The Battle of Chesapeake Bay...

Among the countless decisive naval battles in human history, it may be just a doctrine of moderate battle with a small scale and no classic process.

In this battle, the two great powers of Britain and France gathered powerful maritime forces that were unprecedented in the history of the New World War, but were equipped with two mediocre commanders.

That's right, it's mediocre.

In this critical battle, neither France's admiral François Joseph Paul de Grass nor the British commander Rear Admiral Graves failed to show the true level of the navies of the two countries.

The battle of France's dull victory ended, and soon it lost weight in the hearts of most industry insiders.

But for Americans, it is the most important and greatest naval battle in human history.

Because it was part of the great victory in Yorktown, it was the small victory that could not leave a mark on human war history that made the British troops trapped in Yorktown completely give up the fantasy of breaking through.

The victory in Yorktown laid the end of the War of Independence. After eight years of hard work, the United States finally broke away from Britain and became an important member of the human world's exalted independence.

This battle has irreplaceable political significance in the United States. Therefore, even the weak United States only undertakes a very small part of the logistics in this battle, and has never seen the battlefield with his own eyes. It is still regarded by the US Navy as the first representative example in naval history.

No one expected that Fafna, behind the screen, would bring this naval battle to the podium of the defense meeting...

"The Battle of Chesapeake Bay is a classic case of traditional battle line applications."

Fafna's voice was weak, making it impossible to tell whether it was sincerity or ridicule.

"The two sides of the war have 32 French battleships and 19 British battleships. It seems that the firepower difference is huge, but from other similar cases, it is easy to draw conclusions that the combat power of both sides are similar."

"The root of this non-equal similarity is actually the root of the battle line tactics, that is, arranging the ship groups in a specific way, making them relatively stationary on the sea surface for a relatively long time, and using this to achieve concentrated fire, pouring a large amount of ammunition into the unit sea area within a unit time, seeking victory in quantity, and using the most brutal way to increase the absolute hits on the target and achieve victory."

"In this battle, France had 32 to 19, and neither side had first-class ships participating in the battle, and the proportion of second-class ships was similar, so the amount of ammunition was released in each round should be close to 3 to 2."

"However, France's advantage lies in its long range and accurate shooting. These two advantages are offset to the greatest extent in the battle line. Britain's advantage lies in its rate of fire. The special operating specifications allow their heavy artillery firing speed to reach 2/3 or even 1/2 of France. In actual combat, the theoretical projection capabilities of both sides are basically the same."

"Britain's defeat was due to the missed dispatch. Two-thirds of the ships that were already at a disadvantage failed to reach the combat position in time, resulting in the two sides showing a one-sided trend when the decisive battle began."

"France's defeat was due to its rigid tactics and its failure to adjust to a more targeted formation in time, so that the gods gave it a chance to slip away from his hands. With a huge advantage, it only seriously injured a British battleship."

Lorraine heard a disdainful sneer, and the person who laughed was Lieutenant General Lingus, the deputy chief of staff.

"Everyone can say that, little girl, since you say that the French fleet is also defeated in Chesapeake, why don't you guess why they didn't adjust their formation in time?"

The screen suddenly became silent, and Lieutenant General Lingus's mood became increasingly high.

"Why? Can't guess? Don't dare to guess? Or are you worried that your previous big talk will be exposed and let us see what you are like?"

"No...no..." The screen explained quietly behind the screen, "I had prepared a lot of topics to connect... I never thought that someone would cooperate like this..."

"ha?"

"Why did the French sit on the watch and flee without changing the battle formation? The answer to this question coincides with one of the most important questions today. Why is the United States not suitable for battleships now?"

Fafna re-enters science mode.

"I mentioned the battle line before. The key to its formation is to keep the ship group in a relatively stationary state in battle, so as to improve the efficiency of fire concentration."

"However, the ocean itself is not static, currents, water depth, wind speed, wind direction... Even if it is close, the situations that each ship needs to face cannot be exactly the same. To achieve tactical results, grassroots sailors must have high-level professional qualities."

"In today's world, the basic requirement for the battle line between Britain, France and the West is to not deform at least two hours and not disintegrate for six hours. This is the result of their hundreds of years of tactical accumulation."

"The composition of the American Navy is similar to that of Drake's direct fleet. Most of the sailors were born in fishing boats, merchant ships, privateers and pirates, and most of the commanders did not have the command experience on the battle line."

"Considering the performance of the direct fleet in battle line exercises, the American Navy can only maintain a period of half an hour without deformation and a period of two hours without disintegration, which is far from meeting the basic combat requirements."

"The commander has to take huge risks when adjusting the formation on a large scale in the battle line. If you are not careful, the fleet will fall into an irrescueable chaos. It is precisely because of this that France would rather sit by the victory in the Battle of the Chesapeake Bay."

"On the other hand, a battleship without the support of the battle line is at best a clumsy large gunboat. If you want to play the fire-focusing effect of the battle line, the United States needs to allow five battleships to enter service in a short period of time, on the premise that the quality of the seafarers meets the standards."

"Comprehensive construction costs and manpower needs, the Chamber of Commerce believes that the current United States is not suitable for ordering battleships. Compared with this traditional maritime weapon, the battleship unique to our Chamber of Commerce is the better choice for your country."

It is very erotic and well-founded.

Fafna has no talent to convince people. She neither dares to exchange sights with the person she speaks, nor has enough words to express her views clearly and orderly.

All she can do is pour out her knowledge according to the outline and turn it into a reference, so that the audience can break down the nutrients needed from it and think about it themselves.

And this happens to be what America needs most now.

On the one hand, they need to build a strong naval framework in the shortest time to boost the prestige of the central government, protect their own coastlines and merchants wandering on the sea.

On the other hand, they lack technology, budget, and are poor and can't meet the actual demand for maritime force in the developed economy.

Reality is destined that the US Navy must find a different path to building an army than the old maritime power. This is the obligation and right of contemporary American soldiers and politicians. They only need reference and not to be persuaded.

Washington felt satisfied, as if he had eaten a top-notch dessert, his mouth full of sweet and long aftertaste.

He sighed comfortably.

"Mr. President, your representative has given us a wonderful defense. We finally have a certain understanding of the ocean. Although these understandings are not enough to make us become a powerful country immediately, your kindness makes us feel in our hearts."

"I know you still have real food that hasn't been served on the table. Drake must have designed procurement plans and basic tactics for America, but I hope that it will end here today."

Lorraine frowned: "Mr. President, this is very unfair."

"I know there is a lack of fairness in doing so, so I promise you that if I remain alive after my meeting with General Drake, I will do my best to convince the Confederate Assembly to hand you the first order of the American Navy, which is George Washington's promise..."
Chapter completed!