Chapter 2643 The Hidden Worry of the U.S. Army II

"We must expand the size of the army to more than 1 million. In the future, we will deploy at least 400,000 troops and logistics personnel on New Guinea. The second largest island in the world and the Japanese engaged in a long tug of war."

"In terms of equipment, we also need a lot of vehicles and tanks. You know, although New Guinea is just an island, in terms of area, it is larger than France. We are actually on a road that is smaller than the Western Front in the Great War To fight the Japanese in a wide area, the mobility and supplies of the troops are necessary. So, if possible, I think we must have at least 100,000 vehicles on the front line. The demand for tanks may also exceed 1,000 Vehicles. In addition, we also need a large number of heavy artillery and aviation equipment. Especially bombers with superior performance." Marshall made a request.

"The expansion of the army and the need for munitions are easy to achieve, but the biggest problem is that there may be problems in the expansion of our aviation industry. Because our high-end engine imports are completely dependent on Germany." Roosevelt said a little apologetically. To be honest, there is really no aero-engine manufacturer in the United States in this era, and those famous engine giants in history have not yet been born!

In fact, in the field of engines, the Americans are worse than Japan and Italy. Overall, they are about the same as France, and far inferior to Britain and Germany, which are in the front line. Therefore, from this perspective alone, it is very difficult for the Americans to completely get rid of the influence of Germany in this war!

"I feel that we are caught in a paradox. We want to weaken the influence of the Germans, but there are some things that we cannot produce. So, can you tell me how to solve this problem?" Marshall is still confident Quite sufficient. After all, he has Pershing's full endorsement. To be honest, although old Roosevelt and others are wary and dissatisfied with Germany, it is impossible for everyone to break up directly now. And this kind of behavior is a very funny behavior in the eyes of the straightforward Pershing. It's not necessary at all.

"In addition, in terms of tanks, I think the tanks currently equipped by the US military are far inferior to those produced in Germany. If possible, I hope to increase imports and hire professional German tank instructors to guide them. After all, our current level of armored warfare is only as a A moving battery," Marshall said.

"The Japanese Army doesn't have a large-scale armored force yet, right? We don't need to equip so many tanks, do we?" Roosevelt Jr. said.

"The Japanese established their armored forces no later than ours. In fact, during the battle of the Bavarian Army in the Balkans, the Japanese had already established their first armored division with the help of the British and French. Although Vulnerable to the armored spearheads of Bavaria, but we are also not the German Army," Marshall said.

"We only need to seize a few coastal ports on the island of New Guinea, and we don't even need to attack inland. Our purpose is to use the island of New Guinea as a springboard for naval attacks. There is no need to use a huge force to control the entire islands.

said Taft.

"It's hard for me to explain some problems to you. If we only control some ports without depth, then the Japanese can hit our berths with long-range artillery. The Japanese have a large number of heavy artillery with a range of more than 15 kilometers. , and in order to ensure our safety, we must drive them away. Moreover, the landing points are relatively isolated, and we must find ways to connect most of the landing points as a whole to prevent them from being broken by the Japanese army. These require us to control a considerable area and deploy a large number of troops."

"Of course, Mr. Taft, if you think you are right, you can submit a statement to Congress, or you can be a general yourself." Marshall said afterwards.

"I feel that the army is becoming more and more independent. The chain around the army's neck is too loose." Taft whispered dissatisfied.

"Okay, Major General Marshall, we will give the Army a satisfactory answer to all the requests you made on behalf of General Pershing, so now comes the problem, the offensive on New Ireland has lasted for too long, I want to know, we When can this campaign be terminated, 1 month? 2 months? Or half a year?" Old Roosevelt obviously didn't want to entangle too much in terms of the Army's requirements, and what he was thinking about now was how to end the war in New Ireland cleanly. .

"This is a document summarized by the Army. It mentions the status of troops and logistical supplies. We need to restore the supply to the level before the night attack. If we can ensure that there will be no more problems at sea, we will be able to do so within two months at most. It can completely drive the Japanese into the sea!" Marshall said.

The situation of the Japanese army is much worse than that of the navy. The Japanese navy showed off a wave of operations, but the Japanese army did not even have room to show off its operations. The island offensive and defensive battle was turned into a replica of the western front trench warfare. The firepower and equipment cannot be compared with the Americans, so this kind of attrition war must be a disadvantage for the Japanese. In fact, the Japanese army on the island is also exhausted. When the Japanese navy is preparing to withdraw for maintenance However, it is impossible for the Japanese Army to throw all its capital on the first line of defense in New Ireland. Therefore, after analyzing the situation of both the enemy and the enemy, Pershing believed that as long as the pressure was maintained, the Japanese would collapse sooner or later. Of course, the premise is that the replenishment of the US military can be recovered.

"Two months is too long. Will it take half a year for us to attack such an island?" Old Roosevelt said dissatisfied. Obviously, the old Roosevelt also counted the time to restore supplies.

"This is already the fastest speed. We are fighting the Japanese in the mountains and lush forests. It is even worse than the environment on the Western Front." Marshall said.

"In this way, we will restore the supply of the first-line army to the level before the naval battle as soon as possible within a month, and then use this as the time node, within 50 days, to take New Ireland." The old Roosevelt said.

"It's not a big deal," Marshall said. "We finally got a fairly satisfactory result today." Marshall said at the end of the meeting. And today Marshall also received another news that made him very satisfied, that is, yesterday afternoon, an American destroyer seized a British transport ship with a displacement of more than 9,000 tons! The U.S. government did not make the final decision, but the Navy did it first!

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