The Rise of the Third Reich

"Ludwig, you are interfering in Japan's internal affairs!"

Upon hearing the "suggestion" put forward by Herschmann, Karl Haushofer immediately shook his head, "Japan is not Britain and France after all. They are not countries defeated by us, but our allies!"

Britain and France are now also allies of Germany, but their nature is different from that of Japan and Rome. Britain and France followed after being defeated by Germany. It is natural for Germany to interfere in the military production of these two countries. Japan is a completely independent and powerful country, but it is so far away from Germany. Why should it listen to Germany?

"Doctor," Hessman said with a smile, "In addition to suggesting that Japan adjust its research and development direction of aviation weapons, we will also suggest that Japan stop its existing tank projects and disband its existing tank divisions, brigades and Regiments, and no new tank divisions, brigades and regiments will be formed.

Japan should concentrate on producing self-propelled anti-tank weapons similar to the Weasel tank destroyer, split its large tank troops into battalion-level units, and equip them with the Japanese version of the Weasel tank destroyer. This kind of tank destroyer battalion is the organization needed for island defense operations. Its purpose is to fight against the landing American amphibious tanks. A large tank force is meaningless to Japan and is just a waste of gasoline. "

In theory, tanks and tank destroyers should work together. However, the tanks that the Japanese can currently design and produce cannot deal with the American "Xie Mantou" at all, and they are basically useless products. If the Japanese definitely want tanks, Germany can definitely provide some captured T-34s and KV-1s - considering the quality of Russian tanks and the deceptive Russian 76mm guns and the short-lived 57mm guns, the T-34 and KV-1 are not of much significance to Japan, but they are definitely better than their own things.

"But Japan has a lot of interests in Manchuria. If the large-scale armored forces are cancelled, their interests in Manchuria will be threatened." Karl Haushofer is a "Japanese-knowledge faction" in Germany and is well aware of Manchuria's influence on Japan. importance.

"They can choose Manchuria," Hersman said, "and give up everything they can get from us! Because we don't think Japan has the ability to defeat the United States and China and the Soviet Union at the same time... In fact, the United States alone will require Japan to deal with it with all its strength .

Therefore, they should not place their precious troops and technical units in areas such as Manchuria that have no decisive significance. If Japan were defeated in the Pacific, they would lose not only Manchuria, but everything! "

Although there is no 9.18 incident in this time and space, the Manchuria region is still actually controlled by Japan. Through the support of pro-Japanese warlord forces, Japan is able to station a large army in Manchuria.

According to information obtained by Germany, Japan's Kwantung Army currently has 24 infantry divisions, 2 tank divisions, 3 independent tank brigades, 1 cavalry group, 1 flying group, and 3 independent heavy artillery regiments. teams and dozens of independent brigades. The total strength exceeds 700,000, with more than 1,000 various tanks/self-propelled artillery, more than 1,500 aircraft (commonly used), and more than 3,000 various artillery pieces (excluding mortars and grenades).

Such a large army, claiming to defend Manchuria against the Soviet Union, was actually a waste of Japan's limited resources.

The most inexplicable thing is that when the Soviet Union and Germany went to war (which meant that the Soviet threat to Manchuria had been lifted), the Kwantung Army also organized a "Kwantung Army Special Exercise" involving 26 divisions, which wasted a lot of Gasoline and ammunition.

Subsequently, the Japanese military used preparations for the invasion of the Soviet Union as an excuse to strengthen the strategic resource reserves of the Kwantung Army. A large amount of combat supplies were transported from the mainland, and gasoline alone could be used by various Kwantung Army departments for 5 months!

And now, the Japanese military is preparing to massively expand its armored forces - these are all oil tiger troops! Even daily training will consume a lot of fuel (if you don't train, you can save fuel, but what's the use of troops who don't train?). This kind of waste is simply a suicide after the Panama Battle.

Moreover, after the offensive and defensive changes in the Pacific battlefield, Japan must deploy heavy troops on many islands. Where did this heavy army come from? Aren’t the 26 divisions of the Kwantung Army ready-made heavy troops? Just in time, they were all sent to defend the island in the Pacific. The tank divisions and brigades were also divided into groups and sent to the island. The pilots of the 2nd Aviation Group under the Kwantung Army could also be used to supplement the losses of the navy, and gasoline was also donated to train pilots. .

"In addition, the Japanese Navy's ship production must also undergo major adjustments." Hersman said about the new aid conditions, "Except for aircraft carriers, battleships, heavy cruisers and light cruisers that can be completed within 1944, the rest All large surface ships under construction were stopped, and efforts were concentrated on the modification of existing ships and the construction of destroyers. Japan had too few destroyers, and only 70 of them could not cope with the climax of the U.S. submarine war, at least before the end of 1944. Increase the number of destroyers to 200."

"But with the existing fleet of aircraft carriers, the Japanese simply cannot win the decisive battle in the Pacific." Karl Haushofer shook his head and said. "As far as I know, the Japanese Navy is preparing to build a large number of Unryu-class aircraft carriers for mobile defense operations in the Pacific. If possible, they also want us to help build some Unryu-class aircraft carriers."

"This is all a dream. The Japanese can't defeat the United States in the first place!" Hersman smiled faintly, "And no matter how hard they try, they can't compete with the United States in terms of the number of aircraft and aircraft carriers... The Japanese can only compete with one Things are life!”

Hersman saw this very clearly. It was impossible for the Japanese to rely on advanced aircraft and ace pilots to persist. Because the Americans now have very good piston fighters (P51, F4U, F6F and F8F, etc.). Moreover, the training standards of American pilots are strict, and there is no shortage of veterans who have been trained in Europe (most of these people serve as instructors). Even if Japan gains an advantage with the full support of Germany, it will not be overwhelming. At most, it is a level of 1 Japanese pilot for 2 American pilots. Considering that Japan's oil volume is only 3% of that of the United States, a 1:2 exchange ratio cannot change Japan's fate.

But Japan also has its own advantages, that is, it dares to fight! In the original history, Japan organized and mobilized thousands of Kamikaze special agents, and 1,298 Kamikaze aircraft were actually put into combat.

Although only about 5% hit the target and did not achieve much results, this does not mean that the "Kamikaze Special Agent" tactics are wrong. It's just that the Japanese rushed into battle and messed up something that could have been successful.

However, Hessman was deliberate and had been preparing suicide weapons for the Japanese devils long ago. Now he has a very mature product - the V1-J series of manned models of the V1 missile.

According to the map deduction held by the German Naval Aviation Command, as long as the Japanese can come up with 1,500 "flying death soldiers", strictly train according to the teaching materials compiled by the German Naval Aviation, and then use the high-quality German-made V1-J manned rocket missiles, they can ensure a 20% hit rate.

If the exchange ratio of one missile to one ship can be achieved, the Americans will lose up to 300 ships. Although it may not be possible to turn defeat into victory, it will definitely cause heavy losses to the United States.

Finally, Hersman said to Karl Haushofer: "Doctor, now we have given Japan the only route to fight against the United States in the Pacific. If you want to summarize it, it is to concentrate forces to defend and add a suicidal counterattack... If the Japanese can accept it, then we will provide Japan with lend-lease materials to help them fight. If the Japanese do not accept it, then the Lend-Lease Act cannot be implemented, because Germany does not have so many materials to waste in a war that is doomed to fail." "They will not accept it," Karl Haushofer frowned and shook his head and said, "At least... Under the current situation, the Japanese will not accept it. And Japan also has its own national conditions. The plan you proposed has a huge impact on the interests of the Japanese Army. It is simply to make the army dependent on the navy, which is difficult for the Japanese Army to accept." "It's originally a Pacific War," Hersman shrugged, "If the navy is not the main force, how can this Pacific War be fought?" He smiled coldly, "What happens in Japan is their own business. If they are unwilling to accept our conditions, then forget about the Lend-Lease Act." Haushofer seemed to want to fight for it, he said: "Ludwig, you are too Ignore the role of Japan. Without Japan to contain the United States, we will also be under great pressure in the Atlantic. "

"Bring out thousands of 40mm anti-aircraft guns, millions of tons of cargo tankers, hundreds of large-caliber coastal defense guns, countless ammunition, more than 1,000 Ju88 bombers, and 1,500 V1 manned missiles, and help train missile pilots... These materials may cost 2 billion European marks!" Hersman smiled bitterly and said, "Doctor, isn't this enough help? After all, we are not the United States, and we don't have nearly unlimited resources to waste. So we must ensure Every European mark was used in the most valuable place.

If the Japanese are unwilling to follow our correct advice and abuse their own and our limited resources. Then instead of giving Japan a blood transfusion through the Lend-Lease Act, it is better to use the limited supplies on the Soviet-German battlefield... As long as we can force the Soviet Union to accept the peace conditions we proposed, we can still maintain a stalemate with the United States in the Atlantic. Moreover, we will soon have the ultimate weapon that can deter the United States from invading Europe. "

Karl Haushofer knew what the "ultimate weapon" was. He himself was the head of the U Engineering Committee.

He nodded and sighed: "In this case, let the Japanese choose their own future. I hope they will make the right choice."

Hersmann smiled and said: "Don't worry now, there is still time... The Japanese still have a lot of capital and can't lose it all at once. When they lose a little more, they will know that what we point out is actually Japan's only way out! "