Chapter 324: The dragon goes to sea-Strait racing

"The Germans want to get rid of us!" Admiral Hood, the commander of the fleet, soon discovered that the situation had changed. This was a very unfriendly move, but considering that this time he wanted to stand up. The other party's reaction is reasonable, but the Royal Navy won't just give in!

; "All battleships are beginning to increase their speed, and the battleship squadrons can be forced to ventilate when necessary!" Major General Hood issued an order after a while. The British still value the speed of battleships. As the backbone of the British Navy, the Dignity-class battleships are still good in terms of speed. Yes, at least at the beginning, the British could easily keep up with the German fleet.

"The fleet has a speed of 17 knots, various performances are stable, the power system has problems, and the sailing performance is stable." After hearing the report from his subordinates, Admiral Ball breathed a sigh of relief. The reinforced bow and the design of the long first building make German battleships stable and seakeeping at high speeds. The flying shear bow and narrower hull make German battleships more suitable for high-speed navigation.

"Then increase the speed a little bit, 19 knots, completely throw off the British battleship!" said the prince.

"As you wish, dear Prince of Bavaria. Thank you for designing such an excellent warship for the Empire." Admiral Ball said proudly.

; The speed measured by the warship is all running in still water or in good sea conditions, but how fast it can run in practice depends on the sea conditions and its own state. According to the prince’s memory, the maximum speed of the British Dignity-class battleship is between 17.6 knots and 18.7 knots. If the fleet can reach 19 knots, then the British battleship forces will definitely not be able to catch up!

"General, the speed of our fleet is a bit too fast, the waves on the bow of the Dignity are a bit serious!" Although the sea conditions are not too big, considering that the fleet is already close to the speed of 18 knots, it is like waves of raging waves. Rushing up to the front deck of the battleship, watching the foamy sea water surging up and then backing down, feeling the battleship swaying violently, Admiral Hood's face tightened.

; "Your Excellency Commander, look at the back!" Following the direction of a subordinate's finger, Hood saw that a battleship behind began to slow down and tried to leave the formation!

"It's Prince George, what's the situation?! Let him report immediately!" At the critical moment, someone finally dropped the chain! The Prince George in the second position not only hung out the semaphore to pile up the battle, but the bow of the warship seemed to be a little forward, and the huge gun barrel began to rise up, trying to avoid the oncoming waves. I know that this time the British had their guns open in order to prevent accidents!

"The wind and waves are a bit heavy, and the bow of the Prince George is damaged. Our situation is not good. Some watertight compartments in the bow are cracked. Some areas even started to seep." A moment later, an officer approached Hood. Will report.

"The Victory also sent a signal. The speed was a bit too fast, and the vibration of the drive shaft was a bit serious. This warship has not been maintained this year and is not suitable for such a long sprint." Another officer said.

"Hehe, the two sides haven't exchanged fire yet, and even a single shell has not been fired. Have we already failed?" Admiral Hood said mockingly. Three out of the four Dignity ships have had problems. It is estimated that if we continue to chase them, I am afraid everyone will enter the shipyard and squat, right? "

; "According to the avant-garde report, the German fleet has reached a speed of about 19 knots. If nothing else, they will soon get rid of our battleship formation. Major General Jericho, commander of the cruiser formation, hopes to continue to follow the German fleet. "Soon, the Browning fleet, which was the avant-garde, gave a signal.

"Let Browning go, I hope his Edgars can restore the face of the Royal Navy!" After just a few minutes of thinking, Admiral Hood made up his mind, and the Royal Navy's deterrent action must not become A complete farce! "We must tell the Germans! On the sea, wherever they are, they cannot escape the shadow of the Royal Navy!"

; And then Major General Browning, who received the order, took two Edgar-class protective cruisers and started chasing the German fleet in the distance. After abandoning the heavy ship, Edgar's speed quickly increased to 20 knots, and the opponent's speed was not slow. After 2 hours of endurance competition, the distance between the two sides has not changed....

"We chase like this has no meaning other than expressing an attitude. If it is actual combat, we are almost dying! Yes, dying! In actual combat, the opponent will not retreat at all, they will Before the arrival of our main fleet, we were easily broken into pieces! Then Admiral Hood left a pile of debris and wreckage!" The chief of staff of the fleet said anxiously.

; "They also showed an attitude. The Germans want to tell us that even though the German fleet is far inferior to the British fleet, they can still play a certain unequal advantage. Their high mobility and super high single-ship performance It is entirely possible to overwhelm us in one-on-one or small-scale battles. Even if the situation is not good, you can move forward smoothly. This is a warning, and for this kind of warning, we must counterattack! When we can’t do anything, , Then the only thing you can do is to win at the speed of continuous sailing!"

;Browning sighed and said ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ To be honest, the actions of both parties are actually meaningless. The actions of the Germans can even be said to be a subconscious reaction to some extent, but the signals revealed are enough to alert the British.

The British are not afraid of France, because France has to face strong pressure from Germany on the ground, and their naval construction will inevitably be greatly affected. The British are not afraid of Russia. After all, Russia wants to give to the army power, and its own industrial foundation is very poor. What is even more sad is that the entire navy is divided into three parts, and the dispersed Russian navy cannot have any influence on Britain at all!

; But Germany is different. Germany’s industry is very strong. This allows Germany to have more capital and industrial capabilities than France to expand its armaments and prepare for war. Germany and Russia are good, and the army’s pressure is very small. If this situation remains unchanged, as long as it doesn’t Actively attacking France, there will be no threat to the existence of Germany on the European continent. Coupled with Germany's current expansion policy, although they are doing very low-key, it does not mean that the German fleet is not threatened!

"The report shows that Edgar’s power system is already unstable. The stored coal ash has seriously affected the maneuverability of the warship. After all, this is an old ship that is nearly 8 years old. It has not entered the dock for maintenance this year. The speed of knots can only be maintained for about 3 hours."

; Soon, Browning’s efforts proved useless. The long-distance runners in the British fleet were also defeated due to the age and maintenance of the ships. The Germans on the opposite side seemed addicted. When the British fleet began to slow down, the other side The speed seems to have improved a bit...

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