Chapter 320: The Japanese Who Are Too Conservative
As a result, although the Japanese army encountered the Anti-Union 40 automatic rifle in the Northeast Theater, it encountered the M-Garand semi-automatic rifle, M-Carbine and Thomson submachine gun of the US Army in the Pacific Theater. Their allies, the Germans, were already heavily using the G-43 semi-automatic rifle and the G-44 automatic rifle on the European theater. However, he can only use the old-fashioned bolt-action rifle to face the overwhelming infantry fire of the enemy.
Even after four or three years, a huge number of troops were consumed on various battlefields, and it was no longer possible to ensure the training of new recruits as it did at the beginning of the war. The quality of the soldiers also declined quite quickly, and even the Japanese army of old men and young soldiers appeared. Nor did it equip its troops with automatic weapons in large quantities to compensate for the lack of training with firepower density when its elite military policy could no longer be sustained.
The reason why they did not change in the early stage was that for the Japanese base camp, as long as they could not use their own standard ammunition light weapons, no matter how good their performance was, they would not be equipped with them. And it is also quite shameful to rely on the rate of fire rather than the accuracy of fire to suppress the enemy. Even if the troops below suffer a lot of losses, they will not change their opinions.
The high-level thinks that the rate of fire is not comparable, so it is completely possible to fight with them with bayonets, and it is better than the distance. If they cannot be suppressed within 400 meters, can they be suppressed with accurate fire from 400 meters away by taking advantage of the characteristics of the Japanese army's general excellent shooting technology? It's really not possible, you can increase the number of sniper rifles for front-line combat units, and the empire is not without sniper rifles.
The manufacture of sniper rifles, which can be improved from ordinary rifles, is much easier and more cost-effective than the production of automatic rifles. With the quality of the Japanese army's individual soldiers, it is still very easy to train a large number of battlefield snipers who can shoot accurately from a distance of 400 meters.
As for how many of the Japanese soldiers were able to shoot accurately from a distance of 400 meters, this kind of sniper has almost reached the level of professional snipers. Moreover, with a small number of snipers, whether they can suppress the enemy's overwhelming light weapons fire from a distance of 400 meters is not something that the Japanese military top brass can consider.
In the opinion of some of the Japanese military leaders, they had automatic rifles, and didn't the Imperial Army also have a large number of light and heavy machine guns? If the rifles are all machine guns with the rate of fire, then what do you need machine guns for? All armed with rifles. The effective range of 400 meters, when facing machine guns, is not the same useless?
Is it really not possible to increase the number of light machine guns and use light machine guns against their so-called automatic rifles. Type 38 and Type 99 rifles could not suppress these automatic firearms, and light and heavy machine guns were still fine. In terms of range and lethality, these automatic rifles can also be compared to light and heavy machine guns?
This is the attitude towards semi-automatic rifles, and the Japanese will not imitate fully automatic rifles that cost more bullets. In addition to the relatively short range, fast rate of fire, and some Lang ammunition, which were two shortcomings in the eyes of the Japanese army, the rest of the anti-joint 40 rifles that met the Japanese army's standards in terms of accuracy and certain stabbing ability were stubbornly refused.
What's more, the reconnaissance brigade directly under the reconnaissance brigade is equipped with such a much shorter automatic rifle that cannot fight with a bayonet? In the eyes of the Japanese military leadership, this gun has no points except for the fast rate of fire and the accuracy is acceptable. Just kidding, is a rifle that can't fight a bayonet still called a rifle? And what's the use of only a high rate of fire?
Can't fight bayonets, wait for the bullets to run out in a short time, do you want the imperial soldiers to raise their hands and surrender? White-knuckle warfare is an important means for imperial soldiers to win a decisive victory on the battlefield. Not being able to fight with bayonets is to remove an important tactic in the operations of the Imperial Army. In fighting behind enemy lines, it is all the more necessary to pay attention to cherishing and saving ammunition.
So the remodeling was unsuccessful, coupled with the conservative concept of the top. After several tosses, even if the Japanese army has learned and formed special operations units, they are still armed with Type 38 and Type 99 rifles, Type 99 light machine guns, grenadiers, Type 92 heavy machine guns, and even Type 92 infantry guns.
In addition to a small number of pistols and light weapons, a small number of anti-United Nations 60 mortars, rocket launchers, recoilless guns and other imitations captured by the Japanese army on the battlefield were not equipped with these troops. And would rather let this unit carry the 92 heavy machine gun and the 92 infantry gun to carry out this kind of combat mission.
Because the combat staff of the Japanese army believed that these weapons did have a certain effect and power, and they were also very light. But there will be a flash of fire when it is launched, which will reveal the whereabouts of your own troops. Therefore, although the Japanese army copied some recoilless guns and distributed them to Japanese troops in various places. However, the special forces formed by the Japanese army are still equipped with Japanese standard light weapons.
As for all kinds of tactical training, it mainly adopted the combat method that the Japanese army used to use in sneak attack operations in the course of warfare, that is, to make up reconnaissance behind enemy lines, which was the most standard traditional reconnaissance operation mode in World War II. In addition, in the many battles with the Anti-Japanese Alliance, he learned the skills and tactics of one scale and half a claw.
The general line of thought has not changed the Japanese army's inherent reconnaissance thinking. After such a toss, a good special operations force was not even a 28 tremor in their Northeast dialect. As a result, the Japanese and the Kwantung Army created a group of blind cats.
Of course, when the sneak attack on the Anti-United Nations, it was also equipped with some anti-United Nations weapons captured on the battlefield. However, the main weapons, especially the suppression weapons, were the grenadier canisters and the 92 heavy machine gun, which were trusted by the Japanese army. At a critical moment, a 92 infantry gun will also be carried. Moreover, the saber must also be worn, and this should not be forgotten in any case.
Although there were certain mistakes in the Japanese army's study of special operations tactics and the equipping of its own special forces with weapons and equipment, the Japanese army still did not make any less toss in light weapons. In the words of later generations, although he failed in the end, he tried hard after all.
Although the so-called special forces of the Japanese army have also brought certain losses to the Anti-Japanese Federation. But the losses on the battlefield far outweighed the gains. And in a short period of time, he suffered heavy losses by the anti-union fight, and finally reluctantly withdrew from the battlefield.
Although there was a certain misjudgment, it was generally in accordance with Yang Zhen's judgment, and it did not make Guo Bingxun's worries come true. But there is one point, but he and Guo Bingxun have misjudged. That is, the Japanese army's judgment of the military equipment destroyed in this battle, as well as the resilience and determination of the South Manchurian railway system, neither of them expected that the Japanese army would spend so much money.
A considerable part of the factories, limited by the Japanese with financial resources and equipment manufacturing and replenishment capabilities, as well as changes in the battle front, were not able to recover until the end of the war. But for those who can recover, the Japanese have invested in almost crazy means of recovery. Within a short period of time, most of them were back in production.
In particular, the Mukden Arsenal was responsible for almost the entire supply of light weapons and ammunition for the Japanese invasion of China, and nearly half of the Japanese army's light weapons production. Although a third of the machinery and equipment were removed, especially the new ones, they were swept away. Almost all the skilled workers and technicians were swept away.
The few fish that slipped through the net were simply not able to afford the restoration of an arsenal. However, after the war, the Japanese army headquarters recruited a number of Korean technicians and workers from the Incheon Arsenal in Korea, as well as the Tokyo Arsenal and the Osaka Artillery Factory in the mainland, and most of the equipment from the Pyongyang branch factory was added to the arsenal.
And several arsenals set up by the Chinese Dispatch Army in Guannai, all the workers and equipment, and technicians were all merged into the Mukden Arsenal. A large number of technicians were mobilized from China to repair the power transmission and transformation equipment and transportation system that had been blown up in a short period of time.
Less than two months after the end of the campaign, the Mukden Arsenal resumed production. Although there is no way to compare the output with the previous supply of the entire Japanese army invading China, the light weapons and ammunition can basically meet the needs of the Kwantung Army after the war. It can also provide a part of the small arms and ammunition for the Japanese army in the Kannai.
Even in the past four or three years, the intensity of the bombing of the Japanese mainland by the Anti-Japanese Union and the US military has become more and more intense, and the output of the arsenal has been sharply reduced due to the fierce bombing, and even the mainland and North Korea have fallen into a situation where it is impossible to start work. The base camp of the Japanese army took advantage of the fact that South Manchuria was located in northeast China, and the Anti-Japanese Union bombed it, but it never encountered a fierce bombing situation.
The entire Tokyo Army Arsenal and the main body of the Incheon Engineer Factory were relocated to Luda and Dandong. The light weapons part of the Kokura Arsenal and the Incheon Arsenal were relocated to Mukden and merged with the Mukden Arsenal to ensure the supply of weapons and ammunition for the army.
There was no way, the Anti-Japanese Union bombed the Japanese military industrial bases in Japan and Korea almost without mercy. Moreover, carpet bombing was specially adopted to bomb cities with dense Japanese military industries. Trying to uproot Japan's local military production capacity from the roots.
But for South Manchuria, where a large number of Chinese gathered, except for the Lushun naval base, which was bombed by the Americans. The bombing of the entire South Manchurian region was like a drop in water. At most, come over every three or five times, and throw a few small bombs meaning, meaning. Compared to the bombed mess of the Japanese mainland, the whole of Nanman is unusually safe and quiet.
It was bombed by the increasing intensity of the anti-United Nations, and as the war developed, more and more bombers were also deployed to bomb Japan. The bombed Japanese Army, which was barely able to stand on its own soil, could only find a place to move its arsenal.
Otherwise, what should I do and watch these damned Chinese blow up the arsenal and the city where the arsenal is located? The damned Chinese are like a group of tarsal maggots staring at the army. As long as there are army arsenals, all of them are bombed by them.
And the naval bases and arsenals that are close at hand, even if they are within their bombing targets, do not lift a finger. In half a year, the output of the six major local arsenals plus the North Korean Incheon arsenal has dropped by half. If it continues to be bombed like this, I am afraid that all the guns and artillery of the army units on the front line will run out of food.
Although they have always liked to use knives in the back and yin people, they have always been Japanese who are clever and ruthless, and they know in their hearts what the idea of the Anti-Japanese Federation is fighting in this way. They knew very well that the goal of these Chinese was to force them to move their factories to Manchuria so that they could attack on the ground.
When these arsenals fall into their hands, they can immediately become powerful helpers in their own military production, doubling their military production capacity in a short period of time. At that time, the military production capacity of the Imperial Army will be reduced by half, and it will not be able to replenish the battle losses, and the strength will be reduced by one and the other.
Even if they didn't have this idea, once the merged Mukden Arsenal encountered any danger, it would definitely have a fatal impact on the replenishment of the Imperial Army's weapons and equipment, especially the replenishment of light weapons. Even if they didn't have the idea of taking the arsenal as their own, they definitely had the idea of ending it in one pot.