Chapter 1020 Summary of the Japanese Campaign

Chapter 1020 Summary of the Japanese Campaign

Generally speaking, Kato Nobuyoshi was quite satisfied with this battle, except for the last stage, when he was touched by the Spey fleet and then beaten violently... Of course, there was nothing we could do about it. The opponent was in such a tricky position, and when he was facing the enemy's Wuxia clone, he hit her hard. There was nothing Amaterasu could do about it! The laws of nature still have to be followed. It’s good to be able to come back with 4 vs. 2. Kato Nobuyoshi thinks that he can get a medal just by bringing back 2 battleships!

Of course, the Japanese navy in this era is still very reasonable. The actual situation in Europe does need to be considered. Kato Nobuyoshi did a good job. At least it created the majesty of the imperial fleet and broke the myth that the German fleet was invincible when the numbers were equal... …. Although the battleship was severely damaged, Britain and France were responsible for the repair costs after all... So in the end, the Japanese Navy Ministry gave Kato Nobuyoshi a commendation.

After making up his mind, Kato Sadaikichi also began to prepare his own battle summary. In fact, there is not much to say about tactics. What kind of tactics can 2V2 reflect? It's just a fight. The real thing is technical analysis. In order to write a good technical analysis, Kato Sadayoshi frequently communicated with technical personnel from Britain and France. At the same time, he also entered the shipyard many times to observe the maintenance and damage of the warships.

"Generally speaking, the defense of the core area of ​​the Fuso-class battleship is still very good. German battleships have hit our main armored belt many times, but not a single shell has completely penetrated it. The best record only left a deep An 8-inch dent.”

"My personal feeling is that the biggest problem of this ship is that the armor belt near the flue is not thick enough. The defense efficiency of the honeycomb bulletproof steel plate is much lower than that of the entire steel plate, so it needs to be appropriately strengthened. At the same time, it is best to provide appropriate support for the hull armor belt support structure. of strengthening.”

"The serious water intrusion problem caused by the thin armor belt at the front and rear of the battleship needs to be corrected. If there is not enough weight to increase the armor, I hope the battleship guards can fill it with foam cement or dry pine wood or sealed steel pipes to reduce water intrusion."

Regarding armored defense, Kato Sadaikichi really can’t say anything bad about it. After all, the tonnage of a ship is limited, and you cannot make the defense of the entire hull the same as the main armor belt... After actual combat, Kato Sadayoshi and a group of Japanese technicians were very good at damage control of the battleship. The core area increased the strength of the backplate support to reduce the possibility of cracks. At the same time, the amount of water entering the bow and stern of the ship should be reduced as much as possible.

"Although the Fuso is already very good and fully capable of engaging in naval battles under any current circumstances, I have to say that our firepower is still a bit inferior. German warships cannot penetrate our armor, and we are also unable to penetrate the opponent's armor. The armor and the 15-inch gun have limited power. If possible, I hope our future warships will be equipped with larger-caliber guns."

"In addition, the walking of the five twin main gun turrets is very good. If possible,

I hope that the firepower layout of the new generation battleship of the Empire can be the same as that of the Fuso. The rate of fire of German warships' artillery is significantly higher than ours. In the time it takes us to fire three times, they can fire at least four times. "

The only thing that made Kato Sadayoshi feel depressed in this battle was the firepower problem of the battleship. In fact, to be honest, the Fuso's victory over the opponent this time was very unskilled. In terms of the number of hits, the Austro-Hungarian fleet had the upper hand. In terms of accuracy, the Japanese felt about the same. , that is to say, from the perspective of gunnery, the Japanese fleet is at best evenly matched with the opponent. It can win because of its bigger ships, more blood, more tubes, bigger guns, and proper hardware.

Kato Sadayoshi was deeply impressed by the fast correction speed brought by the high rate of fire of the German warships and the terrifying output after entering the effective fire. Therefore, in terms of firepower, in addition to requiring larger-caliber artillery, it also requires higher-caliber artillery. Regarding the rate of fire, the breech block probably cannot be changed, but to increase the rate of fire, it is still necessary to add a mechanized ejector rod to the main gun.

"In this battle, aerial reconnaissance played a very important role. We relied on aerial reconnaissance to discover the Austro-Hungarian fleet heading eastward as early as possible. However, because the endurance time of the seaplane was too short, our seaplane was lost during the battle. We were forced to withdraw from the battle because we ran out of fuel, which is one of the important reasons why we failed to detect the incoming Spey fleet." After a while, Kato Nobuyoshi added another sentence.

"We'd better build a larger seaplane carrier to solve the reconnaissance problem of warships. In fact, the sector of aircraft search is very narrow under the condition of visual search. If you want to find a 120-degree sector from the front, a distance of 150,000 For warships meters away, we must have about 10 seaplanes flying in the air, and it is difficult to maintain this number solely by relying on battleships, and the operating space for seaplanes on battleships is very small and the efficiency is very low."

I have to say that Kato Sadayoshi’s summary is still very good. In addition to the issue of battleship defense, the emphasis on future battleship firepower and aviation power is very meaningful! The power of the 15-inch naval gun is indeed relatively small compared to the enemies it faces. Even against Fuso's own side-string main armor, whether it is the British 15-inch L42 or the Bavarian 15-inch L45 artillery, it is very difficult to deal with it. The British 15-inch model has no chance, and the German 15-inch model also has little chance... To be honest, if you don't consider the armor material, the famous Richelieu in history has 320MM armor with a tilt of 15.8 degrees, and Fuso has now used 330MM with a tilt of 18 degrees! It's a bit exaggerated to say it's a higher level, but it's definitely better!

The emphasis on aviation power is the highlight of this report, but unfortunately, in the end, it only focused on the investigation issue and did not consider more other issues. Of course, this can be understood as The Japanese background is not good. When the Japanese aircraft use engines of about 100 horsepower, and it is difficult to install other things besides people, the Bavarian Aviation Machinery Manufacturing Group has already come up with a 300-horsepower engine!

Compared to the Japanese report, which was relatively satisfactory and full of optimism, Count Spey's summary was full of pessimism and disappointment. It's not that he didn't play well, but because he had realized that, The technical advantage of the German fleet has been weakened. Unlike the Allied fleet, which is still continuing to build dumplings, Count Spee knows that it is no longer possible for the empire to start building new capital ships. In other words, from a technical point of view Look, the German Imperial Navy has solidified. There will be no new improvements until Battleship ends!

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