Chapter 304 Two Armored Companies Are Fighting

Chapter 304 Two Armored Companies Are Fighting

Time flies, and the years fly by.

Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

The year 1998 has become a thing of the past and we have welcomed the brand new year 1999.

In January of the new year, Chen Jun finally completed the experience sharing lecture for the entire army and returned to the 7th Steel Battalion to preside over training.

There was only a little over a month left until the Chinese New Year, and the regular troops had entered a period of rest and recuperation.

The 7th Steel Battalion, which is in intensive training, is still in intensive and high-intensity training and dare not delay even a minute.

Nearly half of the one-year period has passed, and there is not much time left for the 7th Steel Battalion.

Don't train against the clock.

How can I pass the test one year later?

In the past nearly half a year, Gao Cheng has strictly implemented Chen Jun's training outline and practiced all basic training very solidly.

Chen Jun has now returned to the 7th Steel Battalion to take charge of work, and he is no longer responsible for basic work.

There is only one job Chen Jun needs to do——

That is to carry out detailed reforms on the entire battalion, identify the problems existing in each company and the areas that can be improved, and strengthen them in a targeted manner.

This is a complex and in-depth job that requires the person doing it to have extremely rich experience.

Otherwise, there would be no way to identify the problems of each company and fix the hidden problems in each company, and renovating the entire battalion would become an empty talk.

So Chen Jun developed a detailed plan and conducted field investigations in each company.

Before conducting targeted investigations in the companies, Chen Jun wanted to better discover potential problems in each company so that this refinement could have better results.

Specifically targeting the characteristics of synthetic forces, a new concept of contract tactics has been added:

"Theory of the link between surveillance, control and review!"

This is a very mature tactical idea in later generations. It can effectively integrate the fighting styles of various arms of the combined forces. It is very helpful to improve combat effectiveness if it is used in advance.

The basic concepts of the detection, control and review link theory are actually not difficult to understand.

"Reconnaissance" means investigation and obtaining intelligence on the enemy;

"Control" means to control the situation on the battlefield and the rhythm of the battle;
"打" literally means fighting.

"Ping" is a post-war evaluation.

As the saying goes, only by learning from lessons can we make progress. Post-war summary is an indispensable link, but how to summarize most effectively also requires skills.

The evaluation method in this theory is to review the battle process on a sand table.

By integrating these four steps and making them a process like muscle memory, you can improve your combat effectiveness through continuous practice and optimization.

The last four words of "link theory" refer to the four links forming a closed loop, emphasizing collaboration and continuous improvement.

The simple version of the answer is just a few dozen words, and it seems like anyone can learn it after reading it once, but the actual conversion is very difficult.

In order to help the 7th Steel Battalion better understand and digest this new theory.

Chen Jun not only made a special segmentation plan, but also picked out each key core of this theory and gave a detailed explanation.

The detection, control, attack and evaluation link theory is a process management method with collaboration as its core. Its characteristic is to form a closed loop through four key links to improve organizational efficiency and combat capabilities.

Its core content includes three categories and ten items:

The first category is the "theoretical framework", which is based on four core elements.

The first one is "investigation".

By combining the Electronic Countermeasures Brigade and the Special Reconnaissance Company, the respective advantages of virtual and physical entities can be brought into play, ultimately achieving the effect of one plus one being greater than two.

Emphasize information collection and intelligence analysis, and build a decision-making basis through multi-dimensional data acquisition.

The joint force is a product of the information background, which means that information and digitalization are destined to become dominant. Only by effectively integrating battlefield reconnaissance and electromagnetic intelligence acquisition capabilities can the combat effectiveness be maximized.

The second is “control the situation”.

It is reflected in the dynamic control of resources and processes, and the perception of battlefield situation and regulation of command systems.

Let me give you the most vivid and appropriate example.

The goal is to control the multiple arms of the combined forces like five fingers controlling a palm, flexibly and quickly making movements such as "scissor hands", "OK", and "rock" to make the troop command more creative.

The biggest difference between combined forces and traditional forces is that they can have more combinations and matches and have greater controllability.

Traditional troops have a single tactical style, while synthetic forces have diversified combat capabilities.

The third one is “beating”.

That is fighting.

There is actually only one core issue, which is how to destroy as many enemy forces as possible with the lowest cost.

To do this effectively, you need to be proficient in a lot of tactical play.

And information-based synthetic tactics are the best!
For example, combining the previous intelligence and control, they accurately grasped the enemy's information and battlefield situation, launched missiles to destroy the command center, interfered with the enemy's communications through electronic warfare, completely paralyzed the enemy's command system, and then dispatched assault troops to launch a surprise attack.

The entire process of executing the entire process is a complete battle.

The fourth item is “Evaluation”.

Through review and optimization, a continuous improvement mechanism is formed, and the "reconnaissance-strike-assessment" response chain is optimized through sand table simulations and actual combat data backtracking.

It is also necessary to establish a strategic performance system to conduct in-depth analysis of processes, initiatives, personnel combinations, etc.

Now that the country is peaceful and there is no fighting, the daily confrontation training and various large and small actual combat exercises should all be included in the assessment.

By summarizing the problems encountered in training exercises, we continuously optimize the combat system and fix existing problems.

The second category is "synergy mechanism", which is divided into three items.

The first is process standardization:

Break down complex tasks into standardized actions that can be coordinated.

Turn all training processes into an assembly line so that each company can work together efficiently like an assembly line to obtain maximum benefits in the shortest time.

The second is data-driven combat:
Build an intelligence platform to realize real-time information sharing, so that before each battle begins, there is enough data to thoroughly understand the enemy.

To put it simply, intelligence must come ahead of the battle.

In simple terms, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.

In order to optimize this, a command system covering the entire army is needed, which is what the 7th Steel Battalion currently lacks.

In this era of data and information, the entire force is integrated into one system platform to make command more efficient and convenient. This is an inevitable trend in the future and something that must be done.

Chen Jun has been trying to find a way to solve the big problem of the command system for some time, but unfortunately he still has no clue.

Develop a completely new system that meets the needs of the military.

It's not an easy thing.

Not only does it require a large amount of available military funds, but it also requires a key person to lead the development laboratory under the support of superiors. And these days, top talents who understand program development are highly sought after no matter where they are.

Given the conditions in the military, it is really difficult to get it.

Until a leadership-level programmer who is capable of leading the entire project and completing the development as required is found, this project will have to be put on hold temporarily.

Even if there is enough military expenditure, it cannot be started.

Not to mention that with the current level of the 7th Steel Battalion, it does not have the ability to build the laboratory required for development. The project cannot be launched until at least the synthetic regiment.

Therefore, there is no point in being anxious now, and there is no need to spend too much time on it.

The main thing is to go with the flow!

The third is the devolution of responsibility:

Through the center division and incremental sharing mechanism, training results are linked to assessment performance. Officers who fail to meet the requirements will be punished to varying degrees and may even be transferred from the 7th Steel Battalion.

Soldiers who fail to meet the training requirements will also be transferred from the 7th Steel Battalion.

of course.

If you perform well, there will also be rewards.

Through a clear reward and punishment responsibility mechanism, we can stimulate the motivation of leading cadres and soldiers and further improve the quality and results of training.

The third category is "setting goals", which is also divided into three items.

The first is the improvement in training efficiency. By continuously optimizing the execution link theory, the overall training efficiency will be increased by at least 40%.

The second is to complete the innovation of combat mode. The overall performance of each company must be improved by more than double.

Finally, organizational resilience has been greatly enhanced, and through the professional division of labor and coordination of the smallest combat units, the multiplication of "one plus one is greater than three" has been achieved.

The above three categories and ten link theories are the new ideas that Chen Jun is promoting to the entire camp.

With Chen Jun's dominant influence in the 7th Steel Battalion, the new link theory will surely be implemented smoothly, and the 7th Steel Battalion will soon enter a new stage.

The specific implementation of the theory was given to Gao Cheng, and Chen Jun then officially started the "fine-tuning" work.

The first company to be targeted by Chen Jun was the armored company!

After the last expansion, the 7th Steel Battalion now has two standard tank companies, both equipped with heavy main battle tanks.

Chen Jun first came to the Armored Company 1 and went through everything from training to small assessment.

have to say.

The Red Third Company has a very solid foundation. The company commander Huang Yang, who dares to challenge Gao Cheng, is also capable and has a strong ability to absorb new things.

Chen Jun inspected the armored company for two full days and basically found no major problems.

Whether it is a single-vehicle assault operation or a multi-vehicle combination operation; whether it is the hit rate of the artillery shells or the efficiency of the group attack; whether it is conventional tactics or the contract tactics developed by Chen Jun.

Wait for all aspects.

The assessment results were all excellent and all met the standards for excellent results.

It also met the standards required by Chen Jun.

Chen Jun is very strict with the 7th Steel Battalion. There will never be qualified or good here, only unqualified and excellent.

If you fail to meet the standards of excellence, you will be unqualified. Everything is benchmarked against top-level combat power.

There were only some minor problems that were not a big concern, and Chen Jun believed that once he pointed them out, they would all be corrected in no time.

The first company reviewed was so outstanding, proving that everyone is really working hard.

Chen Jun was in a very good mood.

With this good mood of a successful start, Chen Jun then went to the Second Armored Company for inspection.

The Second Armored Company was expanded by the subsequent military region. From the company commander to every tank soldier, they are all new members, and they have only been here for less than half a year.

Compared with the Armored Company, they had several months less training, which meant that the time spent on contract tactics was reduced by more than half.

No matter the company commander or the soldiers under him, their understanding of combined tactics and synthetic forces is somewhat different from that of the 1st Armored Company.

Therefore, when Chen Jun arrived at the company, he underwent a comprehensive assessment.

It was found that the overall performance was slightly lower than that of the First Armored Company, and there was also a certain gap between the single-vehicle group and multi-vehicle group coordinated tactical performance and the First Armored Company.

Chen Jun did not show any dissatisfaction, as this was already within his expectations.

The fact that the overall performance was above good in just half a year, with most of the results reaching excellent standards, was enough to prove that the Second Armored Company had worked hard.

Chen Jun believed that as long as he maintained this state, he would be able to reach excellent standards within two months.

"As expected of an armored company formed by the military district, they learn quickly. The basic quality and ability of individual soldiers are probably better than those of the first armored company."

Chen Jun secretly praised the Second Armored Company. The performance of both armored companies was impeccable, which made him even happier.

At this point the armored force only has one last link left, which is the coordinated operations of the two companies. If there is no problem, we can move on to the next branch of the army.

Before the two companies launched coordinated operations, Chen Jun thought it should just be a formality.

With such excellent overall performance of the two companies, and their various tactics and skills already mastered, there's no reason for anything to go wrong.

However, the thing that Chen Jun was most confident about went wrong.

Chen Jun originally thought that it was just a matter of going through the process and not dealing with any complicated subjects, so he brought the two companies together to carry out a coordinated tactical attack.

According to the tactical play and its requirements, two companies only need one main and one auxiliary to coordinate the attack to complete the tactics.

As a result, when the two companies were deployed to the formal training ground, they did not demonstrate the tactical requirements, but instead appeared to be extremely chaotic and disorderly.

One company should have been the main attacker, with the other company providing support on both sides.

What happened was that the two companies were fighting for the main attacking right, competing with each other on the training ground, and they couldn't even keep pace.

If this happened on the battlefield, with two tank companies acting so disorganized, the consequences would be extremely dire.

"What the hell? Isn't this just nonsense?"

Chen Jun, who had been smiling all the time because of the good performance of the first two companies, became so angry at the chaos of these two companies that he started scolding.

Why are the two armored companies dragons when separated, but become two loaches when combined together?

The reason is actually very simple!
With Chen Jun's troops' many years of experience, they could see the problem at a glance. It was obvious that the two companies were unwilling to submit to the other and both wanted to compete for the position of the main armored company.

As the saying goes:
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain.

Those who can come to the company of the 7th Steel Battalion are all powerful tigers outside.

Now that they have arrived at the first pilot combined battalion in the entire army, the Tigers naturally refuse to be inferior to anyone and all want to become the strongest.

Especially for the Tigers who are from the same armored company, the competition between them will certainly be more intense.

(End of this chapter)