How big was the gap in the technical level between the British fleet and the German fleet? It's hard to measure this just yet. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

However, as long as you know the navies of the two sides, you will know that the difference in weapons between the two sides is the biggest one in terms of carrier-based aircraft.

Looking at the entire British Royal Navy, there were simply no suitable carrier-based aircraft at the beginning of World War II. Even barely usable sea hurricanes were rushed into service 41 years later.

In fact, in the current British Royal Navy, only Sea Fighters and Swordfish attack aircraft are available on the deck.

Under such conditions, it is basically impossible for the British Navy to catch up with the technological gap in carrier-based aircraft in the short term.

But is there no gap between the German Navy and the British Navy, except for carrier-based aircraft?

It is true that the British Navy surpassed the German Navy in terms of numbers, morale, and quality of soldiers.

However, it is an indisputable fact that the warships are old and their speed is generally low. In addition, the greater gap between the two sides is also reflected in technical equipment.

Under Li Le's supervision, the warships of the German Navy were equipped with high-tech equipment such as radar, and the gap between the German and British navies in this regard was even greater.

Tragically, the historical event of the installation of radar on the battlecruiser HMS Hood of the British Royal Navy was the beginning of 1941!

That is, the current battleship Hood does not have such equipment as radar on it! Unfortunately, it didn't, but it did!

The Bismarck has radars, the Tirpitz has radars, and similarly, the Gneisenau and the Prinz Eugen have radars!

Therefore, when the British Royal Navy's search fleet approached, the German Navy had already spotted the two assassins lurking beside them.

At this time, the distance between the two sides had been shortened to 15,000 meters, and the German fleet knew ten minutes before that the British naval warships had arrived.

And by this time, Lütjans had already given the order to be ready for battle on the Bismarck.

He knew that he was still too greedy, and he was greedy enough to put the entire fleet in danger.

The British fleet could come in at any moment and annihilate the weak German navy. Before dawn came, Rütjans planned to scare away the approaching battleships with a salvo, and then quickly escape the pursuit and run away.

No matter how conceited he was, he had no intention of annihilating any British fleet. Now he still thinks of himself as a pirate, a pirate who runs away when he sees a warship.

"Keep all artillery on hand! Get ready to fire! Having escaped the pursuit of the British battleships, the entire fleet moved at full speed, increasing the speed of the formation to 28 knots! At 4:13 a.m., Lütjans gave a new battle order.

In the main gun turret of the battleship Bismarck, the gunner, who received the battle order, pushed a different shell into the bore of the cannon.

Unlike when attacking merchant ships, this time it was a naval battle with enemy warships, so the battleship Bismarck, as a matter of course, chose armor-piercing shells instead of high-explosive shells.

With the assistance of a semi-mechanized loader, the gunners in the turret quickly completed the loading of a shell.

At the same time, there were 6 other guns. In the last darkness before dawn, the cannons of the German battleships and battlecruisers were already pointing their guns in the direction of the target not far away.

At this time, the speed of the German Navy was maintained at an altitude of 24 knots, so the speed of the British Royal Navy search fleet was also around 24 knots.

Unfortunately, the other two British fleets that were approaching in the distance were moving very slowly, and the distance between the two sides was actually increasing.

At 5 o'clock, Lütjans finally couldn't hold it anymore, and he gave the order to attack: "Don't wait any longer, open fire and attack!" Use radar parameters as a standard! ”

In fact, Bismarck had radars installed on other German battleships, which did not have fire control. When indicating targets at sea, the accuracy is simply miserable.

However, barely calculating the distance and the target position, the radar can do it. It is not impossible to use the approximate parameters to fire.

But the percentage of hits after firing, then it can only depend on faith. If there was a Chun brother or something like that at that time, it is estimated that it would be very popular in the navy.

"Boom!" At 5 o'clock, the German battleship Bismarck fired its first tentative shot, and the faith shell flew out of the barrel and sped away towards the target.

The German fleet suddenly opened fire, startling the bridge of the British Navy's search fleet battlecruiser HMS Hood, who was anxiously waiting for the dawn to come. General Tovey jumped.

He did not expect that the German fleet would open fire in such a situation of extremely low visibility, and he did not expect that the German fleet had already spotted the British fleet following them all the way.

"How could the Germans open fire, even if they found us, at this distance, they would not be able to hit us at all." John? Tovey frowned, muttering something in his mouth.

In his opinion, even if the German Navy could spot the British battleship at the same distance, it would not be possible to open fire and attack at such a distance of 15 kilometers.

You know, if you fire first in such weather conditions, the flame from the muzzle will expose you first. And the accuracy of the firing attack is similar to that of hitting the big luck.

Haven't waited for John yet? The doubts in Tovey's mind passed, and the shells fired by the Germans crossed a distance of 15 kilometers and landed far on the starboard side of the Hood.

The shells made a huge splash and frightened John who was standing on the bridge of the Hood? General Tovey.

"What's going on? How could the Germans be so accurate? How could they be so accurate? "Didn't realize that I was a gaffe, John? Tovey questioned his men loudly.

Although no shells hit the British battleships, the German battleships were able to shoot so accurately at a distance of more than 10,000 meters, which can no longer be described as well-trained.

British naval sailors have quite high combat qualities, and they are not able to discredit and open fire on targets at a distance of about 15 kilometers.

On what basis could the German Navy do it, and on what basis did it dare to do it? John? Tovey asked with a loud shout in his mind.

"Full speed ahead! Immediately! "John? Tovey felt the pressure, and he was ready to close the distance and start an artillery battle with the enemy in advance.

In fact, he himself, unwittingly, had put his fleet in a passive position.

Being forced to change the battle plan on the fly and start a war with an superior enemy in advance with inferior forces is in itself a very risky choice.

What's more, because of the waste of time on the road, as well as the fatal reason of its own slow speed, the home fleet as a backup and the interceptor fleet are getting farther and farther away from the war zone at this time.

Just as the Hood began to accelerate, four more 381 mm guns on the German battleship Bismarck fired shells.

This time it landed closer, but it still landed on the starboard side of the battlecruiser Hood, and did not hit any targets.

On the battleship Prestige, the captain was about to go crazy - compared to the Hood, his old antique battleship could really be described as a thin skin and a big filling.

The main armor belt on the side of the Hood is still more than 300 mm thick, but the Prestige is only a little more than 200 mm......

Seeing the other party's shells fall on the sea not far away again and again, the captain of the Prestige felt his palms tremble.

If a 381 mm shell landed on your own battleship, it would almost be declared sunk!

You know, this is a veteran ship launched in 1915, and there is nothing to rely on in a head-on battle with a German battleship 21 years younger than itself.

John? General Tovey gritted his teeth and stood on the Hood and continued to charge forward with the Prestige, but he found that the distance between himself and the German battleship had remained at a level not far away.

The distance of 15 kilometers made him very uneasy, because his ideal combat distance was about 10 kilometers. Only at a distance of 10 km, the opposing side's projectile ammunition could not pose a threat to the Hood.

"They can see us!" Although he doesn't want to admit it, John, who has quite a brain? Tovey still noticed the difference in the German battleship.

If it weren't for the fact that he could be seen, the German fleet would certainly not have maintained such a good speed, and it would certainly not have wasted its emotions by rashly opening fire.

Everything indicates that the German battleships could see the British battleships in the dark, although not so really, but definitely visible!

Having established this, John? Tovey knew that his fleet was facing an even greater crisis.

"That's not right! German battleships are luring us away from the support of the rear fleet! "John? As soon as Tovey made a casual deduction, he broke out in a cold sweat.

At a high speed of 24 knots, your own fleet will only get farther and farther away from the two friendly fleets that are reinforcing you, and the brief light advantage of dawn will become less important as the opponent maneuveres in advance.

"But after the sun comes out, the other party is in an advantageous position, and then we can only be beaten passively......" After thinking about it, John? Tovey felt that it seemed the most reasonable and correct choice for him to immediately slow down and get out of the fight now.

Unfortunately, the most sensible choice seems to be the most difficult one. It's easy to leave with the fleet, but how to explain it to everyone?

Could it be that just by saying "the Germans discovered me in advance", he shirked his responsibility for "escaping from the battle"?

Dudley? Can Pound be trusted? Even if he believes, can Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who is close to madness, let him go?