"Now, the Japanese submarines should be almost in place, right? If the Japanese are lucky enough, I'm afraid those fast-forward-dreadnoughts can be useful, right? As long as the German fleet temporarily withdraws, I can try the two-step weakening strategy I set for the Japanese. Not to mention that the Japanese can win, but procrastination is fine!" Betty said confidently.

However, just as Betty and his colleagues were examining the future fate of the Japanese Empire from the perspective of bystanders, the Japanese were also making final preparations for their first large-scale naval battle after the Japanese-Russia War. As Shimamura Suo said, this means that the Japanese fleet was really elite gathered!

"When I saw these familiar figures, I seemed to have returned to the years of the Russo-Japanese War. I didn't expect that ten years later, these veterans of the Russo-Japanese War would still be put on the battlefield and fight side by side with the elites of the empire." Shimamura Suo said to Kato Tadakichi, who was the commander of the First Battleship Detachment next to him.

During the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese Navy concentrated a powerful fleet of 8 battleships and 6 armored cruisers to severely damage the Russian fleet from afar. In this battle, the Japanese fleet completely destroyed Russia's ambitions for the Far East into the Pacific Ocean at the cost of losing three warships.

As time goes by, the 14 main battleships of that year have almost died. First of all, the two battleships that were first put into service have been retired. These two battleships were earlier than the Asami-class armored cruisers, and were only equipped with 4 10-inch guns. They were immediately retired after the Battle of Japan and Russia, one became a museum and the other became a target.

As the second-class Japanese battleship, Kasui-class battleship, has completely disappeared from the battle sequence of the Japanese Navy. The Kasui battleship was destroyed by the Suxiong fleet in the Battle of the South Indian Ocean. After the other battleship was dismantled some of the equipment on it, it was handed over to the second line as a mobile dormitory at the sea.

As for the Satsuma-class battleships that were called the strongest former fearless by the Japanese, how to say, these battleships actually have good performance, at least as good as the French Dandong. They are equipped with 4 12-inch guns and 12 10-inch guns. Plus a speed of 20 knots, they were already topped during the Russo-Japanese War, and in World War I, they can also play a certain role in the secondary battlefield. Unfortunately, the Satsuma and Anyi were already hammered by the Suxiong fleet in the Indian Ocean. Now there are only two Chulai and Kashima left. The Japanese replaced the two battleships' double-equipped 10-inch guns with single-equipped 12-inch guns and redefined them as dreadnoughts, and then incorporated them into the third battleship team.

As for the armored cruisers? During the Russo-Japanese War, there were 6 ships, of which 4 were from Germany, which were the famous Asami-class armored cruisers. Another warship from the captured Spanish. Another was the Sagami-class armored cruiser made by the British. Among these warships, two of the Asami-class armored cruisers and the captured Spanish warship were destroyed in the Japanese Navy's Battle. The Sagami was scrapped due to an unknown self-destruction. (The self-destruction warship is a normal operation of the Japanese Navy, and there is no big fuss.) The remaining two armored cruisers were not intended to be used in this battle. After all, these two armored cruisers were originally intended to be used for breaking the war, and to be honest, the power of the 10-inch naval gun is really too small.

Therefore, Shimamura Tomoto used the withering to describe these old ships during the Russo-Japanese War, which was really wrong. Only 4 of the 14 warships are left to use. Two of the armored cruisers are not yet ready to take part in this battle, and only two Satsuma-class battleships can be used.

However, compared with the Japanese Navy's own warships, the four Liurik-type battleships obtained by the Japanese from the Russian Far East greatly supplemented the shortage of the number of second-class battleships in the Japanese Navy. These were equipped with 8 12-inch guns, with 6 12-inch guns on one side, with a speed of more than 23 knots, and warships with defense equivalent to the first generation of dreadnoughts have already had considerable value in this era! Especially when facing a fleet like the US Navy that lacks high-speed battleships and is somewhat more skilled!

These Russian battleships will naturally change their names when they are incorporated into the Japanese fleet. This time, the Japanese named four Russian warships as Asahi, Shanwu, Tianwu and Seafog respectively! This time, they will form a third battleship team with two Satsuma-class battleships. They are commanded by Lieutenant General Shanya who once fought with Su Xiong in the Indian Ocean.

After the end of the battle of the Japanese Joint Fleet, which caused two super fearless Indian Ocean Battle to be lost, Kato Hiroji, who committed suicide, took over the blame for his defeat. Although Yamaya was also defeated, the Japanese Navy considered it that the battle was responsible for the other party, but it would not be directly dismissed. Subsequently, Yamaya's summary report on the entire battle was recognized by the top Japanese Navy's leaders. Therefore, the final result was that although this guy could no longer command the super fearless ship, it was still possible to command the former dreadnought.

As a result, these six former dreadnoughts were handed over to his hands. The main task of these warships was to attack the outer guard fleet of the US Navy and act as bait to attract the US fleet, paving the way for the main fleet to rush into the core area of ​​the landing field.

Maybe someone asked why we have to allocate the Satsuma-class battleships with relatively slow speeds to the fleet? The reason is very simple. First, although the four Liurik-class battleships are good in the Former Fearless, it is still difficult to destroy the same level of warships in a short period of time. Therefore, two front dreadnoughts must be added to enhance their firepower. Second, the Japanese fleet is fighting at the home court of the Americans. God knows what kind of combat situation is when the third battleship squad commanded by others in Yamaya is bitten by the Americans. Maybe it is caught up from behind, or it may be blocking the Japanese fleet's way. Therefore, when necessary, bait is needed to attract the firepower of the US military! And the two Satsuma-class battleships are abandoned at any time!

In addition to these old ships, the real main force of the Japanese Navy is 10 fast battleships, 6 Fuso-class battleships, 3 King Kong-class battleships and 1 fast battleship. In addition, there are two first-generation dreadnoughts, but one of the two warships was forced to leave the battlefield because of a mine laid by the US military, while the other battleship was repaired in the Philippines due to a turbine problem. After all, this class of battleships is the first-class self-built battleship of the Japanese. Since it was built, there have been many problems...
Chapter completed!