Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1615 Majors
Kitchener's memories of the battlefield were tough.

Although British aristocrats can bring servants, dozens of boxes of luggage, and their own pets when fighting, but compared with the normal life of the aristocrats, there is no palace banquet, no lady courtesans, no foie gras and caviar in the battlefield life It is indeed a bit difficult.

Kitchener is not a person who is greedy for enjoyment. When he came to Katanga, Kitchener originally wanted to re-experience the life in the military camp and relive the glorious years of the Iron Horse Glacier. Unexpectedly, the Iron Horse Glacier was not found. But there are not many, which makes Kitchener at a loss.

Compared with the British Army, the Rhodesian Northern Division is indeed more professional and efficient, which is not difficult to find from the construction of the temporary camp.

Different from the traditional temporary camp, the officers and soldiers of the engineering unit unloaded some metal square barrels from the truck, filled them with soil and piled them up outside the camp, which became the best bunker.

There are also prefabricated card slots on the outside of these metal square barrels, which can be connected together. Several square barrels can be used as watchtowers when stacked. Engineers dig around the perimeter of the camp when driving excavators. When it is full, there will be a circle of trenches outside the camp, and barbed wire fences with tin cans will be drawn outside the trenches. Soldiers can rely on the walls and trenches to form a three-dimensional defense system, with heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. In an hour, this unknown hill became a strong fortress.

While the sappers were digging the walls, construction was also going on inside the camp.

Kitchener discovered at this time that many of the equipment used by the northern Rhodesian division were unheard of, and the tents must have been seen, but the tents of the northern Rhodesian division were different from the small pointed tents used by the British army. The colorful tents are as spacious as barracks when they stand up, and there are windows on them. One tent does not feel crowded for one squad. Soldiers only need to bring a blanket and a sleeping bag to solve most of the problems of staying overnight in the field.

The convenient and fast mobile dining car can prepare the dinner needed by a company in half an hour. Not only are there four dishes and one soup, but there are two staple foods. Kitchena just tasted it and it tastes good.

Looking at the camp in front of him, Kitchener was full of emotions. The quality shown by the Rhodesian Northern Division was beyond the reach of the British troops.

At least in terms of camping in the wild, the Northern Rhodesian Division was far ahead of the British troops.

When the British troops were performing missions, they were limited by the conditions of camping in the wild, so they had to choose towns as campsites. The barracks were randomly requisitioned from local houses, which brought great inconvenience to the mission.

If the British army also has the ability to camp in the wild like the Rhodesian Northern Division, then the British army can go as far as they want and have stronger combat capabilities.

But looking back at the more than 1000 cars on the campsite parking lot, Kitchener could only let out a long sigh.

Don't even think about it, you can't afford it even if you think about it.

Can't afford to use it.

More than 1000 vehicles, armored vehicles and tanks cost as much gas as they need to run for a day, which is also affordable for the southern African army that is not short on fuel.

What pleased Kitchener was that the officers and soldiers of the Rhodesian Northern Division seemed to have obsessive-compulsive disorder. They lined up neatly when parking, and even the height and angle of the tank barrels had to be exactly the same, just like measured with a ruler. Same.

After a day of marching, the vehicle is as disgusting as a Samoyed rolling in the mud.

The tankers don’t dislike it. They start washing the car before the engine cools down when they arrive at the camp. They have to dig out the mud in the cracks of the tracks. They have no sense of camouflage in the battlefield. target.

Of course, these are all lazy excuses. The British army is now equipped with tanks and cars. Kitchener has never seen British officers and soldiers cherish their equipment so much.

Looking at it this way, the officers and soldiers of the Northern Division of Rhodesia all grew up in Kitchener's aesthetics.

Rock didn't have time to observe the troops, and was listening to the summary meeting in the marching tent.

This is also the tradition of the southern African troops, summing up experience and lessons at any time, and solving problems in a timely manner. That's how the thick "Army Manual" is summed up.

"A total of 12 tanks broke down during the march today. The logistics department must find out the problem in time to see whether it is a problem with the tank itself or improper operation by the driver. All participating vehicles have just undergone maintenance before the exercise. Are these problems going to happen?" Don Juan was in charge of the meeting, and what Kitchener saw as a near-perfect Rhodesian Northern Division was not good enough for Don Juan, with problems everywhere.

"This failure rate is acceptable. We set up this kind of exercise to test the combat capability of the troops. Normally, we would use trains to transport the armored troops to the predetermined combat positions—" Yang Su was still very satisfied with the performance of the troops. satisfying.

The parts of the tank also have a lifespan, especially the engine. In the harsh working environment of the battlefield, it is floor oil at every turn, and emergency start and stop are commonplace. A tank engine has a lifespan of only about 300 hours and needs to be replaced.

It’s not scrapping, it’s just a replacement. The replaced engine needs to be repaired, and some parts with serious wear and tear can be replaced. It can also be put on the fishing boat for continued use, which will definitely squeeze out all the remaining value.

So exercises like this are really not something that can be done casually. Once the cannon is fired, it is worth ten thousand taels of gold, and when the engine is fired, it is also worth ten thousand taels of gold. It is normal for an exercise to cost millions.

The southern African army now also has the potential to become the stupid son of the landlord. If it weren't for the strict regulations in the "Infantry Code", when camping in the wild, the flares used for warning can be fired non-stop all night. thousand.

"The quality of tankers needs to be improved, the training of tankers must be strengthened, and maintenance cannot be entirely dependent on the logistics department." Don Juan directly asked, advanced weapons and equipment put forward higher requirements for the quality of officers and soldiers, many tankers Even if the overall quality is not as high as that of an engineer, it is still no problem to find a job related to automobiles after retiring from the army.

"We also need to strengthen education on safety. The exercise has not officially started yet, and two soldiers were injured. Similar incidents must be resolutely put an end to it—" Yang Su and Tang Juan sang together, and thousands of vehicles were dispatched together, more than 5000 people Injured troops are commonplace.

In terms of security awareness, southern Africa is still doing very well, at least there have been no incidents such as accidentally hitting friendly troops.

The British Empire is also wonderful in this regard. During the Battle of the Dardanelles, the warships covering the landing once fired shells on the heads of the Anzacs who had just landed.

In fact, the warship cannot be blamed for this. The Anzac landed in the wrong place before being bombarded by friendly forces.

Then you can't blame the Anzacs. The transport ship sent the landing troops to the wrong location, and the Anzacs had to bite the bullet and land.

The transport ship cannot be blamed either, the wrong map provided by the staff, the transport ship also went to the wrong location.

Looking at it this way, you can't blame the staff, but you can only blame the incompetence of the Military Intelligence Bureau, even the map can be drawn wrong——

Oh, and you can't blame the Military Intelligence Bureau. When the Battle of the Dardanelles took place, the Military Intelligence Bureau had not yet been established. The map of the Dardanelles may have been drawn by Kitchener.

Kitchena?
It seems that something strange has been mixed in.

Kitchener drew the map, and that was all in 1874, when Kitchener had just joined the army.

Even if the map was drawn by Kitchener, hasn't the British War Department updated the map of the Dardanelles in the past few decades?
The case was solved, and it was still the fault of the Ministry of War.

With the lessons learned from the Battle of the Dardanelles, the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa still attaches great importance to maps. Although the military maps produced by the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa have not reached the level that a tree should be marked in the legend, the proportion and position are very It is accurate and updated in a timely manner. There will definitely not be situations where the road suddenly breaks while looking at the map.

"My lord, do you have anything else to add?" Rock did not speak during the entire meeting, fully respecting the commanders and fighters, and never pointing fingers.

Many officials are like this. No matter what, they have to intervene in everything, otherwise they will not be able to reflect their leadership status, and in the end they can only spout a lot of false talk, which is meaningless.

In fact, in terms of military affairs, Rock is the undisputed authority in southern Africa. If you want to pick faults, Rock can still pick.

However, Roque will not do this. Even if there is a problem, Roque will remind Don Juan in private and will not raise it publicly at the summary meeting.

That's not authority, it's low EQ, just like the Spring Festival Gala, a low EQ is a single dog, and a high EQ is a fairy match.

It can only be said that some directors have to go to the grassroots to deeply understand what the people like to hear and see.

Rock is quite satisfied with Don Juan and Yang Su, the suspects don't need to hire people, the southern African army has passed the stage where Rock does everything by himself, what Rock needs to do now is to do a good job in logistics, and come out every now and then New weapons, keeping the equipment of the southern African army at the forefront. Once a war breaks out, the southern African army can rely on the superiority of equipment to push forward with dignity. At that time, no famous general will be useless. In the face of absolute power, many generals will have to die.

Although I don't have any opinions, I have to say something to boost morale.

Just as Rock was about to speak, there was a sudden gunshot not far away.

This is also normal, although shooting at night is a taboo for the army camping in the wild, after all, there are extreme situations.

Especially in the environment of southern Africa, where wild animals are everywhere, for military exercises, the place to choose must be barren mountains and mountains, and there are still many wild animals. Lions and crocodiles are not unusual at all. This is also a temporary camp in the wild, and it must be strictly controlled. The reason for operating in accordance with the provisions of the "Army Code of Operations".

(End of this chapter)