And the last destroyer did not withdraw from the battlefield. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info After hastily firing 4 torpedoes, the destroyer was blocked by the Wiesbaden, which turned back. A 120MM shell landed on a torpedo tube that had not been fired, and then, a huge fireball rose from the sea, and hundreds of tons of seawater rushed into the sky, and when the flames and mist dissipated, there was no trace of the ship's existence except for a few fragments.

"Well, let's keep walking!" After taking out 3 destroyers in less than 20 minutes, the German fleet continued to withdraw in a southwesterly direction.

"It looks like it's going to be a long hunt. Send a message to the 2nd Squadron so that the War-Weary and the Baliem are ready to keep up! Thomas ordered.

The Queen's ship design was still a little worse, and when the German fleet reached a speed of 27 knots, the Queen of Thomas's fleet finally couldn't hold on, and Thomas didn't dare to keep it at 25 knots for a long time, after all, the two warships had dark injuries. The speed gradually decreases to 24 knots, which means that the distance between the two sides will increase by about 6 kilometers per hour. Two hours later, Thomas could no longer see the two German battlecruisers, but it didn't matter, the seaplane carriers waiting on the side began to send planes to track the two battleships. In order to guarantee the accuracy of tracking, the British implemented a dual-machine tracking strategy. The location of the German fleet was determined by the data information provided by the two aircraft.

Visibility was good today, and the two British Schott seaplanes were well on the sights of the two German battlecruisers that had not gone far.

"Look, two German battlecruisers, they're so beautiful, and compared to these two panther-like guys, our lions and tigers are like bobcats." Ensign Schubert piloted one of the planes and admired the two German battleships.

"They seem to be slowing down?" Said the observer in the back seat.

"yes, is there something wrong with their powertrain? Both battleships slowed down at the same time. I think we need to lean in and take a look. Ensign Chaubert said.

"Okay, send a signal to Martin and say we'll go up and have a look." As he spoke, Second Lieutenant Shobert operated the plane and approached.

What's the name of a saying? Curiosity kills cats! And Ensign Chaubert was killed by curiosity, and at this time on the slender aft deck of the battlecruiser Blucher, two seaplanes were ready to go, and the crane next to the apron had put two J-1 seaplanes on the sea, and by their own power, the two planes were lifted into the air one after another. And Ensign Shobert's seaplane happened to be targeted by one of them!

"It's a German seaplane! I should have known this a long time ago. "Second Lieutenant Chaubert operates a huge twin-engine aircraft trying to evade the opponent, you know, this aircraft is a simple reconnaissance, in terms of range and endurance it is much stronger than the J-1, but in terms of air combat, it is really impossible to fight and can't run away!

The twin-engine aircraft carrying the huge pontoons was caught off guard by a nimble opponent who knocked off half of the seaplane's wings with a single shot, and after the second shot, a bullet smashed the front windshield and shot the second lieutenant, and a minute later, the plane crashed into the sea, while another J-1 seaplane successfully drove away the other Schott seaplane.

"We seem to be underestimating the British." Looking at the two British reconnaissance planes in the air, one destroyed and the other dared to go, Colonel Lefetsov touched his chin and said. The colonel, having temporarily shaken off his opponent, did not relax, he walked over to the huge charts hanging on the wall and began to rethink the way out of the fleet.

"We've been being followed! All our most direct and probable options are in the calculations of the other side. It's not right to have only two queens come out, but what about the other queens? Colonel Lefetsov said after looking at the route that the staff officer had just marked on the chart.

"We can't return to the North Sea now, the British fleet is in our northeast direction. And there is a wide cordon in front of the main battleship, which can be intercepted if they detect us again. Perhaps the opponent has also deployed additional forces in the direction of the North Sea blockade line, and we can only throw ourselves into the net when we go back at this time. Now you must not turn to the North Sea! ”

"Order the fleet to withdraw due north!" Colonel Lefetsov said.

"Your Excellency, our fuel is not enough to support the fleet in circles in the Norwegian Sea! If our warship sails at a speed of more than 20 knots, we will only be able to hold out on fuel for about 150 hours at most if it is fully loaded! And now we're holding on to 4 days at most. An officer said.

(Ships consume several times more fuel at high speeds than at low speeds, for example, the Emden consumes only 2 tons of coal per hour when sailing at 12 knots.) And if you sail at a speed of 23 knots, you will consume 15.7 tons of fuel, which is 4 times more fuel for the same distance! ）

"That's why we need to think long-term, we can't afford to waste our limited time at high speeds. We need to go a little farther to save fuel, and then use the night to slowly rub back into the North Sea. Colonel Lefetsov said.

The Colonel's idea was this, judging by the current situation, the British Fast Fleet had been restored, they had at least 6 Queen-class battleships, and they were already scattered like wolves. Now that only one has been exposed, where are at least 2 queen fleets left?

Now the situation with the German fleet is very bad, and the colonel is now almost a smeared situation. But even then, the colonel can guarantee that the British fleet must have been laid out at the entrance and exit of the North Sea! A large number of reconnaissance ships and at least two Queens.

Theoretically, if the fleet now immediately turned around and returned at a high speed of 25 knots, it would be possible to return to the North Sea before dawn the next day. However, there is a premise for this, that is, it cannot be targeted by the British fleet again, and now the fleet that has just chased itself is in the northeast direction, and there is a cordon that runs through the east and west, and there are seaplanes, in today's visibility situation, if you go north, then eighty percent will be discovered, and then the other side will take a shortcut to intercept. Before nightfall, the other party will definitely be able to stop him.

And the most important thing is that this route is too dead, in addition to the Queen, the British battlecruisers are probably already impatient, right? The British had plenty of warships to deploy two blockades on their way south. It can even make the Grand Fleet temporarily block the door of Germany. At the same time, at least 2 queens and a bunch of escort warships are left to wait in the Skagerrak Strait, if this is the case, even if you return to the North Sea, it is still very dangerous, or even throw yourself into the net! Think it's safe to rush through the North Sea blockade? Too young, too simple!

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