Chapter 2470 The Japanese’s Final Preparations 8
? The same is true for the Su Xiong fleet in the Indian Ocean. It’s not that Su Xiong has never been caught, it’s just that he was caught but not eaten... And if a German fast battleship or aircraft carrier encounters it, tell me, why should an outdated armored cruiser like the Kasuga class run away?
Of course, since there is a war, there will definitely be losses. Yamamoto Gonbei just wants to see if the losses are worth it! If the loss of an armored cruiser can make the Bavarians absent from the main battlefield for 3 months, no! If he is absent for two months, then this cruiser will really make a lot of money! What? Why does it take so long? The reason is simple. Searching and locating targets at sea will definitely take a long time. It also took Thomas a very long time to capture Su Xiong, not to mention it was in the Eastern Pacific!
The fighting time during the entire encirclement and suppression process may be very short, perhaps only accounting for about 1% of the entire mission time. After all, for Bavaria, half an hour of fighting is enough to send any first-class battleship before the Queen of England into the sea. How long does it take to fight an armored cruiser? But after the battle, the Bavaria class had to go to the port for supply and maintenance due to design problems. Including the entire mission time and maintenance time, this will make the Bavarians absent for a long time.
As for whether the Americans will ask the German fleet to send additional troops to deal with these cruisers? The Americans will definitely do this, but it is hard to say whether Germany will agree. The relationship between Germany and Germany is very delicate. The Germans are not wholeheartedly helping the United States. As long as the Japanese do not touch Germany's bottom line, as long as Germany believes that the war should continue or the Americans need to suffer, then they will not send additional fleets. As for the reason? There are so many that I can find 20 for you in one hour!
For the Japanese Navy, this is definitely a rare opportunity. Although Yamamoto Gonbei just reminded Shimamura Hayao not to expand. But deep down, I still have a huge sense of superiority towards the US fleet... It’s just that people don’t say it out loud!
"This needs to involve supply and reconnaissance issues. Our ocean-going supply is a big problem and we need the help of the British. There is also air defense. After all, during the day, aviation reconnaissance is more efficient than the vanguard fleet reconnaissance." Shimamura Hayao said.
"You can formulate this yourself. You don't need to think too much at the beginning. After all, Americans are unprepared. You have to think about it carefully later. Once they go out, they may never come back. Their greatest value is to us. Create an opportunity," Yamamoto Gonbei said.
"In addition, there are only two Kasuga-class armored cruisers. (Two were scrapped during the Russo-Japanese War). The number is too small, but if the unexpected spoils we obtained in Vladivostok can be used, then the situation will be Much better, Gonbei Yamamoto added."
"The Rurik and Warrior are in very good condition. They have been improved locally and are being outfitted." Hayao Shimamura naturally knew what Yamamoto Gonbei meant. "I have arranged special personnel to take charge of this." thing.
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"How to solve our maritime transportation problem?" Yamamoto Gonbei directly skipped the problem of destroyers. After all, in his opinion, the training intensity of the Japanese Navy's Lightning Strike Fleet, Yue Yue Huo Mizuki Jinkin, is still very high (for those who are interested) Book friends can check it out. This allusion means that the Japanese navy's destroyer unit has a high level of training and runs seven days a week. The Japanese even made up a song.) This makes the destroyer unit more vulnerable to conventional naval battles and lightning strikes. The performance is very good. Therefore, he is not worried about frontal combat.
But if we talk about anti-submarine and escort, then let’s just go to sleep, because this thing can’t be solved by training alone, it also requires technology and a lot of data! Yes, it's data. Let's put it this way. Let's not talk about the immature sonar of this era. Even in later generations, different sea areas have different acoustic signals in seawater due to differences in salinity and temperature. And because of the existence of the climacteric layer, the propagation of sounds in the same sea area is also different! To solve this problem, in addition to technology, a large amount of information and data are also needed. This is also the reason why the superpowers of later generations threw sonar buoys and built undersea sonar arrays all over the world!
And if the Americans can make up for the lack of quality but quantity, then the number of Japanese destroyers cannot meet the huge need for escort. It can even be said that no matter in history or now, only the United States can possibly meet the escort needs! The hundreds of flatbed destroyers built throughout history are no joke! This is truly how destroyers are produced like sausages!
"To be honest, we can't solve it at all with our current strength. The combined navies of the British Empire and France are so powerful, but they can't do anything about the submarines scurrying around the world. We also don't have a good solution. We It can only be said that we try our best. The key to ensuring that sea transportation lines are underestimated is that virtue will not attack neutral ships. Our survival must be based on the kindness of the other party, which I have to say is a bit ironic." Shimamura Hayao said.
"However, the navy has done its best. The British are willing to sell us some hydroacoustic equipment and anti-submarine weapons. The advice given by the British officer corps to the navy is to use a large number of small civilian ships as anti-submarine vessels. They may not even need to carry sonar, but only carry sonar. Hydrophones and a small number of depth charges. Work with regular destroyers to suppress the combat range of submarines. At the same time, the British also suggested that we use limited two-engine or even four-engine aircraft for maritime patrol. According to General Betty, if all of our If the routes are all within the coverage of land-based aircraft, the lethality of the submarine will be reduced by at least half." Shimamura Hayao concluded.
"I have also read reports and combat examples from the British about anti-submarine warfare. They focused on the tactics implemented by the German submarine group at night. We have also experienced this. The lethality is very huge. I really can't imagine the Germans' use of submarines. So radical! Their submarines are like a pack of wolves. When the moon rises, they will surface. Some are responsible for diversion, and others are responsible for ambush. Once the destroyer is pinned, they will first break up the fleet, and then use their ships to Guns and torpedoes took out the lone transports."
"The core of this tactic lies in intelligence, tracking and guidance during the day. The submarines in the wolf pack float on the water during the day and are at a certain distance from the fleet. When the destroyers disperse, they will descend dive, and then hand over the tracking task to submarines in other directions. During this period, they will continue to send telegrams to friendly submarines patrolling in the surrounding waters, until the surrounding lone wolves gather into a wolf pack, and on a moonlit night Launch an attack!" Yamamoto Gonbei said.
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