Anti-Japanese War: My equipment is infinitely refreshed

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 big guns were king.

Who knew that the war mode would develop so quickly.

The role of aircraft carriers is becoming increasingly important, especially in this naval battle.

The Yamato was almost sunk by the large number of carrier-based aircraft.

In the end, he managed to escape, but he was covered in wounds and there were several holes in the deck.

Therefore, Isoroku Yamamoto no longer had any hope for the Yamato.

It is basically impossible to win by relying on the Yamato.

We must find a way to increase the number of aircraft carriers.

The Shinano is currently under construction, but the progress is too slow, and those in the Navy Department must be urged to speed up.

Another thing 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 USS Yorktown this time made Yamamoto Isoroku completely desperate.

It was clearly estimated that it would take at least half a year to return to the battlefield, but what was the result?

It only took two months for it to appear on the battlefield, and it was still intact.

Such a terrifying repair ability made him realize that if they continued fighting, they would probably really lose.

"Yoshi, you are right. We must make changes. Not only that, we have to transform some merchant ships and turn them into escort aircraft carriers. We must learn from our country." Isoroku Yamamoto basically agreed with the opinions of the combat staff.

"Your Excellency Commander, there is another problem. Our pilot loss rate is too high. New pilots are still being trained, which will take some time. It is estimated to take at least three months." The operations staff said.

Aircraft carrier-based pilots are completely different from land-based pilots, and there is so much knowledge they need to learn.

"Damn it, three months is too long. We don't have that much time. With America's industrial strength, the number of their warships will double in three months. We must save time." When Yamamoto Isoroku heard that it would take three months, he became furious. It was already too late.

Three months left?
"But we don't have that much time. The pilots we train are just sending themselves to die." The combat staff hesitated and expressed his concerns.

Upon hearing this, Yamamoto Isoroku's face turned gloomy and ugly. It was because their foundation was too poor, and they were far inferior to the Mi livestock.

He now regretted going to war with the Americans, but now that the war had come to this point, a dignified surrender was simply impossible.

What's more, the Empire of Japan is now clearly in an advantageous position. If he dares to talk about surrender, he will definitely be despised by everyone.

Thinking of this, Isoroku Yamamoto took a deep breath and asked with a gloomy face.

"Is there no other way?"

"Commander, we can recruit a group of suicide squad pilots and have them fly carrier-based aircraft to directly crash into the American warships." The combat staff thought about it and came up with an idea.

Hearing this, Isoroku Yamamoto was stunned.

This is a carrier-based aircraft pilot.

They are not the idiots in the army.

There's no comparison between the two sides, right?

What on earth is this guy thinking?

Perhaps noting that Yamamoto Isoroku was somewhat dissatisfied, the operations staff officer hurriedly explained.

"Commander, these suicide squad pilots are not trained according to the training outline for carrier-based aircraft pilots. As long as they can get their fighter planes into the air, they can perform this mission. They don't need to carry too many bombs. Just one bomb is enough."

"We don't have that many pilots, and flying a fighter jet requires at least a certain amount of knowledge. Those students are our future." Yamamoto Isoroku was not overwhelmed and rejected his proposal.

"Hai, you are right, but those liberal arts students are not very useful. There is no need to worry about our talent pool being cut off if we send them to the battlefield." The combat staff officer first lowered his head, then expressed his thoughts.

Liberal arts students serve as suicide squad?
Isoroku Yamamoto suddenly felt excited. This plan was indeed a good one.

There are so many liberal arts students in the university, but they are useless and are no better than science students. At least they can do things like machine tools. If that doesn't work, they can produce weapons, artillery shells, etc.

What about liberal arts students?
It doesn't seem to be of much use.

After thinking about it, Isoroku Yamamoto felt that this plan was worth a try.

"Yoshi, your plan is indeed worth a try. It just so happens that the liberal arts students are already full, so let them feel the cruelty of the battlefield. In this case, give them a name, the Kamikaze Suicide Squad, and set the number of people at 100. If the effect is good, you can continue to expand the scale. As for the fighter planes, let the equipment department find a way to redesign a fighter plane."

"All we need is speed. Don't worry about anything else. They are all disposable anyway, and we don't expect them to come back." Yamamoto Isoroku said expressionlessly.

Don't think that you are cruel and ruthless. In wartime, being too soft-hearted will only harm more people.

What's more, these liberal arts students are really useless and are just consumables to fill the line.

And it’s easy to cultivate.

But they are not like science students, it is not easy to train them.

"Hi." The operations staff responded quickly.

Just then, the communications staff came in with a telegram and saw Yamamoto Isoroku and spoke quickly.

"Commander-in-chief, 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, they also sank the Wen Yue destroyer and several coastal defense ships. They asked us to send warships to help them retake Qiongzhou Island." The communications staff said quickly.

Upon hearing this, Yamamoto Isoroku's face remained expressionless, without the slightest change. He did not panic even when he heard that the Fumizuki destroyer was sunk.

After all, it's just a destroyer, not a big deal.

"Call the Southern Army back. We cannot withdraw more warships for the time being. Let the Southern Army figure it out on their own. They must ensure the safety of the waterway." Isoroku Yamamoto said.

What a joke! Now that we have finally dealt a heavy blow to the American fleet, we must seize this opportunity to expand our victory. We don't have time to deal with the Southern Army's troubles.

Now the Americans are probably hoping that they will withdraw their fleet to defend the rear so that they will have time to rest and replenish their warships.

If it was before the Battle of Midway, he would definitely dispatch a fleet to provide support.

But it is no longer possible now. Chuichi Nagumo has taken away a part of the main force of the fleet, and the rest of the main force of the fleet is on his side. It is impossible to organize a pursuit and counterattack by withdrawing more warships.

He couldn't give up this advantage.

Which is lighter and heavier, at a glance.

Once the American fleet is completely dealt with, he can focus on dealing with the Chinese troops in the rear.

After all, in his eyes, if the Southern Army couldn't even deal with tens of thousands of people, they might as well die.

"Hai!"

Upon receiving the telegram, Lieutenant General Tsukada Isao of the Southern Army looked at the telegram in his hand and slammed the table in anger.

asshole!

How does he solve it?

How to land on Qiongzhou Island without warships?
Transport ships alone?
Isn't that seeking death?

Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Tsukada Osamu was so furious that he wanted to scold Yamamoto Isoroku.

But he dared not.

Yamamoto Isoroku is now on a strong momentum and is said to be promoted to marshal in recognition of his great victory.

Anyone who can become a marshal is truly a big shot.

It would definitely not be worth it to offend him at this time.

But without the navy, he really had no way to retake Qiongzhou Island.

Just as he was racking his brains over how to solve the problem of Qiongzhou Island, the communications officer came in with another telegram.

"Something big has happened in Hong Kong. A large number of Chinese troops have appeared and are expected to attack Hong Kong." Looking at the content of the telegram, Lieutenant General Tsukada Ko was horrified. What if Hong Kong was lost?

That would be really troublesome.

Although Hong Kong is not under his jurisdiction, its position there is very important and must not be lost.

But without naval escort, if we send reinforcements, something might go wrong.

Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Tsukada Ko felt a headache again.

He suddenly felt that being the commander of the Southern Army was not an easy job.

You have to know that in addition to these two bad things, there are other bad things.

That is, guerrillas appeared in other places and began to attack their camps.

This resulted in many Japanese casualties.

There was no other way. In the jungle, the guerrillas would fire their shots and then dive into the jungle. We were unfamiliar with the area and if we wanted to chase them we had to worry about traps.

It can be said that the Southern Army was also in a state of panic at this moment.

The occupied territory seems to be very large, but in fact troops have to be used to suppress everywhere.

Therefore, Lieutenant General Tsukada Osamu even considered whether to give up some places and then withdraw the troops. Otherwise, it would be too dispersing to station troops on every island.

Moreover, many places need supplies to be transported from outside, otherwise they cannot sustain for long relying solely on local supplies.

To be honest, he is now a little envious of Kawabe Masao. It is said that he is doing very well over there.

Not only that, the natives of India didn't know how to resist at all.

He even made a bold statement, letting them kill, and when they were tired of killing, they would stop.

When he first heard this, Lieutenant General Tsukada Kou thought it was fake.

But when Masao Kawabe assured him that these words were true, he fell completely silent.

How great would it be if all natives were like this?
Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Tsukada Kou couldn't help but sigh and think of another way.

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On the other side, Chuichi Nagumo, who was thinking about the next naval battle plan in the Mediterranean, received a telegram from Isoroku Yamamoto.

Of course he knew about Yamamoto Isoroku's great victory and even sent a telegram to congratulate him.

He just didn't expect that he received another telegram, which surprised him a little.

After reading the contents of the telegram, Chuichi Nanyun 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 a large amount of steel is needed.

However, the amount of steel that the Japanese army can plunder at present is very small.

Most of the steel looted by India was taken away by the army.

The navy could only get a small share of the steel.

After all, the discord between the navy and the land has long been an open matter, so both sides use the steel and oil they have seized.

If the army seeks help from the navy, the navy will naturally charge a certain fee.

But the fees charged are not enough.

I guess it’s just enough to build a destroyer.

With this amount of output, under normal circumstances, the navy would probably be very happy.

But now, after the Battle of Guadalcanal, Isoroku Yamamoto faced the reality and realized the gap between the two sides, so he decided to expand the scale of construction, so the demand for steel became even greater.

In addition, there is the hope to purchase more Stuka bombers.

Because of the last naval battle, the Stuka bomber played a significant role.

In addition, the Japanese army’s production speed is too slow now, so direct purchase is more efficient.

If it was before, Chuichi Nagumo would definitely say it was no problem.

But now no one knows who has blocked the canal.

Even if we can buy these equipments, there is no way to transport them back.

More importantly, the main force of the Allied fleet had arrived in the Mediterranean, and after joining up with Fleet H, it was heading towards them aggressively.

At present, submarines of both sides have engaged in combat, and submarines are being sunk every day, but they are mainly from the Allied forces.

After all, the German submarines are still very powerful and have the upper hand.

However, in terms of engagement effectiveness of other warships, such as destroyers, the four countries' navies are at a slight disadvantage.

Mainly in terms of naval gun firing, the Royal Navy is definitely the best in the world.

The hit rate of naval guns is indeed several times higher than theirs.

If the air forces were not still at an advantage, I'm afraid the navies of the four countries would have considered surrendering.

Because they are running out of options.

"Call Commander Yamamoto back and let him know I understand. I'll find a way to transport more steel and fighter planes back." After thinking for a while, Nagumo Chuichi spoke.

Didn't he come here just to hope that the Empire of Japan could last longer?

If you fail, all will be in vain.

So he had to fulfill Yamamoto Isoroku's request.

As for how to accomplish it, the best way is to wait until the canal is cleared and then deal with the fleet coming through the canal first.

Completely occupy the canal.

Then, with the help of the air force and by guarding the canal, European steel and fighter planes can be transported back to the mainland in a steady stream.

The prerequisite for completing this plan is to occupy 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 fierce fighting is breaking out between the two sides.

It is probably impossible to capture Port Said in a short time.

Thinking of this, Nanyun 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 entered a wartime system, is integrating its industrial strength, and its steel production capacity is also increasing.

At the same time, the production of weapons such as aircraft, artillery, tanks, etc. is increasing rapidly, and it is expected to reach its peak in three months at most.

By that time, I'm afraid the chances of winning will be greater.

Not only that, the conversion of merchant ships into aircraft carriers has also come to an end. The French shipyard's efforts have indeed opened the eyes of Chuichi Nagumo.

If someone told him that a merchant ship could be converted in just one month, he would definitely not believe it.

But now he completely believed it.

Because an escort aircraft carrier had just joined his command. Although it could only land more than 20 carrier-based aircraft, it was better than nothing.

Although on the surface their strength is not as good as that of the Allies and their chances of winning are not great, seeing the speed of their explosive improvements has boosted their confidence a lot.

(End of this chapter)