Chapter 2216: Liming II
Jericho’s worries soon became reality. An hour later, when the sky was white and the distant sea was dyed red by the morning glow, Jericho finally received the investigation report from the seaplane. The German fleet's reporting position did not find its opponent, but then, traces of the German fleet were found about 10 nautical miles from the reporting position! The main force of the High Seas Fleet, they are moving to the southwest at a moderate speed! Moreover, the investigating seaplane confirmed that the other party had found himself!
"Oops, something happened!" With Jericho's keenness, he has realized that the plan has changed. Obviously, under the current situation, the German fleet has not approached but moved back 10 nautical miles after sending the telegram! What does this show? The German fleet may have known the British plan in some way-ready to use the dawn to fight an ambush!
What makes Jericho more uneasy is that when the High Seas Fleet understood at least half of the British plan, it did not choose to flee, but deliberately maintained a certain distance. This distance belongs to Jericho’s view and still decided to fight. But delaying the time as much as possible, just as Ruprecht said at the beginning, this distance card's Jericho is very uncomfortable, a little far away, but it is also a distance where you can work hard to get into the battle!
And most importantly, the German fleet is now in the southeast direction of the British fleet, and then is maneuvering to the southwest. What does this mean? The Germans are ready to cut off the way home for the British fleet! If the opposite crown prince is not sure, can he do such a thing? Please, give some respect to the 32 battleships of the Great Fleet, okay? And there is only one possibility for the Germans to make such an arrangement, that is, the Spey fleet is coming to the battlefield!
"The Germans don't want to leave today. They have to make a break with us, and the battle on the battlefield seems to be worse than we thought." At the thought of this, Jericho was like falling into an ice cave, but he knew that he would definitely not be able to go today go! If you leave, then the next time the two fleets meet, the big fleet will have no chance! At least for now, there are only the Great Fleet and the High Seas Fleet on the battlefield. If you don't do it at this time, then what else will you do in the future? ! It's better to go back and admit it!
"General Betty sent a telegram saying that the aircraft carrier formation is all ready. Ask when we will launch an attack!" Lieutenant General Duff said.
"Is there any news about the German aircraft carrier unit?" Jericho asked.
"A fleet was found on the east side of the German fleet. It should be an aircraft carrier detachment. The size is uncertain. It is estimated to be 4 ships." An officer said.
"Four ships! It seems that the situation is not too bad. Send a telegram to Betty to take off to attack the fleet, and all the ships of the large fleet turn south for 3 compass points. Since the Germans want to cut our way home, then we have to Let them know how powerful the Royal Navy’s iron fist is!" At this moment, with Jericho’s order, the final battle finally kicked off!
The huge British fleet has drawn a huge U-shaped track on the sea. The huge formation of hundreds of warships turns without confusion at all. People have to admire the high quality of the Royal Navy. The seven fast battleships of the Thomas Fleet took the lead, followed by Major General Hood's fleet directly under the fast fleet, and then the main force of the large fleet composed of five fast battleship squadrons. Next to the main fleet, there are more than 20 light cruisers and more than 5 dozen destroyers around the fleet.
Betty’s aircraft carrier squadron also did not mix with the large fleet. They were 8 nautical miles behind the large fleet. At this time, the four aircraft carriers had entered the stage of headwind sailing, and they could send out all the attack fleets arranged on the deck at any time.
"Is there really not some cover planes left? We are now separated from the large fleet without any protection. If the German planes fly over, then we can only rely on antiaircraft artillery and luck." An adjutant was a little worried. Said.
"Two days ago, I made a mistake. I missed an opportunity for the Royal Navy to win. Now, I swear that I will never make the same mistake again! In this war, anyone can sacrifice! I don't care. Whether I can see the moment of victory in the war, I only care about one thing, that is to complete my mission and send out all the planes! Then throw the bombs on the Germans’ heads!" Betty said firmly on the fleet of aircraft on the deck.
"Now, I repeat my order, and then you execute it. If you ask questions that are not related to the mission, then you will not use the bridge. Someone will replace you and do better than you!" Betty said.
"I ordered that the first wave of attack of 120 aircraft be divided into two groups, the first group of 70 aircraft of various types, concentrated on attacking the Spey fleet, and the second group of 50 aircraft attacking the German flagship! If nothing else , The flagship of the High Seas Fleet should be the battleship Bavaria, the crown prince is the heir of Bavaria, he would not choose other battleships! Pay attention to distinguish between ships of the same class and the commander flag on the mast ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ If we are lucky , We can kill a great enemy for the empire!"
"After the first wave of aircraft is released, release all the remaining fighters and let them provide air defense cover for the Thomas Fleet. I don’t want to have any one on our hangar or deck after an hour. The plane used! That's it!"
Although the release of 120 aircraft in a wave of 4 aircraft carriers is still too small for the German Navy, for the British, this is the largest fleet they have ever organized. This time, as Betty said, the whole The aircraft carrier squadron of the Great Fleet has done its best. If it were not for the loss of 60 valuable aircraft to the British Air Force in the previous battle, the British could at least launch two strike groups this morning.
But now? Except for the first wave, there are fewer than 30 aircraft that can be used in the second wave, and they are all fighter jets. To be honest, the planes that provide air defense cover for the Thomas Fleet are somewhat overwhelming! Now Betty regrets it very much. He wrote in his combat diary: "If time can turn back, I will fill the hangar and deck with planes!"
However, all this can only be described by hypotheses and ifs. The British air force that has consumed a wave can only be used as an auxiliary force, and even the air defense of the large fleet itself must be provided by the seaplanes and disposable catapult aircraft carried on the battleships!
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