Chapter 1746 Talks
"The British fleet has also had aircraft carriers in the past half a year, and their number is similar to ours. There are currently 4 to 5 aircraft carriers, and the number of carrier-based aircraft is expected to be around 300 (Scheer overestimated), Our aircraft carrier advantage has been greatly reduced, and if we want to break the blockade, we must send the main fleet to the Shetland Islands. The main force of the High Seas Fleet will be under the attack of the Shetland Islands Air Force and the British Grand Fleet. It is impossible to covertly travel 900 kilometers without being detected by the British."
"Moreover, because of some previous events, there was a great distrust between the Kingdom of Bavaria and the High Seas Fleet. Now, the carrier-based aircraft units in the entire aircraft carrier squadron and the Bavarian Air Force-affiliated units in the land-based aviation refuse to operate without Ruprech. Under the circumstances that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered to carry out any combat missions. Moreover, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is currently the commander of the Imperial Navy and also the Director of the High Seas Fleet, any combat plan cannot be implemented without his approval." Facing Tirpitz The Marshal and the Kaiser's special envoy, Ludendorff, Admiral Scheer talked eloquently.
Facing the pressure from Shangfeng, Admiral Scheer decisively chose to dump the blame! Throwing all the responsibility on the head of Crown Prince Ruprecht, apart from the objective reasons for not being able to fight as mentioned above, Admiral Scheer proved the correctness of his opinion from the navy's decision-making system in the following content! As the highest strategic and tactical commander of the German Navy, Crown Prince Ruprecht, as long as he is still the director of the German Navy! Then you should talk to him about everything about the attack, not the commander of the High Seas Fleet...
"Fuck!" Facing Scheer's words, even Tirpitz had to give a thumbs up! Ma Dan, what you said is perfect! First of all, from the perspective of the decision-making system, it is indeed correct to do so. Secondly, even if the Kaiser and Bavaria do not deal with each other again, under the current circumstances, the Kaiser will definitely not revoke the position of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the navy, it can only be emptied. This is the so-called, some things can be done, but can not be said! If the High Seas Fleet cooperates and executes the Kaiser's order, then Ruprecht's naval rank is really worthless, but it is a pity that now, Scheer and the prince have the same opinion, then no solution anymore.
"The High Seas Fleet belongs to the Empire, and the fleet should act according to the will of His Majesty the Emperor. Crown Prince Ruprecht's opinion cannot be an excuse for your refusal to attack. Compared with your so-called procedural issues, I think the most important issue Yes, you don't have the guts to face the Royal Navy," Ludendorff said.
"We implement everything in accordance with the regulations of the navy. His Majesty the Kaiser cannot change the comprehensive combat plan formulated by the General Staff without authorization, so he also cannot change the rules and regulations and decision-making system of the navy without authorization. If it is suitable, you can choose to replace it." Scheer is not afraid!
This is true, although Germany is a country with an emperor, and although the emperor has great power, it is also impossible to act recklessly! This is like in history, when the First World War broke out, the Kaiser once asked Moltke if he could attack France without declaring war on Russia? At that time, Moltke's answer was very simple: "No!" The Kaiser, whose opinion was rejected, had no choice but to complain: "Your uncle (Old Moltke) would never answer me like this."
This is not because of Mao Qi's power, but because the military is a rigorous matter. For example, mobilization, once the decision is made to fight, the entire state machine will quickly turn into a state of combat readiness. It is absolutely impossible to stop because of a single order of. By the same token, on the issue of the navy, it is also illegal for the Kaiser to order the High Seas Fleet to come up with an offensive plan, even to attack, directly bypassing the Crown Prince.... Nothing wrong!
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Admiral Scheer made it very clear, you can dismiss me, but it is impossible to attack now. And even if the fleet can attack, there is really no way if the carrier-based air force and land-based air force of the aircraft carrier cannot be dispatched. After all, the High Seas Fleet can be called the Imperial Fleet, but the aircraft belonging to the Bavarian Air Force belong to the Kingdom of Bavaria.
When the relationship is good, it is okay to obey the Kaiser's orders, but when the relationship is not good, the Kaiser really cannot force orders! Because no one in the German General Staff, including this Hindenburg who just took office, would risk civil war to use wartime military orders! It's like, now the Kaiser can only bypass the crown prince, but he must never remove the crown prince from his post!
"So, General Ludendorff, it's already clear that the High Seas Fleet is not ready for combat, neither the hardware nor the software is ready. Even with a hasty attack, we have no chance of winning, and the Navy is not like the Army , Once there is a major loss, we will not be able to replenish, in fact, we can no longer replenish the capital ship." Marshal Tirpitz said to Ludendorff.
"The High Seas Fleet has defeated the invincible British fleet many times. Are we now afraid of fighting because of the lack of one person? The empire is already in an extremely dangerous situation, and anyone must be prepared to sacrifice at any time. We The amount of imported supplies has dropped dramatically, and now, every second, our stocks are being depleted at an extremely high rate," Ludendorff said.
"At least, the fleet is here, and our hope is also there. If there is no fleet, then the last hope is gone. In addition, as an army member, I can't put forward any creative opinions on naval tactics, I can only spread rumors and slander, Then the Navy does not welcome such people." Scheer's attitude was very firm!
After Scheer finished speaking, the entire venue fell into a long silence, because this topic could no longer continue. As long as Scheer was still the commander of the German High Seas Fleet, he would not attack, and if Scheer was replaced, So who will command the German High Seas Fleet? Tirpitz? Don't look at the joke, this buddy can be an office bureaucrat, and he can also fight for the budget. But I really can't command and fight....
"Is there no room left?" asked Ludendorff.
"Sorry, fighting a war is not a business, and there are not so many bargains," Scheer said.
"If this is the case, I can only regretfully advise the Kaiser to reduce the navy's supplies and military expenditures. After all, there is a shortage of supplies and large-scale battles have broken out on both the Eastern and Western Fronts. We need to send more Supplies are used where they are needed," Ludendorff said.
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