Chapter 2497: Horn of War One

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This is definitely the largest fleet in the world. There is no one. The only one that can be matched is the Royal Navy in its heyday, right? "Standing on the bridge of the flagship USS Tennessee, General Sims looked at the huge fleet out of the window with some pride! After completing the final preparations, the combined US-German fleet and the landing fleet under their **** finally merged together. Heading towards New Ireland, thousands of kilometers away.

"Yes, this is indeed the largest fleet in the world. In fact, our scale can be larger." General Benson said. In this fleet, there are a total of 22 battleships! 6 aircraft carriers! (Among them, 4 German battleships and 1 aircraft carrier.) 14 former dreadnought battleships and semi-dreadnought battleships, 12 armored cruisers, 6 other light cruisers, plus up to 110 flat destroyers and more than 40 submarines underwater! (Submarine is mainly used to form a cordon)

Behind this huge fleet is a huge landing fleet composed of hundreds of various transport ships, supply ships and landing ships. The entire fleet of hundreds of various ships form the largest fleet in human history! The entire fleet formed a huge queue of 20 kilometers long and 6 kilometers wide! They crossed half of the Pacific Ocean formidable and headed for New Ireland.

While in the air, six aircraft carriers take off in turn and take off fighter jets to detect and provide air defense protection for the fleet. This is not the end. The German long-range patrol aircraft taking off from the Caroline Islands are also hovering over the fleet. Their main task is In addition to detection, it suppresses Japanese submarines that may appear around the fleet. However, so far, everything is normal on the sea, and everything seems to be normal underwater...

"According to the current speed, we can arrive and prepare in 2 days, and enter the preface area in 3 days. On the fifth day, the old battleship can suppress the area near the landing point, and the landing operation will officially begin on the seventh day!" A staff officer reported to Benson Exchange.

"So what happened to the Japanese fleet?" Benson thought for a while and asked.

"The Japanese fleet has arrived on the island of Guinea, but the specific location is constantly changing. It seems that they have selected several anchorages here. The Japanese fleet must have just completed combat readiness, so the ship is in very good condition and the requirements for the stationed area are not high. The Japanese fleet is like a snake preparing to launch an attack, making people unpredictable." Sims turned his head and said.

"This description is very good." Benson nodded and said, and then he picked up the mission plan in his hand again, wanting to see if there were any mistakes on it.

The part of the naval engagements is actually about changing circumstances. The US fleet is the main defense and the Japanese fleet is the main attack. After entering the battle, the submarine will deploy on the outermost periphery to form a cordon. Then there are destroyers, armored cruisers and former dreadnought battleships deployed close to the coast, and they are the main fire support. The main fleet is deployed in the rear, together with a large number of transport ships and supply ships. Before each night, the US fleet will choose one of several pre-selected anchorages as an overnight berth. Prevent the Japanese fleet from taking the opportunity to attack at night. And every night, the German fleet and part of the US capital ship force will undertake patrol missions.

"Your Excellency Commander, General Pershing is here." An officer walked forward and whispered.

"Okay, let General Pershing wait a moment. In addition, bring the giant sand table of the landing site and the map of New Ireland. We have to verify the coordination of the navy and the army for the last time." General Benson said.

"General Pershing, your face seems to be a bit unpleasant. Did the long sailing make you feel very tired?" Benson frowned slightly when he saw Pershing with a pale face.

"It's just a boat, it's nothing at all. I have a question when I came to you this time, can you send the shells to this place?" Pershing was not polite, and walked a few steps to the sand table and picked it up from the table. Putting, clicked on the sand table and said.

"It's difficult. The nearest locations are obviously located on the reverse **** of the mountain range. Our naval guns can't pass, but the Japanese and the British can't use these areas. After all, the elevation angle and firing range of howitzers are also very limited. Cannonballs can’t fly. As for what you’re talking about later, I can only say that our naval guns are a bit close. Even if there is aircraft cover, they probably won’t be able to reach them, because we are in charge of suppressing the former dreadnoughts and their elevation angles. And the range is not ideal." Thomas frowned and said.

"Isn't it possible to use a bomber?" Pershing's words revealed Nong Nong's dissatisfaction.

"Let’s put it this way, Your Excellency, the number of attack aircraft that can be dispatched by an aircraft carrier in a day is no more than 80 sorties. Even if an aircraft is loaded with 400KG bombs, it can only project 32 tons of bombs in a day, including losses. It’s too difficult to rely on aircraft carriers to blow up all of these places.” Benson paused for a while and said, “And I don’t think we need to care about these places, especially the position you said is back. Because it’s too far away from the landing site, it’s a full 25 kilometers away. The Japanese simply don’t have artillery that can shoot that far, right?"

"The French GPF194MM cannon is perfectly fine. Don’t forget, it’s shooting from a high ground to a low ground. Within such a range, it’s their range." Pershing swiped his putter on the sand table and moved several landing fields. All included.

"How can the Japanese have French GPF artillery? Is it that the French sold it to Japan after the war? Didn't we snap up a batch of French artillery before? Isn't such an important long-range artillery included?" Benson also asked. A slight change ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The current situation is somewhat beyond his expectations.

The U.S. government’s war preparations are still very detailed, and a very important part of it is the cleanup of the Allied supplies after the war. After the war, in theory, both the British and the French can sell the excess war supplies. For Japan, for the British, this transaction is a must. After all, the Japanese have crazily hinted that if there is a change in the UK, then even if Japan is finished, it will pull the British colonies in the Far East and India together! Therefore, the British proposal to the US government to provide loans to destroy important military materials is not a buyout.

The French are different. First of all, although France also has colonies in the Far East, there are not many, and after the German guarantees that the French colonies will remain unchanged after the war, the French do not need to care about the threat from Japan. Secondly, the United States has more flexible policies towards France. In addition to providing loans, it has also purchased some French equipment to arm itself, including various artillery pieces, and heavy military-grade artillery like GPF will pay a certain amount even if it is not purchased. The price will be destroyed. Although it cannot be said to be very clean, it stands to reason that the number of heavy artillery that the Japanese obtain through French channels should not be large.

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