The so-called nine-dan attack was a decisive battle tactic that the Japanese Navy fantasized about against the United States before the Pacific War, specifically by arranging submarines, aircraft carriers, cruisers, and destroyers in layers, and engaging the American fleet one after another in order to weaken the opponent's strength. The www.biquge.info battleship was placed at the end, and the Yamato-class cannon was used to make the final decision -- this is the idea of the Japanese design and construction of the Yamato, which was used to fight a nine-stage decisive battle.

However, when the Pacific War began, except for the decisive battle of battleships in the Hawaiian Islands at the beginning, the Japanese battleships seemed to have become soy sauce fighters, and aviation warfare became the main means of engagement.

However, beginning with the Battle of Christmas Island in September 1943, Japan began to suffer setbacks in a series of air battles. The elite of the generation who joined the naval aviation before the outbreak of the war was lost, and by the time of the Second Battle of the Hawaiian Islands, even the elite of the army aviation was taken out and fought out.

Although with the help of shore-based advantages, it has also consumed more than 4,000 fighters of the US military and fought out many elite carrier-based aircraft pilots of the United States. But from June onwards, the situation took another turn for the worse.

It turned out that the U.S. military repaired and expanded the airfield on Niihau, and then the Army Air Corps' P51B/C and P47D were transferred. Now the battle over the Hawaiian Islands has become shore-to-shore. Japan's Hurricane and Purple Electric Reform are not at all the opponents of P51B/C and P47D, and as for the three medium-heavy bombers that Japan is proud of, "Galaxy", "Swallowing Dragon", and "Flying Dragon", when they encountered the P47D "interceptor", they were even more defeated. The combination of 8 12.7mm Browning aviation machine guns and aviation rockets can completely shoot down a sturdy Japanese bomber in a single blow!

To make matters worse, because the Japanese planes on the Hawaiian Islands had been depleted, the Japanese Navy and Army had to resort to long-range transfer tactics and carrier relay to replenish the fighters in the Hawaiian Islands battlefield. The former was used to supplement the Milky Way medium bomber, which had a large range, while the latter catapulted the Hurricane and Purple Electric into deep space on an aircraft carrier equipped with a flywheel catapult (imported from Germany) and then sailed to the Hawaiian Islands at night.

However, these two supplementation methods are very expensive, and the amount that can be replenished is insufficient. In particular, the U.S. military also deployed P61 night fighters on Niihau Island, and as a result, Japanese planes flying to the Hawaiian Islands at night were often intercepted by P61s! After a long night flight, the Japanese rookie pilots who were exhausted often were shot down by the American P61 in a daze without even seeing the Hawaiian Islands.

As a result, in the past June, Japan lost more than 1,100 planes in the Hawaiian Islands, and the number of US planes shot down by them was much less.

Now the exchange ratio of air warfare in the battle for the Hawaiian Islands has been greatly disadvantageous to Japan! Trying to rely on aviation warfare to win is tantamount to a fool's dream.

But the decisive battle of the fleet...... That's just fighting with the old book of the Japanese Navy!

Is it really cost-effective?

"Ito-kun," Yamamoto Fifty-six said in a leisurely tone, "do you think that in a decisive battle with the fleet, the combined fleet will be sure to win?" ”

"This ......" Ito thought for a while, nodded and said, "The Combined Fleet has 4 Yamato-class battleships, while the United States only has 4 Iowa-class battleships at most on the battlefield in the Hawaiian Islands, which is not our opponent at all. ”

"And what about the planes of the Americans?" Yamamoto asked, "Ito-kun didn't think that American planes would stand by and watch their battleships fight to the death with ours, right?" ”

"Naturally, this is impossible," Ito said, shaking his head, "but Commander Nagumo and Commander Ozawa will cover the battleship forces with aircraft carriers. ”

Yamamoto Fifty-six also shook his head and said, "No, no, this is a reckless act that is not sure!" ”

Yamamoto is not wrong that Japan can now muster up less than 20 aircraft carriers at most, while the United States has at least 50-60 aircraft carriers near the Hawaiian Islands. In terms of commonly used carrier-based aircraft, Japan can come up with up to 800 aircraft.

And the United States, even if it does not take into account escort aircraft carriers, can come up with at least 25 large and light fleet aircraft carriers, and even if the number of standing carrier-based aircraft on it is insufficient, 1200-1300 aircraft can still be made.

Although the US carrier-based pilots suffered heavy losses in previous operations, and most of the pilots who fly the 1,300 carrier-based planes now are "rookies" who have transferred from the Army Air Corps (the rest, of course, are the elite carrier-based aircraft), they are still better than the Japanese carrier-based pilots -- their skills in piloting planes to take off and land on aircraft carriers, and flying over the sea, are relatively poor, but the skills of air combat and bombing are not good at all!

The best pilots of the Japanese Navy have long been exhausted, but the Japanese Navy cannot get experienced pilots from the Army Red Deer like the US Navy......

In addition, the carrier-based aircraft on the Japanese aircraft carriers were also at a great disadvantage in the face of the US carrier-based aircraft. In order to compensate for this weakness, the Japanese Navy also recently introduced a batch of Fw-190T trials from Germany. But the results were also unsatisfactory, since the Fw-190T was improved from shore-based aircraft, and the take-off and landing performance was not very ideal. When taking off on an aircraft carrier, it is necessary to rely on a high-power hydraulic catapult to fully fuel and recharge. And the landing speed is too fast, it is a headache, and the old pilots who are not experienced cannot fly the Fw-190T to land the ship at all.

Therefore, the carrier-based fighters of the Japanese Navy are still using the Zero, but the Zero 62/63 was launched with reference to the Fokker Zero D, which was transformed into a fighter-bomber. But the performance of the Zero Type 62/63 is still not comparable to the American F4U and F6F.

"But......" Ito Junichi looked very embarrassed, "Your Excellency Marshal, this is the situation of the Combined Fleet, if you don't fight a fleet war, and the air battle is uncertain, how can you fight a decisive battle?" ”

"How to fight?" Yamamoto Isoroku glared at Ito Junichi, "Why the decisive battle?" ”

“……”

"Didn't the Empire win? Didn't the United States sue for peace? Isn't the Army also planning to end the Pacific campaign and move to the Asian continent? Why is the Navy still fighting a meaningless decisive battle? ”

Yamamoto's series of questions made Ito Junichi a little unexpected.

Yamamoto fifty-six this is not to fight...... Oh, in fact, most of the characters in Japan who have the final say don't want to fight the Pacific War with the United States anymore.

Didn't even the head of the army red deer say: The United States is "Jin", Japan is "Song", and Germany is "Great Mongolia"?

What happened to the Great Song Kingdom of Lianmeng and the destruction of Jin, who in Japan doesn't know? But can Japan not fight now?

"But Germany had acquiesced in the expansion of the Reich in the Far East, provided a set of equipment for the production of nuclear fission bombs, and had the United States occupy the Hawaiian Islands ...... the long-term development of the Reich."

When Ito said this, his brows were already twisted.

Japan is now receiving the benefits of Germany, and if it doesn't get things done, can the Germans spare Japan? Germany now has an atomic bomb!

As for the occupation of the Hawaiian Islands by the United States, the Japanese are not really worried, because they believe that a united European States is the main enemy of the United States of America......

In fact, there is no unsolvable hatred between Japan and the United States.

"Afraid of what? The big gold of the United States is not finished yet," Yamamoto fifty-six waved his hand, "and we are not breaking our promises...... Rather, it is to fulfill the promise on the premise of keeping the fleet. ”

"Keep the fleet?"

Yamamoto Fifty-six nodded and said, "Only by protecting the ship can we defeat the enemy!" ”

"Defend the ship and defeat the enemy? Is there a fleet? ”

"Yes!" Yamamoto Fifty-six nodded heavily, "The Combined Fleet must exist!" Only if the fleet exists, the navy can dominate the enemy! Not only external enemies, but also internal enemies! ”

This enemy ...... Not just the United States and the Soviet Union, but also the Japanese Army red deer!

The combined fleet is the capital of the Japanese Navy, and if the toss is gone, the army's major policy in the future will be the army.

The navy made such a great achievement, and in the end there was nothing, how could Yamamoto Fifty-six and Nagano Shufu be willing?

Don't look at the fact that the Pacific War is almost over, and Japan should fight a land war next, but Yamamoto and Nagano are still preparing a large-scale new shipbuilding plan!

Not only are preparations for the construction of follow-up ships to the Yamato-class class, but more of the Taiho-class aircraft carriers will be built - this may seem ridiculous to the United States and Germany, but for the Japanese Navy, it is a reward they deserve!

And Yamamoto Fifty-six is sober-minded, he is also a member of the Japanese Navy, and must consider the interests of the Navy.

"The Battle of the Hawaiian Islands will definitely be fought," said Yamamoto, "but it must be made clear that this is not an Imperial War, but a War against Germany." So most of the capital ships had to be saved...... Do you understand? ”

Half of Yamamoto's words were said, and the other half was that it didn't matter if the battle was lost, and it didn't matter if the Hawaiian Islands were lost, as long as the fleet was not lost.

"Shimono understands......" Ito Junichi stood up, picked up the text of the "Jie-2 Battle Plan" in front of Yamamoto and was about to leave.

"Ito-kun, why did you take the plan away?" Yamamoto Fifty-six opened his mouth to stop Ito, "The official hasn't seen it yet?" ”

"Your Excellency, you mean ......"

Yamamoto Fifty-six smiled and said, "The plan doesn't have to be changed...... If the Germans want to see it, they will also send personnel to observe it with the fleet. But plans don't always keep up with changes, right? ”

Ito finally understood at this time, and bowed to Yamamoto in admiration, "Xiaguan immediately go to the Yamato again and convey your intentions to Commander Nagumo and Commander Ozawa." ”