Chapter 84： prediction (1/2)
It is not difficult to predict the victory of a war, but it is a level to predict how a war will be won. For example, in the Gulf War that year, everyone believed that the United States-led alliance could win. But how to win? At least at the time, I thought that the two sides would fight for 300 rounds, throw a pile of corpses, and come to a few Middle Eastern versions of Kursk! As a result, it really fought. After dozens of days of air strikes, it was resolved within a few weeks. The casualties of the US military have just passed triple digits... Iraq? It seems that there is no accurate figure yet!
Now the highlight is finally here! The previous content is nonsense relative to this question! The Americans can also see who can win, and Simpson and others will not think that the Beiyang has an armored cruiser Mainz that can stand against the sky! The Japanese got 3 ships from the British!
”Sooner or later, the two fleets will have a battle. Although Japan has a clear advantage, they will still pay a heavy price! After this battle is over, the Beiyang Fleet will lose the ability to engage in large fleets, and the few warships will turn. Enter the battle! The fast battleships of the two sides are very likely to pursue and fight in the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and even the coastal waters of Japan!” Ruprecht said.
”Well, I have doubts about the efficiency of the post-dealing operations. Deterrence operations are not simple. They require logistics, reconnaissance, and various assistance, and fighting on the enemy's home court itself is a serious disadvantage. This is for warships and personnel. All have extremely high requirements.”
”Believe me, this break-up operation can definitely be recorded in history. I have contacted officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Navy. Their quality is even better than that of the Japanese Navy, and their tragedy lies entirely with their government. At least most people. Will fight to the end!” Ruprecht said.
”As for the tactics in the decisive battle, the fleets of both sides will be composed of two sub-squads, the main fleet composed of slow-moving old warships and the fast fleet composed of high-speed new warships!”
”Because the fast warships of both sides are relatively new warships, they are fast and powerful, and they are difficult to be destroyed in a short period of time. Therefore, based on the principle that one finger is worse than one finger, the fast fleets of both sides will give full play to their speed advantages. , Intercept the opposing team’s warships. At the same time, cooperate with the main fleet to encircle and destroy the weak ships in the main fleet! The odds of both sides depend entirely on who can hit the opponent’s main fleet faster!” Ruprecht rationalized his thoughts and said. This is also the thinking of the Japanese back then.
”Very novel tactics.” No way, even three years later, the US fleet still swarmed to death in the San Diego naval battle, not so detailed at all! Winning depends on hardware! Simpson is still very interested in this tactic.
”However, except for the Mainz and the two ironclad ships in the Beiyang, the remaining battleships are very low in combat effectiveness, and will be slaughtered in a very short event! The fighting time will not last long.” Simpson The lieutenant thought for a while and said.
”No, the battle will last a long time! The other warships of the Beiyang team are fragile, but the defenses of the two ironclad ships are quite good, and they are difficult to destroy with artillery, while the Beiyang fast fleet led by Mainz will last a long time. With Mainz as a cannonball magnet, two relatively fast cruisers have a chance to save themselves, and after extinguishing their flames, they will rejoin the battlefield.” Ruprecht retorted.
”Well, if the two fleets quickly clean up the weaker warships that can be killed, do you think the Japanese fleet will attack the Beiyang fleet or the fast fleet?” Simpson hesitated for a moment and asked.
”If it were me, I would let the fast fleet attack the team and cover the torpedo boats to attack. But the premise is that the Japanese team can bear a certain loss in the next stage! But from my understanding of the Japanese, they may not It will be like this!” This paragraph of Ruprecht is pure speculation, without any historical basis.