"Of course, in recent years, the Japanese have established some elite troops, such as the Fukuoka Seventh Armored Division I encountered before. In terms of combat effectiveness, it is comparable to the British and French front-line armored divisions with the same number of people. Unfortunately, the number of such troops is too small." The prince added.

Regarding the Japanese Army and the Russian Army, this topic is also a small topic in various military forums in later generations. Generally speaking, people generally argue in two places, one is the Russo-Japanese War and the other is Nomenkan. As for the later Soviet Red Army attacking the Kwantung Army, well, this is crushing.

Let’s talk about the Russo-Japanese War first. The Japanese army performed quite well, especially in field battles, but it started to fight badly at the Lushunkou Fortress. At that time, it should be the closest strength of the Japanese army and the European army.

And what about the Battle of Nomenkan? The Soviet army had absolute ground firepower advantages, but the Japanese army began to have air advantages. At that time, the Japanese army's combat effectiveness was quite good. Although the Soviet army won in the end, the losses were not small. However, at that time, the Soviet army's combat effectiveness was almost at a historical low. There was no way. The Great Purge just ended. After that, everyone knew the performance of the Soviet Red Army facing the German army on the Eastern Front, so I won't say much...

So, based on various historical materials, the Japanese Army is now at its most powerful level, which is actually the same as the second-tier European level. Infantry and grassroots officers have good levels, but the higher they go, the worse they are.

If it is placed in this plane, it means that when it is at the level of the army, it is second-rate in Europe (of course, the elite Russian army in the early stages of the war.) Some elite troops are considered first-rate in Europe. For example, the Fukuoka Division is almost as combat-effective as the same level as the British and French troops of the same level. (Of course, the British and French staff members in the Japanese army played a major role.) If they reach the army level, various long-range cannons, large-caliber siege cannons and train cannons will not be able to do it decisively.

Then after listening to the prince's analysis, a group of Americans suddenly felt that they were under great pressure, because if nothing else, just from the current situation, the US Army is definitely not as good as the Russians. As for the fight against the Russians? Maybe? Probably? It's almost the same? It should be worse than the Russian army at the beginning, right?

"In fact, if the future combat environment is to combat the tropical islands in Southeast Asia, the Japanese army who are familiar with the terrain and have been targeted training may have a more dominant position. Especially jungle and mountain combat will be your country's biggest weakness. After all, your country's army has not conducted similar targeted training." Ruprecht finally gave the Americans a handful of salt.

As for the combat effectiveness of the US military? I can only say that you cannot expect the US military that has not participated in the war to achieve a good record. In fact, the performance of Americans on the battlefield in history can only be described as general. Even in the Battle of St. Miyer, in this first-dominated war by the Americans, the Americans won, and the exchange ratio was very beautiful. But if you look at the power comparison between the two sides, you can only say that there is nothing to be proud of.

The US military concentrated 17 infantry divisions (including 3 French divisions) on the front line, with 7 broken divisions and 3 reserve divisions, with twice the strength advantage. The artillery division had 2,900 artillery pieces against Germany, 560 aircraft divisions, 1,100 aircraft divisions against 200 tanks, and the US military had 273 tanks, so let alone Germany... The combat environment between the two sides was not an extreme environment like island combat or mountain combat similar to World War II. This kind of battle was actually not worthy of pride if it won...

Of course, one thing to mention is that the US Army has strong adaptive power divisions for the station and has made rapid progress. This evaluation is true for both World War I and World War II.

"Then Your Highness believes that if the war between the United States and Japan begins in the future, how should the US Army's strategy and tactics be formulated?" Pershing had no objection to Ruprecht's evaluation of the US military. After all, it would be fine if the US Army's past record was not discussed. The War of Independence was not won by itself, so what else should I brag about? So Pershing wanted to ask some more realistic ones.

"First of all, what we need to be sure is that it is difficult to completely clean up the Japanese army by military means, whether on Guinea or Kalimantan. It is even an unsuccessful task for the US Army." The prince said.

"Are you talking about complex terrain and limited forces?" asked Pershing.

"This is only one aspect. Your country does not want to fight a war that is like this war that consumes national strength for a long time. This is subjective and objectively, the complex island situation and unfamiliar environment are one aspect. On the other hand, neither Guinea nor Kalimantan, your country cannot completely cut off the Japanese foreign aid. In history, in the case of a siege, if foreign aid cannot be cut off, then what the result is? You can go and see the history of the war." Ruprecht said with a smile.

"This is a problem with the navy." A US officer made a helpless gesture. Well, in the eyes of a world power, the US Navy is not reliable than the army, and the Japanese Navy's evaluation is quite high!

"No, it's not a naval problem, but because of Britain and France. Whether it is Guinea or Kalimantan, there are British colonies, and Japanese materials can be transported to British colonies by British merchant ships, and then transported to Japanese troops by land." The black old man Pershing sighed and said. This is why the US government does not intend to completely kill Japan now. It's not that it doesn't want to, but it's very difficult. Even if Britain and France are weak, the United States will not be able to go to war with Britain, France and Japan. As long as the British and French support it, the so-called blockade will be useless.

"Of course, the United States is not without a chance of winning in this war. Otherwise, your country would not have prepared so seriously. The damage to the war does not only refer to the casualties on the stands, but more importantly, the consumption of a country's national strength. Britain and France can provide transportation, equipment, and even send mercenaries to the Japanese, but all this is not free!"

"Compared with Japan, the biggest advantage of the United States is not in military terms, but in terms of its economy and comprehensive national strength. The United States can continue to fight for one year or even longer, but Japan will definitely not spend a year in the distant Southeast Asia and the Americans! Don't forget that there is also a voyage of thousands of kilometers from Japan to Southeast Asia. The US Navy can use submarines to kill the Japanese, and the Japanese army can do it."
Chapter completed!