? The Japanese Navy still has a certain level. They at least know that they must take the initiative to attack when they are at a disadvantage to gain the initiative! However, Betty obviously asked the Japanese Navy’s aircraft carrier detachment to focus on defense and gave up offensive. This may last longer, but the final defeat is certain, because defense can only get a better exchange ratio. Give up the initiative!

"General Betty explained this problem. He believes that in the end, the lack of aircraft carriers and the waste of combat power resources are one of the important reasons for the failure of the Norwegian Sea. We have analyzed the entire battle process, if it is not for the Spey fleet to have an aircraft carrier To consume the fleet of British aircraft carriers, the German air strikes will not be so successful. If the two sides start the fight directly, the British cannot say win. But if the withdrawal is immediate, the Royal Navy can retain at least 20 capital ships." Mura Hayao said.

"20 ships, if this is the case, although the ending will not change, but in terms of evacuation, this is a successful operation." Yamamoto Quanhei said (not counting aircraft carriers for the time being). The remaining 12 battleships and the remaining 20 are completely different concepts. The Royal Navy with the remaining 12 battleships is only left with a tiger skin, but if there are 20 remaining, even if there is a treaty after the war Limits, but these warships will still make the Germans feel like they are back! The UK also has more chips! It is as much as possible to save the loss!

"We mean to accept this suggestion. After all, this is the best choice right now," said Yasuo Shimura.

"Well, let's do that first. In the future, we must respect General Betty's opinion. If he can be more proactive, we must cooperate and give him certain rights!" asked Yamamoto Quanhei. "What about the cruiser?"

"In this respect, we are worse. If we talk about wartime light cruisers, we still have some, but the number of new cruisers with well-equipped turret structures is very small. We only have 2 in service. The Americans now have at least 6 In addition to the various cruisers under construction, the Americans have a huge advantage in terms of quantity and quality. No matter how good the Imperial Navy is, it will eventually lose.” Hayao Shimura said helplessly.

If the ratio of 1 to 2 between Japan and the United States in terms of battleships is already an absolute disadvantage, then the gap between cruisers and destroyers is even greater, and it is easy to reach 1 to 3 or even higher! As for the destroyer, it is possible to reach 1 to 5! Even though the war has not yet begun, the more rational Japanese navy leaders are actually not optimistic about the outcome of the war.

"Is there any way to increase the number of cruisers? For example, slow down the speed of capital ship construction to supplement the construction of cruisers." Yamamoto Kenbei asked. After all, judging from the period of the Japanese building capital ships, the period of construction of a battleship is about 3 to 4 years. In the eyes of most people, these behemoths still on the berth seem to be unable to keep up with the war no matter what they are working overtime. In that case, why not slow down the construction speed or even stop altogether in order to build more convenient cruisers?

"We now have two main remedies. The first is to directly import some light cruisers directly from Britain for emergency relief. After the war, Germany strictly limited the size of the British fleet, and some remaining British light cruisers and auxiliary cruisers are about to be decommissioned. After the British dismantled these artillery pieces, they sold them to us in the name of civilian ships. In this way, in a short period of time, we can add 4 to 5 light cruisers."

"The second way is to modify the old armored cruisers, such as the Kasuga-class armored cruisers that we are still in service. Although it has been in service for 20 years, we have just replaced the boiler and power system not long ago, although the performance is as good as the new service. Compared with the warships, I think these warships can still play an important role in this war. The Germans can use the same old Mainz-class armored cruisers to fight against the British fleet in the English Channel. Why can’t we? How about continuing to use these warships? These old cruisers have only a slight difference in speed, both in firepower and defense. After the improvement, the speed of these warships can reach about 24 knots. If we can control the carrying capacity, it can barely be counted. It works." Hayao Shimamura thought for a while and said.

"Well, I'll take care of this in person when I have time. I didn't expect that until now, the combined fleet will still need to use the warships used in the Philippine naval battle. I don't know what the Americans will think when they see these familiar figures. "Yamamoto Quanbei's tone revealed a sense of helplessness.

A battleship has been in service for 20 years, and the age of this ship is not short in the eyes of ordinary people. It's time to retire, and depending on the current situation, the Japanese still want to continue to serve, so good, can such a warship be used?

How do you say this? If compared with warships of the same level in the new era, it will definitely not work. But if you play Tianji horse racing~lightnovelpub.net~, you can still fight in the wrong position. For example, the Mainz-class armored cruiser of the German High Seas Fleet. In addition to sharing the firepower, In fact, it is impossible to cause any essential damage to the opposing battleship, but if you deal with light cruisers, it is a good hand.

The same is true for the early Kasuga-class armored cruisers. The armor belt is thick enough and covers a large area. Whether it is used to deal with 6-inch guns and 8-inch guns, it is not a big problem, and its own 10-inch guns deal with the current huge ones. Some cruisers are more than enough, what's wrong? Look down on the Armstrong 10-inch L50 artillery of the British 20 years ago (changed the gun)? You can look down on its technology, but you must respect its caliber and the new 250KG armor-piercing projectile! The armor-piercing projectile replaced with the British new delay fuze and stabilized charge is the same as playing 6-inch armor at normal combat distance! (Of course, the normal engagement distance of armored cruisers is relatively short!)

Of course, if you compare with the new 10-inch L50 artillery currently equipped by the US Navy, it will definitely not work. Moreover, the 8-inch original hardened armor is worse than the hardened armor in the war. In terms of performance alone, the Kasuga class is still far behind the new American large armored cruisers. However, the number of new large armored cruisers is relatively small after all, so the Kasuga class is still useful.

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