As for aviation power? This is a matter of great courage to use sea-based aviation hard steel land-based aviation itself... From the start of war to the present, the carrier-based aircraft of the US Navy aircraft carrier detachment suddenly dropped from the peak of 500 to less than 350! Then it rose to 420, and then it kept fluctuating on this number, and now it continues to drop to about 400. So far, the US Sea-based aviation power has lost nearly 300 aircraft and 260 units! (There are continuous additions in the war.) However, the new crew is naturally impossible to compare with the original US Navy elite.

However, if the US military still maintains this combat effectiveness, Benson is still not afraid to confront the main force of the Japanese joint fleet! The two most powerful Nagamon-class battleships of the Japanese Navy have not yet entered service, and the core main forces are 6 Fuso-class battleships, 3 King Kong-class battlecruisers and 1 fast battleship.

Su Xiong promised that if a large-scale fleet battle broke out, his fleet could completely resist any five Japanese battleships. Even when facing five Fuso-class battleships during the battle, Su Xiong said that he could at least have a draw. Then the remaining eight of Benson's super fearless ships were, and with the US Navy's several times more auxiliary warships, this would not lose!

Of course, the premise is that the fleet state is preserved intact. If more than 2,000 shells are fired, the combat situation will probably not be so optimistic. Perhaps after a battle continues, the US fleet exchange ratio will be very bad.

So, although Pershing has made up his mind to sue Benson after the war, Benson was not scared! How could Pershing admit defeat by just a few words? So, it is very difficult to make Benson admit defeat when it comes to this issue that concerns the entire situation of the war.

"If, even if you threaten the military court, General Benson still does not give in, what are you going to do?" Marshall leaned over and said in Pershing's ear.

"Hold the grass!" Pershing was furious, but to his level, the string called reason was still very strong. So, he immediately understood the meaning of Marshall's words. If Pershing really threatened the military court, then the two sides had already broken up. After the broken up, how could he, an army general, take a navy general? The answer is naturally not. Therefore, Marshall advised Pershing in a very tactful way. This effect is not too great, and it is best not to do anything that may completely break up the relationship between the two sides. After all, this is a cross-service combat.

"We always have to think of a way, do we know? On this damn battlefield, we have more than 1,000 casualties every day! More than 5,000 people were killed and more than 8,000 were seriously disabled. Damn, those Japanese actually used dam bullets. Whenever they saw those scars that were big, my heart was bleeding. We brought them to the battlefield, and what we could give them might be a cemetery or scars on their bodies." Panxing sighed and said. Then he wanted to walk in a shelter, and Marshall followed closely, while other people were patrolling outside, so idle people were not allowed to enter!

"Do you know? If you continue to fight like this, it doesn't mean that our equipment and ammunition are not available. In fact, anything of material nature is not a problem for the US military. The key is casualties and the international pressure faced by the United States." Pershing finally gave a briefing to Marshall.

Material supply issues? There may be problems with the US Navy. After all, some maintenance and maintenance must be returned to Pearl Harbor. Moreover, warships are not as easy to build as the Army's tank artillery. However, in the Army, the United States really does not lack it. Look at the current, although the front-line battlefield is a mess, in the hospitals in the rear, all rear personnel can obtain unlimited fresh water, diet and medicines needed, and even newspapers, magazines, ice cream, and coffee can be distributed as needed! Front-line troops rotate in battle, and when they arrive at the rear, they can cure injuries and relax their spirits, so the morale of the army is still OK now. As for the ammunition needed, it is not a problem. Anyway, it is easy to change the barrel of the land cannon. Pershing can ensure that each 155MM cannon can have 4 spare barrels and at least 3 battle portions of ammunition! And more ammunition and accessories are on the sea transport ship!

For the United States, this amount of Army consumption is actually nothing. Perhaps when a large-scale land war occurs on the island of Guinea in the future, American industries may feel the pressure of the war. Anyway, now, neither Benson nor the soldiers on the front line will worry about the amount of supplies.

Of course, it should be noted that the American soldiers are still very dissatisfied with the food. Various flour and fat mixtures called Spam have made them almost on the verge of tolerance! Although the fresh water supply is pretty good, this definitely does not include fresh water for washing clothes... So Boole thought that a brand new military uniform and 5 additional meals were more tempting than $200!

What really hurts the US government is the huge casualties and the slow progress of the war! According to the initial plan of the US military, the US military should take down New Ireland in a month to one and a half months. And it will control the casualties of the war to 15,000 and the death toll below 4,000! After all, during the American Civil War, how many people were killed or injured in the double attack? The result is now that the war has been fought for 2 weeks, and the US military is still wandering near the landing field. The deepest line of the troops' attack is only about 8 kilometers away from the coastline! It is almost impossible to capture the entire New Ireland Island within a month and a half! The casualties exceeded expectations early!

Is this a lot of casualties? If you want to say, 20,000 casualties were killed or injured on the Western Front, that's nothing. After all, it was a melee at the army level. However, on a small island, the US military has suffered more than 20,000 casualties, which is very embarrassing. There are 5 divisions landed in total. After more than 20 days, your casualties are close to 20,000. Isn't it funny?

It is true that there are too many objective factors in this, such as the geographical advantage of defense is too great. After all, it was the first time that the US military carried out a large-scale landing operation and lacked experience. The Japanese army obtained a large amount of military supplies and war guidance from the British. However, politics only talks about results but not the process.

Why did Americans launch this war? In addition to the conflict of interests with Japan, another very important factor is to reshape the majesty of the American power! Well, this majesty does not depend on how much money you have or how much industrial output you have, but how much you can fight!

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