Chapter 2220 Encounter 2
Yes, you read that right, Jericho despised Ruprecht's deployment in some aspects, and in the same situation, Ruprecht also despised Jericho's deployment! He didn’t think Jericho’s deployment was very good!
First of all, in Ruprecht's view, integrating the Hood Fleet into the Thomas Fleet is really a failure. This is an excessive accumulation of strength without considering the actual performance. In theory, the seven ships of the Thomas Fleet are The battleships plus the four battleships of Hood's fleet have an advantage almost three times that of Hipper! On average, three battleships beat one Hipper battleship! But is the actual situation really good?
Not necessarily! Apart from anything else, when three battleships fire salvos against one battleship, how do you distinguish the point of impact? Ruprecht was certain that the British had not added dye to the new shells. This point of impact observation can become quite a problem. Considering the poor artillery layout of Hood's three first-generation Dreadnoughts, as well as the extended battle line of the Thomas fleet and the too short battle line of the Hipper fleet, there must be problems with the firing range of some battleships, so this is Just like a parabola, as the number of battleships increases, after exceeding a limit, the attack efficiency decreases!
What's more, in the face of Thomas's fleet's huge advantage over Hipper's fleet, Ruprecht was also prepared. Maybe after ten minutes, the performance of Hipper's fleet made the opponent Thomas feel quite tired, right?
Secondly, Ruprecht also disagrees with the deployment of battleships. He has deduced it from the perspective of the British fleet countless times and came to the best battle decision as a British man! There’s no guarantee of winning, but it should definitely be what’s best for the British.
That is, the idea is to pit the most powerful First Battleship Squadron and Second Battleship Squadron of the British Battleship Squadron against the weakest squadron in the German Navy! If the Second Battleship Division wants to take into account its position in the entire fleet to facilitate command, then let the First and Third Battleship Divisions attack the German Fourth and Fifth Battleship Divisions!
Does this plan look familiar? Yes, it is somewhat similar to Tianji horse racing! Use your most elite fleet to defeat the opponent's weakest fleet in order to get the kill as soon as possible! The British have more ships and the Germans have fewer ships. If both sides lose an equal number of warships, the British must have an advantage! If arranged in this way, the British battleships facing the Bavaria-class battleships will indeed be killed, but the British will have at least two places where they can score points. Since it is a bloody battle, some things must be given up! (Hipper: Are you talking about me, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Crown Prince: How is that possible? Even if we attack your four battlecruisers, you won’t be the first one thrown.) This kind of even and stable layout is the most effective Not advisable.
The reason is very simple. Facing the Bavaria-class naval guns, is there any difference between the British Iron Duke, Orion and the like and those first-generation Dauntless? In fact, the defense gap between the British super-dreadnought and the dreadnought is not very big, so as soon as a 15-inch shell passes by, it will be killed instantly. It doesn't make much difference just because you are the Iron Duke or Neptune. In this case, why would you go to the Iron Duke in the face of the high attack of the Bavaria-class battleship? Why not try to use Iron Duke's 12-inch steel plate plus dome armor to block the German 350MM naval gun? The latter still has a chance to block...
Therefore, the best choice for the British set by the crown prince is to first let the worst battleship block the blade of the German Bavaria-class battleship! Use destroyers and smoke to delay as much time as possible to create conditions for other fleets to attack. As for being killed in the end, there is nothing that can be done...
As for the last point, Ruprecht is actually a little envious. If Ruprecht were Jericho, he would definitely exclude his ship from the battle order! after all,
To be honest, even Queen and Revenge are in danger of being killed instantly by Bavaria. (For example, underwater bombs, the optimized German 15-inch shells are fully capable of penetrating the underwater protective layer of British battleship ammunition depots.) That means that all British battleship defenses are not reliable. As a result, Jericho also chose the Iron Duke as his flagship. Do you look at Betty's choice in history? It’s not bad to directly use the Queen Elizabeth as your flagship. It can fight and run for defense. This is so thoughtful for me!
As for why Ruprecht didn't just withdraw from the battle temporarily? It's very simple. The number of German battleships is already small. Each battleship requires a carrot and a pit. How can there be any extra battleships for Ruprecht to serve as a command ship alone? As for using a light cruiser? This space and conditions are too inferior. This is impossible. As for using an aircraft carrier? This thing is far away from the battlefield, how to command it?
In order to prevent its own ship from being taken care of by the British fleet, the German fleet also made some arrangements or disguises, which will probably cause some trouble to the British fleet!
Well, Ruprecht believes that there are many problems with the deployment of the British fleet. Can he explain that as the commander, Jericho is not worthy of being the commander of the Grand Fleet? This is not the case. As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. This time, Jericho met a time-traveler with Navy specialization. He not only understood himself but also understood the enemy, using the eyes of a time-traveler from a hundred years later. Looking at some things in this era, there will naturally be many flaws, or it may be that some historical limitations or differences in opinions led to deviations in Jericho's judgment in the final battle.
At least his strategy of strengthening the Thomas fleet to concentrate on dealing output, and even using the Grand Fleet as a bait is in the right direction! It is also right to concentrate air defense forces to ensure the safety of the fast fleet. If he chooses to disperse limited aviation forces for defense, the result will only be worse. The result of fortifying defenses everywhere is that there are loopholes everywhere.
Jericho does not lack the spirit of sacrifice and also has a certain degree of tactical acumen, but unfortunately, he is not thorough enough and some key details are still not grasped!
However, the configuration of the British did have some impact on Ruprecht's war deployment. For example, now, according to the plan, the Helgoland-class battleships of the German Fourth Battleship Squadron are needed to contain the Revenge. However, now the Revenge It is located at the forefront of the British fleet, so in order to facilitate subsequent formation changes, the Fourth Battleship Squadron will be at the front, replacing the four Bavaria-class battleships of the First Battleship Squadron as the leader. Now, the German fleet is in a rectangular formation. , it takes some time to adjust!
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