Chapter 1158： The restless Jericho

Chapter 1158: Anxious Jericho

Generally speaking, a shadow called Confusion is hanging over the Royal Navy. They are like a forest. They are crowded and powerful, but they can't beat their opponents. They can't find a right path, they just repeat. With repeated failures, even Jericho thought that it would be difficult for the Grand Fleet to completely suppress the opponent before the Queen-class battleship reached double figures!

How to say it, to some extent, the state of the British fleet is similar to the state of the German High Seas Fleet in the middle and late stages of history. Historically, the German surface naval forces could not find a way to realize their own value. On this plane, the British were better than the Germans. They at least knew that they had to ensure their offshore safety while blocking German maritime transport as much as possible. However, in the actual implementation, we face battles again and again. The British have a feeling of powerlessness. Although there is no major loss in every attack, there will always be some loss. Maybe it's a few light cruisers, maybe a battlecruiser, or if you are unlucky, it may be a battleship. This feeling of being cut by a blunt knife makes the British feel extremely uncomfortable.

But as a fleet commander, Jericho, who was currently in the Shetland Islands, thought more and more deeply than anyone else. He felt that the current battle situation was very delicate. The German Navy had recently taken shotgun shots, and went out for a stroll if nothing happened. The British navy is like a city management. It must guard against the high seas fleet that sneaks out. If it is accidentally, it will lose something. As the leader of the world's largest fleet, he was confused and dropped a battleship in seconds. The cruiser is indeed annoying, but what disturbs him the most is that he can't understand what the purpose of the Germans is!

This problem was encountered as early as the last time the High Seas Fleet and the Great Fleet met for the first time. And now, Jericho still doesn't know what the purpose of the German fleet is going out all day long? Is it really just piecemeal? Or is it to test the strength of the British navy? If it is the former, then naturally there is no need to worry, but what about the latter? Once the Germans discover that the British fleet cannot effectively contain the German fleet, then their courage will inevitably increase! Well, if you are bolder, you will be able to move forward. If there would be no major action behind the German fleet, Jericho would not believe it!

"Let's think of what the Bavarian successor did when calculating Betty. I can clearly feel what the other party is preparing. But now, we are just as ignorant of the enemy's plans as Betty back then. When it was discovered that the situation was not right, their butcher knife had fallen!" Lieutenant General Jeram, who had experienced the war, said to Jericho worriedly.

"Yes, there are very similar places. If the German fleet is to take action, it will never move blindly. They will carry out many purposeful tentative operations before. After they have collected enough information, they have completed the right After our battle is deceived, they will stab deadly daggers like the most insidious assassins." Lieutenant General Madden said.

"Then what do you think their purpose is?" Jericho asked casually.

"I can only say that the state of our fleet is declining. It's not just the fuel problem, it has been a problem that has plagued us for a long time. I mean the situation of the fleet. After every battle, we will have some warships that need to enter the dock for repairs. The Germans will also have ship injuries, but their injuries are much lighter than ours. This time, the Warrior and Warspite must undergo major repairs. I am afraid that they will not be able to serve within 3 months, plus they are still in the dock. A Vengeance-class battleship in China and the sunken Australia, we have missed 4 battleships. If we run into them again, the strength of the enemy and us will be close to a dangerous area." Jie Lieutenant General Ram said worriedly.

"Hiss..." Jericho couldn't help but inhaled an air-conditioner. He didn't pay much attention to this problem before. Now, after being raised by Lieutenant General Jeram, Jericho finally realized the seriousness of the problem. Sex! The current strength advantage of the large fleet has been greatly weakened.

And this is only the main ship, and the consumption of auxiliary battleships is even more amazing. For example, the light cruiser. The original 7 battlecruisers of Betty are equipped with 3 units, a total of 12 light cruisers, and 2 of the 4 torpedo boat units. A light cruiser serves as the leader of the fleet. There are 14 light cruisers in total.

And now? Thomas commanded the fleet size with 10 battleships! On the other hand, there are only 2 light cruiser squadrons with a total of 10 light cruisers. There are also 2 light cruisers as the leader of the destroyer squad. Now there are only 12 light cruisers. Previously, a capital ship could be divided into 2 light cruisers. And now? A capital ship can only be divided into 1.2 light cruisers... As soon as he thought of this, Jericho could feel a chill rushing from his tailbone to his forehead... This TM is terrible.

The two sides are now engaged in a tug of war, but the result of the tug of war is that more and more warships in the British fleet have been sent to the berth for repairs. What about the Germans? Because the battleship had a better "physique" the British had a problem with their shells. Two days after returning home, they were full of blood. Such a war of attrition is obviously a disadvantage for the UK. And if the strength of the British fleet really drops to a dangerous level, will the German fleet rush out?

This is entirely possible! After all, these few times the high seas fleet can only be regarded as the elite, but not the main force! When Jericho was okay, Barra moved his finger and counted all the possessions of the High Seas Fleet. There are now 9 Bavarian-class fast battleships, 4 Hipper’s battlecruisers, and 3 Helgeland-class battleships. In addition to these there are 4 dreadnoughts, the Nassau equipped with 10 12-inch guns, 2 Posen-class battleships equipped with 12 12-inch guns, and one with 12 12-inch guns. Fast battleship Rheinland! In this way, the main force of the High Seas Fleet will have 20 fearless and super fearless!

If you pull out those warships with quasi-fearless combat effectiveness, the German fleet can add 6 more. In this case, if the fast fleet is not considered, then if you fight with the current large fleet that is not in good shape, Jerry Ke really has no bottom... Although 6 of the 26 battleships were formerly fearless, the Germans' super fearlessness and fearlessness are too steel!

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