Beiyang reactionaries

The attack on Pearl Harbor was definitely a disaster for the US Pacific Fleet.Most of the warships of the US Pacific Fleet were sunk by the Japanese, and the remaining warships were also seriously injured.Some warships with relatively light injuries have been repaired in the past few months and have been put back into the Pacific Fleet.

Even some seriously injured warships, the United States is stepping up repairs.

At this time, the strong industrial strength of the United States was fully demonstrated.Some warships are seriously injured, and they may not be repaired after being placed in other countries for a year.But America is just different.After continuous repairs by the United States day and night, many returned to the Pacific Fleet.But even so, the US Pacific Fleet suffered too many casualties, and it was far behind the Japanese Navy.

Japan has an overwhelming advantage.Under such an overwhelming advantage, Japan has mobilized so many warships, it can be seen that Japan attaches great importance to the Battle of Midway Island.The goal of Japan's launch of the Battle of Midway this time has been very clear.

Completely annihilate the remaining main force of the Pacific Fleet, take Midway Island, and prepare for the next step to control the Hawaiian Islands.So a powerful navy is followed by a large number of transport ships, which are all prepared for landing.No matter how you look at this war, Japan has an absolute advantage.

Even Duan Xun thought so.

Unlike in history, the current Japanese navy is far stronger than in history.Moreover, the attack on Pearl Harbor was more successful than in history, which severely damaged the vitality of the US Pacific Fleet.In the current Pacific Ocean, the Japanese navy is the strongest, and the previous few skirmishes have suppressed the US navy.But Duan Xun didn't expect that both sides would suffer?

"What exactly is the situation?"

"The U.S. military secretly mobilized a large number of warships from the Atlantic Fleet to the Pacific Ocean, but Japan did not grasp the news. Therefore, the Japanese army has been targeting the remaining warships in the Pacific Fleet and the U.S. Army Air Force at Midway Island. All Japanese troops The tactics were all formulated for them, including the subsequent landing plan. However, when the two sides were fighting fiercely, a large number of reinforcements suddenly appeared on the US side, which caught the Japanese army by surprise. The Atlantic Fleet The main fleet is basically transferred to the Pacific Ocean."

"Atlantic Fleet?"

"Yes."

"The Atlantic Fleet, their main fleet is not a small number. So many fleets are transferred to the Pacific Ocean, they should have passed through the Panama Canal, but the Panama Canal has restrictions on some large ships. It is not easy to pass through the Panama Canal. Japan has not noticed the transfer of so many troops?"

Duan Xun was very surprised.

It is not easy to transfer the Atlantic Fleet to the Pacific Ocean.Especially at this time, it should have passed the Panama Canal.However, the Panama Canal has restrictions on the passage of ships.

It is impossible for many aircraft carriers in the United States to pass, and only a small number of aircraft carriers can pass.But I don't know what method the United States used. It turned out to be hidden from the Japanese intelligence agencies.

"Yes, Japan has never received any information in this regard. And according to the information we have received, the Japanese military's actions were completely expected by the US military. Many people analyzed that the US should have mastered the Japanese military's tactics, or deciphered the Japanese military's tactics. That’s why the Japanese army’s movement was so accurately grasped. The reinforcements of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet just joined the battle when the Japanese Navy was fighting the U.S. Pacific Fleet and the U.S. Army Air Force, and caught the Japanese army by surprise.”

"How is the result?"

"We have combined the battle reports of all parties, plus the news we have received from the United States and Japan. Both countries have suffered a lot this time. The Japanese navy is strong in strength, and the US military is strong in surprise. Four aircraft carriers sank in the United States, and three 4 battleships were sunk, 3 heavy cruisers were sunk, 2 destroyers were sunk, and the Japanese almost completely destroyed the U.S. Army Air Forces at Midway. The remaining warships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet were almost completely wiped out in this battle. Atlantic Among the warships that the fleet came to support, 7 aircraft carriers were sunk, and 2 battleships were sunk. The situation in Japan was even worse. 2 aircraft carriers were sunk, 5 aircraft carrier was seriously injured and captured by the US military, and 1 escort aircraft carriers Sunk, 2 battleships, 5 heavy cruisers. Midway Japan lost over 2 aircraft."

"The Japanese army lost 6 aircraft carriers in World War I? Lost more than 500 aircraft?"

"Yes."

Duan Xun smiled bitterly.

Japan really is.

Japan originally had an absolute advantage in the Pacific Ocean, or an overwhelming advantage.However, the loss of so many warships and so many planes in the Battle of Midway Island can be described as a serious injury.But the United States is not feeling well either. The U.S. Pacific Fleet suffered heavy casualties in the last sneak attack, and almost wiped out its entire army.In the past few months, working overtime has finally restored some of the strength of the Pacific Fleet.But this time in the Battle of Midway, with the support of the Atlantic Fleet, so much was lost.Regardless of the heavy losses of the Japanese army this time, the Japanese navy still has an absolute advantage in the Pacific Ocean.

Of course, the real situation is not the case.

Because even if the United States suffers a large loss, their industrial strength can be replenished soon. What the United States lacks now is time.As long as the United States is given time, American shipbuilding factories will be able to continuously produce various warships.However, Japan's industrial scale is a fraction of that of the United States, and it is very difficult to recover.

"How many aircraft carriers does the US Atlantic Fleet have?"

"4 ships, the Pacific Fleet has 2 aircraft carriers left after the last Pearl Harbor incident. After the Battle of Midway this time, the United States has only 2 aircraft carriers that can be used in the Pacific Ocean. However, I heard that the American shipyards, Large-scale orders have already begun to prepare for the production of warships for the US military."

"Two ships, what about the Japanese side?"

"In addition to Japan's aircraft carrier fleet in Nanyang, Japan still has six aircraft carriers that can be used in the Pacific Ocean."

"Ah."

This time the Battle of Midway was really fierce.

Duan Xun continued: "How is the situation on Illian Island?"

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"How's the situation over there on Illian Island (New Guinea)?"

"Still in stalemate."

Xu Yongchang closed the report on the Battle of Midway Island, and then introduced the situation on the other battlefield.As the chief of staff, Xu Yongchang has many things to deal with.However, since the restructuring of the General Staff, Xu Yongchang can get out of some complicated things.There are three deputy chiefs of general staff, each in charge of a share, and Liu Fei, assistant chief of general staff, is in charge of the daily work of the general staff.

Therefore, Xu Yongchang has more time to study the world battlefield and analyze the changes in the world war situation.So Xu Yongchang is well aware of the situation on many battlefields.Whatever Duan Xun wants to know, Xu Yongchang can answer casually.

"Many of the Australian troops are newly formed troops, but they are far more tenacious than imagined. In order to capture the southern island of Irian Island, the Japanese army assembled 15 divisions. And when attacking, the three armed forces of the sea, land and air act together, which has a great advantage But so far, the progress has been slow. The Japanese military report stated that they suffered about 7000 casualties in the Battle of Irian Island for more than half a month. But according to our intelligence analysis, the Japanese casualties are definitely more than 3. The Australian Army The combat effectiveness is not weak at all, stronger than the previous British-Indian Army and the US-Philippines Allied Forces, which caused high casualties to the Japanese army."

"More than 3 people?"

"Yes. Three divisions of the front-line troops participating in the Japanese attack have withdrawn from the front-line battles and are undergoing repairs. If there were no major casualties, their divisions would not retreat so quickly for repairs."

"What about Australia?"

"Intel over there is hard to come by. However, Japanese battle reports show that Australia suffered more than 7 casualties. However, we believe that this result is too exaggerated and cannot be believed at all. The total number of Australian troops on Illian Island is only 10." How could there be 7 casualties when there were about [-] people. If there were such a high number of casualties, the Australian army would have collapsed long ago. Therefore, according to our analysis, the casualties of Australia and Japan should be similar."

"Australia."

Duan Xun couldn't help but click his tongue in admiration.

The Battle of Irian Island broke out for more than half a month, and Australia was not afraid of the Japanese army at all.For the current New Guinea, the Japanese army has an absolute advantage.Australia has [-] troops in New Guinea, but the Japanese army has air and sea control.However, the Australian army was very tenacious, and even defended tenaciously under the onslaught of the Japanese army.Occasionally, it was able to counterattack the Japanese army.

This kind of combat effectiveness far exceeds that of the British-Indian Army and the US-Philippines Allied Forces.

Britain is the world's hegemon, although because of the two world wars, its strength has plummeted.But the decline of this kind of world hegemon has never happened in an instant.It is a long-term process.

But a hegemon like Britain still has strong strength in the process of decline.Even if he is not a world hegemon, he is still a world power.

Look at the UK right now.

If it was only the strength of the UK, the UK would have been hammered by Germany in this war.But Britain has persisted until now, and it has been able to make Germany dare not be careless because Britain is the world's hegemon.Britain not only has its own local strength, but also has a large number of allies and colonies in the world.

Several countries in the Commonwealth of Nations have made great efforts to fight for Britain.

Canada has become the logistics base of the United Kingdom, producing a large amount of logistics materials for the United Kingdom, and even many British military products are produced by Canada.In order to avoid the war, many British factories set up factories in Canada to produce industrial products.Australia became the place where the British Asian troops retreated. Many British troops that were defeated by the Japanese army retreated to Australia and formed the British-Australian coalition forces.South Africa, as a place with very high gold production at present, provides Britain with a steady stream of gold.

In addition to these functions, the Commonwealth countries have sent out a large number of troops.

At present, most of the British troops fighting in the North African War and Germany and Italy are the British Commonwealth Army and the British Colonial Army.And the combat effectiveness of these troops is really not bad.Moreover, the populations of several countries in the Commonwealth of Nations are not large, but they provide a lot of troops.Like Canada, it has only a small population, but it provides 50 army troops for the United Kingdom.Australia also sent 20 troops to the European battlefield, and there are 30 troops in its own country.

Needless to say, these Commonwealth countries, the British colonies are also very active.The most powerful is India. The British and Indian troops have formed an army of one million.So many troops have been lost in Myanmar, but the British and Indian troops are still expanding their troops.

It is precisely because of the support of these Commonwealth countries and colonies that Britain can have its current status.

"What about the Australian Navy?"

"The Japanese navy has already controlled the Coral Sea. The Australian navy can only be sneaky and supplement the needs of the front-line troops in a small amount. Judging from the current situation, the Australian front-line troops should not be able to withstand it for a long time. In order to end Illian as soon as possible In the battle on the other side of the island, the Japanese naval forces participating in the Philippine campaign have begun to move south, preparing to completely block the Coral Sea. Once Japan completely blocks the Coral Sea, Australia will really be unable to fight on Illian Island.”

"It's been great."

Duan Xun still admires Australia.