As for the eastern section, although the water depth is very shallow, the channel is very smooth, so most of the fleet goes from the eastern section. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info But no matter how good the water temperature and width are, it also limits the passage capacity, especially like the British fleet, 40 ships just passed, it must be crowded enough. If you add the Japanese fleet and other ships, then it is even more crowded. What's more, in the eyes of the British, they have all reached the Red Sea, and there is no problem at all in the front, what will be the problem in the last paragraph? After all, not a single German assault ship has yet appeared in the Indian Ocean!

If there were no attack ships, then the role of escort would be greatly reduced, and the reason why the Japanese organized such a large fleet for the transport fleet was not actually to escort the army, but to escort a group of troops by the way after the navy came out. Neither the British nor the Japanese thought that they would be attacked from the sea. Historically, when Emden was in the Indian Ocean, the British also arranged this fleet escort, so it is normal for the British and Japanese to arrange such an arrangement!

As for how the Americans know, it's very simple, tens of thousands of people are transferred, boarded and then formed a mighty fleet to sail, as long as the Americans are attentive, under the protection of neutral foreign clothing, the Americans can easily know the whereabouts of this fleet, and the Japanese are the same, and more importantly, if the British and the Japanese have decided to go to the Red Sea, sooner or later they will have to pass through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, after all, there is only this way, so the ambush site has been chosen, and by chance and the efforts of Germany and the United States, The first large-scale naval battle after the outbreak of the world war finally began.

The news brought by Nimitz is really powerful, but the powerful news does not represent a successful plan, not to mention anything else, how do you catch the 7 ships of Suxiong in the face of more than 40 British ships? Yes, you are fast, yes, the other party is a weak chicken, but the question is, if people scatter in a hurry, which one do you chase? Even if the two battleships have good performance and great might, after killing the escort battleships, one catches three more, and the five auxiliary cruisers catch three more each, and nearly half of the ships are released, such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity can't be wasted like this!

This is still just to fight the British, after the battle will definitely capture some ships, and after the capture, it will definitely arrange battleship escort, then there will be fewer battleships that can be used to deal with the Japanese, and if you want to capture more Japanese ships, the difficulty will be even greater, and the Japanese fleet is not a British fleet, there is still a fight to fight, after all, the Satsuma-class battleships are quasi-fearless!

Now, Su Xiong's prophecy has come true, and maybe, this wave of German fleet really has the possibility of being able to survive! Then let Su Xiong and the others understand a sentence, what is more than enough heart but not enough! Well, then now the question becomes the question of how to eat this big meal!

"If you look at the ambush site alone, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is obviously the best option, but we can't choose it directly, because the situation here is completely unfavorable for us except for the terrain." Su Xiong said with a little regret.

Everyone knows the general situation of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and some of them have made several trips. As shown on the map, the sea area here is very narrow, and it is difficult to escape once the opponent is ambushed. But at the same time, such a small area is no less problematic for large warships. The sea area is too narrow for large warships to lack depth and space to dodge, a little more than 3 kilometers wide, and then remove the water depth is not enough to sail.

Two battleships went in, and what to do if the other side launched a lightning strike under the cover of smoke grenades? Although the capital ships are said to be only three, the number of destroyers is undecided. What if there is a tragedy where an ant bites an elephant to death? The Anzac Corps of 2 divisions is indeed attractive, but for the sake of this thing to build his own fleet, Su Xiong will not do this.

Another problem is that the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden have now become one of the busiest shipping routes, and two warships of this size can not be hidden in any case, and it is obviously impossible to go in early to block the British, they will definitely be able to find out, and then a telegram, the British fleet may not come. And if the British deploy a fleet in the Red Sea, even a small fleet will not be able to stop Suxiong, but it must be no problem to ventilate the news, right?

As for saying that when the other party goes in, he will chase after him, this is indeed feasible, but in this case, it is as much as you can fight, and the results may not be rich. Moreover, Alexandria is said to be now stationed in the main force of the British Mediterranean Fleet, and if they come out to pick it up again, Su Xiong is not sure that he will let two warships that spare half the world against the fleet of 2 BCs plus a few armored cruisers, plus a circle of destroyers. It's not that you can't win, but because this is an attack on the fleet, try not to die if you can.

Therefore, the whole plan entered a dilemma, and if the Germans had the idea of leaving with a wave, it would have been easy, and it would have easily caused the British thousands of losses. But if you want to wipe out this fleet, and then clean up the Japanese as well, it will be difficult.

"I'd like to ask you a few questions, and if they can be solved, we can try an ambush in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait." At this time, Raeder said suddenly.

"I'll try to cooperate with you." Nimitz said.

"First, can we determine the exact time when the British fleet entered the Bab el-Mandeb Strait?"

"It's definitely impossible to be accurate to the minute, but it's okay within 2 hours, after all, the opponent's speed is almost uniform, and our ship is keeping watch, so such a large fleet can't be avoided." Nimitz said.

"Second, will the British deploy additional naval forces in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait?"

"There may be small ships of the destroyer class, but there will be no battleships above the light cruiser, because just before the Austro-Hungarian and Turkish fleets had converged, which made the British very nervous, and all the fleets were concentrated in Alexandria, ready to go to the Aegean Sea. The strength of the British was not superior in the first place, and even if the French were counted, they would not have dispersed their forces anymore, and the arrival of the Japanese fleet at this time also meant to support the British. Nimitz thought for a moment and said.

"Third, Captain Caron, how many destroyers can your Nautilus handle?"

"Are you kidding? If my battleship wasn't too slow, it could be called a destroyer killer, and it would be easy to take out 3 of them. Cuarón said with a smile.

"Okay, then, I think I can give it a try if I prepare it!" Raeder said confidently.

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