Blue Versus Purple: The U.S. Naval War College, the Soviet Union, and the New
Enemy in the Pacific一书纪录了1946年末在美国海军学院进行的War-Game活动
可以借此一窥此时美国海军的战术与策略
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这边主要摘录其中一场－Problem 1J 出现了一场Major Action
透过这场比赛来看到美国海军一窥对于战巡的部分运用状况
因为在Problem 1J中蓝队拥有两艘阿拉斯加作为战巡角色。
大体上可以看到双方学员都遵照1944 War Instruction的训示为基本原则进行
蓝队
紫队
蓝队是由2航母4艘BB+2艘战巡(实际上是阿拉斯加，在1936年的海军演习中美国是交由重
巡充当战巡职位，有阿拉斯加后看来主要是交由阿拉负责，除此之外高速战列舰也能在需
要时承担战巡职位。)配合上4轻巡
紫队则是2航母+5艘BB+4CA的组合搭配4轻巡
过程的引导进决战(Decisive)的过程阿、情报之类的我就跳过
直接来看双方的各阶段船舰部署
蓝队:
航空作战
巡航(Crusing)
可以看到巡航阶段是采用轮型阵 并由战巡与战列组成最内圈的航母护航舰队
接近阶段
战巡前出
战列线阶段
航母躲战列线后方 战巡带领轻型舰艇舰队负责Detached Wing
简单从图片看完大致的部署，接着看到蓝队战巡在BA的规画中会要做的事和如何引导蓝队
的胜利
注:Admiral BA（蓝队的领导）
BA认为紫队会用重巡于接近阶段来对抗自己的战巡
Admiral BA surmised that the Purple heavy cruisers would probably be used as
a counter to the Blue battle cruisers and would lead the Purple light forces
during the approach
BA认为他的战巡会在这场会战中起到决定性的作用
透过驱赶紫方的轻型舰队迫使紫方提前部署
BA considered that his own battle cruisers would prove decisive in the
surface engagement. He therefore thought about exploiting their capabilities—
to outrange and outlast any Purple ships except the battleships—to the
maximum by designating them as a Detached Wing to operate with the Center,
help drive back the Purple light forces, and force Purple to deploy
prematurely. If Purple tried to forestall this move by putting one or more of
his battleships in his Center Force, Blue could seize this opportunity to
press home an early destroyer torpedo attack and damage one or more of the
Purple battleships that Admiral BA considered so important.
BA的战巡将击败紫队在Van的重型单位 并帮助驱逐舰攻击敌人战舰
BA’s battle cruisers would destroy enemy heavy units in Purple’s Van and
support the Blue destroyer attack on the battleships.
紫方要阻止他的战巡的行动，只能将战舰也投入Van中来对抗蓝队的战巡。而这会削弱紫
方在战列线上战列舰数量的优势
He saw this use of the battle cruisers as “feasible” unless Purple placed a
Detached Wing of one or more battleships in his Van, in which case, as
already noted, the Purple Force would at the same time be negating its
numerical superiority in the battle line
当击败敌人在Van的舰艇后，Detached Wing就会集中火力在紫方的战列线上
When the Detached Wing of two battle cruisers deployed, it was to support the
Blue Van forces by engaging the heavy units in the Purple Van. Upon the
destruction of these heavy units, the Detached Wing was to concentrate its main-battery
fire on the Purple battle line
如果他的战巡能摧毁紫方的轻型部队 就能攻击紫方的战列线
甚至在航空攻击没能成功减速(断腿)紫方战舰的状况下去抢T
If his battle cruisers could destroy the Purple light forces, they would be
able to bring their main batteries to bear on the Purple battle line.
Moreover, even if the Purple battleships were not damaged by air or
light-force torpedo attack, he thought, his battle cruisers could be
maneuvered ahead of the Purple battle line in order to “cap the T.”
紫队的部分稍微提一下
部署状况
巡航
接近
可以看到紫队这边 选择将BB-56前出去做战巡的任务
这在40年之前的美国海军是不可能的任务，老标准铁乌龟可不能跟上重巡，所以重巡就都
自己扛敌人战巡XDD
战斗阶段
可以看到BB-56做着Detached Wing的工作
因为紫队的重巡无法匹敌蓝队的战巡，所以蓝队分配一艘战舰去Detached Wing
而如果蓝队没有用Detached Wing 那么紫队的战舰将回到战列线上 重巡则加入Van的行列
Since his own heavy cruisers were no match for the Blue battle cruisers, two
of the heavy cruisers would be accompanied by the battleship in the Purple
Detached Wing. His Detached Wing would also be in his Center on the approach
and would maneuver thereafter as necessary to counter the operations of the
Blue Detached Wing. If Blue did not deploy a Detached Wing, the Purple
battleship would join the Purple battle line upon deployment, while the heavy
cruisers would join the Van.
在对付战巡这件事上紫队最很重要的寄托看来是航空力量
Another twenty-one fighters and seventy attack planes would inflict maximum
damage on the Blue surface force, slowing its battle line with torpedo
attacks and destroying its battle cruisers