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Chapter 1369 11368 In the turbulent European battlefield, spillover effects have already occurred

Due to the emergence of many new weapons such as tanks and aircraft, trench warfare was relatively rarely used on the European battlefield during World War II. In contrast, the Japanese in the Pacific theater heavily defended many of their islands with a series of deeply dug caves and bunkers in the face of overwhelming American artillery and air power.

Yes, under the heavy firepower of aircraft and tanks, islands became one of the few special areas suitable for trench warfare in World War II. Once the war entered a stalemate, trench warfare became the mainstream of confrontation between the two sides.

The process is actually very simple. The vanguard force that successfully lands on the beach will establish a beachhead position under the cover of naval guns and bombers. Cover the landing ship to dock and send subsequent large forces to Sicily. In order to withstand the indiscriminate bombing of Allied battleships and bombers, and to prevent the Allied armored forces from advancing in depth, the German and Italian forces would dig trenches as soon as possible.

After many confrontations, occupations and counter-occupations, a relatively stable position will emerge. Thus, similar to the trench system typical of World War I, it consisted of a series of two, three, four, or more trench lines, parallel to each other and at least a mile deep. Each trench was dug in a zigzag pattern so that an enemy standing at one end could not fire along the edge. Each of the main trenches was connected to each other and to the rear by a series of communication trenches running roughly perpendicular to them. Food, ammunition, fresh troops, and mail were all transported through these trenches. The intricate network of trenches included command posts, forward supply depots, first aid stations, kitchens and toilets. The most important thing was that the machine gun positions could resist attacks, and the "Sicilian trench system" with deep enough air raid shelters to cover the troops' air defenses came into being.

There was an even more unfavorable situation for the Allies. Because it was too close to the Italian mainland, the Allied combined fleet was unable to effectively block the Strait of Messina. This allowed the German-Italian armored forces and air combat forces to effectively support the island defense forces in the "Sicilian Trench System".

About the tragic battle to seize the island during World War II. You might as well refer to the last battle between the U.S. and Japanese armies in the Pacific Theater and the largest amphibious landing battle - the Battle of Okinawa. The U.S. military has assembled 1500 combat ships and auxiliary ships, including aircraft carriers and battleships, eight divisions of landing troops with 24 troops, and a total force of 45 land, sea and air forces, determined to open the last barrier that Japan relies on to protect its homeland. In order to keep the U.S. military out of the homeland, the Japanese army did not hesitate to use the battleship Yamato as a suicide weapon, used 2000 fighter planes as suicide planes, and gathered 12 elite troops to fight the U.S. military to the end. The bloody battle that lasted 82 days left the Japanese army with more than 10 corpses on Okinawa. Only 7000 people surrendered, and 7830 aircraft and 20 ships were lost. The US military suffered 7.5 casualties, losing 763 aircraft, 404 ships, and 372 tanks. Thousands more committed suicide after the war, 2 suffered mental disorders, and 1.4 retired from active service. Army Lieutenant General Buckner became the highest ranking US military general killed in the Pacific Theater. 10 Okinawan indigenous people also died in this battle to seize the island, and those who were lucky enough to survive had to face their shattered homes.

So a few weeks after the Battle of Okinawa, the U.S. military used atomic bombs to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki, hastening Japan's unconditional surrender.

You know, if you compare the military industrial system and war equipment, the Japanese army in the Pacific Theater is far inferior to the German-Italian Allied Forces in Europe.

In addition, Sicily has a completely different strategic location from the Okinawa Islands, which is isolated overseas. It is only separated from the Italian mainland by the Strait of Messina. What's even more frightening is that in "The Great Battle", in 1943 under the "cross-plot fusion time and space where the World War II-like plot fragments are similar and blended", the Allies not only failed to complete the "Manhattan Project", but were also attacked by the Third Reich's "Revenge Weapons Plan" Be the first.

Although, the fall of Sicily was almost a foregone conclusion for the senior officials of the Third Reich. It is almost a foregone conclusion that the Anglo-American Allied Forces, which can be consumed in large quantities, will no longer be able to launch a larger-scale European landing war during the period of strategic opportunities.

On the turbulent European battlefield, spillover effects have already occurred.

In the Battle of Stalingrad that ended on February 1943, 2, a total of one million people died on both sides. The German Sixth Army had 2 people, 26 of whom were besieged, and only 91000 returned to Germany alive after the war. At the most intense stage of the battle, both sides invested more than 5000 million troops, 200 tanks, more than 2000 aircraft, and 2300 artillery and mortars. In the two months of September and October 25000, only five Soviet infantry divisions crossed the river for reinforcements, while the German army invested no less than 1942 infantry divisions and 9 armored brigades as reinforcements. Its first-line division often suffered casualties reaching 10%, with only 70 or 30 people left in a company. The number of troops deployed by the German army in Stalingrad increased from the initial twenty-five divisions to fifty-one divisions. From July to November 40, the German army lost a total of 1942 officers and soldiers, more than 7 tanks, more than 11 artillery pieces, and more than 70 aircraft.

There is one more point that must be mentioned.

During the war, the Soviet Railways transported 30 wagonloads of military equipment to the Stalingrad area. During the entire battle, a total of 9568 wagons of ammunition and 8353 wagons of artillery shells were consumed, which exceeded 13% of the amount of artillery shells consumed in the battle to capture Berlin. Enemy-annihilation battalions were established in various factories and enterprises in Stalingrad, and more than 80000 people were added to the Red Army. Most of those who stayed in the factory continued to produce. For example, various factories in Kirov District only retained 10% to 15% of their workers at most, but they produced 5000 tons of food, 100 tons of mustard oil, 67 tons of soap, 12000 bottles of mixed fuel, 5000 military stoves, 1300 On July 1942, 7 alone, various mines in Stalingrad supplied more than 8 pieces of front-line tanks, artillery and mortars.

World War II was undoubtedly the pinnacle of rail transportation.

It is said that the Soviet Union, which is preparing for a major counterattack, is also stepping up the development of track-changing trains so that military trains can smoothly transition from the wide gauge 1528 mm railway left over from the Tsarist era to the 1435 mm standard gauge used in Germany and the German-occupied areas. In order to continuously transport strategic materials, the Soviet Union's top leaders have issued a plan to expand the Trans-Siberian Railway. First among them was the expansion of many single-track sections into double tracks.

"Free Gauge Train ('FGT' for short)" is a train that can change the gauge. It is a vehicle designed to solve the problem of direct operation between routes with different gauges. Japan has been developing convertible gauge high-speed railway trains since 1994. Its purpose is to allow trains to run on the 1067 mm narrow gauge track commonly used in Japan and the Shinkansen track built using 1435 mm standard gauge. Its purpose is to allow the same train to run on the Shinkansen and the Zairai Line successively ("Jairai Line" is a railway term in Japan, derived from the Japanese word "zairai", which means "always, always, existing"). ”. It refers to other railway lines besides the Shinkansen (i.e. high-speed railway), including those of the old Japan Railways (JR) and other private railway companies), thereby increasing the route variation of trains and reducing The number of passenger transfers.

In fact, if the Nazi Third Reich had not fallen, FGT orbit-changing technology would have been realized earlier, similar to orbital cruise technology.

This was obviously not good news for the Third Reich. But it’s good news for the “SA3 Sisterhood” that is currently expanding.