But now is different. During the period when our navy was unable to participate in large-scale warfare, they were enough to build the Bismarck Islands into a comprehensive forward base and offensive springboard. They would deploy a lot of aircraft, deploy submarines in the harbor, Mine nets and destroyers. Even if we attack in the dark, their bombers can still hunt us down during the day. The island of New Guinea was too big, and they got enough depth to avoid naval guns. "Shitaro Yoshimatsu's low voice echoed in the conference room, casting a shadow over the Japanese senior management.

"This kind of passive approach is not advisable. The war must go on, and this inaction is tantamount to chronic suicide. You can't put all the burden on the Imperial Army. The Navy must do something." Saiyuanji Gongwang emphasized again.

"The Navy will do something, but it will not be on the frontal battlefield. There is no chance of winning in the frontal battlefield or within the range covered by the US military base system. The Americans may be less well-trained in strategy and tactics, but they The plan is very detailed, and it is implemented step by step. This approach may seem rigid, but it rarely makes major mistakes. When the US Navy is a behemoth occupies their newly built lair, they cannot Victory, because head-to-head engagement is a confrontation of overall strength, and the tactical variables are reduced to the lowest. Therefore, we must change our thinking, jump out of New Guinea, jump out of the envelope of the Bismarck Islands, and point the attack on the US land base An area that is difficult to cover with strength!" said Shigetaro Yoshimatsu.

"This idea is not like yours. I remember that most of the officers in the combined fleet believe in decisive battles and lay the foundation for victory in the war through a large-scale battle." said Masaichi Temple.

"Yes, I used to be like this, but it is different now, because we have fought the Americans several times, each time we have the advantage, but the overall situation is getting worse and worse. We must change our thinking, otherwise there will only be destruction. "Shitaro Yoshimatsu said.

"So what's the current thinking of the navy?" Xiyuanji Gongwang asked.

"We have used the former dreadnought ship to break the important communication line of the U.S. Navy at sea before. We have achieved some results, but at the same time we have some losses. We have studied the war cases and believed that the late failure was not due to our strategic thinking. Wrong, but the strength of the fleet we invested in is too weak. Our fleet's combat effectiveness did not exceed the upper limit of the American interceptor fleet, which is like the Su Xiong fleet in the Indian Ocean during the Great War. If there are two cruisers, they may not be The Indian Ocean communication line caused too much damage, but because it was two battleships, two battleships that we couldn't solve, the Suxiong fleet existed like a cancer, and the final shot was out of control!" said Shigeru Yoshimatsu.

"That is to say, you want to use the large fleet to attack the lines of communication? But how do you deal with the logistics supplies required by the large-scale fleet? This kind of supply cannot be solved by a broken ship capturing a merchant ship and then taking away coal. A fleet needs tens of thousands of tons of fuel supply. And it needs high-speed supply ships to accompany the fleet operations. The combined fleet lacks this capability." Saiyuanji Gongwang said.

"So the fleet must be as compact as possible, not only will not bring dreadnoughts, even fast battleships, we will only bring a battleship squadron, an aircraft carrier squadron, and a minimum destroyer squadron. Such a fleet is enough. Responding to all fleets except the US main fleet, we can quickly kill a huge transport fleet. If we encounter the latter, we can choose to retreat. The speed and logistics pressure of the Americans will be greater than ours. This For example, although an elephant is powerful, it can't catch up with an antelope," said Shigeru Taro Yoshimatsu.

"This idea is very different from the previous plan of the Navy, and from your words, you can see that the status of aircraft carriers in this fleet will be upgraded again. You are planning to replace naval guns with aircraft carrier bombs and torpedoes as the main attack. Means?" said Gongwang Xiyuan Temple.

"There are also huge differences in this plan within the navy, and it can indeed be called apostasy, but there is no way to do it. This battle has told us that the best result of the battleships of the two battleships in the empire is only to obtain An undefeated victory. And as more and more new American battleships enter the battlefield, their combat effectiveness will become stronger and gradually crush us. In this case, we can only go slant. Use the ultra-long-range attack distance brought by the carrier-based aircraft to strike opponents while ensuring your own safety.” said Shigeru Taro Yoshimatsu.

"So do you have a perfect plan now?" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang asked.

"Not yet, but it is expected that this plan will be available within 2 weeks. We still need to discuss with relevant parties. But I can guarantee that the Navy will never stand by while the Army is fighting, and we meet The danger is definitely not worse than that of the Army, because we may have to go deep into the control of the US military, just like the Americans did to us before.” Said Shimamura on the side ~lightnovelpub.net~ Then for the Bismarck Islands Do you have any thoughts on the war? "Xiyuan Temple Gongwang asked.

“With the Navy’s inability to provide effective support, it’s meaningless to continue to die with the Americans in the Bismarck Islands, but it’s impossible to evacuate immediately. We must delay the US Navy’s forward base construction plan as much as possible. So we mean gradually The troops and equipment from the Bismarck Islands were evacuated and returned to New Guinea to prepare for a new battle."

"However, considering that New Ireland Island has been surrounded by the U.S. Navy, it is no longer possible to evacuate the troops here. In order to prevent the U.S. Navy from going south, we hope to obtain the support of the Marine-based Air Force, at least to ensure the air superiority of the Warrior Channel Domination of the sea.” After finishing speaking, Masaichi Temple looked towards the navy.

"We will provide two wing aircrafts to cover the army's operations within 2 weeks. But in a short period of time, it may be difficult for us to extract the fleet." Yamamoto Gonei rarely troubled the army on the issue of military deployment. . Instead, they surrendered more than 200 various aircraft from 2 alliances very quickly, which was very rare before!

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