Chapter 751: High Seas Fleet

"Ruprecht, this is the document Tirpitz gave you. You have time to look at it." Just after the meeting, after the army officers were almost gone, the Kaiser stopped the prince and gave it to He has a document.

   "So I still have to manage the navy." At this time, the prince suddenly remembered that he still had the title of a naval consultant. Although this consultant was not a permanent official, he could contact the Kaiser at any time, so his power was also very great. After all, except for the other three kingdoms, almost everyone's rights come from the emperor.

The first part of the    document is an overview of the German Navy's fleet. Naturally, Ruprecht first looked at the battleships of the High Seas Fleet. At present, the High Seas Fleet has the following battleships: 6 dreadnoughts, a slow battleship Nassau equipped with 10 12-inch guns, and 2 slow battleship Posen-class battleships equipped with 12 12-inch guns. Fast battleship Rheinland with a 12-inch gun. In addition, two were equipped with nine 12-inch artillery thoroughbred battlecruisers Von der Tann and Blücher.

  The first generation Super Intrepid has a total of 6 ships, all equipped with 8 350MM main guns. Among them, there are three Helgeland-class fast battleships and three Mochi-class pure-blood battlecruisers, namely the Mochi, the Goben and the Cedric. The speed of these thoroughbred battlecruisers is above 27 knots.

Of course, the most eye-catching is the last Bavarian-class battleship. Since 1907, Germany has no longer produced other types of battleships, all used to produce Bavarian-class fast battleships equipped with 15-inch heavy guns, and from 1907 to 1911 5 During the year, Germany started construction on average 2 to 3 ships per year! According to the calculation of a battleship with a construction period of 2 and a half to 3 years, so far, Germany has 6 15-inch artillery battleships!

The six battleships are Bavaria, Saxony, Württemberg, Baden, Hesse, and Mecklenburg. Almost all the battleships of this class are based on all kingdoms and grand duchy of the German Empire except Prussia. Named. Four of the six battleships are already in service, and the other two are being outfitted.

  In addition, there are 6 ships under construction on the slipway, 2 of which can be in service within 1 year. In two and a half years at most, all 6 warships can be in service. The six battleships were Oldenburg, Weimar, Brunswick, Desau, Meiningen and Coburg. If nothing else, before 1915, the total number of dreadnought fleets in the German High Seas Fleet was 24 ships, of which 16 were super fearless and 12 were Bavarian-class battleships equipped with 15-inch guns.

  This scale is actually not large. In history, the German High Seas Fleet Dreadnought Fleet has a total of 21 battleships and 7 battlecruisers. A total of 28 battleships. The number must be larger in history, and the tonnage is not necessarily the case, but if it is about combat power, well, if the two sides meet, then the historical high seas fleet will still retreat. How can a fleet dominated by 12-inch artillery? A fleet with more than half of the warships equipped with 15-inch guns? Although the latter is 4 less than the former, the latter is several grades higher in terms of unilateral firepower. What's more tragic is that even with the single-sided artillery tubes, the high seas fleet in history may not have the advantage. After all, the layout of Nassau and Helgeland in history is really cheating.

  And one thing that needs to be explained is that apart from the Nassau, the remaining 5 dreadnoughts can be upgraded to super fearless! The triple 12-inch turret is ready to be replaced with a twin 350MM gun. In terms of speed, in addition to the 3 slow-speed battleships, there are a total of 5 thoroughbred battlecruisers, with speeds above 27 knots. All remaining battleships are fast battleships. The speed is above 25 knots. From a theoretical point of view, it has been counted as a full-speed fleet.

  At present, the British are in the same state as they were at the beginning of the war. The only difference is that the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships are in good condition. There are now 4 ships in service. There are more than ten battlecruisers plus battleships, so in a short period of time, the British fast fleet still has a numerical advantage compared to Germany. But if there is a loss, or if the remaining Bavarian-class battleships are dragged into service, then there will be no quantitative advantage. Unless the British realize the problem and immediately add fast battleships later, but it may not be too late. This is also the most envisioned by the prince. Good conditions have a crushing advantage in the fast fleet!

The second part of the document introduces the recent action plan of the High Seas Fleet. Unlike the Army’s direct wave of action, the High Seas Fleet is at a disadvantage, so naturally it can’t be too detached at the beginning. If nothing else, at least the North Sea and the Baltic Sea Set up mine nets in various ports. With these things, at least there is no problem with self-protection. No matter how strong the British fleet is, there is no ability to wading mines to block the door of the German fleet.

  In less than 3 weeks, the high seas fleet has laid tens of thousands of mines in the North Sea direction, forming 5 large minefields. In the course of mine-laying, a British light cruiser that was too deep was sunk, which was also considered a windfall. In the direction of the Baltic Sea, the German fleet was more active. On the second day of the war, under the command of the fleet commander Admiral Scheer~www.wuxiaspot.com~ 3 super-dreadnoughts and more than 30 mine-laying ships It reached the door of the Russians, and then under the cover of the naval guns, the German minelayers set up an offensive minefield outside the Gulf of Riga. Then, what made Russia even more angry was that this fleet even moved into the Gulf of Finland, and after shelling the port, it planted mines at the mouth of the Gulf of Finland.

  After finishing this matter, Scheer still felt unsafe, thinking, if we walk with the front foot, what should we do if the back foot comes out to sweep it away. As a result, several submarine ambush areas were deployed near the minefields, and those submarines that were not suitable for voyage were thrown into the Baltic Sea.

While the surface fleet is making preparations, the submarine force has already begun to emerge in the ocean. Long before the war, the first batch of 50 submarines were escorted by the high seas fleet from the English Channel and the North Sea into the Atlantic Ocean and near British ports to wait for opportunities. And move. Although the first batch of submarines have not yet returned, judging from the current situation, the submarine force has at least achieved a record of more than 150,000 tons. The specific results will be counted after the other submarines return. The sea wolves of the German Empire have begun bleeding the blood of the British.

  If the German Navy did these things at the beginning, then this beginning can only be considered quite satisfactory, but then, when he saw the following content, he could not help but have some expectations in his heart. In the last part of the document, it details the situation after the start of Plan B!

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