Chapter 2700: Give Leniency to the Enemy 1

Of course, specific aviation tactics are formulated by professional aviation personnel. For example, Major General Mitchell, who had previously killed a Japanese attack ship with Su Xiong. Yes, you read that right, this guy is finishing a war. Later he became a major general. And now the USS Constellation, where he is located, has become the flagship of the US Navy's aircraft carrier unit.

"In order to ensure that carrier-based aircraft pilots have sufficient rest time, and to ensure that the pilots of each warship can get the baptism of war, I believe that after entering the war zone, the five aircraft carriers will take turns to perform air security missions, and each ship will The aircraft carrier does it for half a day,” Mitchell said.

"That's okay. After entering the war zone, the Constellation will be the first day, followed by the Independence, Zeppelin, Langley and Raider." Old Fletcher said solemnly. "I repeat the battlefield discipline again. Unless it is certain that it has encountered a Japanese warship, all reconnaissance aircraft are not allowed to take the initiative to send reports to the fleet! In addition to navigation information, the aircraft carrier squadron will not take the initiative to contact you." It seems that last time During the war, the American general's performance in communications and radio was deeply remembered by the Japanese!

"In addition, if they encounter any unidentified aircraft, the pilot can directly choose to shoot it down without reporting it." Mitchell added another point.

"Okay, this can also be implemented." After thinking about it for less than half a minute, Old Fletcher agreed to this obviously radical approach.

"Now we should think about what we should do after entering the Taragan Island area." Logan said and distributed some documents to several officers present.

"If our time and voyage estimates are accurate, then it should be around seven o'clock in the afternoon when we enter the 100 nautical mile assault distance, and then the first battleship squadron will use 5 hours to arrive at Tarakan Island! In other words, , the attack will be launched in the early morning, and before the fleet launches the attack, we need to send a reconnaissance aircraft to reconnoiter the situation on the island." Rogan said.

"We have already thought about this issue. There are two types of reconnaissance, namely visual reconnaissance and electromagnetic reconnaissance. We will have aircraft with Japanese paint to perform this mission. In order to prevent them from being shot down by our own fire, we will add special identification marks. . Visual reconnaissance is naturally to determine the situation of port ships and infrastructure, while radio reconnaissance is to determine the surrounding Japanese military forces and communications. We will accurately locate each radio release point and evaluate the content of the telegram ." Mitchell said.

"If I remember correctly, in the Tarakan Island theater, Japan had at least one seaplane squadron and three airports. There were a large number of aircraft in these airports?" Rogan asked.

"Yes, the main mission of the seaplane squadron is anti-submarine warfare. The Japanese obviously know the importance of this place, so they have specially deployed aviation anti-submarine forces. As for the aircraft at other airports? Most of these aircraft seem to belong to the reserve air force. of,

Because there is relatively sufficient oil here, the Japanese chose to arrange some reserve training units nearby. The combat effectiveness is very limited. "Mitchell said.

"It seems that it is best not to use this word in the battle plan. Since the Japanese will choose to deploy seaplanes for anti-submarine warfare, the aircraft in these airports may also be regular combat units, such as squadrons that have been disabled on the front line and are replenished after they retreat. "We cannot take these forces lightly." Rogen was somewhat dissatisfied with Mitchell's explanation. "Can we use naval guns to take out these airfields?" Logan then asked.

"It's impossible. These airports are not deployed on Tarakan Island, but on Kalimantan Island in the north. They are obviously beyond the range of naval guns. In this plan, the carrier-based aircraft unit may not We have carried out a ground attack mission. On the one hand, it is because the output is limited, and on the other hand, because time does not allow it. We will only stay on the battlefield for less than a day, and we will evacuate the next morning. If we consider sending bombers to attack If so, it will need to be delayed by at least 4 to 5 hours," Mitchell said.

"If we cannot destroy it, then we must consider the other party's retaliation. When daylight comes, we need to send fighter units to cover the evacuation of the First Battleship Squadron from Taragan Island." Logan said. "Two aircraft carriers should be enough fighters, right?"

"It shouldn't be a big problem. Our battle will take about 3 to 4 hours. After all the high-explosive bombs are fired, the fleet will evacuate. Before dawn, we can go 60 to 70 nautical miles. Even if they start taking off at dawn, the other side wants to It may be difficult to find us. The two aircraft carriers can provide at least about 70 fighter jets. As long as we can target the torpedo planes, even if bombers attack the battleship, there will not be much harm," Mitchell said.

"Well, it seems that our plan is perfect. If we are not discovered by the Japanese army, then we will successfully complete the mission. But you should be very clear that we have to walk thousands of kilometers, of which nearly one-third is The voyage is within Japan's control, especially the Sulawesi Sea, which is a key area controlled by Japan. Even though we try our best to arrange the voyage at night and try our best to control all the ships we encounter, if we are discovered, And what should we do if the Japanese fleet follows us?" Logan asked.

"Their fleet has not yet completed preparations. And even if they come to intercept, they are definitely no match for us, whether it is the main ship force or the auxiliary warships." Old Fletcher said.

"But what if the God of War is not on our side this time and there is some unlucky timing? It is the worst situation we set in the plan. We cover the retreat of the first battleship squadron, and at this time, Japanese battleships and aircraft carriers are facing each other. Our aircraft carrier group and the second battleship group launched an attack." Logan asked.

When Logan raised this issue, Americans tended to avoid it because they did not believe that, as God's chosen people, they would be so miserable. However, war is war, and any hidden danger or possibility has a probability. It turns into reality on the battlefield, so this is what the so-called leniency to the enemy means. If this happens, even if the U.S. Navy has the advantage in total strength, it will be at a disadvantage due to the dispersion of its forces. Is it a naval battle? As we all know, sometimes half an hour is decisive. In the Battle of New Ireland, whether it was Su Xiong's fleet stealing the King Kong-class battlecruiser or the Japanese's final counterattack, it actually didn't take long... .....

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