Chapter 1097 Multiple Reactions 2
Chapter 1097 Multiple Reactions 2
The three newly commissioned Bavaria-class ships of the newly established Third Fast Battleship Division also hurriedly completed their training and sailed to the Port of Kiel together with their attached auxiliary battleships. The Helgeland-class fast battleships that are cooperating with the minelaying fleet in the Baltic Sea are also busy handing over to the fifth battleship detachment, which is dominated by Nassau-class battleships. At this point, in two days at most, the German Empire's High Seas Fleet will once again gather together. Gather in Wilhelmshaven. Be ready at any time to launch a new wave of offensive against the enemies who are separated from each other.
"General Scheer, what do you think of this matter? I mean about the current situation." Admiral von Bohr was also a little dissatisfied with the prince's "airborne seizure of power" behavior, but there was nothing he could do, so in He Scheer When we were discussing, he also emphasized that he was not right about the situation but not the person.
"Lieutenant Admiral Hipper's squadron is obviously in some trouble. Maybe we will lose the main ship this time. And now the fleet is concentrated towards the North Sea. I think, according to His Highness the Prince's thoughts and character, as well as our relatively ample time, , we may have another large-scale naval battle with the British in the next month or two months."
"Although it is a bit disrespectful to say this, but judging from the current situation, there is almost no possibility of a major battle on the entire Eastern Front in winter. The Bavarian Army needs to rest and recuperate, and the Balkans do not need His Highness to be personally in charge, so His Highness has several months time to deal with matters in the North Sea. And with the recovery of the British naval strength, the North Sea blockade will also be closed again. This is a very bad thing for the empire. In this matter, the High Seas Fleet is the first to bear the brunt!" Scheer After thinking for a while he said.
"It makes sense, but I need to add that if we still have a chance to achieve a big victory like Thunder-Serbrus this time, the High Seas Fleet will probably be busy in the future." Admiral Boll looked at the question with some confusion. Scheer continued: "The British are trying to transfuse blood to the Russians on the Arctic Ocean route. Judging from the current battle reports, the Russians were beaten badly. The British will carry out this mission even if they pay a heavy price. If We cannot break out of the North Sea, so naturally this mission cannot be carried out, but if we can break out of the North Sea, I am afraid there will only be more collisions between the fleets of the two sides in the future!"
Admiral Bohr is still very discerning. Why is the Battle of Thunder-Serbrus a classic? That's because after World War I, the British navy's advantage in the British offshore and North Sea blockades was broken, making it impossible for the British to have two forces at the same time. Although the British are still stronger overall, they have to give up one point. This time, if His Royal Highness takes charge of the navy again, launching another campaign will also be to break the balance that the British are gradually restoring. However, as Russia's land war became tense, the High Seas Fleet, in addition to keeping the North Sea transportation line open, also had another role to take the opportunity to attack the British transportation fleet.
"If this is the case, we must hit the British queens hard this time. There are certain risks in doing so, but if successful, the effect of this battle will probably be better than Thunder-Serbrus." Scheer touched Chin said.
In fact, although it is difficult to say clearly,
But the prince took a trick last time and attacked the British's weakest battlecruiser detachment, so he spent a few hours chopping melons and vegetables. This time, the British fast fleet is dominated by the Queen. It is easy to defeat, but it may be more difficult to sink it. Of course, if the queen is really killed this time, the British will be seriously injured. After all, there is still a construction period for shipbuilding.
And just when Scheer entered the Kiel Canal with his fleet and was heading for the North Sea, the prince finally got on the train heading north. First, the prince had to cross more than half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and then go north and pass through the entire Germany. Only then can we get to Kaiser Wilhelmshafen. In the carriage, the prince was watching the liaison personnel of the Admiralty mark the recent developments of the British Navy on the chart, and at the same time contacted the personnel of the Admiralty in order to grasp the situation as soon as possible.
Where to start in this confusing situation? Of course it’s the Grand Fleet! The Grand Fleet's more than 20 battleships, dozens of armored cruisers and light cruisers, and hundreds of warships are the only force that the German High Seas Fleet fears. Therefore, he must first determine the situation of the Grand Fleet, not only what he is doing now What, and the last two weeks.
"In other words, the British Grand Fleet did not conduct a suppressive cruise last week? And it only conducted one last week?" the prince asked.
"Well, we began to think that there was a problem with the fuel supply of the British, because our submarines sank more than 500,000 tons of British ships every month. Especially last month, we killed at least 4 ships with no less than 50,000 tons. tons of oil tankers. The British mainland does not produce oil. Their fuel mainly depends on the United States and the Dutch East Indies. It is no secret that warships are short of fuel." said the liaison officer of the Navy Department.
"Yes, in fact, the Grand Fleet should be in a state of starvation now. Their purpose of doing this may be to save fuel and provide fuel for this operation. The Queen-class battleships are all oil-fired boilers, and they have to carry out high-speed operations in the Norwegian Sea. Hunting, plus light cruisers and destroyers, so they need a lot of fuel." The prince said. From this we can see that the British had planned this for a long time. I'm afraid the situation of the two battlecruisers will not be good this time.
As for whether the British can find these two warships? The prince thought that as long as the time was a little longer, it would be no problem. After all, according to historical records, the British already had relatively complete radio lateral technology in World War I, and the Norwegian Sea is not very big. As long as the German fleet sends a signal, its position will be easily exposed, and the British aviation technology is absolutely amazing. Top-notch, maybe, monsters like the V1500 have come out now. If equipped with radio lateral equipment, it would be a good ocean patrol aircraft. Well, at least it should be enough in the Norwegian Sea. In addition to these technical stuff, the British auxiliary cruisers and light cruisers can also perform reconnaissance missions.
In fact, the reason why the North Sea blockade was destroyed is not that the British can't find you, but that they lack enough fast warships to contain them. Although the Queen's speed is not too fast, once the number increases, it is only a matter of time before the blockade is re-closed. What's more, Thomas could catch Su Xiong in a place as big as the Indian Ocean. How could he not be able to catch the German battlecruisers in a small place like the Norwegian Sea?
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