Chapter 246: The Russians on the sidelines

"The Japanese are amazing!" Makanov stood up and said, throwing away the pencil in hand. The news that the Japanese fleet occupied Samoa and the US Far East Fleet was amazed by the Russians. They did not expect that the Japanese would be so crazy and move so fast. Not only will the Philippines be completely controlled, but it will also make it difficult for Americans to return to Asia in the next 20 years.

"After this war is over, what we need to face is the five armored cruisers of the Japanese fleet. It is reported that the Spanish Carlos V was captured and the damage was within the repairable range. It will not take long. , You can join the Japanese fleet." Roger Stevinsky said.

"The Americans have lost this war. They are not capable of returning to Asia. It is hard to say whether Hawaii can even be kept. I said that the Americans are unreliable. And we lost two armored cruisers for this country." Baltic Fleet cruiser The division commander, Major General Enkweisi, said angrily.

   "Well, the Americans are out of the competition in the Far East. Now it's our turn to face the powerful Japanese armored cruiser formation. Everyone, talk about your own ideas." Makanov sighed. The fundamental purpose of his return this time was to persuade the government to agree to the harsh conditions of the Germans in exchange for a more powerful warship than the Asama class.

  The combat effectiveness of the Japanese fleet exceeded the expectations of the Russians. Who could have imagined that the Japanese navy would surpass the Russian and US Far East fleets in just three years! In the entire Pacific Rim region, it has become the largest naval power after the United Kingdom. This is the enemy of the future Russian fleet! Can the Russians be in a hurry?

"This war has changed East Asia too much. Japan now and the pre-war Japan are completely two concepts. They have a colony that is even more fertile than the mainland. And we are stuck in the South China Sea into East Asia. Japan has sufficient strategic depth. Even if the mainland’s coast is disturbed, the Philippines can still provide a certain output for the empire. And because of the distance, it will be very difficult for us to strangle this country. , The voyage of the battleship is an inevitable issue." Roger Stevinsky said.

  Although this buddy lost the Battle of Tsushima in history, to be fair, given the situation of the Russian fleet at that time, he could not win with Nelson. It was not easy for the Russian navy to complete the tens of thousands of kilometers. You still have to go shopping with a powerful enemy who is waiting for work. It's strange to be able to win!

  In the future strategy of Russia and Japan, the Russians found that their situation has become more serious. First of all, the first unavoidable problem is geography! Russia has only two ports in the Far East. One is Vladivostok and the other is Lushun. The former has limited port facilities and is not a warm water port. The annual freezing period of several months is an eternal pain in the hearts of Russians, without the intervention of the Japanese. Nature blocked the fleet in the harbor!

  The other port of Lushun is not much better. The internal environment of the port is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the narrow access channels are also suitable for the Japanese to carry out blockade operations. And it's too close to mainland Japan! Once war starts, the Japanese navy is likely to carry out an inshore blockade against the Russians.

  What is the purpose of the Navy? Whether it is smashing with the opponent's fleet or destroying the opponent's sea line of communication, or bombarding the port, the fundamental reason lies in the destruction of the empire's use of sea channels. Ensure your own control over the ocean. For mainland Russia, it is possible to ensure the movement of troops without sea transportation, which is a huge advantage over Japan, which must rely on sea transportation.

  But this huge advantage has now been given a huge discount. The Port of Lushun is too close to Japan, and it may be blocked in a war. If the fleet in the port is not strong, it will be the result of being blocked to death. The fleet coming out of Vladivostok is not affected by the season. It is a challenge to the voyage from Vladivostok to the east coast of Japan.

  According to the original plan, the port of Lushun deploys battleship formations and Vladivostok deploys cruiser formations. In the eyes of the Russians, the battleship battleship is the battle between the battleships. The cruiser is specifically designed to provide cover for battleships, while performing the task of breaking the sea. Historically, most of the Russian cruisers were designed in this way, whether it was the Rurik with more than 10,000 tons or the dome warships such as the Aurora. But things are different now!

  On the one hand, because Japan occupied the Philippines, the strategic depth has undoubtedly expanded a lot. Existing cruisers can make arrangements to move around the Japanese mainland, but if you want to disrupt the transportation in the Philippines, you should wash your sleep... From Vladivostok to the Philippines, there is no port that can replenish coal!

  How does this make the Russian cruisers feel so embarrassed? Even judging from the 2,000-ton coal loading capacity of the Lurik, it is somewhat stretched. After all, you don’t just run back and forth~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and it’s not always possible to sail at an economical speed. When you can get sea supplies, it depends on your luck and the luck of the enemy, whether you have to come with the other party. Several lives per hour! This pen-based voyage and battery life are extremely unreliable!

  If the voyage problem can be barely dealt with by overloading or disguising the supply ship at sea, then there is no way to defeat the opponent! In the sea battle, the maximum speed of warships is often good-looking theoretical data, which is the kind of unattainable.

  Don’t you see how many times did the Essen fleet in the Japanese-Russian naval battle or the Spey fleet ran at the maximum speed? Bismarck may have run out, but after KO Hood, his speed has also been greatly affected. Therefore, even a warship that breaks at sea must have strong combat effectiveness, otherwise it will die if caught by the opponent. What's wrong with that?

  Moreover, the idea that the Japanese let the armored cruisers participate in the battle line decisive battle in the Sulu Sea naval battle also made the Russians shine. "Fuck, the armored cruiser is so powerful?!" The Russian navy is now envied and hated by Japan's four armored cruisers. If it is one ship, the Russians can tolerate it, but now the Japanese have 5 ships! The speed of the 5 ships is comparable to that of the first-class armored cruisers, and the firepower and protection and battleships are not at a loss!

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