Chapter 2250 Military and Political Three
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"Admiral Hipper is indeed very cautious. When the situation is unclear, he directly chooses to ask for instructions instead of making his own decisions." Admiral Scheer said. In fact, he was quite critical of Hipper's actions. Hipper is a Bavarian. Scheer can understand this point, but asking for instructions in such a situation where he has an absolute advantage, in Scheer's view, it is a bit contrived. Don't worry about it at this time, just go directly to A!
"Scheer, you are paying attention in the wrong direction. The most valuable part of this telegram is here." The crown prince who has already won the battle is now very relaxed. He pointed to the second half of the telegram and said: "Hipper provided another Information on the remaining British fleet on the battlefield."
"From the current point of view, the British ran away 4 super dreadnoughts, namely Benbow, Orion, Monarch and Conqueror. The 4 dreadnoughts that ran away were Invincible, Vanguard, Reckless and Magnificent No," Ruprecht said.
"If we launch a pursuit, it is estimated that even half of the eight warships will not be able to return." Scheer said with a curled lip.
"No, let them go! This is the first batch of British warships we let go." Ruprecht said.
"Your Highness, do you mean to let them go? And from your tone, it seems that you want to let the second wave go?" Admiral Scheer said a little stunned.
"Of course! Remember one sentence, if the collapse of the United Kingdom will bring greater benefits to the United States, then we would rather not let the United Kingdom collapse! Sometimes a living enemy is better than a dead enemy." Rupre After Hitt finished speaking, he stopped paying attention to Scheer. This is not the time to give Admiral Scheer a political lesson. He needs to consider for himself how many ships are left for the British in this naval battle! At the same time, you also need to consider how to operate to prevent yourself from being infamous for letting the tiger go back to the mountain! No way, you can't do things too conspicuously!
"Send a report to Hipper, ask him to report the loss of himself and the 4th Battleship Squadron first, then rescue those who fell into the water nearby, and then send a report to the Land-Based Air Force to let them focus on the direction of the Thomas Fleet. Well, that's it," Ruprecht ordered. In fact, after these two telegrams were sent, it was equivalent to letting go of the 8 warships of the Duff Fleet. And outsiders can't criticize it. After all, Hipper's fleet suffered heavy losses, and its numbers are still at a disadvantage. It is understandable not to pursue it, and you can't say that it was wrong to rescue the drowning people when the victory is already secured, right?
It is also true that the aviation team was transferred to the Thomas Fleet. After all, the Thomas Fleet is the elite. When the latter is relatively well preserved, it is correct to give priority to attacking the Thomas Fleet. There was not enough fuel for the planes, so some bombers returned in vain, and laymen couldn't say anything, let alone see anything!
So, inadvertently, Ruprecht has left 8 capital ships for the British. But look at these 8 warships, 4 first-generation super dreadnoughts and 4 dreadnoughts. Such a force is enough to deter the French, but do you want to deter the Americans? Hehe, wash up and sleep. Therefore, the crown prince must leave some hard goods for the British!
The remaining Revenge-class battleships will definitely not be able to stay. The British used the last two Revenge-class battleships to contain the German Navy. In this case, Ruprecht really couldn’t think of any reason to let them go Revenge level!
As for the remaining forces of the Thomas Fleet and the Hood Fleet, there are 5 Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, 1 Fury battleship, 1 Tiger battlecruiser, and 2 first-generation battlecruisers Invincible and Indomitable. (The Indefatigable was sunk just before.) Naturally, it is impossible to let all these warships go.
After all, this is the essence of the British fleet. Not to mention these 9 fast warships alone can put tremendous pressure on the German fleet, so some of them must be killed!
"There can be no more than four battleships equipped with 15-inch heavy guns. The Tiger can depend on the situation. If the British are lucky, then they can stay, and then clean up the two first-generation battlecruisers." Ruprecht said in his heart. The British fleet released by the German fleet has a principle. Fast battleships are strategic forces and cannot be kept too much, otherwise it will be a trouble for the German navy, especially the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, but they can’t be too few, too few Well, if you can't even make up a squadron, then the combat power is too rubbish, so it is a good choice to leave 4 ships and make up a squadron to let the British Navy have the last dog-beating stick.
The battlecruiser Tiger? In Ruprecht's opinion, this ship is really a legend. It fought three battles with the High Seas Fleet, but they all survived... This can already be described by metaphysics! Could it be like the famous snow wind of the god in the 2nd World War in the later generations, which can rob the luck of the friendly army? And to be honest, with the Tiger's super high speed, if it decides to run alone, it seems that apart from bombers, there really is no German warship on the sea that can catch up... As for the last two British first-generation battlecruisers? Ruprecht believed that sinking them would only add to the record in the final stages of the battle. Go easy!
By the way, there is also the British aircraft carrier. This thing cannot be forgotten. According to intelligence and reconnaissance, the British Grand Fleet has a total of 4 aircraft carriers. To be honest, the aircraft carrier of this era is very immature. From the design point of view, it is nothing at most. It was the escort aircraft carrier in World War II. They all belong to the kind of goods that are taken out temporarily to make do with them. After the war, they will definitely be quickly replaced by formally designed aircraft carriers, not to mention that the speed of around 25 knots is not qualified. The layout of various facilities is not satisfactory, even the German High Seas Fleet with traversers is the same. After all, the crown prince can only provide ideas, and how to make a reasonable layout still needs to be explored slowly.
Therefore, it is possible for these aircraft carriers to sink, and it is also okay to stay. Ruprecht thought about it, and felt that if he let them all go, his face would be a bit dull... Therefore, Ruprecht decided to sink one ship first, and then you said that the British aircraft carrier detachment was the first to go, so how do you chase it? After all, there are still a large number of K8 bombers in the German land-based aviation force, and there are always some who can catch up! As for target tracking? There is no need for the crown prince to worry about this. The Americans have already helped to solve it. At the same time that Betty discovered the Spey fleet, the reconnaissance plane on the Independence aircraft carrier also found the location of the Betty fleet by tracking the returning British fighter jets... There is no free lunch in the world, everything has a price!
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