Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

Even before the formation of the Youzhou Army, Shen Moshen clearly recognized that, in addition to the disadvantages in weaponry and equipment, the most fatal flaw of the Daqian Army lay in its seriously backward tactical thinking.

Even the Royal Guard, with its top-notch weaponry and equipment, and known as the "strongest army in the Great Qian Dynasty," could not avoid this problem.

The result of this problem is that even if the Daqian army is equipped with the best weapons and equipment, they will find it difficult to make these weapons function effectively on the battlefield.

In short—even if you give them good stuff, they can't use it well!

Against this backdrop, even if the Daqian army had adequate weaponry and equipment, its combat effectiveness was simply incomparable to that of the great powers.

Therefore, while Shen Moshen was frantically equipping the Youzhou army, he also dared not relax in the slightest in transmitting advanced tactical ideas.

Moreover, Shen Moshen personally participated in the formulation of tactics for various military branches based on the specific circumstances of the Youzhou Army, combining the strengths of many to select those suitable for him and then applying them in practice.

For example, the artillery tactics of the Youzhou army were based on those of the M army during World War II.

Therefore, large quantity, high precision, and fast response speed are the three basic requirements that Shen Moshen set for the Youzhou artillery force.

It only takes three minutes from the start of the artillery barrage to the shells landing on the enemy.

This requires our artillery units to pre-calculate firing parameters for a large number of different environments.

The conditions set include various wind directions and forces, temperature, tube wear, altitude difference, etc.

Then, all the shooting parameters for each situation are recorded on a special paper card.

Each card contains detailed records of the artillery adjustment parameters corresponding to various distances under certain conditions.

Upon receiving a shelling mission, the plotting officer would select the appropriate plotting card from hundreds of plotting cards to match the current conditions.

Then place it on the straight line between the target square and the artillery's own square on the map, and read the artillery firing parameters corresponding to the distance between the two on the card.

This method of calling for artillery support via map grids is very easy to use.

The advantage of doing this is that even if all of your officers are dead, a junior soldier who previously had no idea how to call for artillery support can easily learn the whole process on the spot through radio communication.

Using the paper-based measurement method allows infantry to quickly and easily call upon nearby artillery battalions to fire at targets within a radius of several kilometers.

On the naval front, there was the "wolf pack tactic" primarily using submarines, and the classic tactic of large ships and heavy guns—the T-formation tactic.

Large warships employ S-shaped maneuvers to evade air attacks, and fleets typically travel along zigzag routes when sailing through areas threatened by enemy submarines to prevent enemy submarines from easily estimating torpedo lead times and launching attacks.

Large-scale aircraft carrier fleets are used as the primary strike force.

Regarding the air force, Shen Moshen made a clear positioning when building the air force of the Youzhou Army—the air force is one of the main forces of the Youzhou Army, not an auxiliary force.

Because Shen Moshen knew that the air force could not only determine the situation and course of war, but also change the mode of warfare.

Air power has transformed what was originally a two-dimensional war into a three-dimensional battle.

Therefore, when Shen Moshen first established the Youzhou Army, he listed the air force as one of the three main branches of the military, alongside the army and navy.

In this respect, Shen Moshen was ahead of the great powers.

This is because many powerful nations did not have independent air forces; their air forces were attached to, subordinate to, and subject to the command of their navies and armies.

This, to some extent, also limited the development of the air force.

Aerial reconnaissance, gaining air superiority, providing fire support for friendly ground forces, conducting strategic bombing of important targets deep within enemy territory, and striking deep into enemy rear areas—all these require air power to accomplish.

Shen Moshen's most important requirement for all officers and soldiers of the Youzhou Army was to master, accept, become proficient in, and then apply these advanced tactical thinking methods with ease.

He wanted to build a new army that completely abandoned outdated thinking.

Only in this way can the Youzhou Army be transformed into a truly powerful force.

Without a shift in tactical thinking, your "strength" is nothing more than a bunch of data on your weapons and equipment.

It looks "powerful," but it's actually all show and no substance...

Currently, all units of the Youzhou Army are undergoing targeted and systematic training based on a shift in tactical thinking.

Multi-service joint operations, including air-ground coordination, sea-ground coordination, and tank-infantry coordination, are all compulsory subjects.

Shen Moshen really put in a lot of effort to achieve this goal.

They spared no expense in spending a large number of mission points to set up the communications manufacturing production line.

In terms of communications, the Youzhou Army drew on the configuration of the M Army during World War II, and equipped itself with a large number of BC611D handheld walkie-talkies, which were then deployed down to the "platoon level".

In this situation, the infantry company commander of the Youzhou Army can use the BC611D handheld walkie-talkie to maintain efficient communication with each platoon on the battlefield, and can even achieve three-way communication.

Another widely deployed tool was the BC1000 radio, a long-distance communication device.

The “BC1000” radio station could not only send telegrams, but also make voice calls by tuning to the frequency.

The BC611D handheld walkie-talkie and the BC1000 radio together formed the Youzhou army's incredibly efficient communication system.

Therefore, in the training camp of the Youzhou Army, the training instructors would tell the company commanders being trained: As company commanders, you first need to learn and adapt to calling for two kinds of support at any time, namely, artillery support and air support!

This is the only way to achieve greater results with minimal casualties.

Problems that can be solved with firepower should never result in unnecessary casualties for our soldiers.

When the Youzhou army is fighting, you don't need to worry about insufficient firepower.

Ammunition depletion is not something you need to worry about!

As a commander, when you believe that the target ahead needs fire support, then do as you think—call for fire support!

Our "firepower package" will be delivered immediately.........................

This is the greatest charm of multi-service joint operations!