It's arranged on his side, then it's up to Hipper's side, this opportunity is rare, the prince naturally wants to take the opportunity to make a little more, fighting with Betty's fleet is only one aspect, mobilizing the Grand Fleet and letting it go south, so as to create a heavy blow to the Hipper's fleet The North Sea blockade line is another aspect. www.biquge.info In a sense, Hipper's combat effect may be greater. Because he could make the blockade line impossible to close for a considerable period of time, thus creating an opportunity for convoys to the German mainland.

"Let me first introduce the basic situation of the North Sea blockade line. At present, it is unrealistic to open a breakthrough between Shetland and Orkney Islands, even if the Grand Fleet leaves, because there are not only patrol vessels, but also mine nets, shipwrecks and airships. If the British didn't want anyone else to pass through here, not a single fly would be able to fly through. "Feng I, who has been in charge of reconnaissance of the North Sea blockade line recently. Brigadier General Ruyt said.

"The only thing we have the option to do is the 165-kilometre stretch between Shetland and Bergen. Here, the British deployed 7 blockade zones. The 10th Cruiser of the British, commanding the 10th Cruiser of the British, was generally carried out on blockade missions. General Scheer, whose fleet consisted mainly of old protective cruisers and auxiliary cruisers modified from merchant ships, numbered between 25 and 27 ships. ”

"These cruisers are usually on duty in fixed patrol areas, and we have used submarines and camouflaged raiders to attack them, and we have achieved some success, but we have also lost some ships and personnel. From the current point of view, the exchange ratio between the two sides is around 4 to 3, and we have a slight advantage. However, with the transfer of armored cruisers and destroyers to the blockade zone by the British, the situation was different. ”

"The armored cruisers of the British were already known for their great endurance, they were well suited for long blockade missions, and their strong firepower made our camouflaged assault ships simply unable to cope with them. And the presence of destroyers also makes our submarine ambushes even more dangerous. "Feng. Brigadier General Ruyt said.

"That is, in the face of such a blockade, we can only let the Hipper fleet execute? I also have a question about how long it will take the British to restore the blockade if the Hipper fleet succeeds this time. Tirpitz asked.

"We estimate that it will take at least three months, and perhaps the British are not short of ships, but it is a very difficult task to convert these ships into suitable auxiliary cruisers and fully mann them, because to accommodate more supplies and personnel, each auxiliary cruiser needs to be manned in excess of the quota. Moreover, among these ships themselves are very large tonnage ships, and ships with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons abound, and if these ships are lost, the British may be difficult to make up in a short time. "Feng. Brigadier General Ruyt said.

This is also true, the largest displacement auxiliary cruiser in the history of the 10th Cruiser reached 30,000 tons (just one). And there are more than a dozen large auxiliary cruisers with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons! And 8 6-inch guns are almost standard for these auxiliary cruisers!

"But the British still have auxiliary cruisers rotating in the harbor, and it may be difficult for us to search for each other's auxiliary cruisers in this range." Tirpitz said.

"First of all, it is impossible for us to strike these auxiliary cruisers in one go, and at this stage we can only weaken the adversary so that more ships can pass and at the same time bleed more blood from the British. Even if one more ship docked, it would provide thousands of tons of supplies for the Empire. This battle plan is cost-effective. In addition, for the search for British auxiliary cruisers, we gave each battlecruiser that participated in the battle a seaplane, and at the same time, a seaplane carrier would accompany the operation. We have roughly figured out the range and route of the patrols of the British auxiliary cruisers, and it is not difficult to find these large ones with a displacement of 10,000 tons on a not wide battlefield. ”

"When we entered the battlefield, we would split up, and each battlecruiser would take a light cruiser and several destroyers to attack the British auxiliary cruisers. After dispersal, we will be more efficient, after all, if we are dealing with auxiliary cruisers, whether it is a battle cruiser or a battle patrol detachment, in fact, there is not much difference. Hipper said.

"Fleet dispersed? The risk is too great, and I would rather not carry out this task than put the precious battlecruiser in danger. "Feng. Admiral Pol said.

"Actually, this is not dangerous, if everything goes according to plan, the time for us to enter the North Sea blockade zone should be after the Grand Fleet leaves the Shetland Islands, the British can't get the news so quickly, and it is impossible to care about us after getting the news, because the Betty fleet on the southern front is fighting with His Royal Highness the Prince, and the auxiliary cruisers are far less valuable than those battle cruisers." Hipper said.

"In order to hide the whereabouts of the fleet as much as possible, we will not depart from Wilhelmshaven, but choose to pass through the Skagerrak Strait between Denmark and Norway, where our minefields and submarines provide cover, and very close to the North Sea blockade line, and when the British discover us, we have already moved on the British auxiliary cruisers."

"Well, since you are so insistent, then execute it, don't break the battleship." When Tirpitz said this, he suddenly noticed that the prince was staring at him with a dark face, which made him shudder. And Ruprecht had to sigh in his heart, why is this sentence so familiar?

"We can assign 1 light cruiser formation and 2 lightning strike groups to General Hipper's fleet, although the number of thunderbolts is a little smaller, but they are the latest large thunderbolt ships of the High Seas Fleet, and the range can meet the needs. Equipped with a seaplane carrier can also be in place, do you need anything else? Tirpitz didn't dare to dwell on the question of worthiness anymore, for he was not at ease with Hipper, but with Prince Ruprecht next to him. So, he decided to take a step back.

"If there's nothing else, you can prepare, we'll be attacking soon, and I'll have to familiarize myself with my fleet first." Speaking of which, the official content of the meeting was basically over, and the prince closed the document in his hand and prepared to flash out.

"Your Royal Highness, please wait a moment." At the end of the meeting, Hipper stopped Ruprecht.

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