Chapter 2091： Guide 3 of the Strait of Dover

"If the British did this, they would be crazy. The apex 　 is the fastest," General Benson, who had been watching before Admiral Scheer answered, exclaimed. After all, at night, the range advantage of battleships’ main guns will be greatly reduced. In front of torpedoes and mines, British battleships are also very fragile. If it is a German battleship, it is not a big problem to resist two mines. But if it is a British battleship, then maybe the Germans are unwilling to throw the battleship into the strait, so why are the British willing to throw their crispy skin in front of minefields and torpedoes? This capital ship is a bit dangerous.

"It makes sense for the British to do this. The so-called battleships are not necessarily super fearless. They may also be early dreadnoughts, armored cruisers or pre-dreadnoughts. In short, as long as they can suppress the existence of light cruisers in artillery battles. The British. The early dreadnoughts of Japan are of limited use in future fleet engagements. They are slow and poorly armored, but they can be used to deal with light cruisers." Admiral Scheer said with a bit of distress after a moment of contemplation.

In short, the British navy is a big business, what's wrong? Even though it has been hit hard many times, the number of battleships in the British Grand Fleet is still the same as the Germans. At this time, if you let the British send a squadron of super fearlessness in, the British may feel distressed, but if you talk about the fearlessness of sending a squadron Maybe the British didn't mind if the ship went in. And this is the result of the previous attack on the British Strait Fleet outside the Port of Calais. This battle left those old antiques of the British Strait Fleet dead or injured, and they were useless in a short time. Otherwise, the British might not be able to use it. With the use of the battleships of the large fleet, it is enough to directly use the light cruisers of the former fearless defense against the Germans!

So he cares, now Scheer is really very tangled! He seems to have fallen into a dead end. The British dispatched capital ships into the strait. If the Germans did not send them, then the British fleet would completely crush the German fleet, and if the German fleet sent them, then they had to be prepared to lose the capital ships. , Don’t say 1 for 1, even 1.5 for 1, the Germans are all at a loss. After all, what the British lose is the old-fashioned fearlessness that is not very useful in the fleet decisive battle, and the Germans’ warships are elite, but the number is too small. . Even if it is not a loss, as long as the shipyard needs to be repaired for half a year, it is very painful for the Germans.

At this time, a decision needs to be made. This is not only a question of tactical choice, but also a question of bearing certain pressures, losses and responsibilities. It can only be said that the previous naval battles were fought under the command of Prince Ruprecht. It’s so smooth, making Scheer very sensitive to losses, but at this time, some key decisions are still to be made.

"We also need to dispatch capital ships at critical moments. Of course, we must do a good job of dealing with them." Admiral Scheer set the tone in his heart. Of course, he decided not to let him go. It depends on what the crown prince meant. In fact, up to now, The tactics of both Britain and Germany have been exhausted. It depends on how the Germans crack the last link!

"I feel that if we can, if we can severely damage the British dreadnought ship entering the strait once, then we will succeed. Jericho can tolerate the loss of one battleship squadron, but will never tolerate the loss of two battleship squadrons! He will not Dare!" Admiral Scheer thought for a while and added.

"Smart! This is the most useful sentence you said in today's deduction. We can understand it as an effective deterrence. This is the key! It is also the core of the break!" Ruprecht said while applauding. Of course, if Jericho doesn't have the IQ or the guts to send dreadnoughts in, then it doesn't have to be so complicated. The German High Seas Fleet also has some old-fashioned pre-dreadnoughts, just a few of them in the past. But if Jericho sends a small number of dreadnoughts, then the trouble is still a bit big.

"If the British send dreadnought ships, they will definitely withdraw from the strait at dawn. It is difficult for us to find opponents at a distance because of the light and morning fog. The British will definitely calculate the time and distance very accurately. Before our land-based aviation team found them, the British fleet may have entered the safe zone." Admiral Scheer said.

Dreadnought is a new ship after all. The age of the ship is not more than 12 years. It is not a big problem to sail at full speed to 18 knots. If the British evacuation time is 2 hours, it will be nearly 70 kilometers. Counting the time taken by the Germans to track the British fleet and the current speed of the aircraft, the possibility of the opponent's escape is relatively high, and the British Air Force must also be considered. After all, the German Air Force can guarantee to suppress the opponent in the Dover Strait. Moving north, the British Air Force will gradually gain an advantage.

"Should we also try a submarine ambush?" General Benson said.

"It is very difficult for a submarine to ambush a fast-moving capital ship. The torpedo range is very close, and there will definitely be a destroyer next to the capital ship. The submarine cannot track on the water and if it is underwater, the maximum speed does not exceed 12 knots. And if the British choose to go near the sea, they can use their familiarity with the sea to avoid shallows and minefields, but our submarines cannot. The offshore reefs, shallows, and sunken ships deliberately set up by the British will all become submarines. Killer." Admiral Hipper said.

"What if we intercept our opponents at the eastern exit of the Strait? The Strait of Dover is wide and narrow inside. The British cannot deploy so many mines in a short time, and even if there are, we can rely on minesweepers to clear some of them in advance and cooperate The searchlights of destroyers and cruisers still have a good chance of blocking opponents at dawn." Benson made a second suggestion.

"It makes sense. If this is true only from the sea, even if there are a small number of submarines in the north, we can't try it, but unfortunately, if the British deploy train guns in this generation, our battleship will We are under the attack of the train cannon. But we cannot fight back because the British can determine our position through the coastal observation post, but we cannot cross the terrain obstacles to find the opponent." Hipper said.

Someone may have asked, it should have been dark when the British withdrew, how could the British maritime observation post determine the position of the German fleet? This is a very easy solution. First of all, once the British and German fleets are at war, they must be fired. The British can determine the approximate position of the German fleet through the muzzle flames. Then, the British battleships or shore will definitely be deployed. The seaplane, the seaplane flies over, and then throws the flare down.

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