Indeed, the U.S. side has realized that the United States has lagged behind the South China Sea Federal Army in terms of equipment, especially in terms of navy and aircraft. Therefore, the U.S. side's defense of the west coast is divided into three lines of defense. The first line is those
In port cities that are easily attacked and landed, the U.S. Navy and Army have deployed a large number of anti-aircraft guns and aircraft, hoping to cause obstruction and damage to federal aircraft coming for air strikes.
However, the US military does not expect to be able to stop the federal army's attack with these anti-aircraft guns and aircraft. The US military's main defense force is not on the front line, but is deployed 200-300 kilometers away from the coastline. Where is
The U.S. military's main line of defense on the west coast where federal troops were landed, and most of the U.S. Army and Army Air Forces were concentrated on this line of defense.
Since this place is far away from the coastline, it is not easily bombed by federal aircraft. Therefore, after the federal part chooses where to land, the U.S. military on the second line can easily and quickly provide support to the first line. There is another very important point here.
The reason is that transportation on the west coast of the United States and even across the country is very developed, with many highways, railways and airports. Through these transportation lines, the United States can send a large number of U.S. troops and equipment to the front line in a very short period of time.
The U.S. government had also been prepared for the air attack on the Port of San Diego by federal aircraft. As the largest military port of the U.S. Navy on the Pacific coast, it would be abnormal not to be attacked. In order to prepare for possible bombings by the federal navy, many
Important arsenals have been evacuated, and the three divisions of the U.S. Army have also built many air raid shelters and bunkers in the port area. In addition to destroying most anti-aircraft guns and combat aircraft, the federal air force's air strikes have no impact on the strength of the U.S. Army.
actual harm.
The ultimate plan of the US government is to consume the federal offensive forces in the landing battle. Hundreds of kilometers inland from the port area, the federal landing forces will find that the further they go, the greater the resistance, because the US military has arranged
This defensive strategy consumes the strength of the federal landing force layer by layer. Since the US military is fighting on the mainland, the weather, location, and population are all in the hands of the defending side. It is impossible for the attacking side to carry so many across thousands of kilometers of sea.
equipment, personnel and supplies. As long as you cannot succeed in one attack, you will be driven out of the sea sooner or later.
At that time, the U.S. Navy might have successfully attacked Pearl Harbor, and the retreat for these federal landing forces would be cut off. With so many ships and so many people, can they hold on to the Pearl without access to fuel and supplies?
Hong Kong is a problem. By the time the reinforcements from the South China Sea Federation arrive at Pearl Harbor from the mainland, the U.S. Navy may have recaptured this unsinkable aircraft carrier. And if the Federation Navy wants to take it away from the U.S. military, there will be no way.
So easy.
In just 2 hours, the Port of San Diego and the Port of Long Beach were bombarded by 600 federal naval attack aircraft and fighter jets. Whether it was the anti-aircraft gun positions deployed by the US military near the port area or the aircraft at the airport and warships in the harbor,
Both suffered devastating blows, and the U.S. Navy lost air and sea control over the entire San Diego Port.
Just like it was carved out of a mold, after a short rest of 2 hours, a small fleet of the federal navy appeared outside the port of San Diego. Two heavy cruisers and three destroyers began to cover the minesweepers in the main port.
Mine clearing operations are carried out on the waterways, while in the sky
Several federal navy fighter jets and attack aircraft also appeared from time to time. Under the guidance of reconnaissance aircraft, they turned the area over the San Diego Port into their own warning zone. Once an unknown object was detected on the sea or in the air approaching from the radar, they would
I'll rush over immediately to see what's going on.
The South China Sea Federation first attacks the navy of the enemy country, and after destroying its main fleet, then uses the air defense and remaining maritime power of the air force to attack the target. After finally gaining absolute superiority at sea and in the air, it begins to use surface ships to gradually approach the landing target.
Naval artillery cooperated with aircraft to carry out final cleaning work near the landing point. In the end, the landing troops basically landed successfully without any threat.
This tactic is no longer new to the federal navy and all parties. The South China Sea Federation used this tactic when they landed on Japan, and then used this tactic when they invaded the Port of Melbourne, Australia.
move, and then attack Pearl Harbor
Behind his back, he used this trick to the extreme. Now, he has used this trick in San Diego Port without change. Those American and Japanese generals even knew what the federal navy should do next, but they just couldn't stop it.
A thousand moves are really not as good as one.
As the minesweeper moved deeper into the port area, several heavy cruisers and destroyers of the Federal Navy also entered the port area. They were all swimming on the sea surface at a slow speed, and the main guns on the ships were ready to fire.
, always ready to attack targets on shore. But
There seemed to be no movement in the San Diego Harbor except for the burning fires that Americans were putting out. More than 10 federal minesweepers successfully cleared a safe passage from the port entrance in more than 3 hours.
The waterway leads directly to the dock.
At 12:30 noon, a logistics ship towed several landing craft into the port area. Then the two landing craft started their motors and left the logistics ship towards the dock. When the bow of the boat touched the dock, the springboard hatch opened
Opening it, dozens of federal soldiers wearing camouflage uniforms quickly ran out of the cabin. Groups of 2 or 3 dispersed to nearby buildings at the dock, searching for possible hidden enemies while slowly heading towards the port area.
Deep inside.
When the two landing craft left the dock, the other two landing craft also left the logistics ship and headed towards the dock. In this way, the federal navy used a small scale of two landing craft to send almost a battalion of federal marines to the dock.
San Diego's pier. However, there was still no response at all in the port area and downtown San Diego.
This unusual reaction of the US military has attracted the attention of the federal navy. San Diego is a military port, or a military city. It is a very important fulcrum on the west coast of the United States, and more than 100 kilometers to the north is the first port of call on the west coast of the United States.
The big city of Los Angeles. This area must be a key defense area for the US military, so the senior generals of the Federal Navy's Second Offensive Fleet did not believe that only 600 aircraft could destroy the US military's defense forces.
Moreover, the reconnaissance results from the federal reconnaissance aircraft hovering over downtown San Diego showed that except for obvious military targets such as anti-aircraft gun positions, airports, ammunition depots, and oil depots that were bombed, the U.S. Army was basically not found, except for a few
Except for the destruction of a military camp, no organized defense troops appeared.
To say that the United States has only so many troops to invest in the most important area on the west coast, not to mention that the commander of the offensive fleet of the Federal Navy does not believe it, even an ordinary soldier will not believe it. This is obviously a trap, and the defense of the United States
The troops must be hiding in bunkers or around the city, waiting for the federal landing troops to land on a large scale, and then carry out fire coverage or counterattack. This not only avoids the threat of federal naval gunfire, but also increases the difficulty of cover by federal naval aviation aircraft.
The U.S. defense strategy is correct at all. It trades space for time and withdraws the focus of the landing battle from the port to dozens or hundreds of kilometers inland. In this way, the federal navy's maritime superiority will be useless, and the federal navy's air superiority will be useless.
It can also be weakened to a minimum, so that the U.S. Army aviation aircraft urgently transferred from other places can use their home field advantage to engage in a war of attrition with the federal navy's aviation aircraft.
Unfortunately, this strategy of the US military caught up with an attacking force that did not really want to land. As a result, the US military deployed aircraft and ground troops to prepare a big trap for the federal landing force, but the federal landing force only landed one battalion.
of troops, then stopped landing, and only used navy aircraft to slowly expand the scope of the attack.
The fighting on the first day gradually stopped as night fell. The entire port area was shrouded in darkness except for the flares that were launched from time to time. The residents of the port area who had not had time to evacuate could only close the windows and lock the doors and huddle in themselves.
At home, pray that a bomb will not fall on your head.
It was also a dark night, and on the south side of the Hawaiian Islands, more than 3,000 kilometers away, a large fleet was quietly approaching the southern end of the islands under the cover of night. In the middle of the fleet, six tall black figures were looking at them.
Driving slowly, you can see from their silhouettes that they are 4 flat-deck aircraft carriers and 2 tall battleships. (To be continued...)
