Chapter 2696 Trump Card 1

Based on the island of New Guinea, there are too many islands in the northwest that can be used as launching points for attacks. It is impossible for Japan to deploy forces on every island in the Dutch East Indies known as the Ten Thousand Islands. You are not that powerful, and Even if it is deployed, it will only be a drop in the bucket. The island of Guinea is the key to opening the door to Japan's colonial system. Therefore, in order to ensure that this key will not be taken away, the entire Japanese defense force must rely on a relatively wide depth to form a whole. "Betty said.

"Isn't this what we are doing now? The main force of the combined fleet is deployed in the Davao area in the southernmost part of the Philippines, while the general rear of the Japanese navy and army's aviation power is in Kalimantan, these two areas and the island of New Guinea A triangle was formed, with the island of Guinea being the battlefield and the other two islands being the rear.”

"In order to ensure smooth communication lines between the two rear and forward bases, we have also deployed a large number of military stations, transit air stations and reconnaissance forces on the island chain between the Philippines and Guinea. We use submarines, surface ships and long-range Patrol aircraft patrol between the Talau Islands and Halmahera Island, ensuring that our ships and fleets can sail freely in the Sulawesi Sea to the west."

"This is the cordon we have spent more than a year establishing. Although it cannot completely lock the German submarines, if the US fleet makes a big move in this direction, we will definitely be able to detect it and then use the time provided by the early warning. , we can mobilize aviation forces located in the Philippines, Sulawesi and even Kalimantan to the front line, and then work with the combined fleet to block the enemy." Shimamura Hayao said.

"It's okay as an early warning line, but it's too thin as a front. You need to deploy more aircraft fleets on these islands, build more infrastructure, and deploy defense forces," Betty shook his head and said.

If you want to carry the aircraft fleet arriving from behind, you must first have enough ground facilities and ground staff. Unfortunately, the cordon just drawn by the Japanese lacks the basic conditions to support large-scale aircraft fleet operations. At best, there are It is an early warning. The Americans can easily break through this island. Then they have two options. One is to go north to deal with the Japanese Combined Fleet headquarters in Davao, and the other is to cross the Sulawesi Sea to Kalimantan Island and attack Kalimantan. Launch attacks on important ports and facilities on Mandan Island, thus splitting apart the entire Japanese defense system!

"So, what you are saying is that we should seize the time to complete this cordon into a battle line now? But now, how much time do we have?" Shimamura Hayao asked.

"There is still a year at most, nine months is more likely." Betty thought for a while and said.

"In other words, the fate of the future empire will be determined in about a year and a half? So are the cards we have now enough?" Shimamura Hayao asked.

"Okay, let's take a look at our trump card now. The two Nagato-class battleships are newly commissioned.

In the future, in the best case scenario, after the Battle of Guinea Island begins, you will also be able to obtain at least two battleships equipped with 15-inch naval guns, namely a Fury-class battleship sold to you by us and one sold to you by the Italians. A Calacciono-class battleship means that your number of first-line battleships can reach 15 in the future. "After saying this, Betty smiled, and Shimamura Hayao also had a smile on his face. After all, the Japanese combined fleet has never been so powerful!

"But, in a regular battle line, you have no chance at all!" Betty's next words made Shimamura Hayao's expression change! "The Americans purchased four fast battleships from Germany and Austria in one go. The first batch of the newly built South Dakota-class battleships is about to be completed. Three Colorado-class 16-inch battleships are also entering service one after another. A year later, the United States and Japan The gap between the fleets will be greater than before the war! Add in the Germans, how can you possibly defeat your opponents in a regular battle line engagement?"

"Looking at the second trump card, we have now formed a dive bomber force. We now have 250 new twin-engine dive bombers suitable for performing dive bombing missions, and at least 300 aircrews. To some extent, these bombers are The threat to the U.S. fleet is even greater than your battleships. After all, you have seen the damage effect of 500KG or even heavier bombs on battleships. But these bombers are all consumables, and they can only play a heavy role at the beginning. Once the opponent is on guard or is protected by a large amount of aviation power, the effect will be greatly reduced," Betty said.

"The third trump card is the land-based torpedo aircraft force we are building. Although the effect of dive bombing is beyond our expectations, even a 500KG bomb is still difficult to cause a fatal blow to a battleship-level warship. The effect of dive bombing is The height and speed are still not enough, so in the end, if you want to end a battleship, the best way is still torpedoes. We now have about 140 crews and 120 modified new twin-engine torpedo machines, but this It’s clearly not enough,” Betty said.

"Then how many land-based torpedo aircraft formations do you think we should have?" Shimamura Hayao asked.

"If possible, I hope to be the same as the dive bomber force, preferably to reach 300, which is the level of 20 squadrons, but unfortunately this is a bit difficult." Betty said it very tactfully, because he couldn't imagine it , let alone the engines, the Japanese couldn't even get the necessary torpedoes together! This is a bit embarrassing... The number of heavy aviation torpedoes Japan can produce per month is not even 50! So the question arises, why build so many twin-engine torpedo planes? Can it be used as a horizontal bomber by pressing the bomb?

(Think of the number of torpedoes dropped by the Japanese carrier-based aircraft in World War II at Pearl Harbor. Well, let’s not say anything else. Aviation torpedoes are also weapons with very high technical requirements. After all, the launching conditions of aviation torpedoes are more stringent and they will enter the water. The vibration will damage the torpedo, and the stability of the fuze was a big problem for many countries in World War II!)

Unlike engines, the Japanese can use British engines, but there are not many British ship-borne heavy torpedoes, and this weapon was only produced in Britain before the end of the war. After the war, regardless of Both the production equipment and the drawings were quickly controlled by the Germans. Therefore, it was really difficult for the Japanese to obtain heavy-duty aviation torpedoes from the United Kingdom. And to be honest, the stability of the British torpedoes was not very high...

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