Film and Television: Starting from the Journey to Guandong

Chapter 153

Therefore, the German defenders will feel that the Soviet army is extremely "thick" when attacking, and they feel that they cannot kill them all no matter how hard they kill (this is shown in the memoirs of soldiers such as snipers on the Eastern Front).

In the middle and later stages, the Soviet army's equipment gradually improved and their command skills also made some progress. Although they still concentrated their forces on the breakthrough direction, they deployed more regiments on the front line during the impact and reduced the number of regiments on the second line. At this time The German army will feel that the Soviet military line is extremely "wide", so it feels too much.

In addition, the number of Soviet campaign support weapons in the later period was insane, so large-scale force reconnaissance was frequently conducted before the start of the offensive. The German army was afraid of Soviet artillery and would often withdraw from front-line positions during shelling. In many cases, the Soviet army They would rely on force reconnaissance to occupy many key points in the front-line defense positions. After the battle began, the German army would naturally feel that there were woolly bears on all sides.

Even so, the manpower of the Soviet army was still gradually depleted. In fact, the number of armed forces of the Bear Army finally declined in 1945.

However, the amount of equipment of the Soviet army has truly reached an insane level.

Therefore, the Soviet army made full use of the fortification area model, strengthening the firepower of a division with a regiment, building a fortress in non-assault areas, deploying firepower, and giving priority to the extra men to supply to the rapid corps and the Guards.

During the counterattack phase, the Rapid Corps and the Guards were mainly invested in the combat mission of breaking through the depth of enemy defenses or intercepting German armored units. This also caused the German army to always feel that there were too many Soviets in areas where the Soviet army broke through.

Third, the above only analyzes why the Soviet Union can gather more manpower and material resources on the front line, which often leads to the retreat of the German army or the encirclement of the Soviet army. However, after the autumn of 43, the Soviet army was increasingly able to achieve battle Encirclement.

You know, unlike the German army, the Soviet army has mechanized infantry in its armored forces (one regiment of tanks and two regiments of armored grenadiers in an armored division (although there is only one battalion - two half-tracked battalions)), and there are more furry bears. The organizational structure of pure tank and armored brigades into armored corps resulted in the Soviet armored forces being able to circumvent and break out, but not to attack forcefully. After all, forceful attack was the job of the infantry.

Therefore, an important part of the Soviet rapid corps is a hodgepodge of armored troops, mechanized infantry, and self-propelled artillery such as mechanized corps and cavalry troops.

They have strong attack capabilities and outstanding mobility, and the armored vehicles of the mechanized infantry are basically supplied by US aid. It can be said that US aid played a major role in helping the Soviet army's large-scale and deep offensive in the later period.

However, the rapid corps can only tear up the battle line and pull out fighter planes, and the rapid corps' motorcycle hours and fuel are limited. "The only defensive power of armored forces comes from maneuvers." To truly complete the campaign objectives, it is necessary to fill in the rapid corps. The gap created by the corps can be used to supply the opposite side and eat the opposite army.

At the same time, establish contact with your own rapid corps and send them valuable supplies so that they can move forward again or have the power to withdraw from the battle.

To fill these gaps, we still have to rely on the various arms groups of the Soviet army, that is, the infantry who are transformed into mules and horses and occasionally become guards and can ride in vehicles.

But whether it is infantry or armored troops, supplies basically come from railway lines. An army that loses supplies can easily lose its assault power and mobility. In fact, this is a major reason why XTL proposed the fortress plan.

As long as I have your railway hub, even if they are trapped in a tight siege, I still have hope of making a comeback.

After all, it is difficult for trucks to ensure adequate supplies for the front line when traveling on the road.

What's more, the usable roads on the Eastern Front often radiate along railway hubs. Therefore, in actual attacks, in order to maintain supplies, both sides often have to waste precious motorcycle hours of motorized troops to regain front-line assault forces. vitality.

However, the existence of several factors allowed the Soviet army to break this dilemma and overcome many supply difficulties in the later stage when both sides had mature tactics and strong firepower projection capabilities.

For the Furry Bear Command, the issue of supplies was of minor importance, as their soldiers were not actually dependent on the army's food supply.

The armies of other countries almost worship the picnic cart as a god. For the furry bear soldiers, if they accidentally see the cooking cart, they are also welcome, but if they don’t have it, they can go by for days or weeks. They have a handful of corn or They are very satisfied with rice, and even say that they will enjoy whatever nature can provide them.

They are very adaptable to natural conditions.

Mao Xiong soldiers are experts at camouflage, digging holes, digging holes and other soil work.

In a surprisingly short period of time, he can hide in the ground, dig holes or make clever use of terrain features, so that you can hardly find his position.

The Mao Xiong soldiers are very good at covering up, adapting to the environment of the earth and carrying out careful camouflage. From this aspect, the Russian army is an even more dangerous enemy.

Sometimes even after a long and careful search, their positions could not be discovered.

Therefore, even on the ground where there are no enemies left, be very careful. "

One thing about the Mao Bears is that even their tank divisions have far fewer vehicles than Western armies.

It would be a mistake to attribute this to the poor production capacity of the Mao Xiong automobile industry, because even the infantry divisions equipped with horse-drawn transport vehicles had only a small number of livestock and four-wheeled wagons.

Moreover, the number of any regiment or division of Mao Xiong is much lower than that of the same level units of the Western army.

However, the number of combat units in any Mao Xiong army is about the same as in the West.

This is because their logistical and administrative machinery has far fewer personnel.

In addition to maintaining the rated standards for officers, sergeants and professionals, Mao Xiong will not worry about competing for other personnel quotas.

When the troops need to be replenished, a large number of soldiers are often required.

The logistics apparatus of the Red Army did not have to worry about clothing, tents and blankets and other supplies that Western armies considered important.

As the troops moved forward, they could leave supplies alone because the troops were "feeding on the spot."

The main task of the supply force is to transport fuel and ammunition.

Even these supplies were often transported in combat vehicles.

In Mao Xiong's motorized division, a soldier has no other luggage except what he carries.

However, soldiers often crowded into vehicles transporting fuel or ammunition to make a living.

The lack of transport cars had a twofold impact: tactical and moral.

Because a motorized division had far fewer vehicles than Western armies, it was more mobile and easier to command, camouflage, and rail.

The mental impact is also worth noting.

Every Western soldier has a stake in logistics, because logistics can bring them food and comfort, thus making their hard life bearable.

If a unit was wiped out in battle, the survivors often gathered around picnic carts or trains carrying baggage to take shelter and find comfort items.

Even deserters and shell-shocked people usually show up at these places under some pretext.

This is different from Russian soldiers.

The Russian soldier only has his weapons, and there is no attraction in the rear, no picnic cart, and no luggage cart. The only thing that can protect him is his artillery, tank or machine gun. If he loses these, he loses everything.

If you are injured and reach the rear, sooner or later you will be called to the battlefield again.

This is an important benefit that the Russian army has less equipment and vehicles.

He understands the psychology of his soldiers and is trying to turn their weaknesses into strengths.

Compared to the Woolly Bears, the British are much happier. Basically what the people eat, the army basically eats.

As early as the beginning of World War I, the British did not adopt a rationing system out of the need to stabilize people's hearts, but they were later taught a lesson by Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare.

By December 1917, they finally began to implement compulsory rationing.

It was impossible without force. At that time, the wheat stock in the UK could only last for 6 weeks. Soon, butter, meat, and sugar also entered the rationing range. If Germany had not surrendered in time, a food crisis would definitely break out in the UK.

Based on the lessons learned last time, Britain decisively started rationing when World War II broke out.

First, in September 1939, the first item to be rationed was gasoline.

Then, the Ministry of Food and a group of top academics from Cambridge University conducted an experiment to test the topic of "if German submarines completely strangled the transportation line, could Britain survive with domestic food production?"

The people who underwent the experiment received a ration of food while also simulating wartime labor and other activities.

Experiments have proved that as long as the distribution is reasonable, the UK can withstand this wave.

With this set of highly secret data as support, Britain began rationing butter, bacon, and sugar on January 1940, 1.

By the end of 1940, the increasingly rampant German U-boats had trapped 72.8 tons of British grain and meat in the sea.

In the last three months of the year, 15.9 tons of grain failed to reach the UK.

As a last resort, the British food ration list was getting longer and longer.

In March 1941, meat rationing began.

In July, oil and tea began to be rationed.

In August, except for a few varieties such as vegetables, bread, fish, and fruits, all other conceivable daily foods were rationed.

Although fish and fruits are not controlled, you will encounter Germans when you go out to fish in the sea, you will see German planes when planting fruits in orchards, and you will see German torpedoes when transporting fruits from outside.

This caused the output of these two products to plummet to 30% of the pre-war level, and prices also continued to rise.

It is said that British children born during the war had never seen a banana and thought it was a legendary fruit.

Beer, an important material to boost morale, was not controlled, but due to a lack of labor and raw materials, the production and quality of beer both declined.

In addition to food, clothing, soap, and paper are all included in the scope of control.

At this time, almost all families, rich or poor, cannot do whatever they want.

Residents can only bring the ration book issued by the Ministry of Food and exchange the coupons for food or daily necessities.

Everyone has one of these, including Uncle Qiu.

标准方面，战时成年公民每人每周最高标准为227克培根与火腿、454克糖、113克茶叶、1先令2便士的肉类（540克，一斤多点）、227克奶酪、227克黄油、340克人造黄油、85克猪油、1个鸡蛋、1点7升牛奶。

Candies and jams are distributed on a monthly basis, and the monthly standard is 454 grams.

If the minimum rationing standard is adopted, all the above data will be cut by at least half.

The ration books for children, pregnant women, chronically ill people, vegetarians, and workers in specific positions are different from others, and they will have extra rations.

Fresh fruits, eggs, and milk are given priority to pregnant women and children, and vegetarians can replace meat products with other foods.

The army's rations are similar to those of civilians, except that male soldiers receive 2.4 kilograms of meat and 850 grams of sugar per week.

In the beginning, restaurants were not subject to rationing, and wealthy people could go out and eat like crazy.

This unfair phenomenon was corrected in May 1942: each meal in public catering should not exceed three dishes, and there could only be one meat dish, and the meat dish could only be one kind of meat.

Unless otherwise permitted, all restaurants shall not operate from 11 pm to 5 pm the next day.

The price of each meal is not allowed to exceed 5 shillings, and super luxury giant hotels can charge additional fees.

The British government has also set up 2000 so-called "British restaurants" in schools and churches.

This kind of public canteen provides people with cheap meals at 9 pence without using coupons. Poor families and workers also receive food subsidies.

At the same time as the rationing, the British Ministry of Food launched the "dig for victory" campaign, calling on people across the country to dig and dig in the fields to grow food.

For a time, almost all idle land and public green spaces in the UK were planted with vegetables and crops, and some even raised poultry, rabbits and the like.

The British royal family has released the open space around the Albert Memorial Pavilion for vegetable planting, and the lawns of Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle are no exception.

The lawns of London's Hyde Park have also been turned into farmland.

With the royal family setting an example, other places across the country were not spared, from residential yards to golf courses, from the sides of railways to stadiums, and even balcony roofs and bomb craters.

This "big production movement" with "vigor and all things competing" brought an annual output of more than 1943 million tons of vegetables to the UK in 100.

The British also spare no effort in media propaganda to urge their citizens to eat more vegetables and less meat. Carrots suddenly emerged during this period, and were once inserted into small sticks to replace the ecological niche of ice cream.

When I was a child, I was widely told by my parents that "eating more carrots is good for your eyes" seems to have taken root from here.

Francis Rattery, the head chef of the Savoy Hotel, a famous luxury hotel in London. This top chef who usually cooks for royal dignitaries and various dignitaries was commissioned by the Ministry of Food to develop a series of wartime recipes. .

He abandoned the usual expensive ingredients and designed a series of food for special periods using unpretentious "civilian" ingredients.

For example, the Woolton faction was named after the food minister Woolton.

This vegetarian pie is stuffed with vegetables such as crushed potatoes, radishes, cauliflower, carrots, and turnips, filled with oatmeal and chopped green onion vegetable puree, sprinkled with celery powder, and made with mashed potatoes and whole wheat flour. After wrapping the dough, throw it in the oven.

Not all housewives have the ability to be a chef, and British people who are used to eating meat do not like this vegetarian dish.

Jasper Maskelyne, the British archmage who appeared in the Tongliao Empire, ate this thing made by his wife once. The archmage decisively gave a negative review, without caring about the ingredients his wife had cobbled together. This is a painstaking effort.

After the war, as rationing disappeared, so did the Wooltonites.

There is also a kind of "patriotic bread", launched by the National Bakers Association in 1942. It is baked with whole wheat flour added with calcium and vitamins. It does not look good and tastes bad, so it is named "Patriotic Bread". "Hitler's secret weapon", but the good thing is that this thing is in unlimited supply, so you can spin it as you like.

In 1942, the first lady of the United States, Eleanor Rothover, came to Shanghai, and this "Uncle Xi's secret weapon" was also on the table.

As for other wartime foods, everyone is familiar with them. Since fish and potatoes were not controlled, fish and chips became one of the few unrestricted foods during the war.

Both civilians and the military love to eat it, and Uncle Qiu regards it as a national delicacy that can save the fate of Britain.

The earliest fish and chip shop in the UK appeared in the 19s. It only had a large frying pan and a counter. Customers paid and took the fish and chips away directly.

By 1910, there were over 25000 fish and chip shops in Britain.

In 1920, this number reached 35000 stores, and the first chain store was established in 1928.

By the 30s, this food began to be accepted by the British middle class and appeared on the menus of various restaurants.

During the war, food trucks selling fish and chips roamed the streets and played a calming role.

Throughout the war, demand for fish and chips was 30% higher than before the war.

During the Normandy landings, the British army directly used "fish" and "chips" as passwords for identification on the front line.

The U.S. military also brought this British national food back to its home country.

For the British Royal Navy traveling on the Arctic route, corned beef sandwiches are one of the relatively abundant foods they obtain.

When the cooks on the warships are not engaged in battle, they will make corned beef sandwiches in the kitchen, serve them with hot cocoa, and deliver them to the hard-working soldiers who drink northwest wind at various posts.

This meal is a very heart-warming delicacy for the sailors on duty, especially the Mistral professional lookout post.

The corned beef supplied to the British Navy during the war was usually coarse salted corned beef with a long history.

This beef has been one of the most important military rations for the British army since modern times.

This stuff is extremely salty and has an astonishing hardness after dehydration. It has a shelf life of a hundred years and is said to be incorruptible. Before eating, it needs to be soaked in water for a whole day and the excess salt must be squeezed out.

Some sailors would use this stuff to carve things and make pipes.

With the invention of canning technology, canned corned beef gradually replaced barreled corned beef.

This advanced food tastes much better than the old version and can be eaten directly. It meets all standards for military food. It was soon listed as one of the standard military rations and was purchased in large quantities as military rations during the two wars.

Liebig's Fray Bentos canned beef fed the Commonwealth troops.

As early as the Boer War, their canned beef began to appear in large numbers in the British Army in South Africa.

During the second stop, the brand reached its heyday, supplying 1943 million cans of corned beef to the European battlefields in 1600 alone.

At its peak, their Anglo factory had more than 50 workers from more than 5000 countries working overtime and could process 400 cattle per hour. Not only was this canned food very popular among the Allied forces, but the German army also expressed high praise for it after capturing it in North Africa, thinking it was more delicious than their own cans and those in Italy.

In the British navy's food order, the only thing that can compete with corned beef must be canned sausages.

Like corned beef, sausage also brought rare meat to the British naval officers and soldiers who were exhausted on the North Atlantic.

British sausages are usually between 10-15 centimeters, and vary from region to region.

For example, the famous Cumberland sausage has a long history and can be up to 1 meter long, making it a local cultural heritage.

British law has clear regulations on the meat content of sausages. For example, the content of pork sausages must not be less than 42%, and the content of other meat sausages must not be less than 30%.

After the emergence of canning technology, various sausage manufacturers followed suit and launched their own canned sausages.

During World War I and World War II, canned sausages for the British Army were mainly supplied by the Palestorp Company.

The company was the world's largest sausage producer as early as the end of the 19th century and became a supplier to the army during World War I.

However, after World War II, the company failed to continue its glory and eventually died.

There is also a pie, which looks like a leek box and is often eaten by the British and British soldiers. The filling is usually beef and potatoes.

Meat pies were originally the preserve of nobles and were not eaten by common people.

Henry III once ordered the town of Great Yarmouth to pay "100 mince pies of 24 cods" to the crown every year.

Beginning in the 17th century, meat pies gradually entered the common class and quickly became popular among the proletariat.

In the industrially developed Cornwall, miners needed to bring their own lunch, so they made the British leek box in the picture.

The thick and sealed dough can keep the filling warm for a long time. If it gets cold, heat it with a candle and a shovel. If the outer layer is stained with soot, throw it away.

This simple and affordable food spread quickly. After the mining in Cornwall was completed, the former miners who spread their work across the country brought this pie to all parts of the country, which also made the Cornish pie famous. reputation.

The content of fillings is actually not fixed. In addition to various meats, apples, eggs, figs, chocolates, bananas and other things have been stuffed. The variety is so varied that the British have an old saying: "The devil dare not set foot on Kang's." Wall, for fear of being made into a pie.”

On D-Day, the battleship HMS Warspite served Cornish pasties for lunch.

Captain Kelsey followed tradition and threw half of the pie into the sea when eating it because the miners believed that there were spirits underground.

The same is true at sea.

If you have something to eat, you can’t lack something to drink. As we all know, black tea was passed down from China.

In the 17th century, tea was brought to Britain by the Portuguese and Dutch who opened up new sea routes, and it quickly gained widespread acclaim among the aristocracy.

After some research and practice, British tea merchants were most interested in the black tea from Chinese tea growers.

In the 19th century, tea entered almost every British household.

Because the tea they bought from China was not enough to drink, the British also tried to grow tea in India.

Finally, in the 30s, the famous Assam black tea was born.

Later, tea cultivation spread to Bangladesh and Ceylon (Sri Lanka), producing well-known varieties such as Darjeeling black tea and Ceylon black tea.

During the Victorian era, tea became the most important drink for the British, and they also formed their own tea culture, such as morning tea and afternoon tea.

Afternoon tea is regarded as a formal and important social event.

During World War II, civilians and military personnel had a weekly supply of 113 grams of tea.

During the Pacific War, the British army was extremely fragmented on the Asian battlefield. However, when the Japanese army was pointing directly at Asan and was about to harm the British tea production area, the British army finally became anxious and blocked the Japanese army outside Asan. .

The British troops in the war, whether they were in the deserts of North Africa or the jungles of Burma, the North Atlantic or the countryside of Western Europe, had to sit down and drink tea whenever they had time.

They even have a large fleet of tea trucks in service.

The British armored soldiers were more embarrassed. They could not make tea in their vehicles. If they wanted to drink, they had to set up a kettle outside the vehicle to boil water.

In the last two months of the war, 37% of British armored casualties were caused outside vehicles.

The most typical example is the Battle of Villers-Bocage where they were beaten into dogs by SS Lieutenant Wittmann.

At that time, almost all the British troops were drinking tea outside the car, and suddenly a Tiger hit their faces...

The bloody lesson taught the British armored soldiers a painful lesson - tea must be brewed in the car!

In the first post-war tank, the "Centurion", the British army installed

A car heater similar to an electric kettle is installed for making tea, and can also be used as a pot when necessary.

They call this thing a "morale booster."

The youngest member of each British military vehicle crew serves as the "heater commander" and is responsible for making tea and pouring water for others.

Whether tea can be made in the car has even become one of the important criteria for the British army to judge whether an armored vehicle is excellent.

When the US military first installed M1 tanks, British military officers went to visit.

When the British soldier learned that tea could not be made inside, he immediately showed great disgust.

The US military later ordered 10000 vehicle heaters from the UK.

When conditions permit, the British army will also eat a heavy meal.

For example, the battleship Rodney's 1944 Christmas dinner included roast turkey, roast pork, roast potatoes, applesauce, cream of tomato soup, green peas, pudding, fruit and various dried fruits, as well as fruit cake, chocolate muffins, hot Cocoa, coffee, cold cuts of ham, pickle platters, meat pies and more.

Army officers and soldiers would catch rabbits and cook them in their spare time. At that time, rabbit meat was not regulated in the UK, so many soldiers had the skills to cook rabbit meat.

As for the Air Force, such as the 617th Squadron, they will feast on precious bacon and eggs before performing fatal missions. Both of these items are one of the real controlled foods.

Although the UK's logistical strength is not as good as that of Chou, it is still commendable.

Seven things to do when opening the door: firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea.

Although this saying is simple, it is indeed very concise. Everyone knows that if you don’t eat for a day, you will definitely be hungry. In military science, these seven issues are collectively referred to as one word: logistics .

In wars throughout the ages, people have discovered that the further away from the supply base, the greater the logistical difficulty. Therefore, conducting expeditions far away from the supply base has always been a very risky operation.

There are numerous examples in history of wars failing due to logistics.

For the United Kingdom, their logistical strength was fully demonstrated in the future Falklands War.

On April 1982, 4, after an armed parade, a large number of Argentine troops landed on the Malvinas Islands (Falkland Islands) and sent the British troops stationed on the islands out.

Galtieri gloriously announced that the Falkland Islands had returned to the embrace of the Argentine people, and quickly mobilized a total of 13000 soldiers to firmly occupy the island.

The reason why Argentina is touching the tiger's butt is very simple: in order to retake the Falklands, the British Navy, which has retreated to the North Atlantic, will launch an expedition spanning more than 1 nautical miles. In the eyes of the Argentine shepherds, this is like a moon landing plan. of fantasy.

No matter what happened, Britain immediately made a decision to solve the problem by force.

Next, the British army discovered that the bone of Falklands was not easy to chew. There were several problems that had to be solved first:

1. How to mobilize a force that numerically overwhelms the Argentine garrison within a few days;

2. How to transport this force to the South Atlantic safely and without delay;

3. How to successfully implement a landing in front of the enemy without losing strategic surprise;

4. How to support and support the assault force until the Falkland Islands are recovered.

In the 1980s, the British Empire was already in decline, and the number of combat troops that could be delivered to the Falklands was quite limited.

The main front-line land combat forces participating in the war were the 3rd Marine Brigade and the 5th Infantry Brigade, as well as the British Army's only parachute regiment (a total of 3 battalions) and some special forces.

From beginning to end, the total strength of the British army was only more than 8000, which was still far behind the 13000 Afghan army.

It can be said that the British army is already at a disadvantage in terms of numbers and can only hope that its combat effectiveness can overwhelm its opponents.

At the same time, and more importantly, there can be no mistakes in this thousands-mile expedition!

Ever since, the world's attention has been focused on the Royal Navy's only remaining logistics fleet that has gone through hardships and hardships.

Throughout the Falklands War, the British logistics fleet was undoubtedly the biggest contributor and the largest unit, including 2 amphibious assault ships, 6 landing ships, 3 support ships, 2 supply ships, and 3 hospitals. Ship, gross tonnage 15 tons.

The Royal Navy's appetite goes far beyond this. According to the Wartime Mobilization Act, the military requisitioned a total of 56 merchant ships, approximately 66.6 tons.

These ships include oil tankers, icebreakers, troop carriers, repair ships, hospital ships, ammunition carriers, fresh water supply ships, clothing supply ships, food storage ships, etc. It can be called a miscellaneous hodgepodge.

These logistics vessels account for approximately 61% of the total number of ships in the task force and approximately 82% of the total tonnage in terms of displacement.

These requisitioned merchant ships transported a total of 10 tons of various materials and 95 aircraft to the front line.

During the war, the British army's consumption of combat supplies (ammunition, fuel, food, tires) greatly exceeded the planned figure, but the British army's logistics system still basically met frontline needs.

Let’s take a look at Argentina. Although Argentina is much closer to the Falklands than the UK, it is still hundreds of nautical miles away.

The deployment of an army large enough to block the British landing force on the Falklands is the main challenge for the Afghan army on the Falklands.

By April 4, when the Falklands was completely blockaded by the British army, there were 30 Afghan troops on the island.

The natural conditions of Falklands are harsh, and there is a lack of modern industry and land for planting. With a population of only 1800 people, it is no different from a desert island for an army of 13000 people.

In the Falklands, except for some supplies, all other supplies need to be shipped from Argentina.

Theoretically, to maintain an army of 13000 men stationed on the Falklands for more than three months, the following materials are required:

1. Various supplies. The total daily requirement is 58.5 tons, with an average serving of 4.5 kilograms per person (including daily meals, emergency wartime rations, and daily necessities such as alcohol, cigarettes, juice, tea, toilet paper, soap, and razors). A total of 5300 tons is needed for three months.

2. Various fuels. The total daily requirement is 243 tons, with an average serving of 18.7 kilograms per person (including for heating, aircraft and various motor vehicles, etc.). The total requirement for three months is 22000 tons.

3. Bedding, communication equipment, vehicle parts, pharmaceuticals, etc. The average serving per person is 2.6 kilograms, and the total requirement for three months is 3100 tons.

4. Building materials for barracks and positions. The daily requirement is 105.3 tons, with an average serving of 8.1 kilograms per person, and 9500 tons are needed in three months. If materials such as barbed wire and landmines are included, a total of 21500 tons will be needed in three months.

5.弹药。一天需要31.2吨，平均每人2.4公斤，三个月共需2900吨（战时弹药消耗量有时会增加到200至300吨/天）

6. Water. The total daily requirement is 78 liters (about 804 tons), of which an average person's portion is 60 liters (including drinking, washing, cooking, weapon maintenance, etc.). Falklands has a certain amount of water resources, but they also require special equipment to treat them before they can be used, including water purification, boiling, snow melting and other equipment. Otherwise, the army will be short of water.

These materials are the basic amount of materials required to ensure that an army of 13000 people is stationed on the island, totaling about 5 tons. To transport these materials to the island requires a transport ship with a total displacement of more than 8 tons.

Let’s talk about sea transportation first.

Argentina itself has 160 million tons of registered ships. Allocating more than 8 tons seems like a piece of cake, but since the main supplies are concentrated near the capital Buenos Aires, it is about 3000 kilometers away from the Falkland Islands.

Based on the speed of a transport ship of 10 knots, it takes 6 days to go to the Falklands and Dai Viet. Including the loading, unloading, transfer, and stacking of materials at the port, it takes nearly 10 days.

Next, let’s talk about transfer.

In 1982, Stanley Port on the Falklands could berth 7000-ton ships and had only two 150-meter-long piers. Its cargo evacuation capacity was limited. Therefore, it would be a waste of time to bring a large number of ships to transport supplies.

In addition, the harsh weather conditions in the South Atlantic also make it more difficult to unload supplies.

Then let’s talk about land transportation.

After the supplies are unloaded from the ship, it is not easy to distribute the supplies to the soldiers and build a defense system.

In addition to cranes to unload supplies on land, the Argentine army also needs 1 to 2 car battalions for transportation, and 2 to 3 engineer battalions to improve and repair poor quality roads.

Finally, it will take time to build fortifications and troop barracks.

Among the 13000 Afghan troops who first arrived on the Falklands, except for a small number of troops and headquarters who could live in the former British Governor's Palace and barracks, most of the remaining officers and soldiers lived in tents for a long time.

At this time, 3 to 4 construction engineer battalions are needed to quickly build mobile houses to accommodate soldiers and build positions to prepare for battle.

These equipment also need to be transported to Falklands.

These are the logistical problems that the Argentine army needs to face. Measured by national strength, they are no easier than the British Royal Navy's long-distance journey.

As a result, at the beginning of the war, Afghanistan's military preparations could only be described as poor.

The Afghan army has a total of 13000 troops stationed on the island. Although this number seems impressive, it is only a political bargaining chip and cannot be regarded as an effective combat force.

First of all, the combat environment in the Falklands is not the combat environment imagined by the Argentine Army.

Therefore, except for the soldiers of the Argentine Marine Corps, other army units can be said to be unfamiliar to this environment, not to mention that many Argentine soldiers are only volunteers who have only been trained for three months.

To make matters worse, the Afghan military has not deployed the existing soldiers well.

When this 13000-man army was transported to the island, the country was filled with joy and victory celebrations, regardless of the deployment situation.

The surface of the island is full of peat, and it is extremely difficult for ordinary vehicles to drive - exactly what the army defending the island lacks is off-road vehicles.

As for road construction on the Falklands, the Afghan army does not seem to have this awareness, nor does it transport enough construction vehicles to the island.

What is even more exaggerated is that part of the Afghan army relied on army troops transported by air, and their heavy equipment could not be transported by sea until the British army completed the blockade.

At the same time, due to the high groundwater level on Falklands, it was difficult for the troops to build fortifications.

Therefore, the army defending the island can only shrink into one stronghold after another that can hardly support each other, lacking a basic defense system.

How can soldiers have an excellent living environment instead of living in tents? These little things did not appear in the minds of the Argentine military government at all.

On April 4, the British army used South Georgia Island as the last supply point and began to complete a comprehensive sea and air blockade of the Falklands. The general trend of the Falklands War has been completely finalized.

As the saying goes, it is better to take advantage of the situation than to use wisdom. In the initial momentum building, the Afghan army completely failed.

Compared with the Afghan army, the British navy was in an extremely disadvantageous situation at the beginning.

When the time came on April 4, the British navy actually greatly surpassed the Afghan army in material supply work.

The ground troops overcame difficulties and arrived in the theater one after another, fully equipped and with high morale.

Since the terrain and natural environment of Norway are similar to the Falklands, the British Marine Corps is more adaptable to the Falklands than the Afghan army.

By April 4, the Falklands seemed to be the home ground of the British army.

On May 5, the British Marines landed on the Falklands in accordance with instructions.

On the icy island, the Argentine army was finally pushed into the abyss by the government's lax attitude on logistical issues.

The Afghan army was divided into multiple strongholds by the muddy terrain. It lacked supplies, was hungry and cold, and was completely unable to stop the British offensive.

With the help of helicopters, the British troops advanced steadily on the island.

Even though the total number of troops was inferior to that of its opponents, the British army was able to repeatedly concentrate its superior forces and launch attacks against the Afghan army.

At 6:14 on June 21, the Afghan army stopped resisting and announced its unconditional surrender.

Perhaps most people did not expect that the war would end in less than a month.

(End of this chapter)