Anti-Japanese Jedi Player

Chapter 282 About the Cannon Battle

"In this battle, 107 million troops participated in the frontal attack, 103 million troops participated in the delayed reinforcements from other places, and more than 70 transport and overseas Chinese participated in the battle."

The staff officer first stated the total number of people participating in this battle.

The general looked at the staff officer, did not speak, but nodded in satisfaction, continued to look at the list of seized materials in his hand, and continued to listen with his ears pricked up.

For this battle, the empire planned for half a year, from material and ammunition reserves, to the secret transfer of troops, to the collection of intelligence, and to the extension of the railway. Temporary railways to transport supplies.

This was an unprecedented battle for the Imperial Army. The Army alone had more than 200 million troops, and the Air Force even had nearly a thousand aircraft of various types participating in the battle. Although it lasted only one month, the intensity far surpassed any previous battle.The consumption of materials is also unprecedented, with a consumption of more than 20 tons of various materials.Especially the six heavy artillery brigades participating in the battle, they alone consumed more than 1 tons of shells, which did not include the consumption of other division artillery regiments.

If it weren't for the recent construction of several new ammunition production lines in the Northeast and the country, this battle would not be sustainable.

But at such a huge price, he was very satisfied with the final result of the battle.

He looked at the seized materials list in his hand.

"350 million tons of steel, and all of them are high-quality steel"

"20 barrels of oil"

"More than 700 million tons of various grains"

"Others are some cement, raw silk, building materials, canvas, cotton and other materials, about 100 million tons"

"Finally, there are [-] tons of copper"

A total of more than 2000 million tons of various materials, especially the 300 million tons of high-quality steel and 700 tons of copper, are enough to produce all the pig iron in the empire for a year, and these are all high-quality good steel. The country can immediately be transformed into machinery to strengthen the country, and the army can also get more cannons. As for food, 7000 million tons of food, more than [-] million local people in the empire have food for four months.

Great harvest!The general was very satisfied, very satisfied.

With the shipment of 2000 million tons of materials back to the country, the army's third batch of 200 million recruits training plan will proceed more smoothly, so that the actual total strength of the imperial army will reach 600 million.

In this way, he will be able to launch a bigger battle.

There was a gleam in the general's eyes.

"34 front-line offensive troops were killed and 27 were injured, of which [-] were seriously injured"

"The rest of the troops participating in the delay of the enemy's army were killed [-] and wounded [-], of which [-] were seriously injured."

"A further 3 people are still missing"

The staff officer gritted his teeth, and said the data that he couldn't believe no matter what, and he tried to verify it several times.

"In other words, the Imperial Army lost a total of 50 soldiers in this battle," the general said with a frown.

The serious injuries in the battle report data mean that even if they are cured, they cannot return to the battlefield again, such as those with severed limbs and mutilated wounds. This number is somewhat exaggerated, but the number of people classified as serious injuries is at most only one tenth. able to return to the troops.

As for the missing people, most of them have no bones left, a small number of deserters, and a very small number of them were captured.Although the spirit of Bushido shines through all the Imperial Japanese Army, there are always some scum in every country.

"Hey, I've checked and verified many times, and this data is accurate, with an error of about [-]," the staff officer replied with certainty.

"50 losses, more than 2000 million tons of supplies..."

After muttering silently, the general's originally frowning brows relaxed.

"Well, an acceptable price." The indifferent words spit out from the general's mouth, which made the staff tremble all over.

With a loss of 50 troops, the empire now has only 300 million regular troops on the land of the Republic of China. Although there are still more than 100 million enlisted expatriates and more than 100 million security forces, the expatriates can only assist in combat missions at most, and the security forces maintain law and order. All barely.

He did not expect that one-sixth of the soldiers died in battle, and the generals of the empire were indifferent.

"This is a very cost-effective battle. With this ratio of supplies, the empire can send more soldiers to the battlefield. Now there is a shortage of food in the empire. As long as the food and steel are sent back, plus the navy in Southeast Asia The rubber and oil obtained can satisfy the shortage of raw materials in the empire.”

The general imagined the future.

Now that Japan is expanding its military, there are almost 300 million new recruits in the mainland, North Korea and other places who are training. After a large number of laborers have been transferred, there is a serious shortage of food. Although a large number of women have been recruited to enter the factory, the food problem cannot be solved. The navy grabbed it from Southeast Asia. There is also a serious shortage of food in the country, so there have been internal voices to suspend the military expansion.

As long as this batch of grain and steel is transported back, as well as copper ingots, which are urgently needed by Ontology, then Ontology's voice about continuing to expand the army will disappear, and he will have the strength to snatch more supplies after obtaining a large number of troops. .

The imperial jihad must be won!The general shouted frantically in his heart.

"However, why are there such a large number of casualties?"

The general then asked suspiciously.

The battle lasted only about a month, and the actual attack time was only about 20 days. That is to say, almost [-] people were killed every day, plus [-] people were injured. How did this happen?
"Enemy artillery fire is strong"

The staff officer had specially investigated this matter, and he replied immediately.

"Can a mere mortar fire cause so many casualties?"

The general naturally knew that the Republic of China troops on the opposite side had a large number of small-caliber mortars, but could such a large number of casualties be caused by a small-caliber artillery with little power? 60 and 82 caliber mortars are not very effective in a battle of this size.

"The enemy used a 120-caliber heavy mortar, which is more powerful than the Empire's 105-caliber heavy artillery, and there are many, many"

The staff officer said with a wry smile.

"A lot, how many?"

Naturally, the generals of this kind of artillery knew about it, but there were only a hundred or so of them, and this number could not even be beaten by the artillery regiment of the division.

"The biggest casualties in the battle were No. 11 days, that is, the time when ten divisions launched an attack on the enemy's so-called 29th division. The position of 20 kilometers, [-] offensive troops, during the ten-hour attack, every minute About [-] shells fell on the [-]-kilometer position."

The staff officer explained the strength of the opponent's firepower with a detailed figure.

"During the ten-hour attack for a whole day, the opponent continued to maintain such a density of firepower. On that day, 1 soldiers fell on the ground forever, and more than [-] of them were missing."

Hearing the number of the staff officer, the general was stunned at the time, and he began to calculate the number of shells used by the opponent in his mind.

The Empire also has 120 mortars, but the quantity is very small, and the quality is far inferior to that of the other party. According to intelligence, the 120 caliber mortars they use are very similar to the bear in the north.But lighter, more convenient to transport in the mountains.

Three thousand shells per minute lasts for ten hours, three thousand per hour multiplied by sixty, 18 shells per hour, 180 million shells per hour.

None of the 120 mortars weighed a little more than 16 kilograms. Calculated, the enemy fired nearly [-] tons of shells on the position in one day?
Thirty thousand tons!
Shells!

The general was stunned by the numbers in his heart.

He has more than 100 million troops, more than 40 divisions, and 6 heavy artillery brigades, and he has only fired more than 2 tons of shells, while the enemy has a battle, a one-day attack, and a ten-hour defense. Thirty thousand tons of shells were fired!

This has not counted the enemy's large number of small-caliber mortars and that kind of heavy machine guns!
And the following words from the staff officer made the general feel cold even more.

"According to incomplete statistics, the enemy fired more than 20 million shells during the 1000-day defense, and this is only the ammunition used by the 29th Division of the enemy's defense with about 45 troops."

"If you add the strength of other defense forces, I estimate that the 120 heavy mortar shells used by the enemy this time are close to 2000 million rounds"

The general calculated this silently in his heart.

2000 million rounds, that's, oh, 52 tons of shells.

The general suddenly felt that the more than 100 million tons of supplies were not good for him, and at the same time, he also suddenly felt that the loss of the more than 50 soldiers was not much.

Not many, on average, only one imperial soldier died per ton of shells, not many at all.

Sitting on the seized grand master chair, the general was silent for a long time, thinking about the future battles in his mind, retreating is impossible, the Republic of China seizes more than 3000 million tons of grain every year, and it is absolutely impossible to give up when the empire comes, and there are still Materials such as coal and iron ore are also urgently needed materials for locals that lack resources.

It is impossible to retreat, no matter how heavy the casualties are, it is impossible to retreat.

But what to do?

After much deliberation, he finally thought of the biggest flaw of the mortar, the range...

If you want to suppress it, you need the Imperial Army to equip a large number of 150-caliber cannons. The range of this cannon is [-] kilometers, and the mortar with a suppression range of only about seven kilometers is enough. However, considering that the enemy has too many artillery pieces, He needs more proficiency.

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"This battle is a big problem."

At the headquarters, a group of division commanders, chief of staff, etc. were discussing together. The brief meeting room was full of smog. Today was just a temporary battle discussion, and it was a problem exposed by the battle between the masters and commanders.

The commander-in-chief said straight to the point.

"Although we won, the loss was not too great. There were less than [-] casualties in the one-month battle, and only half of them were killed in battle, but..."

Having said this, he paused and continued.

"The quality of the soldiers, the quality is seriously insufficient."

The commander sighed.

"Artillery, gunner, there are too few good gunners, too few"

The army commander talked about this problem in a lot of tone.

After a month of fighting and the use of nearly 500 million rounds of various shells, the Eighth Route Army has exposed this problem in large numbers. There is a serious shortage of excellent gunners. Although the operation of mortars is simple, a good gunner still has a huge impact on the shelling of.

According to the survey during the battle, more than [-]% of the shells in this battle were seriously far away from the intended shelling position. Most of the shelling was just audible, and there was a large number of overlapping firing frequencies, which means that the shells actually had several shots. discount, up to [-]% off.

"There is no way to do this, after all, we are expanding too fast."

A teacher shook his head with a smile and continued.

"In three years, less than 30 have expanded to 230 million today, and most of them are recruits who have just completed training this time. Not to mention the serious lack of experience, many of them are entering the battlefield for the first time."

"Is this situation understandable?"

"That's right, Commander, and after this battle, the soldiers have also grown rapidly, and the training effect of 3000 million rounds of shells is still very good."

Another teacher also said with a smile.

This person is the commander of the 119th division. He spent a lot of shells to train the gunners in this battle. It was actually from Luo Yun at the time. With the increase in rewards for material support tasks, the number of his boxes surged.There is no pressure to shoot millions of tons of cannonballs, and they earn back in half a month.

"Too"

The army commander thought about it, and felt that it was true. Only by actual combat can the troops grow quickly. After all, most of the recruits participating in the battle this time are new recruits who have been in the army for half a year. After half a year of training, they have just completed physical fitness, shooting, tactical movements, Bunker construction and other training.Many artillerymen were driven to the shelves.Many people who know Chinese characters were arrested, and after three or four days of training, they were able to fire a gun. It is strange that they were accurate at the beginning.

"However, those materials are all right, the materials captured by the devils in the base area"

Suddenly, the commander of the 29th Division asked a question.

"No problem, it's just supplies for more than ten days"

The chief of the general staff waved his hand and didn't care about it.

He was in charge of transporting the materials to the new base of the 29th Division. He only allocated the materials for [-] days in total. There was no problem with the loss of such a small amount of things. It took half a month to return, and it might not even take half a month.

"Speaking of which, our militia still needs to continue to expand its enrollment."

Thinking of this, the chief of staff asked a new question.

"The roads are still not enough, and the transportation force is also lacking, especially the excellent truck drivers and mechanics, there is a serious shortage."

He thought of the [-] large tractors that leave the factory every day. Although the speed is slow, the transportation capacity is strong and the skin is solid. However, there is a shortage of excellent maintenance personnel. In many cases, it is necessary to send special personnel from the station for maintenance. .

"But, the warehouse at Niuya Valley can't hold any more."

The commander of the 29th division also sighed.

"How many regular militias do we have today, including construction teams and transport teams?"

The commander suddenly asked.

"Around 750 million, basically all of this battle has been invested in logistics," the chief of staff replied

"Is there a problem with the expansion?"

"No, there is enough food, funds, reinstallation, etc., and there are a lot of people. The base area currently has a population of nearly [-] million people. Most of the people who fled the war from across the country have come to our base area. Especially in the coastal areas of the devils, a large number of technicians are here. came in"

The chief of staff continued to answer.

"Okay, then double the expansion to a total of 2000 million militias, and pay attention to strengthening the monitoring of spies"

"Yes"

(End of this chapter)