Chapter 955 The End 2
In the case of insufficient numbers of Cheetahs, Ferdinands, and various SUs, these vehicles effectively made up for the lack of front-line direct firepower. From the perspective of war economics, it is still very good!
In addition, Major General Seekert also mentioned the firepower issue of the Cricket tank. First of all, he admitted that the 2-pounder gun was very effective against infantry, whether it was flat fire or indirect fire, but it was very good when facing some tanks with additional armor. For mk1 tanks, the effect of Cricket is not good, and although Hu Feng is powerful, it does not have a turret after all. Therefore, he hopes to replace some Cricket tanks with captured 57mm guns or Navy 50mm guns to increase anti-armor firepower.
In the end, in the dozens of pages of summary submitted by Major General Seckter, the description and analysis of the Japanese army was less than two digits, and the remaining three-quarters of the content was about ordnance improvements. In short, in the eyes of Major General Sekter, the Japanese army at this time was the kind of victory that was normal and had nothing to say at all. It can be said that the Japanese army has no sense of presence. Even at the end of the article, General Sekter compared the Japanese and the Italians. The conclusion is that if the Italians' combat effectiveness is a chicken, then the Japanese's combat effectiveness can be regarded as 1.5 chickens.
Compared to the Germans who described the Japanese army lightly, after receiving the battle report, Akiyama Yoshiko began to honestly analyze the failure of the battle after cutting down several tables with a knife. Unlike the Japanese army in the Showa era, which had a higher ambition than paper, thought that I was the best, and had arrogant staff, the Japanese army in the Taisho era was still somewhat rational. Although the level of Akiyama Yoshiko and his ilk is limited, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is probably at the level of a sixth grade elementary school student at most. But after all, he is experienced in many battles and has made a big name in the silver group. If nothing else, I still understand by learning from experience and lessons.
If the problem can be solved by scolding one's own division commanders, then Akiyama Haogu will scold them for three days and three nights, but simply getting angry cannot solve the problem. Since the person has been lost, then think of ways to get him back. The venue is the key. Therefore, when summoning his subordinates, Akiyama Yoshiko was still very calm on the surface. What surprised him was that Colonel Wellington, the British liaison officer, also came!
"It's not at the same level at all. The Germans are different from any opponent we have encountered. In other words, the Western European powers have surpassed our understanding of war. I have read relevant information. The team opposite us has The German army is only at the middle level among the German army. They do have better artillery, machine guns and tanks than we do. But I think the biggest problem is that they already know how to use these weapons, and they have perfected the weapons, personnel and tactics. Together, even with the same equipment, we are no match for the Germans."
After all, Takao Suzuki was an artilleryman, and his attitude towards military technology was very correct. He would not really think that the combat effectiveness of Japanese infantry was high just because he sang a few lines of "Infantry Skills". If Yamatohun wanted to conquer the world, why would artillery be needed? Why do you do research and development? Courage is important, but it does not exactly equal combat effectiveness.
Think about Lushunkou, think about Highland 203, without the "Osaka Baby" (a 280mm heavy mortar that participated in siege battles,
It can shoot more than 200 kilograms of artillery shells more than 7 kilometers. ). Even Nogi Nogi can't defeat him! As an artillery commander who personally participated in the Battle of Lushunkou and the Battle of Fengtian, he was quite in awe of these "gods of war" and the technical power they represented. (This paragraph is not a historical fact)
Just in terms of the most basic tactics, the Japanese army is far behind the European powers. Although they all have similar weapons, the level of use is completely different. Although the Japanese army has machine guns, they are not used to knocking them out bit by bit. They used the machine gun as a weapon that could cover infantry charges. Deep in the hearts of most grassroots Japanese officers and soldiers, the most important role of the Shaosha machine gun in their hands was to bring their comrades to bayonet distance. , on the one hand, this is because Shaosha's continuous firepower is miserable, and on the other hand, it is difficult to maintain and often breaks down. The Japanese can't get used to it.
And because they refused to obtain submachine pistols from Britain and France, the close combat between the two sides was completely different. The German team's machine guns, rifle grenades, rifles and submachine guns formed a combination of direct and indirect strikes, long range and close range. Combined with this, the Japanese army lacks close-range killing firepower such as submachine guns and machine gun firepower, resulting in poor combat effectiveness. This is indeed an objective factor, but it is indeed monotonous in terms of tactics. At least the grenades often used by Japanese infantry in World War II do not yet exist. Have fun.
This is the case with squad levels. The higher you go up, the bigger the problems, the larger the organization, the more troops, the more equipment, and the more complex the coordination. And it is even more difficult to integrate them together! How are the German artillery doing? There is a tradition in that! Since the Franco-Prussian War, artillery has been at the leading level in the world. Are you having fun with the machine gun? There is also tradition. Before entering the 20th century, the Kaiser used his own money to equip his six Guards regiments with machine guns! In this dimension, Bavaria has popularized machine guns early. The German armored forces are great, that’s for sure. What the time traveler has been doing for more than ten years, how can it not be great?
To sum up, it took the Germans decades to achieve their current level of accumulation. Although Britain and France lag behind, they are also keeping up with the world trend. As for the Russians? There were also objective reasons for the failure in the Far East. Japanese? At most, its combat effectiveness is comparable to that of the great powers. Directly playing at the silver level of lol with the strongest king. To be honest, the reason why we can achieve this result is because there are so many Japanese! Be content!
"Generally speaking, we need to learn from our opponents and allies in terms of artillery, infantry and especially armor. The failure of this battle was caused by many reasons, but as the commander-in-chief, I am willing to bear the defeat Responsibility." Akiyama Haogu said calmly. The responsibility has been borne, but the punishment may not be heavy. After all, with the European war model, the Japanese army will not be able to open up the situation in a short time if they replace it. So it is estimated that he, the commander, will be dismissed soon if he doesn't leave.
"Everyone, there is no need to blame yourself. This defeat is more about equipment problems, because the losses in the previous period were too great, and at the same time, we have to launch a large-scale attack during this period, so in the secondary direction , all the troops have a lot of shortages of equipment, I believe that as time goes by, this problem will be solved." Colonel Wellington said with some shame.
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