Chapter 853: Target 10th Cruiser Division!

After making arrangements on his own, it’s up to Hipper. This is a rare opportunity, and the prince naturally wants to take advantage of it to make more money. Fighting with Betty’s fleet is only one aspect. Mobilizing the large fleet and letting it go south will give Hipper a chance. The Pell fleet's creation of a North Sea blockade that severely damaged the opponent's North Sea blockade is another aspect. In a sense, Hipper's combat effect may be greater. Because he may prevent the blockade from closing for a long time, thereby creating opportunities for the transport fleet to the German mainland.

"Let me first introduce the basic situation of the North Sea blockade. From the current point of view, it is unrealistic to open a breakthrough between the Shetland Islands and the Orkney Islands, even if the large fleet leaves, it is unrealistic. Because there are not only various patrol ships here, but also mine nets, sunken ships and airships. If the British don't want others to pass through here, not a fly can fly through." Feng Ru, who has been responsible for the investigation of the North Sea blockade recently. Brigadier General It said. "The only area we can choose to take action is the area with a straight line width of 165 kilometers between the Shetland Islands and Bergen. Here, the British have deployed 7 blockade areas. Generally, the British are responsible for carrying out blockade tasks. The commander of the People's Tenth Cruiser Fleet is General de Scheer. His fleet mainly consists of old-fashioned protected cruisers and auxiliary cruisers improved from merchant ships, with a number between 25 and 27.""These cruisers Generally, they perform tasks in fixed patrol waters. We have used submarines and camouflaged attack ships to attack them and achieved some results, but we also lost some ships and personnel. From the current point of view, the exchange ratio between the two sides is about 4:3 , we have a slight advantage. However, as the British moved armored cruisers and destroyers into the blockade area, the situation changed." "The British armored cruisers are already known for their powerful endurance. It is very suitable for long-term blockade missions, and the powerful firepower makes it impossible for our camouflaged assault ships to deal with it. The presence of destroyers also makes our submarine ambush more dangerous." Commodore von Ruyter said. "In other words, facing such a blockade, we can only let the Hipper fleet execute it? In addition, I have a question. If the Hipper fleet succeeds this time, the British want to restore the blockade. How long will it take?" Tirpitz asked. "We estimate that it will take at least three months. Maybe the British do not lack ships, but changing these ships into suitable auxiliary cruisers and manning them is a very difficult thing to do because they have to accommodate more of supplies and personnel, each auxiliary cruiser needs to be equipped with more personnel than the quota. Moreover, these ships themselves are large-tonnage ships, and there are many ships with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons. If these ships are lost, the British may It is difficult to get it together in a short time." Brigadier General von Ruyter said. This is true. The auxiliary cruiser with the largest displacement in the history of the Tenth Cruiser Fleet has a tonnage of 30,000 tons (just one ship). There are more than a dozen large auxiliary cruisers with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons! And eight 6-inch guns are almost the standard equipment of these auxiliary cruisers! "But the British still have auxiliary cruisers rotating in the port, and it may be difficult for us to search for each other's auxiliary cruisers in this range." Tirpitz said. "First of all, it is impossible for us to attack these auxiliary cruisers in one fell swoop. At this stage, we can only weaken our opponents so that more ships can pass through, and at the same time let the British bleed more blood. Even if one more ship docks, It can also provide thousands of tons of supplies to the empire. This battle plan is cost-effective. In addition, for the problem of searching for British auxiliary cruisers, we have assigned seaplanes to every battlecruiser participating in the battle. At the same time,

A seaplane carrier will also accompany the operation. We have roughly figured out the patrol range and route of the British auxiliary cruisers. It is not difficult to find these big guys with a displacement of 10,000 tons on a battlefield that is not wide. "

"After we enter the battlefield, we will act separately. Each battlecruiser will bring a light cruiser and several destroyers to attack the British auxiliary cruisers. After being dispersed, we will be more efficient. After all, if we are dealing with auxiliary cruisers, there is actually not much difference whether we use one battle cruiser or a battle cruiser detachment. Hipper said. "The fleet is dispersed?" The risk was too great, and I would rather not carry out this mission than put my precious battlecruisers in danger. "Admiral von Bohr said. "Actually, this is not dangerous. If everything goes according to plan, the time we enter the North Sea blockade should be after the Grand Fleet leaves the Shetland Islands. It is impossible for the British We got the news so quickly, and after getting the news, it was impossible to take care of us, because the Betty Fleet on the southern front was fighting His Royal Highness, and the auxiliary cruisers were far less valuable than those battle cruisers. Hipper said. "In order to hide the fleet's whereabouts as much as possible, we will not set off from Wilhelmshaven, but choose to pass through the Skagerrak between Denmark and Norway. Here are our minefields and The submarine provided cover and was very close to the North Sea blockade. When the British discovered us, we had already attacked the British auxiliary cruisers. ""Well, since you insist so much, then execute it and don't damage the battleship. "When Tirpitz said this, he suddenly found the prince staring at him with a sullen face, which made him tremble. And Ruprecht couldn't help but sigh in his heart, why is this sentence so familiar? "We can assign 1 light cruiser formation and 2 lightning strike groups to General Hipper's fleet. Although the number of lightning strike ships is less, they are the latest large thunder strike ships of the High Seas Fleet, and their range can meet the needs. The attached seaplane carrier can also be put in place. Do you have any other needs? "Tirpitz did not dare to argue with the issue of whether it was worth it anymore, because this was not about arguing with Hipper, but making himself uncomfortable with Prince Ruprecht next to him. So, he decided to take a step back.< /p> "If there is nothing else, everyone can prepare. We will attack soon, and I also want to familiarize myself with my fleet first. "Having said that, the formal content of the meeting has basically ended, and the prince also closed the document in his hand and prepared to leave. "His Royal Highness, please wait a moment. "After the meeting, Hipper called out Ruprecht. The unlimited recommendation posted yesterday increased by several hundred today... It was visually estimated that it was about to pounce --! But yesterday 10,000 rewards from book friends for polishing z! The author is very excited! Today’s 4th update! Another try!!! Please give me some motivation!