Chapter 1675: All people are soldiers
To this end, China simply puts it, it requires certain skilled workers, and it is quite rare. Perhaps the whole of Japan can get two or three arsenals together, but this will affect the development of other industries. Obviously, when the Japanese considered this issue, they did not consider how rare these 8,000 people were. Basically, more than 80% of the entire Japan who have the possibility of making guns and cannons have been concentrated in this factory, and the others are not suitable, and the transfer also affects the production of other products. Although, after one or two years, through rotation and transfer, such a factory can be copied, it is not possible now. This is also the experience summarized by China from years of military production.
The Japanese don’t know, but even if they don’t know, just these achievements in front of them have already made the Japanese overjoyed. The current use of imported steel is not significant for the overall improvement. Once the 100,000 tons of special steel project is put into production, Alaska will have the ability to produce its own weapons, and even dig the potential slightly deeper, and it can still increase by about 20%. According to the number of about 5,000 people in a Japanese corps, that is, as long as this special steel project is linked to the arsenal, Japan’s production in Alaska will be enough to arm three brigades every day. Even after the improvement, there will be still remaining. This is like a needle of a strong man for Japan, which makes them extremely excited. This means that they no longer only consume weapons and ammunition, but will receive a little supplement. Compared with the total number of the entire army, this supplement cannot be said to be very large, but it is quite in place.
The production of weapons represents the ability to continue combat. China has harvested huge military supplies, which are enough to last for a long time with the United States. These increases have further increased Japan's heritage. Japan is no longer without foundation in the Americas and can be continuously supplemented. The significance of this is very important for Japan. It is not only an improvement in actual combat, but also an improvement in confidence and many other aspects. The military and civilians of Japan all know that the current Alaska military factory can be equipped with a wing every day with the efforts of all workers and can also produce various artillery.
Especially the latter, this has greatly improved the confidence of the entire military and civilians, and has started a wave of conscription. At present, Japan has trained a total of 2.5 million troops in Alaska. At present, weapons and equipment are basically in place. However, the next battle is definitely one million. The US and Canadian troops have begun to concentrate their forces on the other side of the Rocky Mountains. In addition to the vanguard of the US military, some Canadian troops have also entered. The reason why they know is that the US military uniforms are different from Canada and the stationed positions are also large, so it is quite obvious.
Although they don’t know the combat effectiveness of the US and Canadian troops, Japan feels huge pressure just by relying on its number. Reconnaissance can make them know themselves and their enemies, but it is impossible to let them win the war. If the other party uses strange methods, sneak attacks, or other strategic means, the reconnaissance opportunity will expose all their claims to Japan. However, if the US-Canadian coalition forces are ready to fight against Japan, they can only deal with them by chance.
A war of millions, even if Japan has great confidence to withstand the attacks of the United States and Canadian coalitions due to the Juno Line of Defense, since it is a war, there will be damage and consumption. It may be impossible to make up for the loss of large-scale wars when it comes to a war. However, Japan also has a large number of reserve weapons purchased from China in its hands. With these, it is enough.
It was precisely because of many such considerations that the gun factory was not placed in Juno. This was a war zone. If the battle was not smooth, or other reasons, the US-Canadian coalition broke through the previous line of defense and had to retreat to Juno, or even retreat to the second line of defense. In this case, putting a strategic base like the steel base in Juno is not the target found by the US military. If the US military desperately attacks Juno and takes down the arsenal, the arsenal's previous excitement for the entire Japanese people would be a blow. In this case, they still chose a more conservative arrangement.
The entire steel base is not arranged like a huge steel consortium like China, but is arranged scattered. It is located deep into the coastline about 300 kilometers, and is surrounded by a relatively safe place. It is arranged in a starry manner. A base with a maximum of 300,000 tons and a 6.5 million tons of steel base is expected to form at least 20 scattered bases. A large number of railways will be used to connect them together, and transportation is quite convenient. However, such a layout is not suitable for large-scale industrialization. China expressed its opposition to this, but Japan insisted on this, and considering the safety reasons, it was finally arranged like this.
To put it bluntly, Japan is still not very confident about the defense line. Even if Juno's front line is the strongest line they have ever seen, but the number of US troops and local advantages are not afraid of 10,000, but if it is not a problem. Under the premise that Alaska has invested a lot, they will never retreat to Japan. They have no way out. The unique environment of the entire Alaska concentrates most of the mountains in the Americas and is the most suitable place for war. Therefore, they not only have to build cities on the coast, but more cities are built on various mountains and plateaus. Although it will be inconvenient in this way, if they really want to fight the United States, every city and every settlement will become a flesh-and-blood mill, enough for the United States to unable to bear it and withdraw from the war.
The steel industrial body located in the hinterland of Alaska, 20 different steel bases are either distributed 200 kilometers away or 60 kilometers away. According to the terrain, it is impossible to completely control this steel complex without completely controlling this area of about 270,000 square kilometers and occupying one-sixth of the entire Alaska area.
This steel complex is located in the hinterland of Alaska and occupies one-sixth of Alaska's territory. If it is all occupied by the United States, Japan will not have any land for this trip to North America. This is also the last possibility after taking a step back, and the vast territory around this territory, the Japanese may only be able to control it in sporadic places in Alaska. In this case, unless China directly supports and intervenes, it will not be able to protect Alaska.
The production of guns and steel, plus the roads along the Pacific coast, Alaska has been digested by the Japanese to some extent. In a sense, Alaska has been eaten by the Japanese. Unless the United States can eliminate all the Japanese entering Alaska, Japan, which can be mobilized at the limit of 7 million troops, will be nailed to Alaska like a nail, causing huge harm to the Americans. Even in unfavorable circumstances, Japan has prepared the entire people.
The plan of the soldiers is that in major settlements, in addition to the work they should do every day, there will be two afternoons a week to conduct military training. They do not require them to know many military regulations. At least they must be able to shoot and have basic military literacy. Under the extreme state, when the Juno line of defense may completely fail, they will open their arsenal and send weapons from the Meiji Restoration and even the Warring States Period to the people, including bamboo guns and bamboo attacks. At that time, welcoming the United States will be a scene where everyone is soldiers.
The Japanese have huge madness in their bones. Generally speaking, a mature industrial country with a huge population has a military mobilization capacity of about one tenth. Depending on the mobilization capacity, they vary. However, Japan's conventional capacity exceeds one tenth. On the premise of continuous losses of huge army and young and middle-aged people, Japan can also mobilize enough troops. On the one hand, Japan is an emerging country with a large population of young and middle-aged people. On the other hand, Japan has also included women in a large number of departments of the army. In the current Alaska army, there are about 300,000 to 400,000 female soldiers, which is unique among the armies of all countries around the world.
You should know that in countries like Germany with some disadvantages in mobilization, in order to increase their mobilization capabilities, women mainly replace men with women. Some factories that are not necessary or have not had such a large labor intensity, women's ability to use must be increased by a higher level, but it is still unique to female soldiers in the front-line troops.
War makes women go away, not just talk. Some high-intensity labor is difficult for women to withstand. However, Japan considers defensive operations, as long as young women can fire guns, to some extent, there is no difference from men. In order to increase the defense of the defense line, Japan began to recruit female soldiers significantly, and eventually formed a unique army.
Of course, Japan was not stupid. It was placed on the front line. Under any line of defense, the front line was always the cruelest. In the face of a head-on battle between the two sides, it was easy to find the weaknesses and weak links here. The female soldiers may be able to exert considerable strength in the line of defense, but as long as they touched the front, they would feel the difference. The overall strength and adaptability of the female soldiers were definitely not as good as male soldiers, and even less than that of soldiers with combat experience. Instead, they had attacks and could easily break through this line of defense and caused them to suffer losses.
In addition to logistics and unimportant positions, female soldiers are more arranged to the second and third lines. When the battlefield is really fierce, female soldiers must also play. Otherwise, some talented ones can do long-range snipers. In addition, in the firepower hands that are fixed firepower points, there is the fulcrum of the entire defense line and the most solid place. The difference between female soldiers and male soldiers is not too big. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!