After the meeting, Yang Yonglin returned to his cabin and sighed after looking at a large-scale map and the composition of the fleets of both sides. Only now did he realize how terrifying a truly powerful industrial country is. Although it cannot be done in a short time

Supplementary battleships and armored cruisers

.However, the United States, which has a complete industrial system, can quickly repair damaged warships and can replenish a large number of auxiliary warships as needed. However, if there are too many ants, it can kill an elephant. The slight advantage gained by its own hard work may be due to the assistance of the Americans.

The cruiser was wasted.

Therefore, in response to this situation, all plans must be changed. The original plan was to continue to fight mobile warfare with the U.S. Navy after revision, until the opponent surrenders or the idea of ​​a decisive battle after being weakened to a certain extent needs to be revised. Simply relying on delaying time and attrition

to get the United States to give up its occupation of Cuba.

The plan is obviously not working anymore. As time goes by, the U.S. Navy can transform more and stronger auxiliary cruisers, and once there is a battle, the Americans can use these modified goods to consume the elites of the Spanish Navy until these

All the few elites are consumed!

Now Yang Yonglin must take stock of the strength in his hands. In addition to the lost dome cruiser, the Spanish fleet also has 9 warships. Among them, the 4 warships in Severa's hands are basically not serious. Regular maintenance and guaranteed supplies can restore them.

Combat effectiveness. Except for the two battleships in his hands, the other three warships were unable to completely restore their combat effectiveness in a short period of time. The damage to the warships and casualties meant that these three warships could only recover to about 70% of their combat effectiveness at most.

force.

In addition to these battleships, the Spanish fleet also has 15 torpedo boats. These redesigned battleships equipped with new torpedoes will be the Spanish Navy's most powerful weapon that threatens American battleships. The new torpedoes are equipped with gyroscopes and have replaced the previous ones.

The compressed air engine uses a new type of kerosene as fuel, and its effective range can reach 1km.

Around. And these torpedo boats can fire 60 torpedoes at a time. And the speed is as high as 25 knots. If the opponent does not have enough escort warships, once the side string artillery losses are serious, then these sturgeon-class torpedo boats will pose a huge threat to it.

Threat! In addition, the speed of American battleships is inherently slow and their sea trials are not very good, which increases the possibility of being hit by mines.

Of course, there are still great limitations in the use of these sharp daggers. First of all, the first big problem is the issue of sea trials and range. These ships are not suitable for ocean combat, so it is best to play their role in the offshore and solve it on one side.

The issue of range and trial navigation. Secondly, when attacking, you can use the cover of the coast, which is better concealed. In addition, you also need to solve the problem of the opponent's escort warships, not to mention artillery of more than 6 inches, even if the Americans

The 4-inch gun or even the 3-pound gun will pose a great threat to these fragile battleships, and not only the firepower of the battleship itself, but also the artillery on the opponent's cruiser and even the auxiliary cruiser can easily destroy these assassins! Even torpedo boats can fire

Losing these low-value targets will definitely be a disadvantage for the Spanish fleet. The same tactics are best only when used for the first time. What's more, after this battle, it is difficult to say how many torpedo boats will be left.

of!

To put it bluntly, even those torpedo boats are disposable consumables. Even the Spanish fleet’s chance to sink an American battleship is probably only this one! If the plan fails, the battle will be really difficult! So... at the right time

, the right place to lure the American fleet to fight will be the key to this battle!

The most suitable location is naturally the closer to the Port of San Diego, the better. Your torpedo boat formation can be hidden nearby without worrying about the range and sea conditions. But the premise is that the US Navy comes back to attack you! From now on, even with these auxiliary cruisers,

The U.S. Navy will not attack easily. San Diego has fort protection, mine formations, and a Spanish fleet. It is also far away from the mainland of the United States. These many disadvantages mean that even if the Americans have an advantage, they will not attack easily. What's more,

Americans have other options.

The American government is relatively life-saving, but if it really forces a landing at all costs, the Spanish fleet will have a brutal naval battle against the American fleet composed of a large number of warships. Even if some transport ships can be destroyed, the entire fleet may not be able to survive.

The fleet will receive a fatal blow, and then what? The U.S. battleships go back for repairs and come out to continue fighting. What will happen to the Spanish fleet?

Is it really possible for the Spanish fleet to lead 15 torpedo boats into the American fleet, passing through layers of artillery blockades and being struck by lightning? This kind of combat method is useless. The opponent's high-speed cruiser can break up the torpedo boat formation in a few clicks. A large number of speedboats

Artillery can even teach these torpedo boats what it means to throw moths into fire! So this method with a very low success rate is obviously not possible.

After racking his brains for an afternoon, Yang Yonglin still couldn't figure out a way to crack it. After all, in his opinion, as long as the Americans don't make mistakes, then there won't be much chance on his side! Unless the other side makes mistakes, and this

The mistake was just right for me to catch! But what other mistakes could the U.S. Navy make at this time? Disperse its forces? No need to think about it. The Americans have suffered such a big loss and can no longer disperse.

At least from the enemy's point of view, Americans should not make pure military mistakes, at least there are no simple mistakes. So in terms of politics or strategy, will the U.S. Navy make some mistakes driven by certain reasons?

What was wrong? Yang Yonglin decided to look at the problem from a different perspective. He analyzed the war from an American perspective.

First of all, the U.S. government is actually quite dissatisfied with this situation. It has lost consecutive battles and the Newport News Shipyard has been knocked down. It can also be excused by negligence. (Of course, there must be the word "human negligence".

Pay the bill). But after the main fleet was beaten violently, the United States had already

The government and the public have begun to question the role and strength of the navy. This is something the U.S. Navy is absolutely unwilling to see. If people label it a waste, then a major change from the Navy Department to the fleet will be inevitable.

of.

Secondly, Americans must take into account the reactions of other powers in the world. As early as the beginning of the war, countries around the world expressed great dissatisfaction with the actions of the United States. If the United States can successfully solve its opponents, it will be fine. If it cannot be solved quickly,

So once other countries see the weakness of the United States, I am afraid they will take some other actions? This is what the United States government does not want to see, and the long-term war has affected American shipping. This is not what those on Wall Street

Capitalists want to see that, so Americans should want to end the war as soon as possible.

Third, what is the purpose of the U.S. fleet? If Yang Yonglin commanded the U.S. fleet, then he would not mind playing a supporting role, cooperating with the Army in combat, helping the Army transport a large number of personnel and equipment to the shore, and then using rifles and field artillery to solve the problem

, but does the U.S. Navy think so? The U.S. Navy is willing to serve as a green leaf to set off the Army.

Red flower? Not necessarily! At least Roosevelt was not willing! According to some intelligence, Roosevelt tried his best to promote the war between the United States and Spain. The explosion of the Maine was actually big or small. If Spain was willing to pay compensation, he wanted to make it a big deal.

It was not impossible that the trivial matter was resolved, but under Roosevelt's promotion, the United States finally declared war on Spain.

In the end, he worked hard for a long time to make a wedding dress for the Army? Can Roosevelt be willing to do so? So from this perspective, Roosevelt definitely wanted the Navy to play the leading role, at least before he severely damaged the Spanish fleet and proved the importance of the Navy.

We will not send a large number of armies up easily! This is politics. Although all methods and decisions under the banner of politics are not the most ideal and efficient, people must do it this way!

So what now? Yang Yonglin needs to look at the entire war from Roosevelt's perspective, and then formulate a corresponding battle plan. Americans are not stupid. They will never divide their forces again. Before the situation is clear, the US fleet will join a certain amount.

After acquiring the auxiliary cruiser, the remaining task is to find ways to lure the Spanish fleet into a decisive battle. For this purpose, the Americans only need to seize one core, which is the point that must be saved to attack the enemy! So what exactly is the point that the Spanish fleet must save?

?

The first one is naturally the Port of Santiago. After the war, the Spanish fleet absolutely needs comprehensive repairs and supplies. But considering various reasons, attacking a well-guarded port in this case is to risk death. As for the second one? That is

Cover the landing of a large number of land forces. Once this happens, the Spanish fleet must attack with all its strength. If some transport ships are used as bait, the Spanish fleet must take action no matter what. Because if the US Army is allowed to gain a foothold, then the US government will

fu will be more determined to fight this battle. The Americans will not let the Army's blood be shed in vain. There is a saying that only when the place you occupy is stained with blood, then you will use more blood to defend it.

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If this happens, the U.S. fleet will have a decisive battle with the Spanish fleet on a battlefield of its own choosing! In this way, the problem of slow speed will be completely solved. If the Spanish fleet wants to attack the U.S. Navy transport ship, it must break through the layer

Layer blockade. This means that the opponent's firepower advantage can be fully utilized without worrying about the Spanish fleet escaping. This calculation is very simple, Yang Yonglin can also guess it, but you can't solve this problem!

And just when Yang Yonglin was racking his brains on how to solve this deadlock, there was a knock on the door. Hipper's familiar voice sounded outside the door: "General Yang, we have a new plan about the ship called

Taifeng’s captured battleship. Do you have time?”

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