"Gentlemen, what do you think of Nagumo's proposal?" Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto asked.
"Your Excellency Commander, this is a very good method. If it succeeds, we will be much less constrained. This will give us a great possibility to defeat the Germany people. So, I think we should implement this plan!" Lieutenant General 2nd Carrier Squadron Commander Kakuta Kakuji first agreed.
Several other Capital Ship Squadron's Commander also agreed. After all, the Island Nation people are originally a nation with a strong gambling habit. In their view, as long as there is a slight hope of winning, they dare to risk everything. If you can win the bet, everyone will be happy. If you lose the bet, you will often lose completely. But even so, they still want to risk everything with this kind of madness.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto also nodded, and he was also inclined to implement Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's plan. After all, this is the best way they can think of at the moment. If it succeeds, it will be of great help to them in winning the war.
"Your Excellency Commander, now we have not declared war on Germany. If we raid Mariana Islands, wouldn't that be equivalent to starting a war with Germany?" Combined Fleet Chief of Staff Major General Takahashi Ibo said.
Isoroku Yamamoto will be stunned. Indeed, although Island Nation is now preparing to take action against Germany, there is no war after all. Originally, I wanted to take this opportunity to trick German fleet. Of course, that's the best outcome. But now, since there is no chance to raid German Navy's fleet, the only way is to raid Mariana Islands.
"Let the war begin! As long as we can defeat the Germany people in this war, then whether we attack their fleet to detonate this war, or attack Mariana Islands to detonate this war, it will be the same." Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto said.
"Hi, Mr. Commander." Major General Takahashi Ibo nodded.
The other Combined Fleet generals also looked deeply convinced. Island Nation Navy's biggest goal is to win this naval battle. They don't care at all about the tactics they adopt, and they don't care whether they are shameless or not. As long as you can win, nothing else matters.
"Gentlemen, for us, this is an excellent opportunity for us to regain our disadvantage. We are not at war with Germany now, so we can use this to sneak attack Mariana Islands. Therefore, we must seize this opportunity. Because, we only have this chance. After that, It will be very difficult to sneak attack on the Germany people. Therefore, I hope that we can completely destroy the Germany people's base on Mariana Islands in one fell swoop!" Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto said.
"Hi, Mr. Commander!" everyone replied.
"Next, let me assign tasks. 1st Carrier Squadron is responsible for statistics Palau, 2nd Carrier Squadron is responsible for attacking Yap, 1st Capital Ship Squadron attacks Guam, and 2nd Capital Ship Squadron attacks Rota, the 3rd Capital Ship Squadron attacked Tinian, 4th Capital Ship Squadron attacked Saipan. The aircraft carrier team launched the attack at dawn, and Capital Ship Squadron launched the attack at midnight!" Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto ordered.
"Hi, Your Excellency Commander!" the generals all replied.
However, this operation is undoubtedly safer for Capital Ship Squadron of Island Nation Navy. They would attack at night and then retreat under cover of darkness. German Navy's shore-based aircraft could not take off at night, so there was no way to pose a threat to them. The two Grand Fleets of German Navy are still far away from the war zone. It is even more impossible to threaten them.
However, the two aircraft carrier teams are different. They will launch an attack at dawn. By then, once Mariana Islands's four airports are destroyed, German Navy's shore-based aircraft will definitely be ready. German Navy has a total of more than two hundred combat aircraft on Palau and Yap, which is far less than Island Nation Navy's aircraft carrier Carrier-based aircraft. However, there is a certain gap in the performance of Carrier-based aircraft between the two parties, and Island Nation Navy may have to pay a high price for this.
Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo thought for a while and once again made suggestions to Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, hoping that Capital Ship Squadron's attack would also be launched at dawn. In this case, German Navy's bases located on Palau and Yap will not be prepared in advance.
"In this case, will Capital Ship Squadron be in danger? If we launch an attack at dawn, the Germany people's airports on other islands will be able to take off fighter planes to attack us." Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto said.
If there was a big risk, he would rather give up on Palau and Yap. After all, before the decisive battle with the two Grand Fleet of German Navy, those Capital Ships of Island Nation Navy are very precious, and we must ensure that they are intact as much as possible.
"Your Excellency Commander, there may be some risks, but the risks will not be too great. After all, once those airports in Mariana Islands are attacked by us, their fighter planes will not be able to take off. Other islands It will take time for the fighter planes on the island to arrive. In addition, the distance is endless and they are almost outside their combat radius. It is entirely possible for us to get rid of them, not to mention our. The escort warships of Capital Ship Squadron all have strong anti-aircraft firepower. If they give up attacking Palau and Yap, Germany will be completely destroyed in the next battle. It's okay to continuously dispatch shore-based aircraft to search for the Philippine Sea on these two islands. In this case, our maneuvering space will be greatly compressed, which is not conducive to the subsequent battle." Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo continued.
"Gentlemen, what do you think?" Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto asked.
"Your Excellency Commander, you can give it a try! If you grasp the timing well, there should be no danger." 1st Capital Ship Squadron Commander Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo said.
Several other Capital Ship Squadron Commander also expressed their support.
"Your Excellency Commander, there is only one chance to attack Germany's people. So, we must seize this opportunity and maximize our advantages. In this case, we will have a greater chance of winning in the next battle!" Lieutenant General Kakuta Kakuji also said.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto nodded. "Okay, let's do it! Gentlemen, the rise and fall of the Empire is in our hands! Empire will win!"
"Must win!"