Chapter 1619: Recasting the Broken Sword 1

Chapter 1619 Recasting the Broken Sword 1

The rejection of Salmond's request was not that Jericho was arbitrary, but that by now, the Royal Navy was indeed making a complete set of plans for future campaigns. One of the cores of this plan is a large number of naval aviation units.

"Commander Jericho, how was the meeting today?" Jericho, who had just finished the meeting in Churchill's office, was busy having his own small meeting after returning to his office. The person who asked him was his old subordinate and old friend, Vice Admiral Thomas.

"It's almost as we expected. The North Sea blockade is about to be rebuilt. Sir Salmond wanted our aircraft carrier, but I rejected it." Jericho said calmly. Only he knew how big the meaning was behind this short sentence. pressure! The so-called rights are really nothing in Jericho's mind. At this point, as a naval admiral, internally, he has no regrets in his life. After all, he is a highly respected minister (military aspect).

He now wants to be like a sage of the Royal Navy, creating a victory that will go down in history like Trafalgar. The Royal Navy is facing the biggest crisis in the past century, which is enough to threaten a day that has been formed for hundreds of years. Do not fall into the Empire, a powerful opponent that requires Jericho to do his best to deal with.

"Okay, don't talk about this matter anymore. He has passed. At least it has nothing to do with you. We don't have much time left. The end of the Eastern Front Station not only means the destruction of Russia, but also the destruction of Russia. The Royal Navy’s greatest enemy is returning!” said Jericho.

"Your Excellency, you think Prince Ruprecht will resume command of the German fleet?" Thomas frowned and said. The so-called shadow of a famous tree, the ever-victorious Ruprecht not only achieved his reputation with millions of Russian troops in land battles, but also at sea, he used hundreds of thousands of tons of battleships of the Royal Navy. And the loss of millions of tons of merchant ships made him the Royal Navy's biggest enemy. In Thomas's view, the German High Seas Fleet with him was not the same as without him.

"If nothing else happens, he will be in charge for at least a while. The war in Asia Minor will not affect his energy. Once Russia collapses and the Bavarian Army heads to Asia Minor on a large scale, it will only be a matter of time before the British and French coalition forces fail. The elite of the German army will meet Gradually move to the western front, but there will be a time lag. During this period, the Bavarian prince can definitely play a cameo in the navy. After all, the time span from deployment to implementation of a naval campaign is not long."

"The German High Seas Fleet will definitely attack! Because we have to rebuild the North Sea blockade. If the Germans want to break the noose around their necks, they must launch another maritime offensive. Fortunately, this time, the battle will Launching on our home ground, we can rely on the aviation base in the Shetland Islands, coupled with the Grand Fleet. Although it may not be possible to completely annihilate the German High Seas Fleet, it can still cause heavy damage. I support Sir Salmond's plan. , to a large extent, it is to be able to fight the German fleet with an advantage." Admiral Jericho said.

"alright,

The fate of the British Empire will depend on us in the near future! Lieutenant General Betty, come up with your plan now. I have prepared everything you need, brand new fast battleships, aircraft carriers, torpedo planes, and airships. Don't let the Empire and Navy down. "Jericho said to Lieutenant General David Betty who had been sitting in the corner.

That's right, it's David Beatty, the former commander of the fast fleet of the British Royal Navy who does not have a harmonious relationship with Jericho and Thomas. He is currently discussing the future of the Royal Navy in Jericho's office. In fact, after consecutive defeats, Betty's status in the Royal Navy plummeted. Betty, who was once the youngest general in the history of the Royal Navy and the lion of the fast fleet, has now become reckless and of extremely bad character. synonym. No one wanted to pay attention to this general who had suffered repeated defeats. Even Sir Fisher, who had once been optimistic about him, was helpless.

Ultimately, Betty remained in the Grand Fleet in a dispensable staff position. An ordinary person would probably be demoralized by this, but Betty, who never gave in, finally showed his perseverance at this time, and he did not give up because of this. Even when the entire navy disliked him, he finally found his old enemy-General Thomas with his plan!

Betty still has the ability, this is certain, he can even be called the first senior Royal Navy officer in the entire Royal Navy to propose using aircraft carriers and large aircraft groups to attack the sea. In history, in August 1917, Betty proposed Regarding the idea of ​​using torpedo planes to attack German military ports, Betty even proposed the production of 200 Sopwith T1s in the later stage to launch an attack. This aircraft can carry a 450KG 18-inch torpedo, and it can fold its wings!

In this dimension, under the tremendous pressure brought by the German High Seas Fleet, the British were forced to find a way out. Therefore, in this dimension, aviation power also entered the stage of history in advance. The German Navy was So does the British!

It can be said that for his dreams and his responsibilities, Betty finally came to his old enemy and presented a brand new fast fleet attack plan! In his plan, fast battleships and aircraft carriers would become the twin swords of the new fast fleet against the German High Seas Fleet.

"The quality of our fleet is incomparable to that of the Germans. After a battle, even if we have a numerical advantage, the Germans can always destroy several of our warships and then evacuate with injuries. After two months, we have lost many of them forever. A battleship like this, with the Germans virtually unscathed, would ultimately kill the Royal Navy."

"Even if we install new artillery shells, it may be possible to deal with the Helgoland-class battleships, but for the already swarms of Bavaria-class battleships, it is too difficult for us to destroy the opponent with artillery shells. To deal with the German battleships, we can only use Torpedoes, and in our several naval battles, the German light cruisers also had the advantage, and the German fleet also had an advantage in overall speed, so they could always choose to evacuate directly when the situation was unfavorable. The final result was that we fought at sea No advantage at all," Betty said at the time.

At first, Thomas didn't pay much attention to it, but after seeing Betty's specific plan, Thomas had to admit that this guy's brain was really big, and he was very good at it!

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