Chapter 2799 New Strategy 2
But things are different now. During the period when our navy is unable to participate in the war on a large scale, they are enough to build the Bismarck Islands into a comprehensive forward base and offensive springboard. They will deploy many aircraft, submarines, and submarines in ports. Mine nets and destroyers. Even if we launch an attack at night, their bombers can still hunt us down during the day. The island of New Guinea was so big that they gained enough depth to avoid naval gunfire. "Yoshimatsu Motaro's low words echoed in the conference room, casting a shadow on Japan's top management.
"Such a passive approach is undesirable. The war must continue, and this inaction is tantamount to slow suicide. You cannot put all the burden on the Imperial Army. The Navy must do something." Saionji Gongwang emphasized again.
"The navy will do something, but it will not be on a frontal battlefield. There is no chance of winning in a frontal battlefield or within the range that the US military base system can cover. Americans may be less well-educated in strategy and tactics, but they The plans made are very detailed and implemented step by step. This approach may seem rigid, but it rarely makes major mistakes. When the giant beast of the U.S. Navy is entrenched in their newly built lair, they cannot Victory, because a head-on battle is a confrontation of overall strength, and the tactical variables are reduced to a minimum. Therefore, we must change our thinking, jump out of New Guinea, jump out of the scope of the Bismarck Islands, and direct the attack at the U.S. land base. Areas that are difficult to cover with power!" Motaro Yoshimatsu said.
"This idea is not yours. I remember that most of the officers in the combined fleet believe in decisive battles and lay the foundation for victory in the war through a large-scale battle." Masaki Terauchi said.
"Yes, I used to be like this, but it is different now, because we have fought the Americans several times, and each time we have the advantage, but the overall situation is getting worse and worse. We must change our thinking, otherwise we will only perish. "Yoshimatsu Motaro said.
"So what is the navy's current thinking?" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang asked.
"We have previously used pre-dreadnought ships to break diplomatic ties at sea against important lines of communication of the U.S. Navy. We have achieved some results, but at the same time we have also suffered certain losses. We have studied the battle cases and believe that the later failure was not due to our strategic thinking. The mistake is that the fleet we invested is too weak. The combat effectiveness of our fleet does not exceed the upper limit of the American interceptor fleet. This is just like the Su Xiong fleet in the Indian Ocean during the war. If they were two cruisers, they might not be able to attack them. The Indian Ocean communication line caused too much damage, but because they were two battleships, two battleships that we could not deal with, the Su Xiong fleet existed like a cancer, and it led to the final attack that was out of control!" said Shigetaro Yoshimatsu.
"That is to say, you want to use a large fleet to launch attacks on communication lines? But how do you deal with the logistical supplies that a large fleet needs? This kind of supply cannot be solved by a broken ship capturing a merchant ship and taking away the coal. . A fleet needs tens of thousands of tons of fuel supply. And high-speed supply ships are needed to accompany the fleet.
The Combined Fleet lacks this capability. " said Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple.
"So the fleet must be as powerful as possible. Not only will we not bring the dreadnoughts, we will not even bring all the fast battleships. We will only bring a battleship squadron, an aircraft carrier squadron, and a minimum destroyer squadron. Such a fleet is enough To deal with all fleets except the U.S. main fleet, we can quickly kill a huge transport fleet. And if we encounter the latter, we can choose to retreat. The Americans' speed and logistical pressure will be greater than ours. This is It's like an elephant, although powerful, cannot catch up with an antelope," said Motaro Yoshimatsu.
"This idea is very different from the previous plan of the Navy, and it can be seen from your words that the status of aircraft carriers in this fleet will be improved again. You are planning to use aircraft carrier bombs and torpedoes to replace naval guns as the main attack Means?" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said.
"This plan also has huge differences within the navy, and it can indeed be called deviant, but there is no way around it. This battle has told us that the best outcome for the empire when battleships from both sides engage in battle is to gain An undefeated victory. As more and more new American battleships enter the battlefield, their combat effectiveness will be stronger and they will gradually crush us. In this case, we can only take the wrong approach. Use the ultra-long-range attack range brought by carrier-based aircraft to attack opponents while ensuring your own safety," said Motaro Yoshimatsu.
"So do you have a complete plan now?" Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple asked.
"Not yet, but it is expected that this plan will be available within 2 weeks. We still need to discuss it with relevant parties. But what I can guarantee is that the Navy will never stand idly by while the Army fights hard, and we encounter The danger will definitely not be worse than that of the army, because we may have to go deep into the control of the US military, just like the Americans did to us before." Said Shimamura Hayao on the side.
"So what do you think about the war in the Bismarck Islands?" Xiyuanji Gongwang asked.
"With the Navy unable to provide effective support, it no longer makes sense to continue to fight the Americans in the Bismarck Islands, but immediate evacuation is also not possible. We must delay the U.S. Navy's forward base construction plan as much as possible. So what we mean is to gradually Troops and equipment were evacuated from the Bismarck Islands, retreated to New Guinea and prepared for a new campaign."
"However, considering that New Ireland Island has been surrounded by the U.S. Navy, it is no longer possible to evacuate the troops here. In order to prevent the U.S. Navy from taking advantage of the situation and heading south, we hope to obtain support from the Navy's land-based air force, at least to ensure the air superiority of the Warrior Strait and Control of the sea." After saying that, Masaki Terauchi looked at the navy.
"We will provide two wings of aircraft to cover the Army's operations within two weeks. But I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to draw out the fleet in a short period of time." Yamamoto Gonbei is rare in that he does not trouble the Army on the issue of military deployment. . Instead, he readily handed over more than 200 aircraft of various types from two wings, which was very rare before!
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