I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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Yamamoto gave a wry smile: "Except for the sunken Hōshō, Kaga, and the Ryujō leased to the Chinese Navy, the Japanese Navy had a total of 13 aircraft carriers (Akagi, 2 Soryu, and 2 Xianghe) before the Southwest Pacific Campaign." , 4 Yamato-class ships, 2 Xiangfeng-class ships, and 2 Feiying-class ships), but in this battle, Soryu and Yamato were sunk, while Hiryu, Xianghe, Zuikaku, Deutschland, and Italy Both the Hayabusa and the Hayato were seriously injured. In the next three months, only the Akagi, Chunghwa, Shoho, Zuiho, and Hiyaka could continue to fight. There are only 5 aircraft carriers, while the U.S. military has 3 or even 4 or 5 ships. The Japanese Navy’s advantage in aircraft carrier strength is not obvious, so I feel very embarrassed. I am very worried that the aircraft carrier of the Japanese Navy will suffer greater losses again.

As time drags on, not only will the Japanese navy fall into a passive position, but the Japanese army will also become more and more difficult on the Australian battlefield, alas!Difficult! "

Jiang Weiguo looked at Yamamoto with sympathetic eyes.

After sighing, Yamamoto realized that he was wasting time, so he smiled and waved his hands: "I lost my composure, and I forgot to talk about business, General Jiang, don't mind!"

Jiang Weiguo smiled and said, "It's all right.

General Yamamoto, what business do you want to talk to me about? "

Yamamoto said: "I came to China to see you this time, not only representing the Japanese Navy, but also representing the Japanese Army.

Regarding the Japanese navy, after the Southwest Pacific Campaign, you, General Jiang, learned that the Japanese navy had captured the USS Saratoga aircraft carrier, and proposed to buy the aircraft carrier from the Japanese navy.

After research, the Japanese Navy decided to agree to the sale. It does not need China to pay for the money, but only needs China to pay for the most urgently needed oil for the Japanese Navy!" Yamamoto did not say the whole thing. A good aircraft carrier, since the aircraft carrier abandoned by the U.S. military was seized, it is natural to repair it and supplement the Japanese Navy itself. However, the shipbuilding experts of the Japanese Navy shook their heads after inspecting Saratoga. The Saratoga is a heavy aircraft carrier. And it is one of the "four major aircraft carrier giants in the world" (the other three are the Lexington of the same level as the Akagi, Kaga, and Saratoga). In fact, the Lexington, Saratoga The displacement exceeds that of Akagi and Kaga (the second ship Lesa has a full load displacement of 43400 tons, Akagi is 41300 tons, and Kaga is 42550 tons.

In other words, the Lexington and the Saratoga were the two largest aircraft carriers in the world at this time. The Lexington, which was originally tied with it as the world's number one, became the world's largest aircraft carrier. It was not until the advent of the Midway-class aircraft carrier with a full-load displacement of 50000 tons that it broke the record. When the Midway-class came out, World War II had already ended), this The characteristics of an aircraft carrier are that the armor is very solid and thick, the defense is very strong, it is very resistant to attack, the speed is also high, and the range is also very long. However, as the price of strengthening the defense, speed, and range, the combat effectiveness has been greatly sacrificed. The number of carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier is not outstanding, only 60000 (for comparison, the Essex-class aircraft carrier has a full load displacement of only 82 tons, but it can carry 3.5 carrier-based aircraft).

The Japanese Navy originally had a strong interest in the Saratoga, and planned to repair it and add it to the Japanese Navy. However, after inspection by experts, it was found that repairing the ship was very difficult because the internal systems of the ship, especially the power system, were damaged. It is very serious and requires comprehensive repairs. It must be repaired with mechanical equipment and armor materials made in the United States. How could the Japanese Navy get those things? In addition, the Japanese shipyards still need to hurry up and repair the Japanese Navy as soon as possible. The six injured aircraft carriers still need to build new aircraft carriers. There is really no time, manpower, or industrial resources to repair the Saratoga. It’s a pity to abandon it. It just so happened that Jiang Weiguo was also very interested in the Saratoga. Therefore, someone at the top of the Japanese Navy proposed to exchange this big piece of chicken rib with Jiang Weiguo for something that was really useful to the Japanese Navy (that is, oil), thus becoming a shipwreck. Turning waste into treasure and using waste, Yamamoto agrees with this (actually, Yamamoto and others have a "small thought" that is not convenient to say in making this decision. They believe that Japan, which has such a strong shipbuilding industry, is difficult to repair. The Saratoga, let alone China, after Japan sold the ship to China, China will not be able to repair the Saratoga within at least three years, so it will not pose any "long-term threat" to Japan.

It is worth mentioning that at the end of World War II in the original history, the Japanese navy, which was extremely scarce in oil, once planned to exchange oil with the Soviet Union with the Fengxiang aircraft carrier, but the Soviet Union did not dare to agree because it was afraid of offending the United States.

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"Okay!" Jiang Weiguo asked with a smile, "How much oil do you plan to exchange for us with that piece of scrap metal?"

Yamamoto carefully said: "How about 500 million tons?" The gap can be seen from this, but after participating in the war, the demand for oil will double.

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"Too many!" Jiang Weiguo shook his head again and again, "Since the piece of broken copper and rotten iron was abandoned by the U.S. military, it shows that it has been severely damaged, and I am afraid it is no longer worth repairing. Otherwise, the U.S. military will either drag it away or take it away by itself. sunk.

Even if we get that lump of broken copper and iron, I am afraid it will be of no use. You actually open up 500 million tons of oil, which is simply extortion!Forget it, you guys should keep that lump of scrap metal for yourself! "

Yamamoto became anxious immediately: "Little General Jiang, how much do you think you can change?"

"One million tons!"

"Is that too little?"

"Then add more, 150 million tons, if there is more, there will be no more! General Yamamoto, in a word, can you change it?"

"...Okay, change!" Yamamoto nodded helplessly.

Jiang Weiguo kept his expression on the surface, but he was already thinking in his heart: It seems that he will contact Roosevelt and order the equipment and materials needed to repair the Saratoga from the United States. Otherwise, I will really use 150 million tons of oil In exchange for a pile of broken copper and rotten iron?Alas, what annoyance, I just knocked hundreds of millions of dollars from Roosevelt, and I have to pay him back again.

Jiang Weiguo sighed in his heart.

After the deal was finalized, Yamamoto continued to "do business" with Jiang Weiguo, showing a coy look, and faltering: "Little General Jiang, I have also been entrusted by the Japanese Army to buy some things from you.

General Meizu and the others know that you have a very low opinion of the Japanese Army, so they entrusted me to handle it, and I hope you can... give me this face!"

Jiang Weiguo lit a cigarette: "What does the Japanese Army want to buy from me?"

Yamamoto paused, and said, "Heavy tanks and anti-tank weapons.

General Jiang, you know that the intensity of the Australian campaign is increasing. A large number of new American tanks participated in the battle. General Yamashita is under great pressure because the Japanese army lacks weapons that can compete with the new American tanks, so... "

"Well, we need a long-term plan!" Jiang Weiguo unhurriedly flicked the ash from the cigarette in his hand.

Chapter 674 Outer War Situation (10)

The Japanese navy asked for Jiang Weiguo, and the Japanese army also asked for Jiang Weiguo. However, the senior officials of the Japanese army were very "self-aware" and knew that Jiang Weiguo hated the Japanese army, an army whose hands were stained with Chinese blood, so they entrusted Yamamoto 56 Act as the "spokesperson" of the Japanese Army, let him speak well of the Japanese Army in front of Jiang Weiguo, and use the "good personal relationship" between Yamamoto and Jiang Weiguo to get the Japanese Army from Jiang Weiguo what the Japanese Army needs most at this time.

There are two main things that the Japanese Army needs most urgently at this time: heavy tanks and anti-tank weapons.

The Japanese Army has actively studied the Nanjing Army and the German Army over the past few years, and has carried out "comprehensive reforms" on itself. It has indeed achieved considerable progress and results. However, the gap between the Japanese Army, the Nanjing Army, and the German Army is still very large. There are three reasons: First, the Allied Powers valued the Japanese Navy rather than the Japanese Army. The condition for accepting Japan to join the Allied Powers was to require Japan to concentrate most of its financial resources on the expansion of the Japanese Navy. Forced to transfer a large part to the Japanese navy. For example, this year (1942), the Japanese navy accounted for about 80% of Japan’s military expenditure, while the Japanese army only accounted for about 20%. A large amount of funds and resources were used for the construction of the Japanese navy. Warships and aircraft were not used in the production of tanks, artillery, and aircraft by the Japanese Army. This situation of "preferring one to the other" naturally prevented the Japanese Army from fully developing. In addition, since the end of the Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese Army has only briefly participated Except for the Far East War, they did not participate in large-scale land battles. After the end of the Soviet War, the next enemy of the Allied Powers was the US-British Alliance. Japan’s participation in the war against the US-British Alliance was the main force of the Japanese Navy, and the Japanese Army was increasingly reduced. As a supporting role, naturally there is no confidence to compete with the Japanese Navy for financial resources; secondly, Japan's industrial scale and industrial level have not developed much in the past few years, and they have even been surpassed by China. Returning the Northeast to China will allow Japan's industrial headquarters During the Soviet War, the Chinese army looted a large amount of industrial equipment from the territory of the Soviet Union, and the Japanese army did not get any material benefits because they basically did not participate in the war. The progress of other countries is naturally equal to The country's regression, at present, China's industrial scale and industrial level have completely surpassed Japan, and the only industry in China that is inferior to Japan is the shipbuilding industry.

In terms of military industry, China is indeed inferior to Japan in terms of navy-related shipbuilding and shipbuilding capabilities, but in terms of army-related production tanks, artillery, and aircraft capabilities, China greatly surpasses Japan, and the Japanese army is naturally much inferior to the Nanjing Army because of this; Third, the three pillars of the alliance are Germany, China, and Japan. However, Germany, China, and Japan are not of one mind. Germany and China are truly of one mind. The development of new domestic weapons is carried out by Germany and China, and Japan has not been brought in, such as atomic bombs, missiles, helicopters, strategic bombers, radars, jet aircraft, new tanks, new aircraft, assault rifles, rocket launchers , Individual anti-tank rocket launchers... are all jointly carried out by Germany and China (some projects involve Israeli scientists), and there is nothing about Japan.

Germany and China have always had a "thief-like defensive mentality" towards Japan, and have not shared with Japan in scientific research technology and new weapons. Naturally, the Japanese army, especially the modernization level of the Japanese army, has not been able to make real progress.

From early May to early November (the time when the U.S. Pacific Fleet arrived in Melbourne, Australia with a large amount of aid was November 1942, 11), the Australian war lasted for half a year. During this half year, the progress of the Japanese army was relatively smooth. Yes, although the Japanese army is far inferior to the German army and the Nanjing army in terms of mechanization and modernization, the opponent’s situation is even worse, because the sea transportation line has been strangled and intercepted by the Japanese navy fleet, and Australia has been unable to receive sufficient and powerful American aid for a long time (especially aircraft), and there is no large-scale arsenal in Australia, which makes the Australian army seriously short of heavy weapons and ammunition, and can only resist the Japanese army with flesh and blood, while the Japanese army has complete control of the sea and air (only P-11 can Contend against the Japanese Type Zero, but the Japanese military’s sea and air transportation is unimpeded, so the number of Japanese Zero Type on the Australian battlefield greatly exceeds that of the Allied/American P-38), although the Japanese Army that set foot on the Australian mainland does not have artillery like the Soviet Army tank group like the German army, but relying on the superiority of sea power, air power, and outlaw-like "bushido spirit", the Japanese army is still invincible. However, with the large-scale arrival of the US military and US aid, the Japanese army is This is the end of the "invincible Wuwei" of "invincible and invincible" on the Australian battlefield.

When the Japanese Zero fighter jets flew over the battlefield, they were confronted by the P-38 of the Allied Forces who were ready to fight, as well as the P-47 and P-51 that had just left the factory and made their debut on the Australian battlefield. The sky in Australia is no longer Type Zero. Dominance is rampant;

When the Japanese Type 17 bombers dropped bombs on the Allies, the Allied B-[-]s dropped more bombs on the Japanese;

When the Japanese infantry crowd rushed towards the Allied defense line with bayonets in their hands amidst howls of "Long Live His Majesty the Emperor", what greeted them was a dense group of machine guns and a storm of fierce and endless bullets. The Japanese army is proud of and is convinced by the Japanese army that "it is invincible and unstoppable because it contains the essence of the Yamato soul." A group of well-trained, battle-hardened, and highly qualified Japanese soldiers were easily smashed into pieces and scattered corpses in the Allied firepower net. The German tanks were galloping like a bamboo, smashing the Japanese army, which was severely lacking in anti-tank capabilities, to pieces.

On November 11, the Japanese army was completely expelled from the entire territory of Melbourne. This battle was the first defeat of the Japanese army on the Australian battlefield.

After Fufumi Yamashita was furious and furious, he calmly thought about the reasons for the Japanese army's defeat. He finally came to a conclusion: first, the Japanese navy was "too incompetent" and claimed with great fanfare that it had wiped out six US aircraft carriers in one go in the Southwest Pacific Battle. The U.S. military has only one aircraft carrier left, and the result?Just one month later, three or more U.S. aircraft carriers appeared on the U.S.-Australia maritime transportation line again, causing a large number of U.S. troops and a large number of U.S. aid to arrive in Australia, and Australia, which was exhausted, suddenly revived; the second , the Japanese army is seriously lacking in anti-tank capabilities, and needs heavy tanks and anti-tank weapons that can fight against the new American tank (Sherman).

Among the armies of the Allied countries, the German army has the highest level of mechanization, the second is the Nanjing army, and Japan can "tied for third" with Italy.

The gap between the Nanjing Army and the German Army is not that big. As for the gap between the Japanese Army, the Italian Army, the Nanjing Army, and the German Army, it is not at the same level at all.

The production of tanks in the four countries is different. First of all, Italy is "as close as a family" to Germany, so Italy's heavy industry is completely used by Germany just like France's heavy industry. The tanks designed and produced by Italy not only have poor performance, but also have low output. (850 vehicles were produced a year at the peak), so the research and development and production of Italian tanks were basically cancelled, and were merged into the German tank manufacturing industry to produce German tanks under German control. However, Germany did not "Treat badly" to Italy. A small part of the German tanks produced by the industries of Germany, Italy and France were distributed to the Italian army, so that the Italian army is equipped with German tanks with excellent performance at this time. The quality is guaranteed, but the quantity is not large. That's all (the original tanks of the Italian army, the original tanks of the French army, and the old German tanks were thrown into the steel furnace by the Germans for recycling); secondly, the German army and the Nanjing army have always been one, especially the tanks, two The army has always been exactly the same. At present, the German army and the Nanjing army have stopped production of the No. [-], No. [-], and No. [-] tanks with outdated performance. Although the performance of centralized production is somewhat outdated, the technology is very mature and has a lot of room for improvement. It can be transformed into The No. [-] tank of various derivative versions of armored combat vehicles, the No. [-] tank (Panther) with advanced technology, excellent performance and powerful combat power, and the No. [-] tank (Tiger type) with more advanced technology, better performance and stronger combat power ).

The main tanks and vehicles using tank chassis produced and equipped by the German Army and the Nanjing Army at this time are:

Tank No. [-] (Nanjing Army called it "Wolf"), Tank No. [-] ("Leopard"), Tank No. [-] ("Tiger");

75mm tank destroyer (self-propelled anti-tank gun) using the Panzer IV chassis;

88mm tank destroyer (self-propelled anti-tank gun) using the Panzer V chassis;

105 mm assault gun using the Panzer IV chassis;

150mm self-propelled howitzer using the Panzer IV chassis;

A flame-breathing tank using the Panzer IV chassis;

Amphibious tanks using the Panzer IV chassis; etc.

The Nanjing Army seized a large amount of Soviet industrial equipment during the Soviet War, including a complete set of T-34 tank production lines, but the Nanjing Army did not produce T-34 and other Soviet-style tanks and armored vehicles. First, the performance of German tanks exceeded Soviet-style tanks. There is no reason to abandon the superior and use the inferior (Soviet tanks are of course superior to German tanks, such as simpler craftsmanship, lower cost, shorter working hours, etc.), the second is to continue to maintain commonality of weapons with the German army, and the third is to avoid crimes. Under the mistake of "greedy and chewy", if German tanks and Soviet tanks are produced at the same time, the overall output will be reduced. Equipping an army with weapons of two systems will definitely do more harm than good. They are all producing and equipped with German tanks.

At the end of 1942, China's tank industry had reached the scale of monthly production of tanks and various types of armored vehicles using tank chassis (tank destroyers, self-propelled artillery, assault guns, etc.) breaking through the 800 mark (for comparison, Germany's monthly production in the same period More than 1200 vehicles).

The tanks of the Nanjing Army and the German Army can be said to have both quality and quantity. Compared with them, the research and development and production of Japanese tanks are completely unmatched.

The first is output. At the end of 1942, Japan produced only more than 100 tanks and various types of armored vehicles using tank chassis, which was one-tenth of Germany and one-eighth of China. The gap is bigger than the difference in numbers.

The Type 92, Type 94, and Type 95 developed by the Japanese in the past weighed only a few tons and did not exceed ten tons. Stop production (the Japanese Army has now greatly opened its horizons through the Sino-Japanese War, the Soviet War, and the German-Chinese-Japanese Alliance. It is no longer the "bumpkin" who used to sit and watch the sky. These "toy-like small tanks" will naturally no longer enter the Japanese Army. Only the Type 89 and Type 97 tanks, which weigh more than ten tons and are barely practical, continue to be produced, but they are also rejected by the Japanese Army. Seeing that the German Army and the Nanjing Army are equipped with majestic, The majestic Leopard and Tiger, the Japanese army is naturally greedy, the more they look at the 89 and 97, the more disgusted they are.

After the establishment of the Allied Powers, in order to win over the Japanese military and appease the Japanese army that had made "significant sacrifices" for the expansion of the Japanese navy, Hitler, after obtaining the consent of Jiang Weiguo, transferred the German tanks No. [-], No. [-], No. [-], and No. [-] The production line was given to Japan, and the Japanese Army was ecstatic. However, because the No. [-] and No. [-] were also light tanks, their performance was outdated, so the Japanese Army took a fancy to No. [-] and No. [-], and did not produce No. [-] and No. [-].

Since then, the tanks produced and equipped by the Japanese Army are mainly No. 89, No. 97, Type 100, and Type [-]. Among the four types of tanks, No. [-] is obviously the most advanced in technology, the best in performance, and the strongest in combat effectiveness. Therefore, the Japanese Army focuses on Production of the No. [-] tank, however, Japan's tank industry is backward, the industrial scale is weak, and productivity and resources are limited. Focusing on the production of the No. [-] tank will inevitably lead to low output of the other three tanks, and the overall output of the four tanks has also declined seriously. As for Japan, there are only more than [-] tanks produced per month.

On the other hand, since Germany and China did not call Japan at all when they jointly developed new tanks, the Japanese tried to independently develop "world-class heavy tanks". ——"The weight should reach 50 tons, the caliber of the main gun should reach 100 mm, the road speed should reach 60 kilometers per hour, the field speed should reach 30 kilometers per hour, the maximum travel distance should reach 200 kilometers, and the power of the main gun should be able to reach a distance of 1500 meters. Cannons destroy Tiger tanks." Regarding this wild and whimsical idea, the person in charge of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries replied: "Even if you force our tank experts to collectively cut their stomachs, we will not be able to design this kind of 'super tank' !” After tossing for a long time, the Japanese Army had to give up this unrealistic idea. At the same time, Japan’s self-developed new tank project also stalled for a long time.

It is precisely because of the outdated performance of the tanks and the low output that the Japanese army, which has a low level of mechanization and weak armor, is now being beaten to the teeth by the US military armed to the teeth on the Australian battlefield. In fact, the Sherman tanks that have already arrived in Australia There were only more than 200 Shermans, but these more than 200 Shermans made the Japanese army overwhelmed and helpless. What's more, there must be more and more Shermans coming to the Australian battlefield in the future.

On the one hand, the high-level Japanese army demanded that the Japanese navy immediately and completely cut off the sea transportation line between the United States and Australia. On the other hand, they humbly sought assistance from Germany and China. It is the main target of the Japanese Army.

"Although I really don't like the Japanese army, China and Japan are allies now. Japan is in trouble, and China must not stand by!" Jiang Weiguo looked at Yamamoto with a smile, "Is the new American tank called Sherman? Sherman They belong to medium tanks, and the Japanese Army’s No. 89, Type 97, and Type [-] are definitely not Sherman’s opponents. No. [-] should be able to handle Sherman, right?”

Yamamoto nodded: "According to General Yamashita's report, only No. [-] of the Japanese Army's four main tanks can compete with Sherman, but the Japanese Army's No. [-] tanks are too few!"

"Then let the Japanese Army increase the production of No. [-]!"

"Having said that, firstly, the Japanese Army has always been very tight in terms of funds and resources. Even if it is producing at full capacity, the output will not increase too much. Secondly, far away water cannot save close fire. How can grinding guns in front of battle solve the urgent need? Rather than scrambling to produce it, it’s better to…buy it!”

"Oh, the Japanese Army wants to buy No. [-] from the Chinese Army?"

"It's not exactly No. [-], No. [-] is better!" (The No. [-] tank of the German and Nanjing Army, the Tiger tank, was put into mass production this autumn. At this time, the output was still very small and it was not announced to the public, so the Japanese I don't know that the German Army and the Nanjing Army already have Tiger Style.

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"That's impossible! Because of the complicated process and high cost of the No. [-] tank, the output is very small, and it is far from enough to supply our own army. How can we squeeze out the excess and sell it to the Japanese army?"

"Okay, we understand this, then, on behalf of the Japanese Army, I implore General Jiang, you can sell a batch of No. [-] tanks to the Japanese Army!"

"One for 20 dollars. As for the quantity, I will sell as much as the Japanese Army can afford!" (The cost of the No. 6 tank is about 4.6 dollars. The Leopard is about $34, and the Tiger is about $3.6.

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"General Jiang, this is too expensive! It's more than three times the cost! Five hundred vehicles is [-] million US dollars! And that doesn't include fuel, parts, ammunition and other expenses!" Yamamoto was dumbfounded.

"First, from the perspective of our country's own interests, it is impossible for me to sell at a loss. Second, just as General Yamamoto and the Japanese Army know very well, I have no good feelings for the Japanese Army!" Jiang Weiguo said bluntly .

"Little Jiang... please hold your hand high. You know that Japan's financial resources are tight... it is really difficult to spend such a huge amount of money. In addition, China and Japan are allies now. Both are prosperous and all are harmed. If the Japanese army is on the Australian battlefield If it is defeated, it will also have a negative impact on China!" Yamamoto had no choice but to ask Jiang Weiguo kindly.

"General Yamamoto, what you said is wrong!" Jiang Weiguo showed a victorious expression that completely grasped the opponent's dead point, "First of all, what you said is true, China and Japan are allies, and second, the Japanese army's attack on Australia is nothing to China The good thing is that you are fighting for yourself, and it has nothing to do with China. The Japanese army was really defeated on the Australian battlefield, and it will not affect China. After all, China and Australia are still separated by the Southeast Asian archipelago.

Facing the comeback of the U.S. military, China and Japan must have a relationship of bitterness and bitterness, but from China's perspective, Australia has fallen, and your Indonesia continues to block the U.S. military from going north!Your Indonesia has a bitter relationship with China, and when you really can’t hold on in Indonesia, we will definitely support you generously and vigorously, but now it’s Australia, the situation is different, and the outcome of the war in Australia has nothing to do with China!”

Yamamoto was speechless.

"However..." Jiang Weiguo changed the subject, "China can't be too mercenary. On the premise of not harming China's interests, I still have a way to get the best of both worlds.

During the Soviet War, our army seized 34 or 34 production lines of Soviet T-[-] tanks. The T-[-] tanks were not inferior to No. [-] tanks in terms of overall performance. Lian, if you want to buy it, we will put it into production, a car worth [-] US dollars, and if you buy more, you will get a [-]% discount!"

Yamamoto's heart skipped a beat. The T-34 sold by China to Japan was half cheaper than the No. 34. After the discount, it was reduced to one-third. It is even slightly better, and the T-34 has a simple process, low cost, and its production speed and output are much higher than that of the No. 34. At the same time, the T-[-] has many shortcomings, such as poor comfort and low defense. Fang was destroyed, and the death rate of its crew greatly exceeded that of Four and Sherman.

In Jiang Weiguo's view, the T-34 is very suitable for the Japanese army. It has good combat effectiveness, low cost, fast production speed, and high output. Although the death rate of tank crews is high, the Japanese army, like the Soviet army, only cares about victory and does not care about human life. .

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After thinking for a while, Yamamoto nodded: "Okay, on behalf of the Japanese Army, I will first purchase 200 No. 100 vehicles from China, and at the same time order the first batch of 34 T-34s. If the T-34s do perform well in actual combat, the Japanese Army will continue Order T-[-]'s from China!"

"No problem!" Jiang Weiguo said with a smile on his face, "Please tell the Japanese Army that China is their tank factory, and let them feel at ease and boldly start a tank war with the US military on the Australian battlefield!"

On the one hand, Jiang Weiguo used Chinese arsenals to produce T-34s and sold them to the Japanese Army. On the other hand, he sold several sets of T-34 production lines to the Japanese Army at high prices.

Although the Japanese can always only "teach them to fish" but not "teach them to fish", it doesn't matter if the Japanese realize their own T-34 production. Anyway, the T-34 is not the opponent of the Panther Tiger.

The Japanese used the T-34 to compete with the U.S. Sherman on the Pacific battlefield, and by the way, let China make war fortunes. Nothing is more beneficial to China than this.

After all, the Japanese army does not have much oil and water, and buying tanks from China is also tightening their belts. If they want to destroy American tanks, in addition to tanks, there are anti-tank weapons that can achieve their goals. Tank bazooka.

Jiang Weiguo offered a price of [-] U.S. dollars each, and sold the first batch of [-] to the Japanese Army, and he firmly refused to sell the production line.

Later, the Japanese Army bought a large number of iron fists from Jiang Weiguo. The logic was ready-made: it is definitely cheaper to use iron fists to attack enemy tanks than to use tanks to attack tanks. The latter needs to buy tanks, and the former only needs to buy iron fists. Hand-to-hand combat between one's own infantry and enemy tanks will inevitably pay a high price of casualties, but the Japanese, like the Soviets, only care about victory and not human lives.

Considering that the Japanese army has less and less air supremacy on the Australian battlefield, the new U.S. aircraft posed a great threat and challenge to the Japanese Type Zero. Therefore, Jiang Weiguo sold a large number of wooden aircraft to the Japanese Army by the way, making money inside and out. made a fortune.

On December 12, the allied forces that had completely expelled the Japanese army from Melbourne launched a counterattack on Canberra, preparing to recover the Australian capital that had fallen under the iron heel of the Japanese army.