Exchange arms for ores, and rush to make huge profits.
Therefore, although the Japanese base camp also knew about Germany's arms trade in Asia, it still figured it out. Perhaps the German head of state was just like the Italian sb named Mussolini, who fell in the eyes of money.
Guy.
Although Reinhardt's behavior can be explained, this incident really made the island nation's senior officials feel aggrieved.
In addition to selling equipment to the Japanese army to fight against the Soviet Union, the Germans also provided weapons to China to fight against Japan.
Not authentic...
The Army was okay. After all, when the Army went north, it received a large number of Panzerfaust rocket launchers from the Germans, which played a great role in fighting the Soviet armored forces.
But on the Navy side, because the equipment obtained by the Germans has not been used much, the impact on the Germans has become worse and worse with Reinhardt's various behaviors.
Just when the Navy was preparing to confront the Army in selecting allies, the Germans' "goodwill" was sent to the Japanese Navy.
As the saying goes, whatever you think comes to you, the Japanese navy was just about to have the idea of marching south to kick Britain and the United States, and the Germans sent over a piece of precious information about Pearl Harbor.
Of course, Japan also had its own reconnaissance and intelligence analysis of Pearl Harbor, but compared with the intelligence analysis sent by the Germans, it was just a pile of waste paper!
It’s not that Reinhard just picked up a piece of information and made the commanders of the Japanese Navy nod their heads and believe it. In fact, this information is so authentic!
The information about Pearl Harbor that Japan obtained on its own was almost confirmed in the information sent by the Germans. And the information that the Japanese army had that was very vague was also clarified in the information sent by the Germans.
and refinement.
What excited the Japanese Navy the most was that, based on the intelligence sent to them, the Germans also formulated a feasible attack plan for Japan: focusing on attacking the U.S. Navy's oil base at Pearl Harbor.
According to the intelligence obtained by the Germans, the US military had stored a total of 4 million tons of heavy oil in Pearl Harbor! Such a huge reserve requires a sufficient area, and such an area cannot be tightly fortified.
As long as the Japanese air force can concentrate on attacking the oil storage area...that is a full 4 million tons of heavy oil! The violently burning and exploding oil depot can completely destroy the U.S. Pearl Harbor Naval Base. Let Pearl Harbor be destroyed again within a few years.
Nor can it be used as a base for the United States to dominate the Pacific.
Coincidentally, the Germans happened to have obtained the area where the US military concentrated heavy oil storage at Pearl Harbor, and they packaged up and sold all the information about Pearl Harbor to the Japanese Navy Ministry at a very low price.
Germany only asked for equipment the size of a Japanese infantry regiment, and asked Japan to send it to Vietnam and hand it over to the French colonial army there. Then, Vichy France purchased this batch of weapons and equipment from Germany to strengthen their defense power in Vietnam.
In other words, Japan was involved in an indirect transaction.
The explanation given by the Germans is that the advantage of such a deal is that Japan does not need to transport the reward for buying intelligence all the way to Germany. It only needs to hand it over to Vietnam, controlled by Germany's ally Vichy France, nearby.
Then, the Germans could also go to Vichy France for compensation.
It was just the equipment of a Japanese infantry regiment, and in exchange for such a precious piece of information, it was almost in vain!
How could the Japanese Navy fail to see the good intentions expressed by Germany? They subconsciously understood that Germany was compensating Japan for sending supplies to China.
And the Japanese Navy liked this compensation very much!
It's rare that the Germans actually like the equipment of the Army Red Deer. What, the equipment of a regiment? How can you be so petty? Hurry up and give away weapons and equipment generously according to the standard equipment of a B division!
Originally, the Japanese side only traded with the Germans with the mentality of exchanging one regiment's equipment for one piece of information, and even if the value of the information was limited, they would not suffer any loss.
As a result, it seems now that this kind of transaction is a real profit!
Therefore, Japan happily raised the standard weapons and equipment of a Class B division for the French Army in Vietnam, and then sent them over intact.
Immediately afterwards, the French army in Vietnam happily accepted this batch of equipment, and then according to the greetings given by Pétain in advance, they packed it respectfully, passed the Yunnan-Vietnam Highway, and delivered it to the Chinese.
The weapons and equipment of an entire Class B division were given to the enemy. When the Japanese army reacts and encounters them in the future, it will definitely be very lively.
The Japanese military headquarters was so moved by the sincerity shown by the Germans and the preciousness of this information that the island nation could be so happy to send weapons at a higher price, not because they were too stupid!
Although Yamamoto Isoroku, who had always wanted to attack Pearl Harbor, had the idea of surprise attack on Pearl Harbor after receiving the Pearl Harbor-related intelligence collected by his country.
However, because the Japanese army has always paid little attention to logistics supplies, Yamamoto, who was affected, did not focus on the oil depot at all.
The attack plan he conceived had always focused on the ports and airports in Pearl Harbor, without taking into account those logistical facilities.
However, the Germans came and told the Japanese base camp quite interestingly: In fact, bombing the oil depot can achieve more results, enough to allow Japan to completely destroy Pearl Harbor, an important naval base of the US military!
The Germans are so interesting! Not only did they send in intelligence, they also provided such excellent combat policies that were thoughtfully tailored for the Japanese army.
Thinking of this, all the naval admirals, led by Yamamoto Isoroku and Horikichi, admitted that many of their admirals had misjudged Germany and Reinhardt before.
It is no exaggeration to call the intelligence sent by Germany this time a help in times of need! For the Japanese Navy, which is eager to overthrow the U.S. Pacific Fleet, there is nothing they can be more grateful for than the intelligence and combat suggestions sent by Germany.
Although they themselves had formulated a simulated attack plan on Pearl Harbor, even an avid gambler like Yamamoto Isoroku admitted that it would be very difficult to completely destroy the docks and docks of Pearl Harbor and paralyze the operational capabilities here.
Difficult to do.
Even if the Japanese Navy set all conditions and factors to the most advantageous level for them, in the previous three simulated attack drills, they never completely destroyed Pearl Harbor and its garrison.
Fortunately, I have information and reminders from German friends.
"It seems that God is helping us win the first war with the United States!" Holding the original intelligence sent by the Germans in his hand, Yamamoto Isoroku walked quickly to the Navy Minister in excitement.
