Chapter 1767: Thinking Mistakes
Under the premise that the United States has a well-established army and even a complete national defense system, it is very difficult to achieve this under normal conditions if it wants to go beyond its weak links and attack its hinterland, and as long as the United States has a slight embankment, this matter cannot be successful. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 The solution is very simple, as long as the United States strengthens border patrols, some unconventional means, such as airplanes, hot air balloons, etc., are diligent in some activities on the border, how can a huge convoy of more than 5,000 tanks enter the territory of the United States in a grand manner, as long as the United States is a little precautionary at this point, it is impossible to give Japan a chance, unless it is a strong attack, in that case, maybe looking for a weak link, can enter the United States for hundreds of kilometers, With certain successes in the border areas, the likelihood of entering the American hinterland and threatening the Pacific Railroad is almost zero.
In order to weaken the United States, European countries almost unanimously supported the slave-owning South, but the armies abroad had no way to interfere and could only rely on the forces of the South of the United States.
Even the war of secession was not affected much, which made the United States not realize the home defense at all, that is, after China occupied Hawaii, and after Japan took Alaska, it strengthened the defense of the West Coast, but unfortunately these could not stop the Japanese dealer power, from Canada to the United States attack, across the Great Plains in the middle of the United States, not only the climate is harsh, quite barren land, but also the stage for armored galloping.
History does not have so many ifs, so easy to find, and the error tolerance rate is extremely low Sakura Project, so it can be opened, the reason is very simple, this is a misunderstanding of thinking, at least the misunderstanding of American thinking, since Japan landed in Alaska, it has always been a retreat in defense, and did not take advantage of China's naval superiority to land on the west coast of the United States.
This is also something that the United States has been guarding against all along, and Japan has not shown any signs of making a move for as long as a year, and finally the United States has been reassured, and almost all the top leaders of the US military believe that Japan can only shrink in place, fix its defense, and attack the United States, and if it attacks the United States, the battlefield sovereignty that they have obtained so hard will change hands.
At present, Japan has chosen not the West Coast, which is relatively strong and easy for the American army to break through, but the central part, along the central part of Canada and along the Great Plains, once it breaks through the Mississippi River, it will be a smooth road, all the way to Mexico, and there are only some small rivers in the middle, and these small rivers cannot stop the front of the tanks.
Under the premise that the Americans did not realize it, the Japanese armored corps could enter the territory of the United States, and with the help of the no-man's land in the U.S.-Canada border area, as long as they passed the Mississipbie River and went along the other side of the Rocky Mountains, they could soon reach the central state of Utah, an important node of the American Pacific Railroad, and this is also the primary goal of the Sakura Project, cutting off the railroad near Salt Lake City, which is also the easiest goal to do.
When entering the vicinity of the Pacific Railway 500 kilometers, it is already within the attack range of the tank corps, basically a march with a full tank of fuel can make the Pacific Railway that this armored corps arrive, for the armored corps, only more than 1,000 kilometers is a relatively safe range, and the high-speed armored corps, for the target of four or five hundred kilometers, almost a day to arrive.
In the middle of the United States, the vast Great Plains, not the developed United States in later generations, the transportation is so developed, in some places, it takes at least a few days to mobilize troops, these few days, for the breakthrough of armored clusters, but it is going to be dead, basically by the time these armies arrive, the armored corps has already completed its task, far away, the mobility of tanks, in a vast and sparsely populated place, can be vividly brought into play.
This is not impossible, in the first war in the history of the previous life, under the premise of no cars, the large corps advanced, which was fifteen or sixteen kilometers a day, and in this way, in the battle of the Marne, the German offensive was weak, because it was too tired, relying entirely on the foot infantry, marching under full armament, it was a nightmare, 20 to 30 kilograms of weight, as well as a large amount of equipment and logistics, the marching speed was not very fast, more than 100 kilometers, almost impossible to attack the distance.
This point in the face of the mechanized corps, is not a problem at all, take the American tank as an example, the degree of mechanization is not strong, all kinds of faulty tanks, still ensure a speed of about 180 kilometers per day, which is almost far more than the infantry five or six times the marching speed, even if it is a long-term march, it can reach more than 100 kilometers, which is almost impossible for the infantry to achieve, a small force may be, such as an infantry division, light vehicles, simple and simple, do not carry a large number of artillery and supplies, just a preliminary operation, let alone 100 kilometers, two or three hundred kilometers is normal, but the regular army of the large corps needs to be dispatched by the whole army, all kinds of artillery, logistics materials, and even the base camp, if you want to march, I am afraid that you will not even reach one-fifth.
After the Japanese tank has been modified by China, it has been upgraded to a higher level, using China's power system, the maximum speed can reach 45 kilometers, on the central plains of the United States, as long as it is not blocked by the big river, it is not difficult to reach a speed of more than 40 kilometers, and the reliability of China's machinery and equipment can also make this armored corps, in the state of the limit, high-speed driving time, far longer than the American tank run, the United States may have to rest for seven or eight hours, Otherwise, it may cause non-combat attrition due to mechanical wear and insufficient maintenance, but for the new army, the limit has tried 30 hours of continuous rotation, but the failure rate of the tank has not been greatly improved.
500 kilometers, that is, within 13 hours, this is not a problem at all for the Japanese modified tank, in the extreme training, even 20 hours in a row, 2 of the 3 members, 2 drivers, can be alternately driven, in order to ensure more than 16 hours of marching, such a speed, I am afraid that only the train can catch up, as for the horse, within three or four hours, you can catch up, but more than 10 hours, even the horse can not stand such a long march, If the horsepower is driven for a long time, the horse will have only one end, death.
For the New First Army, the first task is to enter the United States, which will take seven or eight days, as long as it is not discovered by the United States and Canada after entering the United States, this will complete the results of the first stage.
Then after entering the continental United States, to cross the Mississippi River, is the second stage, this river is the longest river in the United States, the fourth in the world, but in the central Great Plains, his basin area is not large, the widest place is only half a mile, that is, more than 900 meters, the narrowest place is four or five hundred meters, as long as you find a relatively narrow place, plus the weather is a little more careful, you can pass through the bridge troops, the limit of the bridge troops is 400 meters, 350 meters is relatively safe, Although the efficiency of the passage is not high, 5,000 tanks, it may take 1 day, but after passing, it is a triumphant progress.
Before entering the United States, or even before crossing the Mississippi River, they may have to consider the problem of the discovered retreat, once they enter the territory of the US military, it doesn't matter, after passing the Mississippi River, the rest will be blocked by some no-man's land, fast and stealthy passage, as long as there is no major problem, enter the area within 500 kilometers, or even 600 kilometers of the Pacific Railway, they can carry out a full-scale attack on the Pacific Railway without scruples.
The loose defense of the central part of the United States will also create fighters for them, especially after passing through the Mississippi River, facing the denser villages and settlements, completely secret passage, which is almost impossible, for the armored forces, they are only used in these villages, looking for fewer people, it is not difficult to pass, as for these villages, in order to keep them secret, they must be attacked, almost restless.
After passing the Mississippi River, it is not far from the Pacific Railroad, it was discovered, and it was even reported that when the United States found out, the time for investigation and determination would always pass a day or two, even if a decision was made on the spot, sending troops, 5,000 tanks, the powerful armored force was not something tens of thousands of infantry could deal with, and even the mobilization of these infantrymen would take time, and a little delay would have been made for the New First Army.
With the speed of tank advance, in a day or two, it can break through hundreds of kilometers, if the destruction of several railway lines of the Pacific Railroad, it will be more appropriate, there are not many garrisons in the middle of the United States, the state troops do not have much combat effectiveness, as for the main army, in Alaska stationed in the premise of several million troops, the entire West Coast is close to 1 million, how many troops.
The United States is not known for its large army, and even before World War I, the regular army of the entire United States was only 100,000, not to mention defending homeland security, even if it is to suppress bandits, it is somewhat inadequate, in the past few decades, there have been bandits running around to commit crimes, using state troops and the National Guard, they cannot intercept their news, the expansion of the United States and the regularization of the army construction, only after participating in the European war, just like that, when I first arrived in Europe, I was also hit by the head, a reorganized division, Being killed by Germany seized the opportunity to gather fire is a big joke on the battlefield of the European war.