The Battle of Skagerrak was fought at night. The home fleet of the British Navy after leaving Blackburn, Germany

The ground intelligence department has been trying to find the whereabouts of the fleet. At that time, it was widely believed that the British Home Fleet would go south to intercept it

The Allied Combined Fleet, but in fact, almost everyone with a little discerning knew that the British Home Fleet would not leave Britain

In the waters near the homeland, even if you want to go south to fight a decisive battle with the Combined Fleet, you must first defeat the German Continental Fleet and secure the North Sea

and the English Channel to dominate the sea, rather than being seized by the Germans and invade the British mainland.

Field Marshal Raeder also did not believe that the British Home Fleet would go south, and he kept pressing on the German Home Fleet to leave

The port of Kiel can be at an impasse as the Tangier allied negotiations have stalled. The German high command was also in a hurry. Attack the British lands

The plan has been in the works for more than a year and the preparations have been going on for more than a year. Germany has even adjusted the distribution of military spending and land among the three services

In addition to the fact that the Air Force still maintains a high military spending, the Army's military spending has been seriously weakened, and the Navy's military spending has been won for the first time

By a significant increase, in 27 years, the main task of the German Navy was not the construction of large warships, but the construction of landings

Ships and transport ships. Raeder also proposed a new land battle plan in mid-27, using the home fleet, and returning

The "Far East Fleet" defeated the British navy, seized sea supremacy, and then crossed the English Channel to hit the British mainland.

The plan was adopted by the German High Command and placed under the sole responsibility of the German Navy.

The "Far Eastern Fleet" was dragged to Tangier, and not only Raeder was anxious, but the German Prime Minister was also very anxious. Look at the Navy of the Tang Empire

Preparations for an attack on British soil were gradually in place, and the German Chancellor could not sit still, February 20. The German Prime Minister personally went down

Orders were given to the German Home Fleet to move out of the North Sea and seize control of the English Channel. The Army landing force must be

Preparations for the offensive were completed at the end of February, and March 3 was the "D" day for the landing on British soil, and the landing could only be delayed by a maximum of five years

Sky. That is, the Germans were ready to hit the British mainland by March 8.

Raeder had to give the order for a sortie on this day, commanding the home fleet for Admiral Lukins, in the fleet

Including the two battleships "Bismarck" and "Tirpitz", and two battleships "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau".

Eighteen cruisers, as well as other ground cruisers and destroyers, for a total of 22 battleships. After more than a day of preparation

After. The German home fleet left the port of Kiel in the early morning of the 22nd and entered the North Sea directly through the Danish Strait. In order to be able

Enough to avoid danger as much as possible. Avoid being spotted by British long-range maritime patrol aircraft. The fleet was on the night of the 23rd from Scar at full speed

The Grad Strait passed through, but Lukins didn't know that the British native fleet was waiting outside the Strait!

In order to take out the German home fleet, the British Navy can be described as having gone to great lengths. Before that, for a few years, de

The home fleet has always been a major problem for the British Navy. This fleet says strong or not strong. Saying weak is not weak. that

The combat effectiveness is simply not comparable to that of the British home fleet . But it was able to do British land and sea shipping, even

The coastal ports and cities of the British land pose a huge threat. Over the years, the Germans also learned more about naval warfare

slipped, and as long as there was a need, its home fleet would come out and slip around, forcing the British home fleet to go out in full force

move, encircle, chase and intercept it, but the Germans never directly bombarded the British home fleet, often waiting for the British to do so

The earth fleet shrank back after it was killed. The British Navy was kept busy in vain, and at the same time had to fight a lot of ground >

The ships remained on the ground and could not be used on other battlefields.

In order to let the Germans let their guard down, the British moved their home fleet to the remote port of Blackburn, actually

Above. This was also to avoid Luftwaffe bombers and the bombing of the home fleet in the harbor. Also, the United Kingdom

The Navy is also making every effort to collect information on the German Navy and try to grasp every move of the German Navy. This time, the Allies are strong

The Grand Fleet met in Gibraltar and the British quickly received the information. And a big decision was made, and that is

After luring out the German Home Fleet as soon as possible and annihilating the German Home Fleet. Then go south to deal with the Allied Combined Fleet.

The British arranged it at a glance, as long as the German home fleet was not extinguished. Then the British Home Fleet will not be a day

Able to leave the sea near the mainland. It's actually a very simple thing to do if the German Prime Minister is a little patient. Then no

The home fleet should have been allowed to leave the port of Kiel, but political interests forced the German Chancellor to take the risk, and that was to give the German mainland

The fleet had to take risks!

In order to discover and intercept the German Home Fleet while avoiding the whereabouts of the exposed. The British Home Fleet left the cloth at a time

Lakeburn was then bypassed the British mainland and finally entered the North Sea from the Shetland Islands on the 20th. British Ben

The Turkish fleet reached the outside of the Skagerrak Strait. In addition, the British Navy has mobilized nearly 20 submarines to deploy in the strait

At the exit, the British Air Force also arranged for dozens of long-range patrol aircraft to patrol the skies over the Channel. In such a close watch

It was almost impossible for the German Home Fleet to smoothly enter the North Sea!

Indeed, at around 10 p.m. on the 23rd, a British submarine patrolling the channel spotted it

The German Home Fleet sailed at full speed. The captain of the submarine used the periscope to accurately judge the four huge battles in the fleet

ships, especially those two battleships. Sadly, because the fleet was at full speed, the escort destroyers did not

Able to spot this submarine in close proximity. After hiding under the surface of the sea for two hours. The British submarine floated to the depth of the snorkel

and then the alarm sounded. In less than five minutes, the battleship "Avant-garde" outside the Strait landed on the commander of the British Home Fleet, Satsuma

Admiral Weir learned that the German home fleet was heading towards him.

The battle alarm was immediately sounded, the ground radar on the battleship was quickly activated, and the destroyer rushed to the battleship formation

Ahead, closely monitoring the movement in the strait. It's not 24 years now, and radars are installed on battleships, yes

It is enough to find targets at night that are more than a dozen nautical miles away, or even tens of nautical miles. Samoville is also very clear. on German battleships

There were also radars, and they were supplied by the Don Empire, which were more advanced than those on British battleships. Therefore, he will drive

Ship-by-ship ships were sent to the front, and several other light cruisers equipped with radars were also ahead. As long as these battleships are found

With the German Home Fleet, then he has full confidence in killing the German Home Fleet!

Lukins did not yet know that he was on the verge of destruction, and he had always believed that the British Home Fleet was unlikely to enter the North Sea,

Otherwise, the British would have deployed their fleet at Sparka instead of Blackburn. In addition, the Allied Combined Fleet has

After the arrival of the British navy, the number one enemy of the British navy was no longer the German home fleet, and naturally there was no need to make a big move

Pay the German Home Fleet. But the reality is that there were twelve British warships outside the Channel at this time. Hundreds of cannons, while

Lukins only has four battleships that can be considered the main ground, and the number of main guns is only more than 30

There was no chance to even turn the fleet around and escape back to the port of Kiel!

At half past one in the morning of the 24th, the radar operator on the Pismarck quickly judged that this was a small destroyer. This is not the case

did not attract the attention of Lukins, in his opinion, it was the British Navy sent here to reconnoiter ships, and those

The destroyer will certainly be vulnerable until the British react. He has entered the North Sea. British Home Fleet

Don't try to catch up with him. Although the ground radar provided to the German Navy by the Tang Empire surpassed that of the British Navy in terms of performance

radar, but this did not save the fate of the German home fleet.

Ten minutes later. The British light cruiser's ground radar also detected four huge targets, and immediately judged that they were

Two Bismarck-class battleships and two Scharnhorst-class battlecruisers, which were home to the German home fleet

Bottom. The battle alarm was immediately raised, and the Satsumville ground fleet was about 15 nautical miles west of the cruisers, and twelve British ships were fighting

The ships were divided into two columns, four of which were of the "Avant-garde" class to the north, eight old combat battleships to the south, and all battleships had ground muzzles

All were aligned in the direction of the strait, and the speed of the battleship formation was increased to 18 knots.

Lukins sent out destroyers and cruisers to quickly drive out the British naval battleships, and he was at one forty-five

Left and right to put the fleet into combat mode. This is mainly to prevent it from happening, not to say that he has become vigilant. as

Golukins turned the fleet at this point, at least to put up a battle queue, maybe he still had a chance to escape back, but he

Having failed to do so, the four capital ships still sailed west in columns. Other words. The British ground battleships had been successfully grabbed

occupies the prefix "D", and Lukins is still not ready for battle.

Less than 2:15 p.m., Bismarck's ground radar first detected four huge targets in the north. Lukin

Si didn't faint this time. It was immediately understood that it was the British homeland fleet, and it was most likely four of the latest "avant-garde" ships

Class battleships, in the past, these four battleships were the place to act together. But by this time the fleet was going to turn to the earth, and it was already too late.

Satsumville ordered the fleet to turn southward at 2:10 a.m., and at 2:20 p.m., at the place where the fleet turned

At that time, the ground radar of the "Avant-garde" also discovered the ground target to the east. At this time, the distance between the two sides is about 20 nautical miles. On both sides of the Lord

Out of the range of the gun. Satsumville immediately ordered the fleet to pursue to the west, four ships of the "Avant-garde" class battle, and soon raised to it

Verse 27. South. Eight old battleships are also speeding up, but they can only reach a maximum speed of 22 knots, which cannot match the "avant-garde" class

Operations, and these eight battles were included in the radar detection range of German warships!

Lukins didn't panic. The four capital ships turned at 2:25 a.m. and formed a battle formation. Lou

Kings already knew exactly what was going on with four Avantgarde-class battleships, and he thought he had enough strength to defeat them

battleships. Just like the last time the "Hood" was killed and the "Prince of Wales" was damaged, if it was possible to defeat a few British ships

If he returns to Kiel Harbor, he will be able to explain it. And Lukins didn't know that the south. Eight

An old British naval battleship is outflanking the rest of the world.

The battle began at 2:50 p.m., and the first round of fire was about 10 nautical miles, or about yards." Bismarck" and "avant-garde".

The main guns are capable of exerting power at this distance, but this distance is still a little too far for the warring parties

And the "small cannons" of the "Scharnhorst" have little power at this distance. Lukins had to give way to the fleet

Approach the enemy at a 15-degree angle. I hope to be able to use the more powerful giant artillery on the "Bismarck" to defeat the two "avant-garde" first,

Then concentrate on crushing the other two.

The ground firepower of the battleships of the "avant-garde" class was no worse than that of the "Bismarck", and it can even be said that it was more formidable than the "Bismarck". The British have been

After suffering from the "Bismarck" in the previous naval battles, the "avant-garde" has improved some of its performance in the design.

This includes a 15-inch caliber ground gun. More importantly. The British also recognized the ground armor-piercing bullets they used

The problem of insufficient force began to fully switch to heavy armor-piercing bullets. And borrowed some technology directly from the United States . It's still "

Avant-garde "for the first time in naval warfare used a new type of armor-piercing projectile . Enough to penetrate the armor of the "Bismarck" landlord at a distance of 15,000 grounds.

Lukins did not understand this and still considered the British land to be a "soft bullet"!

The situation on the battlefield at that time was hardly in any favor for the German home fleet, and it can be said that, from the very beginning,

Lukins had no choice but to run away and stay to fight, and he would not end well, and Lukins missed the best ground

There was a chance to escape, and by the time he wanted to escape, there was no chance.

Summerville also seized every opportunity he had to seize to correctly deploy submarines and reconnaissance ships

The situation on the battlefield and the reasonable distribution of the strength of the fleet. For Samoville, it was a good achievement

Chances, and such opportunities are not many for the British Admirals.

There was no suspense in the main battle, and Lukins made several serious mistakes that eventually made the German home fleet a few

All the years of hard work came to naught, and Satmoville commanded the British Navy to complete a beautiful curtain call

and this was the last brilliant performance of the British Navy. But the actual battle was not easy, two "Bismarck" class

Battleships don't sit shackled, and Satsumville will have to put a lot of effort into the show if it's going to be a good one