If this had been someone with a knack for politics, he would probably have been thumping his chest and loudly proclaiming his determination by now.
But the young Lieutenant Colonel Chester Rozers began analyzing the situation with the serious air of a seasoned veteran. "Type 33 fighters can also launch torpedo attacks against enemy capital ships. Compared with torpedo boats, they're stealthier, faster, and better at breaking through enemy defenses. They can even hold their own if they run into enemy fighters. In fact, torpedo efficiency was already declining during the Jade Plume and Metamorphosis campaigns, while losses among torpedo boats were increasing. The Empire has clearly realized that torpedo boats are too vulnerable to single-seat fighters."
Yu Lian was filled with satisfaction, though he kept a reserved expression and nodded repeatedly.
As expected of Chester Rozers. When it came to decisiveness in command, ingenious tactics, and strategic cunning, he was only about average among the Pioneer Party. To put it in the terms of those Koei games, his command stat was just over 90—the bare minimum for a famous general.
But when it came to sensitivity toward new equipment and weapons, and the imagination to envision their uses, he was by far the most perceptive member of the Pioneer Party. To put it in... um, there wasn't really a stat for that in those Koei games.
Rozers continued, "But with Type 33 fighters, we wouldn't need to worry about interception by Imperial fighters... No, given the performance they've shown so far, even against the Empire's Purple Lightning Dragons, they'd have a tremendous advantage in the first pass."
Yu Lian gave him a malicious smile. "Actually, if my guess is right, the Imperial military may already be developing specialized fighters with high cruising speed and heavy firepower to deal with