Shire had two purposes for proposing the seemingly plausible "naval maneuver warfare" to Tijani:
First, to use this theory to ensnare Wells, thereby securing cooperation with the Brest Shipyard.
Second, Shire intended to leverage Wells' hand to develop torpedoes.
The current torpedoes were too primitive; even if they could be suspended from aircraft to bomb enemy warships, hitting the target was extremely difficult, making the improvement of their performance urgent.
Shire believed he was likely to succeed.
This wasn't just because Tijani left with a face full of admiration and satisfaction, but also because Shire's theory of "naval maneuver warfare" was seventy percent true and thirty percent false:
Destroyers will become the main force in the future, this is true;
Torpedoes will have a longer range than cannons in the future, this is true;
Naval maneuver warfare to some extent is also true.
The problem lies in...
