The main characters of "Gold and Steel":

Arranged by chapter and appearance

Emperor Ashina Sabiha: The Tasman Emperor Ashina Sabiha, the great emperor of the empire, is the divine son of the god Kunlun. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Prime Minister Amsariya: Prime Minister of the Tasman Empire, the Emperor's confidant, and a figure like Shen, the richest person in the Tasman Empire's capital city of Lotta, except for the Emperor. It's a pity that the emperor is not Qianlong.

Amsa Kasayeh: Vice Admiral of the Tasman Empire, Commander of the Tasman Garrison at Cape Rochdel, and cousin of the then Imperial Prime Minister Amsa Killer. The commander's fleet was also the Tasman Empire's offshore fleet.

Kadruskin: Admiral of the White Ocean Democratic Federation, Commander-in-Chief of the White Ocean Democratic Federation Navy, Commander of the White Ocean Democratic Federation Expeditionary Fleet at the Battle of Cape Roquedel.

Sammy Hallor: Admiral of the Tasman Empire, Commander of the Tasman Navy, Commander of the Cape Roquedel Expeditionary Fleet.

Northrop Aemilius Caesar: Speaker of the Parliament of the United Empire of St. Roman, Julius Caesar was the executor of Julius Caesar's strategic plan to gradually destroy the Tasman Empire. The United Empire of St. Roman-Santsunia instigated a rebellion in the Tasman Empire, aided the rebels with large quantities of arms and supplies, and even directly sent troops to fight with the rebels.

Duke Herman Norton: An imperial dignitary of Saxony-Windsor. The country was an important behind the demise of the Tasman Empire, and at a critical moment, an arms embargo was imposed on the Tasman Empire.

Mahdi Hammurabi: General of the rebel army in the civil war of the Tasman Empire, former general of the alien army of the Tasman Empire.

Roconiosen: General of the rebel army in the civil war of the Tasman Empire, former general of the alien army of the Tasman Empire.

Nietzsche Worth Roop: General of the rebel army in the civil war of the Tasman Empire, former general of the alien army of the Tasman Empire, and later became the democratically elected president of the new country.

"Gold and Steel" weaponry and troop establishment settings

The Tasman Imperial Naval Fleet

The Meisu-class battleships, a total of 7 ships, all in service.

The first generation of self-built dreadnoughts, self-built, slightly ironclad battleships, the first B century was built in 54, with a standard displacement of 9,020 tons, a full load displacement of 9,800 tons, a length of 106.2 meters, a width of 18.8 meters, a draft of 8.1 meters, equipped with 12 152mm guns (6 twins), 14 single-seat 76mm guns and two single-seat 47mm guns, using a three-rise steam engine, rated power of 11,000 horsepower, maximum speed of 16 knots. Personnel: 630

Die-class battleships, a total of 7 ships, all in service.

The first generation of dreadnoughts, self-built, the appearance of ironclad battleships, the empire at that time was very rich, and it was able to build two capital ships at the same time. The first ship was built in 55 years of the B century, with a standard displacement of 9,320 tons, a full load displacement of 9,910 tons, a length of 111.6 meters, a width of 19.9 meters, a draft of 8.2 meters, a rated engine power of 14,000 horsepower, a maximum speed of 17.7 knots, and 12 250mm guns (6 twins) and 6 76mm guns (single) and 6 single-seat 47mm guns. Personnel: 600

The Redbeard King-class battleship, a total of 6 ships, all in service.

The country's first generation of battleships built in cooperation with the allied Kingdom Wilhelm. The construction of the first ship began in June 66 of the B century, when the empire had strong financial resources, and six warships were built at the same time, and they were launched almost simultaneously in January of the B century 68, and all of them began official service in October of the following year. At that time, with the launch of these six capital ships, the country's navy began to have 20 active ironclad dreadnoughts (ironclad battleships) in October 69 of the B century, and the number of large dreadnoughts with a tonnage of about 10,000 tons jumped to the first place in the world at that time. This record stood for more than 10 years, and was not broken until September 81 of the B century.

Displacement: standard 10013 tons and 10670 tons at full load. Dimensions: 115.8x19.5x7.9. Speed: 16 knots

Power plant: 12 boilers, 2 sets of three-rise reciprocating steam engine, main engine power: 9,698-10, 2282 shafts, 2 propellers, coal: 1050 tons, heavy oil: 110 tons

Endurance: 10 knots 4300 nautical miles 14 knots 2180 nautical miles Weapons: main guns: 2 2 units 260mm/L40 (bow and stern); 2 single tubes 260mm/L35 (amidships); Secondary gun: 6 single-barreled 105mm/L35; 8-seater single tube 88mm/L30; Torpedo: 6 450mm torpedo tubes

ArmorMain armor belt: 300-400-300mm Horizontal armor: 180-200-180mm Deck: 60mm Main turret: 120mm on both sides 50mm on top

Turrets: 300mm Conning tower: 300mm on both sides and 30mm on top Personnel: 568-591 people

Bruno-class protective cruisers: Purchased from abroad, there were 20 of them at that time, all of them in service.

B century 84 ordered from the international arms market. The empire originally planned to buy more than 36 ships, but due to the lack of funds for the navy, only 20 were bought back at this time. All of them are the strongest firepower configuration (Guild Battle) of the Bruno Protected Cruiser. This type of ship was an internationally popular arms trade ship at that time, and most of the buyers were small and medium-sized countries that lacked the ability to build ships. Since the late 70s of the B century, a large number of old and medium-sized ships have been decommissioned one after another, resulting in a serious shortage of cruisers in the Tasman Empire Navy, limited shipbuilding capacity, and relatively backward technology, unable to provide a sufficient number of warships for the navy. In order to replenish the Navy's auxiliary vessels, the country plans to purchase a large number of medium-sized warships of a certain type from overseas. This type of warship won the bid because of its cheap price, reliable performance, luck and strength.

This type of warship has been selling well in the international arms market for nearly 20 years with its fast speed, fierce firepower, and low price, and the cumulative total sales of various types are as many as 126 ships, making it one of the most built cruisers in the world. Later, there was a lot of criticism about this type of warship in the international market, mainly because its armor thickness was insufficient, it had no firepower and speed, and its protection was too poor, so it was not suitable for naval combat operations with a certain intensity, but it was still very suitable for use as a maritime patrol ship. The data of the fierce battle type of the cruiser of this type are as follows:

Displacement: 3130 tons, dimensions: 103.63x14.48x4.88 (draft), speed: 27 knots, power plant: 2 vertical steam engines, 2 shafts, main engine power: 12500 hp

Armament: 2 x 152mm cannons; 8 120mm guns; 6 47mm rapid-fire guns; 6 37mm rapid-fire guns; Torpedo: 2 381mm launch tubes;

The armor is unknown, and it is said that the armor is extremely light and thin, and the bullet resistance is very poor, so it can only bully merchant ships. But the firepower is too fierce, too fierce. Personnel: 320 people.

Borg-class light cruisers: 12 units, all in service. Another 6 are under construction.

Construction began in 85 of the B century. Built with the help of engineers from the Allied Kingdom of William, it is called self-built, but it is actually assembled, and the industrial technical standards of the two countries are completely inconsistent, which is bold enough. At least 36 ships were planned to be built, and the first construction started with 12 ships at a time, setting a world record for the number of warships of the same class at the same shipyard at the same time, which is still held today. However, due to the country's financial constraints and the fact that the Bruno-class cruisers were cheaper and more practical than this type of ship, the project was limited in funding, and only six warships could be built or assembled at the same time, and only 18 warships of this type were built in three batches. The data is as follows:

Displacement: 4500 tons (standard) 5500 (fully loaded) tons Dimensions: 138.7×13.4×6 Speed: 27 knots

Power plant: 16 coal boilers, 2 oil boilers, 2 steam turbines, 3 shaft main engine power: 25000 coal: 1200 heavy oil: 106 endurance: 5820 nautical miles at 12 knots

Armament: 8 single-barreled 150mm/L45, 12-seat single-barreled 105mm/L45, 2-seater single-barreled 88mm/L45 torpedoes: 2 500mm launch tubes

Armor: Waterline Armor Belt: 18-61mm Deck: 18-61mm Crash Compartment: 40.6mm Conning Tower: 100mm on both sides and 18mm on top; Personnel: 364 people

The great Khan-class battleships, four, all in service.

The main battleship, the most powerful battleship of the Empire, the data is as follows:

Displacement: Standard 23,000 tons, Full load: 25,500 tons Dimensions (m): 186.5x29.5x9.2 Speed: 25.5 knots

Powerplant: 24 boilers, 2 Parsons steam turbines, maximum power 52,000 horsepower; 4 shafts, 4 propellers, twin rudders

Endurance: 4120 nautical miles at 14 knots

Weapons: 5 main guns, 2 units 280mm/L50; 12 secondary guns, single-barreled 150mm/L45; 12-seater single tube 88mm/L45; Torpedoes: 4 500 mm torpedo tubes, underwater mounted, one at the bow and one at the tail and one under the two A-turrets

Armor: Broadside Armor: 269mm + 50mm Teak Horizontal Armor: 100mm Deck: 50mm Torpedo Compartment Increase: 46-50mm

Main turret: frontal 228mm, sides 30mm, rear 30mm, top 80mm, 155mm gun profile, armor: 150mm, 88mm, gun shield: 80mm

Turret: 231mm Command tower: 350mm on both sides and 80mm on top Personnel: peacetime: 1053 people 1240 people in wartime

In order to maintain the navy's superiority in naval capital ships, in June 87 of the B century, with the help of the allied Kingdom William, the Tasman Empire began to design and build the next generation of capital ships, and the first batch of 4 warships B91 was launched in January and completed in June of the following year B92, and officially joined the active service that year.

This type of ship uses a large number of technologies and materials from the Kingdom of William, which assisted in the construction, and all the weapons are equipped with the standards of that country. It is planned to build 8 to 12 ships, and the Imperial Navy plans to use this class of warships as the main ocean-going warships of the Imperial Navy from the end of the B century to the beginning of the C century. The empire had only four ships completed and commissioned at that time.

White Ocean Democratic Federation Expeditionary Fleet

Introduction to the Federal-class heavy cruiser (adapted from the Italian Navy's Zara-class heavy cruiser, with changes)

A total of 3 "Federation", "Honor", "Constitution" (under construction at that time) were built on the Federacy-class heavy cruiser

Basic data

Length: 182.7m Waterline Length: 176.5m Width: 20.6m Draft: 5.9m

Standard displacement: 11000t, full load: 12600t

Armament:

8×203mm gun (4× duplex/53x caliber-M1927)

12×100mm secondary gun (6× duplex/47x caliber-M1924)

8×37mm anti-aircraft gun (4× duplex / 54x caliber),

118,000 hp, 2-shaft steam turbine

Speed: 32 knots Endurance: 6200 nautical miles / 25 knots, 8700 nautical miles / 16 knots

Armor: side 150mm; deck 70mm; Turret and main parts 150mm

Seaplanes: 2 catapults: 1

Crew: 810 + 31 officers

Caiyun-class large cruiser (data from the Japanese Combined Fleet Oyodo light cruiser, with modifications)

24 large cruisers of the Caiyun class are planned to be built, and a total of 18 have been successfully built. The Caiyun class is very distinctive in structure. This is because it was designed to be a merchant fleet escort ship that could be used professionally. In order to effectively avoid the enemy fleet, the merchant fleet must have a strong ability to seek the enemy, otherwise the merchant fleet with only a few escort ships will definitely die if it encounters the enemy's main fleet. To this end, the White Ocean Federation designed a small seaplane hangar and catapult on this type of ship to serve as an ocean-going escort ship for the merchant fleet. The ship also has a large and amazing range and is equipped with a large number of other facilities.

It can be said that the task orientation of the Caiyun-class large ocean-going cruisers is very obvious. He has flagship-level bridge facilities, towering masts, powerful communication capabilities, and extremely powerful ability to seek the enemy. Since it was a merchant fleet escort ship, his lightning strike ability was not emphasized, so he was a rare untorpedoed ship below the heavy cruiser of the Japanese Navy. In addition, his artillery is very powerful, and the main gun uses a 155-mm triple main gun, although it is only equipped with two. The main guns were all equipped in the bow of the ship, because of the need to be equipped with a complete seaplane installation at the stern.

Brief parameters at a glance

The daily displacement is 8100 tons, the full load displacement is 8800 tons, the length of the ship is 192m, and the width of the ship is 16.6m

Armor: 40mm on the side and 25mm on the deck (why is it lighter than your data, because there is less armor)

maximum speed, 35 knots; Duration 18 knots / hour 8700 nautical miles;

The armament is 15.5cm, 60 times the diameter of the main gun, three consecutive guns, two bases, a total of six

There are eight 10cm65 times diameter continuous high-angle guns with four bases

Six 25mm triple loading machine guns, a total of 18 units

Six high-speed surface reconnaissance aircraft

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Medium ocean-going cruiser

All of them are modifications of Nagara-type light cruisers of the Japanese Combined Fleet, and Nagara modifications. Full load displacement 6200t, length 163, width 14.8, draft 4.8m, side armor 40mm, deck 25mm. The speed is 34 knots, and the armament is 7 140mm single-mounted guns, 22 25mm twin guns, and 6-base 8-unit 610 torpedo launchers. These 610 torpedoes are the famous spear torpedoes, 48 per ship.

Spear torpedo

Japanese Navy Type 93 "Lance" ship heavy torpedo.

Model: Type 93 Type 1, Diameter (mm): 610, Overall Length (m): 9, Weight (kg): 2700, Charge (kg): 490, Speed and Range (knots / m): 50/20000~36/40000.

Lance I torpedo, capable of sailing 36 meters at a slow speed of 40,000 knots; It can travel 30,000 meters at 42 knots and 22,000 meters at a high speed of 49 knots. With a diameter of 610 mm, the weight of its torpedo head also increased to 500 kg, while the torpedo head of the American and British contemporaries was only 300~320 kg.

Spear torpedoes in history:

Torpedoes were first powered by compressed air, and because there was no combustion chamber, they were called "cold-powered torpedoes". In 1905, the "thermodynamic torpedo" appeared, which relied on a mixture of air and fuel combustion to produce power propulsion. This torpedo was developed on the basis of the combustion chamber invented by the American engineer Levitt in 1904. And the "thermodynamic torpedo" is divided into "dry thermodynamic torpedo" and "wet thermodynamic torpedo", because the "wet thermodynamic torpedo" has a better speed and longer range than the "dry thermodynamic torpedo", so it has become the main direction of torpedo development in the world. Japan's Type 93 torpedo was developed by means of a "wet thermodynamic torpedo". At the same time, because of the signing of the Washington Treaty, Japan's navy size was only 70% that of the U.S. navy. Therefore, the Japanese Navy decided to take the path of winning by quality, which is why the Japanese Navy vigorously developed torpedoes. Because at that time, it seemed that with torpedoes, the weak could defeat the strong in naval battles. The biggest problem with oxygen torpedoes is that as a fuel for propulsion and proportion, it is theoretically effective to replace kerosene (86% carbon and 14% hydrogen) with pure oxygen. Oxygen is a strong oxidizing agent in the air, but it makes up only 21% of the air, the other 79% is nitrogen and a small amount of nitrogen dioxide and inert gases, and apparently, only that 21% is the most useful. Therefore, the proportion of air composition is called the focus of research! As the saying goes, success is also Xiao He, and defeat is also Xiao He. While oxygen has so many benefits, the problem also lies in the nature of oxygen itself. Rapid oxidation can cause a big bang, which is experienced by all countries that study oxygen as a torpedo propulsion power, and countries have abandoned this research one after another. The tenacity of the Japanese was finally rewarded when the explosion of a gasoline depot occurred on the seaplane carrier Notoro on Yokohama in Showa 6 (1931). In the end, it was concluded that if the gasoline was ignited and then pure oxygen was blown in, no explosion would occur. In this way, the Japanese pure oxygen torpedo was slowly developed at a great cost. Subsequently, the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the naval battle of the Dutch East Indies, the Battle of Kuah Island, the Battle of the Solomon Islands, and the Type 93 torpedo all played an important role. The Japanese Type 93 Type 3 ship thermodynamic torpedo, equipped in 1933, was the torpedo with the largest charge in the world.

The White Ocean Federation reinforces the naval fleet of Bornia

6 Tejas class fast ultralight cruisers (similar to the "Fletcher" class) with full load displacement: 2700 tons; Main scale: total length 114.76 meters, total width 12.04 meters, draft 4.1 meters, speed: 35 knots, crew: 340 people, main guns: 3 twin 127 mm high-level dual-purpose guns, two in the front and one in the rear, torpedoes: 2 five-link 533-inch torpedo tubes, auxiliary weapons: 3 twin 40 mm Bofors high-level dual-purpose machine guns, 7 single-barreled 20 mm Erlikon high-level dual-purpose machine guns.

Imperial Navy Fleet of Saxony and Windsor

Four Pluto-star pocket battlecruisers. The technical indicators of the ship are as follows:

Standard displacement: 9,300 tons Total length: 183 meters width: 20.1 meters Draft: 5.9 meters Capacity: 660 people

Maximum speed: 35 knotsFuel: 2,100 tons of heavy fuel oil Endurance: 10,000 nautical miles / 15 knots

Main guns: 3 twin 38x 305 mm gunsSecondary guns: 8 x 25x 127 mm gunsMachine guns: 12 47 mm machine gunsMachine guns: 18 12.7 mm machine gunsCatapults: 2 water reconnaissance aircraft: 4 broadside armor belts: 50 mm deck: 25 mm Ammunition depot: 80 mm Turret: 20-50 mm Command tower: 50 mm

Galileo type 305 heavy artillery light cruiser

The American-made LST ("Mountain" brand) landing ship is improved, with a length of 100 meters, a width of 15.3 meters, a draft of 4.2 meters, a standard displacement of 2053 tons, a maximum displacement of 3380 tons, and the main engine is 2 GM12-567A48 diesel engines, with a total power of 4800 horsepower, a maximum speed of 31 knots, a crew of 220 people, and a naval gun for a 305 mm fleet decisive battle.

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The standard establishment of the elite field regiment of the Tasman Empire (the formation above the division is imitated by the Girth dog scum gang formation, and the division is modeled after the Tatar dog offal)

Divided into two types: ordinary legion and cavalry legion, the field legion requires as much as possible to be its own people in the selection of troops, at least those who have the same beliefs as their own people, as the main force on which the empire depends on loyalty is the first important, and having the same faith is the most basic guarantee of loyalty. Influenced by the barbarian cavalry tradition, the country's field troops are still obviously too cavalry-heavy in their establishment, which is also related to the country's vast territory and extremely high mobility requirements for field troops.

A standard ordinary Imperial Field Corps consists of three cavalry divisions and three infantry divisions, a cannon artillery regiment (36 100 mm cannons), and auxiliary units such as engineers, logistics, and baggage. The whole regiment had 50,000 men. This establishment is a peacetime management establishment, and in wartime it is usually reinforced with reserve forces, divided into an infantry corps with 4 to 6 infantry divisions and a cavalry corps with 3 reinforced divisions.

The elite cavalry division of the Tasman Imperial Army has three cavalry regiments, one artillery battalion, and one independent cavalry battalion; 4 battalions per regiment, 4 companies per battalion, 2 platoons per company, 2 squads per platoon, 14 soldiers per squad. The regiment has a total of 896 combat soldiers, 596 miscellaneous soldiers, 108 reserve soldiers, and 1,056 war horses. The artillery battalion is equipped with 18 detachable and loadable 80mm howitzers. The independent cavalry battalion has one cavalry company and three heavy machine gun companies (a total of 18 13 mm heavy machine guns, loaded by horses), with more than 6,400 officers and men in the division, and a total of more than 7,000 horses and pack horses. The elite cavalry divisions of the Native Cavalry Division were extremely well-armed in individual light weapons, each armed with three major pieces, a short rifle, a 13 mm revolver and a scimitar.

Ordinary cavalry divisions are similarly staffed, with a poorer configuration of individual weapons, usually only one rifle, and some units lacking machine guns and howitzers.

The elite infantry division of the Tasman Imperial Army has two brigades, four regiments and other logistical support units. The brigade has a heavy firearms battalion equipped with 6 heavy machine guns and 12 80mm infantry guns; Each regiment has about 1,500 men, with three battalions and a machine gun company, equipped with 4 13mm heavy machine guns and 4 light machine guns; The infantry battalion consists of three companies, each usually armed with 6 to 9 light machine guns, 2-3 per company. There are more than 7,500 officers and soldiers in the division. Individual infantry light weapons are average, with 1 rifle, 1 revolver and 1 broadsword per person. Heavy machine gun caliber 13 mm, light machine gun rifle caliber 6 mm, revolver gun 13 mm.

The establishment of ordinary infantry divisions, which are basically composed of foreigners, is similar, and the individual weapons are usually only rifles and a broadsword, and the corresponding levels of establishment are equipped with less automatic firepower and heavy firepower, and there may be some shortages.

The corps had 12 infantry regiments and 9 cavalry regiments, with an infantry ratio of 4:3.

A cavalry field corps consists of 4 to 6 cavalry divisions, a very small number of engineering and logistical baggage troops, and a 6-division corps of only 42,000 men.

A new assault infantry division of the Tasman Imperial Army

This type of division was a new unit during the counterinsurgency war, and only two were trained (the new first division, the new second division), and it was a fist unit formed by the Tasman Empire specially drawing capable personnel and heavy equipment from other units for the great counterattack. These infantry divisions were reinforced by a divisional heavy artillery regiment (36 heavy guns of 100mm or more) and a cavalry regiment on the basis of the original infantry division. The brigade-level establishment was abolished, and the division directly subordinated four infantry regiments, one cavalry regiment, one heavy artillery regiment, and one infantry supplementary regiment. The regiment had a heavy fire battalion, 12 80mm infantry guns, 12 13mm heavy machine guns. In terms of firepower at the battalion and company levels, emphasis was placed on increasing the number of light machine gun automatic carbines, and an unconventional number of grenades were issued. The division has a standard establishment of 14,000 personnel, and the division has 36 heavy guns, 48 infantry guns, 48 heavy machine guns, and about 150 to 200 light machine guns. The Imperial General Staff had planned to form a new army group based on this type of division, but it was eventually abandoned due to unfavorable fighting and lack of heavy weapons.

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The Tasman Empire's enemy St. Mary's Empire's new Army Corps

The mainland's first multi-arm synthetic mobile attack force with a composite division as a unit has a bit of the flavor of a modern army synthetic infantry division. Each corps has 4 synthetic divisions, plus a number of support auxiliaries such as baggage engineers. The establishment and tactics of such synthesizers were theoretically 20 years ahead of this era. For the first time, it adopted the three-three division, which only existed in the late stage of World War I, and the division directly governed three infantry regiments (three infantry battalions) and one artillery regiment (24 105 howitzers, 8 guns and one battalion, deployed in battalion units). In terms of firepower allocation, the heavy artillery of the regiment was delegated to the division level, and the divisional artillery was delegated to the regiment, the infantry regiment had its own exclusive heavy artillery support force, and the machine gun firepower of the battalions under the regiment was allocated to the company level, and the combat effectiveness of the grassroots units was greatly improved. The regiment has become an assault unit with strong combat effectiveness, capable of independently undertaking combat tasks such as breakthrough and defense.

The country used the money from other countries to buy warships for a new weapon, the tank. At that time, the country was armed with the famous Vickers 6-ton tank. Each composite division consisted of a tank battalion of 62 vehicles per battalion (the number of horses in the original cavalry company), replacing the obsolete cavalry units. At that time, the tank coordination tactics had not yet been developed, and the country used the tank as the smallest input unit as the battalion as the assault cavalry. In this war, he launched a god-level steel cavalry charge that coordinated the mobilization of 5 corps with a total of about 16 tank battalions.

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Standard establishment of the rebel army group of the Republic of Asenstan of the Tasman Empire (modeled after the new army group of the United Empire of San Roman)

Each group army has three composite armies, plus a number of supporting auxiliary units such as heavy engineers and armored troops. The organization and tactics of this composite army are theoretically similar to those of the combined armies of the great powers in 1920. The army has three regiments, three battalions, and divisions, plus one heavy artillery brigade attached to the army.

Two artillery regiments of the heavy artillery brigade (36 155 howitzers, 18 battalions, deployed in battalion units).

The infantry division has three infantry regiments (three infantry battalions) of about 11,000 men each.

In terms of firepower allocation, heavy artillery is used intensively in the military establishment, and it is organized into a heavy artillery brigade. Light artillery was delegated to the regiment, the infantry regiment had its own exclusive heavy artillery support force, and the machine gun firepower of each battalion under the regiment was allocated to the company level, and the combat effectiveness of the grassroots units was greatly improved. The regiment has become an assault unit with strong combat effectiveness, capable of independently undertaking combat tasks such as breakthrough and defense.

The army group was heavily equipped with tanks and had a tank brigade. The main one is the famous Vickers 6-ton tank. Each army group had an armored brigade, and at that time, the tank coordination tactics had not yet been developed, and the country used the brigade as the minimum input unit as an assault force in the use of tanks. Each light tank brigade consists of 4 tank battalions (54 light tanks per battalion and 6 76mm gun attack tanks), 1 reconnaissance battalion, 1 mortar battalion and a number of other logistical administrative units, with a total of 278 Vickers tanks and improved types per brigade.