Chapter 1616： Recast Blockade One

Chapter 1616 Recasting the blockade (1)

"Admiral Jericho and Sir John Salmond are here." When Churchill finished his work and was about to light a cigar to relax, the royal navy chief was very upset by the words of the attendant. After hesitating for a while, Churchill put on his cigar again, trimmed his clothes, and waited for the arrival of the commander of the British fleet and the commander-in-chief of the Royal Navy Air Force.

"Since the two are here, the task assigned by the Royal Navy to the two should have a rough framework?" Churchill said. Although in the last year’s battle, the Royal Navy suffered its worst defeat since the Anglo-Dutch War. But as the most powerful naval force and colonial empire on the planet, the wealth and resilience of the Royal Navy allowed him to gradually recover from the devastating blow. And now, it is time for the Royal Navy to regain the initiative on the battlefield.

Although history has been completely changed because of Ruprecht, there is one thing that has not changed in the North Sea. That is, the core of the battle between the two sides lies in the use of power over the North Sea route! Whether the British set up a blockade in the North Sea or the Germans repeatedly launched offensive operations, the most important thing is blockade and anti-blockade operations.

Why does the prince keep attacking the British fast fleet? In addition to this fleet being the sharpest sword of the Royal Navy, another very important reason is that if the British fast fleet is severely damaged, the Royal Navy will deploy the main force in the Shetland Islands, and the fast fleet will be deployed in the Gulf of Forth. The strategy to support the North and South will eventually go bankrupt. This is like the most critical pillar of a building falling down. The British must choose one of them when it comes to the security of the mainland coast and the blockade of the northern line.

Although the naval aviation forces on this plane are already very fierce, the concentrated land-based bombers carrying bombs and torpedoes can make the large fleet feel immense pressure, but the premise is that the weather is clear... Please, this is the North Sea. Don't be too frequent when the wind and wind roar and drain the waves. Who stipulated that the German fleet could only attack on sunny days and not fight on cloudy days? If the weather is bad, the effectiveness of the investigation will be greatly reduced. If the investigation is not in place and there is no response time, the air force will not be able to concentrate. Therefore, the long coastline of the United Kingdom cannot be completely dependent on the air force. After the Thomas fleet was hit hard, the Royal Navy almost gave up the North Sea blockade, and the entire army was nestled in Forth Bay, staring at itself like a watchdog. At the door of the house.

and then? The gap in the North Sea blockade is wide open! The Seventh Cruiser Squadron, once the North Sea Police, also disappeared. No way, this policeman is only useful when it has a large fleet as the backing. Without a large fleet, even the co-policeman is not as good as... Even without the High Seas Fleet, the Seventh Cruiser Squadron can't stand it just by setting up a submarine ambush with the British!

You know, don't look at the name of a cruiser squadron, but all the ships are either honest protective cruisers that have been in service for more than 20 years, or auxiliary cruisers that have been directly converted from merchant ships. It is hard to say that these ships can cruise at 10 knots. (After all, in addition to the old age and the quality of the hull itself, it has to carry excessive personnel and supplies. If you float at sea for dozens of days at a time, can you carry less things?) The speed of sailing on the water is not even as good as a submarine... .

There is no basic trust between the two sides. The British camouflage anti-submarine ships disguised as civilian ships to attack the snorkeling submarine, then the German submarine forces can naturally carry forward the "fishing law enforcement" tactics. For example, if the British auxiliary cruiser saw a merchant ship sailing, he would definitely not be able to sink it. He had to approach it, and then sent personnel to board the ship for inspection. However, if a submarine is hidden on the other side of the merchant ship or in the nearby sea at this time, then this auxiliary cruiser is the best target when slowing down and dispatching personnel!

Of course, there are some sturdy German camouflage assault ships that do not need submarines at all. When the British auxiliary cruiser approaches, they go straight up. Use torpedoes at close range when the opponent is caught off guard. This kind of battle has happened several times, how can I say? Both sides have their own winners and losers.

However, after fighting like this, the Royal Navy, not the Germans, could not stand first.... The reason is simple. Let’s take “fishing law enforcement” as an example. How many people are on a submarine? Forty people are definitely enough, so how many people are there on an auxiliary cruiser? More than 300 people? Are you kidding me? Isn't it good enough? This is not an ordinary auxiliary cruiser. They have to arrange boarding crews. A boarding crew with transmitters, officers, and armed personnel should have more than 7 people, and a ship can carry a dozen or even more. Dozens of boarding crews couldn't be more normal. (These boarding crews followed the merchant ship directly to the port. Otherwise, if you just check it, you say you are going to the Netherlands. After the inspection, what should you do if you go to Germany? Don’t trust the documents, the documents can also be faked in this era, or send someone Go up for insurance.)

If the two sides are at war, the submarine can quickly dive and run away if it misses a hit, and even when it attacks, it is already submerged. But what about auxiliary cruisers? If by any chance you get hit by a torpedo then basically the more than 500 people on board will probably not survive a few. This is Beihai, let alone rescued. Even if someone is willing to help, the sea temperature is extremely low, and it will basically hang up after a few minutes. Even if it is rescued, it will basically bid farewell to the army if it has a cold or other injury. This personnel exchange ratio is not on the same level at all.

In terms of ships, the British auxiliary cruisers are even worse. In history, the Seventh Cruiser Squadron has more than 20 various auxiliary cruisers, right? After being slaughtered several times on this plane, it has reached the brink of being abolished. Even civilian ships cannot die like this. This plane, the Americans are half the enemy, even with the largest transport fleet in the world, the United Kingdom. Under the pressure of the submarine, people are still terribly sad. Worse than in history.

As for whether there is a way to deal with this "phishing law enforcement"? Naturally there is, that is, you have a large fleet as a backup, equipped with a large number of destroyers and aircraft, so the submarine dare not act rashly. But it is a pity that the large fleet has already gone to the Gulf of Forth. The entire 7th cruiser squadron is like a tree without roots. It will definitely not work against German submarines and camouflage assault ships alone. Therefore, later, the Royal Navy decisively stopped the damage and stopped. The blockade of the North Sea gate.

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