Chapter 954 What Argentina Needs Is War

"Let's use heavy mine tactics?" Nagano Shushen looked at his old friend Yamamoto with a bit of laughter, "I didn't expect Yamamoto-kun to be proficient in mine tactics now."

Isoroku Yamamoto and Osamu Nagano were both majoring in artillery (they entered artillery school a few years after graduating from the Navy). Later, Yamamoto changed to aviation and became an expert in both aviation warfare and artillery warfare. However, mine warfare is indeed not Director Yamamoto Isoroku.

"I'm not proficient in mine tactics," Yamamoto Isoroku smiled, "but Mikawa-kun's telegram made it very clear... Now the U.S. Navy's night combat level has improved significantly, and it is also prepared for 93 torpedoes. . But now that I think about it, it is inevitable that such a situation will occur. Nagano-kun, do you know that the U.S. Navy actually has more practical experience in artillery warfare and night warfare, and it is impossible for them to be unfamiliar with 93 torpedoes. "

Nagano Shushen was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately remembered: "Yes, it's the Atlantic Ocean! The Atlantic Ocean is the training ground of the U.S. Navy!"

Indeed, as Nagano said, the Atlantic battlefield in this time and space has tempered the U.S. Navy to a certain extent!

Since the "Battle of the Sea of ​​Fog" in early 1942, the U.S. Navy has been engaged in fierce battles with the European Combined Fleet in the Atlantic Ocean. Among them, there were three large-scale fleet decisive battles, including the "Battle of the Sea of ​​Fog", the "Night Battle of the Sea of ​​Ice" and the "Breakthrough of the Atlantic Blockade" in July 1943. There were no less than a hundred small-scale battles between surface ships - -Small-scale surface ship engagements were mainly diplomatic-breaking operations. At first, the United States escorted Germany to break diplomatic relations, and later it became Germany to escort the United States to break diplomatic relations.

In addition, the Guyana-Caribbean tug-of-war is also a frequent area for small-scale collisions between the surface fleets of both sides. The formation confrontation alone lasted twenty or thirty battles!

Moreover, Germany used oxygen torpedoes as early as the "Night Battle on the Ice" at the end of 1942. In the subsequent Guyana-Caribbean tug-of-war, the light ships of the U.S. 3rd Fleet often learned from the power of German and Italian torpedo ships.

The situation of the Japanese Navy was exactly the opposite. Because it captured the Hawaiian Islands in the early stage, the U.S. Pacific Fleet was completely suppressed and was unable to engage in a head-on confrontation with the Japanese Navy.

Therefore, since the Nanyang Islands were completely occupied until now, the surface fleets of the United States and Japan have not yet had a face-to-face battle with cannons and torpedoes!

Therefore, when we talk about Japan's surface fleet, we can't think of it as the elite of the elite. When we talk about the U.S. surface fleet, we can't think of it as an old soldier who is just hanging around. They are really old soldiers, fighting against the blond and blue-eyed superman navy on the other side of the Atlantic. After 2 years, it’s time to get some experience.

Of course, the fact that the U.S. Navy can be tempered on the Atlantic Ocean is also related to the so-called "chivalry" upheld by the naval officers of the European Combined Fleet - most of these people are originally nobles and knights, so Hessman took their knights Neither is the spirit.

On the Atlantic battlefield, winning or losing depends on the point. Hesman has absolutely no problem with this. He does not kill the enemy who falls into the water, does not prevent the enemy from rescuing, does not attack the hospital ship, and does not use the parachuting pilot. His son Rudolf has died several times...

As a result, although the U.S. Navy lost many ships, it did not lose many personnel, and it also trained its team. However, the situation in Germany is also the same. The Americans and the British before them also mounted knights in the Atlantic, so the German Navy suffered fewer personnel losses. Otherwise, there are so many German dumpling ships now that there are no people to drive them.

Yamamoto Isoroku continued: "So this Battle of Midway can test the depth of the U.S. Navy, which is very beneficial to the subsequent battles. Otherwise, the four Yamato-class ships will suffer."

Nagano nodded, and Yamamoto's words made sense - the officers and soldiers on the American Iowa-class battleships were all veterans who had experienced the Atlantic battlefield. They were no worse than the Japanese naval officers and soldiers on the Yamato, let alone the Japanese navy officers and soldiers on the Yamato. The sailors on the three battleships "Musashi", "Shinano" and "Ki", ​​which had never been on the battlefield, were compared...

"Then why does Mr. Yamamoto advocate letting go of heavy thunder tactics?" Nagano Shushen asked again.

"Isn't this obvious?" Yamamoto Isoroku said, "According to Mikawa-kun's report, in the confrontation on the night of February 8, the two Shimakaze-class destroyers achieved the best results... sinking at least one destroyer. The destroyer (flat-deck type) and two American heavy cruisers (one of which was the 10,000-ton light cruiser Atlanta) also severely damaged three other ships. Doesn’t this kind of record explain the problem? "

Japan's "heavy mine-equipped" light cruisers and "heavy mine-equipped" destroyers are indeed more difficult. The former can salvo 20 93 oxygen torpedoes at one time, and the latter can salvo 15 93 oxygen torpedoes at one time.

If two "heavy mine light cruisers" and two "heavy mine destroyers" attack together and launch lightning strikes at the same time, one salvo will be 70 93 torpedoes!

"It's a pity that there are still a few heavy mine ships," Nagano Shushen said. "It would be great if the Shimakaze class under construction could be completed immediately."

"That's enough," Yamamoto smiled. "Aren't there still Yugumo-class, Enyo-class, Asashio-class and Shiro-class? Adding these destroyers with eight launch tubes, the Navy has more than 50 'heavy mine ships' available . Are you still afraid that you won’t be able to fight the Battle of Midway?”

"Midway... still want to fight?"

Yamamoto Isoroku nodded heavily, "Of course! Midway is the noose around the neck of the US Navy... That's right. As long as we adopt the correct heavy mine tactics, we can definitely use Midway to the maximum extent to weaken the US fleet."

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"My friend, what does Argentina need?"

When the "ultimate battle in the Pacific" between the United States and Japan kicked off in the Hawaiian Islands, Hersman and Hitler were in the picturesque Berchtesgaden, where they enjoyed a rare holiday and met some friends from all over the world.

Among the most important guests were Juan Peron, the Vice President and Minister of the Army of Argentina, and the beautiful woman Evita Duarte who somehow became the "Mother of the Nation" of Argentina (Peron himself was not regarded as the father of the nation, but his wife was regarded as the mother of the nation) - she is not Mrs. Peron yet, but just Colonel Peron's girlfriend.

Somewhat beyond Hersman's expectations, Evita and Hitler were very compatible. The two seemed to have a lot in common. Although they did not speak the same language, they chatted endlessly through the translator. And by listening to their conversation, Hersman discovered that Evita was actually a Nazi. She had read "My Struggle" and all of Hitler's speeches. She agreed with Hitler's ideas and believed that Hitler truly represented the working people of Germany...

And Peron, the "Nazi", spoke fluent English and talked very congenially with Hersman on the balcony of the Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden. When he heard the question raised by Hersman, he restrained the elegant and cold smile on his face and answered in a serious tone: "Your Excellency the Imperial Marshal, what Argentina needs is a war!"

"War?" Hersman looked at Peron, "Who to fight?"

"Brazil."

Peron's answer surprised Hersman a little, because Germany had a good relationship with Brazil before World War II, and Brazilian President Vargas seemed to be a Nazi fascist. The policies he implemented in Brazil were similar to those of Germany and Italy. And Vargas did not explicitly reject Germany, but just sat on the fence.

"We may be able to win over Brazil." Hersman said. "Impossible!" Peron shook his head and said, "Imperial Marshal, you don't understand what I mean. You Germans may be able to win over Brazil, but for Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and Bolivia, Brazil is a coveted piece of fat meat.

Just as Italy stood with Germany for the sake of rich Egypt, our five Spanish-speaking South American countries can also stand with Germany to gain benefits from Brazil. So you asked me what Argentina needs, and my answer is a war to divide Brazil! Only this war can reunite the five brothers who have been separated for more than a hundred years, and give birth to a South American power that can compete with the United States. And... we in South America have always had a tradition of hero worship!"

What Peron said to Hersman now is actually the truth. There is a centripetal force between the three whiter countries in South America - Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. It is mainly a group of officers with experience in Europe and politicians who are inclined to Nazism and fascism who see a united Europe and hope to establish a "White South American Federation".

Although Bolivia and Paraguay, two countries with a predominantly Indo-European population, are not "white", they also have a group of ambitious military officers who want to follow Argentina, Uruguay and Chile to make a fortune.

And the target of these five South American countries is the largest country in South America, Brazil, which speaks Portuguese!

"Mr. Imperial Marshal," Peron said, "I know you have been trying to win over Brazil and are willing to pay a high price, but I can guarantee that this kind of winning over will not work until the United States is defeated, because Brazil is simply impossible to become a leader of a united and powerful South America... Brazil speaks Portuguese! It has never been in the same group with other countries in South America."

Brazil is a Portuguese colony, and other countries in South America, except for Guyana, which is actually a European colony, are all former Spanish colonies.

How could a group of Spanish-speaking South American countries recognize a Portuguese-speaking South American country as the boss? Not to mention the establishment of a South American Union or South American Federation led by Brazil.