"But relying solely on 5 dreadnoughts to meet 10 fast warships of Russia and the Netherlands is obviously not a good idea, and the difference in firepower projection between the two sides is too great. Even if the 10-inch 50L gun is paired with reasonable armor-piercing shells, it can make a lot of holes in the nose and tail armor of the dreadnought and non-key protection areas. Because of the problem of water ingress or the damage of high-explosive shells, even dreadnoughts can be sunk, let alone those cruisers that are already outdated. Even I doubt that our two battle cruisers will be able to hold out under the blow of high-density 10-inch 50L guns. After all, the thickness of the main equipment is not enough to withstand a 10-inch gun at close range. And in ocean-going operations, our warships will maintain heavy loads. Liu Buyun voiced his concerns.

"Don't think about the problem so seriously, the opponent's fast fleet will not always gather together, if we can seize the opportunity of the opponent's division of troops to eat part of it first, our situation will be very good, it may not be easy to sink the dreadnought-type fast battleship, but those mounted cruisers are quite vulnerable under the blow of 12-inch heavy guns, and it is very likely that a Russian mounted patrol can be terminated in dozens of minutes. And although we are far away, the Longxu-class battlecruisers have a great advantage in terms of speed, and even if we count the losses, we can still catch up with the opponent's patrol and deal a fatal blow. Unable to see the somewhat dull atmosphere, Deng Shichang said loudly. In his opinion, tactically we can think more about difficulties, but we must not be afraid. And the current atmosphere he thinks is very bad.

"We're not just dealing with the opposing side's fast fleet, if our speed is below 18 knots or if we have battle damage. So I guess the Russian dreadnoughts staying in the port of Batavia will not give up this opportunity, right? Do not forget that the Borodino-class battleships also had a speed of up to 19 knots. They will also participate in the containment of us if necessary, and the Java Sea is not very vast, plus a large number of auxiliary warships. Our whereabouts are easily exposed. Liu Buyun reminded. This is the first time that the Chinese Navy is on the outside of the enemy's waters, and many things that did not need to be considered before must now be considered.

"Actually, I want to say that we should change our thinking about warfare, why do we have to sail in the Java Sea for a long time? Our mission is not to break diplomatic relations, but to destroy the other side's fleet. So there is no need for us to cruise in the Java Sea for a long time and then search for those transports, our first target is the enemy fast fleet. The second target is the enemy's fast fleet, and the third target is the enemy's fast fleet! Xu Jie's voice broke the silence.

"yes, why didn't I think of that? We are guerrilla and not harassing each other's voyages. Quickly enter the war zone, search for the opposing fleet and deliver a fatal blow, and quickly evacuate the battlefield after the last day. There is absolutely no need for us to stay in the Java Sea for a long time. Naturally, submarines are responsible for the task of breaking diplomatic relations. What kind of time is wasted on capital ships and transport ships, and using expensive capital ships to break the deal is a good strategy in itself. Liu Buyun suddenly reacted.

If you change your mindset, you can solve all your problems. You're going to open the film. So you are not afraid of being discovered, and it is really difficult to get close to the opposing patrol fleet in enemy waters without noticing. Either you find the opposing fleet, or you let the opposing fleet find you. In short, it must be encountered, and the former is obviously difficult. At the same time, the other party discovers your fleet, and the smoke of war is still there, for example, if you divide the fleet into two teams, one in front and one in the back. After all, the information obtained by the other party is incomplete. And in this way, the Chinese Navy can save a lot of fuel that would have been used for cruising. The problem of the decrease in combat power due to the load problem has also been solved!

"Also. Can we be prepared to keep the fast transport fleet responsible for supplying the fleet before entering the Java Sea? During the Spanish-American War, the Americans also specially equipped high-speed merchant ships with artillery as auxiliary cruisers, and the speed of those merchant ships was not full at all than that of battleships, and the maximum speed was actually 22 knots! More than 10,000 tons of big guys! With these merchant ships transporting fuel and supplies, we would be able to set off at the southern entrance of the Makassar Strait! And the high speed of 22 knots can basically throw off the tracking of the opponent's capital ship. Of course, I think that the Russians and the Dutch will not easily enter the Makassar Strait, in which case they will have a better chance of meeting our main fleet. Yang Yonglin's brain turned quickly, and in less than two minutes, he came up with another solution to the supply and voyage!

"If this is the case, our armored cruisers can also participate in the battle with a suitable load, although they are still inferior to the new ones of the Russian-Dutch Navy in terms of performance, but the combat effectiveness is still preserved a lot. It's possible to fight. In this way, we can put together 10 capital ships to fight with the fast fleet of the Russian-Dutch fleet, although we suffer a little loss in terms of fast cruisers, but we have an advantage in terms of dreadnoughts. Deng Shichang said with some excitement.

"If this is formed, I am afraid that the main force of the Russian Navy led by Makanov will meet us! Ten warships are swaggering through the Java Sea, and it is difficult for the other party to find out? As long as there was a radio on the opposing ship, it was easy to relay the telegraph by wire on land to the main force of the Russian Navy in Octavia. And although the speed of the armored cruiser has increased due to the reduced load, this is only from 16 knots to 18 to 19 knots. There is no advantage in speed compared with the new Russian battleships, and more importantly, once there is a battle wound, 100% will catch up, and I am afraid that it will not even be able to hold out at night and be sunk, and now the two sides are fighting on a large scale, and the firepower of a few warships can sink an outdated armored cruiser of less than 10,000 tons in a very short time. Ding Zhuangqian, who had not spoken, suddenly said, this former commander of the Nanyang Navy, after joining the Huaxia Navy, has been relatively marginal, although the senior management of the Huaxia Navy did not deliberately alienate him, but because of the relationship between the record and the foreign department, he is obviously not as strong as Liu Buyun and Deng Shichang.

"I agree with General Ding's opinion, any warship is a valuable asset of the Huaxia Navy, even if the performance is a little backward and the hull is a little old, but in the decisive battle of the fleet, it can still be used to deal with the opponent's lightning ships and light cruisers. So we have to be cautious with every warship. Xu Jie's words broke the silence of the venue, and at the same time rounded the scene for the somewhat embarrassed Ding Zhuangqian. Of course, the most important thing is that Xu Jie vetoed Deng Shichang's idea of large-scale combat to a certain extent. It's just that Xu Jie's statement is quite euphemistic.

As long as there is war, there will be sacrifices, which is unavoidable, but as a senior general, you must cherish every comrade-in-arms and every weapon in your hands. Although we can't degenerate into avoiding war and protecting ships, we must not hold the idea that warships are consumables and just fight a decisive battle. Although Deng Shichang did not think so, this kind of idea of direct decisive battle is still unacceptable. The reason is simple, it does not correspond to the established strategy of Huaxia!

"The task of our navy, in addition to defeating the Russian fleet, is to occupy the Dutch colony, including part of the territory of Kalimantan, so at the beginning of the war we need the main naval forces to provide cover for the actions of the army and marines on the islands. So we need to delay and attrition, instead of starting into a decisive battle, this naval battle will be longer than any naval battle we have experienced, because the other side is stronger, and because the sea area is more vast, so it is unrealistic to think that the victory or defeat will be decided through a war. The task of the fast fleet is to weaken the enemy's fast fleet, and the early task of the main fleet of the navy is to cover the offensive of the army. Xu Jie looked at Deng Shichang, who was a little embarrassed, and said.

Naval battles between great powers are ultimately won by long attrition at sea, as is the case in both the Age of Sail and the Age of Dreadnought, and one of the most important problems is that it is difficult to defeat a fleet nested in a harbor, and this problem was not finally solved until the advent of aircraft carriers. Xu Jie didn't think that the Huaxia fleet would attack Batavia with all its strength at the beginning, but the mine array outside Batavia would limit the Huaxia fleet to a range beyond the best range of naval guns, and the Russian fleet itself was strong, so it was obviously unrealistic to go up directly to fight.

What's more important is that the main fleet is much larger than the fast fleet, although if you count the capital ships of more than 7,000 tons, the number of fast dreadnought formations plus cruiser formations is more than that of the main fleet with 7 battleships, but if you count the light cruisers and destroyers in the main fleet, as well as various auxiliary ships, then the actual size of the main fleet is about twice as much as that of the fast fleet! The huge scale and huge consumption of more than a dozen light cruisers and dozens of mine-striking ships made it impossible for the Huaxia Navy to maintain its presence in the Java Sea for a long time! The Chinese Navy is coming, the Russian Navy is hiding, and when you leave, I will come out again, as long as the Russians plan to play hide and seek with you, then you can't do anything!

Therefore, the vast majority of the high-level leaders of the Huaxia Navy believe that in the early stage, they will expand their superiority step by step by consuming the strength of their opponents, and after a certain degree of superiority, even with the assistance of mine arrays and batteries, the Huaxia Navy can launch a strong attack! If the ports of the rest of the Russian Navy could be swept away before the assault, then I am afraid that even without attacking Batavia, the sustained combat capability of the Russian Navy would be greatly reduced, for the simple reason that Batavia could not meet all the needs of such a large fleet, and a large number of fuel, spare parts and factories would need to be distributed elsewhere! And these places are not as well protected as Batavia!

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