Chapter 2502 Fulcrum and Crowbar 2
? “The best target is the pre-dreadnought! Because they are easy to kill, we can kill them at a very low cost. I don’t think it is a good choice to directly confront the American super-dreadnought. In a night battle, because of the distance The problem is that the armor is not reliable. Even if we defeat the opponent and even achieve a 2-0 record, our warships will suffer some damage. Later, the damaged warships will return to the mainland for repairs. The final result may be In the next few months, two warships of us and the Americans will withdraw from the battle order! Well, think about it, if this happens, will we make a profit or lose?" Betty asked with a smile.
This matter is about the timeliness of the war. To give a very simple example, the first aircraft carrier duel in World War II - the Battle of the Coral Sea. In this naval battle, purely from a tactical analysis, the Americans sank an aircraft carrier. One of the Japanese Navy's Lexington-class aircraft carriers was not sunk. Now tactically speaking, the Japanese Navy has the advantage. But the problem is that after the battle, the carrier-based aircraft units on the two Japanese aircraft carriers Shokaku and Zuikaku have been exhausted. , and there were battle losses, so these two aircraft carriers were forced to return to the mainland, resulting in the upcoming Battle of Midway Island. Nagumo Chuichi would lose two of the most powerful aircraft carriers in his hands!
York City returned to the battlefield immediately after repairs were completed. In the end, in the Battle of Midway, the two sides were 3 versus 4. The combat effectiveness is within an allowed range, and if there is no Battle of the Coral Sea and a direct Battle of Midway, the ratio of aircraft carriers on both sides will be 6 to 4! Even if the US military has the advantage, the situation is very difficult to handle!
Betty grasped this point and gradually changed the battlefield situation through a low-cost, low-risk tactic! It is unrealistic to directly target the first-tier US battleships because the risk is too high. On the contrary, if we can start with the second-tier battleships, the situation may be much better.
"Everyone, don't underestimate the role of the pre-dreadnoughts in the landing battle. Considering that the main ships of both sides must keep an eye on the other side's warships of the same level, the American pre-dreadnoughts are the core of land fire support. If we kill a few ship, then a U.S. military landing site will inevitably have a firepower gap. Well, now the question is, what should the U.S. military do? They must either abandon this landing site, or use precious first-class battleship artillery and artillery shells to provide fire support .That’s an advantage for us.”
"In order to attack land, they need to replace armor-piercing bombs with high-explosive bombs, and they need to carefully calculate the life of the artillery barrel. Every once in a while, these cutting-edge warships must be resupplied, which will directly affect their nighttime attendance rate. Time It may not matter if it's short, but if it's long, some of the battleships will definitely be very tired. They need to return to ports thousands of kilometers away for supplies and maintenance, and their main fleet will enter a period of decline earlier. , and this is our chance!" Betty said.
"Then what? We look for opportunities to launch a large-scale attack?" Kato Nobuyoshi said excitedly. He understood Betty's idea. This was actually a roundabout tactic. By killing the pre-dreadnoughts, it increased the burden on the U.S. main fleet, thereby gradually weakening the opponent. In his opinion, after being weakened in this way, the Japanese fleet should have a chance!
"No,
Doing this alone simply won't work. Even if the Americans use four super-dreadnoughts to replace the Dreadnoughts that were sunk or damaged in the battle, we will still be at an absolute disadvantage if we undertake land support tasks. It is undesirable to launch a large-scale decisive battle rashly. Need to continue to weaken the opponent. Betty said, shaking her head.
"The Americans and Germans are not fools, and the weather cannot always be on our side. If we succeed in the sneak attack this time, the difficulty will be much higher the next time. Wanting to weaken the opponent through continuous sneak attacks only exists in the imagination. "Shimamura Hayao said.
"Yes, you are right, and I support this. So we must choose another way to weaken the US military, especially finding ways to exclude the German fleet from the US military's order of operations." Betty said.
"Excluding the German fleet from the US military's order of operations? This is a very good idea, but how to do it? We can't take the initiative to catch the Germans, right?" said an officer.
"Actually, you have already thought about how to contain the German fleet. I remember His Excellency Hayao Shimamura once suggested using the captured Rurik-class battleship to carry out the task of breaking the engagement. After our first active attack, I think it is to let the remaining It's time for the Riek-class battleships to attack. If the Germans don't add new fleets, then the two Rurik-class battleships will be very troublesome for the US traffic lines!" Betty said with a smile.
"So, let's let the ocean-going engagement destroyer put pressure on the U.S. logistics supply fleet, and then force the German fleet to encircle and suppress it. Then we will find an opportunity to launch an active attack? If the timing is better, part of the U.S. fleet may have returned to the port. After maintenance, the number of the American fleet will be reduced to a level of difficulty that we can accept, and then we launch an attack? Great, a complete combat plan is out, and we have found the key to victory!" Shimamura Hayao Said triumphantly.
"The key to victory? This statement is too early. We have only found a way to temporarily repel our opponents. At most, we can only guarantee to win this battle." Betty said with some disdain. Even under the most favorable circumstances, he did not think the Japanese could win!
"Finally, let me remind you that we need to weaken the power of the U.S. naval aviation as much as possible before launching the attack! We must kill as many American fighter units as possible, kill their pilots, and try to ensure our own aviation power. Even if necessary, we need to concentrate a small number of aviation forces with attack capabilities as backup. After all, our weather forecast may have unexpected events, and when necessary, the fleet needs aviation cover to escape from the battlefield." Betty finally said .
So, with the end of the meeting, and with the participation of the British, the Japanese finally came up with a relatively practical combat plan. Before the arrival of the US Navy, the Japanese made final adjustments, including putting four The new fighter squadron was incorporated into the frontline combat organization. Four days later, when the U.S. Navy expeditionary fleet finally appeared in the north of New Ireland, the war finally kicked off!
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