Chapter 301 Kamikaze When the Yamato was originally built, the aircraft carrier faction had not yet gained the upper hand. At that time, the discussion was all about the era of naval guns, and giant guns were king. Who knew that war mode would develop so fast. The role of aircraft carriers is growing, especially in this naval battle. The Yamato faced a large number of carrier-based aircraft and was almost sunk. In the end, he managed to escape, but he was also covered in injuries and there were several holes in the deck. Therefore, Yamamoto Isoroku had no hope for the Yamato. It is basically impossible to win with Yamato. We must find a way to increase aircraft carriers. The Shinano is currently being built, but the speed is too slow, and those in the Navy must be urged to speed up.
The other is to convert Yamato's sister ship into an aircraft carrier. In this case, there are only two main aircraft carriers. Not enough! The appearance of the Yorktown aircraft carrier this time made Yamamoto Isoroku completely desperate. It was obviously expected to take at least half a year to return to the battlefield, but what was the result? In just two months, it appeared on the battlefield, and it was still intact. Such terrifying repair ability made him know that if the fight continued, they might really lose. "Xinxi, you are right. We must make changes. Not only that, we must also transform some merchant ships and turn them into **** aircraft carriers. We must learn from rice beasts." Yamamoto Isoroku basically agreed in full. Opinions of the combat staff. "Your Excellency, Commander, there is another problem, that is, the attrition rate of our pilots is too high. New pilots are still being trained, which will take a certain amount of time. It is expected to take at least three months." the combat staff said. Aircraft carrier-based pilots are completely different from land-based pilots, and there is really too much knowledge to learn. "Baga, three months is too long. We don't have that long. With the industrial strength of Mizu, their number of warships will double in three months. We must save time." Yamamoto Isoroku Liuyi heard that it would take three months, and he immediately became furious. How long would it take? Three more months? "But in such a short period of time, all the pilots we train will die." The combat staff hesitated and expressed his worries. Hearing this, Yamamoto Isoroku looked gloomy and ugly. Who knows that their background is so bad, not even a little bit worse than rice beasts. He now regrets starting a war with Mi Zhu, but the fight has reached this point, and it is impossible to surrender honorably. What's more, the Japanese Empire clearly has the advantage now. If he dares to surrender, he will definitely be despised by thousands of people. Thinking of this, Yamamoto Isoroku took a deep breath and asked with a gloomy face. "Is there no other way?" "Your Excellency, Commander, we can recruit a group of kamikaze pilots and let them fly carrier-based aircraft directly into Mi Zhu's warships." The combat staff thought for a while and came up with a solution.
Hearing this, Yamamoto Isoroku was stunned. This is a carrier-based aircraft pilot. It's not the army's herd of red deer. There's no way the two sides can compare, right? What on earth is this guy thinking? Xu Shi saw that Yamamoto Isoroku was a little dissatisfied, and the combat staff quickly explained. "Your Excellency, Commander, these kamikaze pilots are not trained according to the training syllabus for carrier-based aircraft pilots. As long as they can lift the fighter plane into the air, they can fully perform this mission, and they don't need to carry too many bombs. They only need one bomb. That's enough." "We don't have that many pilots, and flying fighter planes requires at least a certain amount of knowledge. Those students are our future." Yamamoto Isoroku was not dazzled yet and refused his proposal. "Hai Yi, you are right, but those liberal arts students are not of much use. Let them go to the battlefield without worrying. Our talent reserve will be exhausted." The combat staff lowered his head first, and then expressed his thoughts. Are liberal arts students becoming death squads? Yamamoto Isoroku was suddenly moved. This plan was indeed a good one. There are so many liberal arts students in the university, but they are of no use. They are not as good as science students. At least they can do things like machine tools. If they are really unable to produce weapons, shells, etc., they can do it. What about liberal arts students? It doesn't seem to be of much use. After thinking about it, Yamamoto Isoroku felt that this plan was more and more feasible to try. "Xinxi, you can really try this plan. Those liberal arts students are full, so let them feel the cruelty of the battlefield. In this case, give them a name, Kamikaze. The number is tentatively one hundred. If If the effect is good, we can continue to expand the scale. As for fighters, let the equipment department find a way to redesign a fighter plane." "Just ask for speed, don't worry about the rest. It's a one-time consumption anyway, and we don't expect them to come back." Yamamoto Isoroku said expressionlessly. Don't feel cruel. During war, a woman's kindness will only harm more people. What's more, these liberal arts students are really useless, they are all consumables for filling in lines. And it’s easy to cultivate. But unlike science students, it is not easy to train. "Hai." The combat staff responded quickly. At this moment, the communications staff came in with a telegram and saw Yamamoto Isoroku saying quickly. "Your Excellency, Commander, a telegram from the Confederate Army." "What's the matter?" Yamamoto Isoroku frowned, too lazy to answer. "They said that the Sichuan Army occupied Qiongzhou Island not long ago. Not only that, but also sank the destroyer Wenyue and several coastal defense ships. They asked us to send warships to help them retake Qiongzhou Island." The communications staff member said quickly. Hearing this, Yamamoto Isoroku's face was expressionless and did not change at all. Even if he heard that the destroyer Bunzuki was sunk, he did not panic. After all, it's just a destroyer, so it's not a big deal.
"Call back to the Southern Army. It is temporarily unable to draw out more warships. Let the Southern Army find a way. They must ensure the safety of the waterway." Yamamoto Isoroku said. Are you kidding me? Now that I have finally managed to severely damage the Mihu Fleet, I must take this opportunity to expand the results. How can I have time to mess with the Southern Army? Now Mi Zhu is probably eager to move the fleet back to defend the rear, so as to give them time to rest and replenish their warships. If it were before the Battle of Midway, he would definitely dispatch a fleet to return support. But now it doesn't work. Nagumo Chuichi has taken away part of the main force of the fleet, and the rest of the main force of the fleet is on his side. It is simply impossible to mobilize the warships to organize a pursuit and counterattack. He couldn't give up this advantage. Which one is more important is clear at a glance. Once the Mihu fleet is completely dealt with, he can concentrate on dealing with the Chinese troops in the rear. After all, in his eyes, if the Southern Army can't even deal with tens of thousands of people, then it's really better to die. "Hai!" Lieutenant General Tsukada of the Southern Army, who received the telegram, looked at the telegram in his hand and slapped the table angrily. asshole! How does he solve it? How can we land on Qiongzhou Island without a battleship? Just rely on transport ships? Isn't that seeking death? Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Tsukada was so angry that he wanted to scold Yamamoto Isoroku. But he didn't dare. Now Yamamoto Isoroku is gaining momentum, and it is said that he will be promoted to marshal in recognition of his great victory. Anyone who can become a marshal is really a big shot. It would definitely not be worthwhile to offend him at this time. But without the navy, he really had no way to recapture Qiongzhou Island. Just as he was wondering how to solve the problem on Qiongzhou Island, the communications staff came in with another telegram. "A big thing has happened in Xiangjiang. A large number of Chinese troops have appeared and are expected to attack Xiangjiang." Looking at the contents of the telegram, Lieutenant General Tsukada was shocked. If Xiangjiang was lost. That would be really troublesome. Although Xiangjiang is not under his control, the status there is very important and must not be lost. It's just that there is no naval escort. If reinforcements are sent, something might happen. Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Tsukada felt dizzy again.
He suddenly felt that the commander of the Southern Army was not a good job. You must know that besides these two bad things, there are other bad things. That is, guerrillas also appeared in other places and began to attack their camps. It resulted in many Japanese casualties. There is no way, in the jungle area, the guerrillas fired their guns and then went into the jungle. If they were unfamiliar with the place, they had to worry about whether there were traps if they wanted to pursue them. It can be said that the Southern Army was also in dire straits at this moment. The territory seems to be occupied very large, but in fact, troops must be used to suppress it everywhere. Therefore, Lieutenant General Tsukada even considered whether to give up some places and reduce the force. Otherwise, sending troops to garrison every island would be too spread out. And many places need to transport supplies from outside, otherwise local supplies alone will not be able to support them for long. To be honest, he is a little envious of the real husband by the river now. It is said that he is prosperous there. Not only that, the natives of Tianzhu didn't know how to resist. He even made bold words and asked them to kill him. If they were tired of killing, they would stop killing him. When he first heard this, Lieutenant General Tsukada thought it was a lie. As a result, when Masao Kawabe assured that these words were true, he became completely silent. What if all natives were like this? Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Tsukada couldn't help but sigh and think of another way. … On the other side, Nagumo Chuichi, who was thinking about the next naval battle plan in the Mediterranean, received a telegram from Yamamoto Isoroku. Naturally, he knew about Yamamoto Isoroku's victory, and even sent a telegram to express his congratulations. He just didn't expect another telegram to be sent to him, which surprised him. After reading the contents of the telegram, Nayun Zhongyi frowned slightly. It's not a big deal. The main thing is to find a way to transport more steel back. Next, the Japanese Navy needs to increase its production scale, so it needs a lot of steel. At present, there is too little steel that the Japanese army can plunder. Most of the steel collected in Tianzhu was taken away by the army. The navy could only profit from a small portion of the steel. After all, the disagreement between the sea and the land has long been an open matter, so the steel and oil seized by both sides are used separately.
If the Army seeks help from the Navy, then the Navy will naturally charge a certain fee. But the little fee collected is not enough. It is estimated that it is enough to build a destroyer. With this amount of output, in normal times, the Navy would probably be very happy. But now after the Battle of Guadalcanal, Yamamoto Isoroku recognized the reality and the gap between the two sides, and decided to expand the scale of construction, so the demand for steel has become greater. In addition, I just hope to buy more Stuka bombers. Because of the last naval battle, Stuka bombers played a significant role. In addition, the current production speed of the Japanese army is too slow, and direct purchase is more efficient. If it were before, Nagumo Chuichi would definitely have said there was no problem. But now the canal is blocked by who knows who. Even if these equipments can be purchased, there is no way to transport them back. What's more important is that the main force of the Allied fleet has arrived in the Mediterranean. After joining Fleet H, it is heading towards them menacingly. Submarines from both sides are currently engaged in battle, and submarines are being sunk every day, but mostly allied forces. After all, the German submarines are still very powerful and have the upper hand. But the engagement effect of other warships, such as destroyers, puts the navies of the four countries at a slight disadvantage. Mainly in terms of naval gunfire, the Royal Navy is definitely the best in the world. The hit rate of naval guns is indeed several times better than theirs. If the air force was not still at an advantage, I am afraid that the navies of the four countries might consider surrendering. Because they have almost no way out. "Call back to Commander Yamamoto and tell him that he understands. I will find a way to bring back more steel and fighter planes." After thinking for a while, Nagumo Chuichi said. Didn't he come here just to hope that the Japanese Empire could last longer? If you fail, it's all in vain. Therefore, he must fulfill Yamamoto Isoroku's request. As for how to complete it, the best way is to wait for the canal to be dredged and deal with the fleet coming from the canal first. Complete occupation of the canal. Then with the help of the air force and guarding the canal, European steel and fighter jets can be continuously transported back to the mainland. To complete this plan, the prerequisite is to capture Port Said. According to the latest battle report, the German army has surrounded Port Said, but the defenders of Port Said also know the importance of the port, so a fierce battle is breaking out between the two sides.
I'm afraid we won't be able to capture Port Said for a while. Thinking of this, Nagumo Chuichi couldn't help but sigh. It seems difficult, but you still have to grit your teeth and persevere. Fortunately, the German army has finally transitioned to a wartime system, is consolidating its industrial strength, and is increasing its steel production capacity. At the same time, the output of aircraft, artillery, tanks and other weapons is rising rapidly, and it is expected to reach its peak in up to three months. By that time, I'm afraid the chances of winning will be even greater. Not only that, the aircraft carrier transformation of merchant ships has also come to an end. The French shipyard has really opened Nagumo's eyes. If someone told him that he could renovate a merchant ship in one month, he would not believe it. But now he completely believed it. Because his command has just joined an **** aircraft carrier. Although he can only land more than twenty carrier-based aircraft, it is better than nothing. Although their strength is obviously not as good as that of the Allies, and their chances of winning are not great, seeing the speed of this explosive change still boosts their confidence a lot. (End of chapter)