"You're fat. Sims." Majiphin said after coming to Sims' office and putting a document on the latter's desk.

"Yes, I have never experienced such a long rest since the war started. The combat life of more than a year was too hard. We spent nine months running on the sea in a year. However, now, I suddenly became a little confused. The Japanese fleet was huddled in the southern part of the Philippines. The army had already captured Lai City under the cover of naval support warships and gained a foothold on New Guinea Island. So, what are we going to do next? Should we help the army capture the second port and then gradually advance to the western part of New Guinea Island, or should we take the initiative to find the main force of the Japanese fleet? Or should our fleet try to connect with the Philippines and Japan in the stage?" Sims said.

"We also need to consider escort and the supply line of the Japanese Army on New Guinea Island." Majifen thought for a while and said.

"The escort mission is enough to hand over old warships and a large number of flat-panel destroyers. The new warships in our hands are not escorted to the fleet at a speed of 10 knots. As for cutting off Japan's supply line? Well, now I have to complain about the White House again. If Old Roosevelt's attitude is more firm and directly controls the British colony located in the southeast of New Guinea Island, the Japanese supply line will be completely cut off, but the White House is unwilling to do this for some reason. As long as the British continue to support it, our so-called blockade will not have much effect." Sims said.

"We can't control the White House affairs, but if I wait until Old Roosevelt steps down, I want to go to his house to have a good chat with him. To be honest, he has caused us too much trouble." Majiffen said.

"If you want to go, don't forget to call me." Sims joked. To be honest, under the current circumstances, the US Navy's strategic goals are indeed a little confused. If the raid on Lagen Island was to destroy part of Japan's oil industry and avenge a revenge on New Ireland Island, then what should the US Navy do now? Continue to go deeper into the depths of the Japanese-controlled area?

Please, the last time was the Japanese Navy that the Japanese Navy was not prepared. If the Americans dared to go there again, wouldn’t it be uncomfortable? The main force of the joint fleet still exists. The American fleet suffered huge losses and the Americans did not have the ability or this idea to launch another long-range offensive. In any case, a considerable number of warships disappeared from the list of the US Navy’s main battleships in the Battle of Sulawesi. Several standard battleships have greatly reduced the number of main ships that the US Navy can use. The most heartbreaking thing is the losses of the four fleet aircraft carriers and hundreds of units above. Even if there are new warships to supplement, Sims believes that the current naval force is just slightly better than before, and it is far from completely suppressing the Japanese fleet!

After the German fleet left, Sims was more conservative at the tactical level because he knew how much he was. If the two sides met on the high seas, the US fleet would probably suffer some losses. This was not just a matter of tactical literacy of the US Navy. The large number of new ships and newcomers of the US fleet also made the combat power not as strong as paper. So Sims' idea was to wait for now, and wait until a few more months to delay the army made great progress on the Great Island of New Guinea, and when the US navy's strength reached a new level, it would use New Guinea as a base to launch a decisive battle against the Japanese Navy. But now, Sims is still confused about the naval plan for the past few months. He wants to be more conservative and develop with peace of mind, but it does not allow it politically. Because the top leaders of the United States hope that the war can be completely over within one year.

"Old rules, let's take a look at our belongings first." Majifen handed over a document.

"In the past few months, we have added 3 new battleships, including the Colorado-class battleship, the West Virginia, the new South Dakota-class rapid battleship, and two Hullgrain-class battleships bought from the Germans. These two battleships are named the North Carolina and the Washington. That is to say, we currently have 4 fast battleships and 4 battleships with 16-inch naval guns. Our supplement not only makes up for the losses before the Sulawesi Sea Battle, but also becomes more powerful. Now, we finally have a reliable fast battleship team."

"If we can wait another month to 40 days, the third South Dakota-class battleship can also be put into service, but the subsequent three battleships may have to wait a long time." Majifen said. It is already the limit for the US shipyard to work overtime to rush into three South Dakota-class battleships. Many armored weapon accessories are directly misappropriated by other battleship materials, so they can shorten the construction period of the three fast battleships by about half a year, but the construction period of other battleships cannot be shortened, but will be postponed!

"Yes, the battleship fleet is stronger than before. But our aircraft carrier team seems to be weaker than before?" Sims said, looking at the list of aircraft carrier teams. Before the Sulawesi Sea Battle, the US Navy had 10 aircraft carriers of various types. (including those that were completed but not in service) During the Sulawesi Sea Battle, the Americans sent 4 ships at once, and 6 ships. Then, now, the US Navy has added 2 ships, and the first-line aircraft carrier team has reached 8 ships. There is one ship for training ships as an aircraft carrier. The aircraft carriers built on the ship platform can no longer be counted for in a short period of time.

"Yes, compared with the situation of battleships, our aircraft carriers are in a bad situation, but this is definitely not a production capacity issue, but our production focus is different. You know, the engineering volume of South Dakota-class battleships is too huge. We will naturally pay a price to complete these battleships by working overtime, and the price is that the replenishment speed of aircraft carriers is reduced."

"However, compared with the replenishment speed of aircraft carriers, our carrier-based aircraft pilots are the biggest problem. In fact, our carrier-based aircraft troops have been in a state of high consumption, and during the battle in New Ireland for several months. The crews on the six aircraft carriers participating in the battle were almost completely replaced. In the subsequent Sulawesi Sea Battle, the crews on our four aircraft carriers were completely lost. We have now lost more than four-digit aircraft carriers. In addition, the current sporadic losses, our subsequent replenishment speed cannot keep up with the consumption. Many inexperienced pilots were sent to the combat troops, so I am very worried about the current situation." Majifen said.

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