Chapter 1682: Defeat and Pursuit
Now it's too late to regret anything, but fortunately, it's only 12 divisions of artillery fire, which are only a part of the many heavy weapons of the US army, or even not all, more than 120 mm heavy artillery, of which more than 7 percent, is still on the way to be transported, which is probably a blessing in misfortune. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Itself, the U.S. military is also ready to respond to and help the Canadian army, and now, not caring about so much, the U.S. military began an urgent retreat, these U.S. troops are behind the Canadian army, mainly for the Canadian army, if there is a chance, they will also rush, but now, withdrawing from the range of artillery fire is their first choice, even strategic artillery fire can be reached, not to mention them, if they don't retreat, I'm afraid they will be rounded.
The awakening of the American troops was really a little too far, and the fixed barracks of Japanese artillery fire may not be ignored, and the results obtained did not match the efforts made, but these infantry exposed to artillery fire, of course, could not let go, and when they just showed signs of escape, the artillery fire had already come.
At this time, not only the strategic artillery fire on the top of the hill was mainly aimed at the retreating American troops, but also the Canadian troops who rushed to the front were also attacked by artillery fire, for them, they did not use strategic artillery fire, only used regimental and battalion artillery fire below 75 mm.
The U.S. strategic artillery unit has been devastated, although it is not necessarily the annihilation of the whole army, but at this moment, it will not be able to cover the entire battlefield, at this time, not only on the front line position, there are 2 more divisions of the Japanese army, almost 3000 more machine guns, and about 1800 large and small artillery, the Canadian army is really too far ahead, in a sense, not to mention 75 mm artillery, even if it is some war defense artillery, Even some mortars can reach them, and the remaining strategic artillery fire of more than 100 mm is chasing the American army, shelling all the way.
Before, the United States was watching the excitement in Canada, and now, when the excitement reached their heads, they couldn't laugh, although it was said that most of the American troops did not deploy, in the fixed camps relatively far from the battlefield, the Japanese artillery fire should not be able to reach, what they didn't know was that in fact, the Japanese army was left behind, not only did the strategic artillery not shoot, but even those artillery on the front line also maintained restraint, only attacking the artillery positions and surrounding targets, and the strong camps of the US troops in the rear, Although attacks can have a considerable effect, in a sense, attacking a fixed camp is far less profitable than in the field.
The battle of Alaska, for the Japanese, is a long-term process, one or two wars, for the entire campaign, the impact is not great, long-range artillery shells, can not be wasted on this, there will be a more suitable place for use in the future, besides, after the test of real war, Japan has a reasonable assessment of the combat effectiveness of the US army, neither deliberately expanded, nor arbitrarily belittled, with the strength of the defensive line they arranged in Juneau, it is enough to drag the US army here, the first battle, There is no need to play to the limit, and it can be regarded as leaving a hole card for Japan.
But even if this kind of sparing hands, for the US military, it is also a disaster, 12 US artillery regiments, 1 and a half divisions of the US army, almost at the same time suffered a devastating blow, especially the Japanese also used infantry anti-personnel shells against unprotected infantry, when a 50 or 60 mm mortar shell, exploded in the air of 15 to 30 meters, not only produced shock waves and fragmentation kills, which carried hundreds of steel balls, but also turned the core area, into a desperate area.
Under the support of speed, even an ordinary stone has a huge lethality, not to mention that after scientific calculations, each of the steel balls distributed in a reasonable position can reach a speed of 200 meters, or even 300 meters per second.
Lying on the ground, it can easily resist the strafing of machine guns and the roll call of rifles, and it is impossible for any weapon to stick to the ground, but the steel balls coming down from the air, like an inverted bowl, envelop all the personnel in it.
Large-scale attrition began to appear, everything happened too fast, a total of dozens of minutes of contact battles, the losses of the Japanese side were negligible, only a few dozen people, in the battle because of accidental sprains, or were directly hit by artillery, there were injuries, or minor injuries, a little more serious are very few, and there are even fewer deaths, but what about the opponent, the three Canadian divisions were almost completely wiped out, and there were less than 8,000 people left, or the result of raising the white flag and surrendering, otherwise the dense heavy artillery, It's going to send them all to God.
After the Japanese artillery attack, the whole battlefield was settled, and the American army was unprepared, almost in a short time, it was defeated by the Japanese, and the final pursuit battle and the surrender of the prisoners took a little longer, but with this, the final time was only an hour and 20 minutes.
This encounter on the periphery of Juno, in the Alaska defensive line, finally ended, ending in the defeat of the American army, in such an encounter, the total loss of the American army exceeded 1 and a half divisions, most of which were lost in the pursuit of artillery fire, and some of them were in a panic, fell, or even fell from the sky, and rolled down on the high ground, 12 divisions of the American army, lost 1 and a half, which cannot but be said to be much, but compared with the losses of Canada, part-time is much better, 3 were the Canadian troops who rushed up, and they lost 1 and a half at once, and then the combination of artillery fire, machine guns, and snipers made it impossible for the Canadian army to leave, and in the end, there were less than 200 people, almost equal to 3 divisions of troops, all of which were explained here, or the whole army was wiped out.
The momentum is surging, but it was a head-to-head stick, and the Japanese stabilized defense line, a messy fight, with a total loss of more than 90,000, which is also a big blow to the coalition forces, at least, they dare not attack directly, a located in the outermost part of Juneau, the simplest hill is like this, God knows what else is inside, the United States no longer dares to lightly drive the Japanese into the sea, the ultimate goal is of course this, but in the long run, Japan is regarded as a frontal opponent, Any decision must be made with the same care as in Europe.
100,000 people, not a small number, for the US army, is a huge loss, even occupy the entire vanguard of the army, have lost a third, in the front line of the coalition forces there are still 200,000, but not insurance, who knows if the opponent will suddenly attack, after nightfall, they took advantage of the night, prepared to retreat 20 kilometers, 20 kilometers away to re-encamp, on the one hand stuck in the camp 20 kilometers away, on the other hand waiting for backup.
For this reason, the U.S. military did everything it could, on the one hand, it made defensive preparations, on the other hand, it secretly prepared to retreat, with the help of the shelter of the barracks, began to pack up things, and even some heavy and inconvenient things and barracks were also lost here, they had to ensure that the light car was simple, in one night, to cover a distance of 20 kilometers, and enter the fixed barracks, with the help of the foundation of the previously built barracks, to build a solid one.
The U.S. military did not know that their action was still in the calculations of the Japanese, and the fixed camp during the day was not willing for Japan to attack, but the U.S. military left the protection of the barracks, even if it was covered by night, but for Japan, which had a special force, night could not guarantee the safety of the U.S. military.
The Japanese are unwilling to let them go, China did not inform Japan, the training methods of the special forces, but these things, after all, it is impossible to conceal, has been taught to Germany, so with the passage of time, Japan and other powers will always know, but as long as there is not enough equipment, the strength of the special forces will not be shown, so when China knows Japan, it still briefly mentions the selection and training of special forces.
Although it was only a glimpse of the story, it was like opening a door, and some young young American officers noticed this special unit and began to form it.
A special forces, for the selection and training of people, is just a foundation, which represents the ability of the special forces to be able to show on the basis of the surface, these soldiers, stronger than ordinary army soldiers, but the strength is limited, 10 special forces, can use the method of sneak attack, in a short period of time to kill 50, or even 100 people of the team, but on the battlefield, fully armed special forces, on the frontal battlefield, may not be able to deal with 500 fully armed army soldiers, not even two hundred, The special forces are at most elite soldiers, rather than really showing the characteristics of the king of special forces.
Special forces are unconventional forces, his battlefield is behind enemy lines, is a special place, is an unconventional operation, an important force of asymmetric strikes, if the special forces have enough equipment, on a specific occasion, let alone 500, even if it is 5000, it can be dealt with, but if the preparation is not sufficient, the special forces are forced into the blocking war or the frontal battlefield, the role he plays, and ordinary soldiers, there is not much difference.
This is the uncertainty and asymmetry of the battlefield, in a harsh, unusable and unimaginable place with conventional tactics, it is a paradise for special forces, sneak attacks on military targets, military stations, rescue hostages, decapitation operations, espionage intelligence, artillery guidance, etc., these are all tasks that use small to broaden the big and pry the entire battlefield situation with small fulcrums, and now, they are being used by the Japanese on the United States. (To be continued.) )