The Romanian army was quickly adjusted, and soon after Eder gave the order, the reorganized generals took up their posts.

As the new Chief of the General Staff, Admiral Fereit finally sat in the position he had dreamed of. In the German military system, the role of the General Staff is of course clear. Of course, at present, the German General Staff has been renamed the Military Bureau, and the Romanian General Staff, the basic replicator, has become the most authentic German General Staff.

When he became the chief of the General Staff, General Fereitt naturally hoped for a new person and a new atmosphere. So a month after serving as Chief of the General Staff, Fereit came up with his first plan for the improvement of the General Staff. The prime minister is intensifying the research and development of new weapons, such as tanks, armored vehicles, machine guns, artillery, airplanes, and other new equipment.

Because in Fereitt's view, the main threat to Romania in the future is the red Soviet Russia. At present, the Romanian army can form a crushing of Soviet Russia, and Soviet Russia will definitely correct it in the future. After all, Soviet Russia inherited Russia's vast land and resources, and in the future, it will definitely not be an opponent of Soviet Russia in terms of quantity, so it must be suppressed in quality, so Romania's development of new weapons cannot be delayed.

Especially for the emergence of new tanks and aircraft, it should be the top priority of research and development (there is no independent air force in Romania at the moment). To this end, he also deliberately approached Hoffman to discuss the direction of future tank development.

And after communicating with Rear Admiral Hoffman, Fereit ordered the development of the next generation of tanks in Romania. It is standard with a total weight of 18 tons, 40 mm of hull armor, 50 mm of turret armor, a 47 mm tank gun and two machine guns, a speed of 40 km/h, a maximum range of 250 km, and easy maintenance. In particular, the failure rate of new tanks must be reduced to one repair every 60 km. In order to give the R&D department sufficient time, the development period is 3 years.

In terms of performance, it is not much improved from the current Romanian Jackal tank, but this tender is mainly focused on reliability, mainly because the failure rate of Romanian Jackal tanks is still high. Don't look at the majesty of the jackal tank in the war against Soviet Russia, this is only based on its huge repair work.

At present, the maintenance configuration of the armored brigade commanded by Hoffman is one maintenance squad for every four tanks, and it is conceivable how high the failure rate is. It was clear that Hoffman was about to collapse by the big guy's failure, so he asked for more reliability.

In addition, for the research and development of new aircraft, Fereit also made requirements. For fighter jets, a speed of 210 km/h is required, a range of 450 km/h, and the new aircraft is required to have a good turning radius to facilitate dogfighting. And Fereit's plan is currently available to only one aircraft manufacturing company in Romania, and that is the Koanda aircraft factory. As one of the main aircraft manufacturers in Romania today, the Coanda Aircraft Factory currently gathers the best aircraft design talent in Romania.

Henri Koanda and Ferrajku are now under 40 years old and still have excellent design skills. And at the end of the war, they also imported technology from Britain, France, Germany and other countries to try to build the best aircraft. However, I heard that the two of them have recently focused on the transportation of airplanes, but I don't know if they can still meet the targets of His Excellency Admiral.

As for artillery and machine guns, Fereit also issued an order to develop new ones.

Among them, on the machine gun, he was not too satisfied with the Madsen currently used in Romania. The main reason is that Madsen has a complex structure and high cost, especially it not only has many parts but also small parts, and the disassembly and assembly process is quite complicated with the help of special tools. Many of the Madsen machine guns that broke down on the battlefield had to be abandoned and repaired slowly after the battle, which in Ferreut's opinion was not suitable for future wars. In his opinion, in the future, the new Romanian machine gun must be reliable and conducive to battlefield repair, and only then should the rate of fire and range be considered.

As for the heavy machine gun, Fereit hopes that the new heavy machine gun can reduce weight while maintaining the rate of fire and power. At present, the MG08 heavy machine gun used in Romania weighs 62kg (including the H-shaped gun mount) and weighs 26.4kg, which is very unfavorable for rapid deployment. FEREIT HOPED THAT THE NEW GUN WOULD REDUCE THE FULL WEIGHT TO ABOUT 40KG, SO THAT IT WOULD BE EASY TO DISASSEMBLE IT AND HOLD IT TO KEEP UP WITH THE ATTACK OF THE TROOPS.

As for artillery development, Fereit only made one request, lighter (weight), longer (range) and faster (deployment). The main reason is that the current Romanian artillery research and development capabilities are too weak, and Fereit is not good to put forward too high requirements.

In addition to the emphasis on the research and development of new weapons, Fereit is more concerned about the current restructuring of Romanian divisions. Judging from the combat situation of the 24th Division, which is the only one with a changed establishment, the division-level units with the current three-infantry regimental system have performed well in battle. In particular, in terms of reaction speed and deployment, it is much better than the current mainstream two-brigade and four-regiment divisions.

Moreover, according to the General Staff's analysis of its battles, such a three-regiment division-level unit is not only conducive to deployment but can also reduce the number of personnel, and its combat effectiveness has basically not been reduced.

The reduction in the time of deployment and the number of personnel alone was enough to make Fereit determined to carry forward the reorganization of the army. Because at present, the number of a standard two-brigade and four-regiment division is about 17,000 people, while a new division with a three-regiment system is about 15,000 people (mainly the number of front-line infantry has been reduced, but it has been improved in technical arms).

The gap of 2,000 people is a large amount of personnel expenses. If the current troop establishment is maintained, this is equivalent to nearly 13 percent of disarmament, and the funds saved can be fully subsidized for weapons research and development.

At present, the main expenditures of the army budget are divided into several broad categories. The first category is the allowance and living expenses of personnel, which is also the most important expenditure of the army, and the clothing, food, housing, transportation and wages (or allowances) of soldiers need to be counted in it. The second category is the cost of training, mainly the consumption of weapons and ammunition. The third category is the cost of weapons procurement (the cost of weapon procurement for the third brother in later generations has always been incomprehensible, and raising so many soldiers can still squeeze out so much money to buy weapons). The fourth category is the cost of weapons research and development, which everyone likes to see.

The first category accounts for the lion's share of the military, with Romania currently spending more than 40 per cent of the total budget on personnel. The cost of training varies according to the intensity of training in each country, with Romania remaining at around 18%. As for the cost of arms procurement, because of the previous war, Romania also remained around 30%, and now after the end of the war, it has been greatly reduced. In contrast, less than 10% of Romania has developed weapons, mainly due to the lack of R&D capacity in the military industry. However, with the introduction of German talents, it is believed that there may be a significant increase in the future.

The current divisional restructuring in Romania can also be said to be reducing personnel costs, and it is also reducing training costs in disguise (less training costs if there are fewer people). So in the face of the army restructuring plan to redistribute between 6-7% of military spending, how could Fereit not be enthusiastic.

However, it is impossible to change it all at once. Because the placement of the extra officers will test him. Therefore, Fereit planned to spend about five years gradually changing the size of the army. However, he doesn't care how many people need to be scolded and how many people's jobs need to be broken. But everything has to be manageable.