"Haha, dear Gao, we meet again." As soon as Gao Jianwu landed in Imphal, Colonel Smith came up to him with a smile.
"Hello, dear Colonel Smith!" Gao Jianwu was still very happy to see this old friend so soon. He knew that Colonel Smith had helped a lot in the previous negotiations. He was really an international friend and an old friend. .
"Call me John, dear Gao, I am your adjutant now!" Colonel Smith corrected.
Only then did Gao Jianwu realize that in order to gain full support from the beautiful country, he agreed to let the other party send people to the headquarters to serve as consultants.
Unexpectedly, it was Smith himself who came in person.
"Okay, dear John, I'm very happy to see you here. With your joining, our army will become even more powerful." Gao Jianwu responded to Colonel Smith's enthusiasm in a kind and gentle manner.
"Okay, let's not waste time in these places, Gao, come here, I'll show you some good things." Smith led Gao Jianwu quickly out of the airstrip.
Then he jumped on a jeep and drove Gao Jianwu to a place.
Under rows of simple roofs camouflaged with camouflage, neat rows of cannons stood impressively.
"24 m-114a1 155mm howitzers, 48 m2a1 105mm howitzers, and 64 m1a1 75mm howitzers. How about it, Gao, as your old friend, are you satisfied with my meeting gift?" Colonel Smith's portrait One child said proudly, showing off.
Seeing that these coveted main battle weapons are now in place, Gao Jianwu is ecstatic. It's so cool to have so many big guys playing with them just here.
Of course he knew that so many cannon would not have been obtained without Colonel Smith's efforts in it.
Because he knew very well that another expeditionary force would never receive such treatment.
Although for the United States, this is just a drop in the bucket.
"Of course, dear John, I dare say there is no better gift than this." Gao Jianwu replied with a smile.
"Can you briefly introduce the performance of these weapons?" Gao Jianwu asked, actually giving Colonel Smith a chance to show off.
Because Gao Jianwu knew that people in the beautiful country have more or less a peacock character.
"Of course, no problem, just like it. The m-114a1 155mm howitzer is the main artillery that we equipped our troops on a large scale only last year. The rifling is 25 times longer than the caliber. It is equipped with grenades, anti-personnel submunitions, smoke bombs, illumination bombs, etc., and has a range of About 15 kilometers!
The m2a1 105mm howitzer has a muzzle velocity of 472 meters per second, a maximum range of 11 kilometers, and a maximum rate of fire of 16 rounds per minute. It is our main support artillery at the division level.
As for the M1A1 75mm howitzer, this is a front-line support type. Its characteristic is that it is light. The whole gun weighs only 653 kilograms. It can be towed by our Willy jeep for highway maneuvers.
The gun has a maximum range of 9,000 meters and a rate of fire of 5 rounds per minute. It can also be towed by mules and horses and disassembled into several parts for camel carriage. It can still be maneuvered in mountainous areas without roads! "Colonel Smith said with great detail.
Of course Gao Jianwu didn't know anything about these cannons, he had studied them before coming here. Compared with the same type of artillery of the Little Devil, everything in the Beautiful Country is a little bit stronger. The biggest difference is that the American-made artillery is farther in range!
Even though it's not too far away, it's only a few hundred meters or more than a thousand meters away. In front of a map expert like Gao Jianwu, he can beat the little Japanese's artillery completely without temper!
Because Gao Jianwu can command the artillery to hit the Japanese artillery, but the Japanese artillery can only watch!
It can be said that if there is an artillery duel, the little devil will be completely defeated!
"That's great. These little guys are great. I like them very much. John, I promise you, these little guys will beat the hell out of the little devil!" Gao Jianwu waved his hand and said in a tone that beautiful Chinese people are accustomed to. .
"Just like it. In terms of light weapons, I have only raised 20,000 infantry weapons for you. In other words, if you are damaged now, I will not have spare ones to replace you." Colonel Smith said briefly Said with some regret.
"According to your list, 60mm mortars and light machine gun equipment arrived at the squad. And each company received three 80mm mortars and three bazookas.
At the level of your main battalion, I have prepared for you a battery of 12 80mm mortars, 12 37mm anti-tank combat artillery batteries, and a battery of 12 heavy machine guns. and 15 tractor and delivery trucks. "
Smith showed the weapons one by one, and Gao Jianwu listened, with a smile on his face like a blooming flower, which was filled with uncontrollable excitement.
Although he had made this list in a big way, he understood that if this list could be 60% satisfied, it would be thank God.
As for backup replacement, Gao Jianwu didn't even dare to think about it! That is to say, the beautiful country is used to spending a lot of money, so it has so many weapons from its wealth to squander!
Little did Gao Jianwu know that Colonel Smith would volunteer to be his adjutant after seeing an excellent opportunity for meritorious service and promotion.
For his own future, and for the strategic interests of the beautiful country, Colonel Smith also made great efforts, mobilized all his connections, and followed the quartermaster around every day to ensure that all the weapons on this list were in place.
This resulted in the current result.
At the beginning, Gao Jianwu worked hard and did not hesitate to reveal almost all his family assets to conquer Colonel Smith with his strength. The effect is reflected here.
"Thank you very much, my dear John, you are really kind." Gao Jianwu smiled and patted Colonel Smith on the shoulder.
As for the Garand rifle and Springfield sniper rifle, which are the most equipped but not mentioned by Smith, Gao Jianwu has no problem. These light weapons are not a problem, so Smith feels there is no need to mention them, and Gao Jianwu did not ask. In his list, artillery and other special The self-defense weapons configured by the main frontier troops are all m1911 pistols.
Although the firepower is weaker than the 20-ring box cannon, it is more dexterous and reliable.
"John, I think it won't be long before the little devil is in trouble." Gao Jianwu continued. "As long as my people are familiar with these weapons, we can immediately go into battle. I look forward to the day when I can beat the little devils to pieces."
Gao Jianwu knew that this was what Smith and his superiors wanted to hear.
"We are not in such a hurry, dear Gao, the six Mustang fighter jets you requested may have to wait for some time. But in Imphal, we now have Mustang fighter jets for your pilots to familiarize themselves with.
In addition, tanks will need to arrive later. It is not that easy to get these big guys, but similarly, we will also provide a few for training purposes. "Smith responded to Gao Jianwu.
This time the pilot was led by Lu Xingguo, and a total of 12 team members came, all of whom were their former classmates.
Externally they are called the First Flying Squadron of the Second Theater Expeditionary Force Group.
Gao Jianwu heard that tanks and aircraft were undergoing training, and his heart settled down. He was not in a hurry now.
Anyway, he won't move until the weapons and equipment are ready.
There are some things he just says. If he doesn't want to move, there must be countless reasonable reasons.
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To a certain extent, the United States is quite reliable in doing things. During the negotiations, they had already begun to prepare weapons and ammunition, so they were ready so quickly as soon as the negotiations ended.
As soon as the Second Theater Expeditionary Force Group arrived here, it had a full set of weapons for training. Ding Wei, Zhang Dabiao, Chu Yunfei, Xu Shida, and Liu Shiqiang quickly led their own troops into intense training.
Especially Liu Shiqiang's artillery unit is extremely large compared to Jinyang's army. He now has more than 100 cannons and a total of 9 artillery battalions.
According to the weapons, one 155mm heavy artillery regiment, three 105mm howitzer battalions, and four 75mm artillery battalions were directly formed.
This organization is completely capable of forming an artillery division!
It's just that the four 75mm artillery battalions will be directly deployed into the four attack groups after their training matures, and will become the attached artillery of the attack groups to follow them.
Three 105mm howitzer artillery battalions and one 155mm howitzer heavy artillery regiment will become the artillery directly under the group command in the future.
Originally, Colonel Smith thought that artillery training was the most difficult thing to do, but under Gao Jianwu's high-precision map, the accurate grid-like battlefield map issued by Gao Jianwu, and the over-the-horizon artillery quick reference table, the artillery was able to quickly aim at the target. Perform coverage strikes.
Do it directly according to the gourd and draw the scoop, and the effect is also leveraged.
The attack error is basically controlled within a range of 50 meters. Such heavy artillery makes Colonel Smith's eyelids twitch. Under Gao Jianwu's command, this artillery is indeed too powerful. I don't know how this Oriental is so capable. A simple but fairly accurate map can be drawn to guide artillery operations.
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After more than a month of training, all ministries were familiar with the newly issued weapons. The missing tanks and Mustang fighter jets were also in place. The Second Theater Expeditionary Force Attack Group also formally accepted the order of the theater commander and began to attack the little devils. .
The attack was divided into two fronts: north and south.
As the main force of the southern offensive, the target of Gao Jianwu's attack group was Mandalay.
The northern front will be attacked by another expeditionary force, and their goal is Myitkyina.
The Allied forces will follow as a backup force. To put it mildly, these British rabbits who have been discouraged can only follow and fight with the wind.
Gao Jianwu didn't pay attention. He didn't expect these weaklings who were beaten to the point of being unable to fight back.
Facing Gao Jianwu were two divisions of the Little Japanese.
They are the 15th Division and the 22nd Division of the 15th Army of the Little Japanese Army.
In terms of military strength, Gao Jianwu is obviously at an absolute disadvantage. However, due to the beautiful country's air force, which had air superiority, Gao Jianwubing was not afraid and prepared to push all the way along the road.
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