Shadow Spy

Chapter 450 Mariana Landing Battle

Looking at the puzzled looks of his "family members", Li Junhao could only say: "Grandfather, uncle, father, aunt, cousin, I received a lot of information today and I need to think about it carefully... Can we talk about it another day? "

"Of course!" When the other people heard this, they even called out their formal titles. Little Ogg really recognized his family members, and it was definitely worth celebrating! As for what to think about, of course it's not a problem. They are also looking forward to hearing the opinions of this "military prophet and battle commander"! ——

That night, in the large dining room on the first floor of the main building of the manor, everyone in the Stuart family gathered together. The second-generation eldest daughter-in-law, Miep Lee (Liszt), who was previously not eligible to participate in the family meeting, and Column's second wife Pamela Lee (Edson) and her 17-year-old daughter Julie, Martha's husband Joshua Hoover and their 24-year-old son Trent all attended the family gathering.

Both Julie and Trent were extremely interested in Li Junhao and stuck to him as soon as they met. They had many questions about him as their brother and cousin...

Li Junhao didn't know how Pan Sen got along with his family in the past, but he felt that it was very good now. It even made him truly feel the enthusiasm and warmth of his family. This felt very good for him, a traveler from another world!
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After four days of comfortable stay at Stuart Manor, Li Junhao returned to Washington on April 4, and then continued to attend the Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting and the Pacific Theater New Campaign Seminar...

During this period, he also flew to the Jacksonville Naval Base in Florida to personally inspect and experience the first amphibious command ship LCC-11 modified according to his requirements. He was quite satisfied - in this era, the modification of this warship Already achieved the ultimate! For this reason, he specially named the warship "Libeth" to commemorate his biological mother Libeth Panson.

In the command rules of US warships, the regulations on the internal official numbers are very strict. For example, the LCC-11 of this new ship is its official number in the internal system, but the external ship names are much more casual. Some It has commemorative significance, some are even funny, and some are just to confuse outsiders, so Li Junhao named the amphibious command ship he wanted to use after the commander of the sea and land, without any hindrance!

The Libeth basically met his needs—for the moment, of course!
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In April, based on his suggestions and requirements, the Navy improved the adjusted combat plan, reorganized a new campaign process, and gave the secret codename "Food Recruiter"!

海军预计投入包括15艘航母艘、14艘护航航母、7艘战列舰、25艘巡洋舰、180驱逐舰、35艘潜艇在内的600余艘各式舰艇，动用飞机超过2000架……

In terms of landing, the sea and land will dispatch a first wave of more than 8 troops to seize the beach. The army will send 15 troops to follow up as the second and third waves. The navy will be responsible for full support...

Then, he instructed the First and Second Marine Corps to carry out special training for the campaign, and also started a "lawsuit" with the Navy and the Army Ministry over the campaign command authority - what he was fighting for was not the position of commander-in-chief of the campaign, but to ensure that Absolute command of the first round of beach landing!

Under the coordination of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, it was finally determined that the commander-in-chief of the campaign would be Admiral Spruance, commander of the 5th Fleet. The first wave of beach landing operations would be completed by the sea and land forces. The navy would be responsible for full support, and Lieutenant General Panson would serve as the commander-in-chief of the landing. ;The second and third wave of army follow-up operations were commanded by Army Lieutenant General Mirand Harmon!
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On May 5, the US military's Pacific Theater began to implement the "Food Recruiter" combat plan.

In order to meet the challenge, the Japanese Combined Fleet dispatched a task force commanded by Vice Admiral Ozawa Jisaburo, with a total of 9 aircraft carriers (carrying 439 fighters), 5 battleships, 14 cruisers and 31 destroyers. This is already the case. At that time, the navy was able to dispatch the greatest force.

On the 9th, the fleets of both sides encountered each other in the western waters of the Mariana, and a fierce naval battle broke out. The US military called this battle the "Battle of the Philippine Sea" and the Japanese called it the "Battle of the Mariana". As a result of the naval battle, 2 US aircraft carriers, 2 battleships and 1 cruiser were slightly damaged and 117 fighter planes were lost; while on the Japanese side, 3 aircraft carriers, 2 oil tankers were sunk, and 3 aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers and One oil tanker each, 1 fighter planes (accounting for 404% of all carrier-based aircraft), and 92 shore-based aircraft (basically the entire army was wiped out) were lost. In addition, 247 of the 36 Japanese submarines dispatched were also sunk.

In this battle, for the Japanese army, the loss of battleships was painful, but what was even more painful was the loss of aircraft and pilots, which they could not replenish in the short term.

After this battle, the U.S. military basically controlled the sea and air in the Central Pacific and could attack targets calmly. The Japanese fleet had just lost its air support for ocean operations and became extremely passive and difficult!
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According to estimates from the Ministry of the Navy and the Ministry of the Army, the next battle to seize the islands will take at least two to three months. On the three key islands of Saipan, Guam and Tinian, there are more than 7 Japanese garrison troops. , and has built strong and complete defensive land and tunnel facilities in more than two years. If the US military wants to successfully seize the island, it will pay a heavy price, but for the final victory, it must fight!

Because of this situation, the Joint Chiefs of Staff had many arguments when studying the battle plan. Although it finally approved the plan, it was mentally prepared to suffer the loss of more than 5 US soldiers!

When the war actually started, Li Junhao only mobilized the First Army and 15 new corps, and personally commanded it on the LCC-11 "Libes" amphibious command ship. He used rationally configured weapons and equipment and adopted a three-dimensional coordinated sea, land and air force. New combat tactics, three extremely smooth beaching successes, and then quickly establishing a safe landing site...

The following army troops quickly took over the offensive on the islands, and with the full support of naval aviation, they occupied each island at a slight cost.

The final result made the top brass of the U.S. military extremely happy - in less than a month, the navy, army, and navy worked closely together to annihilate more than [-] Japanese troops and successfully occupied the entire Mariana Islands!

In the subsequent review, everyone determined that the Marine Corps, which had undergone professional training and enhanced equipment, had obvious advantages in beach landing operations. It successfully occupied the beachhead land heavily defended by the Japanese army at a very small cost, and very quickly A safe landing site can be opened as soon as possible to ensure that follow-up troops, heavy equipment and supplies can arrive on the island. This is the key to victory in this battle!

(End of this chapter)