In response to the subject's question, the author would like to point out two facts: First, although Japan was bombed at the end of the Pacific War, the sea was blocked, and resources and people's livelihood were scarce, it was not empty militarily. Instead, it has accumulated a large number of troops ready to fight with the US military; Secondly, the US military actually made a plan to land in Japan, but expected to encounter unprecedented casualties, so it decided to bomb Japan with atomic bombs, thus forcing the Japanese government to surrender. In the end, it did not directly land in Japan and enter Tokyo, but completed the occupation of Japan in a peaceful way.

At the end of the Pacific War, the US military planned to land in Japan's "decline" action.

By the time the Pacific War reached 1945, Japan could be said to have lost the battle, the main naval vessels were basically exhausted, the joint fleet had lost its maritime combat capability, and it could only continue to fight by shore-based aviation and special attack operations, and the elite of the Japanese army also suffered heavy losses in the Pacific battlefield. However, the Japanese base camp headed by the military headquarters still has no intention of surrendering, and actively prepares a partial decisive battle plan under the slogan of "100 million jade pieces", in an attempt to cause as many casualties as possible to the US military through the fiercest resistance, thus forcing it to accept Japanese conditions to end the war.

1in July, 945, the battleship hazelnut sank in Wugang after continuous attacks.

In order to fight a decisive battle in China, the Japanese army mobilized domestic manpower and material resources, and its main battlefield included southern Kyushu and the Kanto Plain centered on Tokyo, which coincided with the plan of the allied forces landing in Japan. According to information disclosure, as of August of 1945, the Japanese army has established and deployed 65 divisions and other various combat units in China, with a total strength of 4.3 million, including 900,000 deployed in Kyushu and 950,000 deployed in kanto region, and more troops will be put into the decisive battle stage. However, due to the lack of resources and equipment, the Japanese army can only provide enough weapons and equipment for 40 divisions, while the ammunition reserve can only supply 30 divisions.

1945 Japanese China chariot captured by the allied forces after Japan surrendered in August.

Despite this, Japan's war materials are still huge. According to post-war statistics, after Japan surrendered, the allied forces received 2.46 million rifles, 240,000 pistols, light and heavy machine guns 180,000, 370,000 guns with a caliber of less than 40 mm, more than 40 mm guns160,000, more than 5,000 tanks and18, except for the army and Healthy men aged 65,438+05 to 60 and healthy women aged 65,438+07 to 40 are required to join the National Volunteer Combat Team. It is estimated that the total number is as high as 28 million. They can only use cold weapons such as bows and arrows, bamboo guns and farm tools to fight against the US military. The military called on the volunteers to kill at least one American before they died!

After the Pacific War, Wu Haijun's factories produced a large number of pocket submarines.

Although the Japanese army is in a difficult situation and its weapon performance is poor, it is huge after all. Japanese soldiers and people are deeply influenced by the deification of the emperor and the spirit of Bushido, and they are extremely crazy, regardless of life and death, fighting for their lives. This point has long been deeply understood by the US military in the Pacific War. In addition, the Japanese are familiar with the environment and have a stronger will to fight. Therefore, if the US military lands on the coast of Japan, the situation will definitely be even worse than that of Iwo Jima and Okinawa! Huge casualties will be inevitable.

Before the war, Japanese female high school students were receiving weapons training. Years of imperial education and admiration for the spirit of Bushido led the Japanese to be crazy on the battlefield and not afraid of life and death.

On the issue of landing in Japan, the British and American troops obviously lacked the ferocity of the Soviet Union to conquer Berlin at the cost of 300,000 people. How to force Japan to yield with as few lives as possible in the final stage of the war is the most concerned issue of the allied military and political leaders. Allied landings on Japanese soil are classified as "declining" operations and divided into "Olympic" and "Crown" operations. The former plans to land in the south of Kyushu and establish a forward base to attack Honshu Island, while the latter lands in Tokyo Bay and directly attacks the core area of Japan centered on Tokyo. The "decline" campaign will involve 5 million American troops and 6.5438+0 million British troops. It is planned to be implemented in June 1945, 1 1. It is estimated that the main campaign will last until June 1947.

The "Olympic" operation of the US military landing in South Kyushu (left) and the "Crown" operation landing in Tokyo Bay (right).

There is no doubt that the Anglo-American Coalition forces have obvious advantages in military weapons and absolute control over the sea and air, but in the face of the stubborn resistance of the Japanese army, casualties are inevitable. 1In the preparatory stage of the "Olympic" operation in April, 945, the US military invested 766,700 troops and expected to fight for 90 days. The casualties were calculated according to the conventional casualty ratio of the European battlefield and the Pacific battlefield. According to the battlefield experience in Europe, the daily death/missing rate is 0.42/1000, and the daily casualty rate is 2. 16/1000. It is estimated that South Kyushu battlefield will pay 149046 casualties, of which 2898 1 casualties. According to the experience of the Pacific battlefield, the daily death/missing rate is 1.95/1000, and the daily casualty rate is 7.45/1000.

Then the total number of casualties in the "Olympic" operation will be as high as 5 14072, of which 134556 are dead and missing. Moreover, the above figures do not include naval casualties caused by Japanese air strikes and special attacks at sea! This is only the casualty assessment of the first stage of the "descent" operation, and the "Crown" operation attacking Tokyo will undoubtedly bear higher casualties. It is estimated that the allied forces will pay more than 654.38+00,000 casualties when they occupy Japan by force! It is based on this horrible expected number of casualties that the US military finally decided to use the atomic bomb to carry out a nuclear strike against Japan. If Hirohito continues to be stubborn, the entire Japanese archipelago will be flooded with blood, and the Japanese nation will completely fall into the desperate situation of national subjugation and extinction.

After World War II, American soldiers were inspecting the Japanese army knives collected. Even if the Japanese army uses cold weapons, it can cause considerable casualties to the American army.