Chapter 2781 Cut-In 1
Perhaps, he could find many reasons to excuse himself. Perhaps in the post-war summary, the battle was considered a success, but the most difficult thing for a person to deceive is his own heart.
"Issue an order to all fleets, we must take the initiative!" Sims took a deep breath and said. The operation was as fierce as a tiger, and the tactics were very useful, but it did not mean that there was no price to pay. To be honest, although the US fleet finally disintegrated the Japanese navy's aviation advantage through clever tactics, now, there are only 14 main ships that can be used. There are also 3 armored cruisers among them, and the battle situation is worse than before the Japanese bombers arrived! If you want to open up the battle line and fight, you will definitely not win, so the US fleet can only fight to the death!
At the same time, on the other side of the smoke, the Japanese fleet was also somewhat confused. The bomber force had begun to return before returning. As for the result, it seems that two large battleships were sunk? However, there are different opinions on the type of the two battleships. Some said that two battleships were sunk, some said that two armored cruisers were sunk, and some said that one battleship and one armored cruiser were sunk... Thick fog obscured the battlefield, making the Japanese fleet somewhat uncertain.
(In fact, there are many cases of mistaken recognition of battleships in naval battles. For example, in Battle 2, the two Scharnhorst-class battlecruisers were chased by the Reputation and ran all over the street because the latter thought that the battlecruisers they were fighting were the ones they encountered. The one is Nelson, well, the Nelson who can run at a speed of nearly 30 knots...)
"The smoke has begun to dissipate." Sturdy said, looking at the silhouette of the ship that was gradually becoming clearer in the distance.
"It seems that the US fleet is in a relatively chaotic state?" Shimamura Hayao put down the telescope in his hand and said. "I feel that we don't need to hesitate now. No matter what results the bombers achieve, as long as they really destroy two large battleships, we have expanded our advantage. And now, the US fleet is also very chaotic. Get close and then take advantage of its chaos. Expanding the results is the best choice. We launch the attack now. According to the speed at which the smoke dissipates, when we can carry out effective bombardment, the distance between us and the opponent will be about 13 kilometers to 14 kilometers. At this distance, we have It is very certain that it can penetrate the Americans' main armor belt, and this distance is enough to block the opponent's lightning strikes."
"Yes, we have a sure chance of victory now. We had the advantage on the battle line before, and it is even more so now. The Americans have the destroyer advantage, but we will not get too close. If it doesn't work, we can retreat temporarily to avoid it. I think as long as we don’t make big mistakes in our decision-making, we should be 100% sure of this battle. Continuing to shoot at long distances is too inefficient and our ammunition may not be enough." At this moment, Betty finally expressed his opinion, and What's rare is that he and Shimamura Hayao have the same opinions!
For this decisive battle, the Japanese have also been preparing for a long time. They have been careful and established their advantage bit by bit. Up to now, at least on paper, the advantage is already huge. It makes no sense to give up at this time. And to be honest, Betty There is no reason to give up. The U.S. fleet is now in chaos. The only destroyer squadron that poses a threat can just keep its distance. It would be unreasonable not to take advantage of the chaos and beat the drowned dog!
"Then let's begin!" Motaro Yoshimatsu finally issued the final order for the general attack.
According to the pre-war plan, the Japanese combined fleet will approach the target at a distance of about 13,500 meters, use precise and fierce heavy artillery firepower to completely damage the opponent, and then use destroyers to harvest the target! This will be the pinnacle of the entire battle!
"The Japanese fleet is approaching!" At this time, as the smoke gradually dissipated, the American fleet also discovered the Japanese fleet that was approaching at a small angle. The opponent was walking very carefully and was not approaching very fast!
"Tell General Raeder that he and his fleet can attack at any time. He will be the clarion call for the entire American fleet to launch a counterattack!" Sims said.
"I didn't expect that hundreds of years later, we would actually use Sir Nelson's penetration tactics that became famous at the Battle of Trafalgar." After receiving the telegram from Sims, Redl couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"General, General Fletcher Jr. has sent a telegram. His fleet and attached destroyer squadron are also in place. We can launch an attack at any time." Nimitz said.
A few minutes later, the American fleet came up with the last trump card in this battle! Cut to tactics!
"Damn, this is another narrow escape!" Reidel said in his heart. Redel felt more and more that he and Su Xiong always encountered very bad fighting conditions on the battlefield. During the war, they were besieged by Thomas, and then they were besieged by the Japanese fleet. After the war, when they arrived in the Pacific, they always felt that the American fleet had an overall advantage. My situation is better, but in the New Ireland Island Naval Battle, I and Su Xiong still have to face the absolutely superior Japanese combined fleet, and this time it is still the case! Fortunately, although there were dangers in the previous battles, there were always no dangers. And this time, I hope so!
"14 kilometers!" Judging from the data provided by fire control, the two sides are very close, and the current average speed of the Redel fleet is at least 26 knots. 26 knots is the current limit speed of Mecklenburg, and the small Fletcher and at least 18 destroyers were traveling at speeds above 28 knots…. The Japanese fleet is in a battle line configuration and cannot easily change formations, and its speed is only about 17 knots. Then if I bury my head in the sand and cut the Japanese fleet formation horizontally, in about ten minutes, I can close the distance to a distance that is enough to make the Japanese fleet feel scared!
"American destroyer!" The destroyer Tatofaze and three other destroyers were the first wave of Japanese warships to face the American fleet! The U.S. Navy destroyer suddenly rushed out from the billowing smoke not far away, startling the Japanese! There were one or two ships at first. After more than ten seconds, more and more figures emerged from the smoke. At a cursory glance, the destroyers on the opposite side were at least twice the size of my own!
The Japanese fleet is only about 14 kilometers away from the US fleet, and the distance between the destroyers serving as cover forces will only be closer! In fact, when the two sides met, the average distance between destroyers was only about 4,000 meters!
The so-called enemies are extremely jealous when they meet! The two sides started fighting without saying a word! And the God of War naturally prefers the side with more ships and more cannons! The destroyer Akizuki is the Japanese warship closest to the U.S. fleet, so at the beginning, this small ship with a displacement of just over 900 tons was attacked by at least three destroyers with a total tonnage of around 4,500 tons, and more than 10 medium-caliber destroyers. The naval guns frantically swept the poor Japanese destroyer. Every minute, tons of high-explosive bombs fell around the Qiuyue.
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