Chapter 1797: Advance to the Great Plains
The entire airborne operation was carried out for almost more than 1 hour, and the Chinese Air Force completed the task excellently, and the beautiful scenery of Kawasaki below was also full of emotion, and the armored forces had high requirements for logistics, and they were the first among all the army forces, but dozens of planes had perfectly completed such a supply, which made him think about it, and even in the telegram that night, he specifically suggested to the Japanese side. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
In this way, in front of Japan, China showed a little bit of air force things, but aroused some ambitions in Japan, in terms of army technology, Japan itself is not strong, although the navy is new, with the support of Britain, the development is good, but because of the treaty between China and Japan, the navy was basically taken away by China, even if there are some preparations, but during this time, it is not good to carry out blatantly, even Alaska has not completely gained a foothold, the continuation of secrets can be, large-scale construction and research, it is absolutely impossible.
In itself, it is ready to focus on the development of the army, but there is more air force in such a direction, which is very exciting to Japan, the army actually has no development, the armor aspect is an investment, after Japan took Alaska, the family foundation is much thicker, the future may build 5 to 10 armored divisions, but the total will not exceed 20,000 tanks, this is already a limit, it is impossible to completely popularize armor, so calculated, the combat effectiveness of the army can not be greatly improved, the air force seems to be a direction.
Unconsciously, Japan actually went to history, in history, Japan in the airplane, quite outstanding, the Zero fighter almost killed the United States is about to cry, excellent performance and force, so that the sky at the beginning of the Pacific War, is Japan, that is, the back of the lack of stamina, in the engine and materials on the heritage is not good, plus with the navy to compete for resources, so that Japan's zero quickly outdated, but such a classic fighter, in the history of World War II, left a heavy stroke.
Now, after Japan has such a big hole in the navy, it can devote all its energy to the army and air force, although the navy is not good, but the army and air force have developed tremendously, this may be the variable produced by China, to replace it with Japan in history, he himself will play himself to death, but this era is different, Japan has changed from an island country to a land country, in this sense, strengthen the air force and army, this is the most correct choice, as for the navy, before solving the problem of North AmericaIt is impossible for them to develop this aspect until they have China's approval.
Of course, China's point of suggestion, for Japan, is a bit high, after the Kawasaki scenery attention, Japan's first choice is to get the airdrop plane out, in order to support the future armored division, the armored division after having the aircraft airdrop such a weapon, his power will definitely be stronger, more not limited by the terrain, camp, and even the front and rear, in the entire vast American continent, will get more outstanding development.
It's a pity that even China has come up with so many strategic planes with the help of all-in-one aircraft, and there are about 3% of the important parts on the strategic aircraft, and about 40% of the parts on the engine, all of which are directly manufactured by the all-in-one machine.
Not to mention Japan's choice, the entire airdrop operation, until dusk time, was barely completed, the strategic transport plane, as early as 2 hours ago, has already left, after they have completed the airdrop of all the materials, don't care about whether it is done below, anyway, there is still a long time before it gets dark, and the collection of resources is really difficult, after all, this is in the dense forest.
Even if about 70% of it is next to the landing site, the dense forest is the dense forest, and the simple passage opened before is simply not enough to get out about 1,400 tons of materials, especially in addition to fuel, which is basically a large package of about one ton, and it is difficult to get out of these things with manpower alone.
I had to get the logging team out again, clear the roads in the forest, enough for some vehicles to pass, and with the help of some small portable locomotives, to get these things out, and when they were all at camp and the supplies were complete, it was getting late.
The whole airdrop, the victory is over, the efficiency is a little slower, but it is also within the range of acceptance, most of the materials are in the process of transportation on the start of supply, the last ones, are also loaded into the armored car, yesterday's consumption is not large, today's airdrop of materials, a little more, is also to guard against insufficient and problems, in the complete and thorough stuffing, and after the supply is completed, there are about 300 tons left.
Replace the previous Japan, must have tried every means to take these things away, with these, you can fight for a long time, but seeing the power of the airdrop, hundreds of kilometers apart, you can still find them accurately, and the airdrop is down, why do they have to load so many things, for the armored force, speed is the key, rather than forcibly take these things away, affecting the speed, it is better to leave it here, this is an operation against the hinterland of the United States, why waste so many things.
To be honest, Kawasaki Meijing was very psychologically fighting for a period of time, discarding these things, on the contrary, Zheng Shuming didn't think about it so much at all, when replenishing, it must be taken into account the margin, a little more, a little less, what does it matter, the abandonment of more than the margin is certain, these things are more important than the armored convoy was discovered.
The airdrop has ended, he summarized the situation, and then sent it to the Chinese side, mainly the effect of the airdrop, the quantity, and after the airdrop, how long it will take to complete the supply, according to the requirements, he is only an objective person, according to the actual situation, some data will be summarized in the past, which is best not mixed with personal judgment.
This is also to help Zheng Shuming, how to say that he is just a deputy chief engineer, when it comes to professional theories, he can talk endlessly, but in the military, he is definitely a layman, maybe according to reality, the things that are analyzed are really far from the same, anyway, many things come through data, as long as the data arrives, the specific situation can be analyzed.
A few hours later, such a precious data, through the Pacific Ocean, tens of thousands of kilometers, finally arrived in Baotou, and was sent to the staff headquarters for the first time, under the careful analysis of many staff officers, finally got a result, that is, the airdrop in the dense forest, the efficiency is not high, the safety is safe, but it is a waste of time, the airdrop itself is about 1 hour, under the premise that all aspects are completely prepared, should be within an hour, the process of replenishment should be completed.
It's a pity that in the dense forest, just get 1400 tons of supplies out, it took more than 2 hours, and finally completed the supply, it was already 7 o'clock in the evening, it was supposed to set off at about 6 o'clock, but it was postponed to 7:30, fortunately, tonight's road is easier than last night, yesterday they needed to pass through the huge Rocky Mountains, even if they chose a less difficult road, but the Rocky Mountains are the Rocky Mountains, this huge mountain range across North America, has always been a watershed in the Americas, On the West Coast and the East Coast, there is a difference.
As long as it crosses the Rocky Mountains, it is the Great Plains, from the coast of Mexico, all the way to the back of North America, the huge, almost unobstructed Great Plains, which should be fertile and rich land, but because there is no shelter, the tropical storm from the Caribbean Sea, can blow all the way to the back of North America, therefore, this is also the place with the most hurricanes, no matter what is planted, the hurricanes that visit every year, will blow it all away, so until the middle of the twentieth century, It's always been one of the more difficult places in the United States, at most slightly better than the desert of Nevada.
However, in modern times, in the late 20th century, with the development of science and technology and the deepening of greening, various green belts and windbreaks appeared here, so hurricanes can not be said to be completely eliminated, but they have been greatly reduced, and even this has become an important growth point for the development of American agriculture.
The Great Plains, in addition to the rivers are flat, there are no mountains, and there is no such place as swamp meadows, for tanks, it is the best place to gallop, even if it is only slightly leaning to the edge of the Great Plains now, this way, it is a smooth road, even at night, you can also travel at the fastest speed, even if it is more than an hour late, you can travel at least 11 hours tonight, converted into the speed of the tank, at least 380 kilometers tonight, the maximum range of the next day in the plan, It's just 350 km, which is exceeded.
The supply has come to an end, most of the troops are ready to go, in the command vehicle, Kawasaki Meijing looked at the map, 400 kilometers west from the Rocky Mountains, has entered the hinterland of Canada, as a vast and sparsely populated country, the central side, except for the natural river, nothing else is a problem, you can travel at full speed.
Soon, the guard came over and informed Kawasaki that all the troops were ready, and when it was time to set off, he gave an affirmative answer, at this time, in the dense forest, it was already pitch black, but with this order, the whole dense forest suddenly became lively, the roar came, then some lights, and then, the long line went deep into the Canadian wilderness.
After a day's rest, basically the mental state of the new first army, reached the highest level, after rest and overhaul, the state of the entire armored convoy was also very good, starting from half past seven, because it did not pass through the Rocky Mountains, plus maps and data from all sides, it had already been prepared, and the selection was a road that was farthest away from the American army and the Canadian settlement, and it was very safe to walk against the backdrop of night, and in the middle of the night, in the dead of night, it was even more accelerated. The convoy of 5,000 tanks traveled for 10 hours at a speed of almost 38 kilometers per hour, and at about 5 o'clock, it had already covered 350 kilometers, which was basically the highest efficiency.
This distance from the Rocky Mountains, at least more than 600 kilometers, is basically in the absolute hinterland, in which, it is definitely the most sparsely populated place in Canada, maybe 50, or even 100 kilometers, no one, looking at the sun that is about to rise, itself is ready to go forward for another hour, but after reading the map, Kawasaki Scenery Adventure walked for more than 1 hour, about 7:50 in the morning, arrived at the farthest point. This is at least about 410 kilometers from the place where we camped yesterday, and it is the farthest place to travel in the plan.
The next day, far less tense than the first day, on the one hand, it is more than 400 kilometers away from the base camp of the US army, after all, after they are to the west, in the middle of the Great Plains, turn around and go north, two days should have traveled more than 600 kilometers, but the distance from the US army is only 400 kilometers, but this meaning is different, one is in the north, farther away from the United States, the other is in the south, and the distance from the United States is 400 kilometers.
In this era, in the era when there are no aircraft, the area that the army can control, that is, about 100 kilometers, more than 400 kilometers, even if they are really discovered, what can the Americans do, there is no way to grasp their speed, the direction they are going, it will be difficult for them to block them, you know, this is all the armored forces, it is a mechanized march, there are fewer people, there is no way, come to deliver food, if there are more people, it will be easy to be discovered, with China's intelligence support for Japan, It's a good way to avoid heavy troop groups, as long as you bypass them, or move them, it's another excellent opportunity.
Even during World War II, a fully mobile armored fleet that solved the logistics and reconnaissance problems was a very difficult problem to solve, and an armored division, lost its track on the battlefield, it was possible to cause huge chaos, not to mention an army, 5,000 tanks, at any time, the weak link of the army, it was a huge threat.
This is the terrible thing about mechanized troops, they can wander outside the battlefield, once they find the weak link of the battlefield, they can quickly attack that weak link, not to mention 50, 100 kilometers, even if it is 200 kilometers, 250 kilometers, what is it, for the ordinary army, it may take several days, but the armored troops are all the way down, they can reach it in a day, and it is like a sharp knife stuck in the vital parts.
At present, the New First Army is like this, and the sad thing is that the Americans have not discovered at all that there is such a terrible force that has gradually approached the territory of the United States, and if all goes well, it will be able to enter the United States in three or four days at most.