Holy Roman Empire

Armored troops, there is another name in the high level of the Austrian army-"heavy cavalry".

In the eyes of many people, this thing is a strengthening board for the cavalry, a "steel cavalry" in the true sense.

Including the use of armored forces, the Austrian military is also controversial.A considerable number of people think that it is better to use armored units as cavalry.

In a sense, this view is not without reason. Armored troops and cavalry do have many similarities.

For example: They are all more expensive than infantry, and they have a greater demand for logistics. When encountering severe ice and snow, their actions must be restricted...

Unfortunately, the Rhine River has long been covered by snow and ice. In the middle of the night, when the temperature is lowest, the temperature may even drop to more than ten degrees below zero.

In such bad weather, if the car wants to start, it must warm up the engine in advance, otherwise it will not catch fire.

In essence, armored forces are similar to cars, but they have higher requirements for engine power.

In the face of severe weather, the two are similar.It's not that it can't be used, the point is that the failure rate is much higher in this weather.

Austria's armored forces have a high failure rate. If you choose to operate in severe weather, the scene is simply unimaginable.

Fortunately, the winter in CEIBS did not last long, and the severe weather lasted only a few days. Doing a good job of maintenance will also resist the passing.

If the hell template climate of Moscow is changed, it is estimated that the armored forces will have to climb down a fifth before the war begins.

Bite the scalp, it's not the style of Grand Duke Albrecht long ago.With age, Albrecht's military style has become more stable.

Not only Albrecht, but most of the commanders at the top of the Austrian army have a stable style of use.

Only a group of middle and lower-level young officers are left who likes to go slant and win by surprise.

There is no essential difference between the two military styles.It is nothing more than changes in ideology and horizons with changes in status.

In a place where the army relies on record to feed on, when you are young, you want to struggle upwards. Only by taking risks can you be able to overtake corners and leave your peers behind.

In fact, most of the high-level generals of the Austrian army were once the masters who liked to use their swords to slant forward. It was because of surprise victory that they got rid of their competitors and made their way.

Now only the place of identity has changed. Wealth, identity, and status are all.The era of entrepreneurship is over, and when it comes to keeping the industry, prudent thinking has gradually gained the upper hand.

There are two sides to everything, which is certainly advantageous from a national perspective.

In essence, any act of slanting the sword in the military is a gamble.

The bargaining chips in the hands of middle- and lower-level officers are small, and they only need tactical issues. Even if they lose a hundred or eighty times, Austria can afford it.

Moreover, there is no fool who can become an officer. Even if it is an adventure, it takes a certain degree of certainty to act.

On the whole, the chance of winning will be even greater. After all, the commander has weighed the risks and benefits before the start of the game.

In many cases, the gains of one win on the battlefield can offset the losses of dozens of failures.

To put it bluntly, they took out the bargaining chip for the risk, and at most they were only as many as 800 people.The loss is so much, the profit from the bet may be the victory of a battle.

High-level officers are different. They often determine the fate of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and even millions of troops. Any failure will hurt the country's vitality.

From another perspective, it is different from the standpoint of a soldier.In this mode, it is difficult for Austria to give birth to famous players.

There is no way, the famous players admired by the mainstream public opinion outside are mostly the masters who go slanting, win by surprise, and win by the weak.

The kind of wars that are upright, overwhelming and relying solely on comprehensive strength to win wars are all theories in everyone's eyes and are not recognized.

This is very unfriendly to the Austrian officers. Perhaps they had such a record when they were young; but with the rise of positions, everyone's record became more and more mediocre.

From this perspective, Grand Duke Albrecht is undoubtedly lucky.

As soon as he debuted, he used the rebels to brush the dungeon, and then encountered the dungeon of the native chicken. If he didn't play well, he automatically promoted to the famous general.

Now in the wake of the European War, Franz has developed a bunch of black technologies, giving him the opportunity to step on the French to the altar and become the new "military god".

After the military meeting, Albrecht left his nephew alone: ​​"Fredrich, you seem to have something to say just now. Could you be dissatisfied with my arrangement?"

"Marshal, although the weather is bad now, it's not to the point where the armored forces can't perform.

While the French did not react, we will launch a surprise attack tomorrow. The armored forces can easily tear apart the French positions, and the entire army can definitely damage the French army if it is pressed.

If it drags on for a long time, the armored forces may be exposed and the French will be prepared."

The Austrian army attaches great importance to the rules, the uncle and nephew can only be called privately, and the only name for Grand Duke Albrecht in the command is-marshal.

If you don’t pay attention to rules and the relationship between European nobles is so complicated, you will find that there are relatives everywhere in the barracks, which will make civilian officers directly despair.

Although in fact nepotism has always played an important role, there is still a way, as long as you have made military merit on the battlefield, you will rise faster than anyone else.

This road is not only for civilian officers, but also for the promotion of noble officers.

Don't think that the affiliated households are powerful. When the surrounding households are all affiliated households, you will find that the final competition is still the strength.

No way, who made everyone join the army in the tradition of the German region?Nobles throughout the country must enter the army to serve.

Perhaps many families have not many direct line members, but there are definitely a lot of collateral members without knighthood. If you count illegitimate children and the like, this group is even bigger.

At this time, the so-called relationship background is actually not so important anymore.After the Austrian army completed its military system reform, it did not have enough capabilities and no amount of resources could be pushed up.

The most typical example is the crown prince Frederick. The age difference between Frederick and Frederick is not that big. The resources, connections, and relationships have all reached the top.

The latter is already a lieutenant general, but Crown Prince Frederick retired with the title of lieutenant colonel. It is estimated that this is also the crown prince with the lowest rank since the promotion of the military rank in Austria.

Of course, this comparison is very unfair to Frederick, after all, the gap before and after the military system reform is too big.

Take Franz himself as an example. He was an Austrian military officer when he started eating milk. He did not wait until he became a general to become a general. The amount of water is not comparable, and it is all water.

When Frederick is here, the good days of lying down are over.Gone are the good times of serving in the army while feeding.After graduating from the military academy, you must start at the grassroots level just like ordinary students.

As the crown prince, Frederick could not stay in the army all the time, which affected his promotion.

Coupled with luck, I missed the opportunity to go to the battlefield for gilding perfectly.Without military achievements, there is no hope of becoming a general, so he simply retired.

After the outbreak of the European War, Lieutenant Colonel Frederick, who entered the army again, was still waiting for his chance on the southern front at this time.

Not only Prince Frederick, but several of his younger brothers, are now in a similar state, scattered on various battlefields waiting for opportunities.

Whether you can develop in the military depends on your own capabilities.

This thing cannot be determined by external forces alone. If one's own ability is not enough, even if it is pushed up, it will not be convincing.

In fact, Franz initially considered leaving this opportunity to Frederick.

The military rank is too low to serve as the commander of the group army, and it is a big deal to lower the level of the armored unit. For example, there are hundreds of tanks in a tank regiment, and all the armored units are organized into an armored division.

It's just that it's too ugly to eat like this, and Frederick's military command ability is still unknown, and no one knows whether he can control it.In case of a bouncing play, then lift a rock and hit yourself in the foot.

As the crown prince of Austria, Frederick only needs to follow the gilding, there is no need to run this risk for a little prestige.

In this context, the best chance to brush the record naturally fell to Frederick, a member of the royal family who has proven his ability.

Grand Duke Albrecht shook his head and said earnestly: "Fredrich, you think too simple.

Although the coalition had assembled 1.78 million troops on the Rhine, nearly one million of them were troops from the two countries.

When defending, I still make do, if I really put down my defense and go out to fight the French, who knows what will happen?

Even if the armored forces can shred the French army's position, or even further divide them into several pieces, we will not be able to eat them, or maybe we will be choked to death.

The domestic meaning is to kill the French army as much as possible. From the beginning, the purpose of this war was to kill more enemies.

After the ice melts, it is not only for the easier deployment of the armored forces, but more importantly for the assembly of troops.

Of course, waiting for the outcome of the Egyptian battlefield is also a key factor.

According to the domestic plan, this war first started on the Egyptian battlefield, then us, and finally the southern front.

This is the strategy that hurts the French the most.

After creating the established fact of occupying Egypt, and then all the way to Paris, even if European countries interfered, we also disintegrated the French colonial empire and took control of the Suez Canal.

After the loss of the African colony, the pillar of France was missing a corner.For decades, it will be difficult to restore vitality.

As for the exposure of the armored forces, this was originally expected.It is impossible to keep such a big news secret.

Even if the French received the news, they did not know what the armored forces were doing.Maybe the French would think that it was a steel plate on the outside of the car.

Remember, Frederick.You are different from ordinary commanders. They can consider issues purely military, but you have to consider politics.

In most of the time, the military serves politics.

In order to alleviate our future pressure on the Western Front, it is not enough to defeat the French. We must hit France hard.

All the government's strategies now revolve around the core of damaging France.

As long as this strategic goal can be achieved, there will be no difference between the early and late decisions on the battlefield."

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