who do not wear full armor and carry bows cannot be called complete "knights" in a strict sense. They are more like infantry on war horses!

So during that period, knights charging in groups was simply a nightmare for the infantry!

This is why we can split the battlefield and kill enemies quickly by crossing back and forth.

But now the situation is different. If you want to create divisions on the battlefield, you must first ensure that the hole you tore does not "heal" so quickly.

Otherwise, the encircling party that has formed a regional advantage encirclement will face an embarrassing situation of being surrounded from the back and front.

In the past, the slow movement speed of the infantry was indeed not fast, and there was no time to re-glue the battle line together.

But it's different now.

After mechanization, even infantry have the ability to move at high speeds, such as motorization and light mechanization. These have become standard equipment for infantry!

Including during the march, it is rare to see legions that rely solely on their legs to travel. Most of them travel by train or truck.

Therefore, in this era of motorization, light mechanization, and rapid response and movement, it is no longer so easy to create a local advantage by cutting the battlefield at high speed to create a speed difference.

Moreover, there is artillery support. These tactics are included in textbooks not because they still have tactical value in modern times, but because people hope that students will understand the military development process and have a more specific understanding!

So when Lynch mentioned these things, the lieutenant colonel's reaction was not so enthusiastic, but he still underestimated Lynch.

Lynch looked at the cadres and officers in the room, "We always believe that tanks and self-propelled artillery should cooperate with infantry."

"Inside the military and the company, we are also emphasizing the issue of infantry-tank coordination!"

Everyone nodded. The coordinated operation of infantry and self-propelled combat vehicles was first developed in Marillo. Self-propelled artillery can be used as the core force of demolition in urban battlefields!

It can easily disintegrate passive defenses that rely on complex building groups as fortifications, while at the same time providing necessary cover for infantry on the battlefield.

Judging from Blackstone Security's report, since infantry began to fight in conjunction with self-propelled artillery, the casualty rate of Blackstone Security employees in urban battles began to plummet!

This has precisely formed the core idea of ​​the current collaborative tactics between tanks and infantry. No one has doubted it, but no one has continued to develop and explore the deeper aspects of this tactics.

Now, all Lynch has to do is get the tanks away from the infantry!

"You have all seen the new tanks, which have thicker and more scientific external armor, closed turrets, and our tanks in this batch have been replaced with the latest diesel engines."

"It can run faster, and the track design allows it to overcome more complex and varied terrain."

"It already has the ability to fight alone. It does not completely need to rely on the coordination of infantry and tanks. It can attack from the front!"

"If we pull out these tanks to form an independent heavy machinery force, it will have effective high-speed movement capabilities on the battlefield."

"It has powerful destruction capabilities against living forces and enemy military equipment, and has considerable endurance..."

"Then can we consider developing this kind of fighter group with high-speed movement and powerful firepower as the core of a tactic?"

"Run quickly, cut the battlefield, and cooperate with artillery or air force to carry out devastating strikes in the area..."

"Or simply look for strategic points and attack head-on. No matter whether it is effective or not, it can draw the enemy's attention to the maximum extent..."

As Lynch described, fantastic ideas emerged from the minds of these officers and senior cadres.

They were getting more and more excited because it was doable!

They have already seen the self-propelled artillery called "tank" that was shipped this time.

It is completely different from the previous ones. The removal of rubber tires makes it much less restricted in movement!

The second is more power, it can run very fast!

With its speed, aggressiveness and defensive capabilities, it seems to have no enemies!

Artillery has no good way to intercept such fast-moving individuals. It either needs to provide covering firepower in advance, or simply give up.

If there is no high way to restrain it, then these tanks can play the role of ancient cavalry on the battlefield!

As long as the tank group rushes forward, with the current army equipment shown by Pengeo, it will be difficult to face the tank group directly without bunkers and fortifications!

Gu Xin

"This method... works!", the lieutenant colonel was a little excited, and he quickly recorded these tactical thoughts in his little notebook.

Then he asked another question, "Are tank drivers and loaders easy to train?"

Lynch nodded and said, "If you've ever driven a forklift, it's very easy to drive."

"Of course, ordinary people can drive after just a few days of training."

"As for the bomb loader..." Lynch smiled slightly, "Isn't this a job that only requires hands?"

In fact, the problem of tank drivers is not a problem at all for the Federation at this time!

You know, it is conservatively estimated that there are at least more than 1.5 million workers with engineering vehicle driving licenses in Nagaril, and about 200,000 of them have driven for more than 1,000 hours!

This is thanks to Blackstone Group's huge engineering workload around the world. The "Midway" project alone provided tens of thousands of construction truck drivers who continued high-intensity operations.

Due to the tank's tracked chassis design, its driving method is somewhat similar to that of an engineering vehicle.

Engineering vehicles sometimes need to operate within a very narrow range, and it is impossible to design a large U-turn. Moreover, the mainstream driving methods and habits of federal engineering vehicles happen to be the same as tanks.

As long as there are enough tanks, the Federation can mobilize tens of thousands of tank crews to drive tanks for military operations at any time!

As for the bomb loader...as long as he has some strength, he can stuff the shell into it and then pull the rope.

For example, the person responsible for aiming and adjusting the angle of the turret may need some skills, but in the case of group combat, sometimes the accuracy will not have much impact on the overall battle situation!

As the core tactical idea of ​​"tank swarm charge" proposed by Lynch was spread among military officers and company cadres, the mobilized tanks were soon divided up.

The Federation secured thirty-five vehicles, and the others were allocated to Gefra.

After all, the battle line is very long and it is impossible to gather all the tanks in one place.

Another good news is that tanks will be continuously shipped from the Federation!

Now that Ancock Industries has completed the order for the Federal Army, it has begun to work overtime for Gaevra's large order. Not only has four assembly lines been added, Mr. Wardrick seems to want to add a few more!

At this time, production capacity means income!

And income related to war often indicates a higher social status.

Although he already had this, who could say no to greater personal prestige?

Lynch's opinion is not to open too many assembly lines for the time being, as long as the output can keep up.

After all, for this era, under the influence of war, every country's technology is developing at an extremely high speed!

The war has caused the country's budget to shift more towards the military field. With more budget, each laboratory will have stronger research and development capabilities!

After the next generation or improved tanks come out, we will consider whether to continue to increase the assembly line.

Even now, six to eight tanks come out of the assembly shop every day!

It only takes four months to complete Gaevra's order of 1,000 vehicles!

These ideas put forward by Lynch were compiled into the "Modern Cavalry Warfare" report in Amelia, and later appeared on the desktop of the Federal Ministry of Defense.

When Mr. Trueman heard that Lynch had actually developed a new set of mechanized tactics, his first thought was, "What else can this guy not do?"

In his opinion, there seems to be nothing that Lynch can't do. This was the case before, and it is still the case now!

He has even figured out fucking tactics, what else can stop him?

Oh, by the way, he can't get pregnant or give birth!

Mr. Trueman couldn't help laughing when he thought of this. It was difficult for him to imagine what Lynch would look like when she was pregnant. He thought it was so interesting.

But soon he had a new idea. With the rapid development of medical science, who knows if men will really never be able to get pregnant in the future?

Maybe when will men also be able to get pregnant?

It seems like nothing can stop him!

The officer in charge of making the report was a little uneasy at this time. He couldn't understand why Mr. President showed a slightly obscene smile at one moment and frowned at the next. He could only try to keep his tone as calm as possible without any emotional stance. The report is read out.

When he was almost finished, Mr. Trueman waved his hand to signal him to stop.

"I've got it, and it sounds like it makes sense, how many tanks do we have on the Marillo side?"

The officer of the Ministry of National Defense immediately replied, "There are one hundred and fifty vehicles, distributed on various fronts, and some are used as backup replacements in the rear."

Mr. Trueman nodded noncommittally, "Then take out these spares and form a special mobile team based on this report. Let us verify the value of this report..."