Chapter 2651: East Pacific Undercurrent 1

While the United States and the United States were negotiating in Munich, the Pacific became uneasy once again. As Ruprecht said, just when the main force of the Japanese fleet was waning, Japan's ocean-going breakup fleet was following Betty's plan. The scenario kicked off the battle. At this time, in the Eastern Pacific, a small fleet was sailing at high speed, avoiding all conventional routes.

"The Rishin Maru is here, they will bring us the last supplies before the battle." An officer said to Yamamoto Isoroku.

"Very good, let Yamagiri receive supplies first, and our Asagiri will follow. It must be completed within 6 hours." After Yamamoto Isoroku said this, he ignored this subordinate and walked to the side. Vice Admiral Sturdy, former squadron commander of the Royal Navy, looked at the chart.

"Are you looking for delicious prey now?" Yamamoto Isoroku said.

"Yes, I am looking for prey that is large enough, but at the same time will not make us feel difficult to hunt. You know, although Asagiri and Yamagiri are called fast battleships in your country's formation, in fact, It’s just a high-speed modification of an old dreadnought, and it’s not even as good as the original dreadnought,” Sturdy said.

"If you face a dreadnought, two versus one is actually okay." Yamamoto Isoroku said.

"You are wrong, and your starting point is wrong. The core task of breaking diplomatic ties in the ocean is to destroy the opponent's transport ships as much as possible and cause chaos on the maritime transportation line, not to sink the opponent's warships. If it is not necessary, We must try to avoid engaging with any large enemy warships, even cruisers. Because we go deep alone, the scars of each battle are difficult for us to repair, which will affect our status and shorten our hunting time, as a commander, sometimes we have to recognize our mission clearly and reject some temptations at the same time." Lieutenant General Sturdy turned around and put down the slide rule in his hand and said.

"So have you chosen your attack target now?" Yamamoto Fifty-Six asked.

"Natural selection has taken place. If our intelligence is correct, we will win our first big victory in three days!" As he spoke, Sturdy clicked on the Panama Canal on the map with his finger, and then drew it here. A circle! "This will be the first node we attack."

"The Americans have deployed a large number of artillery around the Panama Canal, and it is unrealistic to storm the canal." Yamamoto Isoroku said.

"We naturally won't attack the canal zone. We don't have the ability. We are just waiting for our prey to come to us far away from the reconnaissance range of the Americans! As the most critical transportation node connecting the east and west coasts of the United States, a large number of transportation fleets pass by every day. , we can easily sit back and wait, and there are definitely no large ships of the US Navy here." Lieutenant General Sturdy said.

"We'll probably stay here for a day or two to attract the continental U.S. fleet, and then we'll go south and get rid of them.

Create conditions for another of our break-up fleets to enter the Northeast Pacific. We need to expand our hunting grounds so that Americans' limited forces can be spread over a wider area. "

Sturdy's tactical thinking is still very clear. In addition to destroying American transport ships and disrupting shipping order, he also needs to contain the opponent's forces and create opportunities for other warships or submarines to destroy the enemy. Only by keeping the entire U.S. Navy's escort force busy can the significance of breaking diplomatic ties be maximized.

"By the way, Lieutenant General, this is the whereabouts of the Tiger Shark submarine group. They have arrived at the predetermined area." At this time, Yamamoto Isoroku sent a telegram to Sturdy, and the person who sent the telegram It is a Japanese submarine detachment that performs the task of breaking diplomatic relations. This submarine group consists of a total of 8 submarines, all of which are L-type submarines purchased by Japan from the United Kingdom. With a surface displacement of around 1,000 tons, six 533MM torpedo tubes, and two deck guns, it is currently the largest ocean-going submarine in Japan.

"Thank you." Lieutenant General Sturdy nodded, and then he marked the location of the Tiger Shark submarine group on the chart, which was 200 kilometers southwest of the Panama Canal. It almost coincides with the location of the ambush area where the Yamamoto fleet arrived.

"Are we going to cooperate with the submarine force this time?" Yamamoto Isoroku was a little surprised. According to his understanding, it is enough for the submarine forces to disperse. It is really rare to concentrate on such a large scale and cooperate with large surface ships.

"Of course, this is the tactic the Germans gave us. In fact, no matter how advanced the warships are, they are always inefficient when facing enemy transport ships that are fleeing. The way the Germans came up with is to use Large surface warships destroy the opponent's escort force, and then use submarines to encircle and kill defenseless merchant ships from multiple directions, which can achieve maximum results. After all, for an unprotected slow-speed transport ship, the submarine's torpedoes and The heavy guns of the battleships are equally deadly. Just like Su Xiong attacked us and your fleet in the Indian Ocean. But the only difference is that sometimes Su Xiong will bring some camouflaged cruisers instead of submarines. " Sturdy The Lieutenant General explained.

"Is this an improvement on the previous German wolf pack tactics? German submarines often attack transport convoys in groups at night. Some submarines are responsible for containing destroyers, and some are responsible for attacking transport convoys. They are like ghosts, erratic Uncertain, start killing in the night." Yamamoto Isoroku said.

"You are just similar in appearance. In essence, you are far from the Germans. The German submarine force is truly a systematic operation. Each of their submarines is a sentinel and a hunter. All their actions can obtain long-range results." With the support of local information in Germany, after each submarine discovers the target, it can communicate with each other through a confidential and convenient radio system, and then launch an attack after several days of planning and mobilization. Various camouflaged ships all over the ocean will send the submarine what it needs. The supplies and weapons are sent up, and the telegrams from the headquarters are forwarded in a timely manner. The camouflage supply system, mutual cooperation between submarines, and coordination from shore facilities. All of this doubled the power of the German submarines. They formed a complete set of Strategy, as for us, at best we can only plan a battle."

"Your use of submarines is still limited to single-boat operations. You do not have a complete intelligence system and supply system. It is possible to plan a battle in a short time, but you lack the ability to allow a large number of submarines to perform systematic tasks at sea for a long time. Ability,” Sturdy said.

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