Infantry artillery coordination is still too advanced for the current Rhodesian Northern Division, which requires a high level of demand for artillery. If the artillery technology is not good, if the shell hits its own people, the infantry will be in trouble. The reason why Huthier was able to create the "Huthier tactic" was based on the beginning of the precision techniques of German artillery shooting.

At present, Nyasalan has no capital to practice insurgent and gun coordination. It is not that the Nyasalan shooter's skills are not good. The shooting player of the 37mm Maxim rapid-fire gun of the Northern Division of Rhodesia is still very good. In the words of the artillery instructor, the shooter on the British naval warship is at this level.

The key is that the weapon is not good. The 37mm Maxim rapid-fire cannon actually does not have much technical content. The original rapid-fire cannon does not even have a ruler. The gunner's shooting depends on the landing point of the shell to adjust the accuracy. In this case, even if the Rhodesian division practices the insurgent artillery coordination, it will not be able to practice it.

Of course, except for the infra-cannon coordination, as long as the others can be practiced, the Rhodesian Northern Division has basically reached the extreme.

For example, the attack, according to the British Army's "Infantry Practice", the officers should take the lead at this time, and then the trumpeters and drummers prepare, the soldiers lined up in rows, singing military songs to die generously—

The Rhodesian Northern Division is definitely not so stupid. Although the only company involved in the attack is the E Company, the more than 100 people spread out for several hundred meters, and it is not a dense formation, but a loose three-three formation. Only such an attack method can ensure sufficient results.

What we need to explain here is that the organization of the Northern Rhodesian Division is also in three systems. Starting from the most basic infantry squad, each squad has three combat groups, each with three people, each with the squad leader and squad deputy. The remaining combat team is now led by the sergeant, and the future will definitely be a firepower group.

The squad is organized above the platoon, one platoon is the basic three squad, plus a firepower squad equipped with light and heavy machine guns, the total platoon has forty people.

When we reached the company level, we added teams responsible for logistics and medical care, and the heavy weapon platoon directly under the company, with the total number of people in the platoon was about 140.

The heavy weapons here include the 37mm Maxim rapid-fire cannon and the Maxim heavy machine gun.

It should be emphasized that the organization of the teaching battalion is different from that of the ordinary company. There are only nine people in a squad of the ordinary company, and there are 12 people in a squad of the teaching battalion, and an additional combat team has been added.

The attack of the Northern Rhodesia Division was carried out in teams. When Company E started attacking, Company F and Company G should be prepared. If Company E was blocked, Company F would continue to launch an attack. The reason for gradually investing is not to add fuel to the tactics, but to test the firepower configuration of the defensive party and carry out targeted strikes. At the same time, it must also be guarded against the heavy firepower attacks of the defensive party. If you invest such a few people at one time, even if you get a heavy artillery, you will not suffer too much casualties.

It sounds a bit cruel, right? In fact, war is like this. It is really similar to deducing military chess. No one can help. Once the order is issued, even if the task is known to be dead, it must be implemented resolutely.

Want to escape?

Simple, behind the attacking troops is the position of the law enforcement team. The machine guns of the law enforcement team can be used to attack the enemy or punish deserters. Whether they are to die with dignity and generously, win honors and pensions for their families, or die with infamy and bring humiliation to their families, is actually just a matter of thought.

The officers and soldiers of the Northern Rhodesian Division were still trustworthy. After the offensive order was issued, they lined up in a loose formation and began to attack the rebel positions according to the triangular position of three people.

Fortunately, the rebels were a little confused by the 37mm Maxim rapid-fire cannon just now. The officers and soldiers of Company E advanced 50 meters away from the rebel positions, but the rebel positions still did not organize effective resistance.

At this distance, according to training requirements, grenades should be used to launch a second strike on the rebel positions. Although there was no movement on the rebel positions, the officers and soldiers of the E Company still threw out the grenades in their hands as required.

After a burst of explosions, the E Company officers and soldiers rushed into the rebel positions, which was so easy that it was incredible.

"These rebels, haha, are really inferior to mercenaries--" Martin couldn't laugh or cry. With such a person, he could defeat the colonial forces of Natal and Cape. I really don't know what the quality of Natal and Cape's troops were.

Rock put down the telescope in his hand and didn't say anything. This is the army of this era. Britain is known as the most powerful country in the world. He was beaten to pieces by the Boer militia in the Boer War. How strong can the troops in Natal and Cape have?

Speaking of combat effectiveness, even in World War I more than a decade later, the performance of British troops was still poor.

When World War I broke out, in the Boer War and Russo-Japanese War that had already occurred, Britain once participated in the war directly, and once sent a war observation team. Unfortunately, Britain did not learn any experience from these two wars. After the outbreak of World War I, Britain faced Germany's crossfire power and used the queuing and shooting tactic, and finally handed over the answer sheet of the Somme Battle, which lost 60,000 people in one day.

On the contrary, Germany and France learned a lot of experience through the Boer War and the Russo-Japanese War. Germany realized the role of overall warfare from the Boer War, and also realized the importance of cross-fire from the command of the idiot Nogi Hidian. France learned to make more sufficient firepower preparations before attacking. As a result, in the Battle of the Somme, the French army's results were actually more fruitful than those of the British army.

Martin certainly didn't know what the British troops were, but Rock knew that Britain and Germany were not bound by borders. If it were borders, Britain would definitely be worse than France in World War I.

"Report, Company E successfully completed its mission, occupied the rebel positions, and killed the rebels--" Company Commander E rushed back to report, looking like a broken face and didn't know what to say.

There must be many rebels who were killed in this attack just now, but the results of this battle are hard to say. If you want to say, all of them were killed by 37mm Maxim rapid-fire cannons, and Company E even threw grenades just now.

But if you say how many people E killed, I am afraid that Company Commander E would feel a little guilty.

"Let's go, transfer the position and prepare to attack the second line of defense of the rebels--" Rock was the one who cleared the siege for Company E. Regardless of how many enemies the Company E killed just now, the contribution of conquering the rebels' positions is indispensable.

There is a saying about credit, which is actually quite vivid: I know that I won’t die, but I won’t die if I get to the table, and I will be third-class.

I knew I would die, but I was not afraid of death. As a result, I completed the task successfully, and I was not seriously injured, and I was second-class.

I know I will die, but if I get married, I will die or become disabled, and I will wait.

If we follow this standard, all the officers and soldiers of Company A will at least be second-class after this battle.

After all, when they set out to attack the rebel positions, they didn't know that it would be so easy.

Of course, in Nyasalam, there is no first-class level and second-class level. Nyasalam follows the British army's regulations and at most a medal is there to end the battle. Unless it is like "highly commendable and shocking the master", it is possible to be awarded title.

This is actually unfair to ordinary commanders and fighters. After all, it is too difficult for ordinary soldiers to be granted titles, and there are not so many titles in Britain to be granted. Therefore, after quelling the Zulu rebellion, Rock still needs to design a military-industrial system.

Even if ordinary soldiers cannot be awarded titles, at least they must have corresponding honors and corresponding rewards. Only in this way can a virtuous cycle be created, and the officers and soldiers fight bravely.

Martin must not know what Rock planned, so he slapped the company commander A: "It's really a cheap one!"

It's either an ear slap, or a very intimate "little devil".

Gently hit the helmet.

The steel helmet is one of the characteristics of the Niasalan troops.

Before the Nyasalam troops equipped with steel helmets, all troops in the world were not equipped with steel helmets.

Modern steel helmets were invented by General Adrian of France during World War I. Legend has it that one day in World War I, the German army suddenly launched a fierce attack on a French position.

A soldier on duty in the kitchen was going to fight on the front line, but shrapnel, stones, and branches fell on his head. He was afraid that his head would be injured, so he picked up a stir-frying pan and put it on his head in panic.

After the battle, although he was injured on his body, his head was intact and became the only survivor in this battle.

At that time, French general Adrian went to the front line to visit the wounded. Adrian learned about the soldier's experience and then came up with the idea of ​​"making a steel helmet".

It would definitely be unnecessary to "invent" the steel helmet. With the Favalter Steel Factory, it was very easy for Rock to make the steel helmet. Even Rock didn't need experiments. He directly took the M1 helmet style equipped by the US military during World War II to change it, and then put it into the Niasaran army.

It's just the style, and it doesn't mean the strength, material, and protection performance have reached the level of M1. However, with the advancement of the technology of the Favalter Steel Plant, Rock believes that one day, the M1 helmet produced by Favalter, no matter in any aspect, is no less than the M1 helmet in the United States.

In fact, the M1 helmet in the United States is not very mysterious. The M1 helmet in the United States uses Hadfield high manganese steel. The manganese content of this steel exceeds 10%. It is a high manganese steel with austenite structure, with high hardness and good plasticity. It is generally used as a key part of tools, props, and mining machinery.

Don’t ask Luo Ke how he knows this knowledge. Those who do foreign trade have to deal with all kinds of customers every day. The complexity of the knowledge he knows is not much worse than that of a writer.

Rock only needs to tell the technicians of the Favalter Steel Plant this information, and then leave the rest to the technicians to solve.

As for manganese—

Haha, all metals in the world are stored in South Africa.
Chapter completed!