Start as a young leader, grow bigger and stronger, and create more glory

As for the rectification of the brigade's field artillery battalion, it was canceled directly as Xu Le thought. From then on, the brigade would only serve as a command agency, leading the two infantry regiments under its jurisdiction. All combat units above the regiment level would be directly under the jurisdiction of the division headquarters.

The newly established division headquarters directly controls the 1st Artillery Regiment and the 2nd Artillery Regiment. Although the 176th Division has only four infantry regiments, there are no restrictions on the rest of the organization, such as artillery units, cavalry units, etc.

There are many examples of this in the Tang Dynasty army. Some powerful divisions can have two or even three artillery regiments, while some divisions cannot even have an artillery battalion, let alone an artillery regiment.

Of course, among the millions of troops in the Tang Dynasty, the number of heroic divisions was pitifully small and could be counted on one hand. They were the elite among the elite of the National Guard.

Even so, they were equipped with small-caliber mountain artillery, the proportion of field artillery was very small, and many so-called artillery regiments were actually made up of mortars.

The artillery organization of the 1st Artillery Regiment and the 2nd Artillery Regiment is the same. Each regiment has 54 Type 54-1 122mm howitzers, and each battalion also has 18 guns. Each company below has 6 guns, plus logistics supplies, scouts, guard companies, medical teams, communications platoons, etc., the entire regiment has a size of 1000 people.

The artillery piece is also confirmed to be towed by a Unimog truck, with a base ammunition of 80 rounds and a gun crew of 8 people.

The original organization of the two air defense battalions remains unchanged and they are also under the control of the division headquarters. Combat units below the division headquarters can only request assistance in combat and cannot be commanded or mobilized.

The heavy air defense battalion of the headquarters is a confidential organization and remains unchanged.

In addition to this change, the 176th Division officially established an armored wing, and the first step was to form an armored regiment, also known as a tank regiment.

However, the 176th Division is an infantry division, so the armored regiment is not essentially under the jurisdiction of the division headquarters. However, due to troop and funding restrictions, it is temporarily under the direct jurisdiction of the division headquarters.

一辆59式坦克为一个坦克班，每个排3辆坦克；每个连9辆坦克加1辆连长坦克，共10辆；每个营30辆坦克加营部2辆，共32辆；每个团96辆坦克加团部4辆坦克，共100辆。

At the same time, in addition to three tank battalions, the armored regiment also has a mechanized infantry battalion and an artillery battalion.

The mechanized infantry battalion is equipped with Type 63A tracked armored personnel carriers. The price of a single vehicle is 3000 military merit points, and a total of 30 vehicles are equipped.

This armored vehicle is mainly used to transport infantry to accompany tanks in combat. Its design is simple and reliable, with the power compartment at the front and the crew compartment door at the rear. It has the ability to float and overcome river obstacles.

It has a total weight of 12.6 tons, its main weapon is a 12.7mm caliber machine gun, its armor is 14mm thick welded steel plate, it has an inline 6-cylinder diesel engine, its maximum speed on the road is 65 kilometers per hour, its off-road range is 46 kilometers, and its maximum range is 500 kilometers.

Excluding the commander and driver, it can transport 13 infantrymen. An infantry squad consists of 12 people, which is more than enough for transportation, and it can also carry more supplies and ammunition.

The armored regiment belongs to the artillery battalion, and has the same configuration as the artillery battalion of the synchronous corps. It has 18 L118 howitzers. Its mission is to strike the enemy's dense fortifications or armored forces, and open up a completely stable road for its own tanks and armored vehicles.

Xu Le's original plan was to equip an anti-aircraft artillery battalion, but the regiment was too large, and he couldn't form an armored division for the time being, so the anti-aircraft artillery battalion had to be shelved.

每辆59式坦克的乘员是4人，加上后勤和通讯人员等，3个坦克营的兵力为550人；装甲营的兵力为450人；炮营兵力为260人；满编装甲团的兵力暂时为1350人左右。

This is the general rectification of the troops, and there are still many details that need to be gradually improved.

Next came Xu Le's busy time, as he had to prepare weapons for the troops.

"First, the infantry regiment, and now the 4th independent regiment has been newly formed. In addition to the equipment of all the previous infantry regiments, what should be increased has been increased, and what should be reduced has been reduced. We still need 8400 M16 automatic rifles, 2800 pistols of two types, 42 MG162 machine guns, and 16 L162 mortars. The Bofors mountain gun is in the process of being phased out and replaced, so there are 102 extra guns.

There is a shortage of 134 M9 rapid-fire machine guns, 70 Small Bayi radios, 702 600 walkie-talkies, and there are also surplus jeeps.

然后是乌尼莫克卡车，这个的需求辆算是最大的了，还差600辆；RPG-7火箭筒还差430支；77式高射机枪还差54挺；88式望远镜还差50支。

"Xu Da, have you memorized everything? Don't forget anything, or your subordinates won't be able to get their equipment and it will be troublesome!"

As Xu Le was talking, Xu Da was writing down every word on a piece of paper. He didn't dare to buy it right away because there were too many things that needed to be filled this time, and he was afraid that if he bought the ones in the front at once, there wouldn't be enough for the rest of the time.

In this way, you can record them all first. In case they are not enough later, you can recalculate and put aside some of the equipment that are not so urgent.

Xu Da stopped writing and said, "I've got it all memorized. If I want to make up for it all, it will cost 118 million military merit points."

"Okay, next are the two artillery regiments. The artillery has been prepared in advance. Although a guard company is equipped to protect the safety of the artillery position, each soldier still needs to be equipped with a gun, either an M16 automatic rifle or a pistol. A regiment needs 800 M16 automatic rifles and 200 pistols, and 65 Unimog trucks!"

Seeing Xu Le pause, Xu Da continued: "These all need to be purchased again. One regiment requires military merit points. Two regiments are enough."

Xu Le nodded: "Then there is the Armored Regiment. 100 Type 59 tanks equal 70 military merit points!"

As he said this, he gave a bitter smile: "Haha, this is quite easy to calculate..."

"63 Type 30A tracked armored personnel carriers, 9 military merit points required; by the way, do you have any extra L118 howitzers?"

Xu Da flipped through the records and took a look: "The two original brigade field artillery battalions had a total of 72 L118 howitzers. After the four infantry regiments' artillery battalions were equipped with equipment, the number just matched. Therefore, the armored regiment's artillery needs to be repurchased!"

Xu Le laughed bitterly again: "Well, add in the 18 L118 howitzers and 25 Unimog trucks, and that's another expense of military merit points. The Armored Regiment has no other place to spend money, right?"

Xu Da: "There are also light weapons for the soldiers. The tank battalion only needs pistols for self-defense, and the rest mostly need automatic rifles. We need about 600 pistols and 750 automatic rifles. That's basically it. The total cost of military merit points for an armored regiment is about 84."

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Da continued, "At present, to complete the rectification and equipment deployment of the troops, a total of 214 million military merit points will be needed."