"Your Excellency Commander, good morning! If you need anything, just call me. I'm sorry that you came here from Manila!" When Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo saw General Hitoshi Anami, his face was full of smiles.
Although, the two belong to different military branches. But Hitoshi Anami is one level higher in military rank after all.
"Nagumo, Manila are not far away from Subic Bay. Although I am a general in the army, I am also very pleased to see that Imperial Navy is still very powerful!" General Hitoshi Anami said.
"Your Excellency Commander, the strength of Imperial Navy is indispensable without the support of the army!" Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo replied.
General Hitoshi Anami nodded. "Although the army and navy had big differences before. However, after all, we are still Empire's force, and we should fight for the Empire's strength. Especially when facing a strong enemy., let's join hands Britain. Only in this way can we win for the Empire, and the war currently going on is related to the Empire's future, so we must win!"
Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo knew what General Hitoshi Anami meant and did not refute.
"Nagumo, I believe you also know that the army's attack on Borneo was very unsuccessful. German military's firepower is very powerful, and the gap between us and German military is very obvious. Now all the troops have suffered heavy losses. If German 23rd Army Corps cannot be defeated in one fell swoop, we want to occupy Borneo. It is simply impossible. Let alone attack Indochina and Australia. The resources in these places will be very important to the Empire. Therefore, we must do our best to defeat Germany. This time, we need the support of the navy." After making some preparations, General Hitoshi Anami made his request.
"Your Excellency Commander, the Navy is very willing to support the Army." Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo also expressed his position.
Now it is the fate of Guam country. No matter how much hatred the army and navy had before, it has now reached the point where they must put aside their prejudices and work together to win this war. Therefore, it is reasonable for Island Nation Navy to provide support to the army.
"Nagumo, that would be the best. Now Imperial Army 18th Area Army's attack has been frustrated and suffered heavy losses. If the navy can help the army tear The army will be grateful for the defense line of Germany people. In the future, after we occupy South Seas and Australia and obtain the resources here, the navy will definitely become more powerful!" General Hitoshi Anami said.
"Your Excellency Commander, the navy will set off immediately to provide support to the army!" Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo said.
Island Nation Navy naturally hopes that the army can occupy South Seas and Australia. They are also coveting South Seas and Australia's resources. If the resources here can be obtained, the development of Island Nation Navy can also be accelerated. Construction of many planned warships can begin. By then, Island Nation Navy will become even more powerful.
General Hitoshi Anami got the result that he was satisfied with and did not stay in Subic Bay for long. He left here quickly and returned to Manila. He believed that since Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo had promised to provide support to the army. Then, you will definitely do what you say. Don't worry about Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo being perfunctory. After all, this is about the cooperation between the Island Nation's Army and the navy.
After Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo saw off General Hitoshi Anami, he immediately asked Major General Ryunosuke Kusaka to give the order for the fleet to prepare to go to sea.
In Subic Bay, the island nation's navy has a large fleet, which is equivalent to the current main force of the combined fleet. All four aircraft carriers of the First Aircraft Carrier Group are here. Although they lost almost all their carrier-based aircraft and pilots in the last naval battle. But now it has been replenished. However, there is a certain gap in the quality of these new pilots on board the ship compared with the previous veterans. This also made Lieutenant General Nagumo Chuichi a little worried. With the performance of carrier-based aircraft far inferior to those of the German Navy, the quality of pilots has further declined, which may further widen the gap in strength between them and the German Navy's carrier-based aircraft forces.
In addition to the four aircraft carriers, there are also four Capital Ships. Including two 'Kii-class' Battleship, namely the 'Suruga' number Battleship and the 'Ōmi' number Battleship that survived the last naval battle. In addition, there is the second ship 'Mutsu' among 'Nagato-class' Battleship, and the first ship 'Ise' of 'Ise-class' Battleship. In addition to the 'Yamashiro' number Battleship that is staying in China, the 'Kaga' number Battleship and 'Takao' number Battlecruiser are already being repaired at the shipyard. Except for, and the unfinished 'Yamato-class' Battleship, all Capital Ships of Island Nation Navy are here. This is also the largest Capital Ships team that Island Nation Navy's Combined Fleet can currently dispatch.
In terms of cruisers, there are four 'Miao-senior' heavy cruisers and four 'Maya-class' heavy cruisers. These are almost the last heavy cruisers of Island Nation Navy. In the Island Nation Navy shipyard, the construction of the 'Suzukaya-class' heavy cruiser is being stepped up, but it will take some time before it is put into service. In addition, Island Nation Navy also plans to urgently build a batch of cruisers. This batch of cruisers was modified from the 'Maya-class' heavy cruiser, so it was temporarily named 'Kaimaya-class' heavy cruiser. In addition, there are a large number of redesigned heavy cruisers that will be built one after another. In order to allow Island Nation Navy to continue fighting when Island Nation Navy suffered heavy losses, United States also provided them with a large amount of resources at any cost. In March alone, United States provided Island Nation Navy with a full 200,000 tons of ship steel, which allowed Island Nation Navy to build the warships it wanted.
In terms of Light Cruiser, there are five 'Kuma-class' Light Cruiser, six 'Nagara-class' Light Cruiser, four 'Anoga-class' Light Cruiser and two 'Oyodo-class' Light Cruiser. This is almost the last Light Cruiser of Island Nation Navy. Although there are also many Light Cruiser being built in the Island Nation Navy shipyard, it will take a lot of time to put them into service.
In terms of destroyers, there are a total of twenty second-generation 'Fubuki-class' destroyers, four 'modified Fubuki-class' destroyers, four 'Uiharu-class' destroyers and two 'modified Uiharu-class' destroyers. On the destroyer, Island Nation Navy still has a lot of surplus.
On the afternoon of April 14, the Island Nation Navy task force left Subic Bay and sailed into the South China Sea.