Chapter 1001: Fleet from the east
Chapter 1001 The fleet comes from the east 1
"The Germans are really decisive. Although they have not experienced many battles, the German Navy is more radical and bolder than their army, but at the same time it is not reckless. It is a difficult enemy to deal with." Lieutenant General Kato Seiyoshi After looking at the telegram forwarded from the British, he couldn't help muttering to himself.
In the past two days, the night battle in Crete has also been sent to Kato Seiyoshi's desk by telegram. After reading the telegram, Kato Teiyoshi couldn't help but squeeze a cold sweat in his heart. This was not only because of the quality of the German fleet and the amazing results, but also the Japanese lieutenant's uneasy that the Germans played too much. What a fate!
The so-called soft ones are afraid of the hard ones, and the hard ones are afraid of death. In Kato's view, if you entangle with opponents like Earl Spey, you would have to keep one eye open every night, right? God knows when, this German fleet smeared and copied it!
Although Japan also has the name of the third navy in the world, how do you say it? Compared with the world's largest Britain and the world's second-largest Germany, the size of the Japanese navy is really not enough. If the world's number one Britain is a lion. The German Navy is a black panther, lacking in strength, but more than agile, and if it is in good condition, it can still make the lion unable to eat. But what about the Japanese Navy? It's definitely not a wolf, but a bobcat at best.
Or to put it another way, if everyone pulls out the battleship squadrons, the German High Seas Fleet will definitely not be able to beat the British Empire's Great Fleet, but at least it has a quality advantage and a quantitative advantage. Even if the High Seas Fleet is dead, the large fleet will not be much better. It can be done. But what if the Japanese fleet is pulled out to fight the high seas fleet? It is impossible to say that a capital ship of the High Seas Fleet is not sinking. But at most it is a matter of one morning, and the number of battleships sinking is not more than one hand. Then the Japanese Navy decisively GG.
Check out the cleanliness of the 6 Bavarian dry British battlecruisers and super fearless! Kato Seiyoshi's brain is a little numb! The horror of this TMD, let alone Bavaria, even the worse Helgeland-class battleships have made the Japanese navy a great enemy. After all, they have a good record. The queen who has drew with the British in the Indian Ocean is also in the North Sea. Knocked off the British war patrol. In the assessment of the Japanese Navy, the combat effectiveness of the Helgeland-class battleship is higher than that of Nevada and the Queen of the United Kingdom, and the Japanese have also noticed that it seems that the German 350MM naval gun has a higher armor-piercing capability than the British. Human 15-inch naval gun? !
Therefore, it is impossible to say that Kato Teiyoshi is not worried or worried, let alone him, even the top Japanese are paying great attention to this battle! Not only pay attention to the enemy and the victory and defeat, but more importantly, don’t break the battleship. The two battleships Fuso and Hyuga are the most elite battleships of the Japanese Navy and the treasure of the Japanese Empire. If it's a ship, how do you fight behind?
Therefore, Lieutenant General Kato Seiyoshi walked very carefully along the way. The two fast battleships and 8 destroyers have maintained a speed of about 16 knots. This is not to say that the Japanese fleet cannot run at high speeds, but because the destroyers have limited endurance. If you run at the top speed, it is estimated that the fuel will run out after one day... The supply ship cannot run at a speed of more than 20 knots, and it is impossible to supply the Japanese fleet once a day. Therefore, the Japanese fleet has a sprint ability, but it can't run too high speed...
According to the original intention of Kato Seiyoshi, after the Japanese fleet and the French fleet merged, it would be fine to directly follow the current. Anyway, the Allied Mediterranean fleet is in an absolute advantage. As long as the Germans dare to come out, then it will be fine to beat down the dog with the French. , You won’t suffer from the many boats and guns on your side, right? The Fuso-class battleship was not a British battle cruiser and exploded at one point. To be honest, the defense of the Fuso-class battleship is much higher than that of the Queen-class. The 330MM armor belt is as high as 3.8 meters, which is an absolute conscience! And tilted 18 degrees. During the test, the Japanese Navy used the British 15-inch L42 artillery to simulate shooting from a distance of 8 kilometers without penetration! According to Lieutenant General Kondo Motoki Shipbuilding, Japan Design Bureau, it is, "We can hardly imagine any artillery in the world that can penetrate such strong side armor."
But things are different now. It seems that the French fleet is about to collapse? ! The Spey fleet becomes active. What if the Austro-Hungarian fleet also becomes active? To tell the truth, if the two Allied fleets converge, the French fleet might not be an opponent. You must know that if the Confederate fleet merges, there will be 6 fast battleships, 2 quasi-dreadnoughts and 3 dreadnoughts. Armored cruiser. The paper strength has been faintly higher than the French Mediterranean Fleet after the heavy damage. Although the German fleet was also consumed after a night battle, God knows whether the Germans now have the idea of making persistent efforts.
And this time, the British were also anxious, they couldn't stand the impact of the Mediterranean crash!
"Your Excellency Commander, the British seem to be here." At this moment, a subordinate pointed to a plume of smoke that appeared on the sea level in the distance. "It was confirmed by telegram that they were the British Indian Ocean Squadron that came to join us.
"Well, let's meet the Allied Alliance." said Lieutenant General Kato Sajiki.
When the two sides were close to the visual distance ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ According to the usual practice, the British fleet fired a salute to the Japanese fleet (Sajiki Kato is Lieutenant General, and the commander of the British Fleet Hall is Major General.) Meet the requirements. Naturally, Seiyoshi Kato had no reason to refuse, so after a while, Major General Hall, who was taking the Transportation Agency, came to the deck of the Fuso. Looking at the three huge dual 15-inch turrets on the front deck of the Fuso and the 200-meter-long hull, Major General Hall could not help but breathe a sigh of relief and said in his heart, "It seems that there should be no problems with the operation this time. Right?"
"First of all, I am very grateful for your coming. The Imperial Navy Department has notified us of the relevant situation. I am very happy to learn that the Royal Navy will fight side by side with the Imperial Japanese Navy. Now, if it is convenient, can you say What about your plan?" After finishing the courtesy, the two sides decisively entered the subject.
According to the original plan, after the Japanese fleet entered the Mediterranean, it would be fine to directly cooperate with the French fleet. There was nothing to do with the British. Originally, the main force of the British Mediterranean fleet had been transferred back to the mainland, and the Dreadnought was assigned to the large fleet of Jericho. Handed over to the Strait Fleet. The British could not even find a battleship in the Mediterranean.
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