Chapter 985 Tank Landing Ship

Lin Hao waved his hand, not wanting to argue with them, and then reminded:
"Daud just bought enough weapons and equipment from me for two elite infantry divisions and one armored division. I think if the plan is good, these three divisions will definitely produce unexpected results."

"What? Equipment for three divisions? And an armored division? You sold the tanks?" Felix looked shocked.

"Of course, what's the problem?" Lin Hao frowned slightly.

"No, no, I just want to ask what model it is?" Feeling something bad, Felix asked quickly, as this was related to their layout in the Middle East.

"One hundred A32 tanks!" Lin Hao said leisurely.

As expected! Felix sighed as if he had guessed what had happened. “Sir, this will only make things even more chaotic!”

"Isn't that better?" Lin Hao sneered. These idiots would have more room to dodge and maneuver only if things were in chaos.

Of course, he would not say these words. Lin Hao also figured it out. He just needed to use Sandezi for a while, and there was no need to have close relations with them.

After all, this boy is not worthy of being consulted.

"But~!"

"Don't say buts. A chaotic Persia is good for you. That wouldn't be what you want, to build a major transportation route from the Middle East to Berlin."

"Not to mention that without oil, how long can you last?" Lin Hao said disdainfully: "Stop talking nonsense, the one million tons of oil should be settled in half with gold and mechanical equipment."

"No problem!" Felix thought about it and felt that the chaos in Persia would bring more benefits to them, especially the establishment of a stable transportation line, which would make the battlefield on the Eastern Front more stable.

Thinking of this, Felix decided to go back and ask the Gestapo to formulate a riot, no, an aid plan.

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After Felix left, Lin Hao looked at the map again and finally looked towards Yangon.

"It's been so long, it's time to take action!" Lin Hao was a little anxious. As time went by, there was not much time left for Lin Hao.

You must know that the United States has been dragged down by Xiao Rishi. Once its industrial capacity explodes, even with Lin Hao's help to Sandezi, they will not be able to hold on for long.

Therefore, Lin Hao also needs to drain Sandezi as soon as possible, especially the gold reserves and Chinese antiques.

Next, Lin Hao prepared to take over Yangon while starting large-scale infrastructure construction.

The consumption of cement, sand and steel is a bottomless pit. With that little money, it would be good enough to build a highway of a hundred kilometers.

Therefore, Lin Hao used space equipment for transportation while trying to find ways to make money.

Xiao Ri Zi was his source of money, and Lin Hao originally planned to call it all the way from Xidu.

However, considering the long journey and the possibility of ambush, Lin Hao decided to change his strategy and land by sea.

However, landing operations are not that easy. First of all, problems such as communication, identification, and coordination must be solved.

So, it is best to conduct a rehearsal before the war.

"It looks like we're going to have to conduct an exercise." Lin Hao muttered, and then he called Bula who had just been reorganized.

After receiving the order, Bu La immediately led the Marines to conduct a landing exercise, but this exercise did not go smoothly.

The main reason is that there are no landing ships. If we rely solely on gunboats and transport ships, we cannot transport a regiment of Marines.

"Brigade Commander, it's too difficult to land and fight relying solely on these warships. Moreover, they can only carry light weapons. Without the support of heavy weapons, it's not easy to quickly capture Yangon." After an exercise, Bu La raised some of the problems that were exposed.

Hearing this, Lin Hao nodded. He didn't expect to encounter problems on the landing ship. The warship can indeed transport people, but how should these people get off the ship when they arrive at the destination?
As for weapons, ammunition and logistical supplies, can we rely on these gunboats to solve all these problems?
With this amount of tonnage, it can’t transport many people at a time!
"It seems that we have to get a landing ship!" Lin Hao muttered to himself.

Thinking of the landing ship, Lin Hao thought of the prisoners he accidentally captured after the last battle. No, they were the remaining resistance elements, so he asked again:

"By the way, have you dealt with those little things?"

"Well, according to your order, they have all been thrown into the sea to feed the fish." Sun Guanghua said quickly.

It has to be said that Lin Hao was really cruel. He threw those remaining resistance elements into the sea without hesitation.

However, precisely because they threw their own kind into the sea without hesitation, the captured sailors were very well behaved and no one dared to resist.

"Is the situation of the troops okay?" Lin Hao looked at Bula and asked.

"Not bad!" Bu La took over and continued:
"Most of them have adapted to life on the ship. I have started training on the deck in batches, and the physical strength of each unit is recovering."

"That's good. Next, I plan to buy a destroyer with a displacement of more than 2,000 tons, so you must adapt as soon as possible!"

"We don't have enough time to train, and the battlefield is our best training ground." Lin Hao nodded.

"As for the landing ship issue, I'll find a way to solve it. You're right. Without heavy weapons, landing operations will indeed affect combat effectiveness."

After saying that, Lin Hao sighed and could only continue to work as a porter.

This time when we go to the United States, in addition to purchasing landing ships, we also have to purchase some industrial machine tools. If we want to build a primary industrial system, Sandezi’s industrial machine tools alone are not enough.

"Milong, Kang Huojian, the focus of your next mission is to build a road from Xidu to Menggong, and it must be able to run tanks."

Before leaving, Lin Hao specifically instructed that their next task was to build roads, and Milong's logistics department must fully support the work of the engineering battalion.

"Ah? How much will this cost? We don't have enough cement." Milong said with some heartache.

During this period, cement is needed everywhere. Even if a batch of cement has been purchased before, it cannot withstand such consumption.

"Don't worry about these, I will handle them. It must be able to run 40-ton tanks. If there is any problem, I will hold you accountable." Lin Hao warned.

"Yes, Commander, we will ensure that the mission is completed." Milong and Kang Huojian responded in unison.

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Lin Hao then came to the United States and arranged the task of converting the production of T34-85 tanks and replenishing a batch of urgently needed materials.

Afterwards, he went directly to the logistics department and loaded two newly-stored Fletcher-class destroyers and 10 LST tank landing ships into the space equipment.

The LST tank landing ship has a standard displacement of 1653 tons and a full load displacement of 4080 tons. Its tank compartment can carry a company of 17 tanks or LVT amphibious landing vehicles.

The ship is 100 meters long, 15.3 meters wide, and has a draft of 4.2 meters. It is propelled by two 1700-horsepower twin-shaft diesel engines and has a speed of 11 knots.

In Lin Hao's opinion, this carrying capacity is already very high, even a little bit excess, but considering the future solar battlefield, this landing ship is the most suitable.

Afterwards, Lin Hao replenished a batch of ammunition and heavy weapons in the warehouse of the logistics department. When Lin Hao was about to leave, he found a batch of LCM-2 landing craft in the warehouse.

This landing craft is designed based on the Higgins landing craft and combined with the larger LCM landing craft. It can carry a light tank or armored vehicle as a heavy equipment delivery landing craft.

It is 14 meters long, 4.3 meters wide, has a displacement of 29 tons, a carrying capacity of 14 tons, two Kermat gasoline engines with a total output of 450 horsepower, a speed of 7.5 knots, a bow armor thickness of 6.35 mm (the inner oblique armor of the bow can withstand 12.7 mm bullets), and is equipped with two 12.7 mm Browning heavy machine guns.

As far as Lin Hao knows, this landing craft has just been developed and has not yet been officially put into use. Its first large-scale use should be the Gwadar landing battle.

It was developed to solve the last mile of landing. Lin Hao felt that this thing was suitable for use in Southeast Asia and the future South China Sea, so he took away 20 of them.

After completing the upgrade of the equipment, Lin Hao's several space equipments were filled up, and then he was directly teleported back to Xidu. ······
Commander, then he took out a map of Yangon and unfolded it on the table, pointing to the location of Yangon on the map and said.

"This is our next target, Yangon!" Lin Hao said to Lin Yi beside him:

"Ayi, you tell us the next battle plan!"

"Yes, Commander." After Lin Yi saluted, he said solemnly: "My plan is..."

"... There must be coastal defense artillery on both sides of this estuary. There is no doubt about that. Then we will start landing from this corner. The Marines will land on this corner and then build a defense line along these two unnamed rivers and terrain. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand." Bu La responded immediately.

"Next, after the occupation, send a battalion along the highway to attack the Xiaorizi Airport. The Air Force will provide support at that time!"

Hearing this, Lin Hao couldn't help but frown. On the surface, there seemed to be nothing wrong with Lin Yi's plan. First, choosing the salient as the landing point had obvious advantages.

After landing, the landing troops can cut off the bulge like cutting a cake, which makes it very easy to defend.

The salient is usually surrounded by the sea on three sides, so the landing troops only need to concentrate their forces to defend one side.

On the contrary, if you choose a concave part, it will not only be impossible to defend, but will also put yourself under the enemy's crossfire.

The salient chosen by Lin Yi is the most prominent salient in the entire Yangon map. In other words, it is the most suitable for defense.

As long as we take this salient and defend the landing point, follow-up troops and equipment will continue to arrive, and by then we will be close to taking Yangon.

The only problem is that this bulge is too far away from the airport and cannot threaten the airport. This is a big hidden danger.

"Captain Ayi, there is nothing wrong with your plan, but have you noticed that it is too far from the airport?" Long Wenjian, who had been promoted to major, also saw the problem and pointed out the core issue directly.

"The airports in Xiaori are a big problem. If we can't threaten them, it will also be a huge threat to the navy's warships. After all, they are just gunboats, not battleships."

"You're right, so I'm considering sending out the air force. As long as we blow up their airport, we'll be halfway to winning the battle." Lin Yi said confidently.

This was his first time to make a battle plan, and he was actually quite nervous. He thought about all the possible problems that might arise, including the airport issue that Long Wenjian mentioned.

"In that case, the pressure on our Air Force will become very great." Long Wenjian shook his head, still feeling that this plan was a little inexplicable.

The air force was too aggressive, while the ground forces became conservative.

Lin Hao knew what Lin Yi was thinking. He was afraid that the plan was too radical and would cause huge sacrifices, which would be difficult to explain.

"The plan is just as Silasila said. There is nothing wrong with the overall plan, but the danger lies with the air force." Lin Hao stepped forward and said:
"If the Air Force fails to complete the mission on time, or if the Air Force is entangled, the enemy aircraft will not actively attack you, but choose to entangle you, and the bombers will bomb our subsequent landing troops, which will be a huge disaster for us."

"Commander, the Air Force will ensure the completion of the mission!" Zhang Yang stood up and said loudly.

He was appointed captain of the flight squadron, which already had twelve pilots, and seven more who could successfully take off were about to go out.

Six of them are cadets and have never experienced air combat, so this flying brigade is very immature, but not without the ability to fight.

"No, the Air Force must not take any risks!" Lin Hao shook his head. There were only twelve pilots, and each of them was a treasure. If one was lost, he would be heartbroken for a long time. How could he possibly take risks with the Air Force?

Even though their fighter jets have a huge advantage, there is still a chance that some students will make mistakes and be beaten to death by others using tactics.

It is an old tradition of the Air Force that pilots disobey orders once they are in the air, and this has been the case throughout history, both in ancient and modern times, in China and abroad.

Even in the future, the pilots of the domestic air force will violate regulations and perform some thrilling flying maneuvers at air shows.

Moreover, an advanced fighter jet does not mean it is invincible. If you are careless, you will still suffer losses. The death of a few pilots is nothing, but the problem is that Lin Hao doesn’t have many pilots now. At least Lin Hao doesn’t have any extra pilots to waste.

"My idea is that we can change the landing location." Lin Hao said without hesitation, pointing at the map.

"For example, here, Qiangong Fishing Village."

Lin Yi was stunned when he heard this. He had thought about this place before, but since it was actually located a little deeper into Yangon, he rejected it outright at that time.

"Isn't this too risky?" Lin Yi said after thinking for a while.

"No, I think this place is very suitable." Lin Hao shook his head and said.

He checked the information and even went there for an on-site investigation to confirm the deployment of Xiao Rizi in Yangon at that time.

There was basically no easy mission here because they thought the enemy could not attack from the sea, so they sent a company of natives to garrison here.

Therefore, landing here is the most appropriate place. As long as we take over this salient, we can send a commando team directly to the airport and cooperate with the Air Force to blow up the Xiaorizi Airport, and Yangon will basically be in our hands.

"The strategy for this battle can be summed up in one word: fast. Everything must be fast. Don't let Xiao Ri have time to react. Then we can take Yangon!" At this point, Lin Hao sneered:

"Without Yangon, their supplies will be short and their fighting spirit will naturally decline."

The deeper reason was that he wanted to drive these little guys north and use them as pioneers to attack Daying's stronghold in the north.

Finally, they were forced to go to India and have a good time with the British army.

Thinking of the vast wealth of Tianzhu, Lin Hao had long been envious and wished he could lead his troops to rob it himself.

But considering that they are all friendly forces at present, we cannot do this, so the best way is to cut off Xiaori's supplies and force them to attack Tianzhu.

Once India is in chaos, the British army will have no place to get blood transfusions, and the situation will become even more chaotic. Thinking of this, Lin Hao's smile became even wider.

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At eight o'clock in the evening, Lin Hao stood at the naval base and shouted to the Marines who were ready to go:

"Let's go!" There was no passionate mobilization, only the simple word "let's go".

In addition to the weak 1st Marine Regiment, the landing operation was also equipped with an amphibious tank company, with a total of ten tanks, which were enough to deal with the small tanks in daily life.

Although the Marine Corps is organized at the regimental level, it is equipped with a lot of equipment that even infantry regiments do not have.

For example, the amphibious tank company directly under the Central Government might have been a tank battalion if it had not had too few armored troops.

In addition, it is also equipped with an artillery battalion, equipped with all 120mm heavy mortars, and basically all the firepower that can be enhanced is given to them.

"Yes!" Bula responded and immediately passed the order down.

Because they had received relevant training before, the soldiers quickly climbed along the warship's net rope to the landing ship under the warship.

"No, the success of this battle depends entirely on the Marine Corps. Don't let me down!" Lin Hao reminded again.

Next, he will sit on the destroyer and command the battle personally. The main reason is that it will be difficult to coordinate other arms without him in command.

It's not that the soldiers below don't obey orders, but that they have not yet undergone rigorous training and there are still many problems in coordinating with each other.

After getting the landing ship, we only conducted a few simple drills. At present, we can only say that it can be used, but it is still some distance away from being able to use it well.

"Yes, please rest assured, I will never let you down!" Bu La promised.