Chapter 2694 The Hidden Crisis

But Su Xiong is about to return to China, so he can't leave this embarrassment for later, right? And as a rising star of the Navy's Home Fleet faction, Su Xiong believed that even for the sake of his old friend Redel's future career, he should have a good exchange with him.

Then, half an hour later, Logan finally came. After a few people exchanged greetings, they began to prepare for today's dinner. Originally, Su Xiong planned to have a few drinks. After all, he and Redel had nothing to do tomorrow, but Brigadier General Logan refused, saying that there were important things to do tomorrow.

"The Zeppelin has just returned and is undergoing maintenance. You should rest tomorrow, right?" Redel said seemingly casually.

"Tomorrow is a day off, but just in time, I received a mail package from China this afternoon. It contains the latest information on the Imperial Navy's aviation attacks. I will study it tomorrow." Logan said. In terms of aviation, Logan is the most professional person in the entire Su Xiong fleet, so professional data and analysis like this will naturally be given to him.

"Is there new information? Can you tell me?" Upon hearing this, Redel also put down his wine glass and motioned to the attendant next to him to remove his wine. After all, Redel still wanted to fight for the first place in the Pacific battlefield. On the line, Redel is still very concerned about this kind of cutting-edge tactical information.

"It's about the dive bombing of bombers. I scanned it today. The most important thing is the judgment on the effect of dive bombing. The data states that if the attack angle exceeds 60 degrees, then with the same ammunition, the dive attack will Its accuracy and power are much greater than horizontal bombing. This time, the U.S. Navy's dive bombing is not effective because there may be another problem." Not surprisingly, Logan started talking about business at the dinner table.

"But dive bombing has high requirements on the performance and structural strength of the aircraft, and if dive bombing is used, the weight of bombs dropped by the aircraft is much lower than that of horizontal bombing. For example, if horizontal bombing can drop 500KG bombs, then Dive bombing can only throw 250KG." Redl thought for a while and said.

"There is a problem, but the accuracy has really improved a lot, and tactically, dive bombing is more difficult to defend and the attack method is more flexible. Horizontal bombing is much worse, because horizontal bombing generally only uses a covering type Strikes can achieve better results, and when covering attacks, aircraft generally have to attack in a certain formation, with a fixed route, and the aircraft must maintain the formation. This is undoubtedly a target for the enemy with strong defense capabilities. Fighters It can easily cause huge damage to horizontal bomber groups. And the accuracy of horizontal bombing by a single aircraft is not good." Logan patiently explained that for professional officers, it is the most harmonious for them to chat with each other about some technical and tactical issues.

"Maybe, this question is too technical, and it's hard for me to answer it," Reidel said. "But this problem has little to do with us, right? At least for now, it is impossible for carrier-based aircraft to have the ability to dive and drop 500KG bombs at a 60-degree angle."

“But a twin-engine aircraft is totally fine;

Therefore, judging from the current situation, twin-engine bombers carrying powerful bombs to attack warships will pose a great threat. The speed of twin-engine high-speed bombers also places high demands on our air defense. " Rogen said.

"So has this tactic entered a practical stage now?" Reidel's heart tightened. He felt as if he had caught something, but he ran away in an instant!

"The attack aircraft wing of the Imperial Navy has refined its tactics and has more suitable aircraft. It can be said that it can be put into the battlefield at any time, but unfortunately, the current situation in the Pacific battlefield may not be used." Logan said.

"So have the British conducted similar tactical research?" Reidel asked.

"This is really unclear. I'm afraid you have to ask the archives. Even if the British destroyed their data to a certain extent, the data we obtained from the British must be calculated in tons. If we want to collect from the vast sea of ​​documents It’s really hard to find out,” Rogan said.

"Okay, leave this matter to me. I will take care of it immediately after I get back. Now, two generals of the empire, can we have dinner together? It's almost dinner time." Su Xiong said .

"Sorry, General, when I return to Germany, I will definitely come to apologize." Only then did Logan realize that this was Su Xiong's farewell dinner, and it was really not good for him to say so much.

"I'm with General Logan." Redel, who was next to him, also said quickly.

"Okay, I'll drink some Bordeaux, you can do whatever you want." Su Xiong said. As a result, the tactical discussion ended and everyone began to talk about friendship. The atmosphere of the dinner was very good and it was considered a successful farewell dinner. Logan still didn't drink, and Redel then drank two symbolic drinks. The wheel of history is rolling forward, and when the sun rises again the next day, it is one step closer to the time when the Americans are ready to launch an attack!

In this last period of time, the U.S. Navy focuses on two things. The first is the issue of aircraft carrier formation. This time, the U.S. Navy will dispatch a total of 5 aircraft carriers. (Including the Zeppelin) Considering that the aircraft carrier's defense against air strikes is still very poor, the Americans decided to disperse the aircraft carrier formation when launching an attack. The five aircraft carriers were divided into three groups, two of which had two groups each. Aircraft carriers, their main mission is to attack, while the Zeppelin aircraft carrier serves as the air defense pillar of the fleet, and the entire aircraft carrier is equipped with fighter jets.

Another thing is the supply problem of the fleet. Although the US Navy has set up a forward base in Micronesia, there is still a considerable distance from the westernmost base of the archipelago to Kalimantan. If the fleet wants to maintain high-speed sailing If so, then supplies must be carried out midway. It is somewhat difficult to have a large number of high-speed merchant ships carry out accompanying supplies. First, it is difficult to gather so many high-speed merchant ships at the same time. Second, such a large fleet will be more easily exposed. Therefore, the U.S. Navy adopts a pre-positioned approach. Before the fleet sets off, transport ships are deployed at a safer location on the high seas, and then supplies are quickly completed when the fleet passes by.

Of course, for supplies, they must not go directly to the Japanese-controlled area, so the Americans set up the last supply point near Helen Island at the western end of the Caroline Islands. After completing the supplies here, the American fleet will go straight to the Sulawesi Sea. .

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