Mediterranean Hegemony Road

"We have no eternal friends, nor eternal enemies, only eternal interests."

-- Churchill

This sentence is the foundation of the British Empire. It accurately explains the relationship between various countries!

There is no doubt that Bulgaria, Greece and Mentegro are allies now, and the three countries will all be competitors in the future! !

Whether it was Ferdinand, George I, or Nicholas I, it was clear that the Balkans was too small to support a powerful country!

At the end of the 19th century, in the era of the strong prey to the weak, it is normal to play tricks on each other for the sake of the living space of the country and the nation!

Father, like son!

Greece is unlucky now, and both allies are pitting it! This is no longer a matter of distribution of interests. Ferdinand is completely using a knife to kill people, taking the opportunity to weaken this future enemy, so no matter what the Greeks promise, it will not change the outcome!

Ferdinand asked: "The Greeks are dying. Once the Greek army is defeated, we will immediately declare war on the Ottoman Empire! How are we preparing now?"

Prime Minister Constantine said confidently: "Please rest assured, Your Excellency, we are fully prepared and ready to go to war with the Ottoman Empire at any time!

At present, the national mobilization has been completed. A total of more than 600,000 troops have been mobilized, and 12 first-class divisions and 28 second-class divisions have been reorganized!

In addition, in order to ensure the logistics supply, we have also transferred 200,000 people from the railway company to form 20 logistics divisions, who are specially responsible for building bridges and repairing roads to ensure the smooth flow of logistics transportation roads!

At the same time, we also mobilized most of the medical staff in the country to join the field hospital to ensure that the wounded on the battlefield can be effectively rescued! "

Ferdinand nodded, he was assured of the organizational ability of the Bulgarian government! At this point, we can proudly say that there is no government in the world that can compare with the Bulgarian government!

This is also one of Ferdinand's greatest achievements! Now a decree of Ferdinand can be spread to any village in Bulgaria in one day!

This, let alone in the 19th century, even a hundred years later, few countries can do it!

"Well! Next is the battle meeting. You should also join us. Karl led my generals to the military conference room next door!" Ferdinand

After Ferdinand came to power, military and political separation was strictly enforced in Bulgaria. The military has no right to participate in government meetings (except those involving the military); similarly, the government has no right to interfere in military meetings!

Only when there is a major decision, after obtaining the approval of Ferdinand, both the military and the government are eligible to participate at the same time! Under normal circumstances, it is in the annual budget competition and the national policy meeting that the military and political circles will appear at the same time!

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"The chief of staff will introduce the basic situation first!" Ferdinand said by name

"Yes!" Petrov replied forcefully.

"At present, our army consists of twelve first-class main divisions, twenty-eight second-class divisions, eight heavy artillery regiments, three cavalry regiments and twenty logistics divisions! The total combat force is about 600,000 people.

First-class division establishment: seven infantry regiments, one garrison regiment, one artillery regiment, one engineer regiment, two cavalry battalions, one machine gun battalion, one communications battalion and one field hospital... The whole division has more than 16,700 people (Note: In order to save military expenses, the engineer regiment has 1,546 people, which are not included in the establishment if they are drawn from the logistics division)

The main officers of the division headquarters: one chief and deputy chief of staff, one chief and deputy chief of staff, five to seven combat staff...

First-class division equipment: 14,384 Bulgarian 1891-type rifles (water lienzhu), 2,187 pistols, 187 Maxim heavy machine guns, 48 ​​47mm naval mortars, 32 Bulgarian 1895-type 75mm field guns (Miss France or Italian guns) , 4 105mm cannons...

Infantry regiment establishment: 3 infantry battalions, 1 artillery company, 1 machine gun company, 1 cavalry company, 1 guard company, 1 medical company, 1 communication company... A total of 2,086 people (Note: 312 people in an engineer battalion)

Infantry regiment equipment: 1827 Bulgarian 1891 rifles, 117 pistols, 16 Maxim heavy machine guns, 2 Bulgarian 1895 75mm field guns, 6 47mm naval mortars (the original mortar with the bracket)...

Infantry Battalion: Three infantry companies (126 men each,

Including 2 medics, 6 cooking squads, equipped with 117 rifles, 1 Maxim machine gun, 9 pistols), a spy company (106 people in total, including 2 medics, 5 cooking squads, 94 rifles, 9 pistols), a machine gun platoon (36 people in total, one medic, 2 Maxim heavy machine guns, several pistols), a gun platoon (2 47mm naval mortars), a communication platoon...

Machine gun company: a total of 127 people, equipped with 6 Maxim heavy machine guns...

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Guard Regiment Synchronized Corps

Artillery regiment establishment: a heavy artillery battalion, two artillery battalions, a guard battalion, a communication company, a medical company... a total of 1247 people

Heavy artillery battalion equipment: a total of 216 people, equipped with 4 105mm cannons...

Artillery Battalion: A total of 318 people, equipped with 8 Bulgarian 1895-type 75mn field guns...

Guard Battalion Synchronized Barracks

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Cavalry battalion: a total of 356 people, equipped with 782 horses, 3 heavy machine guns, 331 rifles...

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Second-class division establishment: six infantry regiments, one garrison regiment, one artillery regiment, one engineer regiment, two cavalry battalions, one machine gun battalion, one communications battalion and one field hospital... The whole division has more than 14,200 people

The main officers of the division headquarters: one chief and deputy chief of staff, one chief and deputy chief of staff, five to seven combat staff...

Second-class equipment: 12,186 Bulgarian 1891-type rifles (Shui Lianzhu), 1,876 various pistols, 167 Maxim heavy machine guns, 42 47mm naval mortars, 24 Bulgarian 1895-type 75mm field guns (Miss France or Italian gun), 2 105mm cannons...

The organization is basically the same as that of the first-class division, but one infantry regiment has been reduced in strength. The equipment of the infantry regiment is the same as that of the first-class division. Compared with the first-class division, the firepower of the artillery regiment has been weakened, and other equipment has not changed much!

Heavy artillery regiment: 2,875 people in the regiment, equipped with 12 105mm cannons, 8 120mm cannons, and 8 155mm cannons...

Cavalry regiment: a total of 1856 people, equipped with 3982 horses, 2 75mm field guns, 18 heavy machine guns, 1671 rifles...

Weapon parameters:

Bulgarian 1895 75mm field gun, copycat French M1897 75mm gun

Diameter: 75 mm

Gun weight: 1160 kg

Gunner: 2.7 m

Barrel length: 36 times the caliber

Effective range: 8500 m

Shooting angle: -11°~18°

Muzzle rotation angle: 6°

Muzzle velocity: 529 m/s (m/s)

Projectile weight: (6.3--7.8)/5.5kg (high explosive), 6.4/6.1kg (armor-piercing), 7.24/7.98kg (shrapnel)

The range and weight of the ammunition are average, but the rate of fire is against the sky. The rate of fire is 15-18 rounds/minute, which is twice the 6-8 rounds/minute of the German FK96 77 field gun in the same period.

It is the first rapid-fire gun with a gas recoil machine. Previously, the tube-retracted rapid-fire gun used a bulky hydraulic spring-type recoil machine.

At the same time, the German II FK96 type 77 field gun, the Austro-Hungarian FKM99 type 76.5 field gun, the Russian M1902 type 76.2 field gun, the Italian M1906 type 75 field gun, and the Devil's 38 type 75 field gun are all hydraulic spring type recoil machine, so the rate of fire cannot compete with the M1897.