Chapter 985 Night Fight 1

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The purpose of a war has never been to end in a situation where both sides suffer, otherwise the French would be willing to trade 2 Guba and 6 Dantons in exchange for heavy damage to the Spey fleet. Especially this time, the count planned a sneak attack. The art of sneak attack was to catch the opponent unawares and then escape before the opponent could react. Just like the flying dragon in a famous RTS game, if you fight head-on, the machine gunners can beat you to death, so the essence lies in mobility and deflection.

The Gulf of Nea is relatively large, and the French fleet is likely to be deployed separately. After all, the French also have a numerical advantage in battleships. When the German fleet opens fire, its position will also be exposed, so it needs to leave enough backup to deal with sudden emergencies. French battleship! After all, there was no radar in this era, so night vision basically relied on lights and eyes. The fighting distance won't be too far. You can sneak attack the French. After you fire and expose your position, another French fleet can also sneak attack you. However, Count Spee did not bring a second-class battleship this time, so in order to ensure that he has someone to fight back when he is beaten. Chances are, he needs to leave some behind.

The earl vaguely remembered that this night battle regulation was specially requested by the prince. At that time, he always insisted that warships participating in night battles must have backup. This made other commanders at the time very puzzled, and the prince could not tell the specific reason. Later, there was no other way. In order to protect Crown Prince Ruprecht's face, this regulation was written in, but whether to comply with it or not depends on the wishes of the battlefield commander.

But now, Earl Spee thought about the prince's glorious record and the situation he faced, so he still hesitantly accepted this regulation.

"I think the Prinz Eugen can temporarily stop firing and use it as a warning. Then the four warships among us can also take turns to fire and take turns to be on guard." Schulz thought for a while and said.

"This is a good idea. For destroyers, it is best to use flares and use searchlights as little as possible. However, when you find that there is an opponent's warship nearby, you can use searchlights to find it as soon as possible." Luckner added.

In this way, after everyone glanced at me and said something, the German Navy's first night battle plan was released.

When making a plan, consider the issues in detail and make the planning steps as simple as possible. This is a good plan. The former does not need to be explained. Everyone understands it. As for the latter, the more complex the steps and the more difficult it is to execute, the greater the variables will be. And what everyone dislikes most on the battlefield are variables! Moreover, the execution time of the entire plan must be shortened as much as possible. If something can be completed in 5 minutes, don’t delay it for 10 minutes. Especially this time, you are playing Black Tiger to take out the heart. Don’t worry about whether you can get it or not. One round and let’s go! Even if you want to fight, you have to find another place!

Earl Spey fully implemented this principle in tonight's night battle. At 11 o'clock in the evening, the Spey fleet secretly arrived in the Gulf of Union. Based on the charts provided by the Turks, they parked temporarily near a seaside. The water here is very deep, but the underwater reefs are densely covered, so it is not suitable for submarine penetration, but it can accommodate large warships.

The French did not expect that the German main battleships would visit at night. Their alert destroyers were more defensive submarines, so they were deployed closer to the fleet berths. And because the main fleet was attacked by surprise, anti-submarine and minesweeping forces were urgently needed, so some destroyers were mobilized. As a result, the number of destroyers used for vigilance that night was even smaller.

"We did not see any French picket warships before the attack.

There may be some at the berth, but no ship appears more than ten thousand meters away from the berth. "Schulz wrote this in his battle report after the war. And Count Luckner's answer was even more straightforward: "What? Are the French on guard? I do not know how? Don't they sleep at night? "The playful words revealed a sarcastic look at France.

The fleet entered the standby position, but did not launch an attack immediately. Two destroyers were sent out to perform approach reconnaissance again. This process did not originally exist, but when the count led the fleet into the Gulf of Nea, Suddenly I realized that this port is too quiet! Not even the transport ship or patrol boat was seen. Could this be a trap? Otherwise, the French escaped first? So, Count Spee, who felt something was wrong, decided to send two destroyers to test the water first. ,

The two destroyers V35 and S28 sneaked in under the cover of night. Under the light of the lighthouse and searchlight on the shore, although the two destroyers could not distinguish the specific model and number of each other's warships in the distance, they walked around the periphery. After a lap, I also had a general understanding.

"The French fleet is deployed in two places, part of which is deployed in a temporary anchorage outside the port. There must be another fleet in the port, but because of the cover of the breakwater, we can't see what's going on inside. The French began to shrink Their anchorage, and it seems that large obstacles and mine protection nets were deployed where the battleships were anchored. Thank God, this time, we attacked with naval guns instead of torpedoes. Their layout was useless." v35 The destroyer's captain wrote this in his battle log.

Naturally, the telegram he sent to the count could not be so lengthy. The content was simple and concise: "The enemy is divided into two places, one outside, with no nails around, and the other with obstacles." However, the captains of the two destroyers did not expect that. Unfortunately, the situation of this reconnaissance was not completely accurate. Not only could they not determine the size of the French fleet, but more importantly, they missed some key points. And this will cause some variables in the subsequent battle!

"Everyone, please repeat the battle plan again. We will set off in ten minutes! Attack the French fleet stationed outside the port!" After receiving the telegram, the count took a deep breath to calm down his nervous mood. Then ordered. At this time, he could feel that his brain was in an unprecedented state of excitement, and he was very satisfied with the long-lost excitement of facing a battle!

"This is the feeling of real war. The previous exercises were just like children's playing house. I beat you ten years ago. This time, I will give you an even harder one!" the earl said in his heart. "Ten years ago, you lost miserably in Africa, so how is your skill now? I'm looking forward to it!"

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