Chapter 2568 Before the Battle
The advantage of this layout is that the U.S. main fleet can take on the task of driving away, and at the same time, the German fleet can support anywhere in the inner circle with high speed.
However, if this is the case, Betty is really worried about what will happen if the German fleet rushes out to give the Japanese a try when the Japanese fleet attacks the transport ships in the core area! Turn around and attack the German fleet? What if someone releases smoke and escapes? This kind of containment makes the Japanese most uncomfortable. The German fleet is like a wolf hanging behind you, making you terrified and at the same time helpless! Unless, the Japanese fleet can obtain a very good fighting situation and severely damage the Su Xiong fleet in the first time!
It is difficult for a weak party to formulate a perfect battle plan, and even if the plan is perfect, there will be many loopholes in the implementation. From Betty's point of view, the plan he formulated is already very good, because the Japanese requirements are So high, if you want to use this battle to change the situation of the entire battle, and to do this, you must attack the transport fleet in the core area! And in this case, how could the Japanese fleet not take risks? You can accuse Betty of hiding a lot of things in the plan, but Betty is right about one thing, that is, this plan is already the best choice!
Betty's words have made it very clear. This time, the Japanese fleet may encounter Su Xiong, which will bring great uncertainty to the entire plan. At the tactical level, what would happen in the battle between the Japanese and German fleets was beyond Betty's imagination. After all, the battlefield situation was too complicated, and he was not personally commanding it. If it really happens, it will only depend on the on-the-spot performance of both parties.
In fact, from a God's perspective, Betty's analysis of the final deployment of the German and American fleets has been quite accurate. Betty has already thought of the possibility that the Su Xiong fleet may be in the inner ring and the American fleet is in the outer ring. It is a pity that the deployment of Su Xiong's fleet is indeed the most disturbing to the Japanese. In short, Su Xiong made his best defensive posture so far, and Betty did the same. In this case, the final result really only depends on the fighting posture and on-the-spot performance of both parties!
"Some people say that 70% of the commander's salary is for their performance on the spot. I just don't know what will happen to the Germans this time and what will happen to the Japanese." Sturdy said with a long sigh.
"What do you mean?" Betty raised her eyebrows slightly and said, he could feel that there was something in Sturdy's words.
"If you were asked to do a multiple-choice question, choose between sinking Su Xiong's fleet or severely damaging the U.S. transport fleet, which one would you choose?" Sturdy asked.
"Of course it's the latter. Our goal is to keep the war going, not to anger the Germans, or simply to avenge the Royal Navy officers and soldiers who died in the war. I can distinguish the important from the important," Betty said. Severe damage to the American transport fleet may cause the U.S. landing war to be aborted, or at least delay the entire war for a few months. As long as the war continues, Britain can continuously receive orders and money from the Japanese. This is what matters most to Britain now.
And what if it severely damages or sinks Su Xiong's fleet? Maybe it can really make Betty and others take a breath of bad breath.
It will also make the Germans feel shameless, but this is the worst situation for Japan! People need face, trees need bark, not to mention the country! Perhaps in the eyes of the Germans, the victory or defeat of the Americans is not very important to them, but as a world power that has just reached the top, the Germans will take their face very seriously! The dignity and face of the empire need to be maintained with blood and fire!
If the Germans were really serious, not to mention the terrifying existence of the High Seas Fleet and even the Austro-Hungarian fleet, which together could defeat two combined fleets, the Germans would just pull out hundreds of submarines that they had in stock and that were ready to be dismantled. It’s enough to make the Japanese collapse! In Betty's eyes, the German submarines were more deadly than the High Seas Fleet to some extent! What's more, this time, the German wolf pack faces Japan, which is at least 2 levels behind?
Therefore, Betty knew very well that she must not anger the Germans at this time, otherwise, the Allied fleet in full swing would press the Japanese to the ground and rub them in minutes!
"Very well, let us work together to continue the unfinished business of the war. Perhaps this battle will be the pinnacle of your military career! In a large-scale naval battle, command the inferior fleet to achieve your strategic goals. Our names It may be buried in the waste paper pile, but in the future, one day, history will give us a fair evaluation." Sturdy said after taking a deep breath.
"Work together, all for the British Empire!" Betty said firmly.
Just as the Japanese fleet was preparing to take advantage of the bad weather to launch an attack, the Americans were also making final preparations for war, and they were also aware of the coming war. At this time, the fleet that Thomas Fleet can mobilize is as follows.
He personally led the main force of the U.S. fleet, which consisted of three battleship squadrons: the 1st, 2nd and 4th. The 1st and 2nd battleship squadrons were fully equipped, with a total of 10 super-dreadnought battleships. The fourth battleship consisted of the USS Florida. , Utah and Wyoming, missing one ship, and this battleship Arkansas was temporarily incorporated into a pre-dreadnought battleship detachment.
There were a total of nine ships in the former Dreadnought Fleet, two of which temporarily left the war zone because they had to carry out coaling and ammunition replenishment operations. The other seven dreadnoughts and the battleship Arkansas formed the sixth and seventh battleship squadrons. One of the battleship squadrons was responsible for fire support, and the other battleship squadron was responsible for night patrols. However, this fleet responsible for night patrols was responsible for defense. The area is in the east, far away from the battlefield.
As for the core area, Benson did not forget the defense mission here. He left the Su Xiong fleet here, and also left a cruiser detachment composed of five armored cruisers. The person commanding the armored cruiser detachment is also relatively famous. His full name is Major General Frankland Fred Fletcher.
(Does this name sound a bit familiar? Is it similar to the famous American naval admiral Fletcher in World War II? Yes, you guessed it right. Frank Jack Fletcher in World War II is the nephew of the person above! In the future , the article will use Old Fletcher to refer to Fred Fletcher, and Little Fletcher to refer to Jack Fletcher, eh.)
So, this is the final deployment of the main fleets of both sides before the war begins. As the tropical storm approaches, the first large-scale battle between the United States and Japan is about to begin!
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