"It's an airplane! It must be an airplane! "Raeder kept walking in the conning tower, as a senior office staff who used to work for Prince Ruprecht, Raeder also gained some things that others did not have, such as aviation reconnaissance, as the link between the German Navy and the Bavarian aviation department, Raeder naturally knows how difficult these guys are, one of the most important points is that when reconnoitring at low altitudes, the background and sunlight cover the aircraft, making it very difficult to visually observe, the plane is too small, And it's easy to blend into the background after a simple camouflage. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoTherefore, it is easier to find the opponent when the other party sends a message using radio sideways.

And now, when it is certain that there are no ships on the surface of the sea, then nine times out of ten this signal source is an airplane! And this plane is certainly not on its side! Raeder knew that the hunters hiding in the shadows had already spotted them, and they couldn't identify their target yet!

"Looks like we need to cancel this supply." Raeder calculates his own fuel and the possible hunt.

"Agreed, but if I could, I would like to know who is after us." Su Xiong replied to Raeder through the flag for the first time, but he didn't want to leave now, because the seaplane had not been recovered, and Su Xiong, who had already tasted the sweetness of aviation reconnaissance, was unwilling to lose these eyes that could not be replenished at sea! At the same time, he still had a hint of fantasy in his heart, although the prince said in the telegram that it was most likely the queens, but what if it was a lion ......and a tiger.

And just when the Japanese informed Thomas of the location of the German fleet, Thomasten, who received the information, jumped up from his seat, he had been waiting for this moment for a long time, dozens of days had passed since he was ready to sail, and the entire fleet and the five-figure people who served this hunt were for today! A moment that can wash away the shame of the British Imperial Navy! Even the most stable person can't restrain the tension and excitement in his heart!

"Is it breaking the radio silence?" The officer next to him asked. The Anglerfish roughly confirmed the position of the other side through the radio side, and then only sent a telegram, which was naturally likely to be ignored by the other side, but now, the situation of the British fleet has changed from discovery to continuous tracking, and the reconnaissance aircraft in front need to constantly send out the opponent's target communication, and because of the power and band limitations, in order to ensure that the information is transmitted to the various fleets. Thomas Fleet needs to be forwarded! And in this case, with the radio level of the Germans, it is also possible to calculate the position of Thomas's fleet in reverse.

"Mark me all the warships on both sides." With Thomas's order, a group of staff officers began to get busy, and they readjusted the positions of various markings on the charts, and then Thomas found that the position of the Germans now made him a little uncomfortable.

The Suxiong fleet still did not enter the core area at this time. The two German fast battleships were located about 40 kilometers northeast of their fleet, and because they were not chasing in a forward direction, it was expected that it would take at least an hour and a half for the other side to be included in their artillery strike range. The other two Queen Elizabeth-class battleships to the north are 80 kilometers away, and if the other side turns around and leaves, it can basically be concluded that the two battleships in the north will not see the Germans today.......

"Although the position is not good, we have no choice now, we must drive the German fleet to the north, and then cooperate with Malaya and the War Weary to kill them!" Thomas said.

"But what if the other side chooses to fight us?" The captain of the Queen Elizabeth asked.

"Then let's fight, in short, we have to hold them back!" Thomas said categorically. "Command the fleet and increase the speed to the limit! We're going to war! "A large amount of heavy oil is injected into the boiler, and after intense combustion, the high-temperature and high-pressure water vapor produced by hundreds of degrees of water vapor is transported to the engine room, and the high-speed rotating turbine produces an output of more than 80,000 horsepower! At this time, the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship showed its majesty as a first-class fast battleship! Two battleships quickly approached the German fleet at a speed of 24 knots!

And the fleets in other directions also began to approach rapidly, especially the two battleships of War-Weary and Malaya to the north, which also increased their speed to the limit of 24 knots. During this time, the Germans also did not find nothing, and the two seaplanes sent to the north sent information about the encounter with unknown ships. Outwardly, it resembles a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship. And to the west, two other reconnaissance aircraft also spotted the British light cruiser. Traces of the enemy appeared in both directions, which made Su Xiong's heart sink!

"Light cruisers to the west and battleships to the north, we seem to be in big trouble!" Su Xiong contacted Raeder via shortwave communication.

The so-called blessings are not double, and disasters are not singular. As soon as Suchon's telegram was sent, the lookout of the Gneisenau also saw smoke rising about 15 nautical miles behind his own fleet! "At six o'clock, an unknown ship was spotted!"

"The speed of the fleet is 18 knots, and the other side is still approaching us quickly, either the British battle cruiser or the queen! We have to make a decision! Raeder muttered to himself. At this time, there was really not much time left for them, and in just a few minutes, the originally vague shadow of the ship in the distance became clearer! When the asana rangefinder at the top of the Scharnhorst mast turns to the target, you can even roughly distinguish the shape of the other party's ship!

"Let's turn around and fight!" Raeder's answer was simple, but the process of making this simple reply was not easy! In just a few seconds, a general situation map was formed in Raeder's mind, and the distance between the two battleships found in the north was about 70 kilometers, and if the two fleets were to move in the opposite direction, they would definitely meet in 2 hours! If you go west, although you don't find the capital ship of the opposing side, because of the problem of the route, it is easy to be caught between the two fleets, and who can guarantee that there will be no capital ship behind the light cruiser?

The east is the only direction in which no trace of the opponent has been found, but this direction is not to be taken, because you can't be sure if there are capital ships in the east, and even if there are none, the entire fleet will be driven to the eastern part of the Indian Ocean, which is farther away from the intended supply area, and farther away from your home and alternate ports in East Africa! The other party may not be as fast as you, but if you play a marathon, you have no chance of winning at all. Even if you can escape for a while, the probability of being chased to death is very high.

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