Chapter 2739 Misjudgment 3
Chapter 2739 Misjudgment 3
As for aviation fuel? How much aviation fuel can an aircraft carrier hold? According to the standards of Japanese warships, it is about 200 to 300 tons. (Don’t think it’s small. Historically, large fleet aircraft carriers like Zuikaku at the beginning of the war only had aviation fuel reserves of 475 tons.) And what about consumption? The fuel consumption of a fighter jet connected to the auxiliary fuel tank is less than 500KG, and the fuel consumption of an attack aircraft is about 700KG. In this way, after leaving 1.5 combat units of fuel for each aircraft, the remaining fuel can be given to the land-based air force.
What? You say 1.5 combat points are not enough? This is enough, because in the Japanese army's plan, they only have one day to engage with the American fleet. If the opponent cannot be annihilated during the day, then unless it is extremely lucky, after a night of high-speed sailing, the American fleet will have There is a high probability of escaping the pursuit of the Japanese fleet, and how much output can a daytime aircraft carrier produce in a naval battle? At most, all carrier-based aircraft will be released once, and individual aircraft may have two opportunities to take off, such as reconnaissance aircraft or fighter jets responsible for fleet air defense. Taking into account the battle losses of carrier-based aircraft during aircraft carrier battles, it is enough to leave 1.5 combat points of fuel for all aircraft!
In this way, Betty's suggestion optimizes the resource allocation of the Japanese combined fleet's available forces to the greatest extent. If done properly, the ammunition and supplies on the battleship can be transported to the Talao Islands within two days to supply the transition. Japanese twin-engine bombers. In this way, the aviation power in the hands of the Japanese has about 45 more twin-engine bombers out of thin air. If someone stands from the perspective of God, they will find that in fact, the regular aviation power in the hands of the Japanese Almost twice that of the US military!
After solving the three problems raised by Shigetaro Yoshimatsu, the tactics of the Japanese combined fleet have actually matured, which is to use the Talau Islands as the core of the entire front, with the main force of the fleet deployed in the eastern area of the Talau Islands, with the Talau Islands as the core. The seaplanes on board and the seaplanes in the Japanese Combined Fleet were used as the main reconnaissance means to deploy a cordon. Then after the cordon discovered the target, the Japanese Combined Fleet chose the opportunity to attack.
As for whether the Americans will control their speed and use night time to pass through the waters near the Talao Islands? In fact, this is impossible. The combat radius of current twin-engine bombers is at least 300 kilometers. If one night is calculated based on 10 hours, and the U.S. fleet is calculated based on the speed of 18 knots, then the most it can cover in one night is 300 kilometers. meters, it is absolutely impossible to leave the waters surrounding the Talau Islands, and the fleet of the Talau Islands is centered around this, and can block the eastern exit of the entire Sulawesi Sea. As for the US fleet, if it does not go through the Sulawesi Sea, it will choose to take a detour. Ok? This is not even a theoretical possibility, because not only the range of destroyers is not enough, but even the range of battleships may not be enough!
The Japanese Combined Fleet's participation in the battle was officially released a few hours later. There were 13 battleships in total, divided into 3 battleship squadrons, namely the First Battleship Squadron, including the fleet flagships Nagato, Mutsu, and Fuso. and Ise. The Second Battleship Division consisted of four Fuso-class battleships, namely Yamashiro, Hyuga, Takaha and Tosa. The Third Battleship Division consisted of 5 battleships,
They were the fast battleship Ibuki, the battlecruisers Kongo and Hamonaki, and the two dreadnoughts Kawachi and Settsu.
There are four aircraft carriers in total: Fengxiang, Feiying, Falcon and Feilong. Among these aircraft carriers, the Feilong was modified using relics of the British "Preparatory Aircraft Carrier" program during the war. It was a large fleet aircraft carrier built on the basis of a high-speed merchant ship with a displacement of 22,000 tons. It was equipped with a double-layer hangar. The upper hangar is open and the lower hangar is closed. The British believe that the aircraft carrier can carry more than 92 aircraft, and the Japanese have also assigned 85 aircraft to this aircraft carrier.
As for the remaining three aircraft carriers, the displacement is between 15,000 tons and 18,000 tons. They all use single-story hangars. Except for the Flying Eagle, most of the hulls are pure civilian ship structures, but have been appropriately enhanced. , although there is a deck tether, the number of aircraft carried by each battleship is between 60 and 70, and the four aircraft carriers carry a total of 280 aircraft. In addition to the four regular aircraft carriers, this time the Japanese Combined Fleet also brought out two seaplane carriers for reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare.
Compared with the large battleship fleet and aircraft carrier fleet, the size of the Japanese auxiliary fleet pales in comparison, not to mention the destroyer fleet of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Even currently, they and Sims commanded Compared with the destroyer fleet in the US fleet, the Japanese destroyer fleet is far behind. The main force of the Japanese combined fleet, which has a total of 17 battleships, is only equipped with a total of 36 destroyers! That is 6 destroyer squadrons!
Of course, this does not mean that the Japanese Combined Fleet only has 36 destroyers, but because many destroyers are undergoing maintenance or performing other tasks. At the same time, this deployment must emphasize mobility and ocean operations, so large destroyers must be assigned. But no matter what, there is still a significant gap between the number of 36 destroyers and the more than 50 destroyers of various types in the U.S. fleet.
As for the cruisers in the Japanese fleet? Sorry, now there is no cruiser in the Japanese Combined Fleet except for the two light cruisers that serve as the leaders of the destroyer fleet. And these two light cruisers are only equipped with 6-inch guns. The two together are not enough for the United States. One heavy cruiser to fight!
Another weak link of the Japanese Combined Fleet compared to the U.S. fleet is the submarine force. You must know that in order to cooperate with this operation, the U.S. fleet concentrated more than 40 submarines for reconnaissance and warning missions! Even many submarines originally used to break diplomatic relations were mobilized. However, it is absolutely impossible for the Japanese Navy to gather such a large number of submarine forces in such a short period of time. Not to mention that most submarines also perform diplomatic missions thousands of kilometers away. It would take the Americans several weeks to arrange and deploy them. How can the Japanese fleet take care of these submarines within a few days? As a result, the only submarines the Japanese could mobilize were the dozen or so submarines parked at the Combined Fleet Headquarters.
Therefore, these fleets, plus the two land-based seaplane squadrons and three bomber squadrons deployed in the Talao Islands, constituted the entire strength of the Japanese combined fleet in this great naval battle in the Sulawesi Sea.
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