1120 High Seas Fleet Sortie

The Japanese Combined Fleet suffered heavy losses, the base camp was temporarily replaced, and Yamamoto Fifty-Six took office again, preparing to lead the Japanese Navy, which had lost its air supremacy, to a dying struggle... No matter how you look at it, this scene looks quite tragic. Please read the most complete! Just as the German navy was striding forward to the ocean, the Japanese navy was driven back to its hometown in the middle of the ocean.

After being strengthened by the 232nd Division, General Yamashita deployed a complete combat plan in Malay. He learned the lesson of the Japanese army being crushed on the beach by the U.S. Navy and Air Force in the previous island battle, and deployed the main force At the heart of the island. His plan was to fight back against American forces in the jungle and mountains.

It is a pity that both he and the Japanese high-level officials underestimated the losses of the U.S. Navy in recent naval battles. As a result, when Fufumi Yamashita was waiting for the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy had actually returned to Pearl Harbor, and the Marine Corps was in the vicinity. Island and Australia trimming. The precious time passed by like this, the Japanese are waiting for the combined fleet to regroup, and the Americans are waiting for their new aircraft carrier to enter service.

Of course, there are people in this world who don't have to wait, or in other words, someone's waiting time has passed. On the third day after the Japanese Navy severely damaged the U.S. Navy, Lütjens led his terrifying aircraft carrier fleet and set off from Wilhelm Naval Harbor. He was going to lead the fleet around the North Sea to carry out a combat mission to attack Iceland.

Compared with the Japanese-American naval battle, the German Navy's family background is obviously not as strong as it seems. Although the German Navy's results in the Atlantic Ocean are not inferior to those in the Pacific Battlefield, it is still difficult to conceal the shortage of the German Navy's main battleships. . This time Lütjens led the main force of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet, and only three aircraft carriers accompanied it.

The Bismarck aircraft carrier was sent to the shipyard for overhaul after its last voyage, and the Tirpitz aircraft carrier was also undergoing modernization. Lütjens could only change the flagship to the Imperial aircraft carrier, taking the oldest Zeppelin And the murderous Prussia set sail, sailing in the direction of Iceland.

Recently, Lütjens has mixed feelings of joy and sorrow. His fleet no longer has to be in the embarrassing situation of being unable to sail due to fuel shortages, which makes him happy. He even put forward various plans for a decisive battle with the British Navy, hoping to complete the dream of completely defeating the British Royal Navy and making the German Navy the number one in the world. But when the German intelligence agency confirmed the shipbuilding plan being implemented by the U.S. Navy, he, the commander of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet, immediately fell into gloom.

According to a message from the Army Intelligence Department, the U.S. Navy is building 10 Essex-class aircraft carriers at the same time. Among these aircraft carriers, 4 have adopted a special bow design, which is obviously prepared for the Atlantic sea conditions. The German Navy Command, which received this information, was completely shocked by the powerful industrial manufacturing capabilities of the United States. At this time, they realized that in order to become the world's number one navy, it seemed that defeating the British Royal Navy was far from enough .

Who would have thought that when the United States fully mobilized and entered a state of war, it would have the ability to simultaneously produce thousands of tanks, nearly 10,000 aircraft, and nearly a hundred ships.

These weapons and equipment are even more than the American weapons destroyed by Germany, which inevitably gives people who know this situation a feeling of pessimism.

At this time, everyone remembered why the head of state insisted that after attacking France, he gritted his teeth and carried the pressure of huge losses. Regardless of the pressure of Soviet soldiers, he was determined to fight a landing battle in the UK—if it hadn’t defeated the British mainland , now Germany may have been submerged in a sea of ​​American-made aircraft and cannons.

"Even if we have 3,000 ace pilots, we can't withstand such a terrible consumption." This is the solemn statement of Air Force Commander Marshal Catherine after seeing the total number of US aircraft production. He even pessimistically believes that the Luftwaffe can only barely compete with the United States even now. If it wants to maintain its advantage, it needs to add at least 2,000 fighter jets and 4,000 bombers.

Lütjens glanced at the port, the aircraft carrier Evil Dragon and the aircraft carrier Blücher, which were being installed, and then with the movement of the aircraft carrier, he finally retracted his gaze. Now he has only managed to get 7 aircraft carriers out of his hands, and the Americans are not counted as being sunk, and they are about to have more than 10 aircraft carriers. The rhythm of the maddening people.

It's a pity that he doesn't know now. In history, Lütjens only had one pitiful battleship in his hands, and he was chased and intercepted by the Royal Navy of the British Empire before he even saw the US aircraft carrier fleet. After Tianchang luckily replaced the British battlecruiser Hood, it was wiped out in the Atlantic within a few days.

Now he has 7 aircraft carriers in his hands that can be used for combat, and his head of state has tried his best to buy as much property as possible for him. Germany is not a country like the United States, a giant island with rich resources in two oceans. It is impossible to abandon the army to give priority to the development of the navy and air force. This is doomed that Germany can only pursue the doctrine of the Continental Army like China, and the army will always take priority in development important position.

This time Lütjens was not even accompanied by the battleship Admiral Raeder. After bombarding Iceland, the battleship did not return to Germany. Instead, it was ordered to go to the northern United Kingdom for a friendly visit, and then went south after replenishing fuel in Liverpool. Arrived in Gibraltar, where repairs were carried out. The German Navy is trying to adapt itself to the new role of the global navy, which will inevitably lead to the disadvantage of dispersed forces. However, at present, the German Navy has no natural enemies in the Atlantic Ocean, so this level of dispersed forces is still within the tolerance of the German high-level outside.

"Let the radar of the destroyer squadron be turned on, in the nearby waters." Lütjens watched his fleet leave Wilhelm Naval Harbor, and then issued the first combat order for this voyage. The naval aviation's carrier-based reconnaissance plane is ready, Stopped at the position on the deck waiting to take off, and could rush into the sky at any time. The entire fleet was in normal condition, and it didn't take long to drive at a speed of more than 20 knots.

It is more vivid to say that the navy is burning money rather than fuel. Heavy fuel oil will consume tens of thousands of tons. If these fuels are replaced with gasoline and diesel, it may be enough for a tank army to operate for several weeks. . Coupled with equipment wear and maintenance, ammunition consumption and personnel consumption-compared with the army and air force, the navy can be regarded as a real luxury consumption.

Just on the HMS Reich, where Lütjens sits, in the huge canteen, more than 1,600 breakfasts are prepared every day before 7:00, and the same amount of lunches are prepared before 12:00—if there are combat missions , maybe this time will be tighter. The entire warship is constructed of tens of thousands of tons of steel, and every weld and every rivet has to be inspected every day. This is not a war with the enemy, but a contest with oneself.

"Take off the anti-submarine helicopter and patrol the nearby waters...Let the patrol plane take off and guard the nearby airspace... Hurry up and train, it's not easy to go out once!" Lütjens looked at the officers of various departments on the busy bridge and continued to order road.

On the surface, the Navy's tight oil reserves seem to have been alleviated, but Germany's oil shortage has only been partially alleviated. In the "Report on Economic Development in Wartime", the head of state was simply talking nonsense, and even promised to take the lead in abolishing fuel consumption restrictions in core cities such as Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Paris, Rotterdam, and Warsaw. This measure applauded the civilians, and at the same time, it suddenly added a full 3 million civilian motor vehicles to Germany, and the fuel consumption reached a new level.

The military is very dissatisfied with this measure to cancel the oil restriction order, because this measure has allowed German fuel reserves to expand production capacity in Libyan oil fields, and still did not reserve a single drop of fuel. Guderian even wrote to ask why Akado wanted to dismantle the military at this time, but after Akado replied, he never mentioned the topic of national oil policy.

In fact, Akado had no choice but to distribute at least part of the war dividends to the people in order to have the confidence to reconcile the various domestic conflicts brought about by the war in Germany. He and his propaganda department have been preaching the benefits of war, but those who believe in the Führer need to see those benefits with their own eyes.

As the war continues, Akado has actually lifted the ban on many restricted industries. The first is the most important food industry. When the German army invaded Ukraine, Akado liberated the country's wartime restrictions on food trade. At that time, the German military was also dissatisfied for a while, but then the stable food prices and domestic support for the head of state rose, and the lifting of the restrictions that time achieved good results.

Immediately afterwards, Accardo, who had enjoyed the sweetness, played this method again. He then canceled the alcohol restriction order and allowed Germany and France to sell various types of wine publicly on weekends. This move once again made the Third Reich boil, the war seemed to be getting farther and farther away from them, and a better life seemed to have begun.

The bolder Accado then took out 20% of the steel production and allocated it to entrepreneurs to produce more civilian products. This is also the fundamental reason why Lynas was able to control part of the Norwegian iron ore later—although the process was a bit unpleasant, Akado still felt that this method of taking from the people and using it from the people could obtain more German resources. the support of the people.

So this time, in terms of fuel, he started the same reform. To find this site, please search for "" or enter the URL: