It stands to reason that on an important battlefield like Australia right now, the Japanese army should choose a tiger general or a fierce general to shoulder the important task. And there is no shortage of such generals in the current Japanese army. For example, in the battlefields of Southeast Asia, with inferior troops
More than 100,000 British troops were swept across the Malayan Peninsula, and Yamashita Fengbun, known as the Malayan Tiger.
But when the Southern Army was selecting its generals, they did not choose the strong generals known as the Malayan Tigers. Instead, they chose to be hesitant and undecided, and firmly opposed war with the United States and Britain. He was better at writing poetry than fighting.
With an absolute advantage in terms of military strength and firepower, Lieutenant General Masaharu Homma was unable to overstate the fact that the Philippines campaign was fought in such a protracted manner that the future would be ruined by the loss of troops.
This man, who is quite a warrior, was in the midst of the crazy bombardment of the beachhead defense position by the naval fleets of the United States and Australia, almost regardless of losses. He was horrified that the US Navy was preparing to land from behind, and would completely destroy the landing.
The intention of the troops to encircle.
Fearing that he would be dumped, he immediately transferred the 16th Division, which was attacking with overwhelming force, from the pursuit of the US military, back to the landing site to prepare for anti-landing operations. Only the 5th Division was left in front.
regiment, plus a detachment composed of the independent fourth regiment.
And this independent mixed fourth wing suffered heavy losses in the bombing by the US and Australian aviation forces at all costs, and was no longer able to carry out overtaking pursuit. It could only stop pursuing the US and Australian defeated troops and go to rest on the spot. Only one lone fighter was left.
The unsustainable Fifth Division could only stop when faced with the vast Australian outback.
As a result, after discovering that it was a false alarm, the 16th Division was redirected and tried to chase down the US and Australian troops. New reinforcements from the US and Australian troops had already arrived, and the fighter plane had been missed and difficult to retrieve. Under the overwhelming US and Australian troops,
Under artillery fire and the impact of a large number of tanks, the two divisions that landed in the first wave of Japanese troops had no choice but to completely give up their offensive plans.
Originally, this man, who had always been hesitant and indecisive, had been transferred to the reserve by the base camp due to the delay in the Philippine battlefield. However, Marshal Juichi Terauchi, commander of the Southern Army, while his friend was fighting in the Dutch East Indies at the same time,
Under the persuasion of Lieutenant General Jun Imamura, the brilliant commander of the Sixteenth Army, he decided to give him a chance to serve as the commander of the Fourteenth Army.
But this man's old habit of hesitating on the Philippine battlefield recurred again, and at the critical moment he pulled out the troops in the encirclement circle to return to the defense. Not only did it allow some US troops to escape, but it also gave the US-Australia coalition forces valuable breathing time to quickly
to mobilize new reinforcements.
Although on the Australian battlefield, he relied on the two follow-up divisions, four brigades, plus seven independent mixed wings that escaped the U.S. Navy interception and landed one after another, as well as the sailors who escaped from the sunken naval warships.
In the end, it persisted until the end of the war, holding back a large number of American and Australian troops from reinforcing other battlefields.
But his move also completely ruined the Japanese army's hope of seizing Australia. The idea of letting the Japanese army base camp and completely eliminate the biggest hidden danger in the South Pacific completely failed. But no one can judge what happened afterwards so accurately. The current situation is
The United States and Britain were devastated by the Japanese invasion of Australia.
Faced with the entire unfavorable war situation, the United States and Britain, which were already on the verge of getting angry, constantly requested that among all the countries and armies currently fighting against Japan, the Resistance Alliance closest to the Japanese mainland should increase their air strikes against the Japanese army as much as possible.
To weaken the Japanese mainland and support the strength of the Pacific battlefield.
The urging of Pearson and Ross made Yang Zhen feel disgusted and also gave him an unusual headache. The Anti-Alliance Air Force, which had just experienced a war and suffered heavy losses, was currently suffering from aircraft, air and ground crews, and aviation fuel.
Even aerial bombs are almost everywhere.
Not to mention that it cannot meet the needs of the United States and Britain, even its own air defense needs can only be temporarily transferred to ground air defense forces. The MiG-3 fighter jets that previously served as air defense missions cannot be replaced except for battle losses. A considerable number of aircraft were lost due to the Soviet-German war.
After the outbreak, there was no source of spare parts. With excessive losses and no replenishment, it could no longer hold up the sky in northern Manchuria.
The Soviet-made aircraft engine itself has a short service life. Coupled with high-intensity use, the original randomly imported spare engines have long been exhausted. The Soviets are now overwhelmed with self-care, and they are still unable to meet their needs.
There was simply no energy left to continue exporting aircraft engines to the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
However, due to the lack of technical personnel and a complete industrial system, the imitation work of such an unadvanced aircraft engine has been very slow, and it has been difficult to produce qualified products. The power of the imitation engine is very low.
Less than two-thirds of the original, the weight increased by 10%.
The most critical thing is the service life, which is less than one-third of that of the prototype. Some engines are even scrapped after only one takeoff and landing. Although more than a dozen have been copied, the aviation force simply does not dare to accept such an engine.
Getting on an airplane is a crime against the pilot.
What is lacking is not only spare engines, brake pads, wheels, propellers, pipelines in the body and other key spare parts, but also almost all critical spare parts. A country with a weak industrial foundation and no systematic industrial system support wants to maintain a
That's how difficult it is for a modern army.
Of those MiG-3 fighter jets, only more than 30 are still flying. The remaining aircraft that have not been damaged in battle are either due to lack of parts or because the service life of the engine has expired and there is no spare engine to replace, so they can only stay in service.
On the ground, become a parts donor for your comrades who can still fly.
According to the tactics of the Anti-Alliance Aviation Army, the MiG-3 fighter jets with excellent high-altitude performance are mainly responsible for the air defense of the rear. The battle for frontline air supremacy is undertaken by the American-made fighter jets equipped with them. The MiG-3 fighter unit cannot take off for combat, and the air defense mission of the rear area
It can only be undertaken by ground anti-aircraft artillery units.
Before this battle, the Anti-Japanese Alliance had transferred five 57th anti-aircraft artillery companies, 16 37th anti-aircraft artillery companies, 21 anti-aircraft machine gun companies, and four searchlight companies from the front lines to the rear to strengthen the rear.
Air defense force. To make up for the defense gaps caused by the paralysis of air power.
Compared with the embarrassing situation of the MiG-3 fighter jets that are no longer able to take off for combat, the situation of the American-made P40 and P39 fighter jets is relatively better because the Americans provided a batch of necessary parts for the aircraft before this battle.
But in the two consecutive battles last year and this year, the losses were not light.
The total number of two types of fighter jets currently equipped by the Anti-Japanese Alliance is less than one-third of what it was before last year's battle. The key is that after giving some to the Soviets in exchange for more urgently needed ground weapons and equipment, the best-performing American P-40
The fighter jets now have no reserve force. The battle losses in this battle have not been replenished for a long time.
Compared with the fighter force, which is in a better situation, the bomber force is currently in the most difficult time. The main attack aircraft A in the Anti-Allied aviation force has undertaken most of the ground attack missions, from precise point dive bombing to tactical bombing.
After more than two years of intensive use, the 20-zero attack aircraft not only suffered heavy battle losses, but also consumed a lot of the aircraft itself.
The original continuous US aid, coupled with the purchase of more than 200 aircraft, there are only more than 40 aircraft left flying. The British-made Battelle light bomber is just a bluff and cannot play a substitute role. It can be used
With most of the Il-4 bombers providing tactical support lying dormant, the Anti-Alliance's tactical support force has fallen to its lowest point.
The losses of the bomber force were not so great, but everything was lacking. The Il-IV bombers are now also at the end of their engine life and have no spare engines in stock. They can only stay on the ground and are no longer able to fight. Although the Americans have provided some B
Twenty-five bomber engines, but not only are they insufficient in number, but the replacement work is progressing very slowly.
The supply of spare parts for the dozens of B-17 and B-24 bombers given by the Americans is not optimistic. The most critical thing is that the reserves of aviation fuel and bombs cannot support even a bombing operation. The inventories are empty.
The warehouse is no longer able to support large-scale operations.
This battle basically achieved the expected goal, but the price paid by the Anti-Japanese Alliance was also huge. Aircraft, tanks, and artillery were almost all in urgent need of supplements. Under this situation, the Anti-Japanese Alliance, let alone air strikes on the Japanese mainland, were their own air defense
Ability is also in considerable trouble.
Without enough aviation fuel and even aerial bomb stocks, how can we fight? The U.S. military has successively provided some long-range bombers, but spare parts have not even been seen so far. Not even a brake wheel has been seen. The battle is high-intensity
After being used for a long time, these aircraft are also due for maintenance. Under such circumstances, how to meet their requirements?
Fortunately, the general staffs of the United States and Britain did not get confused and forced the Resistance Alliance, which had just experienced an unprecedented bloody battle, to launch another attack to distract them from the pressure on the South Pacific battlefield. They just continued to use wheel warfare to force them to
Follow the Anti-Japanese Alliance to launch air strikes on the Japanese mainland.
In fact, Yang Zhen, who was always paying attention to the development of the war situation, was clearly aware of the disastrous defeats of the US and Australian forces at Midway Island and the South Pacific, as well as the crisis faced by the Australian battlefield. Yang Zhen was even more aware of why the US military lost the battle.
The reason is very simple. The disastrous defeat of the US military at Midway was caused by him.
In order to create such a defeat for the Americans, Yang Zhen even activated a special spy who was lurking within the Japanese Navy and had been silent since the Kwantung Army returned to the mainland. This spy, who was a Japanese Navy pilot, was also deployed by the Anti-Japanese Alliance in Japan.
The only hidden line within the navy. Yang Zhen activated this hidden line at this time, and his determination and strength can be seen.
Are you kidding? If you still let the wheel of history go as planned and move forward according to the historical trajectory you know. The Americans who reversed the defeat at the Battle of Midway would be so generous. Only by beating them thoroughly will they be so generous.
Only by knowing the importance of the Chinese battlefield can they be more generous.
As for the Japanese army's attack on Australia, it was just a small ripple caused by the aftermath of the U.S. military's defeat at Midway. Yang Zhen had already thought of this when he was planning the Battle of Midway for the U.S. and Japanese navies.
An ending.
For the Japanese army, once the Battle of Midway is won, the Japanese army will inevitably use the influence of this battle to find the next attack target. Australia, which has an extremely important strategic position in the South Pacific, a vast area, rich resources, and most importantly, a small number of troops, has become
preferred target.
The most critical thing is that from the perspective of the Japanese base camp, as long as Australia can be completely occupied, the US military will lose the springboard for counterattack in the South Pacific. Without Australia as a wartime supply base, the Americans want to launch a counterattack in the Southwest Pacific battlefield, and all supplies
The supplies, together with the troops, were transported thousands of miles from the mainland. This can greatly reduce the pressure that the entire Pacific theater and the Japanese defense may bear.