Chapter 1626： U.S. Army Observer Group II (1/2)
Chapter 1626 U.S. Army Observer Group (2)
”Of course, in recent years, the Japanese have established some elite troops. For example, the Fukuoka 7th Armored Division I encountered before. In terms of combat effectiveness, with the same number of people, it is equivalent to the British and French first-line armored divisions, but unfortunately, The number of such units is too small.” The prince added.
Regarding the Japanese Army and the Russian Army, this topic will be considered a small topic in various military forums in later generations. Generally speaking, people generally argue in two places, one is the Russo-Japanese War and the other is Nominkan. , As for the later Soviet Red Army attacking the Kwantung Army, well, this is crushing.
Let me talk about the Russo-Japanese War. The performance of the Japanese Army was pretty good, especially in the field, but it started to fight badly at the Lushunkou Fortress. That time should be the time when the strength of the Japanese and European troops was the closest.
And what about the Battle of Nomenkan? The Soviet army had absolute ground firepower superiority, but the Japanese army began to have air superiority. At that time, the Japanese army aviation combat effectiveness was not bad. Although the Soviet army won in the end, the loss was not small. However, at that time, the Soviet army's combat effectiveness was almost at a historical low point. There was no way. The Great Purge was just over. After that, everyone knows the performance of the Soviet Red Army against the Germans on the Eastern Front, so I won't say more...
Therefore, based on various historical data, the Japanese army is actually at the same level as the second-tier European army when it is the most powerful. The level of infantry and grassroots officers is good, but the higher the level, the worse.
And if it is placed on this plane, that is, when confronted below the military level, it belongs to the second-rate in Europe, (of course, it is the elite of the Russian army at the beginning of the war.) Some elite troops are considered to be European quasi-first. For example, the Fukuoka Division has almost the same combat effectiveness as the British and French troops. (Of course, the Anglo-French staff in the Japanese army played a major role.) If it reaches the group army level, when all kinds of long-range cannons, large-caliber siege guns, and train guns are launched, the Japanese will be decisive.
Then after listening to the prince’s analysis, a group of Americans suddenly felt that they were under great pressure, because if nothing else, judging from the current situation, the U.S. Army is absolutely incomparable. As for hitting the Russians? may? probably? almost? Shouldn't it be as good as the beginning of the Russian army?
”In fact, if you consider that the future combat environment is combat on tropical islands in Southeast Asia, Japanese troops who are familiar with the terrain and have conducted targeted training may have an advantage. Especially jungle and mountain combat will be your country’s biggest weakness. After all, your country’s military No similar targeted training has been conducted.” Ruprecht finally sprinkled salt on the American heart.
As for the combat effectiveness of the US military? It can only be said that you can’t expect the U.S. military that has not participated in the war to have a good record. In fact, the performance of the Americans on the battlefield in history can only be described in general, even in the Battle of Saint-Mière. In the first American-led war, the Americans won, and the exchange ratio was very beautiful. But if you look at the power balance between the two sides, it can only be said that there is nothing to be proud of.
The U.S. Army has concentrated 17 infantry divisions (including 3 French divisions) on the front line. The opponents are 7 broken divisions and 3 reserve divisions. The strength of the army is as high as doubled. The artillery division has 2,900 artillery against Germany 560. The aircraft division 1,100 vs. 200 tanks, the U.S. military has 273 tanks, let alone Germany... The environment in which the two sides are fighting is not an extreme environment like island operations or mountain operations similar to World War II. Winning this kind of battle is actually not something to be proud of...