Army Reform

Having temporarily settled the population issue properly, the Army Department soon submitted a new problem: reforming the current army organization.

Speaking of the Australasian Army's organization, it had initially been established more than twenty years ago, back when relations with Germany were relatively close.

At the time, the army organization had been developed together with German experts. Although it had undergone certain changes from the German system, it was still broadly similar to it.

After more than twenty years of evolution, this army organization was no longer suited to the current situation.

First of all, the appearance of tanks had changed the way wars were fought, and mobility was becoming increasingly important to armies.

One purpose of the Australasian Army reform was to mechanize the army, or at least greatly improve its mobility.

Second was the evolution of aircraft, which had now acquired formidable combat power. The air force could pose a tremendous threat to ground forces, just as the Australasian air force had bombed the United States Army earlier.

A powerful army had to possess sufficiently capable air defenses. At the very least, it needed some ability to fight back when faced with enemy aircraft.

According to the Army Department's proposal, each division would add at least one antiaircraft battalion. Each battalion would be equipped with at least twelve 27mm antiaircraft guns and eight improved MA-107 Maxim Heavy Machine Guns.

To transport these antiaircraft weapons properly, the antiaircraft battalion alone would need at least twenty-seven military transport trucks. Twenty would carry the artillery and machine guns, while the remaining seven would transport the battalion's soldiers and other equipment.

Fortunately, the army generals had not gone mad enough to place antiaircraft units below the regimental level. Otherwise, the enormous changes to the organization and the huge quantity of weapons and