Chapter 2490 2nd Hand Preparation 3

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So, now the question is, since the Japanese army can deploy artillery in the middle of the island to cover the beach, then in order for the US military to gain a foothold on this island, it must go deep into the island and clear out all these artillery! However, is that easy? Obviously it’s not easy, not just now, but also in 50 years! Close combat in the jungle promises massive casualties! It's not just Japanese bullets that endanger the U.S. military, but also climate and various diseases!

As for whether it is possible to blockade the island and let the Japanese consume all long-range ammunition and then misfire? This is unlikely. The reason is very simple. It is also a matter of geographical environment. New Britain Island is too close to New Ireland Island! After bypassing the island, the U.S. fleet is likely to be attacked by the Japanese navy and army, and the blockade is a long-term process. If the U.S. fleet wants to both blockade and secure the landing site, it must divide its forces, and it requires As a reminder, this island is 350 kilometers long. Even if you walk close to it, the distance between the blockade fleet and the fleet protecting the landing site is still quite far! If one party is really attacked, the other party will have no time to rescue!

So, let’s go back to the simplest land warfare problem. Historically, when attacking a certain city or stronghold, if the city has foreign aid, the defender’s probability of victory is more than 80%. Therefore, the Americans are actually a little anxious about this. Of course, Redel believes that there should be people in the U.S. Army and Navy who understand this matter, but American politicians don’t understand...

Finally, a word about the topography of New Ireland. The southern part of New Ireland is mountainous and the terrain is complex! There are Limestone and Lelett highlands in the northwest region, with an altitude of about 610 meters. Only a small area along the coast has a small alluvial fan plain. If the previous factors were already unfriendly, then analyzing this from the island topography is simply It’s the attacker’s nightmare!

There are highlands or plateaus in the northwest area of ​​the island, and there must be relatively flat terrain. So there is no problem in building an airport here, but unfortunately, it is impossible for the American battleship guns to hit the cannonballs to a high platform 600 meters above sea level. This position is too high! Moreover, the location may also block the view. What? Did you use a plane to correct your shooting? Well, have you ever asked about other land-based aircraft?

The middle of the island is a complex mountainous area, which means that the attacker will be very troublesome, and because of the obstruction of the mountainous area, it is easy for American battleships to miss the target. As a result, the attacker's firepower advantage was greatly reduced. What? You said relying on carrier-based aircraft? The ground attack firepower of single-engine attack aircraft in this era is not worth relying on! And because of attendance issues, single-engine carrier-based aircraft are even less trustworthy!

Of course, the most critical thing is the landing site area. There are only a few alluvial fan plains on the edge of the island to choose from, and these plains are all within the attack range of long-range artillery in the middle of the island. The Americans will choose this place, and the Japanese also know it! Therefore, from a specific tactical point of view, the U.S. Army almost collided with the Japanese guns. This is extremely disadvantageous from a tactical point of view!

As for whether Americans are stupid? how to say? You want to say that Americans don’t understand anything?

That is definitely impossible, but if you want to say how much experience Americans have in attacking islands and land battles, it is nonsense! From the founding of the United States to the present, it has never won a war with any country that can be called a great power. It is not an exaggeration to even say that it has no experience in large-scale wars. Because of this dimension, Spain has not invested much force in the defense of Cuba. , so the US military has little actual combat experience.

The Americans can come up with various landing craft and other things because of their needs. These things are indeed original, which is good, but they only solve the problem of how to get from the sea to the land. When you get to the land, you still have to fight. War on land! Don’t forget, the Bismarck Islands were a German colony at that time. The Germans knew it very well. Raeder once visited some German army generals. Faced with the environment and geography of the New Ireland Island, the German army generals didn’t know whether they could It's best not to fight. This is a meat grinder, not much easier than attacking the Dardanelles!

From a purely land warfare perspective, attacking the island of New Ireland is already a nightmare dungeon level of difficulty, and the only candidate to conquer this dungeon is an American, a newcomer to the army. Therefore, in Ruprecht's view, As a newbie, you don't want to go to a novice village mission like Guadalcanal, but go directly to the nightmare difficulty. Aren't you uncomfortable? Ruprecht is not optimistic about how the US military will fight land wars in addition to its strategy. This is also the reason! The Germans have warned the Americans, but until enough blood is left, the Americans don't have much concrete idea of ​​this so-called difficulty!

"So do we have any better solution?" Su Xiong thought for a while and asked.

"Wouldn't it be great to let the Americans have a bloody encounter on the island of New Ireland? We only need to ensure that the German and American forces win in the end, and the process is not important." Raeder said: "War is a thing The essence is an exchange. If the Americans are sincere, they can naturally kill the Japanese or force the Japanese to withdraw from New Ireland."

Reidel was a little confused about what Su Xiong said. After all, with the end of the war, the foundation of cooperation between virtue and virtue has been shaken. Now they are just using each other. Since it is using, why bother? Even the Americans don't appreciate it. Just make a sword that you don't have to think about. Why should you be so serious?

"The Americans are indeed our potential competitors, but the Japanese are our enemies. Whether it is because Japan sided with the British in the Great War, or because in the future we must teach the Japanese how to respect a strong man, we must let The Japanese know how powerful the German saber is. The crown prince hopes that this slash will prevent the Japanese from pursuing Germany's economic interests in the Far East for 20 years," Su Xiong said.

The current basic situation is still that Germany is an ally and Japan is the enemy. As long as this major premise remains unchanged, Germany can cause the United States to suffer some losses, but it must not affect the progress of the entire war situation, as well as the economic assistance and support of the United States to Germany. Worship of German military power!

There is such a kind of friend in the world. If you can't beat him, you become a friend! Even though the foundation of the relationship between Germany and Germany is no longer there, as long as Americans continue to respect the German armed forces, this peaceful relationship will continue.

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