Chapter 2498 The Horn of War 2

"I just got the news yesterday. After checking the list of France's post-war surplus supplies, our ambassador to France discovered that before the war, part of France provided supplies to Japan to repay loans. Among them, there were about 16 GPF heavy artillery. If these artillery can be converted into fixed heavy artillery, it will not be a problem to increase the elevation angle and achieve a range of 25 kilometers." Pershing said a little depressed.

"It seems that the situation has changed somewhat." Benson said without any words. After all, he was caught off guard by this incident.

"This is not the worst. In addition to ultra-long-range artillery, the Japanese should also have received a large number of British howitzers. These artillery hide behind bunkers and use the ballistic advantages brought by high elevation angles to cause us great damage. The trouble is even worse than the former. After all, the Japanese do not have many ultra-long-range artillery. The real pillars of firepower of the Japanese army are howitzers and machine guns. If cannons with too long range cannot handle it, then the navy must at least help us. Those howitzers take care of it," Pershing said.

"Well, although this question is a bit difficult, it is not impossible." Benson thought for a while. "I will contact the fire support fleet. They have made some preparations before." Objectively speaking, the Americans' preparations are still OK. They have considered the possibility of Japan using obstacles or bunkers to deploy some artillery, so , some small ammunition packages are specially designed in the ammunition depot of the fire support fleet. Their function is to reduce the muzzle velocity, and then allow the artillery shells to shoot as complete a trajectory as possible. Of course, after changing the propellant, the firing table will definitely need to be customized. In this regard, Americans are doing well, too.

Then the two men revised the fire support plan again. General Benson met most of Pershing's requirements, but what about some artillery with ultra-long range? I'm sorry. After all, due to the tricky position and super long range, there really is no way to do this. And if the Japanese artillery can't be completely suppressed, will this battle be impossible to fight? Obviously not. When we were on the Western Front, the ultra-long-range artillery on both sides was rarely suppressed. Wasn't the frontline still full of fire? To paraphrase one German officer: "You need to learn to withstand stress in war and face things that cannot be changed."

At this time, on the remote island of New Ireland, the Japanese army of four divisions led by Japanese Army General Yoshimasa Oshima plus more than 100,000 affiliated troops were already waiting in positions that had been built for two years. Among Oshima Yoshimasa's staff team, several officers from distant Britain were particularly eye-catching.

"Your Majesty General, I have always thought that the heavy artillery deployed at this location is inappropriate because it is too far forward and within the range of the American naval guns. Although the surrounding area is wide, there is also not enough cover. This makes the artillery nest we built very fragile. If possible, I hope to move the artillery over 6 inches back about 3 kilometers. In this case, we can rely on the ridgeline to obtain cover." A person whose pseudonym is Wells the British officer suggested.

"We deploy the artillery in this position to directly attack landing ships at sea. It is better to kill the enemy at sea than to put it on the shore.

As for the American naval gun firepower, I think there is no need to worry. After all, if the Americans throw more shells at our heads, there will be less left for the combined fleet. They will not be so stupid. "Yoshimasa Oshima said.

"If the Royal Navy fights this battle, we will only use the former Dreadnought Fleet to be responsible for support. The main fleet generally will not open fire easily. Although the U.S. Navy cannot compare in size with the great fleet in its heyday, they There are at least more than 2 dozen pre-dreadnoughts and more than 1 dozen heavy cruisers that can be rotated. We are not a naval fortress and do not have those battleship-level heavy guns. Therefore, in this case, the 12-inch and 10-inch guns of the US Navy If the output of heavy artillery is higher than the output, the gain will obviously outweigh the loss."

"Do you think this is okay? We all take a step back. The artillery with longer ranges remains in its original position. What do you think of us withdrawing some howitzers from the battlefield? For example, moving the position of the 6-inch L13.3 howitzer back. How about 3 kilometers? Their maximum range is only 8,700 meters. It is very difficult to attack sea targets, so we removed them first and how about using them to deal with the landing enemy troops?" Wells thought for a while and said.

"However, these artillery pieces are already in place. The war is about to begin. Is it still too late to move the artillery pieces at this time?" Oshima Yoshimasa frowned.

"It doesn't matter. The total weight of the 6-inch howitzer is less than 4 tons, and it can be disassembled. The heaviest barrel is only 1.3 tons. It can be transported on an animal-drawn vehicle. We can't put all the eggs on it. In a basket?" Wells said.

The U.S. Army is rushing to the shelves this time, and although the Japanese Army is better, it also has some problems in deployment. Although the Japanese Army fought hard on the Western Front, the main battles were on some fronts that were not important. The reason is very simple. The British were not confident about the combat effectiveness of the Japanese! In the middle and late stages of the war, a large number of Japanese troops were either used as second-line troops or deployed to the Mediterranean battlefield. Generally speaking, they had seen the world's top land warfare, but it was not difficult to get started.

And this time, regarding the issue of firepower deployment, the main problem of the Japanese army is that with the goal of annihilating the enemy at sea, a large amount of heavy firepower is deployed in a relatively forward position. The Japanese army's idea is to kill a large number of enemies at sea. American troops came to force the Americans to abandon the landing. This idea clearly underestimates the determination and preparedness of Americans. Now that the Americans are ready to go to war, they must be willing to suffer certain casualties. The U.S. fire support fleet is also not a vegetarian.

In this regard, the British are very rational. They have experienced World War I and know that when the attacker launches an attack, no matter how many things you prepare on the first line of defense, you will not be able to block the opponent's attack, because the opponent only has Only attack after gaining overwhelming firepower advantage on a certain battlefield! Sooner or later the positions deployed on the forward lines will be torn to pieces.

Therefore, the real response is to go deep, with a multi-layered defense system and a preset pocket defense method to pull the troops back and get as far away from the U.S. naval gun support range as possible. At the same time, deliberately design several weak points on the position. Point, let the Americans break through, and then let them get into their pockets and kill a large number of U.S. troops on preset positions.

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