Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1004 Are You Worth It

The American Civil War was the final curtain call for the muzzle-loading rifle.

When you see the term "front-loading rifle", you should know what kind of training the US military has received. Nivelle is right. If the current US military is sent directly to the battlefield, the tragedy of the Battle of the Somme will be greatly reduced. It happened again, and knowing this, Pershing and other American generals immediately quieted down, never mentioned independent command, and asked for more training time.

Pershing's purpose is very clear. Since the current US military cannot undertake combat missions, it is necessary to conduct a second basic training for the US military. Pershing hopes that the time will be six months.

"Six months?" Rock couldn't believe it. The world war has entered its fourth year, and both sides are exhausted, struggling with their last breath. Rock also wants to give the Americans six months, but The Germans would not agree.

"Yes, six months. General Pershing's reason is that the U.S. military cannot adapt to the current battlefield on the Western Front. At least six months of basic training are needed before U.S. troops can undertake combat missions." Paul Cocker was also very helpless, Before arriving in France, these U.S. troops had already received basic training in the United States for half a year, and now Pershing will take another six months.

"Who is responsible for the expenses incurred by the US military in France?" Rock's mouth was twitching, and he really wanted to curse.

"Of course it is—our British Empire." Paul Cocker was dejected, and the Americans were taking the British Empire as a winner.

Regardless of how the media in another time and space boasted, in fact, in the First World War, the United States joined the war when Europe was about to decide the outcome. Even after the US troops arrived on the European battlefield, it was delayed for almost half a year. Going into battle, the Americans still have the face to call themselves the saviors, like some fool who eats five biscuits before he is full. The first four don't exist, and only the fifth biscuit is the real biscuit.

I have seen a lot of shameless people and shameless countries in two lives, but this is the only family like the United States that is so shameless in two time and space.

"Tell General Pershing that there is no such long time as six months for him, at most half a month. After half a month, the U.S. military will participate in the coalition attack, otherwise the U.S. military can only undertake auxiliary tasks." Rock I am not used to the Americans. The world war has hit the present, and the pre-war conventional troops of the countries participating in the war have been exhausted. Now the participating troops of all countries have experienced the transformation process from recruits to veterans, including the Southern African Expeditionary Force and the Anzac Army. In the heart, they all paid a heavy price in the cruel battle and quickly matured, there is no other shortcut.

"General Pershing also wants technical information on tanks and aircraft—" Paul Cocker's glasses reflected a dangerous gaze.

"No, tell General Pershing that the sacrifices and gains are equal. The British Empire can share information with France. This is the qualification that France has paid for 200 million casualties. What contributions have the Americans made now? As far as they are concerned Millions of recruits in the training camp? Although the Kingdom of Italy is bragging about it, it finally continued to attack the Austro-Hungarian Empire tirelessly on the Isonzo River. What did the Americans do?" Rock refused directly, everyone wanted the key, Do you deserve it?

Ah, no, this is too impolite, it should be: Are you worthy?

While Rock and Paul Cocker were complaining about the Americans, in Pershing's temporary residence in Antwerp, several American generals were also discussing their views on the direction of the war.

"Based on the standards of the Second Cavalry Division, our troops are indeed not ready for battle. If our troops go to the battlefield now, it will definitely replicate the heavy losses of the British Expeditionary Force in the Battle of the Somme. "Major General Charles Maynor, the commander of the Rainbow Division, has a serious expression. The Rainbow Division is the first US military unit to arrive in Europe. The official designation of this division in the US military is the 42nd Infantry Division, because the Rainbow Division came from 26 states in the United States and the District of Columbia. The National Guard was drawn from the National Guard, so it was also called the Rainbow Division.

"The Second Cavalry Division is the elite unit of the British Expeditionary Force, and it may also be the best performing unit on the entire Western Front. We don't need to belittle ourselves. Give us enough time, and our troops will be just as good." After participating in the war, he was promoted by surprise Douglas MacArthur, the chief of staff of China, is confident that this is another transitional myth, not that he is bad, but that he is overhyped, and his influence in East Asia is much greater than that in the United States.

"Gentlemen, keep calm. The Second Cavalry Division is far better than what we have seen. Have you noticed the battle reports of the Second Cavalry Division? Since the New Year, the Second Cavalry Division has killed and wounded [-] The German army, but during this period of time Antwerp did not break out in large-scale battles, what does this mean?" Pershing did have foresight, and the Second Cavalry Division was indeed a skilled fighter without a illustrious attack. Joffre should feel ashamed, let's see what It is a real "small bite and slow eat".

The number of casualties and the number of deaths are two different things. The Allies and Allies have noticed the role of veterans since the World War. The level of medical care in the field is constantly improving. The Battle of Verdun lasted for a whole year. The total number of casualties in the French army was 54. The number is 15.6, the total number of German casualties is 43.4, and the number of deaths is 14.3. The death toll ratio is almost 3:1.

The number of casualties caused by the Second Cavalry Division is much higher than that in the Battle of Verdun. Of the 4.5 German troops killed and injured by the Second Cavalry Division, perhaps more than 3 were directly killed. This ratio is very terrifying.

Neither Charles Maynor nor Douglas MacArthur could answer Pershing's questions. They lacked sufficient understanding of the brutality of the Western Front.

"In the Second Cavalry Division, each squad has at least one precision shooter. If you pay attention to the basic infantry squad of the Second Cavalry Division, you will find that their tactical equipment is very reasonable, including precision shooters, light machine guns, and portable grenade launchers. , all are equipped with self-defense pistols, and those flamethrowers and fast-moving mortars, gentlemen, we have a lot of work to do--" Pershing noticed that Maynor and MacArthur His expression was ugly, so he immediately made amends: "Fortunately, there are not many elite troops like the Second Cavalry Division, otherwise we'd better take a boat back to the United States immediately, and pray that the Germans will not cross the Atlantic."

This joke was not funny. Pershing had no talent for telling jokes, and Maynor and MacArthur couldn't laugh. Leaving aside the skin color of the officers and soldiers of the Second Cavalry Division, only comparing combat effectiveness, the American soldiers of the Rainbow Division really didn't have much advantage.

The "American soldier" here refers purely to height. Statistics on recruits born in 1900 in various countries show that the average height of recruits in the U.S. military is 1.72 meters, that of recruits in Britain and Germany is 1.69 meters, and that of recruits in France and the Russian Empire is 1.67 meters.

Guess how many Chinese were there in the same period?

The answer is 1.68 meters, one centimeter lower than the British recruits and one centimeter higher than the French.

There is another statistic that must be of concern to many people. The average height of recruits born in Japan in 1900 is 1.57 meters.

Think about what the Qing Dynasty was like in 1900, and then think about what Europe was like in 1900.

"Next, I will buy as much time as possible. You must immediately organize your troops to train according to the method of the Second Cavalry Division, and adapt to the Western Front as quickly as possible. If we want to gain more benefits after the end of the World War , then we have to perform better on the Western Front, at least not too far behind the Second Cavalry Division.” Pershing did not dare to say that he surpassed the Second Cavalry Division, for fear that Maynor and MacArthur would lose confidence.

"We don't have tanks and planes, so we can't carry out coordinated training between different arms." Menor has practical difficulties, and the gap cannot be made up if he wants to. The United States is too far away from Europe, and the combat methods of the US military have lagged behind Europe by half century.

Before the U.S. troops came to Europe, they still trained according to the training methods during the American Civil War, but the Civil War was already in 1861, and the fixed bullets even just appeared at that time.

"I will try my best to find a way. Without tanks and planes, at least we have rifles. Every infantry squad of the Second Cavalry Division has precision shooters. How many do we have in total?" Pershing did not want to mention statistics. According to the division's standards, there are a total of [-] million Americans, and none of them are accurate shooters.

This reality is kind of hurtful.

After determining the focus of work for the next period of time, the U.S. military immediately took action. At least in terms of execution, the U.S. military is quite good.

The Second Cavalry Division gave the U.S. Army troops as much help as it could, and at Pershing's request, sent sniper instructors to the U.S. Army.

There are a total of 15 sniper instructors, 14 of whom are Chinese. This embarrasses the officers and soldiers of the US military. The "Chinese Exclusion Act" is still being implemented in the United States. According to the standards of the US military, Chinese in the United States are not even eligible to join the army.

But in Europe, the Chinese actually became the instructors of the U.S. military. It can only be said that reality is more bizarre than fiction.

The instructor who led the team was Qin Ling who had been promoted to sergeant. Sophia and her family all went to Tanganyika. Qin Ling bought a 500-acre farm in Tanganyika. Special benefits for expeditionary force officers and soldiers.

When the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force buy farms in Tanganyika or Southwest Africa, the price will be reduced by 20.00% on the normal basis, and the difference will be borne by the Southern African Ministry of Defense. Southern Africa’s care for soldiers is not superficial, but various This is a real benefit, because of the relationship with Qin Ling, the Ministry of National Defense will even reimburse Sophia and her family for traveling to southern Africa.

When he arrived at Rainbow Division's residence, Qin Ling was neatly dressed and his leather shoes were polished, which immediately won Pershing's favor.

Pershing is a person who has high requirements for military appearance.

(It's the last day, and I suddenly realized that this month is basically three shifts. I admire myself so much. When I look in the mirror, I want to give a knock to the person in the mirror.)

(End of this chapter)