Show Army Navy With Air Force 7 FT To lo Work as Unit in PaciFic By nT LUDWELL y DENNY United Press Prell Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON TO G-TO April 10 IJ By UP Back Back o of te ee Pacific maneuvers which begin on April 16 15 when practically practically the entire United States fleet sails from San Francisco to test the defenses of Hawaii is the determination determination nation of President Coolidge and the secretaries of ot war ar and the navy to tomake tomake tomake make the arm army fleet and air force torce a coordinated fighting unit Convinced that the country has an adequate nav navy an efficient army and the beginning of ot a strong air all service ser the defense chiefs here are attempting to solve even the more difficult problem of perfect cooperation cooperation cooperation tion between the services in unified action A high official said today It Is unfortunately an historical fact that the majority of such ex expeditions expeditions expeditions ex- ex sent out by all the principal prIncipal principal prin prIn- cipal military powers have failed due in many cases to lack of understanding understandIng understanding under under- standing of ot each others other's needs by bythe bythe bythe the army and navy forces engaged therein 1 nany program of traInIng training training train traIn- ing our national defense forces practice in Joint operations InvolvIng Involving involving ing both the army and navy is therefore a necessity Although the first and second Joint defense exercises held at Panama Panama Panama Pan Pan- ama In the winter of 1922 23 and 24 1923 taught many lessons of ot co cooperation cooperation cooperation co- co operation the tho Hawaiian maneuvers are to be on a larger scale farther from the home base and for tor the first time rely on airplanes as a major part of the defensive ana and at attacking attackIng attacking at- at tacking units Aircraft will be employed for patrol patrol patrol pa pa- reconnaissance and artillery a adjustment for attack on submarInes submarines submarines sub sub- marines and surface ships when operated op crated from shore and on gun position position tion ammunition dumps radio stations stations sta sta- sta- sta dry docks and industrial es establishments establishments establishments es- es when operating from ships or airplane carriers In spite ante of certain deficiencies with respect res to air strength in the nav navy the maneuvers will see a f greater concentration of naval aircraft aircraft air air- craft ft of modern design with the fleet than has ever been possible before according to Roar near Admiral William A. A chief of the bu bureau bureau bu- bu bU 1 reau of aeronautics of the navy More fore than planes including the defending air forces of the islands will be Involved and the fleet will have naval planes of all types operating from the surface ships Other problems on which Important Important important Im Im- im- im data is to be obtained are 1 Control of the fire at long range of ships against shore fortifications forti forti- 2 Methods for covering the landing landing land land- ing of an expeditionary force against strong opposition 3 Methods I of landing such a force force Including artillery machine guns tanks tanks supply supply trains ambulances ambulances lances signal outfits and supplies to maintain the force on land ATTACK ROn l TIlE Tim SEA The attack from the sea as outlined outlined out out- lined will be met by the coast de defenses defenses de- de tenses of Oahu the main island of the group and seat of Honolulu and andy by y troops augmented by national national national na na- na- na guard forces Practically all calibers of guns and mortars comprise comprise comprise com com- prise the defense including twelve- twelve inch railway mortars mm guns three-Inch three antiaircraft guns and mm howitzers I After the fleet leaves leave the Golden Gate on April 15 16 the Blue forces will be ordered to attack the Black forces The test will be carried out under rigid rules Tules as closely approximating approximating war conditions as possible When hen ships are assumed to be putout put putout out of action they will be forced by the umpires to hoist a sunk Slag flag and coast defenses will be silenced when they are judged to tobe tobe tobe be outranged or their defenders eu overcome by superior numbers The chief umpires will be Admiral n. n E E. E Coontz commander in chief ot of the United States fleet and Major General John I L. L Hines e chief of sol ol staff t U U. s S. S A. A Captain p illiam n n. Stanley U. U S S. S N. N will HI be the senior umpire Blue and Brigadier General General General Gen Gen- eral Leroy Eltinge U U. U S. S A A. senior umpire Black The prize for which the war waT games will be fought the fought the Hawaii islands islands islands-is is recognized by all mIlitary military mili mill tary and naval authorities as the absolute key to the Pacific So long as the United States retains Hawaii the Pacific coast states slates of the mainland are almost immune from attack and the American fleet operating from the Oahu base Is practically master of the central Pacific But any hostile force which can take Hawaii could immediately immediately immediately im im- im- im mediately threaten California Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon and Washington with invasion it is said At a speed of fifteen knots which Is Isell well well ell within the capabilities ties of a modern fleet an enemy I departing from Honolulu could arrive arrive arrive ar ar- ar- ar rive off any United States port from I San Diego to SItka in six to seven even days das according to a high naval authority here Lying as they do doIn doin doin In or near all trade routes across the north Pacific and between the United States and Australia an en enemy enemy enemy en- en emy in occupation of ot the Hawaiian Islands would be favorably placed to intercept effectually all these trade routes If It occasion arose to send our fleet to protect the Philippines It would be necessary for tor it to 10 refuel at Hawaii Ha Ha- vail which Is on the line of advance and 2100 noo miles nearer Manila than is San Francisco There is no secure harbor other than Honolulu Honolulu Honolulu Hon Hon- and Pearl Harbor in that part of the could accommodate accommodate accommodate any considerable part of the United States fleetA fleet A MIGHTY ARMADA AR The fleet which will attempt to take Hawaii in the tho six weeks ot of I war games will be the mightiest arma armada a which the United States has ever sent tent to sea Twelve of the most powerful dreadnoughts with an aggregate displacement of ot 76 tons will lead three full tulI battle divisions of cruisers destroyers submarines and auxiliary craft Here are the ships which are to participate par par- Seattle flagship Scouting fleet Battleship Wyoming with light lIser cr division No 2 Richmond Milwaukee el Trenton I light cruiser division No 3 Marblehead Marblehead Marble- Marble head Detroit Raleigh I Destroyer squadrons scouting fleet fleet- Concern Dobbin Hopkins Hatfield Brooks Drooks Gilmer Lawrence i Kane Humphreys McFarland Paulding n Overton Sturtevant j 6 Childs King s. s Williamson n James Jamer Goff Goft Bainbridge Barry Parrott Edsall MacLeish n J Bulmer McCormick Wright Jason Sandpiper Teal Antares Bridge i Rail Bobolink Brazos Savannah Camden Bushnell Falcon Shawmut C Maury Mahan Lark Mallard Battle fleet California flagship West Virginia Pennsylvania Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa NeV Nevada da Arizona California Idaho Mississippi l Tennessee Destroyers squadrons battle fleet Omaha Decatur Melville McCawley McCawley McCaw- McCaw ley Henshaw Renshaw Meyer Doyen Per Per- rival cival Burnes Farragut Somers Wm m Jones Zellin Zeilin Stoddert Reno Farquhar Hamilton Thompson LItchfield Altair Yarborough Lavallette La La- Lavallette vallette Sloat Wood Shirk Killer l Ia Marcus us Mervine Ch Chase se Hull MacDonough Sumner Sum Sum- um tier nero Corry Melvin Melvln Aircraft squadrons Langley Aroostook Gannet Submarine di di vision Beaver Widgeon Submarine Submarine rine division 9 and 14 14 Mine Une squadron squad squad- ron Ludlow Burns Tanager Whippoorwill Whip- Whip Fleet base force Brant Tern Kingfisher Partridge Guyana Kanawha Neches Arctic Relief Ramapo The following vessels will Ill rejoin the battle fleet at Hawaii before the proposed d Australian cruise Battleships Battleships Battleships Battle Battle- Colorado ships Maryland New Mexico l Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado destroyers Moody l Robt Smith Sinclair Kennedy On July 1 about half of the fleet will begin the trip to Melbourne l Wellington Sydney and Auckland and the remainder return to the United States The Australian di divisIon division division di- di vision will sail for home the last of August |