The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1263 - 930 Bombing Hiroshima

Chapter 1263: Chapter 930: Bombing Hiroshima

Chapter 1263 -930: Bombing Hiroshima

On July 21, 1937, the military operations of Australasia officially began.

The Island Nation had a much larger population than Australasia. If the war entered a stalemate, it would lead to many unnecessary losses for Australasia.

Therefore, in formulating the war plan, Arthur requested that the General Staff minimize casualties and end the war as quickly as possible.

The combat plan provided by the General Staff involved about 800,000 troops launching an attack on Kyushu Island in the Island Nation, making beach landings at Nagasaki and Kagoshima.

The remaining 2.2 million troops would launch attacks from Osaka, Nagoya to Tokyo, aiming to attract more Island Nation Army troops to those locations.

From this plan, it was evident that the offensive of Australasia would primarily focus on crucial Islander cities such as Nagasaki, Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo.

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It is important to note that the Island Nation itself was a country with little land and many people, meaning the defense in these key cities would certainly be the tightest.

So, the question arises, why did Australasia choose to concentrate its attacks on these cities that were sure to be heavily fortified by the Island Nation Army?

The sole purpose was to concentrate the military forces of the Island Nation and deliver a devastating blow.

Indeed, regardless of whether the Islanders were prepared or not, Arthur had already planned to use atomic bombs in this war.

Any city that gathered a large number of Island Nation troops would be within the target range of Australasia’s nuclear strike.

As for whether the nuclear strike would cause a significant number of casualties among the people of the city, that was also within Australasia’s considerations.

The day before the atomic bomb was dropped, Australasia would warn the Island Nation’s Government to evacuate its people through diplomatic means.

Whether the Island Nation’s Government would listen was not something Australasia needed to concern itself with.

As for the post-war relations between the Island Nation’s Government and Australasia, it was not necessary to consider that either because, after this war, the Island Nation’s Government would essentially cease to exist.

For the sake of not arousing the suspicion of the Island Nation Government, the attacks by Australasia would continue to be real until the final atomic bomb was dropped.

This also meant that, whether it was the Indigenous army or the Australasia Army, significant casualties were inevitable in this war.

However, this was not entirely a bad thing. The greater the casualties of a country, the greater the damages it suffered in the war. With a bit of influence on public opinion, these could be portrayed as sacrifices made by Australasia in the war.

Otherwise, when post-war Europe saw casualties of millions, even tens of millions of military and civilians, and Australasia’s combined military and civilian casualties were still less than a million, it would seem quite peculiar.

Matching casualties with the Island Nation was the most reliable method since it allowed for control over casualties with the help of a strong Air Force and Navy, thus managing the offensive push of the Island Nation Army.

If this were on the European Battlefield, any mishap would make the German Army unmercifully relentless.

Facing this formidable German Army and its exaggerated accomplishments, even the Australasia Army had to adopt a more cautious attitude.

On July 21, the attack on Kyushu Island by Australasia was the first to commence.

The only significant city in Kyushu Island was Nagasaki, located at the westernmost part of the Island Nation’s Native Land.

It is worth mentioning that this city was also one of the cities where the United States dropped an atomic bomb, though it was not as famous as the first bombing at Hiroshima.

But that was normal. Nagasaki, currently a small town with a population of just under 250,000, compared to major cities like Nagoya and Tokyo, could only be considered rural.

Yet, it was around this city with less than 250,000 people that nearly 200,000 Combat Army troops were stationed.

And not just Nagasaki, but from south to north of Kyushu Island, nearly every city had a large number of stationed troops, with many stationed at important airports and military sites.

On the day the full-scale assault was launched, over 3,000 airplanes headed towards the Island Nation’s native land, including close to 1,200 Australasian bombers.

These bombers, carrying a large number of bombs, primarily targeted cities like Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo.

Initially, the Islanders thought it was just a bombing like any other, but when a dense formation of planes reached Tokyo, they realized something was amiss.

This was not a typical bombing by Australasia, it looked more like a prelude to launching a full-scale total attack.

The main targets of this bombing operation by Australasia were two: Tokyo, the capital and largest city of the Island Nation, and Hiroshima, a city in the western part of the Island Nation.

In theory, Hiroshima did not qualify to be mentioned in the same breath as Tokyo. Even Nagasaki combined with Hiroshima and Osaka still didn’t match the importance of Tokyo alone.

But for Australasia, during this mission, the importance of bombing Hiroshima was even higher than that of Tokyo.

Why?

The main reason was that most of the Island Nation’s Navy was stationed at Hiroshima’s Kure Naval Arsenal, which was also one of the most important naval bases in the Island Nation’s Native Land.

The purpose of the Australasian Air Force bombing Hiroshima was not for the urban area of the city, but for the Harbor along the coast and the arsenal stocked with a large navy.