Chapter 1167: On War
"Mr. Instructor, this second battle for sovereignty over the Falklands initiated by the Argentine government, all the army and air force, including the airborne troops and other participating units, are mainly based in Rio Gallegos, a major city in southern Argentina."
"There are air bases and army bases, and it is only more than 500 kilometers away from Great Malvina Island, which is West Falkland, and less than 700 kilometers away from East Falkland, and even a Licorn heavy transport helicopter can be there in two hours to carry out a landing operation."
"The Navy has been training near the port of Santa Cruz, and when the big war approaches, the aircraft carrier battle group will depart from the port of Blanca and blockade the waters around the Falklands, and the Brazilian Navy will cooperate to create obstacles to the British Navy's transportation."
"The second battle group departed from Rio Grande in southern Argentina, with the battleship as the flagship and went straight to Stanley, blockading the capital of the Falklands. Argentina's defense minister pointed to the sand table and made a brief introduction.
At this moment, Wu Chen, wearing the military uniform of a six-star general of the Golden Triangle Federation, stood next to the sand table and stared, completely entering the confrontation deduction mode of the second war. He casually took over the battle plan, and the thick document bag was marked with a top-secret logo in three fonts: Huaxia, English, and Spanish.
The only people who can see this combat plan are these high-ranking generals in the secret room of the base headquarters, and the specially made special safe, which must be opened by the defense minister and the head of the military expert group, using two keys and two sets of passwords, and are guarded by military police day and night, which is the brainchild of more than $200 billion in Argentina.
In order to regain the Falklands, regain sovereignty over its own territory, and obtain the abundant oil and gas resources in the surrounding waters, the Argentine Government has gritted its teeth and tightened its belts from top to bottom, and has been squeezing out more than $200 billion from the treasury.
Seventy percent of the share was given to mercenary regiments to purchase sophisticated weapons and equipment and to train modern combat skills; the navy and air force are both branches of the armed forces that burn money; 20 percent of the original weapons and equipment of some navies and air forces have been upgraded, and more than half of this money has also been earned by mercenary regiments, and the remaining 10 percent have been divided among arms manufacturers in Europe and the United States, and the remaining 10 percent have been modernized military facilities.
The British government also felt the pressure of the war, in addition to constantly asking the US government for help and increasing weapons and equipment for the army, the famous MI6 also sent the most elite agents to the Argentine Ministry of Defense and the command of various services to take action to collect intelligence on many occasions, and even did not hesitate to expose some hidden stakes, but the combat plan obtained was only a cover-up.
What MI6 does not know is that all the operational programs of the Second Falklands War in Argentina were done not in the operations department of the Ministry of Defense, but in the war room of the naval base of the mercenary regiment Puerto Madryn. As for the program-making meeting chaired by the Minister of Defense himself, it was all fake.
Now the two sides do not know that there are nearly 8 billion tons of oil hidden in the waters near the islands, so the mercenaries have made great efforts to help Argentina, and the oil and gas resources near the Falklands are exploited by the Golden Triangle Federal Oil Group and the Golden Triangle Federal Gas Group, and the Argentine government only asks for its own land.
"I have roughly read the plan, to be honest, the performance is decent, and there is nothing that makes me feel bright, the idea is very clear, Argentina wants to use its geographical advantage to fight a war of attrition with the United Kingdom, the other party's transportation and supply lines are too long, coupled with the interference of the Brazilian and Venezuelan navies, it will not be able to hold on for a long time, this is a more secure way to play."
"In this upcoming war, Argentina has actually occupied the right time, place and many advantages, as long as the preparations are done in place, there is not much suspense about victory, the British army that came to protect the Falklands, even if the combat effectiveness is higher than yours, but after a long time, it can't withstand the financial pressure, and it costs too many resources for the so-called Falklands, which is not what the selfish aristocratic lords do."
"The first point, fools understand things, but I don't really understand, everyone is a soldier, and the best defense is to attack, I don't need to teach you this truth, right? Why do you have to wait for others to beat you in this combat plan, and what is the reason for being passively beaten? ”
"From this, it can be judged that the Argentine military has no sense of initiative at all, and it is the powerful modern British army that caused you to fear in the First Falklands War, and only dare to fight each other at home. Since we have made up our minds to go to war, winning or losing once or twice is nothing, and war is the best classroom for testing and improving combat effectiveness. ”
"We all know that war, especially modern war, is fought against the economy and money, and the British government can't afford it, so can the Argentine government afford it? Military personnel defend their families and defend the country and solve problems, not to create difficulties for the country. ”
"Your Argentine government and military spent tens of billions of dollars to buy the world's most sophisticated weapons and equipment from mercenaries, and that's how they used it? Even if the British Navy dispatches a two-carrier battle group, it will not be able to withstand the number of anti-ship missiles of several hundred, and they will not be able to intercept them without the Aegis combat system. ”
"Let's put it this way, the level of British weaponry is not as good as yours now, the mercenaries are the most cutting-edge technological products in the 21st century, what does the British Empire have now? It is clear that the war can be ended in a short time, so why do you have to engage in some bullshit war of attrition? Wu Chen said lightly.
His voice was not high, but the weight of these words was very heavy, and it was clear that this battle plan was rejected.
What this strategist meant was to break Britain's determination to defend the Falklands with a sustained offensive, and it also pointed out the current drawback, that is, the Argentine army was not psychologically prepared to fight a tough battle with the British army, and blindly relied on defense to drag down the opponent.
Although the idea is not wrong, it is not very suitable for the second Falklands War, the Argentine army's weapons and equipment technology content is higher than that of the British army, it fights at home, has enough strategic depth, the distance is only a few hundred kilometers, and there are sufficient logistics supplies, such a situation is suitable for taking the initiative, what is there to be afraid of?
Argentina has made a national mobilization in order to recover the sovereignty of the Falklands, and it must be taken, is the British government ready for this?
As long as the navy fails in battle, the only choice for the British government is to surrender, and the army cannot withstand such a war, and it is very difficult to hide in this part of the Falklands.