In Greek mythology, Prometheus had to find a piece of resin before stealing the fire, and then threw the lighted fire to the ground when the solar cart passed through the air. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 In order to carry out this plan, which is not very stable, the prince naturally needs to make a lot of preparations.

Yes, the probability of success of this plan is relatively low compared to the previous operation Thunder-Thurbruce, not because it is dangerous, but because in order to carry out this mission, the time and the position of the enemy fleet must be estimated very accurately, and in the latest sortie, the prince's fleet killed the Australia just by hand! In fact, the prince was more looking for an opportunity to damage the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship, and in the prince's plan, the number of 7 queens in Thomas's fleet was still a bit too much!

This task has been well accomplished, and now Thomas's fleet has only 5 Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, as well as 2 battlecruisers, and this combat power has been reduced to less than half of the total combat strength of the fast battleships of the German High Seas Fleet! This number is very important! Well, good, very good!

And in addition to this, the sailing characteristics and precautions of the British fleet were once again confirmed! The prince could now be sure that the British's fuel supply was very bad, and that the route they took to return was the most direct and closest route. At the same time, the speed will not be fast! This is also important, which determines that the strategic maneuverability of Thomas's fleet has been reduced to about the same level as that of the Grand Fleet, and their trajectory can be easily determined without obtaining intelligence, and it gives the German fleet the opportunity to outflank, well, this is also very good!

The only thing that made Prince Ruprecht feel a little unhappy was that the British naval aviation and auxiliary warships were indeed the best in the world, and they gave full play to their advantages and began to provide protection and reconnaissance for the fleet at a great distance from the port. This has put to naught any plans to start offshore the Forth of Forth water. If he wanted to attack Thomas's fleet, he had to stay away from the Forth Bay, which put a lot of time pressure on the prince. And it is precisely because of this that there are many variables in the prince's plan!

But no matter what, even if the probability of success is not very high, the prince has to do his best to prepare! At this time, Tirpitz, as Minister of State for the Navy, personally came to the Germania shipyard in the port of Kiel, where two huge warships were making final preparations before returning to the battle sequence!

On the left slipway No. 3 is the battleship Moltke, which survived the disaster, and after a month-long repair, the ship is fully equipped and ready for battle. And on slipway 4, a battleship similar to the Helgelant-class battleship, but with some differences, also entered the final stage, this is the first fast battleship Rhineland in the German High Seas Fleet!

The battleship was born out of the German Navy's first dreadnought construction program, originally armed with 12 12-inch guns distributed over 4 triple turrets. When designing the ship, the prince came up with the idea of replacing it with larger caliber guns if necessary, a plan that was intended for the Rhineland, Blucher and Von der Tann. But alas, the Blucher was sunk. Von der Tann did not change because he was going to attack, and the first battleship to carry out the gun change was the Rhineland!

The performance of the earliest fast battleship of the German Navy is okay, although the speed is only 25 knots now, but it basically reaches the bottom line of the fast fleet, after replacing the boiler water pipes and cleaning the boiler, the speed has also increased slightly. And as a battleship with the name of a battleship, the Rhineland's defense is good, almost close to the level of the Helgelant-class battleships.

"Your Excellency the Admiral, the Moltke has been repaired to the end, and when the new paint is dry, they will be a brand new warship ready for battle. The turret replacement of the Rhineland fast battleship has been completed, the compatibility between the gun and the gun ring is very high, and most of the electrical equipment is also universal, and theoretically it will have combat effectiveness after launching and launching the water, but in fact, we still need about two weeks of sea trials. The person in charge of the shipyard said respectfully.

"Very well, with such a battleship, our main fleet will rise again to 17 ships." Tirpitz nodded in satisfaction. "And how long will it take if the Von der Tann is going to have to change its turret now?"

"This, I'm afraid it will take at least a month and a half, in fact, the replacement operation is very easy, but the turret production and transportation are more troublesome." said the head of the shipyard.

"That's a bit of a pity." Tirpitz shook his head. Then he met with the mid- and high-ranking officers of the two capital ships, and said that their opportunity to return to the battlefield was coming soon, so he immediately canceled all vacations and entered a state of combat readiness.

At the same time, the fast battleship Saxony, which was accidentally shot in the knee during the exercise, has also reinstalled its propellers and steering gears. Sea trials are now underway off the coast of Germany. It is expected that in no more than 2 weeks of the world, three battleships will rejoin the combat sequence of the German High Seas Fleet.

"In addition to these fast ships, all slow dreadnoughts will also arrive at Wilhelmshaven at your disposal, and for a maximum of two weeks, all capital ships of the High Seas Fleet and above will be ready to attack. All seaplane carriers can also make sorties. More than 8 percent of light cruisers and more than 7 percent of destroyers can accompany the fleet in sorties. Lieutenant General Scheer reported.

"That's good. I will also prepare a copy of the recent activities of the British Main Fleet, and I will need their forces to mobilize all the submarines that have been well prepared in the harbor, and to cancel all operations unrelated to this mission. The prince thought for a moment and said.

"As you wish, Your Highness." Lieutenant General Scheer bowed and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute, Scheer. This time, I intend to split the High Seas Fleet after the operation officially begins, and you command three Bavarian-class battleships of the 1st Battleship Detachment, and two Bavaria-class battleships of the 3rd Battleship Detachment. The other 4 Bavaria-class battleships I am going to hand over to Hipper. The prince said.

"Have you decided?" Scheer said with a frown. "That might be a bit risky."

"No, it's not a big risk at all, and when we start our operation, we can only get less, and there will be no risk." The prince said with great certainty.

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