Chapter 2112 Waiting Two
Of course, all of this is just an estimate, and we still need to find out what the situation is. Of course, if you want to say that the distance of night battles is relatively short, the penetration depth of armor-piercing shells will naturally be higher. Even if you pay some "tuition fees" first, it is acceptable, otherwise, if you find a problem in actual combat, you will be really depressed! After all, if the British modified the armor-piercing projectile not only to change the reliable fuze, but also to change the body of the projectile, the penetration depth may have to go up again.
As for whether the capital ship of the British Grand Fleet will return? Ruprecht said just now that the hundreds of thousands of British "hostages" in Germany's hands are still valuable enough. It's not that Britain has never lost. In history, the Sun King and Napoleon have made the British suffer. , but so what? This time, millions of British troops were wiped out! This is equivalent to making the British Empire's illustrious achievements over the past several hundred years come to naught. The hard power of an empire is of course the decisive factor, but prestige and deterrence are also one of the important manifestations of strength. This kind of material and spiritual double loss is something that Britain is unwilling to bear, so the main fleet of the Grand Fleet will definitely take action.
As for which warships to send, the prince is not sure, maybe it’s just some dreadnoughts pulled out to make do with it, maybe there will be some old-fashioned super dreadnoughts, but no matter what, as long as they come out, the aircraft carrier detachment of the High Seas Fleet will have a chance to send them all. To the bottom of the sea, after all, the British can't just escort for one night!
If you take a step back and say that Jericho can really withstand the pressure and don't send a capital ship, then Ruprecht can only say admiration! Abandon this plan, and then consider other plans!
"If the British fleet dispatches a capital ship, then Earl Spey's fleet may not be enough." Scheer said with some concern.
"I told Earl Spey about this. His fleet is a bait to a certain extent. I don't ask him to win the opponent, as long as he can force the battleship of the Grand Fleet to come to the Strait of Dover. As for what to do if the Spey fleet is severely damaged? The Earl has already thought about this problem. He never dispatches more than half of the entire fleet. In this case, even if there are losses, it will be relatively limited. As long as we can solve the problem British dreadnoughts, then the rest will not be a problem." Ruprecht said.
There is an essential difference between dreadnoughts and pre-dreadnoughts. Although the Kaiser-class battleships are called quasi-dreadnoughts, there is still a gap compared with the early British dreadnoughts. Even if the 12-inch L40 artillery uses armor-piercing shells, it may not be able to win the British battleships. side armor, let alone the Mainz-class armored cruiser. And if there are super dreadnoughts in the British fleet, let alone, the dreadnoughts before hitting Germany are definitely a hole in the gun! Therefore, it is unrealistic to expect Earl Spey to use the number of former dreadnoughts to pile up opponents in the Strait of Dover. Instead of doing this, it is better to limit the scale of the fleet's attack so that it can suppress the British former dreadnought fleet in the strait. If so, performing missions through fleet rotation can also improve the status and attendance of the fleet.
Therefore, the prince can lose the earl's order, but the number of losses is less. If the situation is wrong, run away quickly, don't be reckless! The High Seas Fleet will deal with bosses that cannot be dealt with, so you can make bait with peace of mind and beat the old British ships with peace of mind.
"If we eat the first batch of dreadnoughts sent by the British, what will the British do?" Admiral Scheer said.
"Then there will be no second batch. The Grand Fleet will definitely give up its support to the Strait of Dover. By then, the British Expeditionary Force will have completed their final historical mission.
Our Army will eat them all in no time. Then, it's up to us. " Ruprecht said to Scheer.
"Also, call our aircraft carrier unit over. I will let the army put pressure on the British. The Grand Fleet should take action soon, and the aircraft carrier unit should also get familiar with the battlefield." Crown Prince Ruprecht Finally said.
And just as the Germans were deliberately planning to count the British, the British were also preparing to count the Germans! And this time, the person commanding the entire Dover Strait theater is an old acquaintance of the German High Seas Fleet, Lieutenant General Thomas! And now, Lieutenant General Thomas is working on a campaign plan with his staff on his new flagship Bold.
To say that the level of Lieutenant General Thomas is definitely there, although the four Queen-class fast battleships in the Indian Ocean did not capture the Su Xiong fleet. But this can be attributed to technical problems to a certain extent. If the queen had reliable armor-piercing shells at that time, Su Xiong would have lost at least one capital ship. In the North Sea, this buddy commanded the fleet to kill the Blücher, although his own The fast fleet was engaged in a wave by the main fleet commanded by Ruprecht, but it can be regarded as winning and losing.
But in this operation, because they only dealt with the German pre-dreadnoughts, it was impossible to send the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships. On the one hand, they were not needed, and on the other hand, they were afraid of losses. But Jericho is still worthy of his confidant, and among the 4 warships assigned to him, there is 1 super dreadnought and 3 dreadnoughts!
Among them, this super dreadnought is quite famous in history, and that is the super dreadnought battleship Bold, which was dubbed bold and thunder-sinking. Because in history, this guy just knelt down because he was hit by a mine....... And the charge of this mine seems to be only 180 pounds of cotton powder... This is used to satirize the fragile underwater protection system of the British fleet.
However, on paper, the performance of the Bold is not bad. He is the third ship of the King George V-class battleship. (Yes, it is King George V of England, which is not the same level as the one in World War 2.) Equipped with 10 13.5-inch guns, 12-inch main armor, 11-inch turret, and 9-inch upper armor belt. Speed 21 knots. After being equipped with new armor-piercing shells, it belongs to the kind of battleship that is strong in offense and weak in defense.
The other three dreadnoughts are also battleships with relatively later time, better performance and ship condition, namely the battleship Neptune, the battleship Giant, and the battleship Hercules. The strongest side string firepower of these three battleships are ten 12-inch L50 guns. The thickest part of the side string armor is 11 inches, above which is the thickest 9-inch upper armor belt, and there is a dome armor behind it. The top speed is also around 21 knots. Although the armor protection cannot resist the 350MM heavy artillery of the German Navy, it is still sufficient to defend against the 12-inch L40.
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