Chapter 883 - Extraordinary Meeting 2
"The queen can't do it, even the old ships in the hands of General Thomas, which have been in service for more than a year, are still no match against Hesse and Mecklenburg, I'm sure! The warriors survived, in fact, it was also a kind of luck. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info," said Lieutenant General Jeram.
"The biggest feeling I had during the whole battle was powerlessness! We couldn't beat the opponent, even if we were in the best of situations and the opponent didn't notice us at first, we attacked first and we got the result, but we still couldn't beat the opponent. That's it! If you can't beat it, you can't beat it! Once it's officially a 1-on-1 fight, we'll lose very quickly. And then slowly beaten to death! ”
"The German Helgelant-class battleships were actually of the same class as the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, while the Bavaria-class were warships that surpassed all that existed. They are too powerful. And I think that we have seriously misjudged the overall situation of the German fleet, not only in terms of combat effectiveness, but also in terms of speed, we are outrageously wrong, the Bavaria-class battleships seem to have run at a speed of 26 knots, if they can run at this speed, then the Helgeland class should also be able to do so, after all, the Scharnhorst-class fast battleships modeled after it are even so, so, I think, the general speed of the German main fleet is 3 to 4 knots higher than that of the Grand Fleet! They are all fast battleships! Lieutenant General Jeram said the crux of the problem!
"So, we've all been deceived, haven't we? We, the French and the Russians were deceived. Jericho's eyes were fixed on the ceiling for a moment, and then he said helplessly.
"Actually, before the two sides fought, the outcome of the battle was already doomed, and by the time the fleets of both sides left the port and sailed to the battlefield, we had already lost, and it seemed that we had been defeated in a matter of hours, but in fact, the German navy had begun to lay out the layout months earlier, and the frequent sorties of the Hipper's fleet were designed to lure us into making a miscalculation, and then, when they thought the time was ripe, they replaced the Hipper's battlecruisers with the most powerful fleet, and then in just a few hours, Finish off the fleet we prepared to deal with Hipper. Jericho said.
Hipper's fleet is basically equivalent to a cheetah and an adult lion compared to the prince's fleet, Hipper's is fast, but if you talk about the ability to die, can the two Hipper's fleets beat the prince's 6 Bavaria and 1 Helgran? It's hard to say! At least Jeram thinks that the fleet that is still in the hands of the prince has a better chance of winning.
DO THE MATH, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BARRELS OF THE TWO HIPPER FLEETS IS 48 350MM GUNS AND 36 12-INCH GUNS, AND AGAINST THE OPPONENT'S 48 380MM GUNS AND 8 350MM GUNS, THE PROJECTION VOLUME IS DEFINITELY HIGHER THAN THE FORMER, BUT THE 12-INCH GUNS ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KILL FATALLY, NO, IN THE FACE OF BAVARIA-CLASS BATTLESHIPS, EVEN 350MM GUNS CAN'T HIT FATAL INJURIES! So, it seems, maybe, this time, it's really the side with the big pipe that has a bit of an advantage?! Jerrah thought to himself.
"Well, this we can define him as the overall miscalculation of the Admiralty and the fleet, we misjudged the strategic intentions of the other side, miscalculated the combat effectiveness of the other side, and finally fought the wrong battle at a completely wrong moment, in the wrong place and in the wrong enemy!" Jericho concluded.
"You will soon be back in London, and then questioned and even investigated by the Admiralty, all of us have mistakes, but let's not blame our own mistakes on unrelated people, I can guarantee a fair outcome for all of you. The most important thing is to learn from the lessons and then prepare for the next battle, and it doesn't really matter who is responsible. Jericho said.
"Okay, let's start talking about another issue now, let's talk about what we should do next, we lost 6 capital ships and dozens of light cruisers and destroyers in one battle, especially the fast fleet suffered heavy losses, by now, the tide of the war has changed radically, our absolute superiority has been broken, even if the queens return, until our new batch of warships is completed, our advantage is still not large!" Jericho said.
If there is a decisive battle, will the British be able to win? That's for sure! The Grand Fleet also has 20 dreadnoughts and super-dreadnoughts. There are 5 more original battlecruisers, plus 1 lion and 5 queens! The total number of dreadnoughts is more than 30! How many German fleets were there? 6 Bavarians, 5 battlecruisers, 3 Helgrand-class battleships plus 3 other battleships, there are only 17 in total, and the British are almost twice as many as yours!
If this really hits a dead end, the British fleet may suffer relatively large losses, but the German fleet is estimated to not be able to return a few ships! And it didn't take into account the gap between the auxiliary cruisers of the two sides, don't look at the death of the British auxiliary battleships in this battle, but it didn't hurt the bones! The remaining light cruisers and destroyers of the Grand Fleet alone can throw off the auxiliary warships owned by the High Seas Fleet a few streets!
But the art of war lies in the fact that you fight yours, I fight mine! The German fleet will not face Jericho, it will only use the speed of the voyage to steal and take advantage of all kinds of advantages, and when the advantage of the British is further reduced, the German fleet may choose to fight!
"I don't think the fleet should be deployed in Shetland until General Thomas returns. We could hold the exit to the North Sea there, but our home would be a mess for the Germans. Lieutenant General Jerram said.
"I agree with General Jeram that the blockade line in the North Sea can also rely on auxiliary cruisers and armored cruisers, and the main fleet is stationed in Rosyth." Betty also said.
"Okay, so be it, I hope we can sign it." Jericho nodded with satisfaction, something big has happened, and if you want to adjust the whole strategy, then you must first ensure that there is a consensus within the fleet before you can discuss it with the bureaucrats of the Admiralty.
This is the best result Jericho can think of at the moment, if the fleet is still in the Shetland Islands, then the German fleet will have too much room to operate, anyway, you won't have time to come, this distance problem is vividly reflected in this battle!
And the fleet that is not used is naturally worthless! The deployment of the Royal Navy in the Shetland Islands would be tantamount to abandoning the entire North Sea. And Beihai must not give up, not even in a short period of time!
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