() Since there are more than one "Orca-class" attack submarine lurking outside the Port of Colombo and Guam, these big guys with a endurance of more than 10,000 nautical miles can use their own low-noise propellers to lurk in local ports for a long time.
Nearby without being discovered by the enemy, it is difficult for hydrophones of this era to distinguish between low-noise propellers and seabed noise, and
The surface snorkels, periscopes and floating antennas that adopt a honeycomb shape and are coated with a special coating that absorbs radio waves are also difficult to detect by simple radars of this era. Therefore, most actions of the British and American fleets are regularly used by these submarines by radio
The report was sent back to the Federal General Staff, and such a big move as the entire fleet setting sail together would definitely not be missed.
According to the wishes of the British and American governments and the two fleet commanders, the fleets of the two countries will set off at the same time. The British fleet's attack target is: None! The American fleet will first go northwest to make the illusion of attacking Taiwan, and then turn due south.
, heading straight to Davao City in Mindanao.
Since the sea area near the west entrance of the Strait of Malacca is not large, and the waterway inside the strait is very narrow, it is extremely easy to be ambushed by federal submarines and aircraft. Marshal David Beatty thought hard and could not figure out where to attack the Malay Peninsula and
Sumatra Island was not attacked by the federal navy and air force. Therefore, after communicating with the commander of the American task force, David Betty discussed an attack plan that was virtual in the west and real in the east, and got the support of the two countries’ governments.
approve.
In this attack plan, David Beatty's British support fleet will serve as a decoy, heading between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, making an offensive gesture to attract the federal navy and air force. Then the U.S. Navy will first move northwest
Traveling nearly 2,000 kilometers, they made moves to attack Taiwan Island, and then turned back south to attack Davao City on Mindanao Island.
There are two reasons for choosing this attack method. One is to get rid of the tracking of federal submarines, so that the federal navy cannot determine the specific attack location of the US fleet. According to the data on German submarines provided by the British Navy, naval personnel from both sides agreed that
Federation submarines cannot track long distances underwater at speeds exceeding 15
The U.S. fleet, and the U.S. fleet will increase its speed to 17 knots during the entire journey. In this way, if the submarine comes out of the water to track, it will be discovered and attacked by the fleet's seaplanes. Without leaving the water to track, the federal submarine will
The battery capacity cannot support the submarine to travel such a long distance at high speed, so it is left behind by the U.S. fleet.
It is undoubtedly very, very difficult to find a fleet on the sea, so that the US fleet can attack the Davao Port unexpectedly. According to the intelligence obtained by the United Kingdom and the United States, although the Davao Port is an important military port for the Federal Navy, the Federal Navy does not
There are no shore guns or other defense facilities near the Davao Port. Although there may be interference from federal submarines, the number will not be large. With the strength of the US task force, it is more than enough to capture the Davao Port. If you are lucky enough
If so, there might not even be any losses.
After capturing the Davao Port, the U.S. task force will receive support from the navies of Australia and New Zealand. However, due to the involvement of the British support fleet on the western front, the federal navy cannot concentrate too many submarines and surface ships to create a threat to the Davao Port.
Counterattack, eventually, the U.S. Navy will firmly occupy the Davao Port and use naval guns to threaten the federal army trying to retake Davao Port from the land.
Finally, the Australian and New Zealand Army will be transported directly from Australia and New Guinea to the Port of War, and launch an attack on Mindanao. According to the expectations of the United Kingdom and the United States, the entire Mindanao Island will fall to the Australian and New Zealand coalition forces within one month at the latest.
The U.S. task force can use the many ports on the island to attack the Philippine Islands or Kalimantan to the north or west.
At this time, the Federation will fall into chaos. Under the east-west attack of the British and American fleets, the Federation Navy located near the Strait of Malacca will also be defeated, and this war will basically be over.
In this plan, although the British fleet only acted as a feint attack, they were also a decoy. If the Federal Navy tried to rush out of the strait and engage in a real naval battle with the British Royal Navy on the sea, Admiral David Betty would also
I don't mind teaching this arrogant monkey how to use the most advanced tactics to conduct regular naval battles.
In view of this operation, the U.S. fleet will be the main force to fight against the Federal Navy and may suffer losses. Therefore, in the final distribution of benefits between the two countries, the U.S. government will have ownership of the Philippine Islands and the Dutch East Indies.
, while the British government
After retaking the entire territory of Malaysia, fu will also include French Indochina into its own territory. Taiwan, according to the proposal of the United States, will be redistributed to the Netherlands or France as compensation. In addition, the two countries will also fight against each other during the war.
Finally, we will unanimously punish Ri Ben, this disobedient younger brother. As for how to teach him a lesson, I haven't decided yet. We will talk about it later.
According to common sense, if the world's No. 1 navy and the No. 2 navy in the world use all their strength to deal with a new country that doesn't even have battleships, the result should be the same as the judgments of the two governments, and they will ultimately win. However, they did not expect and would never be able to do so.
Thinking that what they were about to deal with was a government led by a man who had traveled through hundreds of years. The most commendable thing was that they had allowed him to develop secretly for decades. Now, they would soon find out that what they planned to do was
, not a persimmon, but a durian.
At 10 a.m. on May 31, 1920, it was clear and the sea surface wind was level 2. In the Western Pacific, a huge fleet was divided into three parts, traveling at a speed of more than 15 knots, 2,000 kilometers northwest of Guam.
On the surface.
At the front of the fleet are six destroyers. They are in the shape of an arrow and are separated by about 10 kilometers. They hold an umbrella on the sea for the battleship formation behind them.
In the middle of the fleet, there are two large ship formations, the cruiser formation on the left and the battleship formation on the right. They are several kilometers apart and follow the destroyer formation calmly.
Behind the battleship formation are 6 supply ships. Judging from the thick smoke coming out of their chimneys, these 4 supply ships are already at full power. After all, cargo ships are allowed to follow the battleship formation at a speed of more than 15 knots for a long time.
Driving is not an easy task either.
At the very rear of the fleet, there are 6 destroyers. Like the destroyers at the front of the fleet, they are also spaced about 10 kilometers apart, forming an arrow, but their arrows are pointing backwards.
As the commander of this fleet, Lieutenant General Robert Kunz stood on the open-air bridge of the new American battleship "Tennessee", while picking up a report from the adjutant's hand and looking at it, he asked the adjutant:
"What time was the last transmission from a Confederate submarine?"
"It was about 4 hours ago, and I haven't heard from them since. Judging from their transmission frequency of once every two hours, we have probably gotten rid of them." The adjutant not only answered the lieutenant general's question, but also
I also added my own opinions.
"Inform the fleet to turn around in 10 minutes and sail towards the planned target. The speed drops to 12 knots. Our supply ship can hardly keep up with us. In addition, notify the telecommunications warehouse and ask them to monitor nearby movements and find suspicious communications.
Report immediately." Lieutenant General Kunz was obviously in a good mood. He was very satisfied with the plan he participated in formulating. Although it would waste a lot of precious fuel, compared with successfully getting rid of the evil tail, what kind of waste of fuel was
It's worth it.
After a while, the entire fleet began a large-angle turn. They changed from traveling northwest to traveling south. Just when the battleship "Tennessee" had just followed the "New Mexico" and turned to left, standing
Lieutenant General Kunz on the open-air bridge suddenly felt something in the sky to his right with his peripheral vision. Just as he was about to block the shot from the side with his hand,
When Yang Yang went to double-check whether he was just being dazzled, a warning sound suddenly sounded throughout the fleet. Judging from the sound of the warning call, this was not a combat warning, but a suspicious situation discovered by the lookout at the observation deck.
, but it is impossible to determine whether the other party is an ordinary intelligence report of the enemy. (To be continued. You are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes.
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