Chapter 1367 Encounter

On the battlecruiser "Blücher", Lieutenant General Otto Schneewendt, commander of the battleship formation of the German Navy Indian Ocean Fleet, and Major General Abraham, chief of staff, were drinking espresso. Because they all believe that the island fleet will appear in the early days, and there is a high possibility that it will appear at night. Therefore, both of them had to cheer up at night.

Although the reversal of the biological clock makes people's physical fitness decline, but for the young and strong, this is nothing, and they will adjust soon. What they desire most is undoubtedly to defeat the navy of the island country in the war and win the naval battle.

The last naval battle was undoubtedly an unacceptable result for the German Navy. Because although they caused great losses to the island navy. But at the same time, its own losses are not small. In contrast to the two, the German navy did not actually take much advantage. All the generals of the German Navy regarded this as a shame. You know, before the war broke out, they didn't pay attention to the island fleet at all. Although the navy of the island country has a large number of newly commissioned capital ships. But the real performance of those battleships is not even comparable to the old battleships of the German Navy. What's more, in terms of aircraft carriers, the German Navy still has an absolute advantage. Whether it is the performance of an aircraft carrier or a carrier-based aircraft, they are completely capable of crushing the navy of an island country.

In addition, the German Navy also has a large number of bases in the Pacific Ocean, deploying a large number of shore-based aircraft.

It is precisely because of this that they are full of confidence in the war with the navy of the island country. They think that once the war starts, they can easily defeat the navy of the island country. However, the final result was really unacceptable to them.

This is also the reason why Lieutenant General Otto Schneewendt and others hope to defeat the island nation's navy in one fell swoop by relying on another naval battle.

"General, our heavy cruiser has spotted the target. The islanders' fleet is just to the north of us. It is less than forty kilometers away from us." A staff officer reported.

Lieutenant General Otto Schneewendt and Major General Abraham stood up from their positions at once.

"Haha, very good! The islanders have really come. This time, we will let them go and never return!" Lieutenant General Otto Schneewendt laughed.

Major General Abraham also had a smile on his face. Although, they only dispatched five battlecruisers now. However, the capital ship force of the Japanese navy suffered heavy losses in the last naval battle, and countless capital ships were sunk and severely damaged. There are only five capital ships that can still go to battle now. In addition, the artillery sighting radar equipped by the German Navy has proved to be very useful in the last naval battle. Especially when fighting at night, the enemy's line of sight is affected and it is impossible to aim accurately. However, the German Navy was able to rely on the guidance of the gun sight radar to obtain a good hit rate. This is completely tantamount to bullying people! Therefore, Major General Abraham is also full of confidence in this night's battle. In his view, if nothing unexpected happens, the German navy will win.

"How many battleships are there in the island fleet?" Lieutenant General Otto Schneewent asked.

"General, the radar has detected four capital ships. In addition, there are four heavy cruisers, eight light cruisers and a large number of destroyers." The officer reported.

Lieutenant General Otto Schneewent nodded: "Your Excellency, Command the fleet to prepare for battle! We will defeat the islanders once again. Let them know that the final victory of this war will be belongs to us!"

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander!" Major General Abraham immediately went to convey the order.

The German Navy's sea-search radar has a detection range far beyond that of the island nation's navy. This made the German fleet have discovered the island nation's fleet, but the island nation's fleet still knew nothing about it.

The capital ship formation of the German fleet began to adjust its formation. Three "Blücher-class" battlecruisers and two "Derfflinger-class" battlecruisers began to line up. Although it seems a bit disadvantageous to let battlecruisers and battleships face off. However, the armor of the battlecruisers of the German Navy is also very thick, while the armor of the capital ships of the island navy is not very good. It's just that the battleships of the Japanese navy are slightly better in terms of main gun caliber. Among the four battleships of the island fleet, the battleships "Suruga", "Omi" and "Mutsu" are all equipped with 410mm main guns of 45 times the caliber, while the "Ise" battleships are equipped with It is a 356mm main gun with 45 times the caliber, but the number of main guns is as high as 12.

The capital ships of the German fleet are all equipped with 380mm main guns with 50 times the caliber. In terms of range and armor-piercing performance, they are no worse than the 410mm main guns with 45 times the caliber of the island fleet, and even slightly better. In addition, the German fleet still has a numerical advantage. Therefore, the German fleet undoubtedly had a great advantage in this battle.

The five battlecruisers of the German fleet began to sail towards the island nation's fleet, and they were able to seize the T prefix by virtue of their speed advantage. In this way, they can concentrate the powerful firepower of five battlecruisers in the first few minutes of the war, pouring firepower on the island fleet. If you are lucky, you may be able to severely damage or even sink a capital ship of the island navy within a few minutes.

If the plan is successful, the German fleet will have a greater advantage in this battle.

On one side of the battle line, there are cruiser formations and destroyer formations of the German Navy. They will provide close protection for capital ship formations. After all, the threat of the spear torpedo of the island navy is very great. These battlecruisers of the German Navy can hardly withstand these terrifying heavy torpedoes with a caliber of 610 mm. What's more terrible is that the range and rate of fire of the spear torpedo are very terrifying. At 50 knots, the range reaches 22,000 meters, and at 39 knots, the range reaches 33,000 meters. At 35 knots, the range reached 40,400 meters. Especially at night, the possibility of being hit by a torpedo from an island navy will further increase.

On the battleship Suruga of the Japanese Navy, Lieutenant Admiral Takasu Shiro was a little uneasy, as if he had been targeted by the enemy. Although, the sea search radar on the "Suruga" battleship is still operating. But because of the detection distance, they did not find the German fleet more than 30 kilometers away.