Romanian Eagle

Time passed slowly as Captain Mizick searched for information, and the next morning came quickly. The officers and soldiers of the 7th Company in the camp stared wide-eyed, waiting for the appearance of the tank.

Because the company commander, Captain Mizik, announced to them yesterday evening that the 7th company will become the first company in the division to receive training with tanks. This made the officers and soldiers of the 7th Company very proud, and they also had various expectations for the new weapon of the tank.

"Is that the one?"

There was a rumbling sound of mechanical movement from outside the camp, and a sharp-eyed soldier couldn't help asking loudly. His words made other officers and soldiers stretch their necks to look at the entrance of the barracks, and some people even jumped up.

Seeing his soldiers commotion, Mizick blew the whistle in his hand.

"Hey~~"

The whistle in Mizick's hand made a sharp whistle, which awakened the curious soldier. Looking at Captain Mizke with a dark face, they remembered that they were still lining up, so the chaotic scene was brought under control.

When the 7th company was quiet, the rumbling sound became louder, and when the 4 tanks entered the barracks, everyone heard it.

After the tank was parked, a lieutenant officer in a fur hat jumped from it. At this time, Captain Delson walked over with someone, negotiated a few words with the lieutenant officer, and then waved to Mizke for him to go over.

Mizke, who was mentally prepared, ran over. Commander Delson pointed to the lieutenant officer wearing a leather cap. "Captain Mizik, this is Lieutenant Dolph of the armored platoon. You're going to coordinate with his tank training infantry next."

After speaking, Captain Delson left with the people, leaving only Mizke and the Dolph Lieutenant.

Mizke was also polite, stepped forward and shook the hand of the tank unit lieutenant and said with a smile. "You Lieutenant Dolph, we'll ask the commander of your tank platoon when we're connected."

In the face of Mizke's friendly attitude, Lieutenant Dorff also spoke politely. "That's all we should do."

After a brief conversation, the two began to prepare for the drill with step-tank cooperation. The drill was unfamiliar to Mizick, but it was much more familiar to Lieutenant Dolph's tank platoon. When Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman was the battalion commander, they had specialized training, because now the performance of the tank can only do this kind of work.

It is said that starting tank collaborative training feels very deep, but in fact it is very simple now.

That is, before entering the enemy's position two hundred meters, the infantry hides behind the tanks and follows the march. After entering 200 meters, the infantry charged, and the tank attacked the emerging firepower in front of the position, allowing the infantry to enter the enemy position more easily.

This is also the judgment made by the Romanian military in combination with the British use of tanks on the battlefield and the results of the armored battalion exercise. This is also a very wise decision. As for the kind of concentrated tank breakthroughs in World War II, don't even think about it. If you really want to do this, it is estimated that all the tanks will be damaged on the road before they reach the destination, and the current road cannot support the use of large-scale mechanized armored troops.

So we saw that in the afternoon training of the tanks, the soldiers of the 7th Company were behind the four explorer tanks, simulating the attack scene.

Probably because of the fear of new things like tanks, the soldiers of the 7th Company maintained a distance of 4 or 5 meters from the tanks during the exercise. This greatly dissatisfied Lieutenant Dorff, who was commanding next to him. "Stay close so the tanks can protect you from being hit. Don't worry, our tanks won't back down and overwhelm you."

But Lieutenant Dolph's words did not reduce the fear of the soldiers of the 7th Company. Mizik, who was trained with the soldiers, saw that this was not the way, so he took the lead and trotted towards the rear of the tank. Under the surprised eyes of the soldiers, he ran to a distance of 1 meter from the tank. He couldn't keep his eyes open from the strong exhaust spray, and Mizke turned his head and shouted to his soldiers. "What are you afraid of, come forward."

Seeing that his company commander dared to approach these steel monsters, some people ran to the tank 1 or 2 meters away like Mizick. People have a herd mentality, and I dare to see others dare to do so. So finally the soldiers of the 7th company became bold and could follow the distance required by Lieutenant Dolph.

After the first step-tank coordination training was completed, Mizke's face was blackened by the exhaust fumes, as if he had just finished working in a coal mine. During the break, he took the orderly towel to wipe his appearance, when Lieutenant Dorff came over.

"You are really brave."

Lieutenant Dolph praised Mizick who wiped his face.

Mizick disapproved of Lieutenant Dorff's compliments. "It's nothing, every Romanian officer can do it."

"No, no, no."

Lieutenant Dorff said while shaking his head. "You're the bravest officer I've ever seen in a tank drill. Many officers didn't do well in the first and our tank training."

"It is estimated that it is not suitable for the new weapon of the tank."

Mizick gave his own explanation for Lieutenant Dorff's compliment.

Facing Mizick's explanation, Lieutenant Dorff nodded in agreement. "This should be."

After a few chats with Mizick, Lieutenant Dorff was about to leave, but before leaving he pointed to Mizick's face and said. "Mr. Captain, next time I don't recommend you get too close to the tank. One meter is too close."

After understanding the meaning of Lieutenant Dorff's words, Mizick said with a smile, remembering his face blackened by exhaust fumes. "Next time I won't be this close to the tank unless I'm shot straight in the head."

During an afternoon of training, the 7th Company had been training in formation with Lieutenant Dorff's tank platoon. But the next day, they started training infantry to remove enemy strongholds with tank support. During the three-day training program, the 7th Company was training and fighting in coordination with tanks. In fact, in the 19th Division, only the 1st regiment where Mizik was in was trained for tank coordinated operations. This also has a lot to do with the scarcity of tanks and the cost of training.

Since Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman was transferred to the Royal Armoured Brigade (3 tank battalions, each battalion has 3 tank companies, each company has 12 tanks.), the military wants to make every infantry division familiar with the tank. A new kind of thing, so as not to be blinded when it is used, so Lieutenant Dorff brought the tank platoon to the 19th Division to train the 1st regiment of infantry and tank coordination.

Of course, the opportunity is not only given to the 19th division. In fact, every division in Romania has an opportunity. It is just a matter of waiting time.

While Romania was trying to strengthen its army's combat effectiveness, an unexpected news came from Austria-Hungary.

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