Time entered the summer of 1942. With the full mobilization of the United States, its strong industrial capabilities were all transferred to the wartime mechanism, and its military industry developed rapidly. With the support of the United States, the military strength of the allies was greatly strengthened.
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In the Pacific battlefield, with the continuous service of twelve Essex-class fleet aviation warships, the US Pacific Fleet gradually reversed the passive situation of retreating in the early stages of the war, and already had the
With the ability to compete with the Republican Navy and a certain ability to counterattack, the entire Pacific battlefield fell into a stalemate and tug-of-war pattern.
"According to the information currently available, the Chinese are relying on a series of islands to build a solid and complete defense system. Currently in the Pacific region, they use the Solomon Islands, Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, and Sulfur Islands,
The Ogasawara Islands and the Aleutian Islands form the outermost defense and alert island chain, and Western Australia, New Guinea, Maluku Islands, Philippine Islands, Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands, Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin Islands and Kuril Islands-level Kamchatka Peninsula
The second-level defense island chain group was established. The Republican Navy deployed three main fleets in this island chain area, and could provide reinforcements to the peripheral island chain area at any time. Now they are fighting for the idea of Midway or Pearl Harbor.
"In the Pacific Fleet Command in Hawaii, the new Pacific Fleet Commander General Nimitz is hearing the report of Colonel Dilani, deputy chief of staff and chief of combat in the fleet.
In the early days of the United States declaring war with China on the Republic of China, the Pacific Fleet was on the defensive. After the Battle of the Philippines began, the Naval Operations Department decisively gave up the Philippines and Guam based on actual conditions, and did not allow the Republican Fleet, which was actively looking for a decisive battle, to find an opportunity.
In the strategy formulated by Naval Operations Secretary General Stark, the U.S. Navy's mission in the early stages of the Pacific War mainly included defending a maritime traffic line to Australia and New Zealand and waiting for an opportunity to fight back.
As the war progresses, the war situation in Australia has been temporarily stable, and both sides are not able to open the deadlock in the short term. The impact of this maritime transportation channel on the entire war situation becomes increasingly important. The fleets of both sides are in the Central Pacific.
The battle began to increase.
After the defeat of the Battle of Solomon, President Roosevelt was quite dissatisfied with the tactics of the Pacific Fleet. Admiral Jin Cinder was transferred to the newly established Caribbean Fleet, and the former Navy Personnel Director Major General Nimitz was appointed commander of the Pacific Fleet at a higher level.
The white building of the Pacific Fleet Command is located high in the Makarapa Mountains of Oahu, and looks very dazzling in the sun.
"I think the attack on Midway is just an illusion they give us, and they are really aiming for the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji Islands. Thus, we have completely cut off our connection with Australia. Lieutenant General Fleche's report also confirms this.
The Chinese are building two large military airports on Bougainville Island." Major General McCain, the aviation commander of the Third Fleet, believes that the target of the Republican Navy's offensive is still in the South Pacific.
"The enemy's three fleets have been in Tokyo Bay. One in Saipan and Guam, the largest in Rabaul, is always possible to reinforce any island they occupy within three days. This is a sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensational sensation
The headache is that before our strength completely surpasses them, we cannot win any amphibious landing battle." Major General Spruins, Chief of Staff of the Pacific Fleet, said that MacArthur has been calling a counterattack in Australia.
This put Nimitz under a lot of pressure, and he hoped that the new fleet commander would not make mistakes.
"It is necessary to fight back, we can't let them be too peaceful!" Zimiz stretched out his right hand, which was missing a finger, holding his chin, staring at the chart spread on the table, "but our primary purpose is to send a
Only in this way can we take the initiative to seize the battlefield."
"The Chinese have sixteen fleet aviation warships on the Pacific battlefield. We do not have an advantage over them. Their latest level aviation warships have a displacement of 45,000 tons and are equipped with more than 150 carrier-based aircraft. Our aviation ships
Leaning behind them in terms of performance,” Spruins said.
"These will change soon, and our bulk-built Midway-class aviation warships will begin service in mid-nex year, and in the coming months there will be twelve Essex-class fleets with amplified hulls in the next few months.
Aircraft ships are in service one after another, most of them will be equipped to the Pacific Fleet. "Nimitz said, "How about we fight back in southern Australia? I mean Perth."
"This is what MacArthur hopes, but I think it's difficult to succeed. The Chinese have more than 3,000 land-based fighter jets in that area. If the fleet appears near the coast, they will inevitably be attacked by them." Spruins
"From the current situation, I think it is feasible to launch a counterattack in the South Pacific, and the target is in the Gilbert Islands or the Solomon Islands."
Nimitz stood at the chart table, changed his hands to his chest, looked for a while before saying, "Major General, did you say that in the Naval Academy the Battle of Wake Island?"
Spruenz was stunned and then said, "Yes, sir! I studied the tactics of how to regain the sea area after the enemy occupied that island in the early stages of the war. However, in the plan at that time, the enemy was supposed to be the Japanese.
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"What is the result of the sand table deduction?" Nimitz continued.
"It's not very good, but now the situation is similar. Our main force is to provide reinforcements from Pearl Harbor. The original purpose was to test the tactical principles, assuming that 'orange' has controlled the Marshall waters and the enemy's air force has ground bases."
Pruins said: "We are more than 2,000 nautical miles away from Wake Island, but the enemy can arrive in one day. The airships at that time were not the main force, and the situation is a bit different now."
"Is it possible to attract the enemy's main force?" Nimitz asked.
"This is not necessarily. Even if they give up, we can't keep it." Sluruins marked dangerous sections on the chart. "We may be attacked by enemy submarine forces in these waters.
, Relatively speaking, it is ideal to launch a counterattack in the Solomon Islands."
"The fall of Port Moresby is hard to avoid. The Chinese are speeding up the construction of railways and highways in Jayapra, Malachi and Laicheng. After these railways are connected, they will launch the final offensive, but we
There is no way," Nimitz said, "The Joint Chiefs of Staff has issued an order requiring us to ensure the safety of the Solomon Islands!" (To be continued.)