Perhaps in the eyes of most people, it is almost impossible to obtain enemy data on the battlefield. Of course, some people say that as long as you win the battle, you can still get the approximate casualty data of the other side. Yes, it's rough. It can't be accurate, accurate to single digits.
First of all, let's talk about how our army viewed our own casualties at that time, and then look at the enemy's casualties. Anyone who has watched war movies and TV series should know that after the war, the victorious side usually cleans the battlefield and replenishes ammunition. During this period, it is also the time to count the casualties of both sides. Generally speaking, our army will count the number of people before the war, so as to get the casualties conveniently and quickly after the war. After the war, regardless of victory or defeat, after the troops are assembled, they will queue up to count the number of people in a short time.
At the same time, it is said that everyone does not know that our army generally has a roster of our soldiers. Someone died in the war, and the person in charge of statistics will record it in the notebook. Then after the war, if there are family members, the army will offer condolences, which is also a reflection of our army's fine tradition. And through this way of recording, the casualties will come out soon.
This is the biggest difference between Japanese army and our army. Usually, the Japanese army will only record the soldiers' sacrifice when someone sees the body or the soldiers' sacrifice to prove it. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the Japanese army does not report many deaths, and even many times the number of missing people reported is more than the number of deaths. Although this purpose is to prevent desertion, it is also believed that the Japanese army is not very humane to its own people.
Secondly, talk about how to calculate enemy casualties. If it is a defeat, it is almost impossible to know the casualties of the enemy. After all, if you win the war, you can at least count the Japanese army by the guns captured on the battlefield. At the same time, it is easier to catch Japanese prisoners after winning the battle, and the total number of Japanese soldiers in a war can also be obtained from the prisoners. At this time, as long as a little inference, there will be an answer. But if you are defeated, you can only make a rough estimate based on the number of people when the enemy comes and retreats. So there are usually inaccurate figures to count the number of enemy casualties. As for many books, the number of casualties is accurate to single digits, which is obviously debatable.
It makes sense. I like to pay attention.