Just when Wilhelm II and Moltke Jr. were thinking about what to do on the Eastern Front, the prince was not idle, and by the way, after the meeting, the prince also got a new title, ...... the chief adviser of the German Imperial Navy. Although this consultant does not account for www.biquge.info the normal establishment, he does not have a salary to pay. But the power is great, and it can be specifically referred to the position of German advisers in Austria-Hungary in the late World War I. Moreover, this adviser was responsible to the Emperor and was not under the control of any one ...... the Admiralty.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the first time I have hosted such a formal meeting at the Admiralty, and I respect your contributions to the Imperial Navy over the years. I can sit here today only because of the Kaiser. Okay, now let's move on to today's topic, my suggestions for future naval warfare. ”

That's right, this time it was Ruprecht who presided over the meeting, not because of the status problem, but because he was attending this meeting on behalf of the Kaiser, saying that it was a discussion, but in fact it was to convey the results of the discussion between the Kaiser and himself, that is, the discussion is over, tell you the result, and then go to implement it.......

And this time, the Admiralty still paid enough attention to the "Minister of Mission" from above, and the three carriages of the Admiralty, the Minister of State Tirpitz, the head of the Naval Office, Liao Le, and the commander of the fleet, Admiral Bohr, all came, and at the same time, the three new stars of the German fleet also came, Rear Admiral Hipper, who was preparing to take over the reconnaissance fleet, Count Spee, who had just returned from the Mediterranean Sea and was preparing to serve as the newly formed dreadnought detachment, plus Admiral Scheer, who was waiting for the arrangement with the rank of Admiral of the Turkish Navy. Well, it's good and powerful.

"In the future, the Imperial Navy must deal with the British Navy with a positive attitude, and the Imperial Navy has invested a lot of money and effort in the Navy, and it is not for you to wait in the harbor for the end of the war. To this end, His Majesty Wilhelm and I believe that the Navy should act in the following areas. ”

"In response to the possible tactics of the British fleet, as well as our strategic objectives, there were two main directions of action for our side at the beginning of the war. First, a reconnaissance fleet of battlecruisers, fast battleships, and light cruisers was responsible for clearing the British alert fleet near our waters and possible British battlecruisers. And the main fleet is responsible for providing support in the rear. ”

"Secondly, after the annihilation and dispersion of the British fleet near our territorial waters, the fleet should take more bold action, and we need to try to launch an attack on the British blockade of the North Sea, which can be a surprise attack of fast warships, an attack by a submarine, or a sneak attack by camouflaged cruisers. We want to turn the North Sea blockade into a front that will keep the British Empire bleeding. ”

Unlike the historical practice of Hipper's fleet raiding British undefended coastal cities to obtain a baby killer, the prince set the main direction of his daily breakthrough on the blockade line of the northern entrance to the North Sea, partly because the prince thought that it did not make much sense to simply bombard the port, after all, an attack killed hundreds of people, and then caused some economic losses, and the threat of the fleet being beaten by the other side was really a bit more than worth the loss.

And more importantly, what Germany needed most was the delivery of supplies, and in reality, the only way to carry out this task was a fleet of old cruisers, which simply did not have the ability to compete with the new ones. The constant depletion of this line of defense will naturally increase the number of ships entering Germany. Needless to say, a ship can send tens of thousands of tons of supplies to Germany, which is much more significant than hitting a port. Historically, Germany has figured out how to exchange gold and fuel for submarines in exchange for supplies, and it is conceivable that Germany's materials at that time, especially scarce resources, were scarce!

Of course, this plan still needs to be improved, for example, the submarine is not bad, and you can sneak past the squatting yin people, but the new warship may be a little dangerous in the past. But the attack of the battleship is indispensable, after all, the blockade line of the North Sea is too long, the speed of the submarine is too slow, and whether you can squat on the opponent depends more on the level of the captain than on the level ......of the captain. And the battleship is different, in the face of the old and obsolete battleship with a general speed of only 15 knots, basically one catches one accurately, no more, one at a time to catch one, it is worth the ticket money....... After all, even a modified cruiser costs several thousand tons, and there are a large number of people on it.

"To attack the blockade line in the North Sea? Isn't this more difficult? The size of our fleet should not be too large, too large can easily arouse the vigilance of the other side, and if it is too small, it is a troublesome thing to search for the opponent in the North Sea, and the meteorological situation in the North Sea should be very clear, and sometimes, each other can not find the opponent when they enter the range of each other's naval guns, at this time the reconnaissance role of light cruisers and torpedo boats is very important, and light cruisers are more expensive and have fewer numbers, and the range of torpedo boats is problematic. Hipper said with some concern.

"So we need a new kind of reconnaissance to carry out reconnaissance tasks with less cost and higher efficiency. Take seaplanes, for example! It is true that seaplanes are also affected by various sea conditions, such as the sea state should not be too high when recovering, and for example, the vision of the aircraft is also affected by the weather, but in any case, even if the planes in this plane fly slowly, they are much faster than light cruisers, and the altitude is relatively low, and they will be less affected by clouds. Using water planes as a means of reconnaissance can reduce the impact on reconnaissance warships to a certain extent.

Of course, if you really say that in extreme cases, what if aviation reconnaissance cannot be used, at that time, anyway, there will be problems with the other side's reconnaissance ability, everyone is blind, even if they do, relying on the high speed of the battleship and the smoke screen, there is a great possibility ......of escape, if you say, what if you are shot in the water while running, well, that is God wants you to die, not a crime of war.

"But aviation reconnaissance is only in the initial stage, and it is not mature." Scheer said.

"This is not something you have to think about, within 2 years, the Kingdom of Bavaria will have a complete system, and you don't have to worry about it at all." The prince interrupted directly.

"On the new warships of the future, we will solve all aviation problems, not just seaplanes, but also special hangars and maintenance equipment for aircraft, believe me, aircraft is a very important tool of warfare, maybe today we can only use it for reconnaissance, and tomorrow it can even pose a threat to dreadnoughts." The prince said confidently.

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