Chapter 2469: Japanese final preparations 7
The only thing that the Kasuga-class armored cruiser is dissatisfied with at present is the power system. After all, the Kasuga-class armored cruisers came out too early. They still use reciprocating steam engines. This problem is more deadly than boilers. Fortunately, the Japanese were prepared for it. They considered that these warships would be used in the future, so before Even the boiler and steam turbine were replaced during the overhaul. This is not economical, but it saves time!
"How do you plan to use these cruisers?" Yamamoto Kenbei asked.
"It is certainly impossible for the Americans to set up only one landing site. They will definitely have multiple. Under normal circumstances, these armored cruisers will be used to attack and harass some secondary landing sites in order to confuse the Americans’ sight, and if it is time for a decisive battle They are cannon fodder and escorts, used to contain and delay the offensive of the US fleet." said Yasuo Shimura.
"Have you ever thought of another usage?" Yamamoto Gonei thought for a while and said, "Can we also imitate the Suxiong fleet deployed by Germany in the Indian Ocean during the war and used it to harass American maritime transportation lines? What?"
To be honest, the Japanese had the most dealings with the Su Xiong fleet of all regular naval forces in the entire war! Looking through the combat records, you can know that, except for Thomas and the Queen who went up to encircle and suppress the Suxiong fleet, the Japanese fleet and the Suxiong fleet fought no less than 3 times! For this fleet, the Japanese hate and fear it! After all, when Su Xiong was at his peak, he fought two consecutive waves of Japanese battleships, and the submarine force he cooperated with caused heavy losses to the Japanese transport fleet. In awe of the enemy, Gonbei Yamamoto personally studied Su Xiong's tactics and combat thinking. So a brain hole came out. Since the Germans can use the supplies from the United States on the ocean to have a major impact on the British maritime transport line and involve a lot of troops, why can't the Japanese?
"We can use camouflage cruisers. We just need to change them with merchant ships, and then install artillery. Civilian ships generally have a large cargo capacity, but fuel consumption is very economical. These camouflage cruisers have a very good range. And they are not easy to find. Even if it is discovered, the loss will not be large." Yasuo Shimamura apparently had some opinions on Yamamoto's ideas, but he did not directly refute it. Instead, it made a counter-proposal.
He also studied the German tactics of breaking the diplomatic relationship in the war, and keenly discovered that although the two battleships of the Su Xiong fleet are majestic! But it is a pity that the main losses of the Allied transport fleet in the entire Indian Ocean waters were caused by auxiliary cruisers, submarines and the mines they laid. Then Hayao Shimamura thought, if that's the case, why don't you use cheap auxiliary cruisers to break the relationship and have to bring the capital ship?
"Shimura-san, you are confused by the appearance. The significance of Su Xiong's fleet is not how many transport ships they destroyed, but that he made our transport fleet unable to hold together. You know, we can't give every boat. The team is equipped with **** warships. Because we don’t have that many ships, nor do the British, if we want to have a reasonably good **** fleet, the size of the fleet will be very large, and Su Xiong’s value lies in destruction. Our **** system! Whenever we gather a large number of fleets to escort, Su Xiong's fleet will jump out! Then use a clean offensive to break up the fleet!"
"Actually, you can understand this by looking at the time and regularity of the Su Xiong fleet. After repeated heavy blows, we dare not use the **** system to transport materials. It can only be the small fleet action, and this gives Camouflage cruiser combat opportunities! Therefore, this is the real value of the Suxiong fleet! And in the future, our armored cruisers deployed in the East Pacific region will also serve this purpose." Yamamoto Gonhei said.
"However, the Germans deployed two fast battleships and submarines. We don't have this capital. We can only deploy armored cruisers. Capital ships are impossible." Shimura said.
"Enough. We are certainly not as good as Germany, but the U.S. Navy is not as good as the original Allied navy. The U.S. fleet is large, but it lacks enough fast warships. The new American light cruisers are not enough to defeat the Kasuga-class armored cruisers head-on. And the number of heavy cruisers is insufficient. If they can find us in the vast ocean, even if they can't beat them, they will still have a chance to escape. As for the destroyers that escort, just pick them up."
"Of course, if they ask the Germans for help, we won't suffer. The Germans provide Americans with limited help. If you can exchange an armored cruiser for the Germans' Bavaria or the aircraft carrier is transferred from the main battlefield, So it’s also a good thing for us! Don’t you say?”
Yamamoto Quanbei's account is very clear! The US Navy has huge shortcomings. The fleet decisive battle can be said to be very strong. Escort and anti-submarine can also be considered careless. Although there is no experience, there are many destroyers. The core goal of **** is to prevent the submarine from attacking. It does not necessarily have to sink the submarine. This is a bit difficult in World War I.
However, the U.S. Navy's response was somewhat inadequate for the broken engagements involving fast warships. This is also the gap between the second-rate naval power and the first-rate naval power! In fact, ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ has only one powerful country that can simultaneously deal with decisive and decisive battles at sea, and that is the United Kingdom.
Although the German Navy was superb in the decisive battle, it was third-rate in anti-broken relations! Because the design of German warships is a decisive battle, and they lack sufficient numbers. There is also a lack of adequate logistics support overseas. Let alone the result that the Thomas Fleet failed to kill the Su Xiong Fleet, 5 fast battleships could be dispatched in a short period of time to go to the Indian Ocean thousands of miles away to hunt their opponents. This ability is not available to all naval powers now!
Yamamoto Kōbei knew very well that if nothing else, these armored cruisers that were responsible for the task of breaking the traffic would eventually die... This is no problem. Think about it. The lone armoured cruiser broke deep into the ocean. The area west of Midway Island is the area of influence of the United States. Not enough troops to encircle and suppress. But if the Japanese fleet is not immediately withdrawn, if it provokes others, it will be a matter of time before it gets caught. After all, it is in other people's territory, and the other party has absolute advantages in strength, technology, and logistics.
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