Chapter 1365 (First update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
Chapter 1365 (First update, please subscribe)
"Those who control the sea control the world" - this is the common belief of all countries in the world. If the ocean is ignored, the country cannot prosper; without guarding the ocean, there is no national defense.
Controlling the sea, this must be done!
From the 17th century to the 19th century, with the development of the great geographical discoveries and overseas colonial undertakings, the European powers used naval battles again and again to tell the world the importance of sea power. Especially after entering the 19th century, in one incident after another,
The navy is at the forefront.
Control of the sea has become a top priority related to the fate and future of the country!
Since the age of sails, battleships have relied on battleships instead of capital ships, and the quality of a battleship depends on its tonnage and the caliber of its main gun. However, how many people realize that times have changed?
Controlling the air comes before controlling the sea; without controlling the air, you cannot control the sea.
However, among the navies around the world, there are very few people who really see this problem.
But times have changed!
"The "Thunderstorm Plan" is to concentrate our forces to fight in the Pacific."
Cheng Bichen dusted off his cigarette and said.
"oh!"
Qiu Zhenzhi, who participated in the revision and formulation of the plan, was not surprised.
"This is because Australia, New Zealand, and the western United States are all areas that the empire must conquer!"
Cheng Bichen leaned close to the table and said.
"For the empire, controlling the Pacific Ocean is the empire's strategic goal. Therefore, no matter what, we must occupy the South Pacific region and completely drive out the British forces. Strategically speaking, this is the empire's top priority in this war.
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He who controls the sea controls the world - he who controls the Pacific controls the world!
In order to control the Pacific Ocean, the empire must ensure that it captures the South Pacific region at the beginning of the war. This is the unanimous view of the empire's top leaders. Regarding this, Qiu Mazhen is also very clear. The Pacific Ocean is the destiny of the empire and must be conquered. 1
He said nothing and listened silently to the general's words.
"Controlling the South Pacific and the western United States is, of course, a matter for the Army, but the Navy needs to cooperate with the Army for landing. After all, the Army needs to conduct transoceanic landing operations. Therefore, when the Army conducts operations, it must have naval escort. This is the implementation of operations.
The basic requirement of the General Staff is that, not to mention the escort force, the Navy must ensure that more than half of its force is concentrated on the Pacific battle first, so as to strive for an early conclusion."
Qiu Zhenzhi couldn't help but interrupt and asked:
"But then the question arises, what should the U.S. Pacific Fleet do? We can't temporarily hold back the battleship fleet in order to carry out a decisive battle, right?"
Patting his thigh, Cheng Bichen said:
"Here's the problem. The key to the Pacific War is the U.S. fleet. As long as the U.S. Pacific Fleet is still there, how can we easily engage in Pacific operations? No matter how successful the landing operation is, it has nothing to do with the overall situation. It is still the fleet that determines the situation of the North and South Pacific Wars.
decisive battle."
After a pause, Cheng Bichen continued:
"If we follow the traditional thinking, we first use the navy to raid the U.S. Pacific Fleet and decide the outcome with a sudden attack. If the U.S. military leaves the port, that would be great and we can win a quick victory. However, if they do not leave the port, we will have to wait for a long time.
If we are on alert, this will take up our naval power, which will not only prolong the time and make it difficult to decide the outcome. Therefore, if we can defeat the U.S. fleet at the beginning of the war, we will have no worries in the Pacific war, and we will also
The southern defense line can be arranged to prevent the U.S. fleet from entering the Pacific."
"The empire's greatest advantage lies in its control of the Strait of Magellan. Once the strait is blocked, it will be difficult for the US military to send reinforcement fleets to the Pacific."
This is the strategic advantage of the empire. The Panama Canal has not yet been built. If the United States wants to send warships to the Pacific, it must go through the Strait of Magellan.
In other words, we have to pass under the eyes of the empire. Is this possible?
"Therefore, the U.S. Pacific Fleet should be more inclined to stick to the port in the early stage! Instead of fighting out of the port."
"So...can we use aircraft carrier aircraft to attack US military ports?"
Cheng Bichen said directly.
"Of course, there was an idea before, which was to use airships for air strikes. However, because of the relationship between airship guns and combat airships, although the probability of success is there, it is not great. However, now that we have aircraft and aircraft carriers, if we use aircraft carriers and
If the plane attacks, there may be a new breakthrough..."
Use an aircraft carrier!
Akira Naozhi looked at the officer in front of him in surprise and was speechless for a moment. He only knew about the existence of aircraft carriers last year.
Staring at the young staff officer, Cheng Bichen continued:
"It's true! When we fight, we have to think of various possibilities and tactics. In short, as long as we can win, it's fine. Now that we are going to carry out combat operations, we are boldly thinking about it. How about you go to the First Air Force?
Let’s take a closer look and study the specific combat issues!”
Qiuzhen's staff member was thinking silently.
This is not something that can be agreed to casually!
It’s true that he is a naval staff officer, but he doesn’t know much about aviation. But from a tactical point of view, air strikes on US military ports and annihilating the main force of the US fleet are simply the best tactics. If it can be realized, it will be no less than what it was back then.
The airship force annihilated the Brazilian fleet.
However, once it fails, the naval operation will be frustrated from the beginning, and may even lead to the failure of the entire war situation.
"It doesn't seem to have any impact?"
"What?"
"Sir, I mean, if the aviation operation fails, it will have no impact on the overall tactics of the Imperial Navy. After all, the U.S. fleet will most likely stay in the harbor and not come out. We can also use submarines
Bray launches occlusion operations..."
When Qiu Zhenzhi answered the officer's question, he became a little excited.
Expedition thousands of nautical miles to reach another continent and annihilate the enemy's main fleet on the spot. This is unprecedented in the history of naval warfare!
This is indeed an epoch-making feat!
It is indeed very tempting!
Qiu Zhenzhi continued to think secretly. He was thinking about the plan he had made in the past to use airships to attack the main force of the US fleet at Hampton Anchorage. That plan was too difficult to implement, the distance was too far, the time was too long, and there were too many variables.
But what about the aircraft carrier?
It can travel to a distance of one hundred nautical miles from Hampton Roads to carry out attacks.
However, I don’t know much about the performance of the aircraft.
What is its bomb load and its hit rate? How do you know these things?
Cheng Bichen stared at Qiu Zhenzhi with sharp eyes. This young staff officer had been admired by everyone since he entered the staff department. While waiting for his decision, there was a silence in the office, which was almost suffocating.
"Sir!"
After a while, Qiu Zhenzhi said,
"I think it should work. Do we need a plan now? I don't know much about aircraft carriers and aircraft right now. I definitely can't come up with it now. I'll go to the aviation team first and learn about it first!"
"Okay, you go to the aviation team first to learn about the tactics of the aircraft carrier. After the plan is come up, I will report it to the staff headquarters!"
Finally, Cheng Bichen patted his shoulder specially and said.
"There is no rush in this matter, after all... long live peace now!"
(End of chapter)
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