81_81266 My Führer:

It has been many years since I came to Japan, and this is the tenth time that I have submitted my observations to Japan as military attaché at the German Embassy in Japan and as an observer of military strength against Japan. Just a few days ago, the Japanese deliberately invited me to visit the battle they were fighting in the Nomenkan area, which ended in the defeat of the Japanese.

It must be said that, as far as I can observe, Japan lacked the readiness to confront Soviet heavy weapons, and they, like France, used a variety of small-caliber weapons against Soviet tanks and armored vehicles of more than 20 tons, and paid a heavy price for this.

I saw with my own eyes that the Japanese were forced to organize soldiers to charge with explosives packs on their backs, in an attempt to kill themselves with the tanks or armored vehicles of the Soviet army. The effectiveness of this tactic is very doubtful, because after losing about 300 men, the Japanese barely stopped the attack of the Soviet tanks, and I even think that the Soviets themselves were tired of the advance and stopped advancing.

The artillery carried by the Japanese army was inferior to the Soviet artillery deployed in the Far East in terms of caliber and power, and the gap between the two sides was very huge.

Shells rained down on the Japanese positions, covering the main cantonment sites of the Japanese army, inflicting hundreds of casualties on the Japanese army. The Japanese commanders around me even pleaded with their own artillery not to return fire, so as not to provoke a larger artillery retaliation.

On the other hand, the Japanese Type 89 medium tank is actually slightly lower than the overall level of the French B1 tank, and even a generation behind the B1 tank in terms of main performance. The tank was less armored than half that of the B1 tank, and the 57 mm gun was primarily used to support the infantry, not to attack the opposing tanks.

In general, this Japanese tank is closer to our assault gun than to a real tank, and the combat content is to support infantry operations, but it is more expensive than the No. 3 assault gun, and the anti-tank and artillery support capabilities are weaker - I really don't know why this tank continues to be produced, and perhaps it is one of the reasons why it is indeed capable of fighting on the Chinese battlefield.

However, I learned that the Japanese Navy was competing with the Japanese Army for the ratio of steel use, and as an island country, Japan, like the United Kingdom, attached more importance to the development of the navy, so in this internal struggle for the right to use steel production, the Japanese Navy finally won, so the development of the army's weapons and equipment was curbed.

The Japanese army was rarely equipped with submachine guns, and there were many restrictions on the use of machine guns. The Japanese trained their infantry to prefer accurate shooting, mainly because the Army's emphasis on saving ammunition was at fault. Therefore, the armor of the tank units of the Japanese Army is generally thin and the weight is pitiful. This is because there has always been a lack of steel in the development of the army.

The defeat of the Japanese at Nomenkan is regrettable, but they do have their merits. Brainwashed by the unique Japanese spirit of bushido, Japanese soldiers were not afraid of death, preferring to believe that their death could bring victory to their emperor. Of course, their deaths did not prove to have any unique magic, and Japan did not emerge victorious in the Nomenkan region.

However, the Japanese army's fierce fighting style is very impressive, and it is difficult to imagine how difficult the task would have been if this unit had learned advanced tactics. They were generally trained in very accurate shooting, with an emphasis on bayonet fight and charge tactics, and to be honest, the unit was very effective by the standards of the early days of the First World War.

Of course, in the face of an offensive or defensive system consisting of tanks, artillery, and machine guns, the Japanese army's combat methods were clearly outdated. The result of their repeated heroic battles with dull and backward tactics is that there is nothing to boast about other than the high casualty figures.

The Japanese air force was also very disappointing, fighting for air supremacy with the Soviet fighter units, and having listened to the valuable advice of our Luftwaffe observers in the early days of the war, they made a surprise attack on the Soviet front-line airfields, but after this successful operation, their table xiàn can simply be described as stupid.

They did not take advantage of their air supremacy, did not take off a large number of planes to support ground operations, and their air raids were limited to taking off bombers to carry out hasty bombing of a certain area, and they did not repeatedly take off a small number of planes to continuously provide ground suppressive firepower for the front-line troops like our Luftwaffe.

The direct consequence of this was that, in addition to the fact that the Soviet army lost some of its artillery in several bombings, the Soviet artillery, which had lost air supremacy, was able to fight without pressure in most cases, which also directly led to the consequences of the failure of the Japanese artillery in battle.

It is worth mentioning that Japan has achieved a series of victories in Chinese mainland, and the squadron seems to be in an organized retreat on the frontal battlefield, abandoning some underdeveloped but huge areas. This has further worsened the situation in the Far East, and more people in Japan have turned to support continued expansion -- originally because of the setback of the attack in China, some people in Japan have begun to feel that they should stop attacking and seek peace with China, but now it seems that this voice is very weak, and the possibility of Japan continuing to expand the war is very high.

Now that we all know that it seems unlikely that Japan will go north, then the Japanese Navy's southward combat policy is worth our attention. This battle plan, which includes the whole of Southeast Asia, will obviously conflict with the interests of the United States, Great Britain and even our Germany, so I ask you to prepare for it in distant Berlin.

In the far East, I miss my great motherland all the time. May God bless you, my Führer, and bless you with good health all the best, and an early victory in the Empire's war against Great Britain.

-- First Class Military Attaché of the Consulate of the Holy Great German Third Reich in Japan, Hadlett von Bollett

Accardo finished reading the telegram, put Wen Jiàn on his desk, and looked at Brauchitsch and Augustus.

"Did the Japanese really chop Soviet tanks with bayonets at Nomenkan?" Brauchitsch apparently did not believe in the final result of the operation: "Japan's combat effectiveness during the Russo-Japanese War should not be underestimated...... Why is it so unbearable now?"

"If you know that Japan is building its fifth aircraft carrier, you know that they are not as weak as they think. Accardo looked at the stack of analysis of the Japanese Navy's combat capability in the upper right corner of the table, rubbed the bridge of his nose and said, "Fighting inland is not Japan's strong point. ”

"Will Japan go south next?" asked Augustus, frowning.

"It's already starting to go south. Accardo smiled bitterly and pointed to the intelligence on the table and said: "The two Japanese armies have entered Burma and had a fierce battle with the British troops under General Mountbatten. ”

"So?" Augustus raised an eyebrow.

"That's right. It is only a matter of time before Japan and the United States go to war, and although the two countries are still clamoring for peace between the United States and Japan, as long as they are not idiots, they know that the war will completely break out within a year. Accardo nodded and said: "Our honeymoon period with Japan is over, after the battle of Nomenkan, Japan will not have any impact on our next strategy, and in the future, any requirements from the Japanese side will be dealt with with as the core countermeasure." ”

"My Führer, can you take the liberty of asking?" Brauchitsch thought for a moment and said: "In terms of the choice of allies, you seem to have never had a good impression of Japan, you know, Japan now produces 100 times more steel than China, if we choose a stronger ally, we should side with Japan." ”

Accardo was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "China alone against Japan, it can be said that there is really no chance of winning, after all, China's current industrial base is too backward." But what if we add the United States?"

Augustus also stood up and patted Brauchitsch's shoulder, who was stunned there and didn't know how to answer: "That's why you are just a marshal, and the Führer is always the Führer...... In the eyes of the head of state, Japan has always been a bargaining chip with the United States, not an ally, as for China...... That was the fatal blow that secretly stabbed the United States. ”

"And this telegram ...... How do you reply?" Brauchitsch knew that he could not see through the twists and turns of these politicians, so he simply stopped digging into it and asked.

"This lieutenant colonel has done a good job and has a chance to be promoted. Accardo glanced at the telegram again and said with a smile: "Now the situation in the Far East has attracted the attention of the Soviets, and it will drag on the war for at least a few months." With these few months, we can patiently wait for the outcome of the war on the British homeland. ”

Winston Churchill, that's a familiar name. Accardo looked at the name written in floral script on the paper, and felt some emotion in his heart: Goebbels, Goering, Hitler, and now it is estimated that this Churchill will be added - another familiar person is about to leave the stage of history, who will be next?

I think of the place in London in the distance where the guns are roaring, the prime minister's office deep underground, and the Churchill sitting in a dark corner. Accardo raised the corners of his mouth and laughed, the scene he imagined in his mind was really familiar: in another time and space, Hitler's last moments were like this, it was also a dimly lit basement, poison and pistols, and he was waiting for his final end in despair.

It's really miserable