Chapter 1165： Target, Thomas Fleet One

Chapter 1165 Goal, Thomas Fleet 1

"From now on, all internal communications in the fleet can only use alternate frequency bands, and you can only actively report if you have to do it! Lieutenant General Hipper, this is you alone leading a battleship squadron to fight, and you have the high seas fleet in your hands. With half of the force, you have only one mission. Keep your eyes on your opponents and cut off their evacuation direction to the Shetland Islands. If you can, get close to your opponents without premature detection!" Before the fleet separated, the prince Said to Hipper.

Jericho guessed right, the prince would never take any drastic actions against the large fleet! This time it is still aimed at the Thomas fleet! Why did you say the last time you fought very well? I thought there were only 5 queens in the Thomas fleet now, plus two battlecruisers, there were only 7 battleships in total, and the combat power dropped to less than half the strength of the fast fleet of the high seas fleet! That's why the prince dared to divide his forces and outflank!

To deal with a fleet with a speed similar to yours, pure pursuit is useless. The speed difference between the two sides is at most 1 to 2 knots. If you want to narrow the distance from visual inspection to about 18 kilometers that can be artillery, you may need to use it. Several hours, and after a few hours, maybe the big fleet is almost here, and the opponent can still use the smoke screen to interfere. How to hunt a fast fleet? Thomas has used practical experience to tell everyone that it is multiple outflanks!

However, it is difficult to outflank during the day. The British seaplanes and auxiliary warships can provide early warning for the fleet. So this outflank is useless during the day! Therefore, there is only one solution, and the best solution is to outflank it at night, and the time for the two sides to meet is at dawn! There will be sea fog in the North Sea at dawn, which still protects the fleet, and when the sun rises, the best position of the Scheer fleet is stuck on the way home of the British fleet!

The choice of this interception point cannot be too close to Forth Bay, otherwise it may be discovered by British land-based aircraft or submarines without being discovered by the Thomas Fleet. And because it relies on airships and radio direction finding to determine the position of the British fleet, this also has a large error. These things can only depend on the technical level and luck of the relevant personnel. But this at least gives the prince a chance to hunt around!

And what about the Hipper fleet? His task is to track and block the opponent's retreat, and at the same time alert the direction of the possible arrival of the northern fleet. It stands to reason that when the British fleet finds that there is a main fleet of around 7 ships in front of it, they may choose to fight, or they may turn around and run. It is most likely to run north, so theoretically the position of the Hipper fleet It should be north or northeast, because that side is the Shetland Islands. It’s okay to run south, but it will get farther and farther away from the big fleet, and the prince has a whole day to chase, I don’t know if the British fleet’s engines and fuel are enough to entangle the prince for a day!

This is actually a game in which you bet on the easiest direction for the opponent when you do not have enough troops. Then stop him! From the current point of view, the plan is very good. According to the British telegram and airship reports, the German fleet can use an incoherent curve to show the trajectory of the Thomas fleet. And the speed and direction of this trajectory were within the prince's expectations!

In order to avoid being discovered, the entire fleet has implemented lighting control, but will use signal lights to communicate with each other when necessary. In the dark night, except for the occasional flashing lights, no one is aware of the giant hidden in the shadows. The beasts, they are like cheetahs before hunting, approaching the prey carefully until the time is right to strike a fatal blow!

Time passes by one minute and one second. If someone stands on the sky from the perspective of God and can penetrate the night, then he can see such a scene. The Thomas fleet is still heading towards Forth Bay at a speed of about 14 knots. Drove away, and the first and second battleship detachments under the command of Lieutenant General Scheer took shortcuts at a speed of 22 knots, and gradually walked to the front of the British fleet, and according to the approximate position of the British fleet, it was 150 miles from Forth Bay. Cruising back and forth in the kilometer, waiting for the other person to come to the door.

After the Hipper fleet determined the approximate location of the British fleet, it slowly followed, like a group of lions waiting for an opportunity to approach their prey in the dark. At this time, if you open the perspective of God, you can find that the Hipper fleet has been about 25 kilometers northeast of the British fleet, and it was close to 20 kilometers recently, but because of the dark night. , The British did not find the fleet behind which had implemented light control and radio silence. And because the target had been locked, Hipper didn't have a telegram, but kept receiving information on the location of the British fleet from the airship.

Except for the officers and personnel on duty, the remaining personnel used their precious rest time to sleep well. When it was 4 o'clock in the morning, they began to eat their first breakfast today and the last meal before the war. For the meal, each soldier was given an extra cup of hot chocolate. This kind of thing is not the brown liquid that tastes like Gao Lego in the cafeteria of later generations, but is made by melting a whole block of chocolate. Even if you drink half of it, you can stand it with a spoon.. .....

After more than 6 hours of fast voyage The Scheer fleet that has entered the battlefield also began to relax a little. They reduced the speed to about 16 knots and repaired the steam pipeline on the battleship. All kinds of small problems, preparing for the upcoming battle. At the same time, Thomas was still ignorant of the forthcoming fierce battle. The entire fleet was in a relaxed attitude, especially as it approached dawn, the British became more at ease. In addition to the reason for being home, in addition An important reason is that the British land-based aircraft outside the Gulf of Forth will soon be able to provide themselves with full anti-submarine and reconnaissance. As Jericho said, under a clear sky, we have a clear view of the sea situation!

When the sun gradually rose, the morning sea fog gradually dissipated, and the visibility improved a little bit. At this time, Thomas also sent the last telegram before the battle to the Gulf of Forth! The telegram clearly stated the location of the British fleet and requested the dispatch of aircraft to provide escort. Thomas originally intended to make the fleet safer, but unfortunately, with the help of this telegram, the Germans finally determined the position of the British fleet. The invisible radio wave awakened the hibernating giant bear like a spring thunder. The German high seas The fleet finally showed its sharp sword again!

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