Chapter 825: Trap two

Of course, this is only an estimate. In fact, the warship may be faster or slower. And what the British missed is that because these two warships fought in the Indian Ocean, with Port Fao as their home port, in later Iraq, water is more expensive than fuel! It is not easy to get coal, but it is so convenient to get heavy oil! Therefore, the fuel carrying of Su Xiong's two warships is like this, with 2,400 tons of coal and 3,000 tons of fuel reserves! Under the same weight, the endurance of fuel is naturally much higher than that of coal, so when calculating the range. The British made a big error.

Of course, the tactical mistakes are very serious, but the British guessed that one thing is correct, that is, the German fleet must continue to refuel, in the case of maintaining the most basic fuel reserves, the two battleships every 18 days or so It must meet once with the camouflage supply ship.

It is not easy to find two fast battleships, because these two battleships are running too fast! Going 40 kilometers an hour when necessary is the same as playing. Moreover, the passwords used by the Germans cannot be deciphered by the British. Even the British Navy’s room 40, which is responsible for intelligence interpretation, admitted in the Admiralty that it is almost impossible to decipher the cipher communication between German warships! After all, the Enig cipher machine was invincible at the beginning of World War II, especially in World War I. In other words, it is impossible to determine the location of the German warship by intercepting the password communication between the German Suxiong fleet and the attack ship!

But unfortunately, there are also small brothers in the British Navy! After analyzing a large amount of intelligence, they gradually discovered a problem, that is, the operation of the German fleet in the Indian Ocean actually relies on two sets of codes! Although the German battleships and camouflage assault ships used undecipherable codes, the camouflage supply ships that provided supplies to the German naval battleships used ordinary simple replacement codes! In other words, this set of passwords can be deciphered!

And why does this problem occur? The British were also puzzled at first! But as more and more information was collected, the British finally understood the reason! Because it is the Americans who supply the German fleet! That's right, Americans! The German transport ships on the ocean were either "sold" to neutral countries or were wiped out by the Royal Navy. Then there are ships that supply the two warships so frequently? Even if you have a boat, where can you find supplies? Thousands of tons of coal and fuel oil, food and water are supplied at a time.

Judging from the current relationship between virtue and the United States and the Allies, the United States has too many reasons to help Germany! The United States and Britain and Japan had feuded as early as 1898, and now, Japan has occupied the islands that Germany originally gave to the United States. As long as the U.S. wants these islands, it can only count on Germany to agree. The British are now considering when the U.S. will copy them. Therefore, a special plan for combat against the United States has been made... So it’s normal for the Americans to privately help the Germans with supplies!

Someone may ask, why did the German warships not get supplies through capture? In fact, Su Xiong's fleet was sometimes captured, but if the quality of coal used by the captured ship was too low, the Germans were still reluctant to use it. After all, the output of these low-quality coals is not much, but there is too much coal ash, which directly affects the efficiency of the boiler. Ash shoveling is a troublesome thing. Moreover, compared with coal, the Su Xiong fleet prefers heavy oil, but 1 During the war, most ships burned coal...

What's more, the operation of coal refueling is inherently a time-consuming and laborious task. If there is a camouflage supply ship, Su Xiong is unwilling to do this. After all, most of the supply ship replenishes fuel. This thing can be connected to a pipe, easy and fast! Well, Su Xiong is also used to this treatment now!

The Enig cipher is one of the most important technical equipment of the German military. For this kind of thing, it is natural that Germany cannot easily hand it over to the American who can only count as half of its allies. Therefore, the US camouflages the supply ship and the German warship. The contact is through another set of simple passwords, but for the British Empire, as long as it is a simple password, not mechanical encryption, it is too easy! After all, this set of things has been played for hundreds of years. Although it is constantly improving, it is essentially changing the soup and not the medicine!

Then, the British discovered the breakthrough point of the whole thing, that is, starting with the camouflage transport ship to lure the German fleet into the predetermined sea! Of course, intercepting the telegram, deciphering the code, and confirming the communication frequency bands of the two parties are only the early steps in designing this trap. If this plan is to be implemented, the British will also need to capture an American disguised supply ship, and then use this Catch opponents for bait!

Then the question now becomes, how to seize a disguised supply ship, and it is much less difficult to achieve this goal. First of all, the radio communication of the camouflage supply ship can be deciphered, and their approximate range of activity can also be determined ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and the most important thing is that this kind of thing is not fast, and there are almost no weapons. As long as it can be found, there is basically no problem with sinking.

And these supply ships cannot be only one. In fact, according to the British intelligence, after the German navy attacked, they found at least six disguised supply ships that were suspected to be Americans in the Indian Ocean west of India. There may be things that have been missed, and after all, the journey from the United States to the Indian Ocean is very long. In order to ensure the smooth flow of the entire supply chain, it is not too much for the Americans to send double-digit ships! And if there are more targets, the possibility of natural capture is great.

However, the British people's caution and brilliance are also reflected here! They didn't choose one at random, because the destruction or capture of a single camouflage supply ship had limited impact on the German fleet. After all, the Germans and Americans also knew the backup option. And if you catch a ship that has been replenished, it would be really useless. Because no supply ship will only provide one supply to the fleet! In other words, even if the Germans are attracted to the bait, they can only find ships that have not provided supplies to the German fleet! Therefore, the British have not taken action, waiting for the opportunity to prepare to solve the Su Xiong fleet in one fell swoop!

"Does our plan have an eyebrow?" Thomas asked curiously.

"Generally speaking, the plan has reached the final step. We have even selected the battlefield. Now it is the last step. After rest, your fleet can go to the preset battlefield." Major General Cook said with a smile.

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