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The Japanese Army’s dispatched forces are launching a strategic offensive against the Yamashiro government, but the Japanese Navy in the Pacific region is struggling to resist the US attack.

These island atolls in the northern part of the Marshall Islands are all occupied and defended by the Japanese Navy. There are a large number of naval personnel and the Japanese Army’s First Sea Mobile Brigade. There are also three detachments with a combined strength of more than 10,000. .

"Kun Shimada is right. We know the strategic intentions of the U.S. Navy, as well as the base camp. It is no longer realistic to assist the Marshall Islands. The U.S. Navy and Army use several times more force than the defenders. "

"According to the garrison of the Kwajalein Atoll’s report to the Military Command, the fourth division of the Marine Corps was used for landing in the north, with three battleships, six cruisers, three escort aircraft carriers, 61 destroyers, 48 ​​landing ships, and 11 A minesweeper and so on."

"The Southern Landing Group is the 7th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. It is equipped with four battleships, four cruisers, three escort aircraft carriers, 20 destroyers, 56 landing ships, and nine minesweepers."

"What kind of troop allocation is this? All the garrisons in our entire Marshall Islands add up to only one-fifth of the others. How can we fight?" Matsushima Keizami said with a wry smile.

Kwajalein Atoll is the base center of the Japanese navy and army defense in the Marshall Islands. In January of the 30th year of the Republic of China, the Japanese Navy’s Sixth Patrol Command was established, with Rear Admiral Akiyama Monzo as its commander.

There are more than 4,000 naval personnel stationed on the island, about 2,700 military personnel, and more than 1,000 Japanese Army garrison troops.

The north end of the reef of Kwajalein Atoll is Roy Island and its neighboring Namur Island, connected by a long bank, also known as Roy-Namur Island.The Japanese army built a three-runway airport on Roy Island, and built barracks and other military facilities on Namur Island.

The Twenty-fourth Air Force Command of the Japanese Navy is located on Namur Island, which is also the central air base in the Marshall Islands.There are about 3,000 Japanese troops stationed on Roy-Namur Island, of which half are air force personnel, under the unified command of Major General Michiyuki Yamada, commander of the 24th Air Force.

At this point, the force has to withstand the artillery attack of a division of the U.S. Marine Corps, an infantry division of the U.S. Army, seven battleships and 81 destroyers. In addition, the U.S. Naval aviation is still continuously bombing and strafing. Just think about it. My heart trembled.

"I know some of the conditions in the Marshall Islands. The most important ones are the three places, Kwajalein Atoll, Roy-Namur Island, and Eniwitok Atoll. The original force is not enough, and there is no way to strengthen each other. In the absence of domestic support, it is only a matter of time before the garrison is loyal to the empire and the emperor."

"The power gap between the empire and the United States is too great. Whether it is economic, industrial, or demographic basis, it is no wonder that Marshal Yamamoto and some high-level navy generals did not agree to war against the United States." Ono said.

Eniwetok Atoll is the largest atoll in the northwest of the Marshall Islands. It is more than 300 nautical miles away from Kwajalein Atoll and is an excellent ship berth.

In March of the 32nd year of the Republic of China, the Japanese army built a bomber runway of more than 1,000 meters long for the landing and use of planes traveling between the Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands and the Caroline Islands.

Since October of the Republic of China, the 61st Guard of the Japanese Navy was responsible for the defense. In January of this year, the Japanese Army’s Marine Mobile First Brigade was ordered to deploy its main units in Eniwei on the atoll. On the three islands of Tok, Ngibi and Pali, the headquarters is located on Pali Island.

Before the U.S. counterattack, there were more than 2,700 Japanese garrisons on the islands of Ekwitok Atoll, plus more than 3,500 survey and engineering personnel.

Think about the attack lineup of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet this time, and then think about the defense lineup of the entire Japanese navy and army. There will be no hope, some only despair!

"If the Marshall Islands all fall into the hands of the U.S. military, it would be equivalent to opening the door to the Mariana Islands. Now the enemy is strong and we are weak. If the absolute defensive circle is broken, the Mariana Islands will fall. Put the empire within the range of the US Air Force."

"According to information from the Imperial Intelligence Department, the newly equipped B-29 strategic bomber of the United States is equipped with four engines, has a bomb load of up to nine tons, has a maximum range of more than 5,600 kilometers, and a combat radius of astonishing 28. More than a hundred kilometers."

"The distance between the Mariana Islands and our homeland is only more than 2,500 kilometers. This also means that the U.S. Air Force's strategic bombers took off from the Mariana Islands and dropped bombs over cities in the mainland. Fly back calmly!" Kodama and Shifu said.

Chatting with Japanese navy staff and intelligence personnel has such advantages. Chen Mingxiang clearly imagined the plight that Japan is facing today. How can I say that as long as the US military occupy the Mariana Islands, Japan will be bombed.

Industrial production capacity also determines the war potential of a country. The bombing of Japanese factories is a disaster for the frontline army. A large number of combat materials will not be able to be replenished, and combat capabilities will be greatly weakened. It created conditions for a counterattack against the Shancheng government army and underground party army.

What's more gratifying is that the US Navy will gradually cut off the shipping lanes between Japan and China, and cut off the shipping lanes between Japan and Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian countries. It will not get blood transfusions from the occupied areas itself, forming a vicious circle.

"Don't be discouraged. The Mariana Islands are the key support part of the empire's absolute defense circle. The army is stationed there with heavy troops. It is definitely not the combat capability of the Marshall Islands. I believe it can withstand the attack of the US army."

"Furthermore, the combined fleet of the Imperial Navy will not make the U.S. Navy so arrogant. As long as the opposing ship can't get close to the Mariana Islands, everything will have a turnaround." Chen Mingxiang said.

The people present changed the subject and talked about other things. They didn't mention the Marshall Islands anymore. Of course, in the face of Chen Mingxiang's trust, they couldn't say anything else.

The strength of the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy is much clearer than the layman Chen Mingxiang. The US Navy’s main aircraft carrier plus light aircraft carrier and escort aircraft carrier are dozens of ships at every turn, but the combined fleet of aircraft carriers can be less than ten. Play!

The U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet has more than 20 cruisers, the combined fleet has only fourteen, the U.S. Navy has 170 destroyers, and the combined fleet has only more than 30. How to fight?