"This time we can give those Yankees a little bit of good-looking!" Looking at the steamer that was struggling to unload, a Japanese Army junior said excitedly.

Because the Japanese navy was advancing so fast, in fact, most of the islands in the Pacific Ocean were not systematically developed.

In some areas, Japanese immigrants planted crops such as sugar cane, and some islands are in a state of ruin, with little construction to speak of.

However, on some important islands, the Japanese Army carried out the necessary follow-up, such as New Guinea, which had a huge mask.

Here, Japan invested two divisions and a full 40,000 men to open up. A number of military installations, including temporary airfields, have been set up, and improvised fortifications have been constructed.

Originally, these things were just gestures for the occasion, but with the defeat of the navy's attack in the Solomon Islands and heavy losses, New Guinea's defense suddenly became important.

Leaving aside the fact that the original garrison units received a lot of supplies all at once, and the ammunition base also increased a lot.

Even the army's transport ships, not far away, transported 30 Type 97 tanks from the rear, which is a rare advanced equipment for army soldiers.

Just a few days ago, the Army deployed 40 KI-43 Falcon fighter jets to bolster air power in the New Guinea region.

In this way, the Japanese army has deployed more than 170 fighters on the islands of New Guinea, which can be regarded as a very powerful air force.

The plane arrived with a whole ship of novice pilots, as well as 400 ground crew and supporting repair equipment.

The fact that so much material has arrived on the islands also shows that the Japanese side is really operating the occupied areas, hoping that the Japanese troops on these islands can withstand the counterattack of the United States.

"What is this? Monsters? Seeing the giant steel monster being unloaded on the transport ship, the adjutant standing next to the army junior asked with a shocked expression.

Where had he ever seen such a chariot, let alone seen it, he had never even heard of it, and he never dared to imagine it......

The Leopard tank in front of him already gave him an urge to worship - the slender barrel, and the huge size, Japanese tanks have never given people such a sense of oppression.

Compared with the chariots in front of them, the so-called chariots that the army is equipped with can really be called bean chariots.

"When driving such a chariot and running over enemy trenches...... The enemy will definitely have a nervous breakdown, right? He walked over to a Leopard tank parked at the front and touched the cold steel plate with his hand.

"Look, look at the tanks of the Germans! The outer steel plates suspended on the sides are about the same thickness as the side armor of our tanks! They have two layers of armor! Two layers of armor! Shao Zuo looked at the chariot in front of him, and he was also very excited.

According to the establishment, these chariots are all assigned to him for command, and he really has a feeling of invincibility to be able to command such a behemoth.

According to the attached technical parameters, as well as the instruction manual, the frontal armor of this tank is as thick as 60 mm, and it is 60 mm with a pouring slope!

No Japanese anti-tank weapon can penetrate armor of this thickness head-on, and for the Japanese armored forces, this tank is invincible!

It is expected that the United States on the other side is the same, and they have no way to destroy such a terrible tank, as long as this tank appears on the battlefield, it is enough to determine the outcome of a local battle.

"What a great chariot!" After reading the details, the Japanese officer came up with such a rather majestic assessment.

"The Germans had this terrible weapon, no wonder they could sweep across Europe and defeat the mighty Britain and France." The adjutant exclaimed.

As a Japanese soldier, I have never seen a tank battle on the Soviet-German battlefield. Therefore, the distant European battlefield can only be guessed by one's own imagination.

Now, being able to intuitively feel the state of the tank battle on the Soviet-German battlefield made the adjutant a little overwhelmed.

If the German tanks could be so powerful, the USSR would have been able to hold out until now under the attack of such tanks, and it would definitely be a formidable opponent.

From this point of view, the Japanese Army did not lose unjustly in the battle in the Nomenkan area that year. The implementation of the plan to go north is indeed extremely difficult.

Sometimes things are so funny, even if the Leopard tank has been weakened to the point of not being able to look, in the eyes of the Japanese, it is still a terrible existence that cannot be overcome.

The Japanese soldiers who had seen this kind of chariot all felt a sense of awe for distant Germany - a country that could control such a terrible war machine was definitely a country that was extremely strong.

Japan is a nation that worships heroes, and individual heroism is very marketable in this country, so the Japanese military is also very fond of engaging in "decisive battle weapons."

Until the 21st century, the Japanese still had a deep attachment to superweapons that could rewrite the course of war.

This can be seen from their anime film and television works: "heads-up" weapons such as Gundam and EVA emerge in an endless stream, and historical works often pursue personal bravery, advocating fierce generals who are thousands of horses.

The battleship Yamato was a product of this thinking, and the final outcome proved the failure of this thinking.

But at this point in time, the Japanese Army has found the decisive battle weapon in its eyes, that is, the powerful chariot purchased from Germany - the Leopard chariot!

In the opinion of the officers of the Japanese Army, with this kind of chariot, the Americans would have to pay ten times or even a hundred times the price to break the Japanese defense line.

"His Majesty the Emperor has made up his mind to cut back on food and clothing, and is ready to buy this decisive battle weapon!" The young man said excitedly: "When the time comes, we will have hundreds of such chariots, and no matter how many people come from the US Army, they will all be sent to death!" ”

"Yo Xi! New Guinea will be a graveyard for Americans! And to counter the landing of the Americans, please solve it with your tank troops! The higher-ranking adjutant bowed his head and asked.

"No problem! My tank troops, I will definitely make the Americans suffer! The young man replied confidently.

Right before their eyes, the 5th "simplified" Leopard tank was carefully hoisted to the dock under the ship, little by little.

The battle for New Guinea between Japan and the United States is slowly kicking off. In the Pacific theater, the first battle in which the two sides were evenly matched was about to begin.