"This is impossible. If the information of the guys in the Talaw Islands is correct, then the speed of the American fleet is a bit too fast." Colonel Halls found that he could not convince himself! Because the speed and distance were not up to par! The colonel naturally knew the speed of the old American battleship, so on this issue, he and Betty and others had the same idea.

"But no matter what, I think that such a serious matter happened in the Sulawesi Sea, we should pay attention to it. Sending long-range reconnaissance aircraft for reconnaissance and requiring air forces on Kalimantan to be on alert are necessary measures." A moment later, Halls reported this matter to the top leaders and added his own suggestions at the end of the telegram.

"I think this suggestion should be implemented. Although I don't know the size of the US fleet and how they can achieve such high speed, I think it is necessary to order the V1500 long-range aircraft of Sulawesi to conduct reconnaissance and patrol, and our trump card must be prepared." Colonel Halls did not expect how much trouble his telegram caused in the top leaders of the British and Japanese naval forces. After receiving the telegram, British and Japanese officers spent several hours discussing what happened in the Sulawesi Sea and the response plan. At 10 o'clock in the evening, Betty refused to oppose the long-standing power to completely figure out what happened in the Sulawesi Sea.

At this time, if someone stands from the perspective of God, he will find that the US Navy's voyage in the Sulawesi Sea has been halfway through. As long as they persist for another day, they can enter the final attack position launch area. At that time, it should be just night! At this time, the Japanese Combined Fleet was still more than 1,000 kilometers away!

"We entered a blind spot of thinking. This time the Americans may have really split the main fleet. They chose an elite fleet for long-range attacks. So their speed may be very fast, and they also chose a suitable target for themselves. Colonel Halls mentioned that it might be Taragan Island. If the oil fields and refining facilities on this island are really destroyed, the consequences will be very serious, which will directly affect your country's war potential and funding source." Betty finally figured it out, but unfortunately, it is only a little more than a day for the full schedule. The ships in the port may be able to evacuate, but the entire oil fields, refineries and port facilities are probably unsuccessful!

"Hiss...If this is the case, then the situation will be too bad. The United Fleet has no time to rescue. We delayed 40 hours, and what we lost is an important oil field." Shigetaro Yoshimatsu took a breath of air. He could feel a cold air rushing straight from his tailbone to his head. He was scared and sweated.

"Order, all the aviation and maritime defense forces that can be mobilized at present will be quickly moved to Taragen Island, and all ships and materials will be evacuated immediately. The land-based reconnaissance forces will start reconnaissance within 400 kilometers of the periphery of the island. Once discovered, immediately send carrier-based aircraft troops to launch an attack. It is necessary to delay the attack of the US fleet as much as possible, and wait for the arrival of the joint fleet." Shigetaro Yoshimatsu said.

"First understand the size of the US fleet. We must determine whether this US fleet is within the range that the joint fleet can confront. The land-based bomber force will also depend on the situation. After all, we don't know how many aircraft carriers the Americans brought this time." Stedy said.

This time, the Americans gained an advantage in strategic game. Although Britain and Japan are still considering how to preserve the precious oil field of Taragen Island, everyone knows that the attack of this oil field is a foregone conclusion, and the only problem is to see how much the loss is. Even experienced naval officers can easily infer the time of the US attack. The American gunboats will launch an attack at night, and during the day, the US fleet is still outside the attack of Japan's land-based aviation power! Perhaps long-range aircraft such as v1500 can detect opponents, but the twin-engine bombers as the main attack force are not reachable at all! When theoretically it can be reached, it is already at night. Japan's land-based aviation power can only watch Taragen Island fall into a sea of ​​fire!

"If things are irreversible, then we must at least pull back some of the disadvantages on the battlefield, otherwise, the future war will not be fought." Betty said resolutely. In his opinion, instead of saving the destined thing, it is better to think about how to give up this thing, and then let yourself go lightly and find some in other aspects. For example, concentrate your efforts to attack the American fleet!

"What if the strength of the US fleet is beyond our expectations," Shimamura Soo said.

"Then let's use the land-based aviation power on Kalimantan to consume the opponent! There are so many oil industrial facilities on Taragan Island, and the Americans will definitely be able to evacuate from the battlefield when it is approaching dawn. The evacuated fleet is within the range of our aviation power strikes. Therefore, I require all the aviation forces that can be mobilized to take off before dawn, arrive on Taragan Island at dawn, and then find the US fleet to launch an attack as soon as possible! The strike aircraft group is divided into two groups, one of which attacks the main force of the US Navy with torpedo aircraft and horizontal bombers, while the other group mainly uses dive bombers to attack the US aircraft carriers located in the distance!"

"Aircraft carriers are very fragile, and the current fleet air defense is very inefficient in the face of a large number of aircraft. We have a great opportunity to destroy American aircraft carriers, and battleships can also be severely damaged with heavy bombs and torpedoes. After weakening the US fleet, our joint fleet will launch another attack, and we have no reason to lose." Betty said.

"But according to our estimates, the Americans may have prepared more than 400 aircraft. There are very few aircraft in our air force that can undertake long-distance escort missions. If bombers forcefully attack the defense line formed by combat agencies, the loss of aviation power will be great." Shimamura Soo hesitated. Attack aircraft carrying a large number of bombs and torpedoes rushed into the air defense network composed of hundreds of aircraft, haha, this situation is a bit bad. In the war, all bombers in the war had to pay an extremely heavy price to break through the opponent's air defense network without escort.

"Aircraft carriers are different from land-based airports. We just need to destroy the deck of an aircraft carrier with three bombs, which is equivalent to destroying dozens of fighter jets. And if we sink them, we are equivalent to killing a wing! The aircraft carriers are fragile. The number of fighter jets they can use in the battlefield is far less than the aircraft carried by aircraft carriers. And I said that we must make full use of the time before dawn and fly over before the American fighter jets are released! We can catch our opponent off guard!" Betty said.
Chapter completed!