"40% for fighters, 30% for torpedo planes and 30% for dive bombers. In the first wave of attacks, we can release at least 150 or so aircraft, which can include at least 45 dive bombers and 45 attack aircraft. After another 2 hours, we can move on to the next wave of at least 100 or so aircraft of all kinds. As soon as the other side is within our strike range, then we can release all the planes in a matter of hours! Before the deduction began, Halsey said excitedly with the aeronautical information he had prepared for a long time. This is a number that I have carefully arranged and rigorously demonstrated, and it is certainly achievable. Looking at the silent Nimitz, Halsey added.

"I'm not doubting your ability to operate aviation, I'm thinking if the other side also attacks, can we hold it?" Nimitz asked.

"We can't keep it, but we don't have to, we can finish them out before they break our ass. The best defense is offense. Halsey said nonchalantly.

"I'm still going to leave a certain number of direct guard fighters, so that the full load of the attack aircraft group will make our time to recover and rebuild the direct guard aircraft very short, which means that it will be difficult for us to gather a large number of fighters to cover our fleet." Spruance was concerned about Halsey's risky style of play, which was not to his liking.

"Boy, in this case, our second wave of attacks will be weakened a lot, and according to the calculations of the staff officers, it is impossible to destroy the two iron turtles of the British in one wave. This will leave them with a chance to fight back! And those extra fighters did not spare us! Halsey retorted.

"Although what you say makes a lot of sense. But at the same time I can't ignore the security of the fleet, so be it, after unleashing the first wave of attacks. The fleet retreated, and when our second wave of attacks was ready, we moved on to the next attack position! Nimitz proposed a compromise. While they were discussing, Magifin walked past the room with himself and Sims, and after a moment's pause, Magiffin left with a blank face, much to the surprise of Sims, who had planned to see how the boys were prepared.

"General. Don't you want to meet them? Sims asked, taking two quick steps.

"What if a bull goes up against the enemy and turns out to be nothing more than a straw handle?" Magifen asked. "What if the other party doesn't go toe-to-toe with you?"

"Ugh. Theoretically, if there is no accident in a naval engagement, both sides will find their opponents at the same time. Sims was caught off guard by Magifin, he really couldn't figure it out. Why would Magiffen ask such a question?

"You mean it's like when Scheer used a camouflage fleet to attract Betty's fleet in the Battle of Jutland. And then concentrate forces on the matter of Marshal Jericho? "Or Benson was quick to react, and he quickly understood something." But there's no such setting in the deduction, right? ”

"It's just one aspect, you know? The British can play other tricks. Didn't Nimitz think about anything other than a head-to-head showdown? "Magiffen was unhappy today because he found his tactics too dull. Although he also did not know what methods the British would use to "fool". But he knew that the British could always learn something after being "fooled" many times! "I don't have much hope for this deduction, well, okay, do you want to gamble? I pressed $1,000 to bet on the British to win. ”

"I'm betting $1,000 on Nimitz!" Sims said with a rather negative expression. "I, like the minister, bet on the British to win." I looked at the side and there was no one else. Benson decisively chose to hug his thighs! Always be consistent with the leader, not to mention that the leader is generally right! "That. It's good that this bet is between you and me, don't expand it, pay attention to the impact. Ma Jifen touched his nose and said, after all, betting on his own people to lose, this is not good emotionally or in terms of impact. Although his instincts have always been accurate.

Nimitz: They didn't know that a group of old-timers were out there making bets with them. An hour later, Nimitz walked into the deduction with his two younger brothers, and after a few polite exchanges with Cunningham and Portal, he decisively began the deduction. The American fleet consisted of 4 aircraft carriers in a group, which was carried out by seaplanes carried by cruisers in Guò, while the British fleet was divided into two groups, one of which was 2 armored aircraft carriers and 1 medium aircraft carrier plus an aviation cruiser. The other group was the Von der Tann medium aircraft carrier with a cruiser and several destroyers, and the main fleet was slightly behind the bait fleet, and if nothing else, it would be difficult for the Americans to spot both fleets at the same time.

"The British actually have more than 40% more reconnaissance troops than us? That's right? When a round was over, Sims suddenly found that the British's reconnaissance force was far more than his own, which made him feel very bad, and even a little puzzled, where did the British find so many reconnaissance planes, and the number of water reconnaissance planes on both sides was the same!

"The British used the attack aircraft on the aircraft carrier Von der Tann for reconnaissance, and they apparently gave up on preparing the battleship for an attack, and if the two sides met, it would be difficult for the aircraft carrier to be ready for an attack in a short time." A staff officer on the side reminded. "And our aircraft carriers are almost all used to prepare for the upcoming attack, and they are all parked on the deck now."

Just as Sims and his staff were discussing why the British were more capable of reconnaissance, the British fleet, which was conducting reconnaissance from both directions at the same time, and had the superior reconnaissance force, soon discovered the American fleet! Cunningham ordered the main fleet of four aircraft carriers to prepare for an attack. And this situation made the Americans present feel very nervous. Fortunately, it didn't take long for the Americans to discover Cunningham's decoy fleet. But the main fleet was not detected, because the American reconnaissance planes flying in the direction of the main fleet were shot down by fighters released from the aircraft carrier Von der Tann.

"Discover a medium-sized aircraft carrier on the Blue side! We could have killed him! Halsey said excitedly. Just let the Hornet and the Wasp carry out this mission, and Yorktown and Enterprise remain on standby! Their main fleet has not yet appeared, and we cannot play all the cards in our hands. Nimitz ordered. The Americans weren't stupid, they saw that this was a decoy fleet, and Nimitz began to wonder about the question: "How can you eat the bait without getting caught in the hook?" ”

"If the other side also finds out about us, I think we should retreat immediately!" At this moment, Spruance, who had been writing calculations on the side, interjected: "If the remaining four aircraft carriers of the other side attack with all their might, we will definitely not be able to stop it." ”

"If you give up the attack and switch to fighter jets, will you do it?" Nimitz was also aware of the severity of the problem. Then he asked. "It's too late, the two medium-sized aircraft carriers can directly rebuild their fighters after releasing the first wave of attacks, but if the two heavy aircraft carriers don't release the planes, it's too time-consuming to replace all the attack aircraft on them with fighters, and the deck is already full!" Halsey also realized the crux of the problem, and now the entire fleet is like a stretched bow, and it has reached the point where it has to be dispatched, otherwise, it will be difficult to operate whether it is to continue to attack or defend with all its might!

"The two medium-sized aircraft carriers immediately attacked the blue side to decoy the enemy fleet, and then the fleet separated, and the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier maneuvered to the northeast, and the Hornet-class aircraft carrier maneuvered to the southwest! The two sides have to open up a distance of more than 100 kilometers! "Nimitz has realized that his fleet is at a strategic disadvantage, and what he has found is only the decoy of the other side, and the other side already knows where his main force is, maybe the aircraft group has taken to the air. So indecision is absolutely not okay, no matter what, eat this bait first, and then divide yourself into two fleets and see which one the other side chooses to fight! Nimitz concluded that the opposing main fleet would not be very far from the decoy fleet. If you're lucky, one of your two fleets will be able to avoid the opponent's first blow, and then give the opponent's main fleet a blow!

"Ahh Seeing the reaction of the American fleet, Cunningham was also happy. To be honest, although the Americans' choice was unexpected, it was indeed the best choice right now, and it was better to lose some of it than to be served in a pot. Faced with a detached American fleet, the British lacked enough fighters to guide and track, so Cunningham chose to track one of the fleets.

"Let's continue to track the two Yorktown-class aircraft carriers, their planes have not yet been released, and the threat is even greater." "Okay, that's it. Cunningham nodded in agreement. As a result, the four aircraft carriers released a total of 120 aircraft of various types, including 60 fighters, 40 dive bombers, and 20 torpedo planes, and flew towards the US fleet in a huge attack formation, while the second wave of planes were all fighters, ready to respond to a possible attack by the Americans.

"How many fighters can we prepare for the second wave?" Cunningham asked. "We have a total of 360 aircraft, excluding the 70 aircraft of the decoy fleet, we still have 310 left, and after subtracting the 120 aircraft released, there are 190 aircraft, of which 95 are fighters, and 30 fighters are already on alert duty in the air, and it is no problem to release all the remaining 65 fighters, and we can even organize a wave of attacks," Portal, who is from aviation, said very quickly. "So be it, we're allies after all." Cunningham did not adopt Portal's proposal and decided to give the Americans a step down.

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