"So what, we still have a huge advantage. We have 8 first-line fleet aircraft carriers and 1 training aircraft carrier, and what about the Japanese? According to our estimates, before the Sulawesi Sea Battle, they had 5 aircraft carriers, and one sank in the war. There were 4 ships left. Considering the pilot's training and daily rotation, the Japanese could fight at the same time. Even if one ship was added through some channels, there were only 4 ships. Although, I don't think that under the same strength, our battleship team can suppress the Japanese, I think we still have a huge advantage in terms of aircraft carriers." Sims said indifferently.

If we talk about whether the Sulawesi Sea War has positive spiritual support for the US Navy? That is certainly there. At least the US Navy believes that after the repeated baptism of the Japanese land-based bomber units and carrier-based aircraft units, the US Navy believes that its carrier-based aircraft air defense performance is still very high. It is hard to resist Japanese land-based bombers near Dalagen Island, and then when fighting with Japanese carrier-based aircraft units, the record of using one and a half aircraft carrier to fight against four Japanese aircraft carriers and killing one is excellent. Although there is indeed a reason for exquisite tactical arrangements, the Americans believe that if the two sides fight with close strength on paper, the combat effectiveness of the US aircraft carrier should be stronger than that of the Japanese.

Of course, if you analyze it carefully, there are still some problems. First of all, the US Navy aircraft carrier team's air defense firepower is indeed relatively strong. There are two reasons. The first reason is that the hardware itself is good. The huge number of anti-control artillery and primary fire control make the warship's air defense firepower very strong. The number of carrier-based aircraft carried by the US aircraft carrier is also quite large. In this way, at least in terms of quantity, it is indeed enough. Second, the American pilots participating in the battle at that time were also elite, with at least 800 hours of training time and more than 400 hours of combat experience. It is not an exaggeration to say that these people are elite in this modern era.

However, if you analyze it carefully, you will find that in the successive battles of the Sulawesi Sea, the performance of the US Navy's carrier-based aircraft forces can certainly be described as good, but the role of the German carrier-based aircraft forces cannot be ignored. In the air battle against Lagen Island, the German Navy actually shared nearly 40% of the air defense pressure. When the subsequent battle against Japanese aircraft carriers, more than 60% of the aircraft groups responsible for sea attacks were German carrier-based aircraft forces. Therefore, it can be said that in the first aircraft carrier attack battle after the end of this war, the US Navy almost did not undertake the task of attacking ships. Therefore, the Americans can indeed say that the performance of Japanese aircraft carriers in sea attacks is relatively bad, but if you say that the US Navy's aircraft carriers have better attack capabilities against sea than the Japanese Navy? Haha, that's not sure. Anyway, you hardly participated, who knows!

How to say it, the US Navy aircraft carrier team is a bit like the later verbal gun party. When you see others fighting, you can find a lot of problems. You feel that you are very strong, but when you get on, you are not as good as others! Not to mention anything else, at least the Japanese Navy can concentrate 4 aircraft carriers and launch a very well-organized super-large attack aircraft group. This is a skill in itself. If you ask the US Navy to do it, they may not be able to do it well under actual combat conditions!

In the German Navy's documents, Raidel and others mentioned that perhaps the Japanese naval carrier-based aircraft forces still have many problems at the tactical level, but it is correct to concentrate a large number of aircraft carriers to use joint attacks on multiple aircraft carriers, which is much more advanced than the Americans' emphasis on the concentrating efforts of a single or two aircraft carriers to launch a wave of full-deck attacks.

Therefore, the Germans' conclusion is very simple. If the number of aircraft carriers on both sides is 2, the Americans may have the advantage, because the Americans have many aircraft carriers, and the Americans' deck operation is indeed powerful, and they can prepare as many aircraft as possible in the shortest time. The coordination problem between the two aircraft carriers is also easier to solve. Therefore, relying on the advantages of fast preparation speed and many aircraft, the Americans should be able to gain an advantage in the aircraft carrier duel.

However, if the number of aircraft carriers on both sides increases to 4 or more, then the situation will be different. As the number of aircraft carriers increases, the proportion of tactical coordination between different aircraft carriers increases. Moreover, because the full-deck attack method is released for too long, the coordination complexity between different aircraft carriers increases, the American attack cluster will appear intermittent, which is a bit of a tactic. There is no Japanese feeling that a wave of A is coming, so in this case, the combat effectiveness of the US Navy's aircraft carrier detachment will be weaker than that of the Japanese Navy.

Of course, this is just a qualitative analysis. If it is quantitative, the situation will be much more complicated. After all, the attack effect is affected by various factors. In addition to the strength of the offensive party, the defense of the defensive party is also a reason. In fact, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese carrier-based fighter unit is still very good. The only problem is that the number of carrier-based aircraft of the Japanese Navy is relatively small, resulting in a relatively small number of fighter aircraft... The Japanese fleet's air defense firepower is obviously at least one level worse than that of the Americans.

So in the end, in the eyes of the Germans, with the same strength, the aviation combat capabilities of the United States and Japan are actually half a dozen, but the Americans think they have huge advantages. Of course, if you want to talk about the overall size of the aircraft carrier team, the Americans naturally have obvious advantages.

"Do you have any ideas about the aircraft carrier detachment?" asked Majifen.

"I suggest dividing the aircraft carrier detachment into two groups, the first of which is used for the current battle on New Guinea Island, with experienced officers and soldiers. After all, the army has just occupied Lai City, and various construction has just begun. During this period, we need to provide aviation support to the army, and at the same time use the maneuverability of the aircraft carrier to intercept Japanese transport ships in nearby waters." Sims said.

"Now the nearby waters transport the Japanese are all British ships." Majifen said with a soft and hard sentence.

"Although there are restrictions on the White House, we can adjust according to the needs of the battlefield. It is hard to say about food, but as long as weapons, ammunition or other certain military supplies are found, we can confiscate the ship. In order to make the children in the United States shed less blood, I am willing to bear this risk." Sims said firmly.

"Well, Sims, I respect you as a man." Majiphin complimented: "What about the other set of aircraft carriers?"

"Another group of aircraft carriers and the main force of the fleet act together. Let them train first, and then let them face the Japanese joint fleet after they gradually adapt to the cruel battlefield." Sims said.
Chapter completed!