Chapter 2464 The Japanese’s Final Preparations 2

"How many alliances are there?" Masaki Terauchi was confused in his mind. How many alliances are there? A wing of the Japanese Air Force has between 80 and 110 aircraft. According to the unique "belly opinion" of the Japanese. When Saionji said it was willing to mediate, it must have communicated the matter with the Navy. If the Navy agreed, then the price the Army would pay in aviation force this time would definitely not be less. How many? If there are 4, that would be 300 to 400 aircraft! In the entire Japanese Army, including training and dissatisfaction formations, there are only 9! However, this is not the end. It does not mean that it will be over after the planes are dispatched. A large part of the future aviation equipment supply may also be cut off. If this cut is carried out, the Japanese Army will really suffer huge losses!

"Today, His Excellency Yamamoto Gonbei and Naval Military Advisor Admiral Hayao Shimamura will come here to discuss the Japanese Navy's future plans for the Pacific battlefield with me. After a while, Foreign Minister Kato Takaaki will also come here to discuss the future with me. You can also participate in the international political situation. I will help the Army in the next talks." Xiyuanji Gongwang said: "But there is a request. You must cooperate with me. Don't do it because of some irrelevant matters. Things conflicted with the Navy.”

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you," said Masaki Terauchi.

At this time, the other two protagonists of this parliament, Yamamoto Gonbei and Shimamura Hayao, were sitting in a car driving to the official residence of Saionji Temple. In the back seat of the car, Yamamoto Gonbei and Shimamura Hayao were sitting in the car. Discuss plans for future war in the Pacific.

"This is a list of all the capital ships that the empire can use in the next three months. There are six Fuso-class fast battleships with a displacement of up to 35,000 tons and equipped with 10 15-inch guns. They are Fuso, Ise, and Yamashiro. "Hinata, Takaha and Tosa. This is our current absolute main force." Shimamura Hayao took out a document and said.

"The three Kongo-class fast battleships are Kongo, Hiei and Haruna. We have improved and upgraded the original British battlecruiser based on the experience and lessons of previous naval battles, mainly by improving the strength of the power compartment and ammunition compartment. As for the thickness of the dome armor, the thickness of the inclined part of the dome armor on the side was increased to 4 inches. The thickness in the horizontal direction is 3 inches. At the same time, underwater mine protection protrusions were arranged on both sides of the hull. After the modification, due to the increase in weight, the speed of the King Kong It is only about 26 knots, but the defense power has been greatly increased. According to the estimation of the Ministry of Navy, the current King Kong-class fast battleship can block American 14-inch armor-piercing projectiles at normal combat distances."

"In addition, we also have the No. 2 ship Ibuki of the Kurama-class fast battleship available for use. The combat effectiveness of this battleship is actually higher than that of the Kongo-class fast battleship, so we incorporated them into the fast fleet composed of Kongo-class battleships. middle."

"As for the empire's last two first-generation dreadnoughts, Kawachi and Settsu, they are not suitable to be combined with the other two battleship squadrons due to their slow speed. They are currently used as a reserve force and a defensive force for the aircraft carrier squadron." Shimamura Hayao said.

"That is to say,

We only have 10 fast battleships available. So what's going on with our newest super battleships, Nagato and Mutsu? " Yamamoto Gonbei asked.

"The Nagato has begun training. It is estimated that it should be in time for the war. The Mutsu has just completed outfitting and is undergoing sea trials. If we follow our current progress, I am afraid it will take 6 months before it can enter service. As for the subsequent Kaga The battleship has not yet been launched, and it is estimated that it will not be in service for a long time. In this war, there are really very few battleships that we can supply." Shimamura Hayao said.

"Haha, and the U.S. Navy started counting from the original South Carolina-class battleships to the current Colorado-class super battleships, the Americans have a total of 22 Dreadnoughts and Super Dreadnoughts, plus the Germans' 4 Bavarian-class battleships. , which means that the empire will use the current 12 battleships to deal with the 26 battleships of the Americans and the Germans! Such a disparity in strength is really frightening." Yamamoto Gonbei sighed.

"But fortunately we are starting the war now. If the war is delayed a few years, then we may have to face the US South Dakota-class battleship equipped with 12 16-inch guns and a fleet equipped with 8 16-inch guns with a speed of close to 30 knots. Kexington-class battlecruiser! By then, we will be even worse. Although we also have plans to build Amagi-class fast battleships, in general, there is no future for us to engage in an arms race with the Americans." Shimamura Hayao said.

"Actually, from the current point of view, we still have a huge quality advantage. According to our intelligence, in order to rush for time, the Americans still used the hull design of the new Colorado-class battleships as the previous New Mexico-class. In this way, this ship The improvement potential of battleships is very limited, even if they can make some changes, such as increasing the inclination of the main armor belt, and continuing to extend it to defend against water bombs and torpedoes. But this improvement is also limited, because this class of battleship itself The space is limited and the power system is limited. The Americans must maintain a reasonable speed, and there will not be much margin for increase. With a more powerful main armor belt, the improvement of horizontal armor will inevitably be limited. If we consider the new double 16-inch Given the weight of the artillery, their vertical armor belt improvement may be limited.”

As a senior executive of the Combined Fleet, Hayao Shimamura is still very sensitive to the cutting-edge of naval technology. For a true expert, you can get a rough estimate of the tonnage and navigation performance of this class of warship by looking at the appearance of the warship and roughly looking at the length, width, and linearity of the warship. And if this warship can continue to conduct reconnaissance after it enters service, even if it is far apart, it can still obtain a lot of data, such as estimating the specific tonnage through draft, and reserve buoyancy, etc.

How about the design of the American standard battleship? That’s definitely good! The world's first battleship to adopt focused defense. In history, it has the most advanced defense system in World War I. The 343mm main armor belt on the side is on the same level as the German iron turtles. The thickness of the main horizontal armor is also good, enough to deal with horizontal bomb attacks in World War I. Twelve 14-inch L45/50 artillery pieces are powerful enough!

It can be said that if the Americans' 14-inch L50 artillery was not too large and had some problems with armor-piercing bullets, and if the Americans' own technical and tactical levels were not a bit poor, whether it was New Mexico or Tennessee, these warships would definitely be powerful in a deadly fight. to the Queen's existence. It is the same level opponent as Bavaria in history!

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