Chapter 2559: Compromise
Therefore, Sims has been considering another situation, that is, how about letting the US fleet go directly without the Su Xiong fleet? Anyway, even relying solely on destroyers and patrol boats, the U.S. fleet should be able to spot the Japanese fleet first. Even without Su Xiong, the U.S. fleet would fight the Japanese fleet alone, let alone kill the opponent, but a stalemate would be no problem at all! Everyone is fighting back and forth. Then when the Japanese fleet was damaged and unable to escape, the Suxiong fleet would come in to reap and expand the results!
In Sims' view, since the Japanese fleet came out and ran into the American fleet again, there must be no reason for them to give up fighting the American fleet in the absence of Su Xiong's fleet. Otherwise, what would your whole family do when they came out? ? With such a good opportunity in front of us, why should the Japanese navy give up? Of course, considering that the German fleet may appear at any time, Sims believes that the best choice for the Japanese fleet is to fast in and fast out! Concentrate firepower to attack some weak ships in the US fleet, and quickly turn in after gaining an advantage. After all, even the iron turtle that Americans think is good, the 343mm vertical armor belt on the side is not so safe for the Japanese 15-inch naval gun with new shells, let alone the battleship before New York Yes, 12-inch armor is too fragile.
Well, the goal of the American fleet is very simple. If you can slow down a few Japanese warships, then the rest will be handed over to the German fleet. If Su Xiong can lose even this, then just find a piece of tofu Forget it. Based on his trust in Su Xiong's level, Sims thinks that this matter is not a big deal, so he naturally believes that Su Xiong can handle these matters well. It is also possible for the fleet to intercept them all! After all, when the Su Xiong fleet and the Japanese fleet met, the Japanese fleet must have fought the American fleet for a while, and the state must be in a bad state, and the fleet formation is also not good.
Some people may have said, if the US and Japan fleets simply fight, what if the Japanese fleet uses its speed advantage to seize the dominant position? Doing so can greatly expand the tactical advantage of the Japanese army. Sims also thought about this issue. The first thing that needs to be explained is that the Americans actually considered how to fight the Japanese navy if they only relied on slow warships before the war.
The so-called standard warships are also standard in tactics. First of all, their maneuverability is consistent, and they can be described as uniform when performing a certain tactical action. If the word is horizontal, then the U.S. fleet can also quickly turn to open the battle line under the cover of the absolutely superior destroyer.
Compared with Britain and Germany, the battle between the US and Japanese fleets was actually just a small scene. The number of battleships is limited, so even if one side gains a battle position advantage in a short period of time, it will not lead to too serious consequences. After everyone pulls out the battleships, it will be easy to say. The Americans have a quantitative advantage, and the Japanese have a little bit of quality Advantage. (Well, to put it bluntly, it is okay to have 6 Fusang ships, let’s forget King Kong and so on.) As long as it is not particularly unlucky, although the US fleet may not be able to beat its opponents, it will not be much worse.
And to be honest, because of the visibility problem, the two sides are likely to break out in an encounter, and then fight randomly. If there is a random fight at close range, this is obviously more beneficial to the US fleet with more destroyers.
So, after thinking about it again and again, Sims thinks that Su Xiong's tactical level is still good enough, and it's okay to give him a chance. As for what to do if Su Xiong made a mistake in judgment and lost the battle? That's something that can't be helped, at least the blame can be dumped on the Germans.
"Actually, although the US and German fleets have an absolute numerical advantage, compared to the area we are responsible for, our fleet is not enough. Therefore, General Su Xiong, your fleet must decisively undertake the defense of a certain area. For the mission, we will assign you an additional destroyer squadron, and you can act on your own within the area designated by General Benson. But when General Benson requests the German fleet to return to construction immediately in the name of the fleet commander, your fleet must execute . " Just when Benson was a bit embarrassed to step down, Ma Jifen still saved face for Benson.
In name, Admiral Benson still has the highest command, and Su Xiong has also obtained the right to act cheaply within a certain range. It's a compromise between the two parties.
"I don't mean to question General Su Xiong's ability, but I want to say that at today's meeting, all the conclusions made by your Excellency are based on the fact that the Japanese fleet will operate in the next bad weather. If there is a misjudgment, what should we do? For example, the Japanese did not act, or your Excellency made a serious mistake in the operation." General Benson said.
"It's very simple. If the two situations mentioned by your Excellency occur, I will resign immediately, and after returning to Germany, I will retire directly and no longer serve in any military position!" Su Xiong's answer was very straightforward and decisive. Even Admiral Benson was a little moved, because this kind of approach simply left no way out, and the First World War determined his future career!
Resigning is actually nothing, after all, in Benson's opinion, if Su Xiong's performance fails to meet the expectations of the US Navy, and he is such a thorn, once the battlefield loses because of him, Benson is also happy to see Su Xiong resign. However, Su Xiong promised to retire directly after returning to Germany. Forget important positions, but for Su Xiong, a man who has experienced nearly a hundred battles and made great achievements in battle, if he can guarantee that he will resign because of the failure of one battle, Admiral Benson really has nothing to say. In a way, this is a military order.
"Your Excellency's decisiveness and straightforwardness surprised me." Benson didn't know what to say. The so-called people need shame and tree skin. Since Su Xiong dared to say that, if something happened, Su Xiong would retire after returning to Germany. will become inevitable. For a guest general who came to help him, Benson also felt that Su Xiong was honest enough.
"I think we'd be great friends if there wasn't politics or anything that was involved at the national level," Benson said.
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