Beiyang reactionaries

"Vice Chairman Li (Li Jishen), terminate the arms trade with the Japanese army. It is limited to warships, aircraft, and artillery. It does not involve trade in transport ships, transport planes, and trucks."

"I see."

"The production of warships is still proceeding according to the original plan. I will let our navy increase orders."

"Yes."

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"The Japanese army really can't change it and eat shit."

"Yes. Dhaka, the 'City of Mosques' that has been passed down for thousands of years, has suffered."

"Chandra Bose I has lost his reputation."

The Supreme Committee meeting is listening to the report of Xu Yongchang, Chief of the General Staff Department.

After hearing that the Japanese army began to plunder Dhaka and the countryside around Dhaka, everyone shook their heads.Chandra Bose, the iconic figure of the Indian National Liberation Movement, is really late this time.Originally, after Chandra Bose returned to India, he received a very warm welcome.But this time the Japanese army plundered Dhaka, including several places in Imphal, Kohima, and Dimapur, and adopted the method of supporting war with war.Such behavior by the Japanese army directly reduced the impression of many people in India on the Indian National Army, and Chandra Bose's reputation dropped sharply.

Although Mountbatten was born as an admiral, as the commander-in-chief of the Far East Allied Forces, all the sea, land and air forces here must accept his command.Mountbatten's ability is really outstanding. Although he was in a passive position on the India-Myanmar battlefield, he judged the weakness of the Japanese army in an instant.

That is the extreme lack of Japanese logistics.

In fact, when Japan was in Myanmar, logistics was already the biggest factor restricting them.The Battle of Myitkyina, which was launched several times before, could not be fought after two or three months.The reason is that the logistical supply of the frontline troops cannot keep up.It is really because too many Japanese troops have poured into Myanmar and consumed too much logistical supplies.It is not so easy to transport the ammunition needed by the army alone.Not to mention logistical supplies.

After entering India, the logistical problems became even more serious.When entering India, the daily ration of the Japanese army was 6 taels, but after 2 months in India, the ration of the Japanese army was less than 1 taels.

This is what Mountbatten aimed at.

Mountbatten started his first major battle after coming to the Far East.The main force is the Far East Army transferred from Iran.Although it was a counterattack, it was not a head-on fight.Instead, it aimed at the weakness of the Japanese army and beat it hard, and the effect was very good.

"What is the specific situation now?"

"Chairman, Mountbatten has transported a large number of troops to Guwahati by air, and firmly stabilized the Guwahati front. The main force in Calcutta is counterattacking Dhaka, but it did not attack the city. Instead Not far from Dhaka, they took advantage of the geographical advantage to build a defense line and made a long-term confrontation. The Japanese army in Dhaka fought against them several times, but they did not break the British defense line. The main battlefield of Mountbatten was placed in the air battle. At present, the number of U.S. air forces is increasing. The information we have obtained is that the United States already has more than 60 squadrons in India. In the counterattack launched by the British army, the U.S. air forces played a very large role. Role. The Japanese Fifth Flying Division was shot down by the U.S. Air Force over 120 aircraft and damaged over 140 aircraft. The Japanese Fifth Flying Division has completely lost its combat strength.”

"How many aviation units does the Japanese army have over there in Mandalay?"

In World War II, the role of the Air Force was already very large.Whoever has the air supremacy will have an absolute advantage.

Of course, Japan does not have an independent air force. It is either affiliated to the Army Air Force or the Naval Air Force.Japan launched the Battle of Imphal, and the Japanese Fifth Flying Division was the air support force.

Not only participate in combat, but also participate in the supply of logistics materials.

The air force of the British and Indian Army suffered a lot from the Japanese air force.Air supremacy on the India-Myanmar battlefield began to be in the hands of the Japanese army.It's a pity that the Japanese air force has an advantage over the British and Indian air forces, but compared with the US military, there is an immediate gap.

In the air battle, the Japanese army was completely at a disadvantage against the US military.

This disadvantage has many aspects.

The first is aircraft performance.At the beginning of the war, the Japanese Zero fighter was also very beautiful, and it could even be said to be invincible.The British and American Air Forces that fought suffered heavy losses.But the United States soon discovered the Zero fighter's weakness.The technical capability of the United States is strong. After discovering the weakness of the Zero fighter, it quickly formulated many methods.One is to improve the performance of American aircraft, the other is to develop some aircraft weapons in a targeted manner, and the other is to find a way in terms of tactical settings.As a result, the United States quickly found many ways to deal with the Zero fighter.

In terms of technical reserves and technological research and development capabilities, Japan is not an opponent of the United States at all.The Zero fighter is only able to have the initial effect only by taking it by surprise.After the United States reacts, the United States can produce an unknown number of different types and models of aircraft.This is the gap in scientific research strength.

Then there is the question of quantity.

The industrial scale of the United States is powerful, which is not comparable to that of Japan.Although Japan has the support of China and can import a large amount of steel from China, there is a limit to the output no matter how hard it works every year.Based on the situation in 1942, Japan is estimated to be able to produce about 17000 aircraft.This is already the result of Japan's very hard work.But look at the strength of the United States.

The United States produced more than 1941 aircraft in 5. Looking at the situation in 1942, the United States produced more and more aircraft.The pressure from Japan on the Pacific battlefield made the United States continue to expand production, which was much more than originally planned.Looking at the current situation in the United States, the United States may produce nearly 1942 aircraft in 7.What a concept.The aircraft produced by the United States is almost equivalent to the aircraft produced by the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan.

Only the United States has such strength.

The current strength of the United States is to replenish as much as it loses.Moreover, tens of thousands of aircraft can be provided to support the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom.What is strength, this is strength, real strength.

Then there are American pilots.

The reserve of American pilots is very strong. Before the war began, their reserve of pilots was tens of 10.After a little training, these are qualified pilots.With such a reserve of pilots, no matter how many planes the United States produces, there are enough pilots.What's more, the United States attaches great importance to pilots.

to what extent.

As long as there is a plane landing in the United States, the United States will send a large number of people to search for the pilot regardless of whether the pilot can be rescued or not.On the Pacific battlefield, many planes fell into the sea, and the United States has special forces to search for these pilots who fell into the sea.Even if it pays a high price, the United States will search and rescue the pilot.Because for the United States, pilots are very valuable.

The United States has to pay a high price to save a pilot.

But the effect is very good.These pilots are very experienced and capable pilots.When these pilots return to the blue sky, they will all become ace pilots.More importantly, this attitude of the United States makes American pilots feel very safe.

Compared with Japan, it is much worse.

When the war started, the Japanese pilots were indeed very powerful, because they were all elite pilots trained by Japan.These people are one in a thousand, and after the war, they quickly showed their strength.

It's a pity that there are too few people.

It was true that they performed very well at the beginning of the war, but as long as there are no casualties in the war.The problem with Japan is that the pilot reserve is simply not comparable to that of the United States.In the Pacific battlefield, it was a big melee.Although it is not as good as the Soviet Union and Germany, thousands of fighter planes fought in a battle, and the number of pilots lost was thousands to tens of thousands.But the air battle between the United States and Japan was also very intense, with hundreds of aircraft in each air battle.

After a long time, the casualties on the Japanese side are also increasing.Soon there was a point of inadequacy.The pilots in front of Japan are all elite, but the pilots who come up behind are not so powerful.Moreover, the shortage of Japanese pilot reserves quickly emerged.

Although Japan continues to train pilots, the losses of Japanese pilots are too great to supply.

More importantly, Japan does not have the strength of the United States to search and rescue pilots with all its strength.As a result, the number of old pilots on the Japanese side is getting smaller and smaller, and the strength of the aviation force is getting worse and worse.

It was okay to fight against the British and Indian troops, but immediately there was a problem with the U.S. Air Force.The scale of the U.S. air force dispatched this time has been expanded repeatedly. Up to now, there are more than 60 aviation squadrons and more than 1400 aircraft of various types.There are more than 600 fighter jets alone.

The reason why the United States dispatched so many aviation troops is also to change the situation on the India-Myanmar battlefield and reduce the pressure on the Pacific battlefield.Of course, it also wants to deploy troops among China's neighboring countries, so that it will have more ability to bargain with China after the war.

"Over Mandalay, the Japanese army also has the Second Flying Division, the Third Flying Division, the Fourth Flying Division, the Eighth Flying Division, the Tenth Flying Division, No.11 Flying Division, No.12 Flying Division There are seven pilot regiments in total. Originally, including the fifth pilot regiment, there are eight pilot regiments in total."

"It's not small, is it?"

"Yes. These flying divisions participated in the Battle of Myitkyina before. Now the Battle of Myitkyina does not require the help of so many aviation units. It is estimated that these divisions will soon participate in the Indian War."

"It's useless to participate."

Duan Xun shook his head.

In the navy, Japan can also wrestle with the United States.But in aviation, where is Japan's opponent to the United States.Now that the U.S. air force has participated in the India-Myanmar battlefield, sooner or later the air supremacy will belong to the Americans.

"Yes. After the U.S. Air Force entered the war, the Japanese army's already poor logistics were almost completely broken. In July and August, there was heavy rain in India, and the Chindun River surged, with a width of more than 1500 meters. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to Pass through casually. Therefore, the Japanese army’s logistics in the past mainly relied on Chittagong for transportation and the use of transport aircraft. But now that India’s air superiority is in the hands of the US military, Japanese transport aircraft dare not act at will. In addition, US bombers bombed Chittagong. The Japanese army’s logistical supply was lost. Without food, the Japanese army could only rob local food.”

Xu Yongchang pointed to the northeastern part of India and said: "This is where the Ahong Kingdom is located. Our people had contact with some powerful figures here before, so we left a lot of information channels. Judging from the news they sent , The non-combat attrition of the Japanese troops currently stationed here is very severe. Malaria, dysentery, cholera, and various diseases such as influenza are spreading among the Japanese troops, seriously affecting the current combat effectiveness of the Japanese troops.”

"It seems that Mountbatten's counterattack plan this time should be very effective."

"Yes. The General Staff estimates that if Japan fails to come up with a countermeasure, the Japanese army will be defeated within two or three months. The Japanese army must have sensed that the situation in India is unfavorable, so it stepped up its attack on the remaining British and Indian troops in Myitkyina. Representatives of the British and Indian troops in Myitkyina came to the Southwest Military Region, hoping that the Southwest Military Region can allow them to retreat to our country."

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"Want to withdraw to our country?"

"Yes. This is the news from the Southwest Military Region. The representatives of the British and Indian Army directly found our Southwest Military Region. The British and Indian Army in Myitkyina probably couldn't stand it anymore, so they wanted to withdraw to our country. According to the news from the British and Indian Army in Myitkyina, the Japanese army used more than 3000 cannons in their attack on Myitkyina, and there are nearly a thousand heavy artillery pieces with a caliber above 150mm. Most of these are artillery pieces that we sold to the British and Indian Army. Last time The Battle of Myitkyina was captured by the Japanese army, and countless shells were captured. The Japanese army is not short of artillery and shells. With the support of the Japanese Air Force, the current situation of the British and Indian troops in Myitkyina is very bad.”