Chapter 1102： Hunter ready to go

Chapter 1102: The Hunter Ready To Go

"Now that the fleet is in its best condition, we can carry out the attack mission at any time." Major General Moore, the commander of the Second Unit of the British Fast Fleet, reported to Lieutenant General Thomas who was sitting in the main seat.

"The Navy’s radio monitoring station in the Shetland Islands, the modified V1500 large radio side-pointing machine, and the camouflaged cruiser are also ready to be in place. An invisible net has appeared in the Norwegian Sea. As long as the Germans dare to use it. Their radio communication equipment, then we must be able to catch them!" Colonel Holland from the Intelligence Department of the British Admiralty also said confidently.

"On behalf of General Jericho, I promise that the submarine force has approached the German offshore to establish a blockade. If there is a large-scale deployment of the high seas fleet, then we will definitely block them!" As Jericho's representative, Hood said The support of Thomas by the large fleet. When Lieutenant General Thomas was about to express his gratitude for the support of his brother's unit, the red confidential telephone on the table rang.

"Lieutenant General Thomas, you are now shouldering the glory of the entire Royal Navy for hundreds of years and the national destiny of the British Empire. I hope you will succeed! So far, we have lost three decoys, and the fourth one has been placed. In your hunting grounds. That's it!" Churchill, who was opposite the microphone, put down the phone without even intending to hear what Thomas said.

"The fourth bait is in place? It seems that the hunter should be ready to start work." Thomas really admires Churchill's methods, not only is the supply and the necessary materials in place, although these are difficult, they can be done. The most important thing is that he can also arrange "bait"! This is to let a person and a ship send it off! Although it makes sense in theory, emotionally, even Thomas, who proposed the plan, feels a little uncomfortable. And Churchill has no burden at all when he does things!

In fact, if the prince were here, he would definitely say Thomas, you are really a picture of Tucson! We must know that in order to prevent the exposure of the password during World War II, a city called Coventry was washed once by a German bomb. What's the point of arranging a few baits? As long as you can win, God will forgive.

"Well, everyone and I have no retreat. We may become heroes or sinners. Now, we need to understand the situation." Lieutenant General Thomas motioned to the staff to introduce the latest situation.

"German warships have appeared again, this time there are still two. According to the information from the submarines, one of the British ships is the first generation of the German navy fearless, and the other one should be one of the Mochi-class battlecruisers. . Not two super fearless, let alone terrifying Bavarian-class battleships, they are expected to rush out of the North Sea in one day.” Then the staff officer marked the estimated tracks of the two battleships on the chart.

"Very well, 1 Fearless and 1 Super Fearless. The strength is not strong, and the two queens can handle it." Thomas nodded. This time, Thomas' arrangement for the queen is still a group of 2 ships. The seven queens were divided into three and a half groups, and the other one dropped and joined General Moore's Second Squadron. In this case, the collocation of the entire hunting team is 3 double queen formations and 1 four-ship formation.

When performing specific tasks, the three queen formations are responsible for containment and consumption, just like the bullfighters who use the red cloth to tease the bull in the Spanish bullfighting competition, and the last four fleets are the killers, as the final solution to the opponent. The presence!

"I will personally command Queen Elizabeth and Malaya and a seaplane carrier near the decoy to wait for the emergence of the German fleet. And I will be responsible for direct tracking. If I lose it, then good, the second group, Barlem The USS and Warspite were intercepted with the help of seaplanes and radio side-pointing planes. The third group was deployed to the west of the decoy and was responsible for interception. The squadron of General Moore would cruise near the original North Sea blockade. The opponent was suddenly placed. Kill it back." General Thomas repeated his plan again.

After the hunt in the Indian Ocean, Thomas is also an old fritters. He is very clear about the potential of a fast battleship. The German battlecruiser is very fast and it is not difficult to run 27 knots. However, if you want to maintain this speed all the time, it is affected by many factors. The machinery must operate normally, and there must be enough manpower to feed the boiler of the battleship. In theory, the German battleship can always maintain such a high speed, but in practice? Take the historical Gobain as an example. When he was pursued by the British Mediterranean Fleet in history, the Gobain did not actually reach the top speed and escaped at a speed of about 24 knots. Even in this case, There are still 4 furnace workers who died due to fatigue and harsh conditions. Mechanical equipment also appeared in this situation, such as steam pipe rupture. Of course, because the British are not in a good state of battle tour, so... Goben ran away.

And the biggest advantage of Thomas' queens is that he doesn't need to shovel coal! They are all heavy oil! This allows the queens not to be restricted by manpower! Although the speed difference between the two sides is more than 2 knots, the German fleet cannot have the highest speed in the whole course, while the British queen is possible. So if the ship is in good condition and everyone is racing, the speed difference is not big. !

And because of the seaplane, if the Germans want to completely get rid of , I am afraid they can only wait for the night, and if they dare to use the radio at night, then the general direction will naturally be exposed. Of course, with these alone, it is still difficult to catch the opponent at once, so Thomas set the location of the ambush farther from the North Sea blockade, and also arranged for a strongest fleet to block the way for the Germans to return.

As long as it's daytime, with the help of camouflaged cruisers, seaplane carriers, shore-based reconnaissance aircraft and radio laterals, it is not difficult to find opponents! And the last insurance line is the big fleet. If the high seas fleet goes out to meet, then the big fleet will definitely approach Wilhelmshaven. This is also a lion at the door of the two German battlecruisers going out, but you must not be able to fight it! As long as the German fleet cannot return to the port, it is consumption. If you have been running at a speed of more than 24 knots, how many days can you run? Can your machinery and personnel stand it? The final result is to be consumed by Thomas!

And Thomas felt that before the machinery was close to the limit, the personnel would probably be unable to do so, because the stokers were so high-strength that they would be changed every two hours. On a battleship, how many people do you have to shovel coal? How long can a person last? At that time, the final result has been decided, and the two German battleships will be completely crushed by the dominant British fleet!

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