Chapter 817 Japan Can Fight to the Death (This Book Is Unbanned, Please Subscribe)

"Ludwig, you are interfering in Japan's internal affairs!"

Upon hearing the "suggestion" put forward by Herschman, Karl Haushofer immediately shook his head, "Japan is not Britain and France after all. They are not countries defeated by us, but our allies!"

Britain and France are now also allies of Germany, but their nature is different from that of Japan and Rome. Britain and France followed after being defeated by Germany. It is only natural for Germany to interfere in the military production of these two countries. Japan is a completely independent and powerful country, but it is so far away from Germany. Why should it listen to Germany?

"Doctor," Hessman said with a smile, "In addition to suggesting that Japan adjust its research and development direction of aviation weapons, we will also suggest that Japan stop its existing tank projects and disband its existing tank divisions, brigades and Regiments, and no new tank divisions, brigades and regiments will be formed.

Japan should concentrate on producing self-propelled anti-tank weapons similar to the Weasel tank destroyer, split its large tank troops into battalion-level units, and equip them with the Japanese version of the Weasel tank destroyer. This kind of tank destroyer battalion is the organization needed for island defense operations. Its purpose is to fight against the landing American amphibious tanks. A large tank force is meaningless to Japan and is just a waste of gasoline. "

In theory, tanks and tank destroyers should work together. However, the tanks that the Japanese can currently design and produce cannot deal with the American "Xie Mantou" at all, and they are basically useless products. If the Japanese definitely want tanks, Germany can definitely provide some captured T-34s and KV-1s - considering the quality of Russian tanks and the deceptive Russian 76mm guns and the short-lived 57mm guns, the T-34 and KV-1 are not of much significance to Japan, but they are definitely better than their own things.

"But Japan has a lot of interests in Manchuria. If the large-scale armored forces are cancelled, their interests in Manchuria will be threatened." Karl Haushofer is a "Japanese-knowledge faction" in Germany and is well aware of Manchuria's influence on Japan. importance.

"They can choose Manchuria," Hersman said, "and give up everything they can get from us! Because we don't think Japan has the ability to defeat the United States and China and the Soviet Union at the same time... In fact, the United States alone will require Japan to deal with it with all its strength .

Therefore, they should not place their precious troops and technical units in areas such as Manchuria that have no decisive significance. If Japan were defeated in the Pacific, they would lose not only Manchuria, but everything! "

Although there is no September 18 incident in this time and space, the Manchuria region is still actually controlled by Japan. Through the support of pro-Japanese warlord forces, Japan is able to station a large army in Manchuria.

According to information obtained by Germany, Japan's Kwantung Army currently has 24 infantry divisions, 2 tank divisions, 3 independent tank brigades, 1 cavalry group, 1 flying group, and 3 independent heavy artillery regiments. teams and dozens of independent brigades. The total strength exceeds 700,000, with more than 1,000 various tanks/self-propelled artillery, more than 1,500 aircraft (commonly used), and more than 3,000 various artillery pieces (excluding mortars and grenades).

Such a large army, claiming to defend Manchuria against the Soviet Union, was actually a waste of Japan's limited resources.

The most inexplicable thing is that when the Soviet Union and Germany went to war (which meant that the Soviet threat to Manchuria had been lifted), the Kwantung Army also organized a "Kwantung Army Special Exercise" with the participation of 26 divisions, which wasted a lot of Gasoline and ammunition.

Subsequently, the Japanese military used preparations for the invasion of the Soviet Union as an excuse to strengthen the strategic resource reserves of the Kwantung Army. A large amount of combat supplies were transported from the mainland, and gasoline alone could be used by various Kwantung Army departments for 5 months!

And now, the Japanese military is preparing to massively expand its armored forces - these are all oil tiger troops! Even daily training will consume a lot of fuel (if you don't train, you can save fuel, but what's the use of troops who don't train?). This kind of waste is simply a suicide after the Panama Battle.

Moreover, after the offensive and defensive changes in the Pacific battlefield, Japan must deploy heavy troops on many islands. Where did this heavy army come from? Aren’t the 26 divisions of the Kwantung Army ready-made heavy troops? It just so happened that they were all sent to defend the island in the Pacific. Those tank divisions and brigades were also divided into groups and sent to the island. The pilots of the 2nd Aviation Group under the Kwantung Army could also be used to supplement the losses of the navy, and gasoline was also donated to train pilots. .

"In addition, the Japanese Navy's ship production must also undergo major adjustments." Hersman also talked about the new additional conditions for aid. "Except for aircraft carriers, battleships, heavy cruisers and light cruisers that can be completed within 1944, the rest All large surface ships under construction were stopped, and efforts were concentrated on the modification of existing ships and the construction of destroyers. Japan had too few destroyers, and only 70 of them could not cope with the climax of the U.S. submarine war, at least before the end of 1944. Increase the number of destroyers to 200."

"But with the existing fleet of aircraft carriers, the Japanese simply cannot win the decisive battle in the Pacific." Karl Haushofer shook his head and said. "As far as I know, the Japanese Navy is preparing to build a large number of Unryu-class aircraft carriers for mobile defense operations in the Pacific. If possible, they also want us to help build some Unryu-class aircraft carriers."

"This is all a dream. The Japanese can't defeat the United States in the first place!" Hessman smiled lightly, "And no matter how hard they try, they can't compete with the United States in terms of the number of aircraft and aircraft carriers... The Japanese can only compete with one Things are life!”

Hirschman saw this very clearly. It is impossible for the Japanese to persist relying on advanced aircraft and ace pilots. Because Americans now have very good piston fighters (P51, F4U, F6F, F8F, etc.). Moreover, the training standards of American pilots are strict, and there is no shortage of veterans who have experienced in Europe (most of these people serve as instructors). Even if Japan gains an advantage with the full support of Germany, it cannot be overwhelming. At most, one Japanese pilot can be exchanged for two American pilots. Considering that Japan’s oil quantity is only 3% of that of the United States, an exchange ratio of 1:2 cannot change Japan’s fate.

But Japan also has its own advantages, that is, it dares to fight hard! In the original history, the Japanese organization mobilized thousands of kamikaze agents, and 1,298 kamikaze aircraft were actually put into combat.

Although only about 5% hit the target and did not achieve many results, this does not mean that the tactics of the "Kamikaze Agents" were wrong. It was just that the Japanese rushed into battle and messed up what could have been a success.

However, Hessmann was very deliberate and had been preparing suicide weapons for the Japanese for a long time. Now he has a very mature product - the V1-J series of human-operated models of V1 missiles.

According to the chart deduction held by the German Naval Aviation Command, the Japanese only need to produce 1,500 "flying dead soldiers", strictly train according to the teaching materials compiled by the German Naval Aviation, and then use high-quality German-made V1-J man-operated rocket missiles. , you can ensure a 20% hit rate.

If the exchange ratio of one bomb and one ship can be achieved, the Americans will lose up to 300 ships. Although it may not turn defeat into victory, it will definitely cause the United States to suffer heavy losses.

Hersman finally said to Karl Haushofer: "Doctor, what we are giving now is that the only route Japan can take against the United States in the Pacific is these. If you want to sum it up, it is to concentrate on defending and suicidal. Counterattack... If the Japanese can accept it, then we will provide Japan with Lend-Lease materials to help them fight. If the Japanese do not accept it, then the "Lend-Lease Act" cannot be implemented, because Germany does not have so much materials to waste in one country. In a war that is destined to fail miserably.”

"They won't accept it," Karl Haushofer frowned and shook his head. "At least... under the current situation, the Japanese will not accept it. And Japan also has its own national conditions. "The plan you proposed will have a great impact on the interests of the Japanese Army. It will simply make the Army dependent on the Navy, which is difficult for the Japanese Army to accept."

"It was originally the Pacific War," Hessman shrugged. "How could the Pacific War be fought if the navy was not the main force?" He smiled coldly, "What happens in Japan is their own business. If they don't want to Accept our terms and forget about Lend-Lease."

Haushofer seemed to still want to fight for it. He said: "Ludwig, you have ignored Japan's role too much. Without Japan to contain the United States, we would be under great pressure in the Atlantic."

"Take out thousands of 40mm anti-aircraft guns, millions of tons of cargo tankers, hundreds of large-caliber coastal defense guns, countless ammunition, more than 1,000 Ju88 bombers, and 1,500 V1 man-operated missiles, and also To help train missile pilots... these supplies may cost 2 billion European marks!"

Hessmann smiled bitterly and said: "Doctor, isn't this help enough? After all, we are not the United States and we do not have nearly unlimited resources to waste. So we must ensure that every European mark is used for the most valuable purposes. place.

If the Japanese are unwilling to follow our sound advice, they will abuse their own and our limited resources. So instead of transfusing blood to Japan through the Lend-Lease Act, it is better to use limited supplies on the Soviet-German battlefield... As long as we can force the Soviet Union to accept the peace conditions we proposed, we can still maintain a stalemate with the United States in the Atlantic. Moreover, we will soon have the ultimate weapon that can deter an American invasion of Europe. "

Karl Haushofer knew what the "ultimate weapon" was. He himself had been the head of the U Engineering Committee.

He nodded and sighed: "In that case, let the Japanese choose their own future. I hope they will make the right choice."

Hessman smiled and said: "There is no rush now, there is still time... The Japanese still have a lot of capital, and they cannot lose all at once. When they lose a little more, they will know that what we have pointed out is actually the only one in Japan." The way out!”