"The empire now only has 6 months of fuel inventory (Note 1). Once a war breaks out with the United States, we can only obtain oil from China, not to mention that China now needs to import from Lucia, even if their newly discovered oil fields are fully formed
After the production capacity is enough to be self-sufficient, others may not necessarily be willing to export the excess to us. Even if they are willing, the quantity is far from meeting the needs of the empire. The word I heard them say most during my stay in China was "self-reliance", which is very important to us.
The same applies to empires
Yes, we cannot place our hopes on other countries. Only by quickly defeating the Pacific Fleet and obtaining Sumatra's oil can we have hope of victory in this war. And those measures for stability are just a postponement of the death penalty, so what's the point?
?" When Yamaguchi Tawen said this, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "Actually, if the empire cannot win, I would rather lose quickly. The longer the war drags on, the greater the suffering the people will suffer, and in the future the United States will
The more ruthless a person's revenge is..."
After hearing this, Yamamoto Isoroku also sighed deeply. In the final analysis, Japan's national power is far inferior to that of the United States, otherwise why take such risks?
In addition, Yamaguchi Tamon also pointed out a very important point. Nowadays, the technology of salvaging sunken ships in various countries has made a qualitative leap. If the attack on Pearl Harbor was just a one-hit retreat, the Americans would soon be able to recover most of the sunken ships.
It only takes at most half a year to salvage and repair a warship.
The husband can regain his strength. And if the Japanese army can capture Pearl Harbor, the situation will be reversed. Once the Japanese navy salvages the sunken US ship and repairs it, the strength of the Japanese and American navies will wax and wane. This progress
The difference is not even a little bit...
Yamamoto Isoroku was finally persuaded, and he immediately went to see the emperor with a determined look on his face. After Emperor Takahito read the plan, he suddenly took a breath, thought for a while and asked, "Auxiliary ships
Is it too risky to take such a small amount?"
"There is no way. At present, except for the Akizuki-class destroyers, the endurance of other light warships is too far from that of the battleships. Bringing too many will inevitably drag down the fleet. At that time, it will not be able to reach Hawaii. Although this will affect the fleet's air defense and anti-submarine capabilities.
.but there are
With nearly a thousand carrier-based aircraft on 12 aircraft carriers, there shouldn’t be much of a problem." Yamaguchi Tawen explained helplessly. In fact, he also knew that if he took action later, he would be more prepared. However,
If you do that, you may miss a good opportunity.
"Send out all 12 aircraft carriers at once. Is this necessary? Not to mention that three air fleets going to battle together will increase the difficulty of command and coordination. Once this battle fails, the empire's navy will be completely destroyed...
". Chongren asked with some trembling. This war, like the Sino-Japanese War of 1898 and the Russo-Japanese War, was a huge gamble on the fate of the country. However, there was no country behind him that was stronger than the enemy to support him secretly. No wonder he felt uneasy.
.
"Although according to common sense, the defenders of Hawaii should be negligent, we must be prepared for a tough battle. Even if the enemy is well prepared, we must capture Hawaii by force, because if we cannot capture Hawaii, this world war will end.
The empire will no longer have the slightest chance of victory, just like
As the saying goes, 'either don't do it or do it absolutely.' Therefore, as long as the power can be used, it must be used without any reservation. As for the command and coordination of the three air fleets, I have done a good job.
Confidence, your Majesty, please rest assured..." Yamaguchi Tawen insisted.
Chongren bit his lower lip with a solemn expression. After a while, he solemnly bowed to Yamaguchi Tawen and said, "Then the future of the empire will be entrusted to the commander."
Yamaguchi Tawen quickly returned the courtesy, and Chongren thought of a question at this time, "How can such a huge fleet, traveling thousands of miles away to fight, avoid the detection of the American army?"
"Your Majesty, rest assured that although the U.S. government pushed too hard, the empire still retained its most important two wings, Nantori Island (the Japanese name for Marcus Island) and the Ogasawara Islands. Now the U.S. military has withdrawn from Okinawa, and Guam is located further south.
, even if we walk in a straight line, we are not within the detection range of the US military aircraft in Guam. Therefore, before the fleet approaches Wake Island, the Americans
It is impossible to detect us. And when the imperial fleet approaches Wake Island, it is too late for the US government to dispatch warships from the Atlantic (Note 2). Not to mention that the US military on Wake Island may not necessarily be able to detect our fleet.
, even if we discover it, we will most likely think that we are going to attack Wake Island or Guam, and it is difficult to imagine that the imperial fleet will actually attack Wake Island or Guam.
We will boldly go straight to Huanglong and hit Pearl Harbor, the home of the U.S. Pacific Fleet... Moreover, our Zero fighters and Zero bombers have a fairly large combat radius, so the fleet does not need to get too close to Hawaii.
, but the aircraft can be released first to launch the first wave of attacks. After the attack is effective, the fleet will gradually approach to save the fuel of the carrier-based aircraft.
Extend the time limit for their operations, and low-altitude penetration tactics have been proven to be effective in exercises. Even if the US army reacts immediately, it will be too late..." Yamaguchi explained patiently.
, this plan is too risky. Without the support of the emperor, he and Yamamoto Isoroku alone would not be able to implement it.
In addition, Yamaguchi Tamon also suggested that Emperor Takahito immediately invite two aircraft carriers from the German Far East Fleet to Japan after receiving the good news. On the one hand, there are two more battleships in the mainland, which can prevent the US military in Nanyang from jumping over the wall and take advantage of the opportunity for the main force of the combined fleet to travel far away.
Take the initiative to attack the Japanese mainland or the islands that serve as screen vassals (mainly Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands). On the other hand, you can also use this strong maritime force in future battles.
The two most important bosses of the Admiralty reached an agreement, and with the support of the Emperor, no matter how others expressed their opinions, they would not be able to affect the execution of Yamaguchi's plan, and Japan entered its final state of war readiness. It is worth mentioning.
What is mentioned is that in order to enhance the authority of Yamaguchi Tamon who had just been reinstated to facilitate his command, Emperor Takahito not only promoted him to the rank of admiral (later
Although he was the commander of the Combined Fleet before, due to seniority issues, the highest military rank was only vice admiral. Later, he was dismissed due to poor performance in the battle with the Chinese Navy and was sent to China for military exchanges. Therefore, his military rank has never been
promoted.), and based on his opinions, he also made certain personnel changes to the leadership of the three major aviation fleets.
In this way, Yamaguchi Takan, who is relatively junior, has room to give full play to his talents, and the Japanese Combined Fleet will no longer let some amateurs command the aircraft carrier formation as it did in history, which turned out to be a big mistake...
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Note 1: Since the Japanese government has begun war preparations long ago, the situation is much better than when the Pacific War broke out in history. Although it is also said to be 6 months, historically it saves 6 months, but this time and space is
Use as usual for 6 months.
Note 2: Because the distance between the mainland of the United States and Pearl Harbor has exceeded the distance between Wake Island and Pearl Harbor, not to mention that there are no battleships on the west coast of the United States, the United States must first send warships from the east coast south through the Panama Canal.
That's it, the time difference is even worse. (To be continued...)