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    The "Jie No. 1" combat plan (no longer the historical "Jie No. 1" in Leyte Gulf) is a comprehensive naval and air decisive battle plan centered on Ryukyu.  As early as the Battle of Marinaya, the Japanese naval staff led by Kuroshima Kameto were ordered to formulate this decisive battle plan.  But Yamamoto decided to implement the plan at this moment, which made many people frown in unison.  "Your Excellency, General, it is too early for a decisive battle!" Tsukawara 243, who became famous in the Wake Island battle, stood up and took the lead in saying: "The Soviet allies have begun to counterattack, and the situation in Europe is also turning towards us. I think we should  Continue to defend. Even like the German Navy in the last European War, with a fleet, it can contain most of the China Navy"

    His words represent the sentiments of many military officers.  After spending decades, depleting the last copper of the national treasury, and gambling on the fate of the country for a hundred years and the youth of a generation of naval personnel, the world's third strongest navy should never be rashly fought to the death at an opportunity that is not favorable to itself.  Because from its own perspective, the "Decisive Weapon" battleship Yamato is still alone, and the battleship Musashi was damaged in the recent rainbow bombing, causing the outfitting progress to be delayed.  The external situation is not suitable either. The battle for the Iberian Peninsula has begun. The invincible German army is aggressively attacking the peninsula. If Gibraltar can be captured in one fell swoop, it can force Turkey to open the strait, release the Soviet fleet in the Black Sea, and sweep across the Mediterranean to cut off Suez.  Canal, in that case, the axis to determine the world will be just around the corner.  In the direction of Central Asia, the Soviet army has also launched wave after wave of major counterattacks. Although they cannot say that they have recaptured it, they have at least put China in a dilemma.  Therefore, they believe that the situation in Europe should become clear by August at the latest.  Therefore, as long as it can be delayed for a few more months until the German army captures Gibraltar, no matter how conceited Yang Qiu is, he must mobilize southeastern troops to reinforce the Persian Gulf and India.

    Yamaguchi Tawen also jumped up from his seat.  With an anxious look on his face: "Your Excellency, General Tsukahara, what General Tsukahara said makes sense. We should take the initiative to take a half step back and let the army consume China's power in North Korea and Okinawa. I believe that as long as we don't fight a decisive battle for one day, the main force of China's navy will be  They cannot leave the East China Sea, and they must maintain at least three million troops on land! In this way, they cannot fight in Malacca, nor can they fight in Burma and the Philippines. On the contrary, if a premature decisive battle occurs, if problems arise, then it will be equivalent to helping China.  Release millions of troops, and their main naval force will turn around and head south to attack Malacca and Singapore."

    The joint opposition of the two aviation officers made the conference room a little more solemn.

    But Yamamoto remained unmoved and sat on the chair, like a stone Buddha.  Seeing that he didn't speak, Tsukahara thought he had listened. Just when he was about to continue to persuade, the Kuroshima Turtle next to him rushed out: "General Tsukahara. Why are you just considering delaying China? Have you forgotten that the empire's oil inventory  It¡¯s no longer enough!¡± The Tokuyama oil depot was bombed, plunging Japan into its greatest crisis.  Although there are still more than one million tons of oil reserves, this amount of oil is not enough to unite the fleet for long-term operations.  What's more, there are still 3,000 fighter planes to maintain.  Originally, Yamamoto had hoped that as long as Kimura broke out, he could personally lead the main force to reopen Wake Island and the Marshall Islands, and open up the long-distance route between Rabaul and the Coral Sea.  But the naval battle of Nanumea failed.  It means the idea is broken.

    ¡°As a result, the remaining oil stocks can only last for another three months at most.

    There are still some aluminum reserves locally.  You can also hide the aircraft factory in the mountains, but oil cannot be produced.  Without oil, no matter how many aircraft and warships are built, how can we go to war without training?

    Tsukahara insisted that it was too early to take action. After the decisive battle, would oil be obtained?  In the final analysis, there are only three ways to obtain oil: restore oil production on Sakhalin Island, occupy Sartu (Daqing), and break through the blockades of Taiwan, Guam, and Wake Island.  But these are difficult to do because China and the United States are different!  The Battle of Wake Island was able to destroy the U.S. Navy's power in the Pacific in one fell swoop, break the pincer attack, and leave the United States stretched thin because the United States had just entered the war and most of its ships were in the early stages of construction.  However, China has been mobilizing the whole country for nearly two years, and most of its naval projects were proposed in 1936 and 1938, so their naval power is recovering at an alarming rate.  As far as current intelligence knows, at least three Shandong-class battleships, four Liaoning-class aircraft carriers, six escort aircraft carriers, six Xi'an-class heavy cruisers, ten Brahmaputra-class light cruisers and dozens of destroyer submarines are about to be delivered.  What's more, they still have a fleet doing nothing in the Indian Ocean.  Therefore, even if there is another naval battle at Wake Island, there will be no oil supply.

    In this case, why bother to fight so early?

    "Tsukahara-kun." Seeing that everyone was about to be convinced by him and whispering to each other, Yamamoto spoke.  The corners of his eyes raised slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "What you said makes sense, but you have forgotten the responsibility of our navy!"

    responsibility?  Tsukahara looked at Yamamoto and understood.  If Susumu Kimura can bring back 90,000 tons of oil, the Navy will have an excuse to delay.  Nowif we watch the Chinese navy land on Okinawa without fighting,I am afraid that neither the emperor nor the cabinet will want a combined fleet that dare not fight.  "Hey, it's too early!" Tsukahara sighed inwardly. After looking at Yamamoto, he had to sit back down slowly.  Seeing this, Yamamoto waved his right hand: "Kuroshima-kun, tell everyone about the plan."

    "Hi!"

    "Immortal Advisor" Black Island Turtle walked to the chart and began to introduce the "Jie No. 1 Plan".  The officers took two steps closer, and now no one disliked the stench on his body, because if this battle failed, they wouldn't be able to smell it even if they wanted to.

    The plan is not complicated. The core is to find opportunities to use the complex hydrology of the Okinawa island chain to engage in a decisive battle with the Chinese Navy.  There are two decisive targets, namely the Chinese Navy's "21st Aircraft Carrier Battle Group" and the newly formed "12th Aircraft Carrier Battle Group" that pose the greatest threat to Okinawa and the homeland.  The plan calls for eating at least one of them.

    After comparing the strengths of the two battle groups, Kuroshima Kameto and other staff members all chose the "12th Aircraft Carrier Battle Group" without exception.  Because the "21st Aircraft Carrier Battle Group" has not been on the line of fire since Guam, the three aircraft carriers in the fleet are all cutting-edge Liaoning-class aircraft carriers, with a large number of aircraft carriers and strong combat effectiveness. There are also four members of the "23rd Aircraft Carrier Battle Group"  An aircraft carrier and four fast battleships can support it, so the chances of winning are slim.  On the contrary, the "12th Aircraft Carrier Battle Group" only has one newly repaired Sichuan-class and two Beihai-class aircraft carriers, which are much inferior in terms of experience and number of aircraft.  But this does not mean that the "12th Aircraft Carrier Battle Group" is easy to deal with. After all, in addition to the three fleet aircraft carriers, it also has four escort aircraft carriers and five battleships, one of which is the cutting-edge Shandong battleship.

    But it¡¯s because of the battleship Shandong.  The Black Island Turtle even suggested attacking the "12th Aircraft Carrier Battle Group".  Because in his opinion, if the Shandong can be sunk, it will severely damage the confidence of the Chinese Navy and clear the way for the Yamato and Musashi to attack in October.  Therefore, the Czech No. 1 plan is mainly to target the "12th Aircraft Carrier Battle Group" and lure it out to eliminate it.

    The goal has been determined, but the implementation is very complicated, because the operational goals of the Chinese Navy's "12th Aircraft Carrier Battle Group" are the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea, taking into account the Northeast Pacific.  The combined fleet is now unable to enter the waters east of the Okinawa island chain at all, because once it enters.  We have to face overwhelming Chinese bombers and naval patrol aircraft.  Therefore, how to lure away the "21st Aircraft Carrier Battle Group" that poses the greatest threat and attract the "12th Aircraft Carrier Battle Group" is the most critical step.

    According to the imagination of the Black Island Turtles, this task will be handed over to the Fourth Fleet stationed in the Philippines.  The Fourth Fleet cooperated with the light escort aircraft carriers in the main fleet to pretend to attack Fujian and Taiwan from the Bashi Strait, forcing the "21st Aircraft Carrier Battle Group" to reinforce in this direction, and then used hit-and-run night attack tactics to attack from the Philippine Sea and cross  The Okinawa island chain repeatedly harassed Chinese naval landing forces in the East China Sea.  Forcing the "12th Aircraft Carrier Battle Group" to come out for a decisive battle.  When it comes out, use the north and south Daito Islands as counterattack points, and dispatch all land, sea and air forces near Okinawa to completely annihilate it.

    There is another key to achieving this goal.  That is, the Army must try its best to hold back the opponent's landing force and drag the four escort carriers of the "12th Aircraft Carrier Battle Group" to the island chain, unable to leave.  Otherwise, if all seven aircraft carriers come out, it will be ourselves who are in danger.

    At the end of the meeting, Yamamoto Isoroku also rejected the proposal to use the Yamato battleship.  In his opinion.  As long as the Yamato and Musashi are still there, the Japanese Navy still has hope of counterattack.  As for the battleship Kirishima, it was damaged during the Battle of Wake Island.  It was damaged again in the Rainbow Bombing, so it has been towed to Hachijo Island for repairs and is temporarily unable to fight.

    After the plan was finalized, the combined fleet was regrouped.

    The commander-in-chief is still Isoroku Yamamoto, and the chief of staff is Matoi Ugaki.

    The First Battleship Squadron, Nagato and Mutsu, Commander Isoroku Yamamoto.

    The Second Battleship Squadron, Kongo and Hiei, Commander Kondo Nobutake.

    The First Air Force, aircraft carriers Shokaku, Soryu and Hiryu, Commander Tsukahara 243.

    The Second Air Force, aircraft carriers Feiying, Hayabusa and Ry¨±ho, Commander Nagumo Chuichi.

    The first heavy patrol unit, Myoko, Nachi, Ashigara, Haguro, Commander Abe Kokichi.

    The second heavy patrol, Takao, Atago, Maya, and Chokai, Commander Takasu Shiro.

    The third heavy patrol group, Tone, Chikuma, Oi and Kitakami heavy torpedo ships, Commander Kurita Takeo.

    The two light cruisers are the first squadron (Abu Kuma, Isuzu, Natori, and Kinu), and the second squadron (Agano, Yagi, Nodai, and Sakeka).  There are also six destroyer fleets, two torpedo fleets, and finally the Fourth Fleet of Inoue Narumi and the Okinawa garrison fleet commanded by Deputy Takeshi Toyoda.

    This formation has puzzled many people becauseJapan actually handed over the Second Air Force to Nagumo, who had no previous aviation command experience, instead of experienced aviation factions such as Ozawa Jisaburo or Yamaguchi Tawen.

    While Yamamoto Isoroku was busy dispatching troops and generals, the Sino-Japanese war finally came to a critical moment.

    At eight o'clock in the morning on April 16, 1941, just as the sound of artillery outside Nanumea Atoll dissipated, rumbling explosions were heard 30 nautical miles north of Kume Island.  Two Xinanjiang-class fast mine-laying light cruisers, led by six destroyers and frigates, continuously dropped depth bombs into the sea in a circular anti-submarine formation.  The dense water columns and the high-frequency sound waves emitted by the ship's sonar made the fish jump out of the water in shock.  Above the fleet, two "Harpoon" naval anti-submarine patrol aircraft also circled back and forth looking down at the sea.  This anti-submarine patrol aircraft modified based on the Yun-5 is a new aircraft that has been put into service recently. The belly bomb bay can carry two 550mm halberd aviation torpedoes or eight 150kg depth bombs/cluster bombs. It can also carry under the wings  It can carry 10 130mm ground/sea rockets and perform an 800-kilometer anti-submarine cruise mission.

    Amidst the whistling sound, the two Xinanjiang-class mine-laying cruisers fired a dense string of hedgehog shells towards the sonar location.  The Hedgehog bomb is a new type of anti-submarine weapon, named for its high-density attack in a short period of time.  Soon after the ammunition entered the water, the entire sea area seemed to be jumping, and dozens of water columns shot up at the same time.  At the end of the water column, a large mass of oil surfaced.  After a while, many bodies floated up.

    Soon after the Japanese submarine was sunk, an "iron wall" appeared on the horizon.  At the same time, hundreds of air force bombers, protected by fighter jets, rushed towards Ryukyu Island in the distance. Then carrier-based bombers also roared down from high altitudes, dropping heavy bombs on Kume Island.

    When carrier-based aircraft took turns bombing the island, a huge warship slowly began to turn sideways in the center of the "iron wall".  on its bridge signal platform.  The sailors used elegant and unrestrained movements to alternately wave two signal flags to guide the four Beijing-class battleships behind them to turn simultaneously.

    It is currently the battleship with the largest tonnage and the strongest unit firepower throwing ability in the world, the Shandong.

    A total of four Shandong-class battleships were built (Shandong, Shanxi, Fujian, and Yunnan).  It is a comprehensive reflection of Yang Qiu¡¯s drawings and China¡¯s thirty-year industrial path.  Compared with the Montana-class battleship used as a template, it used the power pack of the French Fantasy-class destroyer imported from the United States during the European War and digested it on its own, and combined with the economic crisis.  The developed eight Jiangnan-produced double-gas-drum fast-burning boilers were installed with four Hanyang impulse steam turbines, four-shaft and four-propeller propulsion, with a maximum output of 173,000 horsepower.  On the ship type.  It does not completely imitate Montana, but combines the results of the National Fluid Laboratory led by Zhou Peiyuan, and adopts designs such as a wave-piercing bow, a large square stern, a flat deck, and a floating bow to optimize the underwater ship shape.  Use bilge keels to enhance stability.  If we really want to say that it looks like a battleship in history, then it should be closer to the Vanguard-class battleship.

    The designed maximum speed is 28 knots, but during sea trials.  The Shandong has reached a maximum speed of 29.3 knots with a light load. In a recent sea trial, the Shanxi set a record of 30 hours of continuous sailing at 25 knots.  This all shows that the power and stability of domestically produced power units are close to the highest level in the world.  In terms of defense, the Shandong class is similar to the Montana. The armament is backpack type, equipped with 4 triple L50/406mm naval guns, 10 twin L56/120mm high-level and flat dual-purpose semi-automatic guns, and 10 twin 85mm guns.  Deck anti-aircraft guns, 16 quadruple 40mm and 36 single 25mm anti-aircraft guns.  In terms of fire control, in addition to sea and air radars, there are also two radio fire control radars, front and rear optical rangefinders and turret independent rangefinders.  Compared with the similar Montana class, it has stronger electronic and air defense capabilities, especially the twin 85mm anti-aircraft guns installed on the deck, which use the Otto electric gun mount purchased from Italy before the war, both in terms of firepower and reaction speed.  It's top notch.

    The Shandong-class battleship also has some unsatisfactory aspects. The first is that after combining French technology, the fuel consumption rate of the main engine remains high, causing the endurance index to drop from the designed 15 knots/13,000 nautical miles to 15 knots/11,500 nautical miles. At 23 knots  Only 5,500 nautical miles.  The second is that the main gun is not as good as the American mk7 naval gun according to the original drawings, so designers have to continue to use French and Italian ideas.  Although the requirements were finally met, the life of the medicine chamber and barrel was sacrificed.  Fortunately, when battleships are engaged in battle, there are no cases where more than a hundred rounds are fired. As for high-explosive shells with low chamber pressure, the designers added soft bullet rings to the shells to reduce wear and tear.

    No matter what flaws it has, Shandong Class is still a masterpiece of Chinese industry.  Not to mention inspiring people, in the entire design and construction process alone, more than 1,000 technologies from various countries were introduced and digested, as many as 2,000 domestic companies and laboratories participated, more than 30,000 various technical problems were solved, and a special precision bearing,  Ultra-large crankshafts, ultra-large high-inclination propellers and other industries that were originally restricted by various countries in China are of little value.

    Of course, Brigadier General Zhang Xiaoyu (guest star Us Mane Corps) will not care about this.  He regrets that because China and JapanThe competition is earlier than expected, so the Shandong will not have a "partner" until next month, and the last two ships will likely face the embarrassment of being useless until early next year.  In fact, as early as the Mariana Battle, the Navy thought about stopping the construction. However, because the last two ships had already been launched and outfitted, and the completion progress was more than 80%, it would be a huge loss if abandoned, so it decided to finish the construction.

    "Sir, the artillery formation has been completed"

    "Report, the observation plane has taken off"

    "The bombers are leaving."

    "The patrol formation has entered the combat position. Sir, Commander Zhang's telegram, the Air Force will help us clear the airspace before sunset, and we can start at any time."

    In the navigation bridge, the former captain of the battleship Beijing was looking very neat and tidy today.  Wearing a gold-rimmed big-brimmed hat, a brigadier general badge on his shoulders, and a neatly ironed black general's coat, he held a white glove in one hand and held the railing with the other, looking at the bulging island at the end of the waterline.  "Is there any news about the Japanese main fleet?"

    "I was around the Volcanic Islands two days ago, and I'm missing now." The chief of staff who was transferred from the Peking with him knew very well what his officer was thinking, and said with a smile: "Sir, I bet you encountered someone from the Yamato."  The probability is less than five percent"

    "I bet, there will definitely be a chance to meet." Zhang Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.  After laughing, he threw his gloves on the operating table: "Let's get started!"

    As the gunnery commander picked up the phone, the largest joint sea-air landing battle in human history was about to begin

    (To be continued)
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