Chapter 2601 Bloody Battle 1

"British? The best commander is of course Thomas, but he can't come here, so who else could it be? Duff? Hood? Or someone else?" Su Xiong touched his chin, lost in thought. , this is not because he was distracted at the critical moment. If he could guess the opponent's identity and then target the opponent's usual tactics or way of thinking, then the battle in front of him might take a turn.

"Both Duff and Hood have no experience in commanding a large fleet. At best, they can command a squadron of battleships and attached destroyers." Redl shook his head and said.

"Who could it be? Jerram and the others were already killed in the decisive battle in the Norwegian Sea. Sturdy is still alive, but this person is only qualified. He can carry out the mission to the letter, and his tactics are quite satisfactory. , and judging from the Japanese actions this time, this plan is too risky, and this tactic is rare in the British Royal Navy, which tends to be conservative." Su Xiong was a little worried.

"If you want to be full of adventure and enterprising, then there is a person who meets this condition. I feel that there is Betty's shadow behind this plan! Think about it, who in the British Royal Navy dares to go deep alone when his own side is at an absolute disadvantage? Going straight to the enemy's core area? Don't you think this style is very similar to when Betty took the battlecruiser and rushed directly to the Helgoland Islands?" Redl said.

"It's a bit interesting, but to be honest, Betty's level has improved a lot than before." Su Xiong suddenly realized.

"Haha, after all, the British paid tuition. You can always learn something." Redel said.

"Your Excellency, Commander, new enemy situation report." At this time, an officer sent up the telegram he had just received.

"Based on the reconnaissance situation, the Japanese fleet is divided into three! Two main fleets and a separate light cruiser detachment." Su Xiong's words were unusually heavy.

"Hiss. It's not easy to handle." Redel felt more and more that this battle tonight would be very difficult. Although, when Betty was allocating the fleet, she considered letting the light cruisers gather together to carry out hunting missions alone to improve the performance. Efficiency, but now, the concentrated light cruisers pose a great threat to Su Xiong's actions.

The reason is very simple. The Su Xiong fleet lacks frigates. The 6-inch secondary guns are okay against destroyers, but they are very limited against light cruisers. If the Su Xiong fleet is fighting a certain Japanese main fleet, the concentrated light cruisers will If the cruiser detachment takes advantage of its speed to outflank and then cover the destroyer to launch a lightning strike, then the Su Xiong fleet will be very dangerous!

The Japanese still have at least five light cruisers that can be used. They cannot be suppressed without main gun fire. If they are suppressed by main gun fire, what will happen to the already very advantageous Japanese battleship fleet on the opposite side? If the Fuso-class battleship is allowed to attack without interference, Bavaria will not be able to withstand it now! And if the main gun is not allocated,

Once a large number of destroyers get close, those torpedoes will be too terrifying.

"Should we contact old Fletcher now?" Reidel said. "If you want to threaten the Japanese battleships, you must first cut off or severely damage the light cruiser squadron. If Old Fletcher can directly choose to attack the Japanese light cruiser squadron, it will be easier for us to fight later. What I am most worried about now is Old Fletcher Tohru will directly choose to fight hard, in which case we will lose a vital mobile force."

"No, our purpose is to cause chaos to the entire Japanese fleet. At this time, if we are exposed, after the Japanese separate a fleet, the remaining warships can hunt and kill without restraint, then we will only contain some of them. Enemy. Not cost-effective." Su Xiong rejected Redel's suggestion.

"Then what should we do?" Reidel asked.

"Let's look at Old Fletcher's choice first. If Old Fletcher attacks the Japanese light cruiser fleet, then we can naturally enter the battlefield when the Japanese battleship force supports the light cruiser fleet. And if Old Fletcher If Letcher chooses a wrong target and causes his fleet to be wiped out in a short period of time, then we can only wait for the Japanese fleet to spread out a certain distance before taking action. At that time, we will attack the light cruiser squadron first, and then consider other options. goal." Su Xiong said.

It is already an impossible task to completely prevent the massacre of the Japanese fleet. Therefore, in Su Xiong's view, only by first letting his fleet survive, and then cleverly "using" the American transport fleet can he achieve the greatest success. Of course, the Americans do not agree with this principle. But there is no way, Su Xiong's fleet Su Xiong makes the decision!

And while Su Xiong was making the final preparations before entering the battlefield, old Fletcher was doing the same thing. At this time, he was hiding in the transport fleet, looking for possible fighter planes!

"When I saw that the Japanese fleet was divided into three squadrons, I knew that I could not stop them all, so in this case, I could only choose to attack the fleet closest to us so that some transport ships could escape the pursuit of death. Kill." After the war, old Fletcher recalled his thoughts when he issued the attack order!

It’s a blessing among misfortunes! When the Japanese fleet unfolded, the three Japanese fleets lined up one after another. Unfortunately for the Japanese, but fortunately for the Americans, the light cruiser detachment on the far left of the three fleets was closest to Old Fletcher's armored cruiser detachment. ! And what a coincidence, because the Japanese army focused all their attention on the fleeing transport ships, the Japanese did not discover that Old Fletcher's armored cruiser detachment was near them at the first time!

So, even though the situation was quite dangerous, old Fletcher still had a feeling in his heart: We have a huge advantage, and we will win if A goes up! This is definitely not because old Fletcher is arrogant, but because the U.S. Navy does have an advantage in this battlefield. You know, the U.S. fleet has five 10,000-ton armored cruisers, with a total of 30 10-inch artillery main guns. force! Plus more than 16 destroyers and torpedo boats!

And what about the other side? Although the opponent also has 5 light cruisers, the tonnage of these light cruisers is only a little over 5,000 tons, and the caliber of the artillery is 155MM. They cannot pose any threat to the armored cruiser in the hands of old Fletcher. Moreover, the number of destroyers assigned to this light cruiser squadron is far less than that of the Americans, only about 6 destroyers!

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