Chapter 824 Trap 1

"Can you tell me your plan first?" Major General Kuhl asked.

"My plan? It's very simple. From the current point of view, the Su Xiong fleet has only one port in the entire Indian Ocean that can support the maintenance and repair of these two fast battleships, which is the Basra-Fao port. The Germans are very Smart, they laid minefields in Hormuz Seaman to prevent our fleet from entering the port to blockade. If possible, I hope that we can lay minefields outside Hormuz Seaman to prevent the German fleet from returning. If we are lucky, it is not impossible to destroy these two warships with mines." Since the mouse only has one hole, it can be blocked directly. Simple and affordable. "I'm afraid this is difficult to achieve now. Our mines in the Indian Ocean are basically used to implement defensive mines in our own ports. The battleship's artillery range is more than 15 kilometers. So in order to ensure the safety of the port, we must Push the opponent back to the periphery as much as possible. And even if there are mines now, laying a tight minefield is very slow and dangerous. The Germans in Hormuz have not only mines but also submarines." p> "They also have minesweepers, which go to sea every day for patrolling. Even if we can lay a section of minefields, when the German fleet comes back, it is unknown how much of the minefield will be left. And they have also built a kind of ship with a bow filled with water. Instead of cement and logs, the mines were cleared directly by impact. Of course, this is a response in an emergency. But the effect is good." Major General Cook said. "If this plan fails, then we can only search for targets in the Indian Ocean. This is almost an impossible task for my fleet." Thinking about the vast Indian Ocean, take a look I just got a double-digit battleship in my hands. Thomas couldn't help but feel a little numb! This is almost impossible to find! How far can you see from the top of a mast, even on a clear day? Is 40 kilometers enough to reach the sky? Then draw a circle with a radius of 40 kilometers. How large is the coverage area? Yes, maybe the attacked merchant ship or camouflaged reconnaissance ship can find the target, but with the level of telegrams in this era after many forwardings, when it will reach Thomas is a question, and whether it can get there is also a question! Even if you are lucky, all this is done, the camouflaged reconnaissance ship discovered the opponent without alerting the Germans, and then after some twists and turns, the telegram reached Thomas, but don’t forget, once it’s night, you can get it during the day The information will be invalidated immediately! God knows where the German warships went this night! So during World War I, there would be a situation where a raiding ship had been running at sea for more than a year, and no one could catch it. It was possible that the raiding ship had already reached the Pacific Ocean, and as a result, three dozen British ships were still there. Atlantic is looking for someone. Well, generally speaking, this situation occurs with camouflaged cruisers, which are well hidden. Generally, regular cruisers are killed in less than a year after the war. The only one that survived relatively long was the Königsberg, which was nestled at a certain river mouth and spent hundreds of days fighting the British. This was an exception. But now, Su Xiong's fleet is obviously at the other extreme. If the camouflaged attack ships are well hidden, then Su Xiong's fleet is too powerful! So what if they were discovered before Thomas came? Everyone stand up and let's meet and let go of grudges! I can’t beat you to death! Even through the intelligence provided by other camouflaged attack ships, the Su Xiong fleet may take the initiative to cause trouble for the British Navy! A British pre-dreadnought was destroyed by two fast battleships in this way. At that time, the pre-dreadnought was chasing a German camouflaged assault ship. "With all due respect, it would be difficult for us to capture these two fast battleships using conventional methods." Thomas said helplessly. "So, we have never planned to search these two big guys in the normal way.

Before you came, even before deciding to send your fleet, the Royal Navy had already considered this issue and taken action. Now, all you and your fleet need to do is to rest and ensure that the fleet can operate at its best. state to attack the opponent! "Rear Admiral Cook's mysterious smile and the expression that wrapped around me made Rear Admiral Thomas a little confused!

It is indeed difficult to search for camouflaged cruisers in the vast Indian Ocean, but if you think so, the Royal Navy can't help it. If you are looking for an opponent, you can only say that Tucson is broken! A country that has stood at the top of the world for hundreds of years is terrifying, and a navy that has ruled the world's oceans for more than 200 years is even more terrifying! The British's technical background allows them to complete such a task. provided the possibility, and the brains of the British royal elite provided ideas for completing this task! "We never thought about letting Thomas lead 10 warships in a meaningless armed battle in the vast Indian Ocean. During the parade, we did not think about how many camouflaged attack ships we would send to search for the German fleet, because the former was useless and the latter was too inefficient! How could the British Imperial Navy do such a thing? What we are thinking about is how to get the Germans to take the bait themselves! "Vice Admiral Oliver, the British Royal Navy Chief of Staff who was responsible for this matter, wrote in his diary! Before the Thomas Fleet came to the Indian Ocean, the Su Xiong Fleet was indeed invincible in the Indian Ocean, but it was not without weaknesses. Huge Attrition is one of the biggest weaknesses of the German fleet. The camouflaged assault ships can completely rely on loot to sustain operations. By capturing coal, food and fresh water, they can support the warships in the ocean for hundreds of days. For example, the famous German attack in World War I When the "Jianlang" sailed at a speed of 8 knots every day, the coal consumption per day was only 35 tons! And relying on the thousands of tons of coal it carried and the captured coal, this raiding ship sailed on the ocean for 452 days! But as a warship, then a small warship, the daily consumption is very staggering. For example, the light cruiser Emden consumes 2 tons of coal per hour when sailing at a speed of 12 knots. , but if sailing at a speed of 23 knots, it consumes 15.7 tons of coal per hour! And this is only a 3,000-ton ship, while the Wolf is a large ship with a registered tonnage of 5,800 tons and can hold nearly 6,000 tons of coal! The battleship It has less equipment and consumes more, so the endurance inside and outside is very poor! And this is even more true for a large battleship! According to British intelligence, the maximum fuel capacity of these two German fast battleships The load capacity should be 3,700 tons of coal and about 1,200 tons of fuel. According to British calculations, if the battleship sails at a speed of 14 knots, the endurance should be 6,100 nautical miles! In other words, the fuel is only enough for the battleship to sail 436 About an hour. Only 18 days!Three updates today~~~! Please subscribe and reward~~~!!