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2490 Second-hand preparation 3

So, now the problem is that since the Japanese army can deploy artillery to cover the beachhead in the middle of the island, then in order to gain a foothold on this island, the US military must go deep into the island to clean up all these artillery! However, is that easy? Obviously not easy, not just now, but not easy in 50 years! Melee combat in the jungle indicates a large number of casualties! What harms the US military is not only the Japanese bullets, but also the climate and various diseases!

As for whether the island can be blocked and the Japanese consumed all long-range ammunition and silenced? This is unlikely. The reason is very simple. I also think that the geographical environment is that New Britain is too close to New Ireland! After bypassing the island, the US fleet is likely to be attacked by the Japanese Navy and Army, and the blockade is a long process. If the US fleet wants to blockade and ensure the landing field, it must be divided. And it needs to be reminded that the island is 350 kilometers long. Even if you walk along, the distance between the blockade fleet and the fleet protecting the landing field is quite far away! If one side is really attacked, the other side will not have time to rescue it!

So, let’s go back to the simplest land warfare problem. In history, attacking a city or stronghold, if there is foreign aid in the city, the probability of the defense winning is more than 80%. Therefore, the Americans are actually a little anxious. Of course, Redell believes that someone in the US Army and Navy should understand this, but American politicians don’t understand it…

Finally, let’s talk about the terrain of New Ireland. The southern part of New Ireland is full of mountains and complex terrain! There are Limeston and Leleit Heights in the northwest region, with an altitude of about 610 meters. There are only a small area along the coast with small alluvial fan plains. If the previous factors are already unfriendly, then analyzing from the island terrain is simply a nightmare for the attacking party!

There are highlands or plateaus in the northwest of the island, and there must be a relatively flat terrain. So there is no problem in building an airport here. However, American battleship naval guns cannot hit shells onto a platform 600 meters above sea level. This position is too high! And the location may also have a view obscurity. What? You used an aircraft to shoot? This, did you ask someone if they have land-based aircraft?

The central part of the island is complex mountainous, which means that the attacking party will be very troublesome. Moreover, because of the mountain blocking, American battleships are easily out of range. Therefore, the attacking party's firepower advantage was greatly reduced. What? You said that you rely on carrier-based aircraft? The single-engine attack aircraft in this era is not worth relying on ground attack firepower! And because of the attendance rate, single-engine carrier-based aircraft is even less trustworthy!

Of course, the most deadly thing is the landing area. There are only a few alluvial fan plains on the edge of the island. These plains are all within the attack range of long-range artillery in the middle of the island. The Americans will choose here, and the Japanese know it! So, from a specific tactical point of view, the US Army almost hits the Japanese muzzle, which is extremely unfavorable in tactical terms!

As for whether the Americans are stupid? How to say it? If you say that the Americans don’t understand at all, it is definitely impossible, but if you say that the Americans have much experience in attacking islands and land warfare, it is nonsense! From the founding of the United States to the present, he has never won the battle with all countries that can be called great powers. It is not an exaggeration to say that there is no experience in large-scale warfare, because in this plane, Spain has not invested much force in Cuba to defend, so the US military has no practical experience.

Americans can create various landing crafts and other things because of their needs. These things are indeed original, which is very good, but they only solve the problem of how to go from sea to land. When you go to land, you still have to fight land! Don’t forget that the Bismarck Islands were a German colony back then, and the Germans knew it well. Redel had visited some German army generals. Faced with the environment and geography of New Ireland, the German army generals meant that it would be better not to fight. This is a meat grinder, which is not much easier than attacking the Dardanelles Strait!

From the perspective of land warfare, attacking New Ireland is already a nightmare copy difficulty, and the candidate for this copy is still an American, a newcomer in the army. So, in Ruprecht's opinion, if you don't go to a novice village mission like Guadalam, you will go directly to a nightmare difficulty. Isn't you feeling uncomfortable? Ruprecht is not optimistic about the US military's strategic situation, how to fight land warfare is the same! The Germans have reminded the Americans, but before leaving enough blood, the Americans do not have many specific concepts about the so-called difficulty!

"So do we have any better solutions?" Su Xiong thought about it and asked.

"Isn't it great to let Americans run into blood in New Ireland? We just need to ensure that the German and American coalition forces won in the end. The process doesn't matter." Raidel said: "War is essentially an exchange. If the Americans' sincerity is achieved, then it can naturally kill the Japanese or force the Japanese to withdraw from New Ireland."

Redel was a little confused about Su Xiong's words. After all, with the end of the war, the basis of cooperation between the United States and Germany has been shaken. Now they are just using each other. Since they are using it, why should they be interested? Even Americans don't appreciate it, just be a sword that doesn't need to think about. Why should they be so serious?

"The Americans are indeed our potential competitors, but the Japanese are our enemies. Whether it is because Japan stands on the side of the British in the war, or because in the future we must teach the Japanese how to respect a strong man, we must let the Japanese know the power of the German saber. The Crown Prince hopes that if this knife is cut, the Japanese will not dare to fight against Germany's economic interests in the Far East within 20 years." Su Xiong said.

The basic current situation is still that the United States and Germany are alliances and Japan are enemies. With this unchanged premise, Germany can make the United States suffer some losses, but it will never affect the entire process of the war, as well as the United States' economic assistance to Germany and its worship of German military forces!

If there is such a kind of friend in the world, if you can't defeat it, you will become friends! Even if the foundation of the relationship between the United States and the United States is not, as long as Americans continue to respect the German armed forces, this peaceful relationship will continue.
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