Chapter 2117: Trap Four
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The only record of the British was to kill a German destroyer with a torpedo. After more than 20 minutes of fighting, the British destroyers began to retreat, while the German torpedo boats gradually approached the suppressed British former dreadnought fleet under the cover of light cruisers and large destroyers! If nothing else, the remaining survival time of this fleet can only be calculated in minutes!
At this time, while Earl Spey commanded the fleet to sink the British warships in this sea area little by little, Thomas was commanding his fleet to approach the battlefield quickly to the west of the Germans! In addition to the team's 1 super dreadnought and 3 dreadnoughts, Thomas also brought an additional light cruiser detachment and 4 destroyer detachments. On the only way for the Germans to go home, Lieutenant General Thomas opened up the battle.
"General Gaunt's fleet is under a lot of pressure, he is already very dangerous, we need to help them." An officer said loudly.
"How far are we from the battlefield now? When will our air support arrive?" Thomas asked.
"15 kilometers, Lieutenant General. The second batch of FB27s responsible for lighting may have to wait for more than 25 minutes. The first batch of aircraft was attacked by the Luftwaffe, and the flight time was shorter than we expected." The chief of staff next to him Said.
"Well, the fleet continues to approach. We keep a distance of about 10 kilometers from the German fleet. The vanguard destroyer squadron maintains a distance of more than 6 kilometers. The fleet is ready to engage. However, without my order, no one can fire! Even if you are exposed, you can only retreat!" Thomas said firmly.
"Your Excellency, Rear Admiral Gaunt and thousands of Royal Navy officers and soldiers are in danger. We are blocking the only way for the Germans to go home, and we can seize the T-head at any time. We have the equipment, formation, and initiative. Advantage, why are you still hesitating at this time? Your behavior will be court-martialed!" The officer who begged just now exploded again after listening to Thomas' order.
"If, at the cost of my going to court-martial, Earl Spey can be defeated, I think this is a very cost-effective thing. Of course, it is best to start my trial after the war is over, because, I I also want to stand on the last post for the Imperial fleet." Thomas said expressionlessly.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the Thomas fleet can now be said to have an absolute advantage. Under the superior combat situation, with the strength of the Thomas fleet, the British fleet can suddenly launch a wave of trouble to push down Earl Spey. But in Thomas' view, although the Earl of Spey focused his energy on dealing with the Gaunt fleet, the Earl was still prepared for possible situations and made a realistic response! To put it more simply, the Earl always sleeps with one eye open! What's more, now on the battlefield?
In the previous ten minutes, Thomas had been analyzing Earl Spey's ideas and tactics. In fact, after the Earl accidentally encountered the Gaunt fleet tonight, Earl Spey was ready to flee, and the fleet headed east. Ready to evacuate to the outside of the strait at any time, and when attacking the Gaunt fleet, Earl Spey always kept an additional destroyer unit on the non-combat side of the fleet and in front, that is to say, once attacked, especially when encountering the non-combat side and During the frontal raid, the destroyers deployed by the earl in advance can buy time for the main fleet through lightning strikes or smoke.
As for the deployment of the main fleet, the Germans also implemented a large-space deployment, the distance between the warships was very large, and the warship at the head of the fleet was not the flagship. Once attacked, all warships have enough space to maneuver, in the current situation,
The Thomas fleet attacked rashly, and it was not difficult to annihilate some of them, but it was unrealistic to keep them all. If you want to really hit the opponent hard, you must expand the effect of the first round of strikes. Swipe across the side of the German warship, so that each capital ship can be assigned to a target, and each artillery can give full play to its firepower, and then pass at close range. And the violent volley hits the opponent hard! At least let the opponent slow down, and a serious fire broke out! Only in this way can the British fleet accomplish its mission!
In order to ensure that he can bite the opponent, Thomas has to wait for his second batch of air support before he can rely on flares and searchlights to provide continuous tracking. Now, the first batch of FB27s that performed the lighting mission were either destroyed or evacuated with injuries. However, the German K8 bombers once again took control of the night sky over the Strait of Dover. Therefore, in order to ensure that they can chase the German fleet, Thomas must wait for his second batch of FB27 bombers to arrive before he can act!
As for the sacrifice of the Gauntlet fleet? In Thomas's view, it is all worthwhile, and in order to make the major general's sacrifice worthwhile, Thomas will sink every German ship, and if one day, the British Empire needs Thomas and his first sacrifice in exchange for a If there is a victory that will be remembered through the ages, then Thomas will not hesitate, he will only tell others: In order to make our sacrifices more valuable, kill as many enemies as possible!
At the last moment before the battle, Thomas carefully concealed the position of the fleet and planned the best interception route. The British fleet did not directly cross the front of the German fleet, but slanted towards the German fleet from the north. And squeeze them to the minefield deployed on the shore! In this way, if the German fleet is eager to leave, they are likely to enter a minefield! And if they evacuate to the north, they will rush to the British fleet head-on, which is tantamount to courting death!
"The German fleet is at 7 o'clock in our army, and our course is oblique to the course of the German fleet. The straight-line distance is 8,500 meters! The destroyer squadron is about 4,500 meters away. Our air reconnaissance force will enter the field in 5 minutes." A staff officer verified for the last time The fighting situation of the two sides! At this time, 20 minutes had passed since before, and two capital ships of the Gaunt Fleet in the distance had been destroyed. The destroyer squadron was even more scattered.
"The fleet turned right by 1 compass point and maintained a combat speed of 15 knots! The warships locked on to each other's targets and opened fire after 3 minutes!" In the end, Thomas found a route that seemed to be the most ideal so far to prepare for the final blow. The fleet entered a very good position, just in the gap of the warning circle of the German destroyers. At this time, the destroyers on the northern side of the Spey fleet were attacking the remaining steel fleet under the leadership of the light cruiser. In the south, in this case, a gap naturally appeared in the northeast direction, and the British fleet happened to be in this position!
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