1215 Playing Big 3
How many lost? You can just Baidu lose the fleet and the author doesn't list it. Just talk about aircraft losses. During the entire Guadalam Battle, the Japanese Navy lost 896 land-based aircraft! That's right, you're right, the land-based aviation team alone lost nearly 900 aircraft! 900! When the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, how many aircraft were there in total 450 aircraft on the 6 aircraft carriers of the Japanese Navy! How many aircraft were there in the Midway Battle? 250 aircraft! Then, the Japanese Navy lost 900 aircraft on Guadalam. What a fuck! And there are quite a few twin-engine bombers among these 900 aircraft! In terms of cost, it is absolutely OK to have a twin-engine bomber topped with 3 eggs!
The prince had never understood at that time that Guadalam does have some strategic value. I don’t deny this. However, the value of Guadalam will not cost the Japanese Navy such a great price, and it is not an exaggeration to say that this war directly hit the most elite pilot of the Japanese Navy. You should know that although Midway Island suffered heavy losses, the pilots rescued a lot. How many Japanese aircraft flying over Guadalam were shot down can survive? It is a very low probability that they can figure it out with their knees!
So, in the prince's opinion, the Battle of Dardanelles and the Battle of Verdun were relatively smart and rational compared to the later Battle of Guadaldon. However, this reason could not save the British in this battle because their direction was wrong. The so-called "distance" is Sir Hamilton. If the Germans noticed it, then there was no possibility of victory in this battle, especially the British faced a cheating time traveler! So what if the landing was successful? In the strait, the K-6 bomber against the Germans was on the ground and facing the Bavarian Legion on the ground? Then come on! Whoever is cowardly is the grandson!
Of course, at this point, the plan of Churchill and Lord Hamilton was expanded to at most some royal naval and army generals who felt the same. If Churchill was allowed to agree to the Congress, it would probably take a long time. However, at this time, an external force joined the group, which instantly collapsed the countless obstacles that were originally erected in front of this plan! At this time, the Russians entered the field!
In nearly a year of battle, the Russians' military production had reached a point where they were in short supply, and the national economy was in crisis due to huge war losses! Just imagine, in order to obtain materials transported by sea from the north, the Russians even built a railway of more than 2,000 kilometers. So now, when Britain and France expressed their willingness to help the Russians open the Dardanelles, what reason did the Russians who had reached the base of the wall refuse?!
When Churchill said that if the British and French troops wanted to take action, the Russians also had to help, the Russians decisively opposed the generals! He said that Britain and France should launch a "large enough" offensive near the Dardanelles to open up the waterway to Russia. He also said that if Britain and France were unwilling to do this, the Russians might consider giving up the Russian Polish region and retreating across the board!
"Hold the grass! Are the Russians crazy? It's your own territory. What does it have to do with our British and French coalition forces? You threaten me with this?!" This threat looks a bit ridiculous at first glance, but in fact, it really touched the pain points of the British and French coalition forces. First of all, it is clear that for countries with a vast strategic depth, exchanging depth for time is a tactic in itself. The Russians escape from the Russian Polish region surrounded by Germany and Austria, then level the front, re-establish the positions, and lengthen the other side's supply lines is a desirable strategy, especially when Russian Poland cannot supply the daily consumption of the army and there is no important heavy industry, this plan can be considered.
However, what does this have to do with Britain and France? It must have something to do! The Russians' choice to retreat will certainly lose some troops, but it will take time for the German and Austrian troops to fill the vacancy on the front line. Not to mention anything else, you must first establish the supply line. The railways in Poland and the docking with the German local railway system must be done? During this period, it was not convenient for the German army to launch a new offensive. The Russians shrank the front line, the density of troops increased, and the difficulty of attacking increased. Germany was not suitable for attacking immediately due to logistics issues. Well, it is possible that the Bavarian Legion will return to the Western Front! This pressure will eventually be overwhelming to Britain and France!
As for whether the Russians will really do this, Britain and France are uncertain. Of course, if someone comes from the perspective of God, then they will know that the Russians themselves do not want to leave like this. In the final analysis, this is not that they cannot leave in the military, and they can still leave after paying some price, but because of politics! The Russian government cannot bear the overall political risks of giving up Poland while the front is still complete, even if this plan is correct from a military perspective!
In addition to relieving its own military pressure, opening up this front and allowing Britain and France to invest more troops is also of great significance to Serbia, which is about to face disaster. When the Bavarian legion occupied Romania and Bulgaria was thrown into the arms of the allies, Serbia had already encountered enemies on both sides. How long the Serbian legion will last does not depend on his own, but entirely on when the German army will take action... Therefore, Serbia itself also hopes that Britain and France can invest more strength in the Balkans to save the front line that is about to collapse!
After Russia's intervention, the originally simple battle of Dardanelles completely changed. From Churchill's initial plan to launch an assault in the direction of the strait to Lord Hamilton's suggestion that he would increase his troops and open two landing sites at the same time. Until now, Russia has requested that the Allies open a front and pull Greece into the water. The scale of the entire battle has expanded several times in the dispute and delay!
After Russia's intervention, Britain and France had to consider the requirements of being the most important allies, and at the same time, they also need to consider the safety of the entire Near East and the Suez Canal in the future after the Balkans collapsed. This would make the entire plan change too much! The preparation work became extremely complicated. So Britain and France fell into a new pit... The long preparation time would make the other party noticeable, and if the other party also prepared, it would be hard to say whose time would be on! For the specific situation, please refer to the Kursk in history! Well, when the German tiger, leopard, elephant arrived... and the rest was made to prepare... The German army finally fell in front of the Russian army with more fully preparedness.
Chapter completed!