The Rise of the Empire

"There is no way out if we insist on fighting on the inside and defend. On New Guinea, we will be completely overwhelmed by the powerful frontal advantages of the U.S. Navy and Army. It is also impossible to abandon New Guinea because there is a series of continuous islands to the west of New Guinea. , each other is within the support range of the aircraft, and the Americans can easily cross over and then go straight to the core of the Japanese imperial colony."

"It is impossible for us to achieve a complete victory militarily. If we follow the principle that the military serves politics, then our offensive will be more of a delay and consumption, disrupting the opponent's strategic deployment through active attacks one after another. That is the only correct way. When you are weak, you must take the initiative to attack to find a way out. If you only defend, then everything will fall into the opponent's rhythm, and you will be beaten violently. There is no way." Betty explained.

Does Betty's explanation make sense? Of course there is! During the war, the actions of the German navy proved that attacking when they are weak is the best choice. For example, Count Spee took the initiative to attack the French fleet, opening up the Mediterranean campaign. In the North Sea, Rupprecht After the Battle of Dogger Sands commanded by Crown Prince Trump killed the British battlecruiser squadron, at least they gained the safety of the waters close to their own side in the North Sea, and then after ambushing the Thomas fleet, they established the absolute advantage of their own fast fleet. , before the launch of these two battles, the German High Seas Fleet was greatly inferior. However, it relied on exquisite tactics to restore the situation little by little, and finally turned the advantage into victory.

"This argument is very pessimistic." Shimamura Hayao said.

"The reality is very pessimistic." Betty agreed.

"Okay, let's not discuss strategy. Let's just talk about tactics. What is the core goal of this attack? How do we achieve this goal." Shimamura Hayao said.

"Don't think about attacking ports. Most of the ports near New Guinea are not indispensable in the US military system. The Americans have established a network supply model. The destruction of a certain point will not cause serious consequences. As for the consequences, don’t even think about Hawaii. In the past, we were just trying to beat the odds. The land-based aviation forces stationed in Hawaii alone were enough to pose a major threat to us. Therefore, in this battle, unless we are in certain specific positions, we We will avoid these islands and hide in the deep sea, as far away from the US military islands as possible."

"On the long transportation line from the west coast of the United States to the front line, there are a large number of transport ships transporting supplies and military power to the US military on the front line, so the transport ships are the easiest targets to attack. If we can destroy the troop transport ships, the value will undoubtedly be The largest one is more useful than killing tens of thousands of tons of supplies. Therefore, in the early stages of the battle, our task is to attack the high-value transport fleet. Use our speed advantage to quickly annihilate the opponent, and then quickly turn in and hide again Deep in the ocean.”

"Of course, you mentioned a problem before. If we simply attack the transport ship, the damage to the Americans will be limited, because our sailing time at sea is limited, and the Americans can also avoid our attacks through reconnaissance or changing routes.

Our attack range is always limited. The Americans can even directly enter the South Pacific first and then circle around to the island of New Guinea. In short, this kind of attack will become less and less efficient as time goes by. Moreover, we also have to face the encirclement and suppression of the US Navy's fleet. In this case, our attack target needs to be changed. "Betty said.

"In the end, our attack targets are still the battleships and aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy, because the construction cycle of these capital ships is very long. Only by attacking these battleships that the Americans cannot easily replenish can we have a chance to delay the war! Especially the aircraft carrier itself, The fragility of the fleet has resulted in extremely easy losses. Therefore, in the follow-up stage of the battle, we will eventually have a battle with a certain fleet of the U.S. Navy and concentrate our efforts on attacking fast battleships and aircraft carriers to ensure the tactical advantage of the combined fleet!" Betty! said.

"The fundamental reason why I think the current naval war can still be fought is that the U.S. military does not have enough fast battleships and the replenishment speed of new fast battleships is too slow. Although the replenishment speed of aircraft carriers is relatively fast, the Americans just lost 4 aircraft carrier, which greatly reduces the number of aircraft carriers that the United States can use, and due to various reasons, it is difficult to gather all their aircraft carriers!"

"So, my goal this time is to sink three of the opponent's aircraft carriers at the cost of one aircraft carrier. In this case, the U.S. Navy will have to wait for the next batch of aircraft carriers to arrive before it can re-establish its advantage, and this will undoubtedly delay the war 4 More than a month."

"What about battleships?" As an officer who has experienced the great naval battle between Japan and Russia, Shimamura Hayao is still obsessed with battleships, always thinking about when he can sink a few more new US Navy battleships.

"It is very difficult to sink a battleship. Today's bombers can only inflict heavy damage. If you want to sink it, you need a fight between battleships. When battleships attack each other, the damage is relative. We can severely damage our opponents, and our opponents They can also injure us, and most importantly, the battleships newly commissioned by the Americans are not weaker than the Nagato class in combat effectiveness. If they fight in the waters controlled by the US military, once the battleship power or control system is damaged, we may be We cannot afford to lose a valuable battleship under such circumstances," Betty said helplessly.

"That's really a pity." Although Shimamura Hayao felt a little regretful about Betty's statement, he did not insist on it. After all, fighting at the enemy's home court with a force that is not weaker than one's own has always been a taboo. However, if the situation is really favorable, Hayao Shimamura is still willing to give it a try.

"From your words, it seems that you emphasized that in the final battle with the U.S. Navy, aircraft carriers were mainly used to attack the opponent's aircraft carriers, while battleship battles were avoided as much as possible. So I would like to ask, if battleships are not used in the final battle, So just for escort, are 6 battleships too many? Are they overqualified?" Shimamura Hayao asked.

"How could it be possible to overdo it? In fact, in my plan, battleships are the main force attacking the American transport fleet, and in general battles, aircraft carriers try not to participate in the battle!" When Betty said these words, Shimamura Hayao was extremely surprised. This tactic of using aircraft carriers to fight decisive battles and battleships to break diplomatic relations was really unbelievable!

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