Chapter 2485 Su Xiong’s Mission 1

"This time is a bit early, earlier than the time we discussed before." When Su Xiong had just arrived at Pearl Harbor, General Benson had already informed Su Xiong of the specific time for the war to begin. Regarding Benson's announcement, Su Xiong only expressed slight dissatisfaction.

"Time is a little tight, but the Japanese have begun to strengthen the defense system of the Bismarck Islands. We can't give them too much time." Admiral Benson said with a slight embarrassment. In this case, it is obviously an excuse. The Japanese control This sea area has been in existence for three years. If you want to build fortifications to enhance defense, you have already started to do so. Does that matter how many weeks it takes?

In fact, both Benson and Su Xiong knew the fundamental reason why the US government demanded an immediate war, which was that Japan had recently obtained a large amount of supplies and equipment from the British. Any further delay would be bad for the United States. Of course, Benson was dissatisfied with Germany on this issue. After all, as a victorious country, Germany had no problem trying to manipulate Britain. But now they tacitly allow the British to export equipment.

But Benson cannot make it clear directly. On the one hand, it is because the premise that virtue is an ally is now overwhelming. Another problem is that many American companies are now doing business with the British. Some businesses are more sensitive. Moreover, the U.S. government has also begun to take advantage of the Russians through special channels. Everyone has small tricks. Speaking out will not only fail to solve the problem, but will also embarrass both parties. So the end result is that everyone stays silent on this matter and just ignores it.

"Okay, let's face the future together and talk about the war in the future. My fleet and I have been integrated into your battle sequence. What do we need to do?" Su Xiong asked.

"During the day, the powerful US-German combined fleet is invincible. We have enough auxiliary warships and aviation forces to provide reconnaissance and air defense. If the Japanese dare to cause trouble for us during the day, then we can easily defeat their dogs. End the war in one day. What really worries us is the night. We will land on New Ireland Island, north of the Bismarck Islands. There are a total of 5 landing sites. We are worried that the Japanese will take advantage of the night to sneak attack on us. And you are very Clearly, the battleships of the U.S. Navy are all slow battleships, so I hope that your fast battleships can serve as the core force of night defense."

"You can rest assured that we will provide you with enough destroyers and night combat aircraft. The quality of the personnel may not be as good as that of your navy, but the advantage lies in large quantities and sufficient management. We will establish our own reconnaissance network in the landing site area. We It will tell you where the enemy troops appear, and then you just have to kill them all.”

"Of course, we know that the Japanese have more fast battleships than you. It will be more troublesome if we encounter Fuso-class battleships, but it doesn't matter. I can guarantee that there will be a fleet of at least 8 battleships at any night. We are ready to support you," Admiral Benson said.

"Then who has the overall command of the night battle?" Su Xiong asked after thinking for a moment.

"I will personally command,

It's like this every night. "Admiral Benson said.

"If we discover an abnormal situation at night, how do we notify the relevant friendly forces? Should we contact the friendly forces directly or through your Excellency?" Su Xiong asked. "For example, if we find that the enemy we are facing is not the main force of the enemy, or if the Japanese sneak attack is another landing site, then how do we notify the friendly forces?"

Su Xiong doesn't mind that Americans have the highest command. After all, you are a guest army. It is understandable that they have the highest command of the fleet. However, war is ever-changing after all, especially night battles. Sometimes, it can be done without delay. To describe it, after all, night battles are fought at very close distances, and once there is a fight, heavy casualties will occur within a short period of time.

The situation in Bavaria is better. In fact, within the effective combat range of night battles, the 13.5-inch main armor belt of the American super fearless is actually not that reliable! After all, the combat distance may be within 10 kilometers, and historically, experiments conducted by the British showed that at a distance of more than 12 kilometers, the British 15-inch gun plus new armor-piercing projectiles were able to break through 350MM armor! So at this time, the transmission of information and the response speed of the fleet are very important. Therefore, under normal circumstances, there is no problem for Su Xiong to follow Benson's orders. However, under special circumstances, Su Xiong hopes to have the right to directly contact other US military units. This is a liaison, not an order!

"I can understand your request, but it can easily cause confusion. Do you understand what I mean? What we are facing now is a night battle of a very large fleet, which is completely different from Count Spee's battle in the Mediterranean, because Under the conditions at the time, the count had only one fleet, and all escort warships were near the battlefield, but our situation was different. The entire American fleet and transport fleet were scattered across thousands of square kilometers of sea. Without a unified command If so, the situation on the battlefield will be very chaotic." Admiral Benson rejected Su Xiong's suggestion in as tactful a tone as possible.

The most taboo thing in war is multiple commands. The Americans are naturally aware of this, so although they have deployed a large number of reconnaissance fleets, they have a complete information transmission and verification mechanism. Otherwise, if a destroyer squadron yells after discovering a suspected target, then the US fleet will not do anything else, and it will really become a turmoil.

But fortunately, the Americans are really big and have a big business. They have many, many destroyers, as well as many, many armored cruisers and pre-dreadnoughts... Therefore, the night defense system of the entire U.S. fleet is like this. The outermost perimeter is a warning circle composed of submarines and destroyers. When a suspicious target is discovered, they do not rush forward, but report it to the fleet headquarters, which will make a decision based on various intelligence. Determine the nature and goals of the enemy fleet, and then dispatch different warships to perform tasks according to different needs.

It is impossible to let Su Xiong go up when encountering a suspicious target. Otherwise, Su Xiong's fleet will not be able to maintain such a high-load combat readiness operation for too long, and the combat situation will be greatly compromised. The American principle is the principle of fleet strength superiority, such as If you find a Japanese light cruiser, then send your own cruiser to intercept it. If you find a pre-dreadnought armored cruiser, then use the pre-dreadnought to intercept it. After all, fighting in the inner circle will reduce the speed disadvantage. Only when it is discovered that the Japanese battleship has moved or encountered some accidents, Su Xiong will go up!

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