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Chapter 364: Joint Battalion vs. Combined Battalion, Really Being Targeted
Chen Jun came to the stage. He first stood at attention and saluted the row of leaders on the stage, then turned around and saluted the leaders below the stage.

He clenched his fists and quickly ran to one side and stood still.

Yang Chuanzhou, who was sitting at the edge of the front row, stood up quickly and handed the microphone to Chen Jun.

I have experienced many similar scenes.

Chen Jun himself felt that his immunity had improved a lot when he dealt with it.

Anyway, the conference room was brightly lit, and hundreds of eyes were staring at him. The previous feeling of nervousness that made his heart beat faster had slowly disappeared.

"Begin by sharing the most touching example of your experience leading a combined battalion."

When Chen Huanran saw Chen Jun standing on the stage, he spoke encouragingly.

"Yes!!"

After receiving the order, Chen Jun looked up and carefully recalled the difficulties he encountered when the first battalion was formed.

In fact, he is considered good. After all, he has the memory of his previous life as a foundation, and he has been dealing with synthesis for only a few years since joining the army.

After the entire army was synthesized, the number of infantry on the front line was extremely limited, and there were no other units to deal with except those that dealt with synthesis.

This also made it possible for Chen Jun to form a combined battalion, which was almost like an open-book exam. He did not have to ponder the direction of training or spend the whole day in the training ground studying his major.

Just do a good job of coordination, know how to arrange the cadres below, and supervise them to complete the tasks assigned to them.

But even so, it was impossible to avoid the various difficulties encountered when the first battalion was first established.

Chen Jun looked at the audience. All the leaders cast their eyes on him. He originally wanted to imitate the leader just now and speak a few sophisticated words.

But it happened too suddenly and I wasn't well prepared.

He simply held the microphone tightly and said in a loud voice: "Hello, leaders. My name is Chen Jun, and I am currently the commander of the first battalion in the 179th Motorized Infantry Brigade."

Chen Jun's self-introduction did not surprise the audience, and many of them leaned back in their chairs, staring at him with interest.

That posture seemed like she was looking forward to Chen Jun's sharing.

"Let me first talk about my most direct understanding of the synthetic force. I think the transformation of the 1st Battalion from an initial motorized infantry battalion to a synthetic battalion has completed the transition from a manpower-intensive force to an equipment-intensive force."

"In terms of combat, synthesis has made great progress compared to before, no matter how big the war scene is or how large the investment is."

"Battles and combat are carried out by grassroots units such as battalions, companies, platoons, and squads. No matter how big the battle is, it must be specific to the actions of tactical units."

"The transformation of the equipment type of synthetic grassroots units will not change the combat mission of the previous manpower-intensive type."

"The most obvious evolution to modern weapons is that synthesis is less ineffective and redundant than many of the current makeshift combat combinations."

"Take an offensive campaign as an example. If a regiment wants to fight this battle and lets the first battalion launch the main attack, then according to the current combat strategy, the regiment must strengthen the strike module, intelligence reconnaissance module, and support module to the first battalion."

"Once the first battalion's attack is frustrated or severely damaged, it is equivalent to the entire regiment losing its combat effectiveness."

"Because the main attack battalion lost not only its own troops, but also the strength of the regiment. Even if the second battalion or the third battalion is mobilized, it can't make up for this loss at all."

"The reason is that the technical equipment and professional troops have been completely destroyed, causing the entire regiment to be wasted."

"But the combined battalion does not have this problem. As long as there are multiple battalion-level combined units in any unit sequence, if one battalion's attack is frustrated, another battalion can immediately fill in."

“Not only will the efficiency be greatly improved, but it will also meet the needs of standardized and modularized troops, and mobilize the required tactical units in a very short time.”

“Even post-war reorganization will be faster.”

Chen Jun shared his insights.

The people in the audience were also listening with great interest. After all, the concept of synthesis was not proposed in recent years, but had been tried as early as 20 or 30 years ago.

However, due to the constraints of military expenditure, equipment-based combat units cannot be formed at all.

The current transformation is just the inevitable result of going with the flow.

It is not difficult to talk about the fact that there is always redundancy in the ineffectiveness of conventional units.

For example, during the National Day military training, Chen Jun led a battalion to attack the Blue Army garrison in area 215, even though the opponent had five battalions of troops gathered together.

In fact, these five battalions represented at least most of the firepower of two regiments. After the first battle, the disastrous defeat of the Blue Army in the 215th area directly led to a significant reduction in the combat effectiveness of the regimental units in the rear.

While Chen Jun was taking a break from his speech, a colonel in the audience, who looked like the division commander, stared at Chen Jun for a while.

He suddenly asked: "Chen Jun."

"You said that the combat efficiency of the combined battalion has been improved. I have no objection to that, but it is a modular battalion-level unit that does not rely on the assembled firepower to go to the battlefield."

"Can a battalion-level unit like this withstand the losses?"

"The modular battalion certainly has the ability to provide rapid support, but efficiency is sometimes not the core that we pursue on the battlefield."

"Let me give you an example. If I want to arrange a main attack battalion, I will strengthen my main attack battalion with the division's direct reconnaissance company, air defense company, electronic warfare company, half of the division's artillery battalion, and half of the division's logistics."

"Arrange a regimental commander or deputy division commander to lead seven or eight staff officers to be stationed at the battalion headquarters, and go to the battlefield in this scale."

“Ineffective redundancy definitely exists.”

"But can the survivability and combat capability of such a main force battalion on the battlefield be better able to withstand attrition than the modular battalion you mentioned?"

"The combined battalion is modular and can be deployed very quickly, but why should I continue to send two or even three battalions to the battlefield when I can fight with just one main battalion?"

The commander's voice was not loud when he asked the question, but the entire meeting was silent.

But it is enough to attract everyone's attention.

Tao Junming was sitting in the back row and looked out. He couldn't recognize who was who from the back, so he didn't think they were from the First Army.

Otherwise, you can tell who it is just by the sound of the voice.

What's more, a group army would not suddenly ask questions in such a situation.

Ultimately, it is still the content of the meeting just now, which once again involves the mobilization of division-level units.

This caused some old comrades to become emotional and deliberately direct their criticism.

Aimed at Chen Jun who was on stage sharing his views.

Tao Junming frowned when he heard this. He was a little worried that Chen Jun was not fully prepared and would not be able to deal with this sudden attack.

Yang Chuanzhou was sitting in the front, and he obviously didn't expect that only one of his brothers would go on stage to share.

How come there are cadres at the divisional level who suddenly stand up and start trouble?

In this kind of meeting, considering Chen Jun's level, the most he could do if he went on stage was to share some practical experiences.

It has no influence on the decisions above.

After all, the military reform has professional personnel to develop the entire system and has massive military research funds.

The First Battalion was able to successfully become a pilot and was allowed to be established because the organization details submitted by Chen Jun were in line with the ideas of the R&D personnel.

Why would anyone actually target a battalion commander?
The conference room was silent. Chen Huanran, Shen Hongwei and Chai Yansong, who were sitting on the stage, did not say a word.

They sat there with serious expressions.

It seemed that he had not heard the questions just now and did not intend to speak at all. The person involved, Chen Jun, looked up at the leader who was asking him questions. He sighed inwardly, and felt that something was wrong just now.

It's easy to be noticed if you go on stage at this time.

Just now he comforted himself that as a battalion commander, he should not be remembered by the division commander.

As it turns out, I was still being targeted.

"Hello, Chief!!"

Chen Jun held the microphone and shouted calmly.

"Ah."

Upon hearing this, the other party just leaned back in his chair and nodded slightly, as if waiting for an answer.

"Commander, I don't know if I can answer this question correctly, but I do have some opinions of my own."

"In fact, when it comes to synthetic battalion-level units, there are no temporary battalion-level units that are more capable of surviving and fighting on the battlefield."

"As for the consumption problem, I don't think it's that the synthetic forces can't withstand consumption. As long as it's infantry, as long as it's the army, it can't withstand battlefield consumption."

"The combined battalion certainly has its strengths. Not to mention the reconnaissance before the battle, nor the situation of the enemy, and how much firepower needs to be sent to participate in the battle."

"Just comparing the 10% losses of both sides, the combined battalion can maintain 10% of its combat effectiveness even if it loses 60% of its troops."

"If the combined forces battalion loses 10%, I'm afraid it won't even have 40% of its original combat power left."

"But sir, the modular combat of the combined battalion is not a temporary patchwork, but a combat unit that is built together through coordinated operations and training day after day."

"From the National Day military training, we can see that the combined battalion can at least surpass the combined battalion by three times in combat effectiveness."

"Even if the combat effectiveness of the combined battalion drops by 60%, the sustained combat capability is still more than 120% of the combined battalion's capability if we take it into account."

"And because of proper coordination, when the combined battalion loses 10% of its combat power, the results achieved on the battlefield are much greater than when the combined battalion loses 10% of its combat power."

"Even at this time, the combined battalion can go back for rotation, rest and replenishment, because there is a battalion of the same size behind it."

"We can quickly replace the damage just now and advance on the battlefield with the same firepower."

"I think combat efficiency is the most important thing. If the mission can be completed, then the loss is worth it. The subsequent firepower investment of the joint battalion is far less convenient than that of the combined battalion."

"If we cannot complete the combat mission in a short period of time, we can only continue to move around the battlefield with the troops that have already suffered combat damage."

Chen Jun's voice was equally calm when he answered.

Anyway, he doesn't know this teacher. If they want to argue, then naturally each of them has his own reasons.

But obviously.

The division commander probably didn't expect that Chen Jun didn't talk about battlefield stickiness, but instead talked about combat efficiency and combat losses.

Chen Jun is not stupid. The division-level unit is the smallest combat-level unit.

The battalion level is at most a tactical unit.

When a division is deployed to the battlefield and its main battalion or regiment is sent to attack, the entire division can hold out for several days or even half a month.

Competing with them in stickiness, isn't that just seeking excitement?
The atmosphere in the conference room began to become tense.

More people in the audience seemed ready to make a move.

Chen Jun represented the combined battalion, while most of the people on the stage represented division-level units.

This is a collision of ideas, systems, times, and so on.

Even though there are several leaders present at the conference, there will definitely be people who will continue to ask questions and will not let Chen Jun refute them so easily.

Just as someone was about to speak again, Chai Yansong, who was sitting on the stage, was the first to applaud.

With the war zone political commissar taking the lead, who would dare to show their teeth?

The sound of "pa pa pa" soon spread like wildfire, echoing throughout the conference room.

Wait for the applause to die down.

Shen Hongwei adjusted his sitting position with a serious expression and said, "Chen Jun."

"arrive!!"

"Regarding the modularization and coordination of the First Battalion, you don't need to share more. Please talk about the problems encountered when forming the First Battalion."

“What are the thorny aspects that are most difficult to resolve?”

"Yes, Chief!!"

Chen Jun saluted slightly, and then continued: "The first battalion has changed from a manpower-intensive one to an equipment-intensive one. The biggest feeling when it was first formed was the lack of people."

"We lack veterans who can actually drive and are familiar with these equipment. When the shortage was the most severe, only a small part of the battalion's tanks could be put into training."

"This was a problem in the early stages. In the later stages of joint training, logistical support became the biggest challenge."

"We have no experience in modern logistics supply, and the large amount of weapons, equipment, and ammunition puts the greatest pressure on logistics."

"The tanks and armored vehicles had no fuel, and the artillery had no stable supply of ammunition. During the joint training, the entire battalion had almost no way to carry out real training."

“Especially as supply lines get longer and longer, logistical security cannot be guaranteed.”

"If there is a slightly larger crater on the transport road, heavy transport trucks will not be able to pass through."

“Logistics are very fragile.”

"As an offensive unit, the main training or combat direction of the synthetic unit is to break through the enemy's military defense line."

"Then we will advance quickly to encircle and surround the enemy forces, but there will be no way to maintain the logistics after the advance."

"Logistics supply cannot keep up, various new weapons cannot be used, and the entire battalion can only be used as light infantry. In order to solve this part of the problem."

"To the first battalion, add three additional infantry reinforcement platoons."

"The purpose is to establish a solid defense line as quickly as possible after the battle to protect the supply personnel in the rear."

"But this can only alleviate the situation slightly. Due to the large scale, the ammunition trucks can't carry much stuff, so they can only rely on trucks to transport it continuously."

"There are too many new weapons, and the ammunition consumption can be described as massive. The battlefield situation changes too quickly. We often encounter artillery that need high-explosive shells, but the supply only brings smoke bombs."

"The tanks needed armor-piercing shells, but the logistics department only delivered shrapnel shells. The infantry needed batteries for night vision goggles, but the batteries they delivered were batteries for thermal imaging goggles."

"Due to logistical issues, during the initial joint training, the entire battalion had limited mobility and combat capabilities."

“They are all heavily discounted, and it’s hard to scale up.”

Chen Jun’s words.

This made many leaders present frown and remain silent.

Indeed, for equipment-intensive units, the country currently has no experience in logistical supply for modern troops.

If this is the case with a battalion, what about a brigade?
Do I have to be like a mechanic and ensure that at least 800-1000 trucks are running every day?
(End of this chapter)