At this time, the Howaii Islands, Honu Island, Treasure Harbor, the operational command center of the command of the Guia Fleet of the Nuland Navy.

In the room of the university, a group of staff officers were marking information on the chart, to be precise, putting the icon with the information written on it in the corresponding position on the chart.

Around the chart table were several high-ranking generals guarded by Niz.

Among them was Spu, who had returned from mainland China a few days earlier.

For the crushing defeat suffered by Task Force 61 in the Fanyan Ocean, Nitsu did not blame Sp, or did not let Sp bear the responsibility for the defeat.

To be said, Spu doesn't have much responsibility either.

From beginning to end, Cunningham was in command of the combat operations, and Spark only did his best, but the result was that his skills were inferior.

If anyone is really to blame for the defeat, it should be Cunningham.

In Nyze's words, being able to keep the Endeavour and return home with almost all of the warships, Spu has done a good job.

Don't forget, the opponent is the number one admiral of the Liang Xia Navy, and there are 2 fleet aircraft carriers.

The key point is that the 61st Task Force also "sank" one Liangxia aircraft carrier during the battle, even if it turned out to be only damaged by that aircraft carrier.

As a result, after returning to his homeland, Sp was not only not reprimanded, but also received a medal.

In addition, all the officers and men of the "Endeavour" were commended for their efforts to rescue the damaged aircraft carrier. All wounded officers and soldiers were awarded the Order of Purple Hearts, while those who were not injured were awarded the Silver Heart. Sergeant Depp of the Marine Engineering Department became the first Navy officer to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor in this war by risking his life to repair the generator, and thus became a household name war hero.

It's just that Spu stayed in the country for a few months because of this.

He said that he was debriefing and went to the Admiralty to give a detailed account of the damage to the "Endeavour" and the combat operations of the 61st Task Force.

But in fact, it is mainly related to maintenance work.

Sending him to the Admiralty, Congress, and the Gray House to report to Lofos and other bigwigs is not to hold him accountable, but to have other purposes.

To put it more directly, it is aimed at the kingdom of Bran.

After the end of the Battle of Fanyan in the Southwest, the Bran authorities brazenly attacked first, claiming that it was the 61st Task Force that violated the orders issued by Cunningham and made unauthorized contact with the Liang Xia Navy, which led to the outbreak of the battle and finally sank the two Bran aircraft carriers.

For this reason, it was proposed to ask the Newland Federation for compensation, that is, to help build 2 fleet aircraft carriers.

Let's not talk about the money, but the resources needed to build 2 aircraft carriers and the slipways occupied are not requests that can be agreed to casually.

That's why Lofos asked the Admiralty to organize a hearing and sent Mr. Spark to the Gray House to give a report.

This move is to prove whose responsibility it is.

Of course, this kind of political struggle had little to do with Spu, and Lofos would not allow a naval admiral with little seniority to participate in diplomatic work.

After that, Spark also went to the New City shipyard for more than 2 months.

There are the only 2 remaining fleet aircraft carriers of the Nuland Navy.

According to the report sent by Spu to Nitz, if the two fleet aircraft carriers cannot be repaired within the year, the Nuland Navy will inevitably lose the Howaii Islands.

Small aircraft carriers?

Obviously, Spu never thought about relying on small aircraft carriers to win the decisive battle of the fleet!

Although in the war games, a small aircraft carrier with a strong aircraft-carrying capability has a strong attack power, and two aircraft carriers can be paralyzed by one dispatch at the same time, but in actual combat, there must be various problems, which will also have an impact on the performance of small aircraft carriers.

To put it bluntly, if a small aircraft carrier can win the decisive battle of the fleet, then why are the aircraft carriers getting bigger and bigger?

It is a pity that both "Endeavour" and "Lek" are in very bad condition.

According to the report submitted by the shipyard, the situation of the "Endeavour" is slightly better, mainly because of the new design of the hull, which can reduce a lot of trouble when repairing. The "Lek" was improved from the hull of a battle cruiser, and many of the main equipment had long been discontinued, making it very difficult to repair.

Even if all goes well, the two aircraft carriers will not be repaired until the fourth quarter, and it would be nice to be able to regain combat effectiveness before Christmas.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Spu also went to visit the large aircraft carrier "Ethiopia" under construction.

In fact, this aircraft carrier has not yet been named, and the Admiralty will use this name within the Admiralty.

According to the normal procedure, the official name will not be officially named until after delivery.

It was during this period that Spark made a number of valuable suggestions to the shipyard's design units, including finding a way to extend the flight deck.

The reason is that the design of the "Ethiopia" refers to the F4F, which was designed before the war, and does not take into account the speed of development of carrier-based aircraft, or it is not necessary before the war, so it will definitely encounter the problem of lack of space when operating new carrier-based aircraft.

Relatively speaking, the problem of insufficient size is most evident in the length of the flight deck.

In addition, the insufficient length of the flight deck also had an impact on the design of the new carrier-based aircraft.

The most representative is that the new carrier-based fighter designed by the Walter Company has not passed the Navy acceptance because the landing speed is too fast and the elevation angle must be strictly controlled, which makes it very difficult to operate at low speeds. If the landing zone on the deck can be extended by about 10 meters, it will be possible to increase the approach speed of carrier-based aircraft, and solve the problem caused by the difficulty of low-speed control in one fell swoop.

Of course, due to the restrictions of the locks of the Wangxi Canal, the width of the "Ethiopian" class was severely limited, and it was not possible to solve the problem of lack of space by expanding the width.

As for Lock No. 3, it hasn't been completed yet.

If anything, the most important thing that Spark has done in the past few months is actually to promote the design and construction of new air defense warships.

In the two decisive battles of the fleet under his command, the air defense of the Nuland fleet was a big problem.

Of course, the air defense network is full of loopholes, which is a common problem of all navies, and the Liangxia Navy is the same.

Taking the naval battle of Fanyanyang in the southwest as an example, in the face of enemy planes penetrating from ultra-low altitudes, the air defense fighters and air defense warships of the 11 th Task Force still failed to respond in a timely manner.

It's just that, compared with the Liangxia Navy, the Nuland Navy's air defense problem is more prominent.

If it is to be said, if there were a few fast battleships with fierce anti-aircraft firepower, in the Battle of the Northwest and Eastern Seas, the three fleet aircraft carriers would not necessarily be sunk.

In addition, the fleet aircraft carriers of the Liangxia Navy were able to escape many disasters by relying on powerful anti-aircraft firepower.

It is precisely for this reason that Spu has always advocated the construction of fast battleships, and designed and built specialized air defense warships in accordance with the air defense standards of fast battleships.

Actually, it's a large cruiser.

This is similar to the situation of the Liang Xia Navy.

The reason is that fast battleships are too expensive, and the construction period is too long, there is no way to quickly replenish losses, and cheap replacements need to be found.

As for the result, that is, the later large cruisers of the "Arras" class.

At the time of this proposal, it was clear that Spu had not considered the cost, or that as an admiral, he could not have considered the cost of construction.

To say, this is more similar to the White Stop War.

All in all, during his few months on home soil, Spu was not idle.

By the time he returned to the headquarters of the Guia Fleet, the tide of battle had been turned upside down.