Chapter 862: Where Do You Get Your Confidence?

"The British formation is very scattered. We can currently see 6 ships, 4 of which should be the latest British battlecruisers, and there are 2 more behind them. It seems? There is another ship in the distance?" Heppinghouse The major general was a little unsure. But he couldn't be like Tilit who wanted to get closer to make sure, because the speed of these mad dog-like warships on the opposite side was more than 27 knots! The average speed is already higher than that of the First Light Cruiser Squadron. If he doesn't run away, he might be eaten by Betty before the main fleets of both sides meet!

"Hold the grass! Betty, where did you get so much confidence? Didn't Hipper teach you enough last time?" Ruprecht complained in his heart after receiving the telegram from the reconnaissance team. It was obvious that Betty was already trying his best to squeeze the speed of the fleet. The British sailed almost at the top speed of the Lion and Tiger, which was about 28 knots. This speed was obviously faster than the speed of the New Zealand and Australia behind them, and even pushed aside the Warrior behind them. "If you can't beat this, it's useless to catch up with them! It's just a matter of death." Even the prince felt that the officers and soldiers on these British warships were not worthy, and he would go crazy if he had an advantage like this. Bo guys, they are also unlucky. On the eve of the pick-up, Scheer and his staff finally calibrated the speed and course of both sides. At this time, the British battlecruiser formation was in the northeast direction of the team, with a speed of 28 knots and a straight-line distance of about 30 kilometers. At this distance, The lookouts on each ship could already see the black smoke rising from the sea. If the British fleet wants to take action, it must at least get close to about 18 kilometers! In other words, there are still 12 kilometers to run! The current speed of the German fleet is 24 knots, and the British are happy about 4 knots. If the German fleet turns immediately, and then the British close the distance in a straight line, it will take about an hour and a half, yes. The fleet staff clearly stated the situation on both sides on the drawing board. "The fleet maintains its original formation. Let's sail southeast. Reduce the speed by 1 knot." The prince thought for a moment and ordered, heading southeast and then east. This route is completely an escape route in the eyes of the British. route, and at this time the prince did not want to squeeze the stoker's physical strength too much, so he lowered the speed a little further. In this case, if nothing unexpected happened, the first battle between the two sides would break out in an hour! By this time, the British fleet had been traveling at high speed for at least 2 hours. The prince estimated. It is impossible to run at high speeds forever, even if there is fuel. Generally, there is a 6-hour test, a 3-hour test, and maybe a 1-hour sprint speed test when testing speed. The so-called maximum speed of a battleship is generally achieved when it is not fully loaded. If nothing else happens, the weight of the battleship during naval battles must be greater than during testing. After all, the so-called standard platoon doesn't even have enough ammunition. So even if they can reach the test speed, they will not last too long. If you run for a long time before starting the war, due to the loss of personnel and machinery, the time you can tell will be shorter. If it is not an estimate of the large fleet, , Ruprecht would rather let the British run a little longer. If they run, the British battlecruisers will have no speed advantage... Raedel is the "little brother". And the prince as a time traveler is even more detailed! In fact, the speed of the Bavaria-class battleship is not slow to begin with. Now it can run up to 26 knots. As long as the speed of the British BC can be reduced to 26 knots, whether it is because of the British's own manpower and mechanical problems or because of water intrusion or Battle damage, as long as the speed can be reduced below this standard, it will be stable! It doesn’t matter even if the British fleet can keep running at high speeds. The four fastest battle cruisers will definitely keep distance from other battleships. Then when the battle actually begins, the British fleet will become a refueling tactic! If the other party comes up little by little, that's a gift.

Therefore, under the current circumstances, the prince is willing to hang out with them again!

"The Germans seem to want to run! But their speed is not fast!" an officer said after receiving the intelligence from the vanguard. This telegram also did not describe the size of the German fleet, but Betty, who was eager to fight, ignored this. After requesting that the telegram be forwarded to Lieutenant General Jerram and Major General Moore, he immediately ordered the fleet to intercept, and the British fleet Immediately, it turned half of the compass point, and the route cut across to the German fleet! Half an hour later, the British once again discovered that the German fleet had adjusted its navigation again. This time, the Germans turned 4 compass points to the west. In this way, the Germans' course changed from far away from the British coast to close to it. British coast! The huge fleet made a huge zigzag in these more than forty minutes! And the British fleet also followed a son! This erratic route made Betty's fleet formation even more scattered! Due to the problem of observation angle, the British discovered that there was a time delay after the German fleet changed its sailing, and this delay caused the original distance to widen again! "The Germans are like cunning antelopes, keeping a distance from the cheetahs by frequently changing directions. When we found out that they changed directions, ten minutes had passed, and ten minutes meant that we were on the wrong course. Go up 5 kilometers!" Betty wrote in the logbook. "It's almost time to fight!" At this time, after once again leading the British fleet south, Ruprecht finally believed that the time for the decisive battle had arrived. The current situation is like this, Betty's four ships The battlecruiser is 22 kilometers behind him! Warrior, New Zealand and Australia are about 6 kilometers behind Betty. The location of the other response fleet is unknown, but according to the radio profile, there should be none within a radius of at least 30 kilometers! Well, when the prince ordered the fleet to turn and prepare for battle, only Betty's four battlecruisers could fight the German fleet at the first time! "Let us prepare to embrace victory!" The prince said with confidence as he looked at the Betty fleet that was gradually becoming clearer in the distance! Before the war officially started, the German fleet made its last change of formation! When the battleship Bavaria raised a series of signal flags, the battleship Saxony first began to turn, followed by the battleship Bavaria, Württemberg and other peers. The three battleships in another row immediately followed behind, and the seven battleships drew a huge U-shaped track on the sea. At the same time, the light cruiser formation to the east entered directly in front of the fleet. The other two light cruiser formations formed two columns and followed behind the battleships. The third light cruiser formation was directly behind the main fleet, while the first light cruiser formation was on the fighting side, ready to intercept light cruisers that the British might send at any time. And the lightning strike ship! "We have done our best, and leave the rest to God." Scheer is also very satisfied with the battle formation,The third update~~~! Please subscribe and reward~~~! ! !