Chapter 290: Field Army, Don't Believe in Excuses
In the East Campus Information Command Room, everyone had smiles on their faces, and even Chen Mo seemed to be in a much more relaxed mood.
But it was just a little bit of relief, not completely reassurance.
After the initial maneuvering phase of night training, the heavily armed convoys left one after another.
Chen Mo's expression became solemn again.
Being able to drive the tank out from the artillery range is just the beginning of the entire night training operation.
There are also simulated enemy minefields and various assault obstacles waiting behind.
Chen Mo knew that this was the first large-scale training for the entire battalion, and it would not be so smooth.
The reason why the maneuvering out of the camp was smooth was that the terrain within the campus was familiar to all the soldiers in the company. Even the newcomers could walk around here a few times with their eyes closed after wandering around for a while.
But outside.
A vast world does not necessarily mean smooth collaboration.
The larger the area, the higher the frequency of communications required and the more difficult it is to deploy troops.
If it is just a small passage, at most two tanks can drive out side by side and line up, which is not difficult.
Outside, it’s hard to say.
At this time, outside the West Campus.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
The reconnaissance company began launching hand-thrown drones, which rushed into the night sky one after another to conduct reconnaissance ahead. At the same time, the radar vehicle turned frantically, alert to the possibility of air strikes at any time.
Rumble!
Rumble!
The earth was shaking, accompanied by the deafening roar of high-powered engines. One after another, Type 98 and Type 85 main battle tanks spread rapidly, and their heavy steel tracks crushed the ground mercilessly.
Because it was already late autumn, the dead grass swaying in the wind was completely crushed into the dust and merged with the earth.
A huge train set is being deployed.
It was cold outside Jinyang in mid-September, but the air inside the tank was extremely hot. The air mixed with the smell of diesel oil filled the small space, and all the crew members had serious expressions.
There was no time to wipe the sweat from my forehead.
The tank crew, as the vanguard of the demonstration battalion, was also responsible for the defense of the entire battalion. Their company commander and Battalion Commander Liu had put forward their requirements long before the night training began.
If the leading collaborative crew wants to do well, get the first place today, and get the opportunity to be rewarded or promoted.
There must be a high degree of coordination between the commanding commander, the vehicle driver and the tank smoothbore gun and missile operator to maximize combat effectiveness.
Driving a tank is much more difficult than driving any other vehicle, because these large mechanized toys produced by the army were designed for combat from the day they were born.
A lifelong battle.
"Attention, forward command tank 1, there's an obstacle ahead of you at the 12 o'clock position. Over!"
The tank crew, which was dispersing and maneuvering, heard the alarm from the reconnaissance company.
Inside the command tank, the commander who was in charge of auxiliary observation immediately conducted night infrared observation directly ahead.
"200 meters ahead, at twelve o'clock, target obstacle, anti-tank cone, vehicle body moves halfway to the left."
"receive!"
The driver responded with a cold look. Even with the infrared on, the main field of view of the tank cockpit was only 60 degrees. Therefore, most of the tank's commands were issued by the commander who had a wider field of vision.
The first-class non-commissioned officer driver precisely controlled the joystick in his hands to control the direction of travel and at the same time reduced the speed of the vehicle to 2/3 of the full speed. His well-honed military movements still looked neat and nimble despite the change to a new type of tank.
Boom boom boom!
In the final 100 meters, the huge steel monster successfully passed the first obstacle, an anti-tank cone made of reinforced concrete, with the smallest detour angle.
But this is just the beginning of the night training.
Next.
There will be a series of obstacle tests. Not only the tank company at the front needs to pay attention, but the reconnaissance company must also issue timely warnings based on the mobile routes of all companies.
The West Campus Gate is not far from the simulated target on Hill No. 3, at most a few kilometers. Chen Mo has already ordered a three-hour maneuver mission.
That means the journey will not be peaceful.
Soon, the front convoy arrived 500 meters away from the blocking trench. This trench was aimed at the entire battalion, and behind the trench was an anti-tank minefield.
The trench is 16 meters long, 8 meters wide and 3 meters deep. As long as it is on this maneuvering route, no tank can cross it.
The reconnaissance company is responsible for early warning.
The engineering company drove the engineering vehicles precisely to the necessary places according to the coordinates and maneuvering speed provided by the prompts. They did not dare to waste any time and used composite steel plates to build a simple steel bridge above the trench that was wide enough for two tank tracks.
Rumble.
The monster weighing dozens of tons drove forward slowly and steadily.
Inside the information command room.
Chen Mo, Cheng Dong, and Wang Jianbin did not have any relaxed expressions on their faces at this time.
This is the first night training for the entire battalion, and firing artillery is not yet necessary as the companies do not have the coordination capabilities. Currently, the tank crews have already rushed to the obstacle course that was built by the tank company during its basic training.
This is not an easy job.
If something goes wrong in reconnaissance, communication, technology, and other links, destroying the entire obstacle course is a small matter. The key is the chaos in coordination and the other vehicle groups making mistakes in speed and cooperation.
There is a risk of a chain reaction, and you may even end up in a ditch, causing training injuries.
But it's okay.
The thing I was most worried about did not happen.
When tanks are used for mobile defense on both flanks, their forward routes are different from those of other vehicle groups.
From trenches to minefields.
All the tanks, whether charging, assaulting, speeding up, circling, or reversing to avoid minefields, appeared to be operating in an orderly manner.
Obstacle after obstacle isolated the heavy vehicle crew further and further away, and the tanks ran faster and faster.
What about the 10×5 meter narrow alley for street fighting, the 90-degree right-angle rapid change of direction slope, and the 20×0.5 meter shallow ditch.
The 98 and 85 vehicle groups on both wings were able to operate with ease.
No wonder.
The entire battalion is maneuvering and is now in the tank obstacle course. The tank company is commanded by not only the veteran commander Liu Hongyun, but also the company was formed the earliest, and the company commander Qin Xiaojun has led many people to train here.
I'm basically familiar with the venue.
The unexpected event during the night training occurred after the tanks on both wings had rushed out of half of the obstacle course.
Chen Mo watched helplessly as the tank company was getting farther and farther away from the rear crew, almost losing the maximum distance required for coordination.
He knew that this was not a mistake made by the tank company commander. The tanks were fast because these people were familiar with the site, while the ones behind were slow because of their evasive and other reactions, which could not match those of the soldiers driving the tanks.
Even if there was advance warning, and even if the obstacles were far fewer than what a tank company would encounter, it would not work.
It looked like the formation was about to fall into disarray and the company behind could not keep up.
Chen Mo frowned and turned to look at Cheng Dong: "Launch the enemy's simulated anti-tank missiles to increase the difficulty of attacking the tank company."
"clear!!"
Cheng Dong nodded, then walked aside, took out the walkie-talkie and gave orders.
Only six seconds had passed.
The simulated enemy attack device on the obstacle course was manually activated.
The reconnaissance company would have no time to react to this sudden activation of the device, let alone an early warning.
It can only respond autonomously through radar and fire control.
"alarm!"
"alarm!"
The tank, which was originally in the process of attacking, suddenly had a red light flashing in the cab and the fire control system frantically sounded an alarm.
The reconnaissance company's radar, which has the highest communication authority during wartime, also played a role at this moment, immediately transmitting all alarms to the command vehicles of all companies in the battalion.
The quiet night training atmosphere was completely broken.
"Emergency evasion, target at 2 o'clock, distance 870 meters, individual anti-tank missile locked, 10 meters, 270 degrees evasive maneuver."
The tank commander shouted urgently.
The most critical part of night training has arrived.
You should know that the anti-tank missile simulator on the obstacle course is not aimed at just one tank, but is suitable for all vehicle crews.
And the ambush distances are different.
For example, if a tank's command vehicle is locked, the commander must judge whether there are any tanks of his own behind him based on the attack trajectory.
If there is, it is not about evasion, but about using the composite armor on the side of the tank, turning the angle, and withstanding the attack, actively facing the missile and covering the tanks behind.
If not.
The 870-meter anti-tank missile only gave them three seconds to react.
Of course, the absence of one's own tanks in the rear does not mean that one cannot withstand the missiles. Instead, the commander of the vehicle must judge the process and method of maneuvering and evading the enemy by looking at the direction of the enemy.
Choose the best way in a short time.
In addition, when necessary, weapon operators are required to launch heat source jamming bombs.
Each evasion is a test for the entire crew.
Originally.
The purpose of the demonstration camp's training is to simulate the tense atmosphere of actual combat, without using fixed routines, so that officers and soldiers can truly experience the crisis of combat damage in war.
To hone the three quick combat capabilities of all crews: quick response, quick calculation, and quick avoidance.
But one thing was overlooked.
The simulated attack device is range-based, and as long as a tank enters this range, it will receive an early warning.
One second!
Two seconds!
Three seconds!
The tank crews maneuvering on both wings basically all take evasive action.
Some chose to turn and dodge, while others chose to use composite armor to withstand the attack.
The entire company reacted within three seconds, with an evasion rate of 90% and very few tanks damaged.
But the problem is.
The missile was blocked by the tank, but the crew behind it was thrown into chaos by the sudden fire control alarm.
Some tanks crashed into obstacles in a panic, while others remained where they were and were judged to be damaged in battle.
There were even some outrageous crews who actually turned off communications in their panic, causing the tanks to completely lose contact.
"Hey! Hey hey hey!!!"
Wang Jianbin discovered that more than a dozen devices in the cross-linked satellite positioning system had lost their signal sources, and his face turned pale.
Grab the communicator and call out loudly.
You have to know that the entire battalion is mobile and hundreds of tanks are concentrated. Once some tanks cannot receive communication messages, the visibility angle is poor and the lighting conditions are not good.
Misjudging the maneuvering direction and the distance between vehicles can result in a large-scale collision.
At the very least, equipment is damaged, and at the worst, large numbers of soldiers are injured, or even training accidents occur.
"Xiucai, this is troublesome. Communication with more than a dozen vehicles has been interrupted!!!"
Wang Jianbin looked anxious and turned to look at Chen Mo.
But Chen Mo didn't show any signs of nervousness. He stared at the images projected from the drone in mid-air, then looked at the area where the tanks had lost communication. He smiled and patted Wang Jianbin on the shoulder: "Don't worry, you've been in Xiangjian for too long and haven't encountered any stupid soldiers."
"The communication equipment was turned off by the soldiers in their panic."
"No matter what the reason, the tank can no longer move forward. We must send a signal flare to suspend training. It's too dangerous." Wang Jianbin still insisted on his opinion.
Chen Mo shook his head slightly, then looked at Cheng Dong: "Simulate an air raid. Request the ground mobile team to immediately isolate the heat source and camouflage the ground."
"yes!"
Cheng Dong had no suggestions, he just followed orders.
He picked up the intercom and gave instructions.
Not long after, the reconnaissance company's radar equipment once again burst into bursts of shrill alarms.
In the communication equipment, the non-commissioned officer in charge of guarding the radar shouted to remind all companies to disperse, stop the car and turn off the engine, and deploy ground camouflage.
This time.
The shortcomings of the demonstration camp’s first night training were completely exposed.
After the air raid warning appeared.
The tank company was the first to react. They were already cruising on both wings of the mobile team. All they had to do was continue to increase the distance, stop the car and turn off the engine, and cover the tanks with canvas-like camouflage to isolate them from heat sources.
Afterwards, all the tank soldiers scattered away from their vehicles, lay on the ground, and performed individual camouflage.
The reconnaissance company controlled the hand-thrown drone to land at a distance, crawled out of the infantry fighting vehicle, and evacuated as well.
However, other companies, when they first dispersed, repeatedly encountered problems with maneuverability and coordination, either with vehicle collisions or with several vehicles retreating in the same direction.
The staff is even more confused.
There was a big problem with scheduling.
Even after the air raid warning had passed, more than 40% of the tanks in the battalion were still in operation, but they were turned off and not camouflaged.
Not to mention releasing heat source bait, it's pure nonsense.
The first day of night training ends here.
Without a doubt, it ended in failure.
They couldn't even get past the obstacle course, and after two early warnings, the main force of the entire battalion suffered over 50% casualties.
To determine whether a unit is completely wiped out and has completely lost its combat effectiveness, the combat losses must reach 70%.
Wait until everything is calm.
One soldier after another got up from the ground, and the company commanders looked nearby for the staff officers who were accompanying the team to score, but they did not see any of the other side.
Everyone knew that the night training was over.
The three-hour night training plan only lasted for one hour.
Not to mention the task of capturing the enemy's oil depot at the northern end of Hill No. 3.
There's no way it could be done.
"Notify all companies, night training is over, return to camp!!"
Chen Mo only left this sentence and turned to leave the information command room.
Wang Jianyong sighed. The staff department and the information command room were both included in the command sequence by the battalion commander. He felt that he was also responsible for the night training turning out like this.
Cheng Dong said nothing, turned around and went out, notifying someone to fire a white flare into the air.
Notice that night training is cancelled.
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. . . . . . .
Twenty minutes later.
The team left the camp for night training at seven o'clock in high spirits and returned at a little after eight o'clock.
Rumble!
The ground was still shaking, but everyone's mood was covered with a layer of gloom.
Entrance to the artillery range.
"T11 command tank to reverse left!"
"T12 follow up!"
"T14 half-turn, make way for the parking space, and let the row of T13s come over."
The commanding sergeants of each company were using flag signals to coordinate the reloading and maintain order.
Less than an hour and a half after leaving the camp, the mechanical steel monster returned to its position after a lot of trouble.
No one needs to remind me specifically.
No deliberate notification is required.
After parking the tank and putting the equipment into storage.
All the soldiers, organized into company groups and squads, obediently ran to the open space in front of the flag-raising platform on the training ground and assembled.
There was clearly no one on the flag-raising platform.
But everyone, including the cadres, was certain that they were in trouble this time.
The dim street lights and the bright warehouse lights are intertwined together.
It reflected the thousands of people crowded on the training ground. No one was talking to each other, and there was no noise. They all stood there quietly.
Everyone waited for five or six minutes.
Chen Mo, Cheng Dong, Wang Jianbin and several staff officers came straight to the flag-raising platform from the east campus.
"At ease, stand at attention!"
When the battalion's duty sergeant saw the battalion commander coming, he gave orders to the assembly line, raised his fists to his belt, ran seven steps, and then slammed his feet together, making a crisp sound from his combat boots.
"Comrade Battalion Commander, the entire battalion is participating in night training. All companies have assembled. Please give your instructions!"
Chen Mo's face was grim.
"At ease, tell me."
"yes!"
The sergeant major on duty ran back to the formation.
On the flag-raising platform.
Chen Mo's eyes were as sharp as knives as he swept across the audience.
He actually knew that it was his first night training and a special mission, so it was normal that his performance was not good.
It was not easy to make it to the obstacle course before the queue broke down.
Otherwise, Chen Mo would not feel relieved because the camp went smoothly. Our standards are not that bad.
In recent times, we have been replenishing our troops, whether it is cultural courses or memorizing manuals. Even though everyone is learning eagerly, the rhythm of information-based and highly coordinated assault cannot be mastered in a short time.
After all, the cadres left over from the Blue Army Camp are a minority.
It would be useless to rely on this group of people to lead such a large camp even if they shouted their throats out.
For example, during the night training just now, a small number of officers were experiencing high-intensity training for the first time and were confused by the complicated communications. They even turned off the communications in a panic.
This resulted in a sharp decline in overall performance.
The casualties reached half.
What’s even more amazing is that some of the infantry fighting vehicles in the armored infantry company actually lost contact with the command tank.
This infantry-tank coordination is just bullshit.
To be honest, Chen Mo was not angry. At this stage of the demonstration camp, everyone was forced to learn something new.
It's normal to overcome all obstacles and create the new world.
This is an objective factor of reality.
However, no matter what the factors are, it does not mean that Chen Mo will not swing the big stick in his hand.
Field troops, with their unreasonable and rough style, isn't that what it is all about, after all?
Only by pointing out problems that touch the soul can officers and soldiers grow.
The field army does not believe in reasons.
"Since the Blue Army Battalion, we have gone through various trainings, including full battalion maneuvers, combat simulations, squadron training, and night training, more than once."
Chen Mo held the megaphone in his hand, but did not use it. He just said in a loud and fierce voice: "We have quite a few cadres from the Blue Army Battalion here, as well as quite a few cadres from the Academy."
"You've memorized a lot of command manuals, and you've been leading troops for quite some time, right?"
"Good, very good!"
"Every resume is written more beautifully than a list of meritorious service members."
"But can anyone tell me what the sudden attack is during tonight's night training?"
"A three-hour assault mission, and before we even made it an hour, over half our troops were killed. Nine simulated enemy situations, and after only two, the entire force was nearly wiped out!!"
"This is the first time in our information battalion's training that combat losses have exceeded 50% due to intensive training. Everyone, you have truly given me a big surprise."
"I've never gotten such a bad grade!"
Chen Mo was not bragging when he said this.
Neither the Blue Army Battalion nor the Demonstration Battalion had suffered such heavy casualties, even during the military exercises with the 188th Division.
The only time the combat losses exceeded 50% was during the Northwest Military Exercise, but the achievements made that time were also very impressive.
"Mechanical Infantry Company!"
"arrive!"
Armored infantry company commander Xu Zhanqi responded loudly, his bloodshot eyes widened and he looked very haggard.
He and Qin Xiaojun graduated in the same batch, but the tank company performed very well today, the best in the entire battalion.
In the past, he often compared and competed with Captain Qin in private, and neither of them was willing to give in.
But this time it was a big blow to him.
If you are not the chief officer and do not participate in the maneuvers of the entire battalion, you will never know how tiring it is to worry.
However, worrying may not necessarily lead to any gains.
Chen Mo's voice was like ice.
"Captain Xu, I'm very disappointed with your armored infantry company."
"During the maneuver, you guys took the longest average time per unit time to handle special situations."
"Your anti-air raid camouflage was inadequate and unreliable, your actions were slow to react, and your team's coordination was poor. During the bombing, you lost one-tenth of your equipment."
"During the assault, the digital networking efficiency of the equipment was 41%. Is it really that difficult to lead an armored infantry company?"
Facing the battalion commander's questioning.
Xu Zhanqi's face was full of bitterness. It was not that he was incompetent, but the tank company had the battalion commander Liu Hongyun in charge of the overall situation, and the mechanized infantry and tanks worked together. As a new cadre, he was definitely not able to keep up with the old cadres, who were also commanding a group of backbones.
But does he dare to say this reason?
What's more, Chen Mo didn't give him a chance to defend himself. After questioning him, he cursed: "Even if I use the mechanized mode, I can still beat you."
"Yes." Xu Zhanqi hung his head dejectedly.
"And the air defense company, what did you promise me before the night training?"
"When the air raid sirens sounded, other companies stopped their vehicles, shut down their engines, isolated themselves from heat sources, and began camouflaging themselves. What were you camouflaging for?"
"You don't even know what the air defense company does?"
"I won't talk about this. Disguise is disguise, but what about before the disguise?"
"The battlefield's firepower distribution pattern is chaotic. Captain Feng, are you trying to tell me that there's a problem with the Red Arrow system's computer fire control model code?"
"You, the air defense company, don't need to make any excuses."
Chen Mo scolded without mercy, "From the very beginning, when your entire company launched a mechanized assault, facing the dynamic battlefield, you encountered problems with formation deployment, transformation, scheduling, and insufficient organization."
"This also caused your company to be several points slower than other units after the air raid."
"You wouldn't even use the advanced equipment you were given."
"Don't preach to me in front of me anymore. Just do your job well and reflect on yourself."
"yes!"
The air defense company commander Feng Xiaodong no longer had his previous arrogance. He was the youngest and least experienced of the three new company commanders.
I had been in the air defense battalion directly under the 38th Army before, and I had never seen the equipment of the demonstration battalion. They all used anti-aircraft machine guns as their main combat equipment. I had never come into contact with missile vehicles, so it was normal that I couldn't react.
But Chen Mo didn't care about that.
He continued, "Companies that weren't mentioned, don't get your hopes up. You all have an idea of how this training session went, right?"
"The biggest problem is the lag in exchanging information about the war situation."
"Reconnaissance Company, Engineer Company, Logistics Company, Tank Company."
"arrive!"
After calling out to several companies in succession, only Liang Hongjie from the logistics department took the initiative to stand up and be beaten. After all, the early bird catches the worm, and one must have the attitude of admitting mistakes.
Chen Mo glanced at him and continued, "You companies are all very individualistic."
"Let me ask, where is the cooperation?"
“Where’s the synergy?”
"When something happened, the reconnaissance company was only responsible for notifying the others. For a full hour, no company communicated with the others more than 10 times."
"The average delay in information exchange is 20 seconds."
"Are you all pig-brains? What are you thinking about?"
"ah?!!!!"
"Have I ever told you that the battlefield is an integrated operation? During night assault training, although the cluster dynamic chain is a whole, each company encounters different situations during the simulated combat situation."
"The battle situation exchange mechanism is very critical."
"It's not just their reconnaissance company that has the obligation to conduct reconnaissance and report back. Are all of you, the armored infantry, air defense, logistics, and engineering troops, dumb?"
"Why the hell are you acting so cool in front of me?"
"If anyone thinks they can't do their job well, get out of here now and stop disgusting me."
The battalion commander's voice grew colder.
Throughout the training ground, thousands of people were listening quietly.
Although each company had its own sufficient reasons and excuses, no one was willing or dared to speak up.
The same thing.
The field army does not believe in excuses.
If you lose, you lose. After reviewing the situation, learn from the lessons and make corrections.
This is the concept of the field army.
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