Chapter 940 Japanese Tactics 1
In short, Akiyama Yoshiko believes that it is not too difficult to defeat such an opponent. Apart from the fact that the Russians are a bit large, the Russian army actually does not have anything too outstanding. But now, although it has not officially entered into battle with Germany They were fighting each other, but Akiyama Yoshiko had already sensed how extraordinary his opponent was.
"From the sand table, the German defense lines are almost integrated into one. There is no distinction between the first and second lines of defense at all. This makes the attacker feel very uncomfortable. There are also these key support points. Although there are no Completely block all attack roads, but the gaps between them are very narrow. If these supporting points are not broken, our troops will move very slowly," Akiyama Yoshiko said.
To be honest, it is not difficult to make the defense line thicker and build a few more lines of defense. Anyone who has time, labor force, and materials can do it well. Isn't it just digging holes and building houses? What's so difficult? It is not difficult to choose some suitable areas to set up support points, preset some pockets, etc. This kind of thing can be done by commanders with a little experience, and you can understand it, and others can understand it. This level of defense line The level set is higher than the original one, but there is a limit to how high it can be.
The layout of the German general on the opposite side has surpassed the former. In Akiyama Yoshiko's view, the most superficial line of defense is indeed very ordinary, a very simple warning point, and then a warning line behind it. But after arriving at the main position, a problem arose. Several German defense lines were connected to each other with horizontal communication trenches, turning the originally scattered defense lines into a whole. These well-arranged horizontal communication trenches make the support of the troops behind very smooth. That is to say, even if the opponent's troops break through the first line of defense, they will be counterattacked by the German troops on the second line of defense before they can stabilize the breakthrough.
It is already a headache to become a system of defense like this, but what makes Akiyama Haogu most uncomfortable is that except for those bunkers that have obviously been reinforced for N times and become difficult to destroy, he can't find any Germans. According to the information provided by the French, the German machine gun firepower is not weaker than that of the French army. In other words, a company must have more than 9 MG light machine guns. However, it was not marked on the intelligence and sand table. After asking the French Legion, the French also said they did not know. Because some situations on this line of defense are different from other places.
The so-called enemy is invisible. If you can see something, no matter how scary it is, you can always have some defenses and some countermeasures. But now, it doesn't seem to be possible. Akiyama Hiko can understand that the opponent's machine gun team will definitely change positions frequently, which will give the attacker a chance to attack. The Germans undoubtedly had a great advantage in the mobility of their firepower. And in terms of artillery. According to intelligence analysis, the Germans' small and medium-caliber mortars were dispersed to the company level, while large-caliber mortars and barrel artillery seemed to be concentrated. This undoubtedly takes advantage of the mobility and flexibility of light mortars and the concentrated firepower of long-range artillery.
At least that's how it seems on the surface. As for what would happen if the fight started, I really can't say. In short, after a superficial analysis, Akiyama Haogu feels that the opponent is difficult to deal with.
"Who is the commander on the opposite side? Terauchi-kun?" Akiyama Yoshiko asked, rubbing his somewhat numb temples.
"It should be Duke Albrecht of Württemberg. Of course, the opponent is the commander of a group army. As for the commander of the two divisions, if the information is correct, it should be Hans von Fifteenth Army. .Major General Sekter, the other party was born into a noble family, and his father was a general. He comes from a military family." Terauchi Juichi said.
"That's it? Are there any tactical characteristics?" Akiyama Yoshigu frowned slightly, expressing his dissatisfaction with such simple information.
"How do you put it? According to the French, the Germans' military training is relatively solid. Generally speaking, it can be divided into two categories. One is Prussian-style tactics. Most of the German troops fall into this category. They are proficient in artillery and infantry. The other type is the Bavarian style, which is even more terrifying. Their prince is a tactical genius, successfully mixing tanks, artillery, aircraft and infantry together, like making a cocktail! Then launch a battle with you An unstoppable offensive. The Russians failed, and the French and British were equally beaten," Juichi Terauchi said.
"Well, we are not familiar with German tactics, especially the current Germans, so we will fight according to our own tactics. We must accumulate experience and lessons in war, although the price may be a bit high!" Akiyama Haogu rubbed his face, cheered up and said.
Although he didn't know what the Germans were planning, Akiyama Yoshiko was still clear about the hardware of his army. Although the various equipment and weapons provided by the French made the Japanese feel extremely luxurious, in fact, the overall equipment level was still low. Compared with the average level of the French army, let alone compared with the Germans on the opposite side, and judging from the current situation, the German army on the opposite side does not seem to be an ace unit, which makes Akiyama Yoshikou feel a little lucky. But if you have to fight for firepower, you can't beat it.
"In terms of military strength, our personnel are twice as many as theirs! But in terms of firepower, we don't have much advantage. We only have a total of 32 105MM howitzers, while a German division has at least 24. Although our gunners have some experience In the Russo-Japanese War, the situation has completely changed. Most gunners have no experience in attacking targets 7 kilometers away. In the absence of supporting firepower, they rely solely on the bravery of the infantry to attack and penetrate the opponent's minefields, barbed wire fences, trenches and A line of defense formed by machine guns is absolutely terrifying."
"Since the Germans' advantages are daytime artillery and a large number of automatic firearms, then why don't we just abolish their advantages? So I decided to launch a night attack!" Akiyama Yoshigu's idea is very simple and very simple. If it works, just choose to attack at night!
Although night attacks can be a bit troublesome, generally speaking, there are very few night battles on the battlefields of World War I, especially large-scale division-level attacks. The night vigilance of both sides is more used to defend against small-scale harassment by the other side. The so-called The large-scale night attack also started at dawn. Calculating with intention but without intention is an advantage. In addition, Akiyama Yoshiko believes that the Japanese army may not be able to match its opponents in artillery, infantry firepower and tactics, but at least one thing is definitely the best in the world. Hand-to-hand combat is at least worthwhile. Bar!
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