Chapter 1725 Strategic Objectives
At any time, it is extremely difficult for an armored fleet to cross a distance of 5,000 kilometers, and China's armored forces can span thousands of kilometers, on the one hand, because China's armor is extremely reliable, and on the other hand, because the maintenance forces are in place. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info China has a perfect tank maintenance force, and even at present, the headquarters of the armored forces, there are elites from various tank divisions, here to study, casual transfer can also ensure the operation of Chinese tanks, and it is extremely sophisticated, but this is a Japanese tank, using the tank territory obtained from the United States, at most for the power system and other small places to adjust, in this case, not only maintenance, but also a lot of power and assembly on the run-in, if all from the troops, there will be problems.
1,200 tanks, is already the smallest number, after confirming the attack on the Pacific Railway, China also hopes that the damage can be greater, if the US armored forces continue to attack, they can capture more US tanks, this is the best, even if they can't, they will carry the necessary equipment, and strive to be able to repair a few more tanks in the ruins, enter the hinterland of the United States, even if there are more than ten or twenty tanks, it will also play a huge role in the entire convoy.
Because of this, although the maintenance workers of the army are elite, they can only do simple replacement and maintenance, and the Japanese tanks will be modified on the basis of the US tanks, among which the power and transmission system cannot be a mature system, and there may be a lot of problems.
Engineers do not belong to the combat troops, they can be on the battlefield and give help, but the premise is in China, where there are Chinese interests, now, this is in the Americas, although there are Chinese interests in the foreground, but the immediate interests are Japan's interests, in this case, even Yan Xishan can not directly order.
The ball was once again pushed to the engineers, who were able to participate in such a meeting, they were all more conscious, at least they had a closer relationship with the armored corps, and they also knew that this was inevitable, in fact, when they came, they were ready to go to Alaska, but this was a step further, to the battlefield. Several engineers discussed it a little and finally confirmed a result, but they had to ask the combat unit first, whether there would be any danger if these engineers went, and how high the danger factor was.
This point, although the officers can't guarantee it, as long as they go to the battlefield, there will be danger, no one can guarantee this, even the marshal may be sacrificed, but at that time, in extreme exceptional cases, generally speaking, engineers should be relatively safe in the armored forces. This battle was proposed by the Japanese, from the armored corps to the armored vehicles, they were all led by Japan, and they were desperately sure that they were Japanese, and in terms of the state of the tank troops, as long as the engineering personnel did not leave the large tank unit, the safety of the engineering personnel could be guaranteed.
The Chinese command sent a minimum number of engineers, and then equipped with a part of the elite logistics maintenance personnel, this part of them are soldiers, in addition to maintenance, they can protect the safety of engineers, and even under certain circumstances, they can sacrifice themselves to ensure the safety of engineers, even if the Japanese army is annihilated, they can also choose to surrender, or see the situation of the troops, they can find a place with water, with the help of small seaplanes smuggled back, compared to the armed personnel, these people target a little smaller.
When the U.S. military went to Juneau, it was equipped with a large logistics support force, the reason is very simple, when there is a problem with the engine and power system, if you want not to give up the tank, you must use 12-15 personnel, and you must remove more than half of the tracks at the bottom level, including a part of the power transmission and wheels, in order to be able to repair the engine, but after China's adjustment, the difficulty of maintenance is greatly reduced, only 2 people, open 12 screws and several partitions, You can replace an engine, which makes it much less difficult to repair.
Even if it is a division of 1,200 tank maintenance, 6 engineers and 120 maintenance workers are enough, some hard work and hands-on, can be provided by the Japanese, some such as screwing, carrying equipment and the like, such work, almost everyone can do it, which greatly reduces the number of maintenance personnel, 126 is enough, to a certain extent, will continue to decrease.
The battlefield is a very dangerous place, even after countless battles, China also knows that sending non-combatants to participate in such a risky war is an act of gambling, fortunately, it is controlled above a certain amount, not only China is much easier to respond, less than 130, two heavy seaplanes, 6 medium-sized, this can be found casually, as for the water surface, some wide rivers, or larger lakes, as long as there is 800 meters of water, It was enough for the seaplane to take off. Less than 130 is only a very insignificant fraction compared to the entire tank division, 6,000 main personnel and 8,000 logistics personnel, and any movement of this part of the population is easy to adjust and enough to ensure their safety.
It was determined that technically, it can ensure that Japan's 1,200 tanks enter the hinterland of the United States, run at least 5,000 kilometers long distance, and attack the United States, even if it needs to be adjusted, there is no problem, the war situation between Japan and the United States is destined to be long, as long as it is adjusted before the arrival of winter, for this reason, the chief engineer has been specially asked to explain, how long it will take to complete the transformation.
This is not a very difficult thing, but it is a modification of the machinery, under the premise of the power system of the refit, and even the complete tanks obtained by Germany, it is easy for them to judge how long it will take, as long as enough machinery and equipment and personnel are given, the modification and adjustment of 1200 tanks will only take 15 days at most, and even if some personnel and tools are not very handy, it will take up to 30 days to complete.
On the premise that there are no problems in the technology, the next discussion is more focused on the depth and breadth of this strategy, which can destroy the Pacific Railway at one time.
The Panama Canal is not important, it is very important, at that time, 4 Fantasy-class ships used powerful weapons to directly destroy the embankment of the Panama Canal, causing congestion in the Panama Canal, directly buying enough time for China, even if the United States can mobilize warships, it cannot take into account the West Coast, which is probably part of the reason why China can easily take many islands in the Pacific Ocean, if the United States wants to circumnavigate South America, the danger will be very high, if Germany or China, send submarines to hunt in the waters of South America, The U.S. military would be very troublesome, at that time the U.S. military did not have warships, and even if they did, they would not risk passing through anywhere, so the extreme emptiness in the Pacific Ocean was seized by China and took most of the islands in the Pacific Ocean.
It seems that the destruction of the dam in Panama caused strategic losses to the United States, but this loss was temporary, and what about after that? The destruction of the Panama Canal was basically achieved China's combat significance, but it did not last, and it was thought that it could delay the United States for at least two years, but the United States repaired faster than China imagined, and the Panama Canal was only cut off for almost a year, and the repair was completed, and even all of it took less than a year.
It is precisely because of the experience of the Panama Canal that some staff officers have raised objections, and the plains are easy to destroy, and it is not difficult to repair them; taking the hundreds of thousands of kilometers of railways built by the United States as an example, coupled with the speed of restoration of the Panama Canal, it can be seen that the United States is not weak in its construction capacity, and it has only delayed the United States by several months, or even a month or two, and some of the gains outweigh the losses.
Of course, this gain outweighs the loss, mainly for itself, if it is replaced by Japan, at most it is a pity that such a huge armored force will fall apart in the hinterland of the United States. This is what the Japanese demanded, and all China did was to cooperate, and according to the meaning of this staff officer, it would be enough to position the Pacific Railway as the ultimate goal, and if possible, to destroy and cut off the railway, then it would be best to cut off such a strategic railway as the Pacific Railway for a period of time. Even if it doesn't work, it doesn't matter, China's support for Japan to enter the hinterland of the United States, even if it is in a meaningful sense, is enough to shake the United States, so that Japan and the United States will have the upper hand in will and spirit, so that the United States can be in a panic all day long, and the real devastating blow is not realistic.
This kind of mentality represents the thoughts of the vast majority of people, but I didn't think of Zhou Shucai, the first one mentioned before, Zhou Shucai, he was not willing to do this, but there was not enough way to convince others, the seminar itself is a crowd gathered together, speak freely, as long as you can convince each other, then everything can be mentioned, although he felt, this is a little unhappy, but he did not speak, not that he was ready to give up, his mind seemed to grasp a flash of inspiration.
The colleague next to him saw that the discussion was basically over, and Yan Xishan was a little inclined to do so, and when he saw the colleague who was still in a daze, he patted him lightly and said, "What, what are you still thinking about the idea of an explosion?" ”
Saying that the unhearer has a heart, the word explosion seems to be a burst of inspiration, explosion, how to forget this, his line of inspiration, quickly began to spread, slightly identified a few key links, and then suddenly stood up. (To be continued.) )