Chapter 2745： 1 fight 4

2745 1

"We have to take as many people home as possible. After these aircraft have completed their combat missions, they have no combat effectiveness, and even lack of fuel. If they need to land, we need to clear the deck and meet them in the prescribed sailing method. As you all know, we are the most vulnerable at this time, and whether enemy planes follow the returning fleet to attack us or we reclaim planes, we will be destroyed. But we still have two aircraft carriers with more than 4,000 on it. The navy officers and soldiers, think about them, we are using small losses in exchange for more people to survive. If this is counted as a guilt, then I am willing to take it." Old Fletcher lit his pipe and took a deep breath. Said after a mouthful.

"You can't do this, I won't sign on such a document, and I don't think Mr. Logan will either." Mitchell insisted.

"Well, then why don't we ask Mr. Logan? Your Excellency has experienced more cruel wars, so you will have more say than that?" Old Fletcher looked at Logan.

"From the perspective of victory in the war, it is understandable to make such a choice, but personally I cannot accept the pilot to perform a mission that is almost mortal." Logan paused and said: "If I can, I hope that eventually Pilots who make a crash landing on the sea can be rescued. Whether they use submarines or destroyers, they are the bravest and most contributors in the entire fleet. We must leave them a way out, even theoretically."

"This is acceptable, I will arrange it." Old Fletcher said.

"Do we still need to bring some seaplanes to perform reconnaissance or other missions?" Mitchell was unwilling to continue struggling on this sensitive and uncomfortable topic.

"We must bring some. We need to carry out reconnaissance and suppress submarine missions with water planes, and air defense when necessary, but we can't bring too many. We need to leave enough seaplanes on the battleship. Take 2 ships." Old Fletcher said.

"What about the destroyer?" Logan asked.

"We can assign a total of 10 ships to 2 destroyer detachments, two of which follow the Constellation, and the remaining 8 follow the main force. Leave the rescue mission to the pilot to the submarine force." Old Fletcher quickly made arrangements , The two destroyers that accompanied the Constellation said that they were escorts for the better, and that they were prepared to find people after the sinking of the Constellation. Of course, the premise is that the two destroyers can survive by themselves...

"If necessary, the Assaulter can also give up. Mr. Mitchell, you can transfer the power of the captain to the deputy, you and I come to Zeppelin." Old Fletcher said at last.

"No, I won't leave my battleship, even if he will be sunk in the end, and it is enough to have General Rogge on board Zeppelin." Mitchell refused.

"No, you have to come over, this is my order, and even if you go back, in order to sue me in the military court, you must live." Old Fletcher said firmly. The so-called one is easy to obtain, and it is hard to find a general. For capable commanders, they must be protected as much as possible. Therefore, even though Mitchell and Fletcher had a bad fight just now, Fletcher was for the future. The US Navy can have an excellent aircraft carrier commander, and he must also keep Mitchell.

After 4 hours of hard work, the combat report was finally completed, and Sims quickly approved the report, which was called a desperate fight. The time of the U.S. Navy is not sufficient. Every second of delay in the Sulawesi Sea means a crisis and the consumption of the scarce inventory resources. So, after some preparations, Sims decided to execute this operation codenamed Hell's Three-Headed Dog in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

The reason for naming this action as the three-headed dog of **** is naturally based on the deeds of the legendary hero Hercules in Greek mythology. One of the things was to let him surrender the three-headed dog of the underworld, and before he performed this task, no one thought he would succeed. Crown Prince Ruprecht used this name to name the first large-scale naval battle he personally commanded. But this time, the Americans used the same code name as the Crown Prince used in the Battle of the Doge Sandbar, in fact, to win a lot of money. After all, in that war, the German High Seas Fleet severely damaged the British fleet. And this time, the Americans also want to hit the Japanese fleet!

"If I can, I don't want to experience such a thing again in my next military career." Logan wrote in his diary, which shows how dangerous this action is.

Two seaplane carriers and 10 destroyers will accompany the operations of three aircraft carriers. In order to maintain a high speed, the selected two seaplane carriers are also modified for high-speed ships, and the load is "appropriately" reduced. Before departure, the three remaining aircraft carriers in the US fleet also made final preparations.

Huge rope ladders were hung on the deck of the huge aircraft carrier. A large number of officers and soldiers left the warship with some items. This time, all warships are very likely to be sunk. Therefore, in this case In order to reduce unnecessary casualties, most non-combatants must be transferred. To paraphrase old Fletcher's words, since this is a battle to die, it is better to visit fewer people.

The rest of the people were busy inside the battleship. They first checked the fire extinguishing equipment inside the battleship ~ www.novelhall.com~ and filled the fire sprinkler equipment with additional extinguishing agent. (Actually, there is nothing magical, it is soapy water.) All the personnel are decreasing, but the fire fighting team and damage management team are increasing, and they are equipped with additional asbestos fire-proof suits and hand-held fire extinguishers.

All possible ignitable things inside the hull were removed, including but not limited to all non-combat wooden items, cotton fabrics and textiles, and even non-fire-resistant paint in some places was hung up. Aviation fuel reserves and ammunition reserves have also been reduced to a minimum. Considering that this attack has only one chance, isn't it useless if you leave too much ammunition and fuel? So most of it was removed. Just enough for an airplane.

In order to improve the effectiveness of warships against torpedoes, some of the originally evacuated heavy fuel tanks were refilled with seawater, and some compartments were also placed with foamed cement, which was used to prevent water ingress. The power system has been carefully maintained, and additional pumps have been added. In order to prevent flames from burning the wires, inert nitrogen gas is injected into the wire and line pipes.

"We have done everything, and then we wait for the trial of the God of War!" Old Fletcher wrote before the battle.

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