Chapter 2467 The Japanese’s Final Preparations 5
Chapter 2467 The Japanese’s final preparations 5
The design of the Sanjing ship is not very good, which does not mean that it is not good in actual combat. In fact, the 120mm rapid-fire cannon on the side of the Sanjing ship is still very useful. The absolute combat effectiveness cannot be considered low, but the biggest problem is that the French Ghana-style 320mm heavy gun that was painstakingly installed is almost useless in actual combat. In order to install this heavy gun, too much tonnage is occupied, resulting in poor defense and power. …. Of course, Bai Laoyi cannot be entirely blamed for this. The unrealistic demands made by the Japanese are the fundamental reason...
But even so, even though Yamamoto Gonbei once ridiculed that such a warship was armed with a sharp blade and unarmored, when Bai Laoyi left the Japanese Navy at the expiration of his contract, the Japanese still respected him, at least There is no slander on the surface, and the thank you gifts and salary are also very sincere. You can call it artificial and hypocritical, but no matter what, it is absolutely correct to get along with the "teacher" with this attitude. Especially when this teacher has real materials!
Does Betty have the real deal? That is definitely the case. Maybe Betty's level cannot be called a famous general with many nBs, but it is at least above the average level. In some aspects, his vision is definitely superior, such as háng kōng. Mothership emphasis and vision. Is the Japanese navy capable of mocking Betty? It's better to go to bed. If it were these guys, Ruprecht could end the war a year early! Let’s not talk about Betty’s accomplishments in commanding a fast fleet, let’s just say that his boldness and understanding of naval forces are far beyond those of the current Japanese!
"What opinions did General Betty put forward?" Yamamoto Gonbei asked.
"First of all, his first opinion is that we have too few pilots, the training cycle is too long, and the recruitment of personnel is too few. He said that we are planting trees, but in actual combat, pilots are actually no different from artillery shells. It is a consumable product, just like leeks, it is cut off one after another." Hayao Shimamura said with a little embarrassment.
"Well, the establishment of an elite training system is not a problem, right?" Yamamoto Gonbei couldn't stand it. In the Japanese military, especially the navy, they attach great importance to elite training. As for the naval forces, they require the best of the best. Even in the early days of the Japanese navy, those who served as pilots were required to be at least lieutenants! The elimination rate of Japanese pilots is very high. Ten people go in and one or two succeed, which is good! This is why Japanese pilots also had a few brushes at first.
But Betty is not optimistic about this so-called elite pilot training. The reason is very simple. He knows that the so-called elite pilots can only obtain tactical advantages in a short period of time! Whether a pilot can survive to the end depends not only on his skills, but more importantly on luck... How can you keep your shoes from getting wet when you often walk along the river? Take a look at the once-prominent ace pilots of the British Royal Hong Kong Corps. How many of them survived in the end? Not even one out of ten!
The price of this so-called training system is that the cycle is too long, the number of pilots is seriously insufficient, and training is just training after all.
The level of some people who grind down may not be low, and their performance on the battlefield may not be bad! The battlefield is the real touchstone. The ability to survive must be excellent, and of course you need luck! Therefore, after Betty arrived in the Japanese Navy, the first thing he did was to demand that Japan change its pilot training system. Except for some things that cannot be compromised, such as the take-off and landing of carrier-based aircraft, other aspects can be relaxed as much as possible.
"Do you think what General Betty said makes sense?" Yamamoto Gonbei asked.
"It makes sense. You know, I prefer to study data and statistics. The combat effectiveness of elite pilots is indeed very high. Looking at the British statistics, we can find that more than 60% of the achievements actually account for less than 10% of the total number. Obtained by elites. However, the average survival time of pilots is very limited. At the beginning, the survival time of British pilots was about 3 months or 30 combat flights. In the later period, as the battlefield situation worsened, the average survival time of pilots The inventory time has been compressed to less than 40 days, and more than 80% of pilots will not even survive 10 combat flights! If you look at it from this level, our pilot replenishment speed is definitely not enough." Shimamura Hayao said.
"Hey, although we claim to be an empire, we are still far behind compared with the real powers such as the German Empire and the British Empire. The Germans were prepared before the war. They have a lot of resources to train enough pilots. The British were able to persist in the brutal war of attrition for more than two years, but we really lacked sufficient resources, and we couldn't even provide ourselves with average-level engines." Yamamoto Gonbei sighed. The words are full of helplessness!
To put it bluntly, today's war is about fighting for national strength! Compared with those real first-tier powers, Japan is poor and has poor technology. This problem cannot be avoided. Being able to see the problem proves that Betty has a certain level of skill, but just seeing the problem is still in vain if it cannot be solved. In the view of Yamamoto Gonbei, this problem is difficult to solve. Japan also wants to train pilots on a large scale, but now Japan has limited resources. It is not only a problem of money and equipment, but also a problem of people!
The Germans had already started setting up háng kōng clubs before World War I, although these clubs all used gliders. The British don't do it so early, but there are so many people driving! There are also many people who have been exposed to new technologies, but what about Japan? Cars are also a symbol of Chinese privilege. Jiǔ Chengjiu had never even touched a car before re-entering the flight academy. This personnel base is incomparable. Therefore, Japan has no choice now.
"Regarding this problem, General Betty proposed a solution. After research, we think it makes sense." Shimamura Hayao said. "General Betty believes that Japan's háng kōng forces are not capable of launching a large-scale offensive. If they want to persist for a longer time, then they must invest their limited háng kōng forces in the production of fighter jets. The same is true for pilot training. All bombs are dropped. and ground attacks can all be cancelled. Except for a small number of bombers kept as backup, the main purpose is to train fighter pilots, and the same is true for carrier-based aircraft crews." Shimamura Hayao said.
"The háng kōng motherships of the Germans and British are used as offensive swords, but can the háng kōng motherships in our hands only serve as shields? This idea is a bit shocking." Yamamoto Gonbei's thoughts on Betty It is very surprising. After all, in this era, the powerful attack power of the háng kōng mothership has been revealed. In the original plan, the Japanese Navy also regarded the háng kōng mothership as the trump card to reverse the situation of the war!
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