Of course, if we want to achieve this plan, we still need to make a lot of preparations, such as being familiar with the arrangements of the US Navy and weakening the US Navy’s aviation power as much as possible. And making some feints before the attack is launched. Of course, all this is that we must determine what the core of the attack of this battle is, whether it is the landing force, the mooring point of the transport ship? The materials accumulated on the shore? Or the US fleet itself?" Betty said.

After all, Betty was just a staff officer. Although his influence was enough to affect the Japanese Navy's battle deployment, on some key issues, he could only suggest but not interfere with it. This is the most taboo thing for the guest army. Therefore, he threw this seemingly simple but actually the most difficult problem to the Japanese, that is, what is the goal of your battle! Of course, Betty's other reason is not very good, that is, he doesn't know where the first knife should be cut!

To be honest, it was the first time the British encountered such a battle situation. Before, the main targets of the British and German navies in the North Sea were the other side's fleets, and almost everyone walked together with clear goals, just think of a way. And what about the Mediterranean? The British and French fleets mainly defended against the sneak attacks of the German fleet. Although the tactics are changing, they are also considered to have a core target.

But this time the situation is different, because the US and Japan are fighting around islands, and the Navy's goal is to ensure the security of landing troops and logistics supplies. The core lies in whether the army can take over New Ireland. Therefore, there are many targets of attack, including landing troops, US fleets, or transport fleets, because the collapse of the US military at any link will lead to the failure of the battle.

But unfortunately, the scale of the US military is somewhat beyond the appetite of the Japanese. Although it seems to have many weaknesses, its huge size makes it impossible for the Japanese to choose, because the first round of attacks is destined to be a small-scale test, and this test will not have a fundamental impact on the US military. Even if the naval battle is won and the US military is extremely fearless, so what if it is sunk two US troops? The US Navy still has huge advantages! It is not a big problem to find an opportunity to kill the joint fleet in one wave.

"The weather conditions are good this time. If possible, I hope we can kill a certain American squadron." Kato Tadakita thought for a while and said that the US and German fleets had more than 2 battleships together, like a mountain pressing on his heart. He wanted to weaken the American fleet at all times.

"It's very difficult. The most we invested this time is a squadron, four super fearless ships. Even though we all shipped out the Fuso-class battleships that wanted to kill the Americans in a short period of time, it was still difficult. Although the American ships were slow, their firepower and defense were still good. And I felt that at night, the Suxiong fleet would be very active. Before the Nagato-class battleships came on the field, I didn't want to fight with Bavaria." Shimamura Suo said. "So, my opinion is to attack the landing ground or berths near the shore."

"Americans may be able to complete a ship in dozens of days. They have hundreds of ships. Slowing a few ships alone will not have any impact on the overall situation." Shimamura Soo said: "If we want to win this war, then we must destroy something that is crucial to the United States and is not convenient to replenish quickly."

"The only ones that meet this setting are fleets and personnel. Materials and merchant ships are actually not important! So, if the fleet is not easy to catch, we must also kill the landing ground." Shimamura Soo said.

"I think it's better to set the target on the sea surface for the first attack. Because the US Navy is at its peak at this time, they have 40 warships over 10,000 tons. The probability of encounters at night is also relatively high. If we set the target on the landing field, then we need to face a problem. What should we do if the US fleet suddenly appears when we use high-explosive bombs to attack the landing field?" Betty asked after thinking for a moment.

High-explosive bombs are required to attack landing grounds. Once you encounter the US fleet, even if you only face some armored cruisers, 15-inch high-explosive bombs are difficult to cause fatal damage. In battleship gun battles, it is very difficult to temporarily replace another ammunition after choosing one ammunition. For example, when you are using a high-explosive bomb when you are fighting, the stored in the turret must be also a high-explosive bomb. If you want to change the ammunition, you cannot just want to increase the armor-piercing bombs. You need to use up the ammunition in the tail basin of the turret or send it back to the ammunition depot. And on the ever-changing battlefield, serious consequences may be caused!

For example, in the Battle of Guadalam in history, Kirishima faced the battleship South Dakota, which suddenly lost power supply, but did not cause fatal damage to the latter at close range, largely because the Kirishima turrets were all high-explosive bombs at that time, and they were originally intended to be used for land attacks. However, they met suddenly. The Japanese battleship had no time to replace armor-piercing bombs, so they could only use high-explosive bombs first. Although they hit their opponents many times at close range, they were just skin trauma for the thick skin of South Dakota.

Betty's idea is very simple and direct. Two weeks later, the main force of the US fleet will definitely be there, and there is no problem of maintenance or long-term supply. In other words, the main fleet is still relatively active. In this case, the Americans will definitely strengthen patrol at night. If the Japanese fleet attacks and lands, it will be easy to expose the position even at night. Once the fire is opened, the enemy will be dark and we will be clear. If the US super fearless takes the opportunity to come, the Japanese fleet will be beaten by a mess of sticks without saying a word...

This is a night battle! The battle distance between the two sides will not be far! The Americans' 14-inch gun is not a vegetarian. Even with the defense of the Fuso-class battleship, it may not be safe. So, instead of risking being beaten, why is the Japanese fleet not more flexible and directly trouble the US fleet or transport fleet?

It is true that using armor-piercing bullets to attack light-protected transport ships is not good, but it doesn't matter. There are also secondary guns on the battleship, destroyers and torpedoes. If it is determined that the opposite is a transport fleet, then the main gun firepower is not necessary. The 6-inch guns on the battleship and light cruisers plus the torpedoes on the destroyers can quickly cause huge damage to the opponent's transport fleet in a short period of time. After the battle, it will immediately retreat to the night sky, and you can choose the next target or evacuate, which is much more safe.

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