Chapter 2495： Forgotten Battleship III

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"Why?" Gu Hefeng asked.

"Because, in the future night battles, there will be very few large-scale fleet attacks. Can you imagine a dozen battleships carrying a large number of **** warships operating at night? Night formation navigation is inherently difficult, not to mention it. In the face of enemy fleets, submarines, and mines, this risk is too great. Except in the case of last resort, or where there is absolute advantage, the Imperial Navy will not take such a big risk to act. The most likely option at the beginning is the unit level. In the battle, 3 to 4 battleships took the **** warship operation, and the other main force fleets were externally connected to a certain range. In this way, if the situation is not good, they can quickly withdraw. Therefore, from this perspective, the empire does not lack these ships to stay. Rick." Yamamoto Fifty-Six thought for a while and said.

Night battles are full of uncertainty, whether it is fighting or sailing. Therefore, any fleet will avoid super-large-scale night battles. Even when the high seas fleet is at a disadvantage, night battles are rejected, at most night maneuvers. Then fight at dawn. Only Earl Spey is really keen on fighting night battles. The reason is very simple. The situation in the Mediterranean is worse than that in the North Sea. There is no way to not fight night battles. If there is any way, Earl Spey will not go to the dark and fight with the British and French fleets.

The Japanese also understand this, and they also have a speed advantage. Therefore, it is a good choice to run at night, and the quality of the Japanese fleet is indeed relatively high. It is the core of 6 Fuso and 2 Nagato-class battleships. When facing Bavaria, they also have a high probability of running away. Moreover, if the response fleet is deployed outside, the German fleet may not dare to chase it.

And if it’s not a German fleet, then that’s fine, four Fuso-class battleships are enough to handle any US fleet of the same size. Therefore, in future naval battles, long-term continuous night battles of medium-sized fleets will be the mainstream. Decisive battles may or may not occur, and considering that the Japanese fleet has 12 battleships after all, then rotation is sufficient. Therefore, 4 Rurik-class battleships are really not that necessary!

"Moreover, judging from the current training content, it is mainly about ocean voyage, supply training, as well as evasion detection and escape tracking. From the subject point of view, this is more like the content of ocean break-through operations."

"And look at the improvement plan of our warship. The fuel reserve of the warship has been further increased, but the ammunition quantity of the main gun has been reduced. At the same time, the boiler uses an ordinary boiler instead of a small water tube boiler, and even part of the gun gallery armor is removed. This is obviously taking into account the overall load of the battleship and the difficulty of maintenance. And if we look at the newly added cold storage, food and fresh water reserves, we can be more sure that this is a preparation for ocean warfare, if only in If you fight in Guinea, you don't need this improvement at all." Yamamoto 56 analyzed.

"It seems that this time we are going to play the role of General Su Xiong, Earl of Blood in the war." Gu Hefeng said with some excitement. To say who in the entire German navy fought the Japanese the most, it must be Su Xiong and Raidel. The first time they went to the Indian Ocean that year was to take the Japanese fleet sacrificial sword. After that, there were only two large-scale battles. In one battle, two Japanese battleships were sunk in the face of the four Japanese battleships that came one after another. After three major wars, Su Xiong's reputation was thoroughly spread in the Japanese fleet, and the Japanese admirals feared and hated Su Xiong! This made Su Xiong face the Japanese fleet, the latter's morale automatically received a -5 correction value....

Of course, many of the young generals in Japan still admire Su Xiong. After all, the Japanese can erect a monument to Perry who opened their own country, but why can't they worship Su Xiong who beat him up? According to Japanese logic, worship is the correct way to open it, OK! Koga Fengyi was one of them. It turned out that this guy had been on a light cruiser before, and he had studied the issue of the cruiser's break. Originally, it was estimated that the Japanese Navy was far less lavish than the German Navy, and could dispatch fast battleships to serve as warships. So in the future, it would be nice to bring a cruiser on the sea. Look at the predecessors of the navy. Since the sailing era, various broken ships have written their glorious chapters at sea. Fengyi Gu is looking forward to this day, um!

"I really didn't expect that in the future, I would have the opportunity to command a fast battleship to conduct a break-through operation. Originally I thought it would be good to be assigned a light cruiser. With this battleship, the US fleet would not be able to catch it. If we live there, even the new American cruisers will not work!" Gu Hefeng said.

"But what we are likely to face in the future is the encirclement and suppression of the Su Xiong Fleet. In this battle, we changed positions with Su Xiong. We became wolves and the Germans became hunters. Of course, those who participated in the encirclement and suppression. There may also be American aircraft carriers. According to experience in the war, a carrier-based aircraft on a regular aircraft carrier is entirely possible to severely damage an old battleship without escort. The challenges we face are very serious. Even more. The American aircraft carrier will be more terrifying than the German fast battleship!" Yamamoto Fifty-Six was very sober. It can even be said to be prescient to some extent!

"Are you talking about airplanes? These deviant guys have changed the situation of naval battles, and made everything we were familiar with in an instant. Gu Hefeng said with a twist.

"I am also a little uncomfortable, but facts are facts. You can't ignore them if you don't admit them. So we still have to learn to face this new naval battle situation. So I am going to make a suggestion to the high-level navy." Yamamoto said. .

"What advice?"

"It is necessary for us to improve a Russian seaplane carrier. In addition to carrying no less than 10 seaplanes, it must also have guide rails for ejecting the aircraft. In this way, we can eject the aircraft with the landing gear removed. In air combat, we can effectively enhance our air defense capabilities. And the seaplane is very helpful to enhance our perception of the surrounding environment." Yamamoto said.

"This is another big project. If you follow what you said, the tonnage of this auxiliary warship may be around 12,000 tons. Let me think about it. You are talking about the Russian Kamchatka seaplane carrier. Right? Only he can meet your requirements, with a displacement of 12,000 tons, more than 10 seaplanes, and more than 6 fighters with landing gear removed. You are using a plane as an air defense shell, this It's really big and big," Gu Hefeng said.

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