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Chapter 963 Fleet Exchange Plan

"In order to end the war as soon as possible, the navy of the United States of America and the large fleet must cooperate closely. We should break the boundaries of nationality, integrate our supplies and equipment and take unified actions. At present, we are facing Germanic heavy cavalry in heavy armor and holding sharp blades in the North Sea, while in the Mediterranean, we have to face the descendants of Caesar. They use the high-speed performance of the fleet to circle us." Majiphin paused at this point. Then he pointed to the fleet model on the table and said.

"From the last battle, your country's Queen Elizabeth-class battleships were at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the Bismarck-class battleships and Izmael-class battleships and lost a valuable Queen-class fast battleship. For this reason, if possible, I think the Tennessee-class battleships and the improved New Mexico-class battleships of the United States of America could completely replace the Queen-class battleships in your country's navy. Sure, their sudus were a little slower, but

The German Navy's rapid battleship formation has been in name only, and the Bismarck-class battleship has a little sudu advantage. If your country transfers 4 Queen-class battleships, the New Zealand and the Tiger to the Atlantic and classify them into the combat sequence of the US Navy, my country can use 2 Pennsylvania-class battleships, 1 Nevada battleship and 3 New Mexico-class battleships as exchange to supplement your country's combat power." "Novel" novel chapters are updated the fastest

In the past few months, Majifen has truly experienced what it means to have no place to use. Faced with the Allied Rapid Fleet that was hunting in and out of the Atlantic Ocean, this general in charge of the US Navy has also led a team to intercept it. Relying on the advantageous air force and the use of bad weather, he has successfully avoided the opponent's aerial reconnaissance many times, and used the number of auxiliary warships to set a wide enough cordon for the main fleet, and pulled out the camouflage attack ships that cruised on the ocean and provided intelligence to the Allied at any time and destroyed them one by one. Relying on the exquisite route, Majifen had two chances to approach the Allied Rapid Fleet without knowing it, and even once successfully included the target in the extreme range of the naval gun!

But what happened? The opponent quickly turned in at a high speed of more than 25 knots! Apart from leaving a bunch of black smoke that gradually dissipated, there was nothing left! Majiffen once arranged for light cruisers and destroyers to release torpedoes to intercept the opponent, but under the fierce firepower, the blockade line collapsed instantly. The three leading Spanish-class battleships ran over the American light cruiser like sharp blades cutting butter, and then left. What's even more annoying is that in the newspapers of the Allies, Earl Spey also used a stupid and numb stupid bull to describe the American fleet, and there was a picture next to it, a Spanish-class battleship was beating the American transport ship. Uncle Sam, who represented the American fleet, was far away thousands of miles away.

Helpless, a deep helplessness arose from Majiphin's heart. A small number of fast battleships can be dealt with, after all, they can be divided into troops to intercept them. However, if the opponent has enough numbers and is in a group, and can be fought in the vast weather changes with the capricious Atlantic Ocean, the American fleet will be powerless. If you don't divide the troops, you can't catch up. If you divide the troops, you may not be able to fight! The opponent has 6 fast battleships, 3 of which are the foreign trade version of the fast battleships of China. The Americans' evaluation of it is comparable to the New York class in the United States.

The Americans were depressed, and the British were also very depressed. After all, most of the ships against the opposition were British ships, and most of the cargo carried on them were British goods! This is not to say that the allies "relative one over the other". They were picky and picky. Instead, the British had the highest proportion of merchant ships. In addition, they were an island country and needed more things. Therefore, according to the principle of probability, they slapped them and killed the British ships the most! The result was that the Americans were depressed and the British were heartbroken. The originally proposed fleet exchange plan was officially put on the agenda. The two sides began to seriously discuss Wenti, who was mixed with British and American fleets. In the eyes of outsiders, this negotiation of each need should be very smooth, but the time was quite troublesome and difficult, and there were even conflicts and slander!

Some people may say that the Mediterranean Allied fleet consists of Italy, Austria-Hungarian, Turkey, Spain and the Germans. Don’t they still play well? What’s the difficulty? But don’t forget that except Spain, the other countries are allies themselves, and they have been trained before the beginning of the Battle 1. More importantly, their weapons specifications are the same, the systems and other things are universal, and there is no logistics supply inti. Andorsha’s accessories can be used on Austria-Hungarian warships, while Skoda’s artillery can also be used on Italian warships, and there is Count Spee in the middle. After a period of running-in, it is still OK to cooperate.

But what about the British and American fleets? Even the Allies themselves did not expect that the situation at sea would be so deteriorating! Although the United States intended to help the Allies, they had never conducted large-scale joint training. The systems and decision-making mechanisms of both sides were different. The middle-level American officers lacked combat experience, so Majiphin asked them to do it completely according to the orders. Although the British defeated some battles, the officers were finally honed in the war, and their qualities and experiences were still there. Therefore, the British fleet emphasized that officers should dare to make decisions on their own when the orders were unknown. In the recent joint training of auxiliary warships, there was a wenti. The Americans complained that the British did not obey the command, while the British complained that the Americans were rigid and the wood was as rigid as wood. Well, the status of John's cow and cowboys was completely altered, and this was just a contradiction at the tactical level, and the differences at the strategic level were even greater.

Majifin felt that he had shown full sincerity. He used 5 new US Navy battleships to exchange for 5 opponents' warships, and 72 14-inch l45 naval guns to exchange for the opponent's 32 15-inch naval guns and 18 13.5-inch naval guns. It was quite interesting. Judging from the hardware equipment, the British would definitely not suffer any losses, and they said that they would be assigned to the fleet as an additional destroyer team during the exchange. But why did the British so unhappy? Jericho, Thomas Betty and others on the opposite side whispered for a long time but didn't make a decision, which surprised Majifin and even a little angry.

"Your country will add another Tennessee." Jericho thought for a while and said. With a click, the pen in Majiphin's hand fell on the table, and the sound seemed so harsh in the quiet venue. In an instant, Majiphin felt anger. In his opinion, the British demands could be called unreasonable! There are currently 11 14-inch main ships in the US fleet, and it is not enough to split 6 of them to replace the other party? Use 7 for 6? Then the remaining main ships of the US Navy are equal to the British aid fleet. Then what? Who is the command? And the British also want Tennessee! This is his own flagship. Even if the other party makes a mistake in its statement, it is absolutely unwilling tolerate the California ones! More than half of the warships are handed over to others! How can this be done?

"Are you kidding?" Majiphin said with a bad face.

"It's definitely not a joke. We are trying to balance the combat power of both sides during the fleet mobilization process. The New Mexico-class is the most advanced battleship in your country's fleet exchange list, but his performance in the confrontation with the Chinese Navy is really unreliable. After all, the Germans have 4 Bismarck-class battleships. Our Queen-class fast battleships are at a disadvantage when they fight, and your New Mexico will also be at a disadvantage, so we must have a numerical advantage." Thomas next to Jericho technically analyzed the situation of both sides. Among all the senior British officers, Thomas' technical attainments are definitely the deepest, so it is undoubtedly the best to explain. After all, the British are definitely not looking for trouble, but the conclusion drawn after a real analysis.

"How can you say your country's performance in recent live-fire shootings? It's really impossible to be complimented!" Speaking of this, Thomas broke off several times in one sentence. Because he had been trying to find a relatively gentle word to say something that embarrass both sides. But what else can you say about the hit rate of only about 60% of the Royal Navy? He said with a shameless face that the other party is well-trained? Isn't that cheating?

After a flash, the face of the representative of the US Navy on the opposite side changed. Thomas's words hit the key point. The training level of the US Navy is still too low. Historically, the US Navy's artillery performance in World War 1 was not very good. Although this plane has been rectified by Majiffen, its performance is still not very good. So, even if the performance of the warship is exactly the same, in the hands of the Americans, the combat effectiveness of the warship is definitely not as good as that of the British. Of course, the Americans can take their own

The projection of warships is huge, but the British can also use the greater power of British warships to refute it. This has become a routine for later online warships to fight one-on-one battles. Is it better to use larger caliber artillery or smaller number of artillery, and more artillery numbers? This is a mess, who can explain it clearly? Of course, the exercise does not represent actual combat, but the hat of lower quality of the US Navy's grassroots officers and soldiers is absolutely unavailable. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration for the British to ask for more warships.

According to statistics from the British Navy, the Royal Navy and the German High Seas Fleet had the highest hit rate just in terms of the main gun hit rate. (This is a historical fact. The statement on the Internet that Germany's hit rate was higher than that of the opponent in the Jutland Navy Battle was a bit biased. Friedman specifically mentioned this in his book on Navy Firepower. In the past, statistical errors were due to statistical errors, and many secondary gun hits were counted as main guns.) Secondly, the French fleet and the Dutch fleet. Although they suffered heavy damage, the quality of the French was still worthy of recognition. The high quality of the Dutch was because some people participated in the Second Russian-Chinese War. Secondly, the members of the Mediterranean Fleet, represented by the Italian Navy, were divided into three or six levels. The level of the Italian Navy was similar to that of France and the Netherlands, and the level of the Austro-Hungarian and Turks was worse. The level of the US Navy was between Italy and Austro-Hungarian Navy.

Therefore, the British believe that the US Navy has no wenti in the Mediterranean. But if you go to the North Sea, it is still very dangerous to have no absolute numerical advantage. For the sake of the safety of themselves and the US Navy, it is difficult for Jerichoming to open this speech, but it must be said!
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