Chapter 1009 Founding Celebration (9)

Whether off the stage or on stage, the vast majority of the audience present were not familiar with the numbers and formations of the army units participating in the military parade. The dusty military uniforms looked almost exactly the same at first glance, and they could only be heard through the loudspeakers.

The commentator can barely figure out which army each square formation passing through the rostrum corresponds to. Of course, only in this relatively special environment will the public be shocked to discover that the scale of the Haihan Army is huge.

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A layman watches the excitement, while an expert watches the door. The military and political dignitaries from various countries sitting on the viewing platform, while watching the parade, have begun to secretly calculate Haihan's approximate military strength. Based on Haihan's semi-public military information,

These troops should all be strengthened under the four-four system, that is, four companies under the battalion, four platoons under the company, and four squads under the platoon. The battalion-level units also include artillery, engineering, logistics, medical, communications, political engineering, and battalion headquarters.

In terms of command structure and other establishments, a battalion must have at least about a thousand people.

Haihan deployed one battalion each in the south and north of Hainan Island. Hong Kong, Penghu and Zhoushan also each have a battalion. Although the troops deployed in Annan are relatively scattered, there are Heitu Port and Tushan Peninsula base in the north, and a base in the south

There are four ports in Da Nang, Quy Nhon, Cam Ranh, and Vung Tau. There are garrison troops in so many places, and the establishment must be two battalions. In addition, there are places such as Taiwan and Ampur Na Island in the South China Sea where the garrison establishment is unknown.

Calculating, these troops alone have a size of seven to eight thousand people. Of course, this is not all of the Haihan Army, because other troops soon followed.

The Haihan Artillery Battalion is currently the only professional artillery unit in the army. It is mainly composed of field artillery units and also includes artillerymen in coastal defense artillery fortifications in various ports. What was displayed in this military parade today was mainly based on

Mainly equipment for field troops.

The artillery used by the Haihan Army can be simply divided into three-pound guns, six-pound guns, twelve-pound guns, twenty-four-pound guns and the largest caliber 48-pound siege gun in terms of firepower. Among them, the lighter weight of the three-pound guns

Six-pounder artillery is generally equipped to battalion-level or even company-level combat units. For example, the field artillery equipped by special operations battalions is a lightweight three-pounder gun specially designed to reduce weight, and can be taken away with only a pack horse.

Slightly larger artillery must have corresponding vehicles to be mobile. For example, a heavy 48-pound siege gun requires at least four packhorses and a special artillery cart to transport it. There are also certain requirements for traffic conditions. Attacking the Taipei area

When the Spanish stronghold was established, the lack of roads in the wild made it inconvenient to transport siege artillery, and almost missed the fighter plane.

In addition to the older cast-iron cannons, this military parade also showed the outside world bronze cannons and breech-loading rifled cannons made using new processing methods. The new cannons with perfect locking doors, spiral rifling, and high-magnification guns are in the range

, it has obvious performance advantages over the old cast iron cannon in terms of firing speed and shooting accuracy, and its technical level is also far superior to the Franco machine gun, another "popular" breech-loading artillery gun in this era.

Of course, such a new type of artillery with excellent performance inevitably has obvious shortcomings, that is, manufacturing cost. The current manufacturing cost of a breech-loading rifled gun is about six to eight times that of a cast iron gun of the same caliber, and the construction period is longer, and the barrel

The scrap rate of processing is also much higher than that of cast iron smoothbore guns with relatively mature technology. Therefore, in the short term, it is difficult for this more technologically advanced artillery to be installed on a large scale in the Haihan Army, and its actual combat effectiveness has yet to be determined in actual combat.

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The military's pursuit of new weapons is naturally endless. If the arsenal has sufficient manufacturing capacity, the Ministry of National Defense will be eager to place an order for tanks immediately, even if it is just a steam-powered tank. But considering the actual needs and weapons

Due to the cost of development and manufacturing, many equipment concepts can only remain on paper for the time being. Weapons such as breech-loading rifled guns are only manufactured in small batches as an experiment. There is still a large export market for old-fashioned cast iron guns.

At present, both the executive committee and the arsenal are more willing to invest their limited production capacity into profitable products.

Even if the dignitaries from various countries attending the ceremony have not seen the power of the Haihan artillery, they have at least heard a lot of rumors. Especially the three largest purchasers of Ming Dynasty, Annan, and Portugal submit large amounts to Haihan every year.

The order can be regarded as a major revenue item in the Haihan arms trade. Therefore, when the artillery entered the scene, the guests from all over the world widened their eyes, trying to get a clue. But there was such a distance of twenty or thirty meters between them.

Even if you open your eyes, you won't be able to see the details, so you can only plan to wait for Haihan to arrange an inspection where you can get in touch with the actual objects after the celebration.

As for the people in the viewing area, they couldn't tell the types of these artillery pieces. However, the bigger they are, the more powerful they are. This principle should be universal. Seeing that their own army has so many artillery pieces, people will naturally feel the same.

So proud.

Following the artillery unit is the cavalry battalion. Because it is not easy to form an army, this unit has a unique organization among the Haihan Army. Battalion Commander Harugong raised his saber and personally led the team at the front of the phalanx. Harugong

The requirements for war horses are extremely high. When I first crossed over, I brought a group of well-bred horses with me. Later, I bought some Andalusian horses and Arabian horses through the Portuguese. This time I barely managed to collect a hundred war horses.

Participate in the military parade.

Although the size of the cavalry battalion is not large, in terms of the quality of the horses, the Haihan Cavalry Battalion is definitely a strong force in the Far East of this era, and its equipment is far better than that of its counterparts. In addition to stainless steel sabers, the cavalry's weapons

There are breech-type double-barreled muskets and a five-shot flash cap revolver, and the individual firepower is very powerful. This flash cap revolver has only been mass-produced in the Tiandu Arsenal since last year. Although the accuracy and range

There are no advantages, but the ability to fire continuously can give the cavalry a great advantage in close combat. However, because of the complex manufacturing process of this gun, the production capacity is very limited. In addition to this cavalry battalion, there are only Guards battalions.

Only soldiers serving as close guards and officers above the company level in other units are eligible to be equipped with this new weapon.

In terms of individual equipment level, the cavalry battalion can be regarded as the third elite unit on par with the Guards battalion and the special operations battalion. However, most of Haihan's foreign wars in the past two years have focused on seizing islands and attacking seaport strongholds.

, the real space left for the cavalry to perform is very limited, so this unit carefully trained by Harugong has little room for use, and it is far less impressive than Qian Tiandun's special operations battalion.

There are naturally knowledgeable people in the stands, such as Van Diemen, the Governor of the East India Company. He had been escorted by the cavalry during his previous inspection in Haikou City, and he was also deeply impressed by the Haihan Cavalry. After returning to Sanya, he also

I specifically tried to get relevant information about the Haihan Cavalry, but the results were not great. This is because the cavalry battalion is not stationed in Sanya, but in Wenchang County on the east coast of Hainan Island - where there is a vast plain grassland for cavalry training.

Van Diemen later recalled that he seemed to have stopped briefly at Qinglan Port in Wenchang for one night on his return trip, and he regretted not staying there for one more day.

If the small group of cavalry we saw earlier might just be a show-stopping trick by the Haihan people, then seeing this well-equipped and well-trained cavalry team at the military parade can fully prove that Haihan's cavalry management is not a short-term behavior.

, but has been prepared for a long time. This may mean that Haihan does not want to limit his sights to the sea, but has been silently preparing to compete in the world.

Of course, the people in the viewing area will not study such in-depth issues. They just watch the military parade to watch the excitement. The cavalry soldiers riding tall horses, carrying sabers and muskets, look at ease and are very majestic, which makes many older girls

The little daughter-in-law blushed and her heart skipped a beat.

After the cavalry battalion is the phalanx of militia troops from various places. Although the Haihan Army has always been under the banner of a militia group in the past, the actual militia establishment has a different system. These militiamen are mostly composed of young and strong men, and the officers are basically composed of

Retired veterans will be issued weapons when they serve, train or perform military tasks. Although they are not as powerful as the regular army, they are capable of relatively simple tasks such as maintaining law and order, arresting bandits, and organizing disaster relief. Troops stationed in one place are transferred to other places.

When there is a lack of defense, militia troops will temporarily replace the regular army's defense duties. If a large-scale war does break out, these militiamen will be recruited as soon as possible and participate in the battle as auxiliary troops.

The current scale of the militia is basically the same as that of the regular army. That is to say, if a company of the Haihan Army is stationed in the local area, there will be a corresponding militia unit. Therefore, the size of the militia unit participating in the military parade is not much different from that of the regular army.

The uniforms of the militia are slightly lighter in color, and the shoulder collar badges used to identify service branches and positions are also obviously different from those of the regular army. In addition, in terms of weapons and equipment, the proportion of musketeers is nearly half lower than that of the regular army, and the rifle models are also relatively older.

The high-end ones are nothing more than flintlock guns produced in 1931.

The composition of the militia is relatively complex, and the control measures for weapons may not be as strict as those of the army. Therefore, the weapons equipped by the military to the militia are controlled in terms of performance. And for safety reasons, all troops being reviewed in today's military parade

All the weapons are equipped with empty chambers. Otherwise, if someone with evil intentions casually fires a shot at the rostrum when passing by, big trouble will happen.

After the militia troops were reviewed, the police phalanx affiliated with the Ministry of Justice came on stage. This was also the only paratrooper unit that did not belong to the military in today's military parade. Haihan's police force has public security management as its main function, so it is equipped with weapons.

There is no large-scale equipment of firearms, and the basic configuration is mainly police equipment such as batons, rattan shields, and handcuffs.

But in the eyes of ordinary people, these "Haihan agents" wearing black clothes and black trousers are the most authoritative group of people in their eyes. These people control the world and the earth, and the air in the middle. They can control everything.

The police are the ones ordinary people interact with the most. Almost everyone who comes from other places has the experience of being yelled at by the police when they first arrive. There are even many people who have not understood the rules of Haihan and are still in the country.

The police have suffered at the hands of the police. Compared with the square formation in front, the police force obviously received much less applause and cheers from the viewing area.

However, the executive committee on stage spoke very highly of the work of the Police Department. Haihan has been able to maintain rapid development in recent years. Maintaining the stability of its own territory, especially the Sanya area, is an extremely important condition. The Police Department has done very well in this regard.

His work was excellent. Among the nine members originally selected for the executive committee, all the other members were heads of various ministries and commissions. Only Ren Liang had the lowest position, just director of the Police Department. Of course, later on, the importance of the Police Department increased.

Outstanding, Ren Liang also logically became the second-in-command of the Department of Justice, partnering with Gu Kai to take charge of Haihan's public prosecutorial and legal system. The military parade at the founding celebration of the People's Republic of China allowed the police phalanx to appear in such a way, which was actually the executive committee.

Recognition and encouragement of Ren Liang’s work achievements.

Next behind the police square is the navy, the finale of today's parade. In fact, the official navy parade is scheduled to be held in the afternoon, but it is a parade of ships, and the parade ceremony for navy soldiers is still held in the morning with the army

held together.

The navy has a total of five phalanxes, corresponding to the five currently organized fleets. The five fleets are currently stationed at Dinghai Port in Zhoushan, Penghu Port in Fujian, Hong Kong in Guangdong, Victory Port in Sanya and Jinlan Port in Annan. With Roger leading the

The army has stationed at Xingdao at the eastern end of the Strait of Malacca, and the formation of the next fleet has also entered the implementation stage.

The navy's individual equipment is not as complex as that of the army, because most of the personal combat supplies are on the ship and there is no need to load them by themselves like the army. However, for the visual effect of the military parade, navy soldiers are still fully armed and equipped with navy standard rifles.

Compared with the army rifle of the same model, this rifle is slightly shorter and thicker, and the range is shorter and the caliber is larger. This also takes into account the actual needs of maritime operations. After all, when firing a gun on an undulating deck, accuracy and range are not too important.

of great practical significance.

Haihan founded the country with sea power, and this is also one of the most important contents of the knowledge and concepts that are instilled in the citizens. Therefore, the people of Haihan have somewhat strange feelings about the profession of the navy, and the cheers are obviously louder than before.

Much bigger.

This makes the navy commander Wang Tom on the stage also quite proud. His original intention of participating in the time travel operation and coming to this time and space was to become the best navigator in the world. However, after several years of military career, Wang Tom seems to be far away from being a navigator.

His dream is getting further and further, but he has gradually become an outstanding military strategist. The navy under his command is currently the most powerful maritime armed force in the Far East, and the area of ​​​​the sea it controls is also astonishingly large. The fleet

The scope of activities far exceeds that of colleagues in the Army.
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