Bulgarian Empire

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

-- Churchill

This sentence is the foundation of the British Empire, and it accurately explains the relationship between various countries!

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

Whether it is Ferdinand, George I, or Nicholas I, they all know that the Balkan Peninsula is too small to support a powerful country!

In the era of the weak and the strong at the end of the 19th century, for the living space of the country and the nation, it is perfectly normal to play tricks on each other!

Father, like son!

Greece is unlucky now, and both allies are pitting it! This is no longer a matter of profit distribution. Ferdinand is completely using a knife to kill people, taking the opportunity to weaken this future enemy, so no matter what the Greeks promise, they can't change the ending!

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

Prime Minister Constantine said with confidence: Your Majesty, please rest assured that we are fully prepared and can wage war against 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 logistics supplies, we have also transferred 200,000 people from the railway company to form 20 logistics divisions, who are responsible for building bridges and repairing roads to ensure the smooth flow of logistics transportation roads!

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

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

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

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

Well! Next is the combat meeting, you should join us. Karl led all my generals to the military meeting room next door! Ferdinand

After Ferdinand came to power, the separation of government and military 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 major resolutions are made, after Ferdinand's approval is obtained, both the military and the government are eligible to participate at the same time! Under normal circumstances, it is during the annual budget competition and the national policy meeting that the military and political circles 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 sonorously

At present, our army consists of 12 first-class main divisions, 28 second-class divisions, eight heavy artillery regiments, three cavalry regiments and 20 logistics divisions! The total number of combat troops is about 600,000.

First-class division establishment: seven infantry regiments, one garrison regiment, one artillery regiment, one engineering regiment, two cavalry battalions, one machine gun battalion, one communication 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, who are transferred from the logistics division and are not included in the establishment)

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

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

Infantry Regiment Organization: 3 infantry battalions, 1 artillery company, 1 machine gun company, 1 cavalry company, 1 guard company, 1 medical company, 1 communications company...a total of 2,086 people (remarks: plus 312 people from an engineer battalion)

Infantry Regiment Equipment: 1827 Bulgarian 1891-style rifles, 117 pistols, 16 Maxim heavy machine guns, 2 Bulgarian 1895-style 75mm field guns, 6 47mm naval mortars (with brackets are the original mortars)...

Infantry Battalion: Three Infantry Companies (126 each,

Including 2 medical soldiers, 6 cooking squads, equipped with 117 rifles, 1 Maxim machine gun, and 9 pistols), a special agent company (106 people in total, including 2 medical soldiers, 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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Synchronized Corps of the Guard Regiment

Artillery Regiment Organization: One Heavy Artillery Battalion, Two Artillery Battalions, One Guard Battalion, One Communications Company, One Medical Care Company...a total of 1,247 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 Formation

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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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Formation of the second-class division: six infantry regiments, one garrison regiment, one artillery regiment, one engineering regiment, two cavalry battalions, one machine gun battalion, one communication 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 commander, one chief and deputy chief of staff, five to seven combat staff officers...

Second-class division equipment: 12,186 Bulgarian 1891-style rifles (Water Lianzhu), 1,876 pistols of various types, 167 Maxim heavy machine guns, 42 47mm naval mortars, 24 Bulgarian 1895-style 75mm field guns (Miss France or Italy gun), two 105mm cannons...

The establishment is basically the same as that of the first-class division, except that one infantry regiment has been reduced in terms of 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: 2875 people in the regiment, equipped with 12 105mm cannons, 8 120mm cannons, 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-style 75mm field gun, imitation French M1897-type 75mm artillery

Caliber: 75mm

Gun weight: 1160 kg

Cannon length: 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 shell), 6.4/6.1kg (armor-piercing shell), 7.24/7.98kg (shrapnel shell)

The range of ammunition is average, but the rate of fire is 15-18 rounds per minute, which is twice that of the German FK96 77 field gun of the same period, which is 6-8 rounds per minute.

It is the first rapid-fire gun to use a gas recuperation machine. Previous tube retreat rapid-fire guns used cumbersome hydraulic spring-type recuperators.

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