Chapter 2486 Su Xiong’s Mission 2
To be honest, from a God's perspective, the difficulty of the US military's landing site cover task this time is much greater than that of the Guadalcanal battle in history. First of all, in terms of distance, New Ireland Island, where the US military will first land, is not far from the anchorage of the Japanese fleet, and the Japanese also have some temporary anchorages from Guinea to New Ireland Island, so the Japanese fleet will move faster , and the maintenance conditions are better. But the U.S. fleet is different. Even from Clute Atoll to the front line, the distance is still very long, and before the U.S. fleet can establish a foothold in the army, they must station waves at some anchorages on New Ireland Island. Apart from parking the boat and blocking the wind and waves, everything else really has to be transported from the rear!
Secondly, this time the US military landed at multiple points, unlike in the historical Battle of Guadalcanal, where the fleet only had to focus on temporary ports and airports. As for why the Americans chose to land at multiple points, the reason is very simple. Landing at multiple points Troops can be deployed quickly. If it is a point, don't forget that the Japanese also have long-range heavy artillery. It is quite troublesome to continuously bombard the US troops exposed at the landing site out of reach of the naval guns. Real large-scale landings are carried out at multiple points, such as the historical Normandy landing and the American landing in the Philippines.
The Japanese Army has a huge force in the Bismarck Islands, and it is very convenient to support New Ireland from New Britain. The Americans do not want to turn this battle into a sluggish war of attrition. Therefore, it is the American idea to launch quickly, then cleanly solve the opponent, establish a forward base, and then use it as a springboard to launch an attack on New Britain Island! Fast and ruthless is the tactical principle! Of course, this kind of multi-point landing will increase the difficulty of defense. In World War II, aviation power can be used to make up for the problem of too large combat area. However, in World War I, aviation power is not so reliable!
And what is the reason for all this? Ruprecht has said before that the Americans are too anxious. If, according to the Crown Prince, we take the historical Guadalcanal route and then approach Rabaul step by step, it will be much less difficult. In addition to this strategy Apart from the longer time, all other advantages are! Perfect for those new to the US Navy! However, in the end, the Americans believed that they could ignore everything without resorting to Fabianism (which can be understood as a roundabout tactic) and directly hit the core of the Japanese defense!
However, adhering to the will of the U.S. government, Benson and his staff formulated such a complex night battle command system and plan. As a saying goes, the simpler the plan, the easier it is to execute, and the more complex the plan, the easier it is to execute. Mistakes are prone to occur. This makes sense. Everyone wants to make their plan simpler, but sometimes, when facing a very harsh situation, your plan cannot be simple!
So, what is the difference between a good general and a genius general? The former is able to formulate a simple plan to accomplish the goal and accomplish it well, while the latter is able to designate a complex plan to accomplish the goal and accomplish it well. The essence of genius lies in his ability to face interference from many aspects. In the case of unusual numbers, he can compress everything into the smallest possible range.
To give a very simple example, Count Spey was an excellent general, and his most classic battle was to steal the French fleet at night.
This plan is actually very simple. The most outstanding thing about Earl Spey is his command and dispatch during the war, as well as his grasp of the details of the battle! So he is a very good tactician! But he is not a genius general.
Crown Prince Ruprecht counts as one! Whether it was the Battle of Dogger Sandbank under his command or the final Battle of the Norwegian Sea, what he was challenging was the Royal Navy, a super war that had gone through hundreds of years of training and was jointly created by hundreds of thousands of Royal Navy officers and soldiers. There are too many problems and variables involved in the machine. Ruprecht needs to solve it bit by bit, so this plan will be very cumbersome. This is necessary. Why do people build such a complicated system? You use a very complicated system. Can a simple plan do the trick? nonexistent!
It is a very difficult thing to constantly deal with these interrelated factors, but the crown prince succeeded, so he is a genius. He deceived the entire Royal Navy, consumed or dispersed the strength of the British Grand Fleet before the war, and chose a battlefield that was most suitable for the battle. So the crown prince won in the end. This kind of complex system confrontation is the most difficult!
Scheer, Hipper and Count Spey, who had experienced the war, all understood this issue, and Su Xiong also understood it, so when he saw the plan that the Americans gave him first, he had already expressed great concern for this extremely complicated plan. Nervous. And some problems have been exposed during the exercise, such as the delay in information transmission.
And let’s talk about the mastermind of this plan—General Benson. Is this guy considered a famous general? This is really unclear, not even to Ruprecht. After all, Benson has basically never fought in a war in history. In this era, is a person who has hardly been on the battlefield a famous general? This is a bit difficult! To be honest, Ruprecht actually thinks that Magifen is more reliable than Benson. Because he doesn't know how high Benson's upper limit is, but he knows how low Magiffin's lower limit is... As long as it plays normally, it won't be particularly tragic. After all, Ma Jifen has also experienced two naval battles. In the United States, it is definitely true to say that he has rich practical experience!
So Su Xiong felt a little sad because he suddenly discovered that his teammates seemed to lack actual combat experience. Su Xiong didn't have much feeling for Benson. After all, they actually had very little communication. As for the others? Ma Jifen had some understanding. To be honest, Su Xiong also recognized Ma Jifen's performance in the Philippine naval battle. It might not have been as good if it had been done by someone else. Then there is only one Sims who has actual combat experience in the US military.
Sims has had a lot of contact with the German army and is quite knowledgeable about it, but Sims only has two actual combat experiences, one was the experience of being beaten, and the other was the experience of parachuting the German fleet with a destroyer and aircraft carrier, and this The two times are very incompatible with the current environment that mainly focuses on night battles... No one in the U.S. fleet has experience in night fighting, which is embarrassing. Su Xiong, the only one with experience in night fighting, not only has to listen to Benson's command, but also cannot pass on information at will, which is a bit problematic. This is tantamount to having your hands and feet tied.
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