Chapter 2499: Horn of War Three

? The Japanese respect the British Army, which has been shopping on the European continent for more than two years. Although I feel that the British tactics are bound to prolong the war, the Japanese are very sensitive to prolonged wars of attrition. However, Oshima Yoshimao finally decided to partially adopt the other party's opinions, and pulled some relatively portable artillery with a relatively short range to a relatively rear position. At the same time, the strength of several lines of defense was slightly adjusted. It's a compromise.

In addition to the deployment of firepower, the British were also dissatisfied with the fact that the Japanese defense system was somewhat isolated, and the connection between the different defense positions was a bit poor. To put it bluntly, the traffic trenches were repaired very little, and Passing ability is worse.

"If you allow the Japanese to deploy defensive positions, they can build a machine gun nest very concealed and integrate it with the surrounding terrain and vegetation. They can build a stronger gun nest and use concrete to form an internal defense system. Then add support, and then cover a lot of rammed earth and coral residue on the outside."

"However, they often ignore the connection between the various support points. They set up the defense line very rigidly. Once a defense line is attacked, it will be very difficult for troops in other directions to support or withdraw from a defense line. The Europeans are not like this, because they know that the breach of the defense line is only the beginning of the defensive war. We will continue to fight the enemy in trenches, bunkers and various living facilities. The Japanese defense system is very isolated and the troops want to support. It's not easy." A British officer who participated in the defense of New Ireland Island commented on the Japanese defense system.

However, the arrival of the British still brought some changes to this defense system. In the last few months before the battle, with the strong insistence of the British, the Japanese finally dug a few can be used to transport medium-caliber rapid-fire guns or The channel for transporting heavy howitzer accessories was dismantled, and the infantry channel inside the defense system was improved. Although it is impossible to connect all the defense positions as a whole, the effect is better than before.

After the war, the British and German armies had very consistent evaluations of the US and Japanese armies, that is, two guys who had learned half a bottle fought a second-rate land battle. Of course, although the level is lower than that of the European battlefield, the level of blood is not low at all. The 9-month battle of New Ireland became the first meat grinder on the Pacific battlefield! It has become something that the US and Japanese armies are not willing to mention!

At this time, under the command of Shigeru Taro Yoshimatsu, the main force of the Japanese joint fleet has also set off from Guinea to New Britain, where there is the most foreword base of the Japanese joint fleet. Although it is not far from New Ireland if you simply look at the straight-line distance, considering that New Ireland is a long and narrow island with an east-west direction of 350 kilometers, whether it is Japanese or American, the voyage between each other is not near. And in the last period of time before the battle, the top of the Japanese joint fleet is discussing how to fight the first battle after the war!

"According to previous analysis, the most likely place for U.S. troops to land should be in the eastern part of New Ireland Island. There are some coastal alluvial fan plains suitable for troops to land. If it is to the west, most of them are cliffs and it is difficult to land. The United States People carry a large number of destroyers and submarines. They are likely to set up cordon or even minefields in the eastern part of the island and the strait between New Ireland and New Britain. Even the main fleet will be deployed here because this is us Enter the nearest route to the landing site." Said Lieutenant General Kato Seiyoshi, who served as the chief of the joint fleet.

"However, it is clear that it is impossible to enter the landing field from here. We are likely to crash into the US fleet that is ready. Therefore, when necessary, we have to stay close and seek further, bypassing the entire New Ireland Island and launching an attack from the east. "Lieutenant General Kato Seiyoshi said after drawing an arc on the map with his putter.

"The length of the entire New Ireland Island is 350 kilometers from east to west. If we go around from the west and then enter the landing site, the navigation distance may increase by 400 kilometers, about 220 nautical miles. If the fleet sails, even the highest I am afraid that the speed will take about 9 hours, and we all know that the navy fleet cannot maintain a speed of more than 8 hours and 25 knots, and the night time is simply not enough." A Japanese officer said.

"I've thought about this question. In fact, before night falls, we can set the starting position of the fleet here." At this time, Betty got up and came to the huge chart, and then marked the area north of New Ireland. A line said: "This is about 250 kilometers from the landing point of the U.S. Navy. We can go around the island with a solid line to reach this position, and then launch an attack at night."

"Are you kidding? This place may already be within the air reconnaissance range of the U.S. Navy. Twin-engine seaplanes or single-engine carrier-based aircraft with auxiliary fuel tanks can reach such a long range." Next to him, he served as the United Fleet Air Force. Said Takijiro Onishi, the staff officer.

"Yes, it is possible to reach this voyage. Therefore, the first thing we need to do is to use our land-based aviation force to mass-kill the opponent's aircraft before the fleet departs, and let their aviation force shrink rapidly. Secondly, we can Take the initiative to attack when the weather is bad. Don’t worry, if it’s just a thunderstorm and not a tropical storm, our people can take the fleet safely to the combat area and hit the Americans by surprise.” Betty said with a smile: “ According to the analysis of our meteorologists, in the next week, a tropical cyclone will pass around the island. During that time, the entire New Ireland Island will be windy and rainy~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is very suitable for us to fish in troubled waters!

"Is this news accurate?" an officer asked. At least no obvious signs were found in Japanese weather observatories.

"We can wait and see." Betty said indifferently: "The Germans and we can find short periods of fine weather in the harsh North Sea for action, then we can naturally also determine the time of the severe weather on the Pacific Ocean. Maybe There will be a deviation in time, but the one who should come will definitely come back!"

"So, this will be the first opener of the combined fleet in this war?" asked Hayao Shimamura, chief of staff of the Navy.

"Yes, if there are bad weather for a few days, then we can indeed take the opportunity to attack, the other party can not know our location, and we have the speed advantage, we have the initiative in the battle." Kato said.

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