Chapter 2716 The Japanese Arrangements

Half an hour later, the Ceres, which had withdrawn a certain distance, began to send reports to the headquarters using the newly activated confidential frequency band. After completing the mission, the Ceres followed for a while, confirmed more information about the U.S. fleet and sent it back to the headquarters.

The Ceres' intelligence became the basis for the Japanese Navy's assessment of the U.S. Navy's combat effectiveness in the following battle! To be honest, this time, the Japanese overestimated the strength of the US military. This overestimation seriously affected the Japanese army's subsequent response and tactics against the US fleet.

"Damn, there are more than 6 aircraft carriers and more than a dozen battleships! How do we fight?" Former British Royal Naval Air Force Lieutenant General Charles said somewhat depressedly. "And the most damning thing is that before sunset today, their fleet will not enter the attack range of my bombers. The Americans calculated very well. They took advantage of the night journey for a period of time and would rather shorten the attack than never Put yourself in crisis, even if we want to launch an attack, we can only choose tomorrow morning!"

"It is not an easy task to stop such a large U.S. Navy from attacking Tarakan Island, so you don't have to feel relieved that you can't protect this oil field. Just think about how to severely damage the U.S. fleet tomorrow." said a Japanese officer.

"Of course I will not use a group of less than 150 bombers to fight against the American fleet. Even I know very well that these 500 kilogram bombs are not so deadly to battleships, plus their seaplanes and escorts taking off during the day. Aircraft, really, our attack is not going to be very useful if it's spread out across the fleet," Charles said.

"We can use torpedo planes to attack battleships and bombers to attack aircraft carriers and light battleships," an officer said.

"Don't you know that torpedo planes are the easiest aircraft to shoot down? Because they are slow, heavy, and cumbersome, and it is difficult to get out after entering the attack route. It is best for torpedo planes to have fighter cover and dive bombers when attacking. Suppress the anti-aircraft firepower on the opposite side. They are the terminators of warships, but they are not suitable for entering the battlefield alone or entering the battlefield from the beginning." Charles shook his head and said.

"If I were asked to choose the target with the lowest cost and the most fruitful results, then I would target American aircraft carriers, because these warships are the most vulnerable. A single 500kg bomb may completely sink the target. How about 150 attack aircraft? If the coordination is good, we can destroy more than three aircraft carriers! In this way, the Americans' air defense network will be completely torn apart. When the main force of the Japanese fleet fights with the Americans in the future, they will enjoy an overwhelming unilateral advantage. " said Charles.

"But we believe that the core force in naval battles is still battleships, and if the strength of the U.S. Navy battleship squadron is preserved intact, then they are still stronger than us." A Japanese officer insisted.

"This is not a problem for me to solve, that is a matter for the Combined Fleet,

My mission is to obtain the greatest results possible. I don't mind attacking the US battleship squadron after severely damaging the US aircraft carrier, but there can only be one focus of attack! "Charles was very determined.

"Okay, don't talk nonsense anymore. If you don't agree with my tactics, you can naturally report it to the superiors and formulate your own tactics. I will report my battle plan to the superiors and I will obey the orders of the supreme commander. Order, that's it, let's get started!" Charles was too lazy to talk nonsense with some people, but began to formulate a battle plan with his staff. At the same time, Nagano Shushen, who has rushed from central Kalimantan to the north, is considering his own plan!

Some people may want to ask, why Nagano Shushen, who once commanded the Japanese cruiser fleet, is now serving in the rear? The reason is very simple. The original Japanese cruiser unit has been beaten to pieces, so Nagano Shushen, as the fleet commander, has naturally been transferred to the second line. Now, Nagano Shushen's main tasks are anti-submarine and escort, as well as management. A large number of second-rate, third-rate or even inferior battleships.

"The Americans came too suddenly, and we were not fully prepared at all." Nagano Shushen said while synthesizing the intelligence at hand. What does Nagano Xiushen have in his hands? To be honest, there are not many regular destroyers, and there will be a lot of torpedo boats and anti-submarines. There is no way. With the raging U.S. submarines, the main tasks of Japan's second-line fleet and auxiliary fleet are anti-submarine, depth bomb anti-submarine, mine anti-submarine, Anti-submarine network, anti-submarine, and even some people engage in metaphysical worship and anti-submarine...

"But fortunately we have enough mines." Nagano Shushen could only comfort himself. After all, it is an anti-submarine fleet, and deploying a mine network at the port to prevent submarines from entering the port or ambushing near the port is naturally the best choice. . Okay, so how should the mines be deployed? this is a problem!

There is a reason why Nagano Shushen could later become the commander of the combined fleet. At least at this stage, his basic skills are relatively solid, and he has certain attainments in both offensive and defensive minelaying. To be honest, if the U.S. fleet uses naval guns to attack Tarakan Island, it will naturally attack the oil fields and nearby refineries on the southwest coast. The southwest of Tarakan Island is close to Kalimantan, excluding areas with shallow water depth and insufficient water depth. In addition, in fact, the sea area for the large fleet to deploy is not large, and considering that the current battleship main gun range is about 20 kilometers, so based on this, we will find a few suitable ones near Talagan Island. It is not difficult to deploy mines. Although it is impossible to be as generous as Britain, Germany and Russia directly throwing tens of thousands of mines during the war, it is still possible to cause some trouble to the Americans.

In addition to mines, what is left is a large number of torpedo boats. The performance of these torpedo boats is uneven. The worse ones only have 2 18-inch torpedoes and two machine guns, and the displacement is only about 20 tons, while the better ones can carry 6 rounds. A 21-inch torpedo with a displacement of several hundred tons, it can be used as a small destroyer. But fortunately, torpedo boats are very small, fast, good at hiding, and good at sneak attacks and harassment. Therefore, if they cooperate with the mine array, they can at least cause some trouble, not to mention severely damaging the U.S. fleet. In fact, the senior officials of the Japanese Navy did not expect Nagano Shushen to do anything earth-shattering, they just did their best!

As time passed and the sun gradually set, the American fleet finally entered the final attack starting position, and the Japanese also used the last nearly a day to make some preparations. The first round between the two sides The battle is about to begin!

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