Chapter 83 Access
The original plan to receive a fleet, but now it has become a warship! The scale of visitors has been severely reduced, so the scale of the receptionist will naturally be smaller, otherwise it would be like a demonstration!
The US Navy's most powerful cruiser, the USS New York, was parked next to Munich, while another USS Navy ship was parked next to the USS Cormorant supply ship. The officers and soldiers from both sides had friendly and enthusiastic exchanges in the melodious music played by the military band.
At this time, our Ruprecht also attended a cocktail party specially arranged for senior officers in the Officers' Restaurant in New York. Both sides were soldiers, and one of them had just won an unexpected battle. When the storm was in full swing, the conversation between the two sides would inevitably turn to a certain aspect!
Are soldiers? Especially those who win will naturally boast about their achievements without revealing their secrets. However, it seems that perhaps, the only one who can brag about them now is the prince himself! Because except for the prince himself, the others are officers on the Munich, and they did not participate in the war at all! So, Ruprecht naturally became the focus of attention! This time, Lieutenant General Simpson, who Ruprecht needs to face.
If you want to say that this guy is a good military achievement, he is better than Dewey in terms of the results. Historically, the Battle of Santiago was commanded by him. The four 10,000-ton battleships and one armored cruiser under his command directly destroyed the four Spanish cruisers! The victory was clean and neat, of course, this is also the reason why the opponent was too broiler. Judging from the artillery hit rate or other data, the performance of the US Navy can be described as terrible. The value of the gold is worse than that of Dewey who fought alone overseas.
"The quality and combat effectiveness of the German navy are unquestionable. Your country has maintained your authority at sea with its own actions. Then I want to know how you evaluate the Japanese." Lieutenant General Simpson asked.
"Their behavior seems crazy to outsiders, but that kind of crazy crazy!" Ruprecht thought for a while and said. This evaluation is very realistic. Whether it is the Russo-Japanese War or the later Pacific War, the Japanese seemed to be extremely brave. After the Russo-Japanese War broke out that day, most countries were not optimistic about Japan. When the Pacific War broke out, many Americans thought they were dreaming again!
If they are all crazy, then the Russo-Japanese War is crazy, and the latter is a pathological choice under the expansion of ambitions!
"This may be just an accident. Although the Japanese are domineering, they know how to advance and retreat." Simpson frowned slightly, and then said. The American fleet had confronted the Japanese, and the Japanese seemed not as crazy as the prince in front of him said.
"When an accident occurs, most people will choose to turn things around on the normal track, and the Japanese will not go back! They will choose to go on in one go, and for the sake of their goals, they will do everything they can. I think the US Navy will not stop and put torpedoes closer, right?"
"In fact, you should know that we did not intend to expand the matter at that time, otherwise the senior officers on the Mainz would not have suffered heavy casualties in an instant, and the Japanese almost succeeded. Their omnipotent approach in their bones was very terrible!" said Ruprecht.
"The Japanese are so despicable. They are like robbers, using all kinds of means that they cannot get on the table to attack their opponents. They even challenged the bottom line of international public law and human morality." Simpson echoed, his tone as light as boiled water. Obviously, this is just a matter of dealing with time travel. To talk about dark history, there are many great powers, otherwise how can they be called great powers?
"From the quality and combat awareness of the Japanese Navy, they are also pretty good. At least the dense side strings of the Mainz crater can explain the quality of personnel. As for the fighting will? They did fight to the last moment. Their fighting will is tenacious." Ruprecht said.
There were three naval battles that broke out in the pre-Fearless Age. The Yellow Sea Battle was a battle between two third-rate naval powers. The Spanish-American War was a war of bad luck, and the Spaniards won. The training level and combat effectiveness of the Japanese fleet in the Japanese-Russian naval battle were indeed outstanding, and the Japanese navy was also dominant in various statistics.
In World War 1, the Japanese Navy's fleet that carried out missions in the Mediterranean was also highly praised by the British and French navies. As for the Americans? Both Americans and British people believed that the US military was at least in terms of artillery skills... So Ruprecht believed that the Japanese Navy was more than one step ahead of the US military in this era in terms of combat quality and will! Of course, this sentence cannot be said.
"So if the Japanese-Singapore War broke out, which side do you think you won?" Simpson continued.
"Japanese!" Ruprecht said with great certainty.
"Will you lose with the Beiyang Fleet of Mainz?" said a slightly drunk American officer next to him.
"The Japanese have the support of Britain, and no one can overwhelm the British in the Far East! With the support of the most powerful empire in the world, how can the Japanese lose?" Ruprecht asked back.
The outcome of some wars was decided at the beginning of the war. The process may be more tortuous, but the result is certain. Simpson agreed with this statement.
"The oceans in the Far East are now a little crowded, with the British, French, Russians, and now with the Japanese. There are so many big countries in the narrow seas." Ruprecht said thoughtfully.
"Your country seems to be very interested in the Far East, too." Simpson asked tentatively.
"We just want to do business. We have no loans and scope of strength in the Qing Dynasty, and even the islands in the Pacific were obtained by the trend. Our two countries do have some differences in the Pacific, but if your country wants to enter the Qing market and gain a place, then its biggest opponent is definitely not Germany." What Ruprecht said is not fake at all.
Not to mention that the current German Emperor is Frederick III, so what if he is the naughty child William II? Germany does not have the ability to have a firm will in the Far East and the United States really fight for a certain colony! William II has been coveting the Philippines for a long time, but in the end he chose to give in.
Ruprecht just states a fact, and this statement obviously gains favor from Americans. Although it is an unofficial statement, at least it can be comforted, right?
Just as Ruprecht and Simpson were communicating, an American officer sitting next to him faithfully recorded the conversation between the two sides.
"As a naval general who has participated in actual combat, I want to know how you view the tactics and battles of both sides during the war." Simpson finally put forward the highlight of today!
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Chapter completed!