Along with the determination of the battle plan for the island nation, the entire Pacific military also moved quickly.

Since it is a landing operation, it is certainly impossible to avoid a head-on conflict with the army of the island nation, and it is necessary to face the defensive front formed by the army of the island country.

In this way, the Kalimantan and Philippine armies have become good cannon fodder that can be used to explore the Australasian army.

On June 24, 100,000 Filipino troops, 150,000 Kalimantan troops, and 50,000 Australasian troops assembled in the northernmost city of Apari in the Philippines.

The 300,000 troops had only one task, that is, to cooperate with the navy to go north, seize the beach and land in the Okinawa area, and after occupying Okinawa, use it as a bridgehead for attacking the island nation.

In charge of commanding this army was the commander of the 9th Army, Christie, and the 50,000 Australasian troops were actually the 3 infantry divisions and some artillery units of the 9th Army.

When Commander Christie first saw this battle plan, he was still quite surprised.

The Ryukyus are geographically very close to the island nation, only about 1,300 kilometers away from the capital of the island country.

As long as there is radar, it can detect the movement of the Australasian fleet, and it is impossible to hide the attack from the islanders.

In this way, the battle plan is actually very clear. The Kalimantan and Philippine forces in front will be tasked with keeping the island's forces in check, while Sop-34 transport planes carrying large numbers of Australasian troops will follow the air force and drop a large number of paratroopers on Naha's cities, ports, and key areas, and then quickly occupy those areas.

The different categories of these three types of divisions and regiments can clearly distinguish the differences in combat effectiveness and numbers of the three types of divisions and regiments.

The impact on the island nation is significant. In particular, it is necessary to deploy a considerable number of aircraft on the Asian continent, and after deducting the aircraft needed for homeland defense and the planes on the navy's aircraft carriers, the number of planes that can be mobilized by the island countries is even only a pitiful hundred.

At present, the main force of the army of the island country is still the A and B divisions, and the C divisions are more responsible for defense tasks, and in some cases as a supplement to the number of A and B divisions.

Looking at the entire history of world wars, this battle plan is absolutely unprecedented, and once successful, it will go down in history.

Not long after the plane took off here, the Ryukyu Islands on the other side immediately received a radar alert.

You must know that the load of the Sop-34 transport aircraft has reached 7.3 tons, and the weight of each soldier plus his own equipment is only about 200 pounds.

On 25 June, under the protection of a fleet of five aircraft carriers and two battleships, a large number of transport ships and landing ships departed from the Philippines and advanced towards the northern island nation.

As long as the Ryukyus can be quickly occupied, Australasia can rely on the military airfields of the Ryukyus to frequently bomb the mainland cities of the island country, and plunge the island country into chaos.

Australasia is not afraid of the islanders' navy now, but is afraid that their navy is cowering in the harbor and does not fight with itself at all.

In order to make up for the gap in aircraft, the island countries deliberately increased their troops in the Ryukyu Islands and other important islands in the southern part of the mainland after the failure of the attack.

In order to cooperate with this purpose, the newly formed army, that is, Commander Christie's 9th Army, has a large number of airborne missions in the regular training subjects.

With an order, a large number of fighters and bombers on the five aircraft carriers quickly took off, and they will act as the first link in the battle plan to try to destroy the enemy's defenses on the island and cause confusion among the enemy.

The number of Sop-34 transport aircraft currently in Australasia has reached a terrifying 157.

Most of the C Division Regiment were ordinary people, who had only undergone a short period of training and took up arms to become a seemingly qualified soldier.

Historically, the island nation also had a fourth-level army, that is, the Ding Division. As the last rank of the army sequence, it has long been destined that the combat effectiveness of the Ding Division is the worst, and even in the war, it is almost just a soy sauce role.

Why is Ryukyu so important?

What really decided the victory of this battle was actually the Australasian army with those 3 divisions and a small number of artillery units.

Yes, this battle plan Australasia did not think at all to hide from the islanders. In fact, it is completely impossible to hide it.

"Very good, the paratroopers have been prepared, and the battle plan has officially begun!" The commander of the 9th Army, Christie, nodded with satisfaction and ordered.

The A Division is a standing division of the islanders, and it is also the most elite army among all the armies of the island nation. The full strength of a division is about 28,000, and the weapons and equipment it has are also the most abundant among all the armies of the island nation.

With the interference of a large number of bombers and fighters, the enemy did not have enough energy to prepare for the landing of the Australasian army.

This led to the island nation reaching its lowest point in army size around 1930. Even the reserve forces at that time were cut a lot, which also led to the fact that the level of soldiers mobilized by the island nation was affected now.

Even the northernmost part of the island country, only about 2,200 kilometers from the Ryukyus, is still within the reach of bombers.

The C division is actually the most common division in the island country at present. As mentioned earlier, island nations carried out various disarmaments after the First World War.

This also means that one Sop-34 transport aircraft can transport 65 soldiers, and ten is 650 soldiers, which can already play a very critical role.

Among the more than 100 planes, the number of planes that are always loaded with ammunition and can take off at any time to meet the enemy is even about 50.

Even if the islanders increased their troops in the Ryukyu area, the strength of the army would be about two divisions at most.

In addition, without the United States, a major exporter of materials, the island countries are much weaker in terms of industry and economy than in history.

With the development of radar technology to the present, all major powers are generally equipped with a sufficient number of radars to detect possible enemy attacks.

Even if the entire navy of the island country is dispatched, the missiles equipped with the warships and the large number of advanced aircraft carried on the aircraft carriers will make the warships of the island people drink a pot.

Moreover, once the news of the entire naval dispatch of the island country is received, the Pacific Fleet, which is still part of the main force on the other side, will unceremoniously attack the port of the island people.

"General Christie, our unit has arrived at the designated position, and the battle plan can start at any time."

Unlike Australasia's intelligence, the number of island troops stationed in the Ryukyu Islands at present is 1 Division A, 1 Division B, and 2 Division C.

It's something that can't be helped. The situation of the island nation at this time was far worse than it was in history, as they were almost cut off from the outside supply lines by Australasia.

As the news was passed one by one, dozens of planes were slowly heading to the runway at the military airfield several kilometers away from the radar observation station, preparing to take off to meet the attacking enemy.

However, due to some restrictions, the total number of aircraft on the Ryukyu Islands is actually just over 100.

For this offensive operation against the island nation, more than 110 Sop-34 transport planes will be used to cooperate with Commander Christie's operation, and the number of soldiers will reach 7,150.

This also means that after the occupation of the Ryukyus, the entire territory of the island country will be within the bombing range of Australasia, and the island country will be at an all-round disadvantage.

After nearly a day's voyage, the fleet finally reached a position not far from the southern part of the Ryukyu Islands.

Australasia dispatched 300,000 troops, of which the main Australasian soldiers reached 50,000, which can be said to crush the island people in terms of the number of troops.

After the failure of the last attack, the islanders lost more than 200 aircraft out of thin air, almost a tenth of the total number of aircraft on the island.

Of course, some of the gaps in aircraft don't matter to the islanders.

This is after the end of the island country in history, a large number of child soldiers and old men were mobilized to join the army, plus the expansion of the original brigade formed by the army.

There are a lot of such ordinary people, which also leads to the fact that the island country currently has the largest number of C divisions in the country, and the combat effectiveness of these armies cannot be guaranteed.

It can be seen that the army of the island country is still very well prepared for such an air attack. From radar reception to the preparation of the planes at the airport for take-off, it actually took less than 5 minutes.

Dozens of kilometers away from this fleet, there is also a submarine formation composed of 9 submarines as a countermeasure, which is also a surprise left to the islanders after the naval encounter.

The entire battle plan can be condensed into one sentence, that is, a feint attack from the front and a sneak attack from the rear.

How to sneak attack? Of course, it is the most advanced military transport aircraft in Australasia, the Sop-34 transport aircraft.

What's more, this operation is definitely not as simple as dispatching 10 transport aircraft. Because of Arthur's order, a large number of military transport aircraft such as the Sop-34 transport aircraft were hoarded in China.

The SOP-34 transport aircraft was originally created for special operations, the purpose of which was to drop a large number of paratroopers into the rear of the enemy to achieve the purpose of unexpected surprise attacks.

The B Division is the second main force formed according to the mobilization, and among all the armies of the island country, the combat effectiveness is second only to the A Division, with about 24,000 people.

The naval formation, consisting of five aircraft carriers and two battleships, would have been able to win a naval battle as long as the entire navy of the island nation was dispatched.

At this time, a large number of beach-grabbing landing ships will quickly dock, and the Kalimantan and Philippine troops will fire the first shot of the whole battle.

Radar observers decisively sounded the air raid siren, and the troops on the islands immediately began to prepare for air raids.

Why is the entire army of 300,000 men and the Australasian army only 50,000?

Because the remaining 250,000 troops are only part of the feint. Their frontal assault on the island's army, whether successful or unsuccessful, had no effect on the war.

Australasia's naval ports have enough radar, and it is believed that the ports of the island nation will also have radars.

However, with the navy already in a state of superiority, Australasia did not think of hiding it at all.

Because it is still only the stage when the war has just broken out, and the island country has not yet reached the end of the road, there is no frenzied formation of a large number of child soldiers and old soldiers.

According to intelligence, the island nation's troops stationed in the Ryukyu region are about only one division and 25,000 troops.

Because of the fact that it has four divisions, the number of island troops on the Ryukyu Islands is already close to 100,000, which the Australasian army did not expect at all.

This also means that wars often have some surprises.

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