Although the Gulf of Aden is a bay, it also covers an area of more than 500,000 square kilometers, although it cannot be compared with the Gulf of Mexico and Hudson Bay, but only from the perspective of area, it can be described as a sea, think about it, the North Sea area of the confrontation between the British and German fleets is 570,000 square kilometers. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIf the Americans had not been able to keep an eye on it, the German fleet would have really not been able to find anything.

Moreover, the Americans' camouflaged notification ships were at most eyeing convoys with a speed of no more than 8 to 9 knots, and if the Japanese fleet went alone, it was very likely that the two sides would take a fork in the road. Although Su Xiong wanted to knock out the Japanese fleet easily, it was up to luck to see if he could meet it!

But to the surprise of the Germans, this time the Japanese fleet moved a little fast, and nearly 3 hours had passed from the battle between the British and German navies to the end of the packing, and the Japanese immediately left two light cruisers after receiving the telegram, and the two capital ships immediately rushed over. How far can you go in 3 hours? Based on the high speed of 18 knots of two Japanese battleships, it was about 54 nautical miles, nearly 100 kilometers, and in fact, when the battle between the British and German fleets broke out, the distance between the two sides was only about 200 kilometers.

Therefore, after the German fleet decided to move eastward, how long did it take for the two sides to meet, you know, the speed of the German fleet at this time was as high as 23 knots! Although the original maximum speed of 26 knots may not be able to run due to the aging of the machinery and the loss of power caused by the long voyage, it is still easy to run faster than the average dreadnought.

"Three hours have passed since the British sent the telegram of the attack, and the battle should be over." On the battleship Satsuma, a Japanese officer said to the commander of the fleet, Yuzaburo Kato.

"Your words can be understood from many angles, and you can understand that the British have solved the problem, so they don't need our help. It can also be understood that the enemy is very strong, the British have already been killed, and we may not be able to defeat it. Kato Yuzaburo didn't blame his subordinates for being abrupt, because now, he also had fifteen buckets in his heart.

If the British had won, then there should have been a follow-up telegram, and even if the battleship's radio station was destroyed because of the engagement, then the other ships could always send a telegram. But alas, until now his fleet has not received a single telegram! This result is intriguing, even if the radio station is broken, it is impossible for such a large fleet to be broken, right? It's not realistic!

So, although it is impossible to be sure, one answer is already coming out, that is, the opponent is strong, very strong! The British are finished! So now the question arises, why does Yuzaburo Kato continue to move west? Is he so confident in the power in his hands? Well, self-confidence is one aspect, after all, the British are responsible for escorting armored cruisers, and their ability to fight to the death cannot be compared with the quasi-fearless Satsuma. And Yuzaburo Kato did not think that the dreadnought-class warships of the Allies would appear here. If it's quasi-fearless, Yuzaburo Kato is not afraid of opponents! After all, the Japanese have a brilliant record.

And as allies, the British have already sent a rescue telegram, and they have received it, and it is somewhat unreasonable not to look at it. Japan also needed the support of the British in the Asia-Pacific region, so Yuzaburo Kato's army came to help. As for the transport fleet behind, he has ordered the transport fleet to sail towards the exit of the Gulf of Aden, after all, the Gulf of Aden is very vast, and the probability that the other party will bypass Kato's fleet and then happen to find the Japanese transport fleet hundreds of kilometers away is really not high, and Kato Yuzaburo has also decided that if he can't find an opponent before 3 o'clock in the afternoon, he will return immediately!

In short, Kato Yuzaburo's plan is still not a big problem, but he underestimated the strength of the opponent's fleet and the capabilities of the Americans!

However, what is even more tragic is that in good weather, the two quasi-dreadnoughts of Satsuma and Aki were discovered by the German Kingfisher seaplanes, and with the transmission of radio waves in the air, the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau successfully locked the position of their opponents!

"Japanese? I hope this opponent is a little stronger! "Now Su Xiong has a feeling of dissatisfaction, how to say, it is so easy to fight the armored cruisers of the British, so easy that he has some lack of interest. If the opposite side is the Japanese Hanoi and battleships, he may hesitate, after all, the other side is also relatively strong, what kind of fight can be fought, the situation in the port of Fao will definitely not be comparable to the mainland, if you can not get hurt, don't get hurt.

If you meet Fuso, then run away immediately, and if you don't say it, the other party has 50% more pipes than you. On paper, it's all at a disadvantage, and the raiding ship is a hair! If it is King Kong, then Su Xiong decisively chooses a battle, after all, the opponent is a pure-blooded battle cruiser, and his own Scharnhorst will definitely not be able to outrun the opponent in this situation! If you can't run, you'll have to fight!

Therefore, the best opponent is a battleship like the Satsuma class, the size is moderate, the opponent can't run and can't beat it, their speed, firepower and defense are superior, if you are careful, it is not a big problem to leave the opponent behind!

After lunch, the figure of the Japanese fleet finally appeared in the rangefinder of the Scharnhorst, and the rangefinder accurately read the distance data of the opponent - 18 kilometers!

At this time, the precise planning of "Brother Fine" Raeder once again showed great power. The German fleet was in a good situation, and the fleet was upwind, so the black smoke from the chimney would not affect the range. And at this time the fleet was backed by the mainland, and under the influence of the mainland's background, the Japanese found themselves a little shorter, at least for now, the Japanese do not seem to have discovered the German fleet!

"Keep the distance at about 15 kilometers, it's too close, it's not good for us." Accompanied by Su Xiong's order, loud battle sirens sounded in all compartments of the battleship! The soldiers quickly ran from their cabins to the various battle positions, and a shell weighing more than 600 kilograms was raised from the depths of the ammunition depot, and the soldiers opened the bolt and with the help of the loader fed the shell into the chamber, followed by two huge cartridge packets, one wrapped in silk in the front and one in the back with a copper shell.

Germany chose this kind of propellant packaging because although the sliding gun bolt opened and closed faster, it was poorly sealed, and the second half of the propellant was sealed with a copper shell to assist in airtightness, and the other reason was to prevent the explosion of the propellant pack.

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