Holy Roman Empire

Montenegro

Since the outbreak of the Near East War, this small projectile country has been boiling, and it has mobilized the whole country for the first time.

The people of Montenegro are proud. They are the only people in the Balkans who have not succumbed to the Ottomans. For hundreds of years, they have rushed to the front line against the Ottoman Empire.

This is a country where all the people are soldiers. The government does not require the government to force it, and the people spontaneously took up their weapons and returned to the establishment.

Shkoder is right in front of him. I do n’t know how many times the Montenegrin people have hit here. This is different from the past. This will make them very likely to win.

Not long ago, they successfully met with Austria in the Bosnia-Herzegovina region. The problem of weapons and ammunition that restricted them was solved, and the combat effectiveness of the Montenegrin army increased greatly.

Montenegro Army Command

Commander-in-Chief Mirkov said cautiously: "I have just received a notice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Holsdaar Arsenal is coming to test a batch of weapons.

Rasridge, you bring a company of troops to protect the safety of your Austrian friends. You must not allow them to fail."

Because Mirkov was not careful, now every rifle and every bullet in the Principality of Montenegro is provided by Austria.

Now Austria has replaced the Russians and become their most important ally, none of them.

At this time, Austria demanded that weapons be tested on the battlefield, and they naturally could not refuse.

For the poor and dubious Principality of Montenegro, it doesn't matter how good the weapons are, as long as they are used.Now if we test weapons for Austria, we can get a batch of weapons and equipment, which in their view is a profit.

As for the risk of using new weapons, is it possible to use cold weapons to fight Ottoman?

The number of equipment tested in actual combat is not small. For example, in this rifle test, 500 new rifles were directly shipped from the Hordas Arsenal.Equipped with two Montenegro infantry battalions, it is necessary to invest in this war and conduct actual combat tests.

Lasridge said with a sad face, "The Austrian is here again. Your Excellency Commander, can you do it for another person, I want to fight the Ottomans?"

Although Lasridge was only a head, but the army of the Principality of Montenegro was small, his head had become a high-ranking officer.

Seeing his colleagues playing on the front line vividly, he became a full-time bodyguard of the Austrian delegation because he could speak German, and he had already sent off three arms observation missions.

As a Montenegrin, how can it be difficult?Finally, an opportunity came, and the result was disturbed by the unexpected weapon test.

Mirkov glared at him and said seriously: "Don't tell me about the conditions, this matter is not negotiable. If the test is successful, we can pick up 500 rifles and a batch of ammunition, which can save the country Tens of thousands of dongs. "

When it comes to funding, Lasridge has nothing to say.Tens of thousands of Austrian rupiahs do n’t look like much, but for the Principality of Montenegro, this is their fiscal revenue for a month or two.

Weapon tests are not always successful. Many weapons and equipment have very good performances in target experiments. Once they reach the battlefield, various problems are exposed.

In order to encourage the domestic arsenal to develop new weapons, the current actual combat testing costs are all paid by the Austrian government.

Austria's major arsenals took advantage of this opportunity to send a variety of weapons to the battlefield for testing.

The actual combat test not only tests the performance of weapons, but also includes logistical maintenance, the difficulty of weapon operations on the battlefield, and so on.

There are successes here, but more failures.Many weapons are very lethal, that is, the performance on the battlefield is not stable enough; or if the performance is stable, the maintenance cost is too high.

...

Along the way, Holman-Styron was shocked. The Principality of Montenegro is completely a soldier. With the pre-arranged dispatch of 20,000 troops, he can be sure that the Montenegrin has exceeded the task.

Old and young, young and old, as long as they are active, serve the war.Along the way, he saw the materials transported to the front line pass from village to village, just like a relay race.

You can hardly see the young and strong, the old and the weak women and children are done from beginning to end.The old one is about to lose his teeth. The younger ones are still busy.

"Mr. Lasridge, what about your young men?" Holman-Steyren asked doubtfully.

Lasridge said of course: "All on the battlefield!"

It seems that Holman-Styron doesn't understand much, and Lasridge added:

"This is our homeland, and there is no danger. The logistics and transportation are all carried out by the people. After a while, we can see our army."

Holman-Steyren didn't speak, but silently recorded what he saw in his notebook and moved on.

After reaching the front line, Holman-Styron also found the figure of the female soldier.Obviously, for this war, the Principality of Montenegro has already bet on the National Games, and they have put all their chips in place.

This Near East War was only a partial war for Austria to pick up cheap. The final result of the war was nothing more than the size of Austria ’s gains. Anyway, the Ottomans dared not retaliate.

For the Russians, it was only a battle of strategy, not enough for life and death. The Russians had not reached the point of desperation.

The big losers will come again in a few decades. The Russians have made great losses. The Russian-Turkish war has fought so many times, and they don't care about adding one more time.

Only the Principality of Montenegro gambled on the national games.

Holman-Steyren understands the Montenegrin approach, and their hatred with the Ottomans is unsolvable.For hundreds of years, this is the closest to victory.

The Ottoman Empire has declined, and now it is at the same time fighting against Austria and Russia. If the British and French intervene, the war is over.

This opportunity, naturally, the people of Montenegro have to gamble.As a Balkan nation, if it does not dare to gamble on the national games, is it still the Balkan nation?

The only pity is that the population of Montenegro is too small. If there are 10 million people, not only 5 million people, they can drive the Ottomans out of the Balkans and build their own empire.

Thinking of this, Holman-Steyren smiled slightly.If Montenegro had so many people, they would not be allies of Austria.

The entire Balkan Peninsula has only a population of more than 13 million, of which a small half is in the Istanbul area.

The rest of the region has two million in Bulgaria, the Greek kingdom has nearly one million people, more than 900,000 in Serbia, more than one million each in the two principalities of the Danube, more than one million in Macedonia, hundreds of thousands in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina Hundreds of thousands of regions.

No matter how hard the Principality of Montenegro works, their population limit determines their upper limit of development.

It is impossible to be a threat to Austria, then everyone can become a good friend.For example, to support the development of the Principality of Montenegro in the Albany region, support a nail and prevent the Balkan Peninsula from unifying.

Holman-Steyren shook his head, dispelling these thoughts.This is a question that politicians should consider. He, a weapon designer, has considered this and has already crossed the field.

...

The war soon started, and in the telescope Holman-Styron and his party watched the Montenegrin army attack the Ottoman position.

The artillery fire roared, flesh and blood flew.

These Holman-Steyren could not care any more, he was observing the actual combat capabilities of the new rifle, from time to time with a satisfied smile.

During the shooting of rifles, the casualties of soldiers equipped with these new rifles are obviously much smaller because they can lie down and reload.

Although the combat lethality is slightly lower, the advantage of a higher hit rate in close encounters makes up for this shortcoming.

As long as you hit the enemy within an effective range, you can achieve effective killing. This is not a sniper rifle. The chance of hitting the enemy at a long distance is too small, and the lethality is not important.

The first round of testing was considered successful, and Holman-Steyren breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the standard is met in the next maintenance, it will initially meet the requirements.

Compared to Holman Styron's satisfaction, Lasridge next to him was frowning.He had more contact with the people of the Austrian Weapon Test Group, and he inevitably learned some professional knowledge.

"Mr. Holman, is the ammunition consumption of this rifle too high? Have you discovered that its high hit rate is actually based on the consumption of ammunition."

Holman-Styron involuntarily asked: "Is the consumption of ammunition high?"

Lasridge replied affirmatively: "Of course, ordinary rifles usually shoot two or three rounds per minute, and this rifle can actually shoot ten rounds per minute.

In other words, the consumption of ammunition has increased several times, but the hit rate has only slightly increased. Of course, our casualties have decreased.

It's too expensive to use such a gun. We can't afford it anyway.I am afraid its manufacturing cost will not be low."

Holman-Styron nodded and recorded all these in his notebook.The ammunition consumption is too large, and it is also very deadly in war, which means that the difficulty of logistics supply increases.

For the Principality of Montenegro, this breech rifle is too expensive. Whether they are financial or industrial, they cannot support it and are not equipped.

However, this is not necessarily the case for Austria. The consumption of ammunition of this strength has not exceeded the tolerance limit.

The birth of the breech rifle also means that the cost of war has increased, and the strength gap between the industrially strong and the weak is widened again.

Without strong industrial strength, it simply cannot support the consumption of terrorist ammunition in future wars.

If during this Near East War, both warring parties changed their breech rifles, the Russians would not be able to support this war.

Putting it all together, Russia and Austria are really not rivals between Britain and France.It can still be tolerated. In addition to preparation in advance, the ammunition consumption of the rifle is not so large.

"Mr. Lasridge, you can see that you are very experienced in weapon testing. Are you interested in joining our team? The salary will definitely satisfy you." Holman-Steinen invited

Testing weapons on the battlefield is a high-risk job.Doing this job, I do n’t know when I will be hit by a stray bullet that I do n’t know from where.

High risk is naturally accompanied by high income, at least several times higher than the salary of the head of the Principality of Montenegro, Lasridge.

No, it may be dozens of times.Due to financial difficulties, the treatment of officers and soldiers in the Principality of Montenegro is very low, and most of the time they are not leading the pay.

This is not coercion, but everyone spontaneously abandons military pay.Unless it is really impossible for the family to survive, under normal circumstances they will voluntarily give up their salary.

Lasridge smiled and refused, "Thank you, Mr. Holman. But I don't think it's necessary. This is not a matter of money.

There are many things in this world that are more important than money.Now my motherland is fighting with the Ottomans. The centuries of shame will require us to scrub with blood.

For me, it is the goal of life to defeat the Ottoman Empire.If this goal is achieved, I will reconsider my life."

Holman-Steyren bent over and bowed, saying, "Mr. Lasridge, please forgive me for taking the liberty. You are a real soldier and should not be insulted by money."

At this moment, Holman-Styron really recognized Lasridge, or the Principality of Montenegro.

Perhaps they are not strong enough, but their spirit of fighting against the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years for the nation and their beliefs has always been worthy of respect by everyone.

After the episode, Holman-Steyren and his team changed their views on them.There is no longer the arrogance of the past, and the relationship between the two parties is much better.