Chapter 1189： After the war one

Chapter 1189 After the war (1)

"Although we encountered unexpected troubles in the final stage of the battle, overall, this time we still won a huge victory." The prince thought for a while and wrote on the paper. Then he looked up again at the German High Seas Fleet outside the window. The prince’s office was located on the tallest building in Wilhelmshaven. From this position, he could overlook the main berths in the port. And now the number of warships parked on the berth is much less than when they set off a few days ago.

"The luck this time is a bit bad." Seeing that one-third of the capital ship berth had been vacated, the prince felt a little depressed. Although this time no capital ship was sunk. However, the British attack still prevented a considerable part of the capital ships from being able to go into battle for one to two months.

Naturally, the most injured was the battlecruiser Gobain. This cargo was hit with 2 powerful submarine-launched torpedoes on the side of the cargo. In addition to the damage received from previous battles, the ship returned to Wilhelmshaven with 3000 tons of seawater. Yes,-when I came back, because the speed was too high, the groove was torn apart by the water wave, and hundreds of tons of water were added. It was visually observed that the ship would have been lying in the dock for at least 2 months after returning.

The Sedritz was also hit by a torpedo, but because it retreated earlier, the damage was not significant and was arranged to be repaired at the Germania shipyard.

The Mochi and Von De Tann fought for a long time with three British warships. All shots were in double digits or more. This overhaul is impossible. The prince also hoped to take advantage of the situation to replace the triple-mounted 12-inch main gun turret of the Vonde Tahn with a twin-mounted 350mm artillery turret. that is it.

The Baden and Weimar were purely damaged by British bombers, but their repairs were relatively simple. Because the British did not have torpedoes, the underwater part of the hull suffered little damage, but the superstructure was considered to have been damaged. Especially the Baden, from the top rangefinder to the lower flue is estimated to have to be overhauled once. Basically, except for weapons, the entire middle part of the hull above the upper deck has to be replaced...

The best luck is the three Helgeland-class battleships and the improved Rheinland. The four battleships were sent out to find von Lefetzoff’s battlecruiser squadron before the arrival of the British bombers. Although they were later attacked by individual bombers, there was not a lot of stacking. With the accuracy of the current twin-engine bombers, they could do a lot of damage, so these four battleships returned almost unharmed.

The prince looked at his defaced flagship, the Bavaria, and then at the four fast battleships that had lost paint in a few places. It was an imbalance in his mind. "You go to the Baltic Sea to deal with the Russians." The prince decided to send these guys to the Baltic Sea to blow the northwest wind after a rest.

The remaining Bavarians are in good condition. Although they are more or less injured, they can be returned in two weeks. Even the more damaged Bavaria and Württemberg are the same. The person in charge of Wilhelmshaven said that if the ship is handed over to them, it can be repaired within a month at most.

As for the light cruisers, a total of 5 ships were lost. This is definitely a very painful thing for the German High Seas Fleet. After returning, Scheer seriously asked the prince to build new light cruisers, because now the entire fleet has The number of light cruisers has already fallen short of making ends meet, don't say that they will be split out to lead the destroyer squadron. Even the regular light cruiser units were dissatisfied. The destroyer lost 8 ships, which is really nothing to the high seas fleet. According to the Royal William Shipyard, as long as you have money, you can replenish 12 destroyers within 3 months.

But as the prince said, this time the High Seas Fleet still won a huge victory! This is the case no matter from the tactical level or the strategic level! The battleship that the British lost this time is not as high in tonnage as the last time, but if it is in terms of quality, it is definitely greater than the Thunder-Thebrus loss!

The three Queen Elizabeth-class battleships of Barlem, Prestige and Counterattack sink in battle! The most advanced and elite existence in the Royal Navy was completely crushed by the superior German High Seas Fleet in this naval battle like a flock of powerless sheep! Compared with the Queen, the battlecruiser of the battle cruiser New Zealand is a complete addition!

A total of 10 light cruisers were sunk in the British attempt to save the fleet. These light cruisers were as fragile as duckweeds in the water, facing the German fleet's hard ships and guns, and 16 destroyers were killed with them.

The huge Thomas fleet has 7 capital ships when this expenditure comes, and 9 capital ships in its heyday, and even the frontal presence of the French Navy’s main fleet was interrupted in a few hours. ! It is foreseeable that in the next month, unless the large fleet returns to the Gulf of Forth. Otherwise, there won't be a battleship in the huge port! Because they were either sunk in the waves of the North Sea or were lying on the slipway waiting for repairs!

Those battleships that escaped the catastrophe were also in bad condition. It was the best luck in time. The Malaya, which ran away at the beginning, also needed to replace the rangefinders on the three turrets and repair the 2 barrels and Another turret. As for Thomas’ flagship Queen Elizabeth, its situation is even worse than that of the Battleship Baden. According to British statistics, this battleship was hit by at least 11 large-caliber artillery shells. As for the number of 175MM shells hit, it is countless. Just like the honeycomb-shaped side of the hull and the big holes on the open deck, look up at least one third of the superstructure that has been burned into a skeleton, the twisted steel plate, the measurement of fracture, and the collapsed cabin. There is basic common sense. Everyone knows that this ship will not be figured out within 3 months.

As for Betty’s ship Tiger, the situation of this cargo is also not good. At least two turrets need to be replaced. When returning, the hull also carries at least more than 2,000 tons of water intake in the huge double After the 13.5-inch turret was removed, the British at the scene looked at the huge cannon circle and agreed that fish can be raised here. Unlike the Queen, the waterline of the Tiger was also badly damaged. Although the superstructure is not as miserable as the queen, in order to replace the damaged boiler, the United Kingdom must choose one of two methods: removing part of the superstructure or opening a large opening in the side of the hull.

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In other words, yesterday, a book friend said that the author overly exaggerated the British aviation power. This, how to put it, historically, the Allied aviation power is indeed much higher than that of Germany. Think about it in 1918 that the Royal Navy had 2,949 aircraft and 103. The size of an airship is not counted as the size of the air force on the western front. This is really not something that a traverser can change. The so-called Bavaria area is not half the size of Hebei Province. Let the German first-line aircraft have the size of the Royal Naval Air Force? Prussia? Sorry, the prince is out of control. As for navigation, night bombing was possible in World War I. The Germans carried out 4 large-scale night bombings in Operation Albion. How did they fly? The Germans can bomb at night, but the British can't even bomb near the sea during the day? What is the truth? The battlefield is about 80 kilometers away from the shore. Maybe you can see the land. Are you afraid of not flying back?

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