新加坡戰略
| 新加坡戰略 | |
|---|---|
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| 時期 | 1919–1942 |
| 作戰空間 | 海上 |
新加坡戰略是一份關於大英帝國的海軍國防政策，這個政策涉及到了從1919年到1941年間的一系列的戰爭計劃，計劃主旨是在遠東進駐一支英國皇家海軍艦隊，遏止日本南下侵略印度或澳大利亞；為此1919年起英國選定在馬六甲海峽東端的新加坡建設艦隊基地，此後20年不斷強化該地戰鬥能量。
構想[編輯]
英國想定中，認為和日本的戰爭會以三階段進行：一、守衛住新加坡要塞的英軍等待英國本土增援艦隊抵達；二、艦隊北上拯救或奪回香港；三、對日本本土進行海上封鎖，重創仰賴海上貿易的日本，迫和對手。反攻日本本土的想法則因不切實際而不在考慮內。但英軍沒估計到日本願意投注兵力主動挑戰英軍，並有擊敗英軍的實力。
鞏固新加坡成為英國在1920年代起的遠東國防根本，在1937年，就海軍上校史蒂芬·羅斯基爾所言，駐新主力艦隊的概念也許是通過反覆驗證，已猶如聖諭般地不容置疑[1]。但是政治、經濟和實行上的困難令這個戰略難以成功執行。在20世紀30年代，英國和海外對這項戰略批評不斷，尤其是澳大利亞常以其為藉口來削減自己的國防開支。英國最終實行該戰略，在新加坡部署15吋口徑大砲，派遣了「Z艦隊」駐進新加坡。
失敗[編輯]
1941年12月10日，日本空襲新加坡，威爾斯親王號戰列艦和反擊號戰鬥巡洋艦北上攔截日本艦隊，卻在馬來亞海戰被日軍飛機用魚雷擊沉，日軍同時在馬來半島長驅直進，防守的英軍毫無招架之力，吉隆坡及檳城相繼失守，英軍不斷後撤到馬來半島南端的柔佛，及後經長堤撤退至新加坡。1942年2月8日，日軍進攻新加坡，新加坡戰役爆發，日軍用不足一星期時間攻占半個新加坡，因為糧食及淡水開始短缺，負責新加坡防守的最高指揮官白思華決定停戰，於2月15日帶領超過八萬人的英軍向日軍投降，被溫斯頓·邱吉爾稱其為「英國歷史上最嚴重的災難和最大規模的投降」[2]，大部分投降英軍死於日軍勞役及疾病。
參見[編輯]
注釋[編輯]
- ^ McIntyre 1979，第214頁
- ^ Churchill 1950，第81頁
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