Chapter 2855 Aviation Advantage?
"So what, we still have a huge advantage. We have 8 first-line fleet aircraft carriers and 1 training aircraft carrier. And what about the Japanese? According to our estimates, before the Sulawesi Sea War, they had 5 aircraft carriers. One aircraft carrier was sunk in the war. There are still 4 aircraft carriers left. Taking into account the training of pilots and daily rotation, the Japanese should only have 3 aircraft carriers that can fight at the same time. Even if one is added through some channels, it will only be 4. "Although, I don't think our battleship fleet can suppress the Japanese with the same strength, but when it comes to aircraft carriers, I think we still have a huge advantage." Sims said indifferently.
Did the Battle of the Sulawesi Sea bring positive spiritual blessings to the U.S. Navy? That is definitely true. At least the U.S. Navy believes that after repeated baptisms by Japan's land-based bomber force and carrier-based aircraft force, the U.S. Navy believes that its carrier-based aircraft air defense combat performance is still very high. The record of resisting Japanese land-based bombers near Tarakan Island and then fighting Japanese carrier-based aircraft forces with one and a half aircraft carriers against four Japanese aircraft carriers and killing one was impressive enough. Although it is indeed due to exquisite tactical arrangements, the Americans believe that if the two sides fight with close strength on paper, the combat effectiveness of the American aircraft carrier should be stronger than that of the Japanese.
Of course, if you analyze it carefully, there are still some problems. First of all, the air defense firepower of the US Navy aircraft carrier unit is indeed relatively strong. There are two reasons. The first reason is that the hardware itself is good, with a huge number of anti-aircraft guns and primary The fire control of the battleship itself makes the anti-aircraft firepower of the warship very powerful, and the number of carrier-based aircraft carried by American aircraft carriers is also relatively large. In this case, at least in terms of quantity, it is indeed enough. Second, the American pilots who participated in the battle at that time were also considered elite, with at least more than 800 hours of training and more than 400 hours of combat experience. It is not an exaggeration to say that these people are elite at this time in modern times.
However, if you analyze it carefully, you will find that in the successive battles in the Sulawesi Sea, the performance of the US Navy's carrier-based aircraft units can certainly be described as good, but at the same time, the role of the German carrier-based aircraft units cannot be ignored. In the air battle on Taragon Island, the German navy actually shared nearly 40% of the air defense pressure. In the subsequent confrontation with the Japanese aircraft carrier, more than 60% of the fleet responsible for sea attacks were German carrier-based aircraft. Therefore, it can be said that In the first aircraft carrier battle after the end of the war, the U.S. Navy almost did not undertake the task of attacking ships. Therefore, Americans can indeed say that Japanese aircraft carriers perform worse in sea attacks, but do you want to say that US Navy aircraft carriers have better sea attack capabilities than the Japanese Navy? Haha, I can’t say for sure. You almost didn’t participate anyway, so who knows!
How should I put it? The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier squadron is a bit like the talkers of later generations. When watching others fight, they can find a lot of problems and feel that they are very strong. However, by the time they fight on their own, they are not as good as others! Apart from anything else, at least the Japanese Navy can gather 4 aircraft carriers and launch a well-organized wave of super-large-scale attack aircraft. This is its own skill. If you ask the US Navy to do it, they may not be able to do it well under actual combat conditions!
In the documents of the German Navy, Redl and others mentioned that perhaps the Japanese Navy's carrier-based aircraft forces still have many problems at the tactical level, but it is correct for them to concentrate a large number of aircraft carriers and use multiple aircraft carriers to jointly attack.
It is much more advanced than the American approach of emphasizing the concentration of one or two aircraft carriers in a wave of full-deck attacks.
Therefore, the Germans' conclusion is very simple. If both sides have two aircraft carriers, the Americans may have the advantage, because the Americans have more aircraft on a single aircraft carrier, and the Americans are really good at deck operations, and can operate in the shortest time. Prepare as many aircraft as possible, and the coordination problem between the two aircraft carriers is relatively easy to solve. Therefore, relying on the advantages of fast preparation speed and many aircraft, the Americans should be able to gain an advantage in the aircraft carrier duel.
But if the number of aircraft carriers at war between the two sides increases to 4 or more, then the situation will be different. As the number of aircraft carriers increases, the proportion of tactical coordination between different aircraft carriers increases, and because the release time of a full-deck attack is too long, Due to factors such as the increasing complexity of coordination between different aircraft carrier fleets, the American attack group will appear intermittent, which is a bit of a refueling tactic. There is no Japanese feeling of coming in a wave, so in this case, the combat effectiveness of the US Navy aircraft carrier unit will be weaker than that of the Japanese Navy.
Of course, this is only a qualitative analysis. If it were quantitative, the situation would be much more complicated. After all, the attack effect is affected by various factors. In addition to the strength of the attacker, the defensive situation of the defender is also a reason. In fact, the Japanese ship The combat effectiveness of the fighter force is still very good. The only problem is that the number of carrier-based aircraft of the Japanese Navy is relatively small, resulting in a relatively small number of fighter jets... The anti-aircraft firepower of the Japanese fleet is obviously at least one level worse than that of the Americans.
Therefore, in the end, in the eyes of the Germans, under the same strength, the aviation combat capabilities of the United States and Japan are actually about the same, but the Americans believe that they have a huge advantage. Of course, if you want to talk about the size of the overall aircraft carrier fleet, the Americans naturally have a clear advantage.
"What are your thoughts on the aircraft carrier detachment?" Magiffin asked.
"I suggest dividing the aircraft carrier squadron into two groups, with the first group used for the current battle on New Guinea, with experienced officers and soldiers. After all, the army has just occupied Lae, and various constructions have just begun. During this period We needed to provide aviation support to the Army while using the maneuverability of the aircraft carriers to intercept Japanese transport ships in nearby waters," Sims said.
"Now the ships transporting the Japanese in the nearby waters are all British ships." Ma Jifen said in a soft and not hard tone.
"Although there are restrictions from the White House, we can make adjustments according to the needs of the battlefield. It's hard to say about food, but as long as weapons, ammunition or other confirmed military supplies are found, we can confiscate the ship. In order to save the children of the United States, We will bleed less, and I am willing to take this risk." Sims said decisively.
"Okay, Sims, I respect you as a man." McGiffin complimented: "What about the other group of aircraft carriers?"
"Another group of aircraft carriers will operate together with the main force of the fleet. Let them train first, and then let them face the Japanese combined fleet after they gradually adapt to the cruel battlefield." Sims said.
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