Chapter 2798 New Strategy 1

"Since this battle is fought by the navy, let's talk about the future situation from the navy side." Saionji Komou looked at Yamamoto Gonbei and the combined fleet next to him, Yoshimatsu Shigetaro.

"Although we have achieved a major victory, the situation of the fleet is very unoptimistic. We estimate that it will take more than 4 months to complete the repairs of the battleships. As you know, almost all of our remaining 10 battleships are injured, and 3 aircraft carriers are injured. They also need major repairs. These are large warships of more than 20,000 tons. Even if we gather all the shipyards, workers and resources in Japan, it will still be a very difficult task to repair so many warships, not to mention this. When it comes to adding auxiliary battleships such as destroyers and light cruisers, we are under great pressure. In the next 4 to 5 months, the Imperial Navy may not be able to conduct large-scale fleet battles," said Shigetaro Yoshimatsu.

In fact, the Americans still overestimated the Japanese's recovery ability. The Americans believed that the Japanese fleet would be able to sail across the ocean again in 3 months. However, in fact, the fastest recovery time set by Shigetaro Yoshimatsu for the Japanese fleet was about 140 sky!

"In other words, within 140 days, the entire ocean will be dominated by the Americans, especially the island of New Guinea, which is the frontline, may be completely blocked?" Masaki Terauchi said very dissatisfied. "If the combined fleet cannot be put into battle as a whole, then even a small fleet can be put in. The battle situation in New Guinea Island will determine the future of the empire. If we cannot let the Americans retreat in New Guinea Island, then The price we pay will be huge."

"Your Excellency, please let Commander Yoshimatsu finish his words first. The Navy will definitely have its own plans and ideas. After all, if New Guinea is lost, the Navy's headquarters in the Philippines will also be fatally affected." Saionji Gongwang said.

"Judging from the current situation, it is possible for the overall strength of the combined fleet to return to the pre-war level or even to a higher level. We have obtained one Fury-class battleship from the British, and we hope to obtain two from the Italians. The unfinished Calacciono-class battleships will make up for our losses in battleships. In terms of aircraft carriers, we may have 6 aircraft carriers. In other words, we can add two new aircraft carriers in the future. (The Japanese Combined Fleet has a total of 5 ships. Aircraft carriers, but because one was undergoing sea trials, only 4 participated in the war.)"

"What really worries us is the recovery of the auxiliary fleet. The light cruisers of the Imperial Combined Fleet have been almost wiped out after two wars. The destroyer force has suffered heavy losses. It is difficult to replenish battleships, and it is even more difficult to replenish personnel. , more than 70% of experienced destroyer officers and men have been lost after the two wars, and the gap between us and the U.S. fleet in terms of auxiliary warships will be even greater in the future."

"In addition, I also need to focus on the losses of the naval land-based air force. The navy prepared a large-scale land-based bomber force for the decisive battle on New Guinea. Their attack power far exceeded the carrier-based aircraft force. They originally It should be used as a trump card, but in this battle, we exposed this force prematurely and suffered heavy losses.

For the future war situation, I hope to be able to replenish the lost aviation power in the shortest possible time. We need at least 160 new twin-engine bombers and more than 120 new aircrews. "Yoshimatsu Motaro said.

"If you look at it this way, the navy doesn't make much money either." Masaki Terauchi sneered.

"If we talk about the exchange ratio, I think the army should not be qualified to laugh at the navy. At least we have won the battle, and it was twice. The reason why the army can still control part of the New Ireland Island area is because of the efforts of the navy. They are inseparable." Yamamoto Gonbei said something to the other party unceremoniously.

In his opinion, maybe the Navy's performance is not satisfactory, but at least the Navy has been winning battles. The fundamental reason for the current situation is the huge gap between the imperial power and the United States. This has nothing to do with the Navy, but on the other hand, the Japanese Army Except for hiding in bunkers and relying on fortifications and artillery to consume and fight with the opponent, there is nothing commendable in tactics. Why does the Japanese Army look down on the Navy? Can a defeated person still despise a victorious person? Yamamoto Gonbei expressed dissatisfaction!

"From a purely military perspective, the Navy's performance is indeed good, but if you include the oil fields and refining facilities lost by the Empire on Taragan Island, then the winner of this battle should be the Americans. You should know The heavy oil, gasoline, diesel and various other oils produced by these oil fields are of great significance to the empire. The U.S. Navy can actually beat one of the most important oil fields in the empire to pieces under the nose of the Combined Fleet. This is a crime. !" Temple Zhengyi responded tit for tat.

"Okay, you two, let your attacks stop here! What you just said is beyond the scope of our discussion. I said that we will not discuss right and wrong in this meeting! I don't want Similar words continued to appear in the subsequent discussion." Xiyuan Temple Gongwang's voice sounded again.

"I will try my best to meet the navy's needs. So what are the navy's plans for the future?" Xiyuanji Gongwang asked.

"Judging from the current stage, the Americans should realize that they have the strategic initiative. If nothing else happens, the U.S. Army, with the support of the Navy, will soon take over New Ireland Island, and then New Britain Island. When the entire Bismarck After all the islands fell into the hands of the other party, they were only separated from New Guinea by water. In the narrow Warrior Strait, we were seeking death in fighting each other. If nothing unexpected happened, they would be successful. Landed on the island of New Guinea," said Motaro Yoshimatsu.

"That means that the navy will not do anything to stop the US military's attack?" Hearing these words, even Xiyuanji Gongwang couldn't help but frowned.

"Honestly, there is no way. It is even difficult to launch a night battle. The fundamental reason why we were able to severely damage the U.S. Navy transport fleet was because the opponent came from afar and lacked support on the battlefield. They had no airport at the time and no With a complete logistics and support system, there is not even enough space to deploy their troops. This is our advantage, a situational advantage, which is even more important than our advantages in naval equipment and the quality of our soldiers!" said Motaro Yoshimatsu. .

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