Chapter 2109： Navy Fleet Big Bottom Two

So what is the size of the German main fleet? There were 6 original dreadnought ships, including one Nassau-class equipped with 10 12-inch guns, two Posen-class battleships equipped with 12 12-inch guns, and the fast battleship Rheinland equipped with 12 12-inch guns. It was one, and there were two battlecruisers equipped with nine 12-inch guns, the Von der Tann and the Blücher. The Blücher has been sunk and there are now five more.

But according to the British intelligence, among the 5 dreadnought ships, the warships equipped with 3-gun turrets have been upgraded to super fearless by changing the turrets! Only one Nassau-class still uses 12-inch guns, and the remaining four are equipped with 350mm guns!

There are 6 original super dreadnoughts, 3 Helgoland-class fast battleships and 3 Mochi-class battlecruisers (Mochi, Goben, and Cedric). They are equipped with 8 350MM guns.

Finally, it's the turn of the most powerful super dreadnought ship of this era, the pride of the German Navy, and the Bavarian-class battleship of the British Fleet Slayer! Up to now, a total of 12 Bavarian-class battlecruisers have formed the core force of the German High Seas Fleet! From the total point of view, the German fleet has a total of 23 battleships! 22 of them are equipped with artillery over 12 inches!

Therefore, the current power ratio between the large fleet and the high seas fleet is 34+X against 23. This X represents the Fury class fast battleship. Because I don’t know how many ships will be completed when the final battle begins, it can only be represented by X. From the overall number, the British fleet seems to have a 50% advantage, but what is the actual situation? That's really hard to say, because 14 warships in the British fleet are dreadnoughts. In terms of being super fearless, the German fleet has an advantage, and in terms of being super fearless equipped with 15-inch guns, the Germans also have an advantage.

And since it is a decisive battle, the German Navy may also pull up the Kaiser-class quasi-dreadnought ships, which is at least 5 ships! The overall numbers of the fleets of both sides are very close. As for the quality problem, it is really hard to say. It can only be said that before the actual combat, this is an endless talk!

Of course, you have to say that the British can also go forward to the dreadnought, but it is actually impossible. After all, the Germans are equipped with 6 12-inch L40 guns, which are barely capable of long-range combat, and the speed is close to 20 knots , Barely follow the fleet, and the British, let alone the so-called quasi-fearless, is also the goods of 4 12-inch guns plus a bunch of 9.2-inch guns, and more importantly, encountered in the Mediterranean, in the Indian Ocean and in the English Channel. The two air strikes in the United Kingdom have already lost the excellent quasi-dreadnought of the British fleet. Didn’t the British fleet even have a quasi-dreadnought battleship tonight? This shows that these quasi-fearless are either being repaired or repaired, or they have been sunk on the bottom of the sea...

The reason why Jericho still believes that the large fleet has some advantages is that the large fleet has an aircraft carrier detachment, and the nearly 200 aircraft on it can play a considerable role at a critical moment. However, this advantage is still unreliable, because the news that the British fleet has aircraft carriers has been exposed, and the weather in the North Sea is very bad. Once the Germans choose to attack when the weather is bad, what will the British do... . So Jericho still holds the fleet very tight!

Of course, in terms of auxiliary battleships, the British still have a huge advantage. The British fleet can still make up 5 full-manufactured light cruiser units, which is 20 ships! In addition to these 20 ships, there are also 10 light cruisers assigned to the main force squadron as direct investigation light cruisers, or assigned to the destroyer squadron as the leader of the destroyer squadron.

And the German light cruiser squadron? Counting the ones given to Earl Spey, there are only 17 light cruisers of all kinds. Well, now there are only 16 left... One ship was just sunk last night. In addition to the battleship squadron where the flagship is located, it can be assigned to 1 light cruiser, the Hipper fleet is assigned to 1 ship, and the aircraft carrier fleet is assigned to 2 ships, leaving only 3 complete light cruiser squads. Of course, the Germans have four Mainz-class armored cruisers as a supplement, and the British can now use several armored cruisers, this is yet to be determined.

As for the destroyer? The Germans are mostly torpedo boats. This thing is not suitable for fighting with the fleet at all. Generally speaking, the British destroyer force is larger, but the number will not be as direct as the light cruiser squadron by nearly double the number. In terms of combat effectiveness, the strength of the main fleets of the two sides is relatively close (with the quasi-dreadnought battleship). Then there is the destroyer fleet. The light cruiser squadron has the biggest gap between the two sides.

what? You ask the aircraft carrier detachment? Let’s put it this way, based on the current situation, it may be difficult for the Germans’ five aircraft carriers to fight two British aircraft carrier squads, but it’s not a big problem to fight one and a half. In fact, it is extremely close to , and the Germans also have the advantage of asymmetry and intelligence preparation. This is also the confidence of the crown prince to dare to waver!

As for the British, although Jericho does not know about the aircraft carriers of the German High Seas Fleet until now, Jericho understands very well that the Germans dare to use the High Seas Fleet and the Great Fleet to fight a wave, because even if the German High Seas Fleet loses. Nor can it shake the result that Germany has won this war. The maritime battle is actually a bonus problem. It is good if you win, but if you don't win, Germany will make less money.

But for the United Kingdom, it is completely different. If it is won, the United Kingdom can still achieve a decent result in this world war. If it loses, then the United Kingdom will really become a defeated. , A defeated person who can only be judged by the opponent. Even if it wins, the status of the world's hegemon will not be matched by Britain, because this is a battle between two tigers, even if the winning side will be seriously injured.

In this retreat, Jericho’s willingness to take out six battleships is actually quite difficult. Even though these battleships are fearless, they are the weakest group in the British fleet, but if these battleships are eliminated , Then there are only 26 ships left in the large fleet, which is almost the same size as the capital ships of the High Seas Fleet, and the most terrible thing is that the quality is far inferior to that of the High Seas Fleet. Jericho was afraid that the German High Seas Fleet would come out to do something when he was dividing his forces to support the strait! At that time, no matter what the Germans do, the British fleet can only nest offshore!

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