Shadow Spy

Chapter 394 The actual situation of the expeditionary force

Slim and the British officers and soldiers were also a little embarrassed. Their previous pride was severely hit, and they were forced to put away a lot of their arrogance.Some British soldiers looked at the M1 semi-automatic rifle in Nick's hand with envy in their eyes.

Slim was also a little tempted, and couldn't help but think: If the 1st Division were all equipped with American-made M1s, the combat effectiveness should be improved a lot... But then he thought, let alone whether the Americans are willing to support the British army in changing their equipment, just say After the change of equipment, the ammunition supply was controlled by the United States, which was not something that the British military leaders could agree to!Therefore, he could only think about it privately.

Dai Anlan had some thoughts in her mind. However, there were many people talking at this time, and there were British troops nearby. It was better to find time to discuss with the American observers later!Oh, right!And that walkie-talkie thing.
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Li Junhao was not surprised by the results of the competition. This was also in line with his original intention of agreeing to the rifle competition - that is, to let the Chinese Expeditionary Force pay more attention to weapons and equipment!Moreover, he also has to find ways to pry down the barriers of British arrogance and ask them to take out the military supplies that they would rather leave to the Japanese soldiers than to the Chinese army, so that he can also find opportunities to use the military supplies in his own space. Take out those weapons and equipment reasonably.

Afterwards, he discussed a few words with Slim and Dai Anlan and proposed that in order to better understand the Chinese Expeditionary Force, he hoped to understand the true situation of the various units of the 200th Division.

Of course, Dai Anlan welcomed this and immediately agreed. In order to improve the relationship with the American observers, Slim also decided to accompany them, and at the same time, he could better understand the strength of these allied forces, so he sent the The first battalion of British troops returned, leaving only a few staff officers and guards behind.

Dai Anlan personally took several regiment leaders to accompany Li Junhao, Slim and others to visit various units. The first one was of course the 599th Regiment, then the 598th Regiment, the 600th Regiment, the Armored Regiment, the Artillery Regiment, the Automobile Regiment, and the Engineer Regiment. Finally, there is the Recruit Training Department.

As mentioned before, the individual equipment of the 599th Regiment and the 598th Regiment are all German-made weapons. The individual equipment of the 600th Regiment is mainly Soviet-made, Mosin-Nagant M1891/30 rifle, Jaggamuf DP-28 (using 47 rounds of ammunition, weighing 9 kg) light machine gun, M1910 Maxim (imitation of Maxim, weighing 64 kg) heavy machine gun, the fire company is equipped with Soviet-made 50mm and 82mm mortars.

The division, including the armored regiment, has 88 Soviet-made T-26b light tanks, 8 BT series tanks, 16 various BA-3 heavy armored vehicles, BA10 armored vehicles, a small number of Italian CV33 tanks, French AMR33/ 35 light tanks, British "Vickers" M1936 light tanks, Sophia 3000B tanks, German 221 armored vehicles and 222 armored vehicles, etc., are still relatively powerful, but the models are too complicated.

炮兵团的有6门德制150mm的FH18-32/L重型榴弹炮（sFH18的轻量化版本，由克虏伯生产炮身，莱茵金属生产炮架，是1934年中国引进24门中的一部分），另外还有24门苏制76.2mm的1936年式野战榴弹炮，16门苏制120mm重型迫击炮。

The main equipment of the automobile regiment is more than 140 American-made Ford 4-ton trucks, which can basically meet the mechanized operations of the entire division.

The Engineer Corps and the Recruit Training Office no longer have outstanding equipment. All kinds of weapons have been eliminated by the main regiment. The whole scene is "Made by All Nations". I really don't know how their logistics personnel can ensure the supply of military supplies.

Generally speaking, the equipment of the 200th Division is considered to be the best in the country, but in the eyes of Li Junhao and Slim, it is terrible and crude. The firepower density of the grassroots squads is not enough, and the proportion of first-level machine guns and artillery in the battalion and company It is seriously lacking. Even the uniforms, accessories and carrying equipment of the soldiers are not complete. Fortunately, the main force is basically equipped with German-style M35 steel helmets, which is the only advantage (M35 steel helmets are more beautiful and beautiful than the British hat-style helmets). practical).After looking at the equipment of the 200th Division, Slim had doubts about the British army's decision to invite the Chinese Expeditionary Force to Burma to assist in defense. Can an army with this level of equipment shoulder the heavy responsibility of fighting the Japanese army?

In his mind, the firepower density of the Japanese army that they had already fought against was poor enough (it was also for this reason that the 1st Division of the British and Burmese Army withstood the attack of the Japanese 55th Division in Tonggu for nearly 10 days) , and the firepower of the Chinese Expeditionary Force is even worse, and even the standard weapons have not been unified. It cannot be said to be a strong army!

Li Junhao's perception is completely different!Historically, because the 1st Division of the British-Burmese Army failed to live up to expectations and was eager to retreat, and urged desperately, the 200th Division was not allowed to abandon heavy equipment including tanks and heavy artillery. It marched lightly and rushed to Thonggu on March 3. .

Immediately, the 1st Division of the British-Burmese Army left the Tonggu defense to the 200th Division, but drove tanks, armored troops, trucks, and even pulled away all the military supplies in the city, and later ran away on the way north. Throw it aside, it's cheaper than the Japanese.

The 200th Division relied on the light weapons it carried (basically no heavy equipment) to withstand the strafing and bombing of Japanese fighter planes in the sky and the Japanese 55th and 56th divisions on the ground in the Battle of Tonggu and the subsequent Defense of Tonggu. The attack lasted for 12 days alone, with more than 2500 casualties!

In the end, because the British troops fled, the Tonggu flank was exposed to the Japanese army, making the entire battle plan come to nothing!Moreover, the Japanese reinforcements, the 18th Division, had also attacked, and the 200th Division had to retreat.

In this world, many things have changed because of the appearance of Li Junhao. The fleeing general Alexander was killed. The commander of the British-Burmese Army was replaced by Lieutenant General Hutton. The 1st Division of the British-Burmese Army and the 17th Division of the British-Indian Army were under strict orders. , exerted its due combat effectiveness, withstood the attacks of the Japanese 55th and 33rd Divisions in Tonggu and Degong respectively, allowing the Chinese Expeditionary Force to rush to the battlefield relatively calmly.

For example, the 200th Division entered Burma 15 days earlier than in history, but was stationed in Tonggu seven days later. Therefore, it was able to fully fill up its personnel and bring all the heavy equipment. Except for the cavalry regiment that defended the supply line behind it, the troops Reaching 7 people, 1.5 more than the original 1.1 people in history.

Subsequently, the newly formed 5nd Division of the 22th Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force has arrived in Mandalay City, the capital of Mandalay Province in central Myanmar, and the newly formed 96th Division has arrived in Meimai;

远征军直属的第36师、第6军的第49师、第93师已经到达掸邦的腊戍，暂编第55师已经在云南的保山集结完毕，随时可以入缅；

As the third echelon of the expeditionary force, the 66th Army has completed its assembly in Dali and Chuxiong and is ready to launch at any time.This situation is infinitely better than it was in history!
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