Within a month after the Crown incident, the speculation and concerns of the reopening of the Norman Empire and the Free Federation were infinitely amplified. Although people do not know what the real public opinion of the Norman Empire was, from the emotions of the Norman diplomats, they could sense the anger of the Norman people - no matter what role the federal government and the army played in this incident, it was a great blasphemy to the Norman royal family. If the Normans wanted to find an excuse to start a war, this was undoubtedly an opportunity to come to the door. You must know that in the past few decades, they had been brewing and fermenting in order to launch two wars. Now, the excellent opportunity is

In front of it, it seemed that it was just a matter of launching a war against the Free Federation, but for various reasons, the Normans did not use this "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity to attack the Free Federation, and did not even threaten war. Soon, news from the Norman Empire showed that the person who created the "Crown" bombing was their internal enemies, who were said to be loyal to the late former crown prince Joseph and regarded himself as the defenders of orthodox imperial power. They believed that Queen Sophie and her two sons had murdered the former crown prince Joseph in an attempt to seize power. As the Avengers, they had planned many attacks before, but none of them were so close to success.

Worries about possible wars between the Norman Empire and the Free Federation were then resolved by the storm-like bloody situation within the Norman Empire. In fact, the threat of war has always been only speculations. The armies of the two countries did not face each other's tit-for-tat and tense at the beginning of this incident, which was largely due to timely communication at the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The information exchange mechanism based on the military's top military is an important driving force for both sides to avoid the rapid deterioration of the situation. In turn, the senior leaders of both sides also realized that in-depth cooperation in the military field can play a huge role in dealing with the distant and ethereal threat from outer space or the actual international contradictions that may arise at any time. Therefore, the concept of the Orence Planet Joint Defense Force, which was previously shelved indefinitely, returned to people's attention.

A few months later, the Norman Empire's situation that had caused storms returned to peace, and the great powers quickly reached a principle agreement on the joint staff of the army, namely, to form a joint staff. This took a substantial step compared to the previous Joint Chiefs of Staff, which means that the armies of various countries have truly achieved collaboration and interoperability in organizational construction and training. It is equivalent to a close military alliance in form, but in a long history, there has never been a military joint agency and joint mechanism covering the entire planet of Orence, which is undoubtedly a milestone event.

After the "Crown" gradually dissipated, Weiss, who returned to Mason, continued to devote himself to Lorraine's various constructions. This incident was a unique and huge challenge for him. During the period when the war might come at any time, he was fiercely criticized by public opinion, which was unprecedented. After the crisis was resolved, especially the Norman royal family mentioned the efforts of the local government in the announcement, and public opinion had undergone dramatic changes, and he became one of the mainstays to turn the tide. Weiss used to not paying much attention to these personal comments, and even if these may affect his re-election, he would never deliberately explain it. From the perspective of the Free Federation, this

The dust settled the incident and resolved a potential crisis, but in the eyes of Weiss and his like-minded partners, the reconciliation and the subsequent establishment of the Joint Staff brought great pressure to their efforts in mechanical power, especially aerodynamics. It can be foreseen that after the establishment of the Joint Staff, the military will be more inclined to fly ships in terms of equipment and tactics, and the support received by military aircraft will be reduced accordingly. The development of the Free Federation in mechanical aspects has completely shifted from the national defense strategy led by the government army to the spontaneous research among the people. The supporting role of the economy has gradually given way to the enthusiasm of competition, and the flight competitions and racing events have become the last shelter...

When people focused on the attacks of the Norman Empire royal family and subsequent developments, the excavation of spacecraft remains in the north was stagnant for several months, but this had nothing to do with the Crown. The joint exploration and mining team explained to the outside world that they encountered new technical difficulties - after collecting a certain amount of surface resources, it was difficult for the drill bit to dig into the wreckage, which seemed to be a special layer of extraordinarily hard armor that blocked their exploration and mining. This explanation sounds very reasonable, but not to mention these speculations and analysis, from the macro perspective, the mining volume of the star source stone resources in the north suddenly decreased after supplying them to various countries for several months, which to some extent matched the speculations of doubters.

However, the questioning point has just risen, and new news has come from the north. People have restored the supply of star source stone by establishing more drilling, and allow countries that have joined the agreement to continue to use high-quality natural star source stone resources to move their national defense strategy and economic development direction towards an advanced era.

The second year after the Crown incident, the federal army issued formal orders for post-war military reform, making the third major adjustment to the military structure in nearly half a century. Although the ground troops are still the largest in the federal army, their strategic position is undoubtedly in a downward channel, and their strategic tasks have also been adjusted from the original offensive and defense to the main focus. The defensive operations referred to in this reform are mainly three-dimensional, and actively defending against threats from the sky. In addition to traditional ground air defense equipment, it emphasizes defense operations for fortress positions and mobile defense operations in the field. Among them, defenses based on cities are new content that has not been emphasized in the original tactical strategies.

In this military reform, the surface troops still play a secondary auxiliary role, and the core of the strategy was solidified on the blue sky. In the middle and late stages of the last war, combat aircraft were significantly promoted to the core position of the air force, and the flying ships retreated second. This time, the two switched positions again, and the flying ships reoccupied the core position of the air force, and combat aircraft became auxiliary. With the change of technical concepts, large flying ships were no longer valued as they were in their early years, but were strong

Adjust multi-purpose combat ships with balanced performance and strong power, as well as airborne ships that can carry large numbers of combat aircraft. Judging from this military reform command, the federal army seems to have returned to the model that was absolutely core before the previous war with flying ships, but the difference is that the imaginary enemy has changed from the Norman Empire to a threat from the vast starry sky. In this command, the Joint Staff and cross-country military training were mentioned for the first time, requiring officers and soldiers to adapt to this new form of organizational training.

Although Weiss has withdrawn from the military for many years, not to mention that he has many classmates and friends in the military, Lorraine's garrison troops have always been important partners of the local government of Lorraine. A considerable number of industries in the Lorraine Industrial Alliance are aimed at the military or military auxiliary fields. The reform of the army is closely related to their industrial development and adjustment, so he and his partners are closely watching the progress of this reform. From many details, the starting point of the military's senior management is still based on the experience and lessons brought by the previous war. One of the major goals of the reform is to make the army more organized and disciplined, and the organization of the troops has become more flexible and practical, especially the establishment of formal combat squadrons and squads below the original company, and the importance of non-commissioned officers in the army has been further understood and guaranteed.

However, the imaginary enemy based on combat has undergone fundamental changes, and the focus has also shown a trend of polarization. One of the poles is resolute defense, especially relying on cities to resist potential unprecedentedly powerful enemies, and the other is flexible mobility and the use of the natural environment to disperse and preserve combat power, and deal with the enemy through mobile guerrillas. To this end, the alliance army needs to establish more underground defense systems in major cities and establish secret arsenals in the rarely visited mountains, forests and wildernesses, which require a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources.

On the other hand, the design and construction of flight ships will also be adjusted under the dispatch of the Joint Staff, so that the flight ships produced by various countries will become unified. It is said that in the future, the flight ships will be positioned in four to five categories. One is the main fighter jet, with the tonnage of only about half of the original main ship, but the degree of electrification and firepower output have been improved due to the development of technology. The second is flexible light ships, which can not only be competent for air combat, but also can carry out fast and flexible low-altitude activities under harsh conditions. The third is the flight carrier, carrying a certain number of combat aircraft, and the fourth is the ground assault ship. If various types of transport ships are divided into it, there are five types.

Whether it is learning from the pain or rushing to the top of the bar, military reform usually shows a thriving atmosphere at the beginning of the reform.

For the federal industry, the adjustment of the national defense center is already public information, and few vested interests are affected. Take Star Group for example. Before the outbreak of the last war, they were the leaders of the flying ship manufacturing industry. During the war, they quickly adjusted their production and became the largest producers of combat aircraft. When the strategic direction returned to the flying ships again, they quickly adjusted their internal production layout and adjusted most of the productivity and research forces to the flying ships. From the perspective of business operators, there was no big difference between the two, and the production profits of the flying ships were even higher.

The federal army was also full of optimism about such a reform. The reason for this is that the overall size of the army has neither expanded nor reduced, and the number of officers remains unchanged. A considerable number of soldiers can be promoted to the ranks of non-commissioned officers. From the prospect of the reform, the combat effectiveness of the army should be improved. Taking the 17th National Defense Division stationed in Lorraine as an example, this team has neither adjusted the number nor has it changed significantly in personnel, but they soon obtained the level of troops determined by the Joint Staff.

Armed Army Infantry Division. This should be the first time in history that the countries on the planet Orence have defined the level of a unit with the same standards. There is no doubt that the first-class infantry division is the highest among conventional infantry units, but this does not mean that they can be invincible on the ground, because infantry is still the most basic combat unit, and the ground troops also include artillery divisions, chariot divisions and marine divisions. Among them, the chariot divisions and marine divisions are ground units with stronger training intensity and equipment levels, especially the marine divisions are elite-level existences.

The Joint Staff, which crosses national borders, replaced the original Joint Chiefs of Staff system, unveiled the fog of war that shrouded over the heads of various countries. The military deployment and defense forces of various countries have been shown in front of this international military in an unprecedented way: the federal army is still the largest and best-equipped army on the planet, and its scale is almost the same as the sum of the Norman Empire and the Kingdom of Wessex. What surprised people was that in the non-war period, the Norman Empire only maintained a not-so-large combat force, with only 65 division-level combat units and less than 200 independent regiment-level combat units, with a permanent force of less than one million, and the federal army was 1.6 times that of theirs. In this way, people's traditional awareness of the Norman Empire being the number one threat to peace has unprecedented changes.

It also triggered a fierce debate about whether the federal army needs to be cut down. Of course, the national systems and military systems of different countries are different, which means that their conversion flexibility is different during peacetime and preparation periods. The Norman Empire's reserve army system allowed them to mobilize three times the scale of the standing army in peacetime in just one month without any effort. Although the federal army can mobilize more than twice, the scale of the elite troops is much smaller. This is also a big reason why the second-line troops composed of various reserve divisions and security divisions in the early stage of the last war were swept away by the Norman army in one breath in the north. Based on this reform, there was no major adjustment to the size of the army, and the debate only stayed at the level of debate and did not affect the reality.

After uncovering the fog of war, the federal military was surprised to find that they, who had known very little about the military power of other countries, suddenly became the biggest beneficiaries of this joint movement. For the first time, they saw the military power of the two monarchical countries, the Norman Empire and the Kingdom of Wessex, with great clarity. The increase in front and side communication made it easier and more convenient for them to obtain intelligence. Many puzzles that were difficult to solve in the past have found the answers. For example, the Starry Sky Group learned the mystery of the Normans flying across the atmosphere through the military, and Nikolai brought the news to Weiss: The Normans did use flight ship technology to achieve breakthroughs in the atmosphere. On the flight ship that flew out of the atmosphere, the operators used the reserved oxygen like divers wearing sealed equipment, and stayed in the external space without air for a while in the airless space.

In the meantime, then back into the atmosphere. In theory, flight ships can complete such tasks. What is needed from theory to practice is how to maintain sufficient current output in the state of thin air or even no air to ensure the continuous function of the star source stone, which can be solved by batteries and oxidants. The Normans did not even use the rocket technology they had previously speculated. In fact, rockets, ancient and modern technology, so far, lack sufficient controllability. Despite this, Weiss, Nicholas and a small number of particularly active-minded engineers of the Star Group were still unswervingly conducting research on rocket weapons. Although their heavy bombers can be equipped with twin-mounted cannons, the caliber of this cannon is difficult to pose a substantial threat to large flight ships, and rocket weapons represent the future.
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