The Rise of the Empire

To be honest, compared to strategy, the Japanese's performance at the tactical level, especially in on-the-spot battles, is really good! Don't look at the Japanese fleet that faltered from time to time during the battle with Su Xiong Redel. You must know that Su Xiong and Redel's small-scale fleet micro-management is definitely the top level in the world! Give him 4 battleships, and he can do a lot of tricks! Betty's fleet command is actually quite good. In the Battle of Dogger Sandbank, she was only targeted by the Crown Prince. As a time traveler, the latter knew Betty's character quite accurately, and Betty took many actions during the entire battle. Secondary remedies are also somewhat effective.

And if you look at the macro situation of the battlefield, the Japanese fleet is actually a level higher than the American fleet in terms of training level and tactical on-the-spot performance! For example, in the final stage of the Battle of New Ireland Island, the Japanese fleet directly picked off the Texas with a beautiful carbine. This maneuver is very classic. In the recently concluded naval battle in the Sulawesi Sea, the Japanese Navy's performance was also outstanding.

One characteristic of the Japanese Navy since its establishment is that the navy pays great attention to tactical issues, and they can study the battle tactics very thoroughly, especially when the fleet is in a head-on battle. This was actually reflected in World War II in history. The quality of the aircraft carrier squadron is good, as is the surface ship artillery battle. For example, when the Japanese cruiser squadron started fighting the Shikoku fleet in Southeast Asia, it was a great victory. In the successive night battles on Guadalcanal, Japan also had a good record. Sometimes the defeat was due to a big gap in strength. For example, when Kirishima was beaten violently by Washington, the U.S. fleet dispatched two battleships, even in South Dakota. Even if the chain is lost, Americans still have the advantage!

Betty is quite satisfied with the Japanese Navy's fleet combat level, but it is different as to how to use a large fleet to attack a large transport fleet consisting of 70 or more transport ships, because as a The attacking side requires you to destroy as many of the opponent's transport ships as possible. There are more than 70 transport ships. Even if they only have an average speed of 10 knots, if you get the news in advance and disperse directly, it will be really difficult to catch them!

The Japanese fleet has only 6 main battleships, and the aircraft carrier fleet can only participate in the battle to a limited extent at most. Otherwise, once its complete strength is exposed, it will not be easy to plot against the US fleet later. There are some destroyers, but a few must be left to provide cover for aircraft carriers and supply ships. And to be honest, if a destroyer is used to hunt down a transport ship alone, what if the other party is an armed merchant ship? You may not be able to defeat your opponent in 1V1!

Therefore, the Japanese are completely new to breaking diplomatic ties with a fleet of a certain size. The only one with actual combat experience in this area is Su Xiong. After all, they also brought two super-dreadnoughts, several camouflaged cruisers and submarines back then. Those who have carried out hunting! But the British are not without a say, because from the enemy's perspective, as the attacked party, the British have also studied how to defend against the opponent's fleet-level attack. And based on years of experience in being beaten, the British still have some experience!

"From a tactical perspective, I think if we want to encircle and kill a large fleet, then there are two most important points. The first point is how to make our fleet concealed and close to the opponent.

In particular, our battleships cannot be discovered by the American fleet prematurely, causing the other party to flee. Another aspect is how to limit the other party's transport ships to a smaller range, or to directly attack them. Driven into our pockets. That's all we have to deal with. "Betty said.

"As for approaching the opponent covertly, I think it is best to approach the opponent at dawn. We approach the opponent from the west of the American fleet. At dawn, the sun first illuminates the east side, while we are still under the protection of night, and The general course of the U.S. fleet is from east to west, and we just happen to intercept it from the front."

“In order to prevent the U.S. fleet from disbanding and fleeing, we should also deploy the fleet separately, with each capital ship carrying a small number of destroyers. The destroyers are responsible for attacking small ships or intercepting opponents, while the capital ships are used to Killing. The efficiency of several small fleets cooperating with each other to carry out encirclement and suppression is the highest. Of course, this will test our fleet coordination and judgment of the situation. The Americans are likely to concentrate the frigates to launch an assault in a certain direction, but temporarily to open a gap. In some cases, lightning strikes from auxiliary cruisers or destroyers are difficult to deal with," Kantaro Suzuki said.

This is not to say that auxiliary cruisers and destroyers can pose much of a threat to battleships, but because if the battle is delayed for more than ten minutes, then at least other ships can be allowed to go several kilometers from all directions! You should know that the average speed of some fleets is only 8 to 10 knots. This does not mean that the maximum speed is 8 to 10 knots, nor does it mean that there will not be faster merchant ships among them. I just want to say that this speed is very economical and suitable for formation heading. After all, you can't expect a group of civilian ship personnel to be as good as the navy, right?

But it's different if you want to escape. Even a steam engine can use forced ventilation to increase the speed. Some faster merchant ships carrying important equipment will definitely speed up. In a 10-knot fleet, there are It is actually quite normal to have a few ships with a maximum speed of more than 15 knots, and these ships are often high-value targets, and they even carry smoke canisters or light artillery. They are the kind of ships that can be attacked by destroyers, and they are probably not able to defeat them. Capital ships It may be a waste of time to chase after it. After all, chasing a boat with a speed of 10 knots and chasing a boat with a speed of 15 knots and a smoke can are two different concepts! In this dimension, the German navy's attacks on the British fleet were not always successful. There were also times when the results were poor due to the outstanding performance of the escort fleet, so Suzuki Kantaro's question was very targeted.

"The smoke canister is indeed a problem. It will greatly reduce the accuracy of the naval gun. It is okay to waste some secondary battery shells, but if we want to attack a target 15 kilometers away, we can only use the main gun. After all, the range of the secondary gun is very limited, and if we waste too many main gun shells on a merchant ship, it is not worth it to us. After all, it is difficult for us to replenish the main gun shells while sailing on the sea. And our main guns will be reserved for American battleships." Shimamura Hayao said.

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