"General Patton, how does it feel to be promoted to commander of the 1st Panzer Corps?" Marshall sat in his chair, looked at General Patton as he walked in, and asked.

Hanging his military hat on a hanger, Barton straightened his short hair and replied, "The kids are finally a little bit of a look. ”

The 1st Armored Corps is a major force established by the United States following the example of the German armored forces, and it is the most powerful force in the United States today.

This force was formed by General Patton, and it was also commanded by this general, who was very strong in command and had a tough and crisp fighting style.

As the so-called group of Mianyang led by a lion, it can also burst out with strong combat effectiveness. Therefore, the 1st Armored Corps, which Patton formed and led, is also the main force of the main force of the US Army.

Originally, in history, Patton at this time had not yet taken over the 1st Panzer Army, but because of the Japanese invasion, Patton finally emerged in Marshall's bag and became a new generation of generals in the US Army.

Those who know Patton well know that he is almost one of America's most capable generals of the world. Almost American Guderian knew a lot about armored troops.

In order to form this force, the U.S. Army provided Patton with a large number of tank armored vehicles, and the U.S. 1st Armored Division alone was equipped with about 400 M3lee tanks.

The combat effectiveness of the entire 1st Panzer Army is not even inferior to that of the German Panzer Corps, but the tanks they are equipped with are really bad.

Germany's current front-line main forces are equipped with all Leopard tanks or improved Leopard tanks, and no matter which direction you look at, the Leopard tanks are more powerful than the backward American M3lee tanks.

Of course, the United States did not intend to let the 1st Panzer Army go into battle like this, they were waiting for the more advanced M10 tank destroyers, as well as the M4 Sherman tank.

The American armored forces, which have not been tested in real combat, at this moment, cannot be compared with the German armored forces in any way.

"If we put the 1st Panzer Division into battle now, do you think it will have a positive effect?" Marshall asked impatiently.

It has to be said that the war situation is still quite unfavorable for the United States -- although in the Pacific theater, the United States has achieved a certain advantage, but this advantage is far less than the advantage that Germany has achieved in the Soviet-German theater.

You must know that Germany has now almost conquered the whole of Ukraine, even if it finally enters the winter and the attack has to be stopped, the victory won by the German army is already a real victory.

The advantage gained by the United States was only for the Japanese army to give up the attack, and the two sides entered a phase of stalemate. Although in the long run, the victory of the United States over Japan is a certain thing, in the short term, the United States will not be able to crush Japan and make it give up resistance.

If you really calculate carefully, the United States may not be able to defeat the Japanese army in the Pacific theater and bring Japan to its knees next year, that is, in 1942.

Looking at the current Soviet-German battlefield, it is not possible to distinguish the winner in the summer of 1942! If the United States did not have a good way to keep the Soviet Union at bay the German attack, Germany would have defeated the Soviet Union before the United States defeated Japan.

When the time comes, it is not clear that Germany will immediately turn its guns and attack the United States, and the United States will be exposed to the enemy on its back and fall into the embarrassing situation of fighting on two fronts.

"If it is against the Japanese army, my troops will not have the slightest problem...... However, if it was to fight against the Germans, the preparations were not sufficient. Barton replied.

"Those bitch Germans are really powerful, I have studied their combat examples, they are very cunning and very combative." Patton's words were rude, but that was the truth.

The use of German armored forces in France, as well as the actual combat of armored forces in the Soviet Union, were sorted out and sent to the United States.

For Patton, many of the classic tactics of the German army were no secret. But the more he learned about this formidable opponent, the less Barton dared to despise him.

Especially in the battle of Red Tekach, the German army used a battalion of tank troops to contain a large number of Soviet tanks, and finally held the position, annihilating all the Soviet field troops in the periphery of Moscow, which can be said to be a textbook case of tank force use.

The reason why the German army was able to achieve such great results in Red Tekach was, on the one hand, because of the high combat quality of the German armored troops, and on the other hand, because the German army had an overwhelming advantage in tank performance.

Patton had repeatedly rehearsed the battle, and he found that if it was an American tank unit in that position, it was likely to be routed by a single Soviet attack.

"Certainly not against Germany...... There was no way for us to gain an advantage in the European region in the war against Germany...... The above intends to let your troops be engaged in the war against Japan first. Marshall began.

Speaking of this, he looked at the other general beside him who had not spoken all the time, and introduced to Patton: "This is General Eisenhower, the chief of the operational planning division of the Army Staff in the Pacific Theater. ”

"Hello!" Barton held out his hand with his chin held out and said hello. The other party also responded politely to Barton and stretched out his hand: "Hello! ”

"We're planning to send your troops to Australia and then, along with the Marines, to ......fight in New Guinea," Marshall said.

"It's not a good place for armored troops to fight, and there is simply not a single armored corps there." Patton unceremoniously refused: "Sending the 1st Panzer Army over is a waste." ”

"Unless the Japanese army lands in Australia, it is a fool's idea to use the 1st Panzer Army." He waved his hand and gave his advice: "That place should send infantry to fight." ”

The 1st Panzer Army was Patton's treasure, so he was very hostile to any plan that was unfavorable to the 1st Panzer Army.

It was clear that Patton's suggestion had a great influence on Marshall and Eisenhower's final judgment, and the two men quickly dismissed the idea of using armored forces in their conversation.

"Alright! Since the commanders of the armored forces say so, it means that New Guinea is really not suitable for large-scale operations of the armored forces. Eisenhower said with some depression.

Marshall also sighed regretfully: "It seems that it is really not easy to open up the situation in New Guinea." ”

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