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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2866 Before the Battle (Part 1)

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    From early June to the end of September 1941, the large-scale bombing of the West Coast of the United States by the Army and Navy Air Force under Japan's North American Combat Command continued. However, there were no other incidents involved in this incident.  From the perspective of the country involved, the unchanging method of air combat makes the battlefield a bit dull and boring.

    ¡°But Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of Japan¡¯s North American Combat Command, and Lieutenant General Brennan, commander of the U.S. Army Air Force, who were among them, had different feelings. They knew the so-called ups and downs.

    The U.S. Army Air Force still has not found a way to prevent the Japanese from gaining the upper hand in air battles. Lieutenant General Brennan's tactics can partially offset the Japanese's air superiority, but the price paid is undoubtedly very huge.

    According to statistics from the Operations Division of the Army Aviation Command, as of the end of September, the Army Aviation had lost more than 3,000 combat aircraft of various types. Among them, more than 40 aviation fighter wings were almost completely lost.  , facing the risk of having their number revoked.

    The loss of pilots, although not that many, still reached more than 2,000. These are the backbone pilots of the US Army Aviation, the backbone of each flying wing. On average, from June to September, the Army lost  The aviation industry loses more than a thousand combat aircraft every month, and more than 700 pilots are killed. Such huge losses make even the United States, which has a wealth of money, feel a lot of pain and feel like it is breaking its muscles and bones.

    The loss of combat aircraft is not a big problem. With the strong industrial strength of the United States, the number of combat aircraft produced has increased.  It can barely keep up with combat consumption, but the loss of pilots is only industrial strength.  irreparable.

    Although relying on the War Mobilization Act, the U.S. Department of Defense Selective Service Administration forcibly recruited civilian pilots nationwide to join the U.S. Army Aviation Forces, the number of supplementary pilots was far less than the number of pilots killed in air battles.  , and this consumption exists every day.

    There are many U.S. Army aviation fighter wings.  After receiving the order to take off against the Japanese mixed fleet, it was time to return.  The ground crew sadly discovered that many familiar faces were missing. Those brave young men from the United States could never fly back!

    Feelings of depression and uneasiness.  Spread among various units of the U.S. Army Air Forces.  Domestic public opinion and high-level military officials in the United States are also questioning the command capabilities of Army Aviation Commander Lieutenant General Brennan. The biggest question is, "The United States has paid such a high price, why hasn't it been curbed yet?"  Couldn't the Japanese bombing, at the cost of thousands of American boys' lives, change the situation on the West Coast?"

    Faced with dual pressures from the Japanese and domestic forces, Lieutenant General Brennan was anxious day and night.  Worried, he has used all the tactics available at this stage, taking advantage of local operations to try to restore the passive situation. However, the results of every air battle have hit him hard. The only thing he can do is to continue to fight for the war.  The Supreme Headquarters, requesting reinforcements, continue to use the attrition style of play!

    It is impossible for the U.S. Supreme Wartime Command to transfer all the fighter pilots in the U.S. military to the Army Aviation Corps. There is another tiger on the Mexican border-the Germans, which is a constantly growing force.  Meaty tiger.

    Beginning in August, as the third batch of German troops landed on the South American continent, the number of German troops stationed on the southern border of Mexico surged to more than 1.2 million, with more than 3,000 combat aircraft of various types.  There are more than 2,500 main battle tanks, more than 10,000 self-propelled artillery and artillery of various calibers, and the fourth batch of German troops is also being assembled in Germany!

    Looking at Hitler's posture, he completely demonstrated his intention to use huge forces to destroy the United States in one fell swoop. Moreover, this intention was undisguised. While dispatching troops and generals to the South American continent, he chose the top commander of the German troops in South America.  , also made adjustments.

    The former commander, Lieutenant General Stephens, was transferred back to the country. General Rommel, the commander of the "A" Army Group of the German Wehrmacht in Western Europe, took over the position of Lieutenant General Stephens and became the commander of the South American Army Group of the German Wehrmacht.  job.

    The most famous military theory of this general who shone brightly in Germany's war across the European continent is that "offense is the best defense!" Rommel can indeed be called the second world war leader in history.  One of the famous generals on the battlefield of the war, he has a changeable command style, is cunning and witty, is good at discovering the enemy's weaknesses, strikes with lightning strikes, and is also accustomed to using powerful artillery firepower.

    Obviously, the German head of state, Hitler, transferred Rommel, the most famous general in the German army and his favorite general, to South America because he did not want to give the Americans a chance to stand up. He also hoped that the war against the United States would not turn into a protracted war of attrition.  Before General Rommel was transferred to South America, Hitler held a meeting in the large conference hall of the Reichstag.The important ceremony of promotion to military rank was prepared only for Rommel.

    When Hitler handed the glittering scepter of the German Marshal to Rommel, thunderous applause erupted in the conference hall. All the members of the German party, government and military who participated in the meeting stood up consciously.  With applause, the German "God of War" Rommel became one of several marshals in the German Wehrmacht and reached the pinnacle of military honors.

    When the applause subsided, Hitler looked at his favorite general with a smile on his face, and said in a calm but firm tone: "Rommel, I have handed over the German Army Group South America to you, and I hope you will bring back the North American continent to the German people.  map!"

    Hitler was a person who was extremely good at creating an atmosphere. With just a few words, all the senior German generals in the venue, including Marshal Rommel, felt a burning fire in their hearts. They wished they could replace Marshal Rommel and go to the North American continent.  Make great contributions!

    In addition to the powerful army and air force concentrated in South and Central America, the German naval commander, Admiral D?nitz, is not willing to let both the army and air force shine in the upcoming war against the United States.  While the Navy stood aside, he mobilized two powerful fleets, including ten aircraft carriers, and deployed troops in several major ports around the Caribbean, posing a huge threat to the east coast of the United States.

    Compared with the Air Force and Army, the German Navy is not powerful, and the top brass of the German Army do not pay much attention to naval construction. The investment in the Navy is far less than that of the Army and Air Force. Take the number and tonnage of fleet warships, and  In terms of aircraft carrier-based aircraft, they are even lagging behind those of the Japanese.

    The former Commander-in-Chief of the German Air Force and Reichsmarshal Norman G?ring was indispensable for this evil outcome. This former Reichsmarshal who was single-shotted by Tang Qiuli during his secret visit to Germany had an infamous saying.  , "Everything flying in the air within the German Empire and the occupied areas belongs to the Imperial Air Force!" What is even more ridiculous is that in order to suppress the navy, he even forcibly incorporated the navy's aircraft carrier-based aircraft units into the air force's command system.

    Historically, the German Navy has indeed made little achievements. It can even be said that it has provided very little help to the European wars initiated by Germany. The only thing it can offer is the "wolf pack" tactic of ambushing the Allied logistics supply lines in the Atlantic. Fortunately, because  The emergence of Tang Qiuli changed the direction of history.

    Without Goering's suppression, and at this time, Germany already had the huge resources of the entire Europe. Admiral D?nitz, the naval commander, vigorously developed the navy. The current German Navy has long been no longer the German Navy in history.  It is enough to form a powerful strike force against the United States, and can even launch an attack on the east coast of the United States in one direction alone.

    At the order of the German head of state Hitler, the huge forces of the German army and navy gathered in the South American continent and the Caribbean. Although they did not take action, the pressure and threat they caused to the United States exceeded that of Japan, forcing the United States' highest wartime headquarters to dare not  The tactics of Lieutenant General Brennan, commander of the U.S. Army Aviation, to fully support the Army Aviation Forces fighting the Japanese Army and Navy Air Force on the west coast have reached an unsustainable level.

    Hitler did not fire a single shot, and by mobilizing a huge force to press on the Mexican border, he realized the plan to relieve the pressure on the Japanese. However, Hitler himself was sitting in Berlin, looking at the Eastern Pacific battlefield with a sinister smile, looking at the United States  Humans and Japanese were beaten to pieces in the air.

    For Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of Japan's North American Combat Command, who was based in Hawaii and commanded this large-scale bombing of the west coast of the United States, the period from June to the end of September was undoubtedly a very happy one.  He moved away the former deputy commander General Ito Genzaburo, who was not from the same group as him, and consolidated all the army and navy command powers under one roof.

    Now, General Yamamoto is the commander with the largest number of troops in Japan, and the "Wolf Strike Tactics" formulated have also achieved excellent results, achieving the purpose of gradually draining the blood of the US Army Air Force through constant consumption.  This change can be seen from General Yamamoto's daily battle reports. The U.S. Army Aviation Force has gradually shown a decline, and it is an irreversible decline.

    Of course, the Japanese army also suffered losses, especially the land-based aviation units that served as decoys. Every time a mixed fleet was dispatched, there would be some battle losses. According to statistics, the army aviation and fleet carrier-based aircraft units have lost 1,200  There were more than a dozen combat aircraft of various types, but the pilots' losses were not significant. The Japanese Navy's combined fleet controlled the entire outer sea area of ????the west coast of the United States.

    The losses of the Army Aviation made the big bosses of the Army Aviation Department at the base camp very angry. The officers and soldiers of the various combat units of the Army Aviation cursed again and again, saying that General Yamamoto was "taking the opportunity to eradicate dissidents!"

    More than 1,000 aircraftThe loss of the aircraft also made the senior officials of the Japanese base camp so distressed that they could not sleep. However, General Yamamoto remained unmoved. He had a way to calm down the resentment and anger of the base camp and the frontline combat troops of the Army Aviation!

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