Chapter 525: Tiger! Tiger! Tiger V

"The special training of the Akagi flight team is now over, and all the personnel pack up and board the ship on time at 4 o'clock this afternoon!"

In a very spacious lounge full of pilots, Mitsuo Fuchita, the captain of the Akagi flight team, announced the order to "board the ship" in public. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoAll the captains of the planes, whether flying the Zero, the Comet, or the Type 97 torpedo bomber, have learned the tactics of the American fighter and that the American pilots are difficult opponents to deal with - in fact, most American pilots are easier to deal with than German aces like Hirschmann Jr.

"The Japanese pilots are now disbanded." Mitsuo Fuchida then gave another order, and then he said in English: "All the German pilots stay." ”

More than 100 Japanese people in the room stood up, and then the orderly fish came out. Only 8 German pilots who were assigned to the Akagi remained. According to the plan, they will form a fighter squad led by Hirschman Jr. (the Japanese carrier-based aircraft unit has such a squad) and will be responsible for the direct cover of the Akagi in the upcoming battle.

Mitsuo Fuchida continued in English, "Guys, we're going to board the aircraft carrier Akagi, and then we're going to stay on the aircraft carrier for a long time, and we're going to go to colder places, so we're going to bring extra warm clothes. ”

The USS Akagi will head to Saeki Bay, where it will train for a week before leaving Saeki Bay on Nov. 18 for Monogua Bay on the island of Seki in northern Japan.

Fuchida continued: "Your plane has been sent to the aircraft carrier, it is made according to the drawings provided by Fokker Zero, except for the lack of supercharger and MW50 system, everything else is the same as Fokker Zero, and the engine is also made using German technology, and the horsepower is very strong. You have a week to familiarize yourself with the new aircraft and practice taking off and landing on the Akagi. ”

It's November 11th, and in a week's time, on November 18th, the Akagi will head to Singguan Bay on Sawatori Island, the assembly site of the 1st Mobile Fleet.

According to Yamamoto Isoroku (in fact, the staff officers drew up) the "Z battle plan".

The First Mobile Fleet, consisting of eight aircraft carriers, including Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu, and Hosho, as well as 12 capital ships including the Kongo-class battleships Hiei and Kirishima, and heavy cruisers Tone, and Chikuma, plus one light cruiser, nine destroyers, three submarines, and seven tankers, will depart from Single-Crown Bay on November 26. On the evening of December 3, he entered the standby sea area and refueled, and then waited for Yamamoto's order.

Different from the historical "Z battle plan", this "Z battle plan" is much more complicated. Because Yamamoto Isoroku's purpose this time is not to sneak attack, but to occupy the Hawaiian Islands! If the goal of occupation cannot be achieved, it will also engage the US Pacific Fleet in the waters of the Hawaiian Islands and strive to deliver a devastating blow!

On the battleship "Nagato," which was anchored at Pillar Island, Admiral Yamamoto 56 was instructing Nagumo Tadashi, who was about to command the 1st Mobile Fleet to attack.

"Nagumo-kun, this time the fleet with the 'Nagato' and 'Mutsu' as the core will also be dispatched, commanded by Vice Admiral Takasu Shiro, to escort the Taiwanese mixed brigade to Hawaii. If the raid is successful, the landing operation will begin immediately......"

In the commander's cabin on the "Nagato", Yamamoto Isoroku and his old subordinate Nagumo sat on the ground, and between the two of them spread out a chart of the sea near Hawaii, and two cups of coffee that had been cooled were also placed.

Yamamoto Isoroku was running out of time to live on the "Nagato", because the new flagship of the combined fleet, the "Yamato", had been completed and was currently undergoing sea trials. According to the plan, on December 1, Isoroku Yamamoto and the Combined Fleet Command will visit the "Yamato Hotel" in Shan Guan Bay, and the original flagship "Nagato" will become the flagship of the "Hawaii Dispatch Fleet", with the former commander of the 1st Fleet, Takasu Shiro, as the commander. Escorting thousands of elite Japanese Army officers and soldiers to Hawaii.

Sent by the Army to fight in Hawaii was a Taiwanese mixed brigade under the command of Major General Yuyi Tsuchihashi. Of course, the Taiwan Mixed Brigade is not a unit dominated by Taiwanese, but a brigade and regimental detachment composed of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Wings of Taiwan and the Taiwan Mountain Artillery Detachment (consisting of 2 squadrons) under the Taiwan Army (Japanese garrison force in Taiwan).

Although all units bear the name of "Taiwan," the vast majority of the wealthy people in these "Taiwan" units are Japanese, and there are only a very small number of Taiwanese volunteers -- Japan has not yet implemented a conscription system in Taiwan, and only a small number of volunteers exist. Moreover, these Taiwanese volunteers have all given Japanese names, and they have become completely Japanese ideologically and culturally, and they can basically be regarded as Japanese.

However, with 2 infantry wings and 2 mountain artillery squadrons, it is impossible to touch Oahu with a force of less than 7,000 men. The mission of the Taiwanese Mixed Brigade was only to land on Kauai Island, which was not defended by a few U.S. troops. They were joined by 3,000 laborers from North Korea and Taiwan, who were tasked with expanding the airport, wharves and building barracks on Kauai.

"If the attack on Pearl Harbor is good," said Yamamoto, "the First Mobile Fleet will retreat to the open sea and join the Hawaiian Dispatch Fleet, and then the two ships, Hiei and Kirishima, will join the Hawaiian Dispatch Fleet." Hawaii sent a fleet south to attack Kauai and act as a decoy. A decisive battle with the participation of battleships and aircraft carriers was expected. If the decisive battle is won, then the next step is the Oahu Raiders. At that time, this officer will personally lead the newly formed First Fleet to escort the army brigade to Hawaii to participate in the war! ”

The First Fleet has always operated in conjunction with the Combined Fleet Command, and after Isoroku Yamamoto took the headquarters with the "Yamato," the original First Fleet would be renamed the Hawaii Dispatch Fleet, and the new First Fleet would begin to be formed with the "Yamato" as the flagship.

"Commander, has the Army agreed to send a large army to fight in Hawaii?" Nagumo Zhongyi asked with some uncertainty, he hadn't heard of this.

Yamamoto Fifty-six shook his head and said with a wry smile: "How could someone like Fool Yuan understand the crucial position of Oahu in this war? ”

"Fool Yuan" is the nickname of the current Japanese Chief of Staff Sugiyama Moto, this guy is actually not stupid, but he looks a little dumb.

In addition, he, like most Japanese army officers, was a "continental faction" who hoped to turn to the East Asian continent after solving the oil supply problem. That's why Yamamoto Fifty-six will call him "Fool Yuan" behind his back.

"The fool thinks that as long as the oil supply is solved and the continent to the west is taken, the empire will have a basis to compete with Germany and the United States." Yamamoto Fifty-six said with a smile. "He thinks that it is not enough for us Japan to fight the United States, and we have to add the Soviet Union, so I really don't know what to say."

"Commander, then the Hawaiian battle ......" Nagumo Zhong was stunned.

Yamamoto Fifty-six smiled and said to Nanyun: "Nangumo-kun, then it's up to you, if you can win a big victory like the Battle of Tsushima in Hawaii, then even a fool Yuan can't stop us from occupying Hawaii." Only by taking Hawaii can the absolute defensive circle of the empire be truly guaranteed. ”

Nagumo Zhong nodded, "Please rest assured, Your Excellency Commander, the First Mobile Fleet will definitely go all out!" ”

Yamamoto smiled and nodded, "By the way, the Germans didn't agree to send an aircraft carrier to the Pacific, but they sent a missile cruiser." ”

"Missile cruisers? What is a missile? ”

"It's a man-operated flying bomb," said Yamamoto, "and the Germans' ultimate idea was to use radio guidance, so they gave the weapon the name missile." However, at the moment they have not solved the problem of radio guidance, so they have switched to manned driving. ”

"Anyone in Germany would like to fly such a missile?" Nagumo Tadaichi asked a little uncertainly.

"......Probably not," Yamamoto shook his head, "so they sent this missile cruiser named 'Emperor Frederick III' to support us." According to the description of the Germans, it was a large ship with a standard displacement of 23700 tons, with two V3 missile launchers, carrying 18 V3 missiles and 1 V3 trainer shell. ”

"And when will the ship arrive?"

Yamamoto replied: "It will arrive in Japan before the end of this month, and if all goes well, the 'Emperor Frederick III' will act together with the 'Yamato'." Take part in the final raid on Oahu early next year. ”

……

Oahu, Pearl Harbor.

U.S. Pacific Fleet Aircraft Carrier Task Force Commander William Brown. Frederick. Vice Admiral Halsey walked briskly into the Pacific Fleet headquarters building. He had just disembarked from his flagship aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, and before he could return home, he received a call from the Pacific Fleet Command, telling him to go see Hirschbend immediately. Admiral Kimmel.

When he walked into the Pacific Fleet Command building, he noticed that there was a hint of gunpowder here. The officers who came in and out were all hurrying, and the expressions on their faces were very solemn, and some of them were still talking in low voices, and the conversation was not about the weekend dance party or the sun on the beach, but how to kill the Japanese!

Although Halsey liked such a topic very much, he was still very puzzled that there was actually someone in the Pacific Fleet command discussing war! Lieutenant General Halsey thought to himself, could it be that Japan had already declared war on the United States? (To be continued.) )