The Rise of the Empire
Chapter 2558: Sims Jumping Back
Before, in private, Su Xiong made similar requests to Benson. Although Benson did not agree, he also patiently explained it. But today, in the United States Navy and Army Joint Conference, Su Xiong once again publicly asked for greater autonomy, that is not against Benson personally, but distrust of the entire US military and naval system! This, Benson can't bear it, the hearts of the people are scattered, the team is not easy to bring...
"About your suggestion..." Benson took a deep breath, and the anger trough began to soar, ready to make big moves at any time!
"In fact, if the main force fleet has not confirmed that it has encountered the Japanese main force fleet, I think it is appropriate to give General Su Xiong more command. We do not lack the reconnaissance fleet, nor the vanguard fleet. We have an experience. The fast fleet, which is rich and capable of autonomous action, is a good choice for us.” At this moment, Sims, who had not spoken much, said suddenly, directly interrupting Benson's big move!
"Hold the grass! Is this the so-called backstab?" Benson looked at each other in shock, and suffered tremendous psychological damage! It seems that this person is not a colleague with him, but a stranger!
"Don't blame me, I also want to win." Sims conveyed such a meaning in his eyes. To be honest, in the entire U.S. Navy, the only people with so-called actual combat experience are Majifen and Sims. Sims has seen the response and efficiency of the German navy in battle. Moreover, he did not think that Su Xiong's doing so meant to challenge Benson's authority. The willingness is very simple. Even in the final battle, even if the high-powered Crown Prince Ruprecht is personally on the battlefield, Earl Spey, who is a partial teacher, still has great autonomy. When the situation of the battle becomes responsible, the single-handed general must have his own judgment and not just follow the baton of the highest commander.
This has been learned in history. For example, in the famous Battle of Waterloo, Grouchy, as the French marshal, received the order of Napoleon to pursue the Prussian army, he ignored the emperor’s decision with the British army. The battle of the fate of the world, and stick to the order! As a result, when Napoleon and Wellington were in full swing, he led a full one-third of the French army around in the open space, and then tragedy happened, and the Prussian army led by Blücher left Grouchy. , And appeared on the battlefield when the French army was weakest! Ever since, Napoleon decisively played gg.
Sims was definitely not accidental. In fact, he has long known that Su Xiong distrusts the top U.S. military tactically... But compared to Earl Spey, it was already pretty good. The latter not only distrusted the US military tactically when getting along, but also distrusted the level of training. The only thing that satisfies the earl is that the equipment of the US military is really good, especially the fire control and underwater acoustic equipment.
However, for this distrust, Sims' choice is to face reality. No way is no way. Fighting is a serious issue, not just what you think is fine. Ever since, Sims considered whether he could really give Su Xiong more autonomy.
From the perspective of the senior US military, Su Xiong’s fleet is actually equivalent to the Hipper fleet during the North Sea War. The main task is to reconnaissance, to deal with the opponent's reconnaissance fleet, and to use high-speed performance to complete specific tactical actions during the battle! For example, suppressing the opponent's position, or as a sandbag...
When Britain and Germany were at war, the High Seas Fleet positioned the Spey Fleet in this way. However, when it came to the US Navy, it almost copied this system. Benson’s reason is very good. The British and German navies did that. There is no problem with the US military. We are in line with international standards!
However, at this time, Sims, who had “studied abroad” in Germany, demonstrated his value. Sims, who had been in actual combat, found that the situation was not right after a long period of research. He felt that, at least in severe weather conditions, the Su Xiong Fleet's role as the avant-garde of the entire US fleet is actually very limited.
First of all, as a strong fleet, especially a strong fleet at home, regardless of the quality of personnel, the ability of the US fleet to obtain information is definitely better than that of the Japanese fleet. This is the home of the US Navy. The US Navy has more than the Japanese Navy. At least 3 times the number of auxiliary ships!
In the absence of aerial reconnaissance and everyone can see with two eyes, the American fleet is definitely better than the Japanese in obtaining intelligence. At least, if it were not for a serious error in the judgment, the US fleet should be the first to spot the Japanese fleet. Of course, this situation will certainly not apply to those American ships berthed at temporary anchorages. After all, the location of the latter is fixed. The Japanese must know where they are. There are many such anchorages, and the Americans will not know which Japanese military will attack. Anchorage. This intelligence advantage should be limited to the main fleet, and the Japanese have the first-hand advantage~lightnovelpub.net~ Based on this judgment, forcibly bringing the German fleet around is actually of limited significance, even if it is the best situation that the Americans think. , The reconnaissance destroyer first discovered the Japanese fleet, and then the German fleet decisively bite it, then what will be the result? 4 Bavaria faces 10 Japanese fast battleships, of which 6 Fuso... Not to mention anything else, even Sims himself, when there is no guarantee that the US main fleet can arrive quickly, he will not let Su Xiong rush, after all, this is selling his teammates! With the support of the British, the Japanese armor-piercing shells are not bad, with 60 15-inch guns and 32 14-inch guns. Even if this is stronger than Bavaria, it would never dare to face it directly with 4 warships.
When the High Seas Fleet uses the Hipper fleet, either Hipper will take the lead, and the subsequent main fleet can immediately follow up, with continuous output chains, opening groups, controlling the battlefield situation, and then subsequent main force output. The whole rhythm is very smooth. Well, now we are in the US fleet. You must know that the speed difference between the US fleet and the Suxiong fleet is 6 knots! The result is likely to be that when the group started, Su Xiong went up. Either the Japanese fleet immediately screamed, or they beat Su Xiong first, and then the US fleet failed to keep up... In another situation, Hipper resisted the pressure in the final battle and bit Thomas abruptly. And this kind of situation does not exist in this naval battle. If the virtue fleet is all in place, will the Japanese stay and wait for death?
So from the above situation, the meaning of letting the Su Xiong fleet accompany the US fleet is actually relatively limited. The German fleet is not large enough to rely on its own strength to bite the opponent, and the US fleet cannot keep up!
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