Greece's reform problem shows how warfare had changed since the Napoleonic era. Mass-produced artillery, small arms, and equipment enlarged armies, but matériel alone did not create operational reach. Transport infrastructure, supply, training, and bureaucracy allowed an army to divide into mutually supporting columns, turn a defended position, and threaten rear areas or a capital. Logistics and administration were the enablers of battlefield maneuver rather than background services.
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Industrial logistics make mobile mass warfare possible
The reform discussion explains how industrial production, transport, administration, and training let modern armies divide into mobile columns without losing cohesion.