Chapter 188 The Arrival of the First Cavalry Division

As a tank designer, Kartsev is quite talented, otherwise he would not have stood out in the Nizhny Tagil Design Bureau and become the chief designer. Now, Kartsev has gradually retreated to the second line, allowing Deputy Chief Designer Venetitov to take on more design tasks. This is also the reason why he can lead the team to Kushiro, otherwise, he would have to stay in Nizhny Tagil.

Now, Kartsev felt indescribably excited. He felt that this trip to Kushiro was worth it! The harvest was really huge.

Andre talked about armor, ammunition, fire control in a very clear and logical way. He even proposed many "fantastic" but absolutely practical ideas!

For example, laser rangefinders are now essential in the fire control systems of tanks. Andre proposed whether it is possible to develop a laser suppression system to interfere with the opponent's laser rangefinder. Moreover, after discovering and tracking the opponent's laser emission source, the power can be increased immediately to directly "burn through" the opponent's laser rangefinder, causing soft kill.

This kind of bizarre idea, but also feasible to a certain extent, gave Kartsev a lot of new ideas. Yes, this can be done!

So, that night, when Kartsev was staying in the guesthouse in Kushiro, he did not sleep the whole night. Thinking about Andrei's idea, he wanted to go back to Nizhny Tagil immediately, especially the idea of ​​the armor-piercing shell. He would know whether it was correct after going back to verify it!

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Island country, Tokyo.

"Here they are, finally here!" Several short islanders, wearing the uniforms of senior officers of the Self-Defense Forces and their fingers in white gloves, looked at the merchant ships in the distance.

Lieutenant General Paul James, commander of the U.S. forces in Japan, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After a long voyage, the army troops transported from the mainland, along with the heavy equipment, were finally delivered!

The Americans were furious about the recent war. When the Soviet armored forces landed in Kushiro, they found themselves unable to cope with it! The main reason was that the United States believed that the island was safe and only stationed the Air Force and Navy, but did not station the Army, which was the main ground war force, here.

The final decision of the war is still the army! Thinking of the new theory of the domestic air force, it is simply nonsense to think that the high-intensity strikes of the air force can undermine the fighting will of a country!

"Report, the First Cavalry Division is coming to the island country to be stationed." Looking at Lieutenant General Paul in front of him, the commander of the First Cavalry Division who came down from the ship, the big Major General Field-Taylor, saluted Lieutenant General Paul in front of him.

The First Cavalry Division! In the army, the only two divisions that could get the first designation were the First Cavalry Division and the First Armored Division. At this time, the First Armored Division was stationed in Germany, ready to guard against Soviet attacks at any time. The First Cavalry Division, although in the United States, would definitely be the first batch of troops to be dispatched once any situation arose.

Although it is called a cavalry division, this division does not have a single horse. It is a fully armored unit, actually an armored division.

This division was formed in 1921. As a strategic reserve force in the United States, it participated in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. It was the first ace army deployed by the United States in various wars. After the Vietnam War, this division returned to the United States for rest and recuperation. In just over a year, it returned to the battlefield again.

As an ace division, the 1st Air Cavalry Division has a total of 16,000 troops. During the Vietnam War, it began to have more than 400 UH-1 helicopters, becoming an air assault division. At the same time, the 1st Cavalry Division's main land combat equipment is also the advanced M60A1 main battle tank. These equipment cannot be quickly delivered by air, and can only be transported by sea across half the world, which is already the fastest speed.

"Thank you for your hard work." Lieutenant General Paul said to the commander of the First Cavalry Division who had arrived, "Our mission is very heavy. It will be a difficult battle to retake northern Hokkaido."

Thinking of being forced to sue for peace, Lieutenant General Paul was quite depressed. If he had not sued for peace at that time, the Soviets would have occupied the entire Hokkaido by now. By then, it would have been an impossible task for them to cross the strait to carry out landing operations. But now, with the territory in southern Hokkaido, their armored forces could be stationed there at any time and attack directly to the north.

The Soviets are content with the status quo. They are already happy after seizing half of Hokkaido. How stupid! Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Paul became a little confident.

"Yes, we received news at sea that the Soviet Union's new tanks are very powerful. The island country's Type 74 tanks have no advantage over their 125mm tank guns," said Major General Field.

The overall performance of the island country's Type 74 tank is similar to that of its own M60 tank. Since the Type 74 tank is vulnerable, its own M60 tank will also face the stranglehold of the Soviet armored forces.

"Yes, the Soviets do have weapon advantages, but we also have our own advantages." Lieutenant General Paul said: "As long as we gain air superiority, the 1st Cavalry Division can take advantage of helicopters."

The 1st Cavalry Division can be called the Air Assault Division. It has a large number of UH-1 armed helicopters and can kill large armored clusters through anti-tank missiles. Of course, this is based on the premise that it has seized air superiority.

New F-15 fighter jets are being transferred to our home country. We are determined to surpass the Soviet Union in equipment!

"Boom, boom, boom." While everyone was chatting here, the equipment on the cargo ship was gradually moving down. Everyone opened their eyes wide and looked at the heavy equipment coming down from the ship.

"Oh, what is that?" The officers of the island nation's Self-Defense Force present couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The first to come down was not the tall M60 tank!

It is larger in length and width than the M60, but much lower in height. The rumble of the engine at the rear is not like the sound of a diesel engine, but has a kind of whistle. The most obvious change is the turret on the top, which is not a round cast turret, but a new turret with edges and corners welded!

That must be the latest American tank, a weapon used to counter Soviet armor!

At this time, the driver in front stuck his head out, looked at the road ahead, and rumbled up.

"Have our new tanks been finalized and put into service?" Although Lieutenant General Paul was a Lieutenant General of the Air Force, he still had some knowledge of land warfare weapons.