Mizuo Fuchida nodded, picked up the wine glass, and drank half of it first.
Harada Minoru said: "General Yamamoto planned that in order to prevent the aircraft carrier from being exposed, he believed that after launching carrier-based aircraft near Pearl Harbor, the aircraft carrier should immediately retreat quickly and withdraw from the range of American reconnaissance aircraft to ensure safety. Carrier-based aircraft on attack missions may land on the sea and wait for rescue, without necessarily returning to the aircraft carrier.
The commander believes that this can not only avoid the loss of aircraft carriers, but also allow Americans to see the Japanese nation's spirit of disregarding death, and allow timid Americans to see that Japan's Bushido spirit is indestructible, thereby giving up the idea of confronting the empire.
Although this may result in the loss of a number of carrier-based aircraft, as long as the Americans can fear the will of the imperialists from the bottom of their hearts, all losses will be worth it. "
After hearing this, Mizuo Fuchida was silent for a moment, then drank the remaining half of the glass of wine and slowly shook his head: "As a carrier-based aircraft pilot, I think Commander Yamamoto's idea is unrealistic and undesirable. of.
On the one hand, this approach will have an adverse impact on the combat psychology of carrier-based aircraft pilots, and may even breed fear of war after takeoff. This combat method will definitely cause unnecessary sacrifices for pilots.
This will be even less beneficial for future wars. Pilots will feel abandoned by their motherland, which will lead to resistance to fighting. Once this emotion develops, it will quickly spread among pilots, which will be very scary.
On the other hand, the reason an aircraft carrier is powerful is because it has carrier-based aircraft. Without carrier-based aircraft, the aircraft carrier becomes a decoration and a tiger without claws. Once it is attacked by the U.S. Air Force on its way back, , we can only sit and wait for death as a lamb to be slaughtered.
I suggest that the carrier-based aircraft responsible for the attack must return safely to avoid the above problems.
Although the pilots of the empire are loyal to the country and the emperor, there is no reason for them to sacrifice without fear. This is very damaging to morale and is tantamount to abolishing martial arts! "
Harada couldn't help but nodded: "Fuchida-kun's analysis is very accurate. I will definitely try my best to persuade Commander Yamamoto to change his plan to abandon carrier-based aircraft!"
The two clinked glasses.
Fuchida put down the empty wine glass: "After receiving your invitation, Harada-kun, before coming here, I went to see the former Commander-in-Chief."
"Oh!" Mitsuke Harada said, "What did Commander Harada say?"
"The former commander of the Central Military Commission told me that Commander Yamamoto's attitude towards the Pearl Harbor plan has always been clear, that is, it must be fought.
Although many people at the scene opposed war with the United States, it was obvious that they could not change Commander Yamamoto's mind.
But everyone knows that Commander Yamamoto is not simply reckless. Although his style of defying everyone's opinions is a bit rough, somehow, as long as they see his perseverance and determination to win, everyone will understand that this will definitely have a lot of consequences. Great odds of winning. So everyone thought, if that's the case, let's fight and completely paralyze Pearl Harbor.
At that time, everyone thought that after Pearl Harbor was conquered, endless light would greet us. "
"Oh!" Minoru Harada picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Mizuo Fuchida, and they drank it all. He curled his lips with a smile, and then said with a stern expression, "Actually, everyone knows that Commander Yamamoto is never unsure. What everyone is worried about is whether we can continue to conquer the Americans after winning the battle at Pearl Harbor."
Harada Minoru hit the nail on the head.
There was a brief silence in the room.
Obviously, the two executioners, who were so drunk and high-spirited, were not sure at this moment whether they could completely defeat the giant United States.
Mitsuo Fuchida took the wine bottle, filled it up, and shook it twice: "If this battle can completely destroy the U.S. warships docked at Pearl Harbor, the Americans will be unable to relax for at least a year.
A year later, our ally Germany had already captured the Soviet Union and Britain.
Within this year, the empire can quickly resolve the China incident and conquer all of Asia. So what if the United States slows down? The timid and shrewd Americans are very good at settling accounts. They naturally know that no country in the world can win with the cooperation of the two empires of Japan and Germany. "
"Fuchida-kun's analysis is so accurate. If Commander Yamamoto knows, he will definitely praise you greatly. When I submit the materials to him tomorrow, I will convey to him what you just said."
Harada Minoru changed the subject, "There are four aircraft carriers regularly stationed in Pearl Harbor. According to reliable information, another one is being repaired at the San Diego Military Port on the West Coast of the United States. There are also eight battleships parked in Pearl Harbor. The military requires To completely annihilate or at least destroy half of them, Japan can make the U.S. Pacific Fleet unable to conduct other strategic activities within a year.
However, this is not an easy task, because the water depth at the docking place when the Pacific Fleet was attacked was only 13 meters. In addition to its own draft of 8 meters, as long as it goes down 4 meters further, it will no longer be in contact with the bottom of the sea. sinking, which means that the United States can salvage the ship without much effort, and then quickly put it back into service after repair.
To sum up, Commander Yamamoto decided not only to bomb the US fleet during this sneak attack, but also to completely blow it up.
Therefore, Mr. Fuchida, you must do your best to ensure the hit rate of bombers and torpedo planes, and ensure that all the large ships in Pearl Harbor are destroyed after the first round of bombing. "
"Don't worry Harada-kun, I will definitely make the pilots involved in this operation famous all over the world and make Americans tremble in fear.
However, you must solve the torpedo problem I submitted to you as soon as possible to ensure that the hit rate of every torpedo aircraft pilot remains above 95% before departure. "
Harada said confidently: "Don't worry about the torpedo, it is related to the success of this operation, so Commander Yamamoto will definitely urge the technical department to solve this problem before the fleet sets off."
Fuchida nodded assuredly.
After finishing speaking, Harada Minoru stood up and took another bottle of sake, "You're still the same guy, drinking faster than eating." After speaking, he filled up the wine again. The two of them were talking to each other, and they were even more drunk.
Mitsuo Fuchida held up the wine glass proudly: "Harada, do you still remember how we secretly drank in the middle of the night when we were in school?"
"Hahaha... You guys actually still remember that incident?" Harada Minoru's face turned red. "We were so brave after drinking. We secretly climbed over the wall to get out..."
Fuchida squinted his eyes and shook his head, as if thinking about the good memories, "That geisha was so beautiful that night..."
"Hahaha……"
The two remembered the past memories of their school days, laughed together, and then made fun of each other... Cheers... Hahaha... You guy...
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