Chapter 117: Reorganizing And Transforming Steel Seventh Company!
Regiment Commander Wang was not the traditional conservative type and was very willing to accept new things, which relieved Chen Jun of his concerns, allowing him to start explaining his synthesis idea from the beginning.
“Our 702 Regiment is a heavy armored infantry regiment, with its own tank company, artillery company, and armored infantry company, capable of undertaking various ground assault missions.
Steel Seventh Company, as the armored reconnaissance company of 702 Regiment, has its primary value in the two words ‘reconnaissance.’
In other words, it serves as the eyes of 702 Regiment and must undertake frontline and rear reconnaissance missions on the battlefield, enabling 702 Regiment to remove the fog of war as much as possible, know everything about the enemy, and achieve victory.
However, currently, whether in training mode or company establishment structure, I believe Steel Seventh Company has seriously deviated; it doesn’t resemble a reconnaissance company but more like an assault company.”
Chen Jun deliberately paused here to emphasize the error in the company’s development route.
“Chen Jun, what you’re saying is quite interesting; this angle is very unique and has piqued my interest even more. Come on, don’t hold back, continue.”
Regiment Commander Wang thought Chen Jun didn’t dare to speak freely, so he patted his chest to guarantee for him.
“Alright.”
Chen Jun nodded and continued: “The reason the army has various establishments is to distinguish missions, allowing each unit to perform its own duties.
This reasoning is simple and easy to understand; everyone knows it.
Our 702 Regiment doesn’t lack assault companies, whether tank company or armored infantry company; they are all better at fighting ground assault battles.
But these companies skilled in assault battles have no way to conduct enemy front and enemy rear reconnaissance.
Whether it’s the skills and tactics they’ve learned or the equipment and weapons issued, none of it can complete enemy front and enemy rear reconnaissance missions.
Yet Steel Seventh Company, the only reconnaissance company, is also following the assault company route, forgetting its primary work.
I think this is very dangerous and will lead to big mistakes.
Once real combat breaks out and our entire 702 Regiment is pulled to the frontline as a heavy armored main force regiment, it is inherently very cumbersome.
If there are no reconnaissance units scouting ahead and intercepting enemy reconnaissance personnel,
The consequences could be fatal; the enemy could fully grasp our army and even easily locate the command post, allowing long-range artillery to easily complete decapitation strikes.
Especially in future informatized modern warfare, battlefield reactions will be faster, long-range strikes more common, and long-range missiles could strike from anywhere at any time.
Whether reconnoitering the enemy’s core or protecting our own core, reconnaissance units are extremely important.
Therefore, to meet the needs of future modern warfare, I believe Steel Seventh Company needs major changes.
Not only to get it back on its proper path but also to upgrade it a second time on that foundation, making its tactics more diverse.
During my studies, I extensively read domestic and foreign modern warfare literature and information through the school network.
Based on my personal understanding and the elements needed for future warfare, drawing from the United States Army’s reforms, I believe Steel Seventh Company can be transformed into a combined arms company.”
In the original drama, 702 Regiment was unilaterally crushed, with headquarters taken out without even knowing where the enemy was.
Steel Seventh Company bears the main responsibility!
“Combined arms company??”
Regiment Commander Wang was both familiar and unfamiliar with the name; he furrowed his brows and said puzzledly: “Some years ago, I remember seeing in the military report that some units were exploring and testing combined arms battalion combat modes.
Later, there was no big news, and the military report never mentioned it again.
I think this combined arms battalion was perhaps just a concept, far from mature, and no one knows if it would actually work.
I’ve never heard of this combined arms company you’re talking about; what exactly is the method??”
Although Regiment Commander Wang was an old-generation soldier, from his words, it was clear he often read books and newspapers and was quite knowledgeable about domestic military dynamics.
Even someone with his seniority had never heard of a combined arms company.
This made him very curious.
“Regiment Commander, whether combined arms battalion or combined arms company, the essence is actually similar; both are structured under combined arms tactics.
I’ve already written a set of combined arms tactics theory, and the main body is basically complete now.
I want to use my combined arms tactics theory, with Steel Seventh Company as the pilot unit, to transform it into a combined arms company and further enhance Steel Seventh Company’s combat effectiveness.
If the combined arms company transformation succeeds, the benefits to our army would be infinite.
In the future, we could develop combined arms battalions or even combined arms regiments with more perfected tactical systems, making 702 Regiment a benchmark for our army’s modernization reform.”
“Modernization reform benchmark??”
Regiment Commander Wang was not one to like empty promises; he’d lived this long without falling for anyone’s pie in the sky, but today he was drawn in by the pie Chen Jun painted.
Army-wide modernization and informatization reform was the trend, and all high-level army leaders knew they couldn’t escape it.
Regiment Commander Wang also knew that the 702 Regiment he led would definitely be part of the reforms in the future, but he couldn’t control what it would ultimately become.
Because he didn’t know how to proactively reform, he could only passively await the superiors’ “drastic measures.”
This put him in a very passive and difficult position.
But if he could proactively reform, shape his unit into what he wanted, and most importantly, succeed in the reform and gain superiors’ approval.
Thinking of this…
Regiment Commander Wang couldn’t help but feel his heart race!
It wasn’t that Regiment Commander Wang was inexperienced or easily tempted; it was purely that the pie Chen Jun painted was exactly to his taste.
Regiment Commander Wang very much wanted to reform but didn’t know how, and it had almost become his obsession.
Chen Jun bringing it up at this moment, with his theoretical rhetoric so tempting, perfectly matched Regiment Commander Wang’s taste.
How could this not make his heart race? How could he hold back.
But while his heart raced, Regiment Commander Wang was after all the regiment commander and needed to consider things more comprehensively; he absolutely couldn’t risk an entire regiment on an adventure.
What if Chen Jun’s theory was nonsense and led 702 Regiment straight into the pit.
Then when accountability came from above,
Regiment Commander Wang himself definitely couldn’t escape, and if this excellent young cadre prospect Chen Jun also got into trouble, that would be too regrettable.
So even though Regiment Commander Wang was so tempted, he didn’t agree immediately.
Instead, after a few moments of silence, he said in a very serious tone: “Since over ten years ago, our army had experiments with combined arms battalions, and you just mentioned that many foreign countries now have combined arms units.
That proves one point: combined arms units definitely have their advantages.
But we have zero experience in this area; everything must start from scratch, and we don’t know if combined arms units can adapt to our conditions here.
Therefore, transforming Steel Seventh Company into a combined arms company cannot be decided rashly.
How about this…”
When it came to matters concerning 702 Regiment’s future, Regiment Commander Wang lost interest in the celebration banquet, with all his thoughts on the combined arms company.
He instructed Chen Jun: “Go to the canteen and call your company commander; we’ll go to the small conference room together to discuss how to implement it specifically.”
“Alright, I’ll go right now.”
Seeing Regiment Commander Wang so interested in the synthesized year, Chen Jun naturally wanted to strike while the iron was hot and settle this matter today.
So he hurried back to the canteen in two steps instead of three.
He brought along Gao Cheng, who was happily drinking inside and now had a bit of a buzz, and they followed Regiment Commander Wang all the way to the meeting room.
