Chapter 267: Build an Army, Angry Bear Legion
Gu Hang’s current gift points are more than 17,000 points.
Such a number of gift points will allow Gu Hang to do a lot of things.
The first thing to do is to build the army.
At present, the total strength of the Alliance's army is about 330,000 people, organized into 38 division-level units, divided into multiple army groups, deployed in different places, and performing different tasks.
He calculated that according to the imperial tax standards, the total value of these 38 divisions, if fully staffed, would be approximately 6 million tax coins - this is the total value of both the people and the equipment.
According to previous statements, Gu Hang has obtained permission to establish a Star Army Corps on the Angry Owl Star.
Even the establishment has been completed.
Regiment No. 43.25.09.03.
This string of numbers is also quite interesting. 43 is the number of the Eastern Universe; 25 is the number of the Dragon Eagle Star Region; 09 is the number of the Pegasus Star Region; and 03 is the number of the Angry Owl Star.
Putting them together, this is the administrative number of Angry Owl Star in the Imperial Administrative Department.
For example, the home planet of humanity, the capital of the Empire, Holy Terra, is 01.01.01.01: Solar Universe, Solar Star Region, Solar Star Region, Holy Terra. The last number becomes 2, which is the Forge World Mars, the headquarters of the Mechanicus, also known as Mars.
The Astra Militarum also likes to do this, and they give the newly-established legion a number based on the planet from which they mainly recruit soldiers.
Of course, it would be troublesome to call it that, and it would be hard to remember if there were too many names, so it was usually only used in internal documents. Gu Hang could come up with a name of his own and submit it. Generally speaking, the Star Army Headquarters would not be too entangled in this matter and would allow it.
Gu Hang gave it a very simple name: The Angry Bear Legion.
There is a high probability of having duplicate names, which is normal. But it doesn't matter if the names are duplicated, there won't be any big problems if the numbers are good. Whether it is requesting supplies or issuing transfer orders, as long as it is a formal command document, a unique number will be attached to ensure that there will be no mistakes due to language differences, duplicate names, etc.
The interstellar army that Gu Hang was ordered to create was required to have a total value of more than 2.5 million tax coins, which was the imperial tax for the Angry Owl Star for two years.
Logically speaking, the tax amount should be 10 million, and according to what Gu Hang said before he came here, the other 7.5 million will be paid by the star district government.
The target army is worth 2.5 million tax coins, and the total value of the Alliance Army is more than 6 million. Gu Hang will definitely not include all of his troops in it.
Even though this Star Army would be controlled by him, all the troops, from officers to legion commanders, could be assigned by Gu Hang and stationed on the Wrathful Owl Star for a long time. The reason was to guard against possible attacks by the green-skinned orcs and ensure the stability of the Wrathful Owl Star...
But despite this, they still had to be on guard. After all, this unit still had to accept the unified command of the Imperial Astra Militarum. If they were really sent to fight somewhere by a transfer order, they would go. Otherwise, how could they disobey orders?
It's not without benefits.
First is tax deduction, and secondly…it’s still tax deduction.
However, there are different ways to deduct taxes.
After establishing this force, 2.5 million in taxes will be paid on the spot. In the future, the alliance will not need to pay for the expansion or daily maintenance of this force.
If we get permission to expand, it's fine if the new troops are transported from outside by the Military Affairs Department, but if they are recruited from the Angry Owl Star, that can also be used to deduct taxes;
Daily armament maintenance, such as equipment depreciation, ammunition replenishment, and personnel replenishment, is also paid for by the Military Affairs Department and the Star Army.
Of course, it is actually impossible to transport soldiers and equipment from other distant worlds, so they still have to be provided by the Wrathful Owl Star. And all these things can be deducted from taxes.
In total, the annual maintenance cost of a troop with a total value of 2.5 million tax coins is 250,000 tax coins - provided that it does not fight a major war. If it participates in a fierce war and suffers a large loss of equipment and personnel, the cost of replenishment will be calculated separately.
From an economic point of view, planning a part of the alliance army to become the Astra Militarum - the Angry Bear Legion is not a losing business in itself.
As for the extent to which the Angry Bear Legion can be commanded by Gu Hang, that is pure extra profit.
Gu Hang planned thirteen divisions and added them to this corps.
They are the 3rd Slaughter Brigade, the 11th and 12th Infantry Divisions; the 14th Infantry Division; the 26th-30th Infantry Divisions; the 31st Airborne Division; the 32nd-33rd Infantry Divisions; and the 35th Mechanized Brigade.
The total force was 140,000, almost half of the Alliance Army's force. But in fact, the number of key mechanized brigades was small, only one.
An infantry division has 12,000 people and costs only 200,000 tax coins; a fully staffed mechanized brigade has less than 9,000 people, but the cost soars to 460,000 tax coins.
In order to gather these thirteen divisions, Gu Hang basically dismantled and merged the army group that was previously used to recover the northern border and the central army group that was previously used to sweep the three eastern provinces.
Thirteen divisions have received transfer orders. They will assemble and station near the capital, Fuxing City, waiting for the imperial tax collectors to arrive and conduct an inspection in two months.
Considering this, Gu Hang scratched his head and felt that he had to expand the army further.
After removing the 'Angry Bear Legion', the number of troops under the Alliance Army sequence is a bit insufficient.
Gu Hang has several plans next.
First, the Eastern Army Group was to be established. This part of the army had ready-made personnel. They were militia units stationed locally in the three eastern provinces that Yan Fangxu had established after sweeping the eastern provinces. The total number of these militia units was about 100,000.
Gu Hang planned to reorganize half of them into 39-45 divisions on the spot, adopting the organization of the garrison division. One division would have 6,260 people, and would not even need armored vehicles. It would be enough to give them a large number of motorcycles and trucks to motorize them.
The reorganization of the seven garrison divisions is expected to be completed within a month. After all, there is no need to produce or deploy too much new equipment. There are a lot of ready-made stocks of artillery, trucks, and individual equipment. As for the training of the troops, Gu Hang just needs to click on the soldier card system and spend some grace points. It is not expensive to spend one point for every 100 people.
Then, the other half was reorganized into the regular army, forming five divisions. The 46th and 47th divisions were organized as mechanized brigades, and the 48th to 50th divisions were organized as infantry divisions.
These five divisions cannot be prepared immediately. Although the troops are trained quickly, a large amount of equipment needs to be produced for these five divisions.
Various armored vehicles, tanks, fixed heavy bolters that serve as company-level firepower... The current inventory of the Military Logistics Department is seriously insufficient, and it even owes a lot.
Especially armored vehicles and tanks.
Currently, the Alliance's monthly production of Lion tanks has reached 34 units, and the monthly production of armored vehicles has reached 160 units.
These are the two most bottleneck equipment in the current army construction. Not to mention the newly established troops, even the old mechanized brigade, in theory, needs 50 tanks per brigade, and it has not been completed yet. In addition to the 1st Xifeng Brigade, an additional tank battalion was added to make it full, and later it only planned to give priority to the 35th Brigade to be incorporated into the Angry Bear Legion.
The remaining mechanized brigades generally had only eighteen tanks.
If Gu Hang wants to really create a steel torrent, he has to find a way to increase the production of tanks and armored vehicles.
And this thing is already on the way.
On the one hand, Weixing City has been working hard to expand its production capacity; on the other hand, the production lines that are constantly being built are overflowing to surrounding provinces.
In addition to alleviating the production pressure in Weixing City, it is also necessary to boost the production level of other provinces, solve employment problems, and tap the potential of human resources.
This has already begun.
A number of heavy industry and military industry factories were also opened in those places.
For example, other areas of the Central Bank Province have taken over the construction of many individual equipment manufacturers and various types of engineering machinery; the Tower Province has taken over a vehicle parts production plant and started to set up its own automobile production plant on the spot, and the armored vehicle production line is also in place.
The Central and Northern Provinces are particularly worth mentioning.
Originally, this was the province with the least population in the administrative division of the alliance. However, after the North was liberated, a large part of the land and population was assigned to the Central North Province, and the rest was established as the Northern Province. Inheriting many legacies of the Polar Industrial Group, even the Polar Industrial City was assigned to the Central North Province and renamed Guangbei City. The related technological industry upgrades have been very successful in recent times.
The central and northern provinces can now build tanks!
Gu Hang had considered this model a long time ago.
First, establish the Weixingcheng Industrial Center, and then use the rich to drive the poor, radiating to the surrounding areas. Other areas will first be positioned as a supplier of consumer goods, food, and raw materials, and then gradually receive overflow production capacity.
Now, we have reached the second step.
As the industrialization of all parties continues to advance, the industrial capacity of the Alliance will surely continue to maintain high growth for some time to come - even higher growth than in the past.
If calculated based on the situation before the increase in production, these five division-brigade units belonging to the Central Army Group, especially the two mechanized brigades, can complete their maintenance in about three months.
If the situation of expanding production capacity is ideal, then this time can likely be shortened to within two months.
In training these troops, apart from the problem of weapons and equipment, the other thing to solve is the training of the personnel.
The militia forces currently established in the eastern provinces have no formal organization and have not undergone any training with gift points.
The two armies had a total of about 100,000 new soldiers, and the 34th Infantry Division, 37th Mechanized Brigade, and 38th Mechanized Brigade, which were sent to Black Arrow Star and were brought back after being crippled, also needed to be replenished. The direct loss of personnel in these three divisions reached nearly 20,000. In addition to the dead, many disabled people were also transported back and handled the retirement procedures.
The shortage of 20,000 personnel will also be filled in this military buildup.
For these three divisions, compensation for the killed and wounded is one aspect.
On the other hand, Gu Hang also commended the three divisions as promised. The collective third-class merit, all the troops under the three divisions to the company level, were allowed to put a single sword inserted behind the shield on the flag and the unit number armband, which is a proof of honor. Some companies were also awarded the collective second-class merit; some combat heroes, whether alive or dead, disabled or intact, received personal medals.
The collective medal is fine, it is just a bonus for the soldiers, mainly reflected in the honor of the unit; the individual medal is very valuable, which means that the alliance has recognized their merits. As long as they do not commit crimes in the future, these medals can receive a small but good supplementary allowance for life.
At the same time, almost all participants in the war had their military ranks adjusted upwards quickly, and a large number of them were promoted to officers.
The soldiers who were promoted to officers also had their positions promoted, with platoon leaders promoted to company commanders, company commanders promoted to battalion commanders, and even regimental commanders.
Even if the original troops cannot accommodate so many officers, it doesn’t matter. The newly-built twelve divisions have a large number of officer vacancies and they can be transferred out and added to these troops.
In order to train these troops, Gu Hang spent 1,200 grace points.
This is not a huge number.
As long as you don't build an army of millions of people, the cost of gift points for training troops will never be too much.
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After planning the gift points for troop training, Gu Hang now has more than 16,000 gift points left.
Gu Hang thought about it and decided to use it to draw technology.
He could have drawn 10,000 gears, but there was no need to do so.
The greatest value of the 10,000-level technology tree comes mainly from the 25% probability of producing epic technology.
But... even if we draw epic technology, we may not be able to digest it. That is a bit too high-end for the current industrial level of Angry Owl Star.
What's more, the technology pool of the 1000-gift level has not been drained yet. At this level, the probability of draining is 57.5%, but he can draw more times.
He started with a six-draw streak.
The first shot was empty, the second shot was also empty; the third shot hit a basic level; the fourth shot hit an advanced level; the fifth shot was empty; the sixth shot was also a basic level.
The two basic levels are [HS6 Electromagnetic Gun Family] and [Artillery Modification] technology.
They are all relatively ordinary things, and there are basically no particularly big changes.
Electromagnetic rifles and laser guns are highly interchangeable with each other, and their power, performance, and cost are almost at the same level. The main difference is that when facing different enemies, the performance of the two will be different.
Generally speaking, mature, elite Astra Militarum troops will be equipped with both types of rifles on a large scale - the G series of live ammunition rifles will be eliminated and used by ordinary Astra Militarum troops.
But this thing... for Angry Owl Star, it is more of a technical reserve.
A set of laser guns or electromagnetic rifles, with a full range of individual equipment, costs 4 tax coins, while a set of G9 only costs 0.2 tax coins. There is a big difference in money.
Gu Hang can’t afford to build it for the time being.
The artillery technology is quite impressive. The same 155mm howitzer, the current home-made method, has a very different range and power compared to the modified one.
Especially in terms of range, it can be extended to 40 kilometers, which is doubled.
At the same time, for some small-sized artillery, such as the 88 howitzer and the 60 mortar, the power, range and stability will become stronger.
This is very good, and it is a tangible strengthening of the alliance forces.
As for the advanced technology, it made Gu Hang even happier.
["Traveler" type interstellar spacecraft]
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I've been posting at midnight lately...
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