Chapter 829: Dangerous Moves for Soldiers 1

"If we catch up all at once, it is certain that our mission will probably fail 80% of the time! What we want is not to defeat our opponents, nor to drive them away. We need to completely destroy these two battleships! They It is a cancer on the blood vessels of the British Empire. If it exists for a second, it will cause huge harm to the empire! And in order to remove this cancer, we need to pay some prices and take some risks." Looking at the captain and squadron sitting next to him commander. Thomas took a deep breath and finally revealed what would become a controversial plan.

"So, I decided to divide my forces to intercept the German fleet!" After Thomas said this, he glanced at the people around him and looked at their reactions. "This plan is a bit risky. If we are the first two Queen-class battleships to encounter our opponents, I cannot guarantee that we can keep them." Lieutenant Colonel Soth, the captain of the Malaya, said first. 2 vs. 2, the only obvious advantage of the Queen Elizabeth battleship seems to be that the caliber of the gun is one inch larger... It's hard to say whether it has an advantage in terms of armor, because the opponent's armor seems to be over 300mm thick and also sloped. South is not sure how the defensive effect compares with the Queen's 330mm armor, but what South can be sure of is that the Malaya's 15-inch gun would have to penetrate such thick armor within 10 kilometers! Within 10 kilometers, this is almost considered flattering for a battleship battle! And this also means that it may be difficult to force the opponent to slow down or damage it by severely damaging the opponent's core cabin. Previously, on the way here, the British had already had an in-depth discussion on how to keep these two German fast battleships, and the result of the discussion was very frustrating. Although the Queen's cannon is one inch larger, it has no advantage if it cannot penetrate the opponent. Although Scharnhorst's 350mm gun is one inch smaller,... It seems that the armor-piercing power is very good. According to the testimony provided by the surviving Japanese naval officers and soldiers on the battleship Satsuma who was tortured to death, the 10-inch main armor of the Satsuma seems to have been penetrated multiple times? ! Why does it say "seems to have been penetrated by multiple holes"? The reason is simple. After asking no less than three digits of survivors, the Japanese provided at least 5 locations where they were shot! 4 of them are main decoration. Considering that there is no possibility of collusion, there is only one explanation. The main armor of the Satsuma is no different from paper in front of the Shane sisters! People can wear it if they want! Everyone understands that being able to penetrate 10-inch armor in the shooting range does not mean that it can be used in actual combat. After all, people who have played OT in later generations will understand that tanks can be posed! Of course, this is also the case in naval battles. Battleships are most likely not facing each other when fighting, so things like comprehensive incident angles are used. It can only be said that Satsuma and his ilk are not strong enough to measure the attack limit of the German 350mm artillery. But even so, the British are frightened enough. After all, although the Queen promised 330mm armor, the height is actually not too high, although it is not like the historical situation where it is said that only 6 inches can be exposed when fully loaded. It's a good level, but it's really unreliable! This time, the fundamental reason why Thomas asked the fleet to move lightly was not only to reduce the load and run faster when necessary, but also to make the Queen's belt armor slightly higher... Well, excluding the 330mm genuine armor, there is still some transition from the main armor belt to the upper armor belt, and then there is the 6-inch armor belt. According to the actual penetration depth of the German 350mm artillery, this transition zone is already very unreliable. In addition to the main armor belt, there is another problem with the gun mount. The 13-inch armor on the front of the Queen is still trustworthy in the British eyes.

But the 10-inch-9-inch-7-inch armor level of the gun mount is really a hidden danger! People can easily break through 10-inch armor. This gun mount is very unreliable under German artillery attack!

Of course, even if it’s unreliable, there’s nothing you can do about it. There’s no time to change this thing now. It’ll be up to you when the time comes. So before coming here, the original plan was to beat the old master to death with random punches, and board four battleships together! Use the absolute numerical advantage to teach the German warships to be a new man! Is there an advantage to not having to wait for it to expire? But now, Thomas suddenly proposed a change in the plan, which made everyone here feel incredible and unacceptable. After all, if it is 2 versus 2, the people here are not afraid of fighting, but they all know in their hearts that it is unstable. Just like Betty in the Battle of Jutland. Although Betty could sink two more warships on her own, when she had a slight advantage in numbers and became a slight disadvantage in numbers, she said in a pretentious manner: "What happened to these ships today?" It's going on." But in fact, he also knew that his situation was very, very dangerous. If he didn't have the 5bb (fifth battleship formation) that he wanted to come before the battle, Betty would have given up. "Listen everyone, I have already said the reason. I will not allow this battle to become a chase battle. Although they have been at sea for nearly a month. But you also know the speed and level of our warships. , it would be great to be able to run 24 knots under standard conditions. And the Malaya’s recent steering gear still has some problems. I think the probability of us directly chasing the opponent to death will not exceed 60%! This is an intolerable probability. ""War has always been accompanied by sacrifices, and there is no victory without sacrifice. The reason why the British Empire can achieve its current glory is that we cannot forget those who performed their duties for the Empire during the Battle of Trafalgar! In this battle, we lost the best commander in the history of the Royal Navy." "I believe that if sacrificing some of us here can increase the probability of success of this operation by 10%, everyone will I will never refuse! Neither will I! So, I hope everyone will make a decision after hearing our complete plan. We are facing a lion this time, and I hope everyone can have a certain awareness!" Thomas said After finishing, he signaled to his staff to open the curtain on the wall, and then a huge sea chart appeared in everyone's eyes. "It has to be said that the location chosen by the Germans is very good. It is an open water area with no islands or land within 100 kilometers. It is outside the transportation line, but it is not too far away. , which means that they can complete supplies relatively safely, and then quickly insert into our sea transportation lines." "The sea has an unobstructed view, and they also have seaplanes that can provide reconnaissance. Maybe there is something else to verify. telegram, but unfortunately, the captain of the Etoile is dead and we have no way of knowing, which brings too much uncertainty to our plan. It is impossible to let the Germans enter the pocket honestly. !” Thomas began to talk. The third update is here~~~! ! Please subscribe and reward~~~! ! !