Chapter 2165 The High Seas Fleet Assembled One

Generally speaking, the point of this plan is to catch them by surprise! If it departs from Wilhelmshaven, the British fleet can discover it early and make preparations. The large fleet can enter the Orkney Islands and cooperate with the aviation power on the island. Together to deal with the High Seas Fleet, and the UK's domestic air force can also be quickly mobilized northward.

And if it is dispatched from the Skagerrak Strait, then in terms of the time exposed to the North Sea, it will be reduced by half! The preparation time and warning time of the British were greatly reduced. Moreover, according to the brains of the British, the German fleet returned to the east at this time to replenish ammunition and maintain the warship. one strike!

And it needs to be explained that even if the High Seas Fleet attacks, even if Jericho doesn't want to confront the High Seas Fleet head-on, the Grand Fleet will go to sea as a pretense. This is a matter of face, otherwise, in the current situation that is extremely unfavorable to Britain, if the British people know that the German fleet is attacking, and the British navy stays in the port and does nothing, then don't make a fuss?

And if the large fleet attacks, then the large fleet will also be attrition, and it also needs to be replenished. But it is a pity that the prudent Jericho put all the fleet in the Gulf of Forth in order to prevent the dispersion of forces. At the beginning of the Gulf of Forth, only Betty's squadron was deployed. Now it is difficult to replenish the entire large fleet. up! More importantly, the supply situation of the High Seas Fleet is much better than that of the British. In other words, if the High Seas Fleet goes out for a walk, the Grand Fleet will also take a walk, and the latter's condition will not be good! And the replenishment speed is even slower! (The British fleet is resupplied in one place, and there are not enough supplies. The German fleet can be resupplied in 3 to 4 ports, and the supplies are sufficient.)

In other words, taking a step back, even if Jericho thinks of something, the state of the Grand Fleet may not be suitable for fighting. In this case, if Jericho really dares to come out and meet the High Seas Fleet, then The advantage will not be as big as imagined. The German fleet should be careful and don't be greedy. It is not a big problem to withdraw all tails under the cover of the land-based air force!

On this issue, Ruprecht thought of almost all the things that needed to be considered, and even considered how the High Seas Fleet would withdraw if the previous strategy did not succeed. In other words, the worst outcome of this matter is that the High Seas Fleet failed to take away the British land-based airport in the Orkney Islands. As for the airport in the Shetland Islands, it shouldn't be a problem.

"Now, I really want to know whether the main force of the High Seas Fleet, which has been dormant for a year, is still as brave and good at fighting as it was back then." At the end of the meeting, Ruprecht said meaningfully.

"Respected Admiral of the Navy, the High Seas Fleet will always be your most loyal subordinate, and will always be the sharpest long sword of the empire." Admiral Scheer responded on behalf of the high seas fleet. And that afternoon, Ruprecht left his mansion on land and came to his flagship Bavaria! With the hoisting of the flag of the German Admiral and the flag bearing the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Bavaria, everyone in the High Seas Fleet knew that their Admiral was back! And always ready to strike!

"All the capital ships of the High Seas Fleet have been concentrated here. It took the empire more than 20 years to build it, and now we can finally prove its worth with actions!" Looking at the German High Seas Fleet moored in Wilhelmshaven at this time The main force, Ruprecht said with emotion.

The battleship Bavaria where I was on was incorporated into the First Battleship Squadron of the German Navy, under its jurisdiction 4 Bavarian-class fast battleships, namely Bavaria, Saxony, Württemberg and Baden.

To the east of the 1st Battleship Squadron is the 2nd Battleship Squadron of the German Navy,

It also has 4 Bavarian-class fast battleships, namely Hessen, Mecklenburg, Oldenburg and Weimar.

As for the remaining four Bavarian-class battleships, they formed the third battleship squadron. These four battleships were Brunswick, Desau, Meiningen and Coburg. There are a total of 12 Bavarian-class battleships in these 3 battleship squadrons, which are the core force of the battleship cluster of the entire German High Seas Fleet!

At the exit of the port, the fourth battleship squadron is deployed, consisting of three first-generation super-dauntless Helgoland-class battleships and the improved fast battleship Rheinland, which can be regarded as a Helgoland-class battleship After the improvement, the 4 triple-mounted 12-inch cannons were replaced with 4 double-mounted 350MM cannons! Whether it is firepower or speed, it fits very well with the Helgoland-class fast battleship.

Compared with the previous four battleship squadrons, the fifth battleship squadron is a bit shabby. The first three battleships of the German High Seas Fleet were incorporated into it, namely the Nassau battleship equipped with ten 12-inch guns, and the 2 battleships after the gun replacement. A Posen-class battleship. The latter has the same firepower as the Rhineland, but the speed is a bit slower. When the guns were changed, the power system of the Fifth Battleship Squadron was also improved to allow these slow battleships to keep up with the speed of the High Seas Fleet.

All the battlecruisers were incorporated into the Hipper fleet. After the Von der Tann battlecruiser replaced nine 12-inch guns with six 350MM guns, the battlecruisers in the Hipper fleet were all super fearless His fleet consisted of three Moltke-class battlecruisers, Moltke, Goeben, and Seydlitz, and the improved Von der Tann.

Of course, Hipper's fleet might be supplemented by a full squadron of battleships when necessary. Otherwise, it would be a bit too shabby to command 4 capital ships with the rank of general above Hipper!

Next to the Hipper fleet, there are some outdated Mainz-class armored cruisers that can still play a certain role. These armored cruisers that were still fighting with the British fleet in the English Channel not long ago formed the High Seas Fleet Independently Armored Cruiser Squadron. There are a total of 4 Mainz-class armored cruisers. Their mission is mainly to intercept the light cruisers of the British fleet, and to share firepower on the battle line when necessary... .

Originally, the German fleet still had 4 pre-dreadnought battleships available, but considering that these battleships with a maximum speed of no more than 20 knots are really slow, so these battleships will not be incorporated into the High Seas Fleet in the end, but the above personnel will be added to each The capital ship is aboard.

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