The Battle of Christmas Island in September 1943 and the "Big Fleet Battle" afterwards had an unexpected consequence that Hessmann did not expect. Naval experts from countries around the world began to doubt the "Aviation Winning Theory". They had already become battleships that had become aircraft carrier escorts and landed support ships, and had the opportunity to turn around and make the decision.

Of course, naval experts who hold this view did not deny the role of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft, but believed that aircraft carriers and warships were two interdependent main battleships. They must be used together to lock in the victory of naval battles.

The specific cooperation method is to refer to the experience of the Christmas Island Battle. The aircraft carrier can adopt a full fighter configuration, while the battleships are accompanied by aircraft carriers, and at the same time, they are supplemented with frigates with powerful air defense firepower to form an extremely large formation. Then they swagger to approach the enemy's front-line islands to seek a decisive battle.

To deal with such a fleet with a strong and perverted air defense firepower, it is impossible to deal with the usual aviation warfare methods alone. For example, Japan lost hundreds of excellent pilots in the Battle of Christmas Island. Although it sunk a large number of ships, it was still not worth the loss, and the aviation force was greatly damaged!

The correct tactic should be to assemble several Yamato-class battleships and other Japanese Navy battleships, and under the escort of aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers and other ships, they will go to the battlefield to collide with the huge American fleet with Mars to collide with the huge American fleet. Relying on the powerful destructive power of Yamato-class battleships, they will destroy the US Pacific Fleet.

"Boom boom boom..."

On February 20, 1944, when Palmyra Atoll was finally occupied by the US military and the entire 2,000 Japanese army on the island was broken into a god. Yamamoto Irokuro was watching the main gun test of the "Kiyi" battleship at the anchorage of the Joint Fleet, Seokashima Danguan Bay.

According to the procedures for the trial sailing of the Japanese Navy's main battleship, the main gun test fire is the last step of the trial sailing. After the test fire is completed, the trial sailing is declared to be over, and the main battleship officially joins the joint fleet.

The battleship "Ki" tested today is the Yamato-class No. 4 ship. Historically, it has never resumed work after it was suspended in March 1942. However, in this time and space, the "Ki" and "Shino" have been completed in the posture of battleships, becoming the most powerful main ships of the joint fleet.

"That's great. The four Yamato-class ships have finally gathered together. Now the Battle of Hawaii has a little more chance of winning!" Seeing the 460mm shells fired by the Kii, the Japanese Navy Minister Marshal Iyoruka nodded with relief.

There can be said that there is constant controversy within the Japanese Navy as to whether to build four Yamato classes. Many people believe that instead of spending huge amounts of money to build the Yamato class, it is better to build a few more aircraft carriers.

However, the experience of the "Christmas Island Battle" just shows the limitations of relying solely on aviation warfare. Because the fundamental reason for aviation warfare is that elite Japanese such as carrier-based aircraft pilots cannot be trained in unlimited amounts. In the case of tight fuel supply during the war, there is no time to supplement consumption. In the fierce aviation war, it is only a matter of time to be consumed.

In contrast, the 36 460mm main guns of the four Yamato-class battleships seem very reliable.

According to reliable information, not only can the United States not create battleships that can be comparable to the Yamato, but even Germany and Britain, which are known as advanced in technology, cannot create such powerful battleships. At least these three countries do not have 460mm-class giant cannons, let alone the Type 98 l45/510mm caliber naval guns that the Yamato will use.

"Marson," although Tadaichi Nagamoto was the commander of the First Air Fleet in the early days of the Pacific War, he was not an aviation faction that believed in aircraft carriers. He also had high expectations for "Yamato Non-sinking Ship". He told Yamamoto Iroji, "The Joint Fleet recently summarized the experience and lessons of the Battle of Christmas Island, the Battle of Mariana Islands (the time when the USS York City was sank), the night battle between Midway and the night battle between Palmyra Islands, and has achieved more than 70% of the upcoming decisive battle."

Nagamoto dares not say anything 100% win in front of Yamamoto, because the Japanese Navy has never won any exciting battles since the Battle of Panama! Moreover, the recent Midway Night Battle and the Palmyra Atoll night battle were both very bad.

Obviously, the American surface fleet is not easy to bully!

"The chances of winning are not small," Yamamoto Iroku took his eyes from the distant sea, and then nodded at Nagashi. "Germany has also taken action in South America recently. I just received a telegram from the Navy Province saying that the German landing troops invaded Beren, an important port city in northern Brazil on the afternoon of the 19th. In addition, a German fleet is attacking Natal, an important port in Rio Grande, north of Brazil.

So the Americans are now in a fire in the backyard and are attacked from both sides! As long as the joint fleet can work hard in the Battle of the Hawaiian Islands, it will be a big blow to the US Navy. Decent peace conditions can still be expected."

"Hay!" Natsuyu Tadashi heard Yamamoto's words of encouragement, bowed respectfully, and then looked a little embarrassed.

"What's wrong?" Yamamoto asked, "Is there anything to say?"

Nanyun nodded and lowered his voice: "Marson Marshal, now there are many powerful new battleships in the European Combined Fleet, right?"

"There are 2 Hindenburg class, 2 Bismarck class, 4 Venetto class, and 3 Richelieu class... There are 11 battleships in total, which are new." Yamamoto Iroji was also a little envious in his tone. Although Japan has the Yamato class that he is proud of, the number of new battleships is still far inferior to that of Europe. "The German Navy also commissioned Britain to build three 43,000-ton battleships, and France and Italy have two similar battleships under construction. It is estimated that they will be completed next year, and Europe will have 18 new battleships by then. Therefore, the United States will face tremendous pressure on the Atlantic Ocean!"

"But these European battleships can only watch..." Natsuyu Tadashi glanced at Yamamoto and said, "Now the Germans' actions in South America seem to have been decided. It should be no problem to mobilize new battleships to join the 9th Fleet."

The home port of the 9th Fleet in Europe is in Cam Ranh Bay, but due to the indifference between Japan and Germany, the fleet has no strength now and is basically an empty shell. Tadonica Natsumoto now proposes to join the 9th Fleet in order to join them in the 9th Fleet, of course, the purpose is to join them in combat.

He whispered: "Even if there are two more Hindenburg and two Zeppelin, the battle of the Hawaiian Islands can be 90% successful."

The result is high, but what about the price?

Yamamoto Iroku just shook his head when he heard this. It was possible to ask the Germans to send fleets and planes. But it was not without conditions. Japan first had to provide a full-cell vaccine for the plague (the 731 unit did not have a truly reliable whole-cell vaccine, but in fact there were no one in the 21st century later, but there were still unreliable whole-cell vaccines), and then it also had to provide Surabaya Port as a stronghold for Europe to counterattack Australia.

It’s okay to say about the vaccine. Anyway, Americans are forced out now, and it is impossible to shrink them through various channels after getting the vaccine. But Surabaya Port... cannot agree to this matter. Although Japan has no power to capture Australia and New Zealand for the time being, allowing them to return to Europe's arms is also extremely unfavorable to the future Japan.

Especially since the British-Japanese peace negotiations have been delayed to this day, the British are resentful of the loss of Singapore and the Malay Peninsula, hoping to use the power of the Germans to reclaim it, at least to take back Xinjiabo.

Germany's attitude in the UK-German peace talks was very ambiguous and he was reluctant to put pressure on London...

In addition, Russia-Japan peace negotiations are also on the verge of breakdown, and Oliga's Belarusian regime is unwilling to sell an inch of land, and insists on dividing the Japanese-Russian borders according to the provisions of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty. This position has been supported by Germany!

It is obvious that both Britain and Russia are hostile to Japan. France also hated Japan because of the loss of French Indochina, but it was hard to sign the treaty and could not repent.

However, recently the Betan government has frequently interacted with local politicians in French Indochina and has repeatedly expressed its support for the complete independence of the Kingdom of Vietnam...

It can be seen that France is also hostile to Japan!

Now the three top leaders in the European Community, second only to Germany, are all hostile to Japan, and Britain and Russia will become members of the Hohenzollern dynasty in the future, which means that the upper nobles of Britain, Russia and Germany will become one in the future.

Under this prospect, Japan must of course be wary of the eastward expansion of the European Community.

"There is no need to think about this kind of thing," Yamamoto Izuru paused and said to Tadaichi Nagamoto, "A 70% chance of winning is enough. I am looking forward to the good news of the joint fleet.

In addition, the German invasion of Brazil also means that the door to peace talks between Germany and the United States has been closed. Therefore, the international situation is beneficial to me. As long as the Imperial Army can play a role in the Hawaiian Islands, peace will come soon."

...

"Sir, look there!"

The commander of the 30th Special Mixed Fleet, Halsey, heard the voice of Chief of Staff Dennis Callahan, turned around and looked at the sea outside the starboard side of the aircraft carrier "Enterprise". He saw a huge rectangular object being dragged by several "Fletcher" class destroyers slowly sailing, and there was a circle of "Benson" class destroyers around him to protect him.

"Great, they finally towed the floating dry dock, and now we can start counterattacking the Hawaiian Islands!"

What Halsey saw turned out to be a floating dock. According to the plan, after seizing Palmyra Atoll, four floating docks were placed there to repair the American ships damaged when attacking the Hawaiian Islands.

What appears now is the first floating dock in place, and three more will be dragged to the Palmyra Atoll, which has just been recovered by the US military.

While arriving at the floating dock, the Palmyra Atoll, which had not yet dissipated its smell of blood and smoke, has become a large construction site. Engineers and engineering machines have already been on the island, restoring the airport, building a dock, and building a barracks, making a hot scene of building capitalism.
Chapter completed!