Chapter 1107: Countermeasure

Chapter 1107

"His Royal Highness, due to time constraints, we did not prepare for you a right handover ceremony that conforms to the rules and your identity. I hope you can forgive me." Admiral von Boll said first. According to the order of the Kaiser, when Prince Ruprecht arrived in Wilhelmshaven, the command of the High Seas Fleet was directly transferred to the Prince. At this time, the German fleet was quickly gathering, and Admiral Von Boll, who had been in charge of mobilizing, naturally had no time to prepare a welcome ceremony for the prince.

"It's nothing. I don't want the British to know that I'm back." The prince said indifferently, and then ordered, "Transfer the other three dreadnoughts in the Baltic Sea."

"Are you going to a decisive battle?" Admiral von Boll said somewhat unexpectedly.

"We must at least look like we want a decisive battle. Don't worry, the Russian dreadnoughts are not yet in service. The Gulf of Finland will freeze soon. They won't run out at this time. If I really want to fight a decisive battle. , I will also pull up the 6 Quasi-Fearless equipped with 12-inch guns!" said the prince.

This is absolutely true. At present, the German High Seas Fleet still has 2 squadrons with a total of 6 Caesar-class battleships in service. These warships have been replaced with a new type of fire control system, and the artillery has been replaced from the original 12-inch L40 artillery to the new 12-inch L45 artillery, which is exactly the same as the artillery used by the first-generation dreadnoughts like Blücher, with 6 guns. The artillery can also be used for long-range shooting. So these warships are really no different from fearless, except that their main guns are a bit less. If you really do a battle with the big fleet, then these warships will still have to be brought, after all, 36 12-inch guns! It can also deal damage, and even if it can’t deal damage, it’s always okay to share the damage, right? !

To put it bluntly, these former fearlessness are actually intended to be thrown away. When the situation is not good, a gecko docks its tail. But there is no way, the war is so cruel, and the prince believes that these former fearless will certainly play some role in the main battle.

"That will take at least nearly three days." Admiral von Boll said.

"Then go quickly, besides, how is our camouflage battleship done? If I remember correctly, there should be at least three now, right?" the prince asked. Camouflage cruisers are cruisers draped in civilian ship skins, while the so-called camouflage battleships are made by disguising large civilian ships as battleships. This kind of thing was done by the British in World War I and World War II. During World War I, it was because of a bold sinking. And made a fake "daring". In World War II, the British also used the same method to make Germany misjudge the size of the British fleet. Therefore, the prince also decided to get such a few ships out. Anyway, he couldn't spend a lot of money. It would be the best to deceive, but not to fall.

"Yes, we do have three now." Admiral von Boll said.

"Well, bring them here. I need to make the British realize that our fleet is regrouping in the North Sea." The prince said.

"Okay, the meeting will begin now, haven't they sent a telegram from the Mochi?" the prince asked.

"Not yet, maybe it has been sent, we can't receive it, but I can guarantee that they did not use the emergency frequency band for communication." Hipper said.

"That's good, it means that it has not reached the level of irreversibility." The prince breathed a sigh of relief. "Where is the Great Fleet?"

"The large fleet should still be in the Gulf of Forth. We have deployed submarine cordon on the periphery. If they take action, we can find out soon." Admiral Ball said.

"Well, report to the Kaiser, let's go out for a walk." The prince thought for a while and said.

"But, we don't even have a plan now, so we just go out for a walk? You said that too easily, right?" Admiral Ball was completely speechless.

"Because I need to determine the situation of the large fleet. In fact, if we go around the same circle, we are earning. Our fuel reserve is more than 3 months. We have the heavy fuel imported from Romania and transported from the Middle East through the 3B railway. Fuel, our fuel is quite sufficient, but the British cannot. Their fuel reserves are much lower than ours, and their consumption is much larger than ours. In this case, if you actually go for a walk, it is We take advantage!" The prince said with a smile.

Britain does not produce oil, nor does France produce it. Their most recent oil acquirer is the United States, but the relationship between the United States and Britain and France does not matter. Get oil from the Dutch East India? It used to be possible, but not now, because it was just destroyed by the Dutch troops stationed in the Far East and got oil from the Persian Gulf? It is true that Su Xiong's fleet is playing around, so the fuel supply of the British and French fleets is very problematic.

The Allies are much better. Therefore, according to the prince's idea, I have more oil than you and consume less than you. If you play with me, then you must be the first to lie down. Moreover, the current situation is that the overall speed of the German fleet is much faster than that of the British. In history, Admiral Scheer has been slower in speed and can run away from Jericho under extremely unfavorable conditions. The prince believes that this The plane itself can at least slip away all-tailed, right?

Of course, more importantly, the prince needs to look at the attitude of the British fleet ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and the speed of response. From the current collected situation, it seems that the recovery of the British fast fleet is confining the German fleet. Then The executors must be those queens and battlecruisers. The prince knew that he couldn't deal with the big fleet. However, in the face of the British fast fleet, nine Bavarians alone would be enough to teach Thomas to be a man again.

If the British fleet does not come out, then you will directly lead the team to the North Sea exit to see if you can encounter the British encircled fleet. If the British fleet comes out, then you will naturally evacuate quickly, wanting to catch the fast warship. There are two principles.

First, the speed of the chasing warship should not be too slow. For example, it is possible for the Queen to chase the battle patrol, but what if you chase Bavaria with an ordinary battleship? Then wash and sleep. Second, to contain! This requires you to have an overwhelmingly superior fleet power. For example, 10 capital ships of the Thomas Fleet fight two German battle cruisers. But the big fleet wants to contain the high seas fleet? This is a bit more difficult, don't say anything else, do you dare to divide the troops? If the troops are divided, that is the result of being eaten. And if the troops are not divided, it is the result of being thrown away. So from this perspective, the safety factor of the German high seas fleet is still high enough. In the absence of the Thomas fleet, the prince only wants to go, that is It's definitely no problem.

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