Chapter 1232: Can Opener!
Feng looked at Stilwell's smile and always felt that there was something in it that he didn't know; Because this battle plan is too taken for granted, there are too many problems that cannot be solved at the moment.
"General, the speed of the new 38th Division is too slow, even if they have to maintain their physical fitness, they will not be so slow, do they have other tasks?"
Feng asked his first question.
"The new 38th Division currently leaves the 112th Regiment to confront the Japanese army's roundabout troops on the front line of the Dabi River, and the remaining two regiments are responsible for the roundabout task, and the frontal confrontation troops are reduced, and sooner or later they will be discovered by the Japanese army, so they have to make a posture of going north to attack the line of Gaoligong Mountain, and now they are crossing the Hugang River Valley; They will go around a lot of distances. ”
It wasn't Stilwell's turn to answer this question, and Paterno made it straightforward.
"The second question, airborne west of Maikun, what kind of troops can travel such a long distance without being detected? I can't do it anyway; Let's not forget that in Myanmar, we are more like guests. ”
Feng Yi's voice was full of doubts, and he directly said that he couldn't do it.
"Go on."
Stilwell shook his head and asked Feng to continue.
"The third question, attacking Panmai, even if it is a surprise attack, even if the airborne troops are not discovered, how can a group of light infantry break the strong fortifications of the Japanese army? By grenades? ”
Feng Yi looked at those staff officers, not knowing what they thought.
"The fourth problem is that the attack on Taibaika and Panmai is carried out at the same time, even if there is air support, the troops that occupy Panmai will be quickly surrounded by the Japanese on all sides, and they will be completely annihilated in the non-stop attack of the Japanese army; Don't forget, this is not a jungle, and there is not even a place to hide except for hard-fought positional battles. ”
"The fifth question, Mengguan and the Waruban area are connected, although the distance is not far, but the new 38th Division wants to support us and attack Mengguan, we must face the layers of sniping of the Japanese army in Waruban, don't forget, the fortifications in this area are also very complete, they will not come so fast; The troops who jump down are sent to death. ”
Feng Ye looked at Stilwell and Paterno's expressions, and knew that there must be many things that he didn't know, and the U.S. military's battle plan could not be imagined out of thin air, and there must be something else hidden in them.
"The detour of the new 38th Division, in addition to the task of confusing them, carried three tank companies, a variety of tanks including Sherman, Stuart and M3, which was the reason for their slow march, and the tanks needed much more supplies than the infantry; So don't worry about the attack power of the new 38th Division, in front of the Sherman tank, all the fortifications of the Japanese army will become decorations. ”
After Feng Ye finished speaking, Paterno began to smug and boast about the strength of American weapons.
"General, it is not denied that the Sherman tank is powerful; Until now, the new 22nd Division has also participated in the battle, and not only that, but they are also equipped with a heavy artillery regiment; Now the battle on the front line of Mengguan is very difficult to advance; And no one can guarantee that the fortifications in the Waruban area will be better than those in Mengguan. ”
Feng Yi frowned slightly, if the war was just a simple accumulation of equipment, then there would be no need for China to persist in the struggle for so long, and the war would be declared defeat directly.
After Feng Ye finished speaking, the entire war room fell silent, he belonged to the type who couldn't chat, and he directly said to death.
"General, can you announce it?"
Paterno glanced at Stilwell.
"In fact, the Airborne Forces will not lack heavy weapons in future operations, the latest batch of weapons supplies have arrived, which contains individual weapons that shine in the European theater, American boys call him a can opener, he can penetrate 70mm armor, and the concrete fortifications of the Japanese army will be penetrated like paper paste in front of it; And most importantly, this weapon can be used with only two soldiers, and it is very light! ”
Stilwell didn't answer, but spoke it himself.
"General, is it Bazooka? Will all our troops be equipped? ”
As soon as Stilwell finished speaking, the American officers below exploded, they had long known about Bazooka's performance in the European battlefield, but they didn't expect that it would be their turn to use it now.
"That's right, it's Bazooka; Lads, I tried my best to apply to the country to be allocated, but there are not many of them, and at the moment they are only equipped with assault troops; The first batch of equipped troops are the troops that carry out this airborne mission, and if any of you are willing to jump down to complete the mission, then this batch of weapons belongs to whom; As for the other troops, they have to wait for the next supply in the country, Bazooka is in short supply at the moment, mainly equipped with European troops, and the armored forces of the Germans are too much of a threat to the boys, they need this to defend themselves. ”
Stilwell nodded and spoke loudly; In fact, he was right, Bazooka's main mission was not to be used for work, he was mainly to provide infantry to defend against enemy tank raids, it is a kind of infantry anti-tank weapon, its excellent performance allows the American infantry to re-establish confidence in the face of German tank attacks, not so easy to collapse.
"General, I don't know how powerful this weapon you are talking about, but I still think that it is impossible for us to carry out this plan, from Maikun to Panmai, I am not confident that we will be able to complete the task; So I'm sorry. ”
Feng sat down again, although he didn't know how powerful Stilwell was talking about Bazooka, but he felt that no plan could be reversed by the arrival of an infantry weapon, when the battlefield of blood and fire was not a weapon testing ground.
"Valiant lads, do you have the courage to carry out this task?"
Stilwell didn't care about Feng Ge, who was sitting down, but looked at the U.S. military's own officers, who, in his opinion, would be happy to carry out this mission with Bazooka on board.
"It's so hard!"
"It's impossible, I can't let the boys die!"
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Muttering, one officer after another began to shake their heads, they would not risk a weapon, in their hearts, as long as this weapon continued to be produced, with the productivity of the United States, they would soon be equipped.
"Alright, boys, let's take a break while we talk about it slowly."
Paterno shook his head slightly, at present, their plan has entered a dead knot, and no troops are willing to carry it out, which proves that this plan basically has no possibility of success.
Paterno's words rescued all the officers, everyone ran out of the war room, lit cigarettes, and began to discuss Bazooka's achievements in the European and African theaters, obviously, although they are all US military sequences, but Feng Ye can indeed get a lot less news, he currently has no impression of this can opener called Bazooka, in his thoughts, since it can fight tanks, it should be a small battle defense gun!