Rise from the sword

Chapter 689 Target: Guam!
On the Eastern Front, a certain position.

The bomb craters everywhere, the pitted trenches, the corpses all over the ground, as well as the gunpowder smoke and burning positions that have not yet dissipated, indicate that this position has just experienced a bloody battle.

"Pooh···"

A commander of an infantry regiment got out of the collapsed trench, spat out the dirt in his mouth, then looked at the three enemy tanks left in front of the position, and then looked at the "advanced foreign rocket launcher" in his hand, and couldn't help it. sighed.

Before the war.

When they got this weapon, not only their regiment, but even the whole army were overjoyed.

The effective range of 100 meters, the maximum range of 150 meters, and the armor penetration depth of more than 100 mm at a distance of 150 meters-this means that the infantry finally has an effective weapon that can deal with enemy tanks.

There is no need to rush to the tank near the machine gun and throw anti-tank grenades.

At the beginning of the war.

Actual combat has proved that this is said to be invented by the people of the Republic of China. The bazooka made by the Americans is indeed powerful, and it has decisively improved the anti-tank infantry. A large number of German tanks were destroyed by light infantry, or even directly destroyed.

But only a few days later, the enemy reacted and began to add tracks and sandbags to the front of the tank, making the frontal shooting of rockets almost useless.So they can only venture closer to 50 meters or even closer, to shoot the enemy tank tracks or attack the flanks.

At a distance of 50 meters, the risk is more than three times that of 100 meters.

Not to mention the huge increase in troop casualties, the results of battles have also declined rapidly. The accuracy of the bazooka is low, and it is even more difficult to shoot accurately on the battlefield. Even veterans have difficulty hitting the tracks.

As for the flanks, the chances are few and far between.

But overall it's actually okay.

Far safer than using anti-tank grenades before.

It's a pity that the Germans strengthened the tank defense again later, and installed fences on the flanks, which greatly reduced the effect of the bazooka. If you want to destroy a tank, you can only shoot at the track at a distance of 30 meters or at a position without enhanced protection.

Difficulty increased several times.

In other words, it is very rare to encounter that kind of tank that has not been modified. This is only the case with a small number of servants.

Troop casualties increased sharply again, but anti-tank grenades are still easy to use.

But the effect is not as good as before.

"I hope there will be new anti-tank weapons. At least a few anti-tank guns will be dropped."

The leader prayed silently in his heart.

He has made reports many times to report to the division headquarters that new anti-tank weapons are needed. The enemy tanks are too many, and they are replenished quickly. The bazooka alone cannot support it.

As a regiment, he held the position for two days, and the reduction was more than half, and this was a relatively low loss in the whole division.

The enemy's tanks are too difficult to deal with, and the number is much larger than that of our own.

Anti-tank, bazooka can only be supplemented, or it is very effective against machine gun bunkers in complex terrain. In regular battles, anti-tank guns or tanks are still needed to fight against tanks.

"The commander ordered us to retreat."

Just when the regiment leader was about to regroup for the fifth round of attack by the German devils, a communications soldier ran over from behind.

"Yes."

The head of the regiment breathed a sigh of relief and immediately organized the troops to retreat.

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"Considering the transportation problem."

at the same time.

In Ping'an County, in the Huike Hotel, a Slavic general was discussing with his subordinates who came with him:

"This time we give priority to purchasing a batch of anti-tank artillery, plus anti-tank shells, and transport them to the troops as quickly as possible."

Most of the people who went to Ping'an County this time came from the frontline troops.

This group of people knew very well that because the factory in the rear was bombed continuously for half a year, hundreds of thousands of tons of bombs fell, the factory suffered heavy losses, the production capacity was greatly reduced, and the transportation capacity was also reduced.

My army lacks everything now.

Airplanes are needed, tanks are needed, cannons are needed, artillery shells are needed, logistics vehicles are needed for transportation, even machine guns, bullets, pistols, troops are seriously lacking, but if it is the most urgent need - anti-tank weapons.

The biggest reason why the battle situation is so erosive is the enemy's powerful tank force.

Before June last year, including the beginning of the German Barbarossa's planned offensive a few years ago, and the Kursk tank battle, in fact, generally speaking, in terms of tanks, it was our side that had the advantage.

True.

The German No. [-] Leopard tank and the No. [-] Tiger tank are very strong, with advanced technology and strong armor-piercing ability.

However, the quantity disadvantage is too large, the reliability is seriously insufficient, and the logistics maintenance is difficult. It is difficult to adapt to the environment on the Eastern Front, so that its performance advantage can only partially affect the battle. For the entire Eastern Front, the impact is far less than that of its own T34 tank.

This is also one of the reasons why the Germans were subsequently defeated by themselves.

but now.

A large number of No. [-] tanks are launching a flood-like attack on the Eastern Front, wave after wave, like waves from the sea, endless.

Although the performance of these Panzer IV tanks is relatively mediocre.

For its own T34, it does not have the firepower and armor advantages similar to the Leopard and Tiger, but it completely solves the problems of the Tiger and Leopard - insufficient production, difficult maintenance, and poor mobility.

It is even much more reliable than its own tanks.

The aiming system and the communication system still have advantages. Coupled with the superiority in numbers, the enemy's complete logistics supply extends to the entire Eastern Front, and the opponent's No. [-] tank has an absolute advantage.

For the troops, this is the most difficult thing to adapt to. Previously, their own tanks had a numerical advantage, but suddenly changed, and many commanders didn't even know how to fight the enemy.

The battle started on April [-]st. So far, in half a month, our side has destroyed more than [-] No. [-] tanks by means of a series of frontal tank battles, air force assaults, and positional blocking.

Victory.

According to front-line investigations, the number of enemy tanks does not seem to have decreased at all, and it still maintains a scale of more than [-]. On the other hand, several tank battles on our side have almost exhausted our wealth.

A large number of armored units were reduced to infantry.

Now that the enemy's attack is continuing, they are rushing all the way to Moscow and Ural. Their primary problem is to block the enemy's attack, and they are stuck on the enemy's tracks. No matter how bad it is, they must delay the enemy's attack and give the rear a breather time.

Considering the long distance and the difficulty of transportation, all they can think of is that anti-tank guns can relieve the urgent needs of the troops.

"Pity."

After finishing speaking, the general let out a long sigh.

After agreeing to the other party's transaction plan, that group of people showed surprisingly generous.

Airplanes, tanks, trucks, artillery, machine guns, fuel.

According to the other party's words, as much as you want, as long as you pay the starting price.

The price is okay.

The Far East... If you lose it, you will lose it. It's just that some useless territories are missing. This is not the elite of Tsaraff, so there is no need to feel sorry for it. It is a pity that the Pacific Ocean estuary, but compared to Europe, it can also be given up.

But the biggest trouble is transportation. The distance from here to the front line is thousands of kilometers, which is too slow.

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"The first batch only needs [-] anti-tank guns, plus a base number of tungsten alloy armor-piercing shells?"

In Ping'an County, in the meeting room of the independent group, Lao Zhao raised his eyebrows in surprise, and his tone was a little surprised:

"Only these?"

After agreeing to exchange the site for materials, even with the site occupied by Ito and the others now, excluding the buffer zone that was allocated, the price in the other party's hands is very high.

A mere [-] anti-tank guns, plus a base number of tungsten alloy armor-piercing projectiles, can be described as drizzle.

"Correct."

The secretary who came to report nodded:

"This is the purchase letter they submitted."

The food stamp loan not long ago has initially established a good transaction process for both parties.

"It seems to be worried about transportation."

Political commissar Zhao quickly understood the reason.

Mustache is pressing on every step, tanks are advancing like a torrent, and the Western Front is unreliable. The millions of British and American troops have not opened up the situation for a long time. They urgently need to stop the enemy's offensive pace and gain buffer space. Once the enemy advances to Moscow again , that large industrial area is finished, it will really fail.

After a big defeat, they want everything.

But the base is too far away from the Eastern Front. Although I can give everything here, as much as I want, it is a big problem to transport it back, so I can only choose the most urgently needed.

"Go tell them."

Commissar Zhao smiled slightly:
"We can help solve some of the transportation problems."

The more brutal the European battlefield was, the more beneficial it would be for his family, so political commissar Zhao decided to help a group. Of course, the warehouse cannot be built directly to the door of the house, but it is still possible to shorten a part of the distance.

Just right.

The Central Plains, the three eastern provinces, the south, and the northwest have stabilized, and it's time to solve some problems in the frontier.

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Combined Fleet, within the headquarters.

A heated debate is going on here about what the enemy will do next after the occupation of Ryukyu.

"They're bound to land on the Big Island."

A staff officer exclaimed:
"The Battle of Naha proved that although they did not have ships, they had some kind of technology that could solve logistical problems and transport heavy equipment to the island easily and in large quantities."

"Then, as long as a small force is sent to establish an airport on the big island, it can be fully occupied."

"Where it is very close to their homeland, the whole process is within the coverage of their aircraft. With the superior shore-based aviation, the combined imperial fleet cannot support it."

"uncertain."

Someone immediately retorted:

"Their purpose is obviously to encircle and blockade the empire, otherwise they would not have directly landed on Ryukyu. Occupying Oshima now will not benefit their current strategy."

"Wouldn't it be easier for them to occupy the big island after the empire is sealed off?"

"They must continue to occupy other islands, especially the Pacific islands to the east of the empire, to cut off the empire with a complete blockade, and force the empire to surrender."

But among them, Vice Takeshi Toyoda's confidant, Staff Officer Kuroda has not spoken.

The advantage of offense is initiative.

There are many possibilities for enemy follow-up actions, and without the necessary intelligence support, such an argument is meaningless.

In vain.

and.

What if you know?

It is good that the United Fleet is still strong, but can it beat others?

During the Battle of Ryukyu, the opponent showed good surface ship strength. The existence of missiles completely vetoed the decisive theory of tonnage and main gun caliber. Although the number was insufficient, as long as they were within the range of the opponent's shore-based aviation, the combined fleet had to dodge.

The real thing to discuss now is to gather the strength of the fleet after the chaff disruptors are equipped, to fight to the death with the opponent, destroy its naval power, and buy a period of time for the empire.

It is better to preserve strength, avoid wars, and wait for changes in the international situation.

In fact, the commander of the United Fleet and their staff Gao Cen wanted to hide in the south of the Philippines, avoiding the war, and waiting for the international situation to change. It is far enough away from the enemy, even if Natuna, Ryukyu planes can hardly cover them.

However, the locusts and the high-level officials of the empire hope that the combined fleet will fight the enemy to the death. Taking advantage of the small size of the enemy fleet, they can completely destroy the enemy's newly established navy, consolidate the empire's absolute sea power in East Asia, and open up routes to the subcontinent and other places. .

He scoffed at the thoughts of the locust and the higher-ups.

decisive battle?

Lesson learned yet?

Is the current war a decisive battle that can solve the problem?

At that time, I thought about a decisive battle with the Americans. In the end, I fought five or six decisive battles, and they all came to my door. I also planned to fight the enemy in Wright Bend and other places in the Philippines to restore the strategic initiative.

Now there is only one United Fleet, and the empire has no follow-up supplementary capabilities. As for the enemy, as many planes as they want, as long as the talents are trained in place,
But he is just a naval staff officer, and General Toyota is just a joint fleet commander. The big navy is a national policy, but the other party is the Prime Minister's Office, and there are even locusts.

Moreover, a large part of the navy's important ministers also supported the decisive battle.

This group of people believes that it is too embarrassing for the combined fleet built with a quarter of the empire's resources to avoid the battle, and they should take the initiative to clear the way for the empire.

Now it's up to who can convince whom.

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at the same time.

Naha.

After more than a week of day and night construction, thanks to the use of explosives and construction machinery, the current Naha Airport has expanded five times, and most of the runways have been paved with reinforced concrete.

Enough to meet the take-off and landing of heavy bombers.

The surrounding facilities, oil depots, warehouses, and hangars are also under construction.

There is also the port. In the future, this will be a huge sea-air joint base. The design team from the construction brigade has completed the measurement and design drawings, and the construction of the airport can start after the completion of the airport.

In the newly-built headquarters, Zhang Dabiao pointed to an island on the sea map on the table:
"Next, our goal is..."

"Guam."

"Apra Harbor!"

Because of Boss Chen, the Wright Gulf naval battle hadn’t happened yet. The main force of the Pacific Fleet went to the west coast of France to fight with Mustache.

"It's not easy to win here."

Wang Gensheng narrowed his eyes.

Although the Americans voluntarily withdrew to make the little devils no longer worried, so the garrison in Guam was greatly reduced, but there is still a division with about 1 troops.Moreover, even Naha is more than 2000 kilometers away from Guam.

"but."

After a pause, Wang Gensheng said calmly:
"It's not a big problem."

As long as the troops go up, the warehouse is built, and the tanks are taken out, it is only a matter of time before they are taken down.

But there are more people.

(End of this chapter)