Bulgarian Empire

　　 120mm cannon, imported from France, year of production or service: 1878/1916

　　Caliber: 120mm

　　 Gun barrel length: 27/20.3 times caliber

　　 High and low shooting range: 0°~+30°

　　Horizontal shot boundary: 0 degrees

　　Projectile weight: (18~20)kg

　　Muzzle velocity: (265~613)(570?)m/sec Weight: 3740/3750~3850/2700kg Maximum range: 124000m

　　155mm cannon imported from France, year of production or service: 1877/1916

　　Caliber: 155mm

　　 Gun barrel length: 27 times the caliber

　　 High and low shooting range: -26 degrees ~ +26 degrees

　　Horizontal shot boundary: 0 degrees

　　Projectile weight: (40~43.6)kg

　　Muzzle velocity: 561(517?)m/sec

　　Weight: (5700~6500)kg

　　Maximum range: 12700m

　　 Don’t be surprised why the artillery and Ferdinand are all French!

　　The reason is very simple. Even at the end of the 19th century when the technical blockade was not tight, the export of heavy artillery was strictly controlled by the foreign powers. Under normal circumstances, large-scale export would not be possible!

　　 In the international environment at the time, there were only two countries that could export to Bulgaria on a large scale, Russia and France!

In fact, the 1877-style 87mm field gun that the Russians and Germans cooperated is also very good, but his caliber is too close to that of Miss 75, and the difference in rate of fire is too large. The overall performance is much worse. In history, Miss 75 But World War II was used!

　　 As for other guns in Russia, either were not born, or were inferior to the French in performance, and were able to serve in World War I. They were absolutely world-leading in 1897!

　　 As for imitation, the Bulgarian arsenal also did it before. Due to the high cost, mass production was impossible, so I had to buy it!

　　 In order to solve the shortage of melee firepower, Ferdinand even had the idea of ​​a mortar! It is possible that the Bulgarian arsenal is technically inadequate, so it was developed. Just like the birth of mortars in history, accidents are prone to occur, which seriously threatens the safety of artillery! Because of its performance and instability, it was rejected by the military!

　　 Finally, at the insistence of Ferdinand, the old 47mm naval mortar was modified on a wheeled gun mount, and a long-tailed shell was fired at a large elevation angle.

　　The total mass of the projectile is 11.5kg, the range is 50-400m, and the firing angle is 45°-65°. This kind of primitive mortar must be reluctantly accepted by the military!

　　The main reason is that the military thinks it is good to deal with machine guns, so it was accepted! Because of its low cost and simple production technology, it was attracted by General Popov, who was born in infantry, and was equipped with an infantry battalion!

　　 Seeing this result, Ferdinand didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. The famous mortar of later generations was rejected by the artillery as soon as he came out, but was favored by the infantry!

　　 Well, for artillery, this old-fashioned 47mm naval mortar has a low power, a short range, and a slow rate of fire. It is far inferior to the Bulgarian 1895 75mm field gun. In their opinion, it is useless!

　　Well, Ferdinand’s military level is limited to guns, so that the equipment is unreasonable for the time being. After all, it is the end of the 19th century and the opponent is a native chicken. Simply let the army do it yourself!

　　 After listening to the chief of staff's initial introduction, everyone had no big reaction! The military has known for a long time, the civil official group knows itself and dare not interfere indiscriminately!

Ferdinand nodded, drew a circle on the map, and continued to ask: "If we want to drive Turkey out of Europe based on the Istanbul region, Macedonia region, Kosovo region, Thrace region, and most of Albania. Go, just starting from the military, what are the difficulties?"

Chief of Staff Petrov said embarrassingly: "Other areas are okay, but in the Bosphorus and Dardanelles, the Turks have deployed a large number of shore artillery, which will cause serious damage to our army. Threat!

　　 If these shore artillery cannot be solved, even if we seize Constantinople, we can only be passively beaten! "

　　 After a moment of silence, Ferdinand said: "If you want to solve the Turks' shore artillery, unless you can land in Asia Minor, it may not be completely eliminated!

　　 If we also use a large number of large-caliber artillery, which is more powerful than the firepower deployed by the Ottoman Empire, is it feasible to fight the Turks? "

　　 Petrov thought for a while and said: "In theory, it is possible to use artillery against artillery. As long as the firepower is superior, it is still possible to destroy most of the shore artillery on the opposite side at any cost!

　　 After all, most of the shore artillery deployed by the Ottoman Empire were aimed at the strait. The threats on the land were not considered, and the defense capabilities were not very strong!

　　If the navy can withstand a certain amount of loss, it can still rush into the Marma Sea. As long as the navy of the Ottoman Empire is defeated, the Turks have to admit defeat!

　　 But it is now difficult for us to get so many large-caliber artillery in a short time? Our five heavy artillery regiments alone may not be able to suppress the Turks! "

　　 Ferdinand nodded, he knew that the Black Sea Strait was not so easy to open!

　　 You did not see the First World War in history. The Allied Powers fell into a stalemate on the Western Front. In order to make a breakthrough on the movement line, the Dardanelles was launched.

　　 500,000 soldiers from the Allied Powers have traveled across the oceans to the Gallipoli Peninsula. After nearly eleven months of fighting, about 53,000 people were killed and 96,937 people were injured. Still failed!

　　 In order to open up the Black Sea Strait, the Russians have also launched many Russian-Turkish wars over the past century, but they have all returned without success!

　　 But the Russians still did not give up! It's not that Mao Xiong's head got water!

　　 It is that most of the maritime transport in the Russian Empire is through the Black Sea Strait, so I have to fight!

　　 Thinking of this, Ferdinand's mood suddenly relaxed, and he smiled and said: "We can't get it out, but the Russians do. Maybe they are waiting for us to come?"

　　 Don't look at Russia's poor performance in the "Russian-Japanese War" and "World War I". You underestimate the Russians!

　　Ferdinand knew very well that Nicholas II was definitely not as "idiot", "autocratic, and stubborn" as described in the textbooks. On the contrary, he was very clever and was a reformist!

　　 It is a pity that Nicholas II was a failed reformer in history. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com's external expansion in order to transfer internal contradictions happened to fail again!

　　The way Ferdinand can think of, there is no way for the Russians to be less than ideal! In fact, if it were not restricted by national power, the Bulgarian Staff would have already come up with a sound plan!

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　　 When discussing matters in Bulgaria, the Russian government as far away as St. Petersburg was also very concerned about the direction of this war.

　　 Nicholas II looked at the report and said with a smile: "It seems that the Turks are really depraved. It has been so long, and even a decent record has not been obtained!"

　　 Everyone roared with laughter. Russia and Turkey were originally a pair of rivals. They had no reason to be unhappy when they saw the enemy's bad luck!

　　 "The Bulgarians are about to end, right? Ferdinand's patience is so good. Isn't he at all worried that the Greeks will be defeated and face the Ottoman army alone?" Nicholas II asked again

　　 The Minister of War respectfully said: "Your Majesty the Great Tsar, this war has come too suddenly, and the Bulgarians still need time to prepare!

　　Moreover, the Greeks and Turks have been at war for less than ten days. If the Greeks were defeated so soon, it would be of little use to unite with them!

　　The Bulgarians are now planning to let the Greeks delay their mobilization and consume the strength of the Turks by the way. If the Greeks lose, they will lose an opponent for the spoils! "

　　 The Secretary of the Navy smiled and said, “I’m afraid it’s more than that! Our attitude is the key to Bulgaria’s decision!

　　 After all, they only need to capture Constantinople and let our navy enter the Marmara Sea to defeat the Ottoman navy. The Ottoman army in the Balkans will become rootless. Sooner or later they will lose! "