Chapter 860: Can’t See Clearly….

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After Betty's fleet set off, Ruprecht also took his fleet to the British coast. After leaving the port, the fleet first sailed west and then north. Before dawn, the prince's fleet walked very safely. It did not encounter disgusting destroyers, nor was it attacked by submarines hidden in the water. At the same time, it did not receive any radio signals from nearby. In other words, so far, So far, the Royal Navy seems unaware of itself.

"I hope the British can be more helpful." Looking at the rising sun, the prince said silently in his heart. According to pre-war deductions, it is unlikely that the British fleet will arrive on the battlefield before noon today, but after that, it may not be possible, so the time from 6 o'clock to 12 noon is safe, and the prince only has These six hours are used to clean up Betty's fleet, and after this period of time, they will bear the risk of accidentally hitting the large fleet. The prince looked at the sky again. The weather was good today, and it seemed suitable for a fight.

"Let's go further north, hoping to run into Betty as soon as possible." The prince ordered. At this time, the entire fleet had been deployed, with the first light cruiser detachment in front, and the second and third light cruiser detachments on both wings. Four squadrons of torpedo boats and destroyers were scattered outside the light cruiser squadron, while directly behind the fleet was the remaining squadron of destroyers. The entire fleet formed a circular formation to protect the battleship in the center.

At the core of the fleet, seven warships sailed in two columns. The battleship Saxony took the lead, followed by the remaining three fellow disciples. The Bayern came in second. The other battle line was headed by Württemberg, followed by Hesse and the Helgoland-class battleship Oldenburg.

This formation is quite troublesome for the prince. First of all, according to the principle of shooting the first bird, if the flagship is at the front, 80% of the time it will be focused fire! This is based on historical experience and lessons. For example, in the historical battle of the Yellow Sea, Dingyuan was set on fire. Then there is the Lion of Dogger Sandbank in history, which was also focused on the fire, and the Kirishima, which rushed to the front in the Battle of Guadalcanal and also turned on the searchlight. This is the first bid to sell out! If someone doesn't hit you, who will they hit? Then the poor guy was beaten to a pulp by a group of cruisers and destroyers…. The lessons of blood are thought-provoking!

Let’s look at the choices of truly experienced people. In the Battle of Jutland, Jericho’s flagship Iron Duke was in the middle after forming a formation. Scheer's flagship Friedrich der Grosse was also in the center. Of course, an important reason for this is that if the flagship is in the front, it will be impossible to take into account the battle line that is several thousand or even ten kilometers long after the deployment. In order to ensure that the semaphore signal can be transmitted quickly, the flagship must be in the middle position.

The prince does not want his battleship to be focused on fire. On the one hand, he is afraid of death, and on the other hand, it is also for the convenience of command. Think about it, his fleet also has 7 battleships. If it is expanded, there will be a light cruiser in front of the fleet. The formation will also be followed by a light cruiser formation. In other words, the normal battle line should be two light cruiser formations with the main force of battleships sandwiched between them. Of course, it may not be in a straight line, but it is roughly distributed like this.

Some people may ask, are light cruisers not seeking death when they join the battle line? How do you say this? When the two sides are evenly matched, if you put your firepower on the light cruiser first instead of the opponent's battleship, this is even more courting death! Why can chocolate kill two battle cruisers in the Battle of Jutland in one second? Because no one cares about him! Why was Bismarck able to kill Hood so quickly in the Battle of Denmark? Because the British concentrated their firepower on the Prinz Eugen,

Why was Hiei beaten half to death by Washington? The same was not found!

Therefore, the prince must ensure that when the battle begins, his flagship will be in the middle, which is convenient for command and has a higher survival rate. When chasing the opponent, a group of British warships will not be able to concentrate all their firepower on it. On myself….

As for why the single column was changed into a double column, seven battleships are not considered too many. It is indeed possible to have seven battleships in a row. However, the prince did not want to expose the size of his fleet so early. In a double column, the battleships and It is easy for the opponent to see clearly under the cover of the escort warship. As a person who pursues meticulousness, before the fleet set sail, Scheer took the fleet sailing in the coastal waters and made optimal arrangements for the spacing between each warship. At the same time, he took into account the surrounding frigates and tried to maximize the distance between them. Hide the size and number of fleets.

To be honest, everyone knows that something big is going on when they see the clouds of black smoke and the forest-like masts in the distance. The opponent's fleet has come out, but I'm afraid it's not clear how many warships are coming out. As for who these warships are. Model, what is the ship name? Is this a problem? The former can be done by visual inspection, while the latter can only be done by guessing...

Now, the prince's arrangement quickly came into play. The first thing to discover the prince's fleet was the Harwich fleet coming from the south. Commodore Tirit entered the battlefield in a very good position, right at the rear of the German fleet! In other words, we followed from behind.

"Oh God! I found them, I found the German fleet! Immediately send a message, they are sailing towards the Dogger Sand Bank, the speed is about 16 knots!" On the flagship Linxian, Commodore Tirit tightly He grabbed the telescope in his hand and reported the report while observing the fleet in the distance.

"General Betty asked us to report the size of the German fleet." After a moment, an officer whispered in Tirit's ear.

"Quantity, is this 4 ships or 5 ships? This is really a question." Sweat slowly broke out in Tilit's hands, and he could not hold the telescope steadily. He saw the German fleet and tried his best to get close to the German fleet. There were no light cruisers behind the Germans, and then he got close to 18 kilometers! 15 kilometers! Just as he was heading towards 12 kilometers, the sudden flash of fire in the distance and the tall water column falling next to him made Tirit wake up immediately. He seemed to be too close to them!

The light cruiser Linxian immediately drew an arc on the sea and left in the distance. But just after retreating to a safe distance, Tirit still didn't figure out how many German battleships were clustered opposite! "The only thing I can be sure of is that the opposite side cannot be the main force of the High Seas Fleet. They may be a detachment. From the appearance, the last ship seems to be the Moltke?" Tirit said to himself.

Tilit was in a mess. As a reconnaissance fleet, the most important task was not to fight the opponent's light cruisers and destroyers to a bloody head, and then sail past the opponent's wreckage to arrogantly show off their achievements. The most important thing was to Accurate information is sent to the main fleet. What kind of output do you think of as a courier?

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