"It is impossible to go to the Atlantic Ocean with Yamato!

In the official residence of the Japanese Navy Minister, General Oikawa Fushiro shook his head hard and said to the visiting Iroku Yamamoto.

"Yes, the Yamato and Musashi are treasures of the Imperial Japanese Navy. How could it be sent to the Atlantic Ocean? And the Pacific Ocean is the main battlefield for combating the US Navy! If you want to use the navy together, the Germans should also send the Bismarck level to the Pacific."

The Navy Chief General Nagao Cultivation General also shook his head and echoed General Oikawa Koshiro.

"But the Germans agreed to take out four fleets converted from fast cruise ships to send them to the Far East to support us, and... these four aircraft carriers will also be equipped with 240 commonly used aircraft."

Some of the hearts were General Issa Yamamoto, the commander-in-chief of the Joint Fleet. In fact, he also opposed this proposal at the beginning. The Yamato, which has not yet been in service, is the new flagship of the Joint Fleet. How could it be sent to the Atlantic Ocean?

However, Joint Fleet Aviation Staff Shizuda agreed very much. He was an extreme "aircraft carrier faction". He believed that Japan would definitely regret building a giant ship like Yamato in the future. Now that he heard about Hessman's "Early Night Decisive Battle" plan, he naturally agreed, believing that it can be "waste utilization" and can be exchanged for four very useful German aircraft carriers and 240 "commonly used carrier-based aircraft". This is not the concept of 240 aircraft, but includes all the crews and crews of 240 carrier-based aircraft!

There is no shortage of aircraft for Japan, but ace pilots who can fly carrier-based aircraft are definitely not rich for Japan. After all, pilots of this level are "burned" with gasoline, and it is impossible to train them in large quantities with Japan's national strength.

Moreover, these carrier-based pilots sent by Germany have all played aces that have played actual combat, which is even more precious than those in Japan who have basically never played actual combat.

Under the strong advocacy of Minata, Yamamoto Ioruku was also a little moved. So at today's meeting of the third Navy chiefs, Yamamoto felt that he could consider Hessman's suggestion.

"Then you can send at most two Nagato-class ships to the Atlantic Ocean." General Oikawa Fushiro said. "The Nagato and the Muro are powerful enough to be able to fight against any American battleship."

Yamamoto Iroji frowned and said, "But the 'Nagon' class is very old after all, and the power of the 410mm caliber cannon cannot be compared with the 460mm caliber cannon of the 'Yamato' class."

If Japan is willing to send out the Yamato-class, even if there is only one, it can be a final result in the "Early Night Decisive Battle". After all, the 9 460mm cannons are very powerful and no British and American battleship can withstand it. Although the "Nagom"-class 410mm cannon is also very powerful, it cannot be compared with the 460mm cannon.

"That's it!" Nagano's slim general waved his hand and said, "It's good to let the Nagato and the Muroo go. They can't ask too much... After all, the aircraft carriers modified by the cruise ship cannot be compared with the Zeppelin class." He paused and asked again, "Is it possible to occupy Hawaii?"

The telegram of Ozawa also mentioned the suggestion of "occupying Hawaii". Hessman believed that although the national strength of Japan and the United States was very large, the strength of the joint fleet was obviously superior. Therefore, it was possible to fight a decisive battle that determines the winner and lose! Just in Hawaii, the main forces of the joint fleet were all over, and then brought the landing troops of 3-4 divisions. The sneak attack first, if the sneak attack fails, just naval battles. The US Pacific Fleet will definitely not be able to defeat the Japanese joint fleet. After the naval battle, they will land directly, and even if the corpse and blood are covered up Hawaii.

Although this style of play may suffer heavy losses, the results are definitely the greatest. It is very likely that the Pacific Fleet can be destroyed and the Hawaiian Islands can be occupied!

"It is possible to occupy the Hawaiian Islands, and it is also possible to destroy the Pacific Fleet in one fell swoop." Yamamoto Izuru frowned, as if he was thinking hard.

He said: "Marrior Hessman believes that once Japan and the United States start war, Japan is the most powerful time on the day of the war, and the weakest time on the day of the war. Therefore, Japan should achieve a decisive victory on the day of the war... Otherwise, as time goes by, the advantage will turn to the United States little by little. I think this analysis is correct, and this Imperial Marshal's strategic vision is indeed extremely clever!"

It does not take any clever strategic vision to draw such a conclusion. Just understand the comparison of industrial strength between Japan and the United States.

If Japan's industrial score is 1 point, then the United States will have 100 points! And Japan is different from Germany, and there are no industrial countries around it that can occupy or integrate. Japan's industrial strength can be improved in wartime, and once the United States' industry exerts all its strength, it can generate enough military force to crush Japan.

Therefore, the earlier the decisive battle is, the more beneficial it is for Japan, and the later the decisive battle is, the more beneficial it is for the United States.

If the United States and Japan fight to the first day, in Hessman's view, the bigger the bets the two sides make, the more beneficial it will be to Japan.

Historically, the bet was only the battleships of the Pacific Fleet, which was a big loss for Japan. Most of those battleships were very old. Except for the two "Colorado"-class that had giant cannons, other battleships that were sunk in Pearl Harbor were of little value.

If the Hawaiian Islands themselves plus the entire Pacific Fleet are turned into bets, then Japan can rely on its own strength to win the Pacific War.

Although the United States has strong industrial strength, it is now in the 1940s, and the range of ships and aircraft is limited. Without Hawaii, the US Navy would have difficulty reaching the Western Pacific, and the route from the United States to Australia would have lost its barrier due to the fall of the Hawaii Islands, and it would be easy to be cut off by the Japanese fleet based on Hawaii. The route of counterattack from the South Pacific may also be completely cut off.

Moreover, when Japan conquered Hawaii, the US Pacific Fleet must have fought to the death, and the result is that the main force of the Pacific Fleet is very likely to be destroyed. The United States lost not only surface ships and aircraft in this battle, but also tens of thousands of experienced officers, sailors and pilots. These people are not quickly produced by the United States' strong industrial capabilities.

"But..." Yamamoto Iroku shook his head again, "But in order to carry out the battle to capture Hawaii, the joint fleet must invest all the main forces, and the southward battle may have to be postponed..."

It is not possible to occupy Hawaii with six aircraft carriers. Battleship troops and landing troops must be dispatched. Moreover, in order to ensure victory, the number of battleships dispatched cannot be small, and landing troops must also lead as many as possible.

According to the estimates of the joint fleet, it is necessary to transport a fully-filled division to Hawaii, at least 300,000 tons of merchant ships! If 4 divisions are dispatched, that is 1.2 million tons, and 5 divisions are dispatched, which is 1.5 million tons.

However, Japan's current total tonnage of maritime ships is only 5.9 million tons, and these 5.9 million tons cannot be used for the army, and at least half of them must be left to maintain domestic production. In other words, merchant ships that can be used for military purposes are at most 3 million tons. Now, 1.2-1.5 million tons are used to transport troops to Hawaii. In addition, many oil tankers and merchant ships need to be requisitioned to provide logistical support for the main force of the joint fleet that is attacking. The scale of the entire mobilized merchant ship is likely to be as high as 1.8-2 million tons!

If we really want to fight Hawaii with all our might, then the Philippines, Malaya and Dutch East India will not have enough troops to occupy it.

"The Dutch East India does not need to be occupied, it's just taking over," Navy Command Minister Nagao Simplicity calculated with his fingers, "Maybe we can postpone it for a few months as long as we can get oil from the Dutch.

In addition, the Philippines and Guam battle can also be postponed... The Philippines has 1,000 shore-based aircraft (actually only 400), and it will not be able to be fired in the short term. Just let the ships sail 500 kilometers away from the Philippines. At worst, Taiwan will get bombs."

Oikawa Fushiro said with a deep brow and said, "So will you fight the Malay Peninsula and Singapore when you go south?"

Malaya and Singapore are a must-have. After opening up, they can meet with Germany in the Indian Ocean, and Japan can obtain aid from Germany through the Indian Ocean route. As for the Dutch East India, Germany has agreed to persuade the Netherlands to give up on the condition that Japan helps Germany seize South Africa (South Africa compensates the Netherlands).

As for the Philippines controlled by the United States, it seems that it has strong troops and requires a large army to be deployed to occupy it. However, the area where the U.S. aircraft deployed in the Philippines is not too large. That is, the surrounding level is 100 kilometers, so it seems that it is not a big problem if it is not attacked for the time being.

"If you don't fight the Philippines and do not occupy the Dutch East India, you will only fight one Malaya and Singapore, and you will have enough ships."

Yamamoto Izuru still frowned tightly, and he said, "But with the goal of occupying Hawaii, the Navy is making a big bet on the fate of the Japanese Empire. It is easy to say if you win, but if you don't win, you will be destroyed..."

Oikawa Fushiro looked at Naruto's chief of the Navy's military command, "Naono, what do you think?"
Chapter completed!