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By the time we realized that the golden opportunity to launch an offensive was a trap dug by the U.S. military, it was already too late.
The Argentine army, which headed into Patton's carefully constructed defense line, retreated after suffering enormous damage. They realized belatedly that it was a trap and stopped the offensive, but the water had already been spilled.
"Company, move forward!"
"Shoot!"
"Let's make an example of Jerry's assholes!"
Patton, who judged that the Argentine army's strength had been sufficiently reduced, went on the offensive. Led by the U.S. army, the Brazilian, British, and Canadian armies beat the Argentine army in all directions and made a breakthrough.
"Platoon leader, we're in big trouble."
"What's going on?"
"We're out of fuel."
"also? "How much gas does this fucking tank consume?"
The M46 Patton and M29 heavy tanks had excellent defense and firepower, but their fuel efficiency was so poor that they were not suitable for the mobile warfare that Patton was known for.
The Centurion tank brought by the Commonwealth forces was slightly better, but its speed was the same, so it was not much different.
Nevertheless, the Argentine army was unable to properly block the Allied offensive.
Even though they were trained by German military advisors and their officers studied abroad in Germany, the capabilities of the Argentine army did not reach that of the German army.
"It's a tank! "The tank is coming!"
"Don't run away! If you leave your position, I will kill you! "Go back to your seat quickly!"
The Argentine army, proud of its victory over the Brazilian army so far, could not come to its senses after experiencing its first large-scale defeat.
In addition, the large-scale air power of the US military was mobilized and bombing was carried out every day, and the mentality of the Argentine army, which had been intoxicated with victory, collapsed like a sand castle.
Even if they managed to retreat and try to reorganize their battle lines, the mere appearance of the U.S. troops caused the Argentine troops to panic and run away.
Some officers tried to stop the soldiers from leaving by even raising their guns, but most of them ended in vain.
"Advance! Advance!"
"Keep pushing! "You can't even give them a chance to breathe!"
"Keep going until you run out of gas! Victory is at hand!"
Patton punished the soldiers mercilessly and forced them to advance unconditionally.
The headquarters expressed concern several times that they might fall into the enemy's trap while rushing to advance, but Patton did not even listen.
The Argentine army lost the ability to counterattack. What kind of trap are these guys in a hurry to run away from? We must advance quickly and cut off the enemy's retreat while there is time to hesitate!
There were some losses, such as the occasional defeat of the lead unit by the Argentine army in an ambush, but it was not enough to affect the entire front.
One month after the Allied forces launched a full-scale offensive,
The Argentine army withdrew from almost all occupied territories.
Thanks to the support of the Allied Forces, Brazil regained much of the territory it had lost, and the Vargas regime, which had been driven to the brink by successive defeats, regained the support of the people.
The Argentine army's disaster did not stop on land and in the air. Even at sea, the Argentine army did not avoid struggles.
Two battleships, a destroyer, and a cruiser purchased from Germany, as well as an aircraft carrier built in-house with the help of German engineers.
The Argentine Navy was one of the most powerful forces in the world, but it was only a puppy in front of the alliance of the US Navy and the Royal Navy, which moved around the world.
For the U.S. Navy, which had not had a chance to be active since the Pacific War, the confrontation with the Argentine Navy was a good opportunity to prove its value.
When MacArthur, who had been in the army and had a close relationship with the navy, became president, he was worried that budget support for the navy might be delayed. If the Argentine navy was trampled so thoroughly, it would put a damper on the nose of MacArthur, who despises the navy. You can.
Is that it? Based on this performance, we may be able to obtain additional budget support!
"This is an opportunity. "It's a heaven-sent opportunity."
"Even ground dogs and sparrows eat one serving, so our navy shouldn't fall behind!"
"let's go!"
When the Royal Navy, who was angry that their country was attacked, was added, a full-fledged hell opened up for the Argentine Navy.
From the beginning, the Argentine Navy had no chance of winning.
With the U.S. Navy, the world's No. 1 navy, victory or defeat has already been decided, so what can the Argentine Navy do against the might of the Royal Navy, Commonwealth countries, exile governments of each country, and the Brazilian Navy?
However, it is not possible to sit in a port of your own country and just suck your fingers.
The Argentine Navy carried out a sortie even though they knew they were on their way to death.
And it oxidized violently.
The Allied Forces, which succeeded in recapturing South Georgia Island without any significant damage, headed to the Falkland Islands and encountered the Argentine Navy between South Georgia Island and the Falkland Islands.
"An enemy flag appears at 1 o'clock!"
"Oh, there are so many!"
"Holy shit...!!"
The Argentine Naval Air Corps pilots fought hard, but could not overcome their numerical inferiority. The vast majority of the aircraft that sortied were shot down in the cold Atlantic Ocean.
Now that we've taken care of all the aircraft, it's time for the warships.
"Everyone retreat! "Everyone retreat!"
"I repeat. Everyone retreat!"
"Captain, you have to go!"
The two battleships owned by the Argentine army, Jose de San Martin and Manuel Belgrano, were sunk after being bombarded by Allied aircraft.
Before the battleship sank beneath the water, the crew members who succeeded in escaping looked in vain as their ship sank beneath the sea.
Even the flower of naval warfare, the aircraft carrier, was nothing more than a high-value target floating on the surface in a situation where its aircraft were lost.
Aircraft carriers soon met the same end as battleships.
The few surviving destroyers and cruisers fled.
In just one naval battle, the Argentine Navy suffered irreparable damage.
Seeing the helpless retreat of their own army, once considered invincible and the sound of the second German army, the Argentines began to look at the situation from a more objective perspective.
this war,
Can we win?
***
August 3, 1953
New Fuhrer's Residence in Berlin, Germany
"Argentina is on fire."
"That's right, I told you not to go to war, but tsk tsk."
As I said before, Argentina's defeat was certain.
Even the generals who predicted that Argentina might win are now discussing whether Argentina will raise the white flag in a few days. To that extent, the war situation was the worst for Argentina.
The Navy is annihilated, air superiority is at a loss, and the Army is in retreat.
It's like looking at Germany in 1944.
"Argentina lost the war. If Peron has even the slightest intention, he should report his intention to surrender to the Allies right now."
If I kneel down and beg for forgiveness for making a mistake, won't they still look at me a little?
Nevertheless, Peron seemed to have not yet come to his senses and was not even thinking about negotiation.
According to information gathered from the German Embassy in Buenos Aires, there is no one in the Argentine government, let alone Peron, who is advocating for negotiations.
"It's not like they still think they can win the war... What kind of confidence do they have for doing that?"
"Aren't we lacking the courage to say to the people, 'We lost the war?' "Whenever we advertise that we have won the war, if we now say we lost, the people will no longer look at us."
Goebbels' guess was correct. But the Argentine people must also have eyes and ears, so do they really not know what's going on in the war?
You will find out sooner or later, sooner or later. Even thinking about the cancer, I can't help but think that Peron's current policy is a poor one.
The United States, perhaps convinced that we would maintain neutrality, mobilized a large number of troops stationed in Iceland and diverted them toward Argentina.
Even now, one Allied division is steadily being reinforced in Brazil, so the battlefield will soon extend to Argentina.
While Argentina was at the crossroads of national destruction, Germany succeeded in developing the V6 rocket. The range of the V6 is 7,000 km. Germany was finally able to obtain the first ICBM in humankind.
The first experiment was conducted last week and there is still a second experiment to go, but Braun and Dornberger are confident of success.
Since the first experiment was successful, there is a possibility that the second experiment will fail. Although it is forbidden to be overconfident, looking at the results they have shown so far, the results of the second experiment will not be different from the first.
Now that V6 has been developed, all that remains is to use it to launch a satellite. As soon as the V6 launch was successful, Braun and Dornberger began forming a team to build a satellite.
I was looking through the list of candidates for names to give to humanity's first artificial satellite, and there were also 'Adolf' and 'Hitler'. They seem like friends who can see clearly.
"'Siegfried' and 'Nibelungen' seem like good names, but..."
"It's the first in Germany, so shouldn't it be 'Germanic'?"
"After all, taking the name of His Excellency the Fuhrer and becoming 'Hitler' is-"
"Didn't I tell you to stop saying that?"
There was a heated debate over what to name the artificial satellite that might be humanity's first.
At the end of the discussion, when Siegfried and Germán were reaching a consensus, a thought suddenly crossed their minds.
While discussing what the new name of the country should be at the Provisional Government General Assembly, there is a famous saying that Shin Seok-woo said to Yeo Un-hyeong, who suggested that the country be called the Republic of Korea. 'Since Daehan was ruined, shouldn't it rise as Daehan?'
With those words, the name of our country was decided to be the Republic of Korea.
"It's Wagner Freud, so wouldn't it be right to say Wagner?"
Recalling Shin Seok-woo's famous quote, I insisted that the satellite be named Wagner.
The results are uncontested. Everyone unanimously decided to name the satellite Wagner.
The name has been decided and now it is time to build the most important satellite. Since it is a satellite, it would be great to add all kinds of functions, but it not only costs more money but also takes more time.
"I can make it if you give me instructions."
"But in this case, it will not be possible within this year at the earliest."
"When will it be?"
"I think it will be completed only next spring."
It's spring next year.
Since the United States has not even created a hydrogen bomb, artificial satellites are probably not in the plan. Even if there is speculation, it will be a few years from now.
If we give up on launching this year and postpone it to next year as Brown suggested, we can add this and that, but the technology is still insufficient, so even if we add all the desired functions, we cannot guarantee that they will all work properly.
"You can't fill up after the first drink. If you are too greedy, you may end up doing something wrong, so I think it would be better to include only the minimum functions. For now, let's just aim to launch it within this year."
"I understand, Mr. President."
In fact, Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite produced by the Soviet Union in history, initially tried to include various functions, but when it was concluded that time was running out, it changed direction to remove everything that could be removed and load only the transmitter and measuring device. . I was also inspired by this and proposed that Wagner 1 be equipped with only a transmitter and a measuring instrument.
The current goal is to launch a satellite within this year, not the performance of the satellite. It's not like we're only going to launch this one anyway.
***
Peron had no choice but to face reality.
The war was lost.
The Navy, which had been carefully raised, went straight to the Dragon Palace, and the Air Force and Army were devastated.
Sooner or later, the Allied Forces would land on the Malvinas Islands. They formed their own defense lines around the islands, but they could not be sure how long they would hold out as both air and sea control were taken away.
Even if you are lucky, within a month.
In one month, the Malvinas Islands will become British territory again.
The people were now feeling with their own skin that defeat had come close to their doorstep. Although the media was mobilized and the military's activities were eagerly promoted, the public's reaction was not the same as before.
Nevertheless, Peron still did not say surrender.
Because he knew that his political life would end the moment he uttered the word surrender.
Therefore, he had no choice but to talk about resistance instead of surrender.
The war is not over yet.
The Malvinas Islands still have the Argentine flag, and the Allied forces have not set foot on Argentine territory.
Therefore, Argentina has not been defeated yet.
It may have made a passing dog laugh, but this was the current state of Argentina.
MacArthur laughed hard at Peron, calling him a fool who still escapes reality because of his pride.
"Seeing as you're still talking nonsense, it seems like you're making a living. "If that's the case, then I'll have to rip off your crotch."
MacArthur also originally had no intention of enlarging the size of the game.
If Peron acknowledged the reality and asked for negotiations, I planned to end with the return of the Falkland Islands and compensation. I also received a memorandum promising never to play with Germany again.
However, when there was no response from Peron, MacArthur also changed his mind.
At this point, rather than correcting Argentina's habits, we decided to completely destroy Argentina.
I decided to completely break his spine so that he could never raise his head against America again.
"It is impossible to occupy the entire territory of Argentina. We need three times more troops than we have now."
Eisenhower was shocked at MacArthur's words and shook his head. Then MacArthur said.
"I know that too, Ike."
Complete occupation of all of Argentina was a burden even for the United States.
It was large in size and required a huge budget to feed all the troops and Argentines needed for occupation, but there was no way that Congress would pass it.
"We are still busy beating up the Dixies in the South, but we must not repeat the same thing in Argentina."
"Do you have a plan in mind?"
"We are going to strangle Argentina until it collapses on itself."
If airstrikes are launched on major Argentine cities and economic sanctions are maintained, Argentina will not be able to hold out for long and will raise the white flag.
If Argentina endures enormous damage and enters a long-term war, the United States will also be in trouble, but Argentina does not have the courage. Peron and the military may not know, but the Argentine people will rise up first.
"Kick out Peron, appoint a friend who listens to us, and make Argentina obey. "This way, we don't have to occupy all of Argentina, and we can save money."