Chapter 2765: Night Fight One
Of course, the same is reckless, the situation is different, you want to find the bad luck of the Japanese main fleet with 1 battleship and 2 armored cruisers? That is pure brain pumping! That's not realistic at all! If the 13 battleships of the Japanese Navy catch you, it is estimated that one armored cruiser will explode after a few volleys! So, this time, Raidel's primary goal is to target the destroyers on the periphery! Yes, it is the destroyer! The main weakness of the Japanese joint fleet is the destroyer. The destroyer is definitely not to be underestimated. It can be used at critical moments! For example, cover the maneuvering of capital ships, such as anti-submarine, such as delaying time!
As a large fleet, when berthed at night, the capital ships may huddle together, but the destroyers will inevitably form a shield on the periphery, shielding American submarines as far as possible from the capital ships. Any large-scale fleet has depth. Yes, and considering the nighttime environment, this depth can make the Japanese battleship at the core unable to support the outer destroyers. As long as Raidel is ready to fight and leave, he can always get some in one night. benefit.
As for, what if the Japanese fleet is dispatched? Isn't that simple? Just talk directly. In addition to consuming Japanese destroyers, it is more important for the Japanese to cause misjudgments. Only after misjudging the position of the US fleet can the US Navy gain more time in the daytime battle tomorrow. Of course, tonight’s battle can be said to be perilous, or something will happen. Tonight is the mouse playing the cat or the meat bag hitting the dog. It all depends on Raidel’s operation and the opposite response!
"Where is the position of the Japanese fleet?" Raidel asked.
"Half an hour ago, the location of our submarine's report was probably here." Nimitz, as the liaison officer, marked the position of the Japanese fleet on the chart.
"Our submarine can still determine the position of the Japanese fleet now?" Raidel said somewhat unexpectedly.
"Yes, after the airstrikes in the first two days ended, the remaining three aircraft carriers of the Japanese Navy withdrew from the battlefield. The Japanese set aside some destroyers to cover the retreat of capital ships, although they added some **** destroyers to ensure their own The security of the anti-submarine network, but the strength is still significantly reduced. Moreover, how to say, the Japanese must already know our approximate route, so if we have pushed people, we can also reverse the Japanese interception route. So, as long as If we are willing to pay some price, then it is not difficult to determine the approximate position of the Japanese fleet." Nimitz said.
"Did the Japanese fleet implement light control?" Raidel continued to ask.
"The battle fleet has implemented stricter light control, but the destroyer does not. The Japanese anti-submarine equipment is very backward. Their underwater listening devices and sonar levels are very low. In addition, the submarine may move up at night, so they The destroyers need to use searchlights to find submarines or periscopes on the surface. Their outermost destroyers are about 10 kilometers away from the fleet.” Nimitz explained.
"If this were the case, the Japanese destroyers might not be enough." Raidel asked.
"So they added some anti-submarine ships. This is a simplified version of the destroyer. There are no torpedoes, only anti-submarine bombs and a few light artillery." Nimitz said.
"Well, order the fleet to adjust its course. Let's go to the Japanese to discuss the night battle." Raidel ordered. Now all the information that should be available is there. Based on the current distance between the two fleets, it will take about an hour for the Ryder fleet to meet the outermost destroyer of the Japanese fleet. From the beginning of the encounter, they still have about 3 hours. It’s dawn, and considering the time the fleet retreats and the main force converges, Raidel has two hours to engage the Japanese fleet!
And at this time, the entire Japanese fleet had no idea of the opponent's desperate plan, or they could not think of it in their subconsciousness. The inferior U.S. and German navy dared to use a small number of fast warships to carry out night attacks! This idea is really crazy!
"We have found the position of the Japanese fleet. The ship in front of us with the searchlight should be the outermost destroyer. The light spots in the distance should be the position of the Japanese main fleet." Raidel carefully compared the intelligence and observation data. Said afterwards.
"General Fletcher Jr. sent a telegram asking if the armored cruiser should join the battle?" Nimitz asked.
"It is not necessary for the time being, these outermost destroyers are handed over to the destroyer squad, let the two armored cruisers follow the flagship action, before we open fire, we can not act rashly!" Raidel said. "In addition, send a signal to the seaplane, asking them to rush to the sky over the Japanese fleet within half an hour. If the other party changes, immediately release the flares to mark their location!"
"The order you gave to the seaplane is very vague. How do you define this change?" Nimitz said with some embarrassment~www.wuxiaspot.com~ It depends on the quality of the pilot. Many orders cannot be issued very accurately. If it were my old subordinates, they would naturally know what to do. Forget it, let this wave of seaplanes come out of the flagship. "Riddle thought for a while and said.
"Uh, that's fine too." Nimitz was even more embarrassed.
A few minutes later, Halsey started to drive towards the target with 4 destroyers, while the other 4 destroyers still followed the main fleet. Thus, the first battle tonight slowly kicked off!
Well, war is the most tempered. After several naval battles, Halsey can already be called the best destroyer officer in the entire US fleet. Tough play is a style, but it doesn't mean that Halsey is brainless. Before the battle, Halsey conducted detailed reconnaissance.
"There are two ships in total, both of which are **** destroyers. The surface warfare ability is almost zero. One is illuminated, the other is not illuminated, but the other one is very badly hidden. Through the guy who lights up in front, We can see it." Halsey said to his subordinates while observing the distant target with a telescope. This is the experience! Generally speaking, when anti-submarine, there is not only one ship to execute, because the number of depth bombs dropped by one ship is not enough, and if it is a single ship, it is easy to be attacked, so usually two ships act together, one ship In the bright, one in the dark.
"We two destroyers fight one, remember, don't use naval guns, just use torpedoes! Hit them when you get close! Fire within 500 yards!" Halsey said.
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