Chapter 2746： Operation Thurbrus One

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"Tonight's situation is not quite right." Lieutenant Admiral Stetti, who was on the Japanese Navy's Flying Dragon aircraft carrier, said with some anxiety looking at the submarine sighting report in front of him.

It's abnormal tonight, very abnormal. Through intelligence, Studdy could feel that the frequency of submarine haunts near the joint fleet tonight is a bit terrifying. Even on the flagship of the Japanese Navy aircraft carrier, the sentry at the lookout claimed to have spotted a submarine within sight! The destroyer’s anti-submarine operations have never stopped. Did the sound of the depth-water bomb blast that broke the tranquility of the sea at night and made Stedie feel upset.

"Is there any news on the outskirts of the fleet?" Studdy asked.

"There is still a large amount of submarine sightings. We have not found traces of the US fleet. According to the reality of the intelligence sent by the Talau Islands Air Force during the day, the main forces of the US fleet are still outside our cordon before night. We will encounter it before dawn tomorrow. Unless their warship can reach a speed of 22 knots or more. And keep this speed for 10 hours.” The staff officer next to him said.

"Huh..., that's good." Stetti finally breathed a sigh of relief. The so-called cordon means this. If the U.S. fleet crosses this line, it means that they may cross the Talaw Islands at night and make contact with the U.S. fleet during the day. If the U.S. fleet crosses the line, then Japan The fleet must be turned into a state of battle, ready to intercept the next day. And if there is no line. Then it means that at dawn tomorrow, the two sides cannot meet, and the Japanese fleet can rely on the air superiority of the Talau Islands to slowly deal with the US Navy during the day.

"Don't let this tone be too early, our enemy is very cunning." At this moment, as the cabin door opened, Betty's voice came from outside the door.

"Are you awake? I'm on duty tonight. It's you during the day tomorrow. Go back and rest." Studdy said to Betty.

"At this time you are still sleeping peacefully? The surrounding American submarines are all posted, they bit us hard, regardless of loss, regardless of cost. Based on the Japanese anti-submarine level, we can confirm that 2 ships were destroyed tonight. , It can be seen that the situation is not so good." Betty said.

"The Americans are going to attack? But based on the voyage, our encounter with the Americans might be at noon tomorrow. What use is it for them to bite us now? In the daytime, under the awe of seaplanes and destroyers, these submarines are all You want to hide under the sea." Studdy said in a puzzled way.

"What you said makes sense, but when it happened, there must be his reason. Then there is only one truth, we have a problem with our thinking." Betty sat opposite Steddy and ordered a cup of coffee.

"I don't understand what you mean." Studdy was really confused.

"It doesn't matter, there are still 4 hours before dawn, and the carrier-based aircraft will only take 2 hours. We have two hours to discuss what the Americans want to do. I think there is enough time." Betty does not seem to be anxious. .

"First of all, we need to determine two things. The first thing is that the Americans will not let their submarines die in vain. Do you agree?" After Stetti nodded in agreement, Betty continued: "The second thing With the emergence of aircraft carriers, the form of the battlefield has changed. Both sides in naval battles can attack by hundreds of nautical miles. The speed of aircraft carriers is already fast. The US main fleet as a whole cannot be reached, but it does not mean that the aircraft carrier is not good. do you understand me?"

Betty is really hot! Through the actions of the U.S. Navy, he has already realized the coming of the war, and guessed 70% of the attack method of the U.S. fleet! In fact, for the US Navy. They have very few cards to choose from. Even if they try their best to keep secrets and restrict the start of radio, the actions of the submarine force will still remind the Japanese. You must know that the Japanese are not stupid. They sail at night. It will also implement radio and lighting control.

The task of the U.S. Navy for the submarine force is to stare at the aircraft carrier squadron, so good, tell me, when the telegram cannot be deciphered, why do you stare at the Japanese aircraft carrier squadron? There is only one way, and that is to lean up and see with your eyes! The so-called, hiding it by yourself, preventing the other party from discovering it, and being able to keep track of it continuously, this kind of thing simply cannot happen on this plane!

"You mean that in the early hours of tomorrow morning, the U.S. fleet will launch an air attack on us first?" Stetti said with some surprise.

"If nothing unexpected happens." Betty nodded.

"The situation was a bit bad. We were stared at by the other side. If 4 US aircraft carriers launched a wave of 160 planes on us at dawn, we would be uncomfortable." Studdy touched his chin and continued. "If we don’t order the fleet to evacuate quickly, we can increase the speed to more than 22 knots. In this case, the American submarine will not be able to catch up with us. We can hide again and wait until dawn to find out about the enemy before launching an attack."

"If we choose to evade , we can definitely get out of the way. After all, the US fleet is now to the west of us. If we go east, we can definitely increase the distance and delay the time of the battle between the two sides. But do you I thought about it, if because of our retreat, a loophole in the encirclement net we formulated before, and then let the US fleet successfully escape from the closed waters of the Sulawesi Sea, then what should we do? For the Japanese The escape of the US fleet is absolutely unacceptable. Therefore, your opinion on this alone will not be accepted."

"The other point is that our withdrawal to the east will cause the distance between us and the Talaw Islands to increase, giving each other a chance to break through. We have been guarding the Talaw Islands for so long. Why? In order to rely on the land-based air force of the Talau Islands to offset the advantage of the US aircraft carrier squadron? You have given up your advantage in vain. Therefore, in summary, neither of these two points will allow the Japanese to adopt your opinion. "Betty said.

"Then what shall we do?" Studdy asked.

"Naturally face it head-on, you can't avoid it, and you don't want to give up, so you can only play head-on. Isn't it hard to think of this?" Betty said with a smile.

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