Chapter 2095 Veterans Don’t Die One
Therefore, now, Jericho does not want to stimulate the Germans too much. Otherwise, once the battleships and cruisers of more than 20,000 tons on both sides are put in, the scale will not be limited. Jericho has a bottom line. If a battleship is finally dispatched If the unit is still unable to stop the German Navy's night attack on the Strait of Dover, then Jericho will not increase the fleet anymore. For the sake of the army, let the entire large fleet go? Come on, that might really end up ruining the British Empire as a result. As for the bottom line of the German Navy, Jericho is not clear.
The reason is simple, the Germans do not rely too much on the navy. Without the navy, Germany is still a victorious country, so the Germans dare to fight, but what about the British? Let's not talk about Britain without its large fleet. Even if there is a fight with the German High Seas Fleet, even if the large fleet has an advantage in the end, the era of the British Empire dominating the oceans will pass, because it is difficult for the UK to save such a fleet now. So, Jericho's bearing capacity is low, while the German Navy's bearing capacity is high!
"Our current naval plan is like this. If neither side sends a capital ship, then our defense system inside the strait is mainly composed of destroyers and light cruisers. At the same time, we will also deploy submarine ambush areas. The surface fleet is divided into two types. One is the escort fleet, which is generally composed of auxiliary cruisers and destroyers, and is responsible for escort, anti-submarine and mine clearance. The other is the mobile fleet, which is used for patrol and active attack on the German incoming fleet. At present, we have invested 2 A light cruiser detachment and three destroyers and torpedo boat brigades. During the day, the light cruisers will rely on speed to evacuate the strait, while the destroyers will evacuate on the spot and then hide, and the light cruiser detachment will rotate every three days." Lieutenant General Thomas said.
"Have you prepared all the equipment for the night battle?" Jericho asked.
"The searchlights, flares, and flares are all ready, but the seaplanes are nowhere near that, those guys in the Royal Army Air Force are crazy for planes! They control almost all aircraft production and distribution, except for the Grand Fleet The number of aircraft can be guaranteed, and the hangars of the major bases are used as warehouses." Lieutenant General Thomas said with a sigh.
"Okay, let's do this first. If the army's plan remains unchanged, the first large-scale evacuation of personnel should start tonight. Let's see if the German navy will appear in the Strait of Dover today." Jerry Coe said. Although he knew that if some seaplanes carried bombs and flares to assist in the battle at night, it would be a good deterrent to the submarine. But now, Jericho really dare not move the precious planes of the Grand Fleet at will, and one of these planes will lose one. God knows if the German navy will play with him at the last minute. Therefore, Jericho, like a miser, clings to the power in his hand and does not want to let go. This is not selfishness, but really for the British Empire !
At this time, it was noon, and the Strait of Dover was still relatively calm. During the day, as long as the British did not engage in maritime transportation, German bombers still seldom visited Dunkirk Port. Or find time to throw a bunch of mines into a nearby port. The British once planned to build some temporary piers, but these piers were eventually demolished by the conscientious Luftwaffe. Therefore, the British also learned to be smart. They used landing craft to transport personnel at night to evacuate. For this reason, the British People gathered hundreds of fishing boats and landing craft to prepare for evacuation. Of course, this method is definitely unable to transport heavy equipment. In fact, except for rifles and a small amount of machine guns, the British do not intend to bring any weapons back this time!
"Is it going to start tonight?" At this time, Marshal Haig, who was in the Dunkirk headquarters, said looking at the distant port and breakwater.
"Yes, our plan tonight is to get out 15,000 people.
Most of them are support staff. "A military officer next to him said.
"May God bless the British Empire." After saying this, Marshal Haig sighed, the rest of the matter is beyond his control. Once night falls, the entire Strait of Dover will become a hell of blood and fire. For a considerable number of British people, what they boarded tonight may not be the boat going home, but it may also be the road to hell!
At this time, the German fleet was also preparing for the final attack in the port of Zeebrugge. At this time, Earl Spey, who commanded the former German Dreadnought Fleet, looked at the German night attack fleet moored in the port with a lot of emotion. "I never thought that the dagger in our hands would be so close to the throat of the British! As long as we use a little more force, we can kill this powerful empire that has dominated the world for hundreds of years!"
Earl Spey returned to the port of Kiel by land from the Mediterranean Sea 3 months ago. The reason for transferring him back is very simple, because the sea battle in the Mediterranean Sea has ended. All the warships of the Mediterranean Fleet withdrew from the Mediterranean, so the entire Allied Mediterranean Fleet had nothing to do. After all, it was still very difficult for the Allied Mediterranean Fleet to pass through the Strait of Gibraltar without adequate preparations. The Earl of Spey was called back home.
As for why he is called, the reason is very simple. In the entire German navy, Earl Spey is the most proficient in night battles. The two famous battles he fought back then were almost all night battles. It performed quite well, so at the proposal of Crown Prince Ruprecht, Earl Spey served as the commander of the entire night battle in the Strait of Dover.
Earl Spey accepted this appointment with pleasure, but Crown Prince Ruprecht was a little embarrassed about the fleet handed over to him. After all, compared with the Allied Mediterranean Fleet commanded by Earl Spey in the Mediterranean, this fleet is a bit too shabby! You know, there were at least 4 super fearless ships in their fleet back then, but what about now? The largest warship in the earl's hands is also a circle smaller than his flagship back then! Not even 20,000 tons! There is no way, Ruprecht is really reluctant to throw the precious dreadnought into the Strait of Dover easily. The earl also expressed his understanding of this.
Compared with the more than 2 dozen pre-dreadnoughts in the German Navy in the previous life, the number and total tonnage of German pre-dreadnoughts in this plane are much worse. The German Navy now has a total of 7 pre-dreadnoughts, of which the earliest two are Bolan The Tenburg-class battleships are similar to those in history, but because they have been built for a long time and their combat effectiveness is ok, they are now abandoned.
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