Chapter 896: The Lion Among the Wolves
The German High Seas Fleet and the Russian Baltic Fleet were about to see a real chapter under their hands. In the Mediterranean, the Entente fleet after receiving reinforcements is also ready to separate from the Allied fleet, and a full 8 super dreadnoughts have arrived, plus the original British and French fleets, its total size has reached 16 capital ships, of which only 1 is dreadnought, and the others are all super dreadnoughts, and their strength has faintly pressed the other side.
The time has finally come, and this result is honestly not unexpected by the Allies. This fleet combination is the most realistic and strongest lineup that Britain can send at the moment. There were not enough 15-inch gunboats, and the Bismarck-class British, who faced the Germans, were not sure. But again, if there were no 15-inch gunnong ships in the support fleet, the British would be equally unreliable in the face of the Allied Mediterranean fleet! After more than a year of farming the novice zone monsters, Tycho finally had to face a dungeon-level opponent. The war was about the overall strategy of the Allies. If the war is won, then it can continue to maintain the sea transportation line and maintain the containment of the British Empire, if it loses, Italy and Austria-Hungary will not even be able to keep their own coastlines!
"The overall strength of the two sides is similar, and if the war starts, whether it is won or lost, both sides will suffer considerable losses. The British Navy has already solved the problem of shells, so it will pose a certain threat to our warships. The advantage of the British was that they had more ships, and they had 2 revenge battleships, and their 15-inch guns posed a great threat to our fleet. And our advantage is that the level of protection of the warships is generally relatively high, and the experience of the Battle of Jutland teaches us that the British were super dreadnought even after improvement. It is also relatively vulnerable in the face of 14-inch guns. And our fast fleet has certain advantages. Tycho roughly analyzed the situation.
"Uh, why is this so unnutritious." Lin Yongsheng looked at Di Gu, who was sitting precariously, and said in his heart, this thing was all mentioned in the battle briefing. You're talking about some dry goods! For this guy who used to be called Teacher Xu Jie, Lin Yongsheng was a little puzzled. In fact, in terms of combat experience, Lin Yongsheng followed Xu Jie from the first battle of the First Sino-Japanese War to the last of the year. It's much better than Tycho, who won the war by surprise attack.
"If it is still a regular naval battle mode, we must have a certain advantage in the avant-garde war, so I propose to transfer the Julius Caesar to the avant-garde fleet. In this case, we will have an overwhelming advantage. At the same time, as the producer of the Julius Caesar and the Australian type of battleships, I wonder how big is the difference in combat effectiveness between these two types of battleships? Count Spee, commander of the avant-garde fleet, asked.
"The gap is huge. If the retreat factor is not taken into account, the battleship of the Australian type is not an opponent at all, and its horizontal armor is even worse. If I shoot it from horizontal. It can be very dangerous. Lin Yongsheng thought about it and said, he still hid the secret of the underwater bullet, after all, the horizontal protection is easy to improve, and the underwater protection is too fragile for large-caliber underwater bullets. Huaxia couldn't solve it by himself. Therefore, this unique weapon must only be mastered by the Huaxia Navy.
"Holy. The battleship that has not yet been warmed up is given to the Germans? Tycho said depressedly. But this is clearly not the time to be depressed. If the strengthened fast fleet can defeat Betty first, then this investment is also worth it, so seeing that Lin Yongsheng's meaning is inclined to Count Spee, he said that he can reluctantly cede the flagship to the Germans.
"Betty has already suffered several losses, and this time she will definitely leave in the face of an enemy who obviously can't be defeated. 4 to 5, the other side also has a 15-inch gun capital ship, obviously the Entente has a disadvantage. Lin Yongsheng forked. Fighting well is not the goal, fighting well and keeping the other party is the goal. It is necessary to fight a war of annihilation, not a war of defeat. This is a problem that Xu Jie has emphasized many times, but after looking at it, the few people in front of him, whether it is Xu Jie's students or the earls who once fought with Huaxia, do not seem to have this awareness. Or if you don't have enough consciousness, it seems that you have to rely on yourself. Thinking of this, Lin Yongsheng felt a little proud in his heart.
"Is there a solution to this problem?" Vice Admiral Spee asked, who was also worried about the problem, both sides were fast fleets, and if one side wanted to leave, the other could not stop it at all. Driving away the opponent is not the main goal, but inflicting heavy damage on the opponent is the key. But Spee didn't have much to do.
"Actually, this method is very simple, everyone look at these photos, I don't have anything to do to play with myself" said, Lin Yongsheng smiled and passed a few photos to the generals present. These photos show 4 warships, all of which are warships of the German Rapid Fleet in appearance, but taken from different positions. Tycho and the others couldn't tell the difference between the warships in these photos for a long time, and they couldn't even make out the name of the ship.
This is not to say that the basic quality of these people is not up to par, but because the shooting distance is too far, and they are all ships of the same class, although the details of each battleship are different, but if they are so far away, they will not be able to see the difference for a long time, and they are almost the same in appearance. And this is still not too far away, if it is more than ten kilometers apart in actual combat, it is really 4 twins, and no one can see whom!
"This is my fast fleet, I wonder what Your Excellency Lu Dao means by taking out these photos?" Count Spee was a little confused.
"This is not your fast fleet, these are your fast fleet, and these photos were taken during the joint training of the Allied fleet, when it was to test the speed of the Julius Caesar, it was operated with the German fleet, and the last battleship in these pictures is the Julius Caesar, not the fast battleships of the Scharnhorst type. What I mean is simple, even the most experienced observer can easily missee the Julius Caesar at a distance. Because after all, Julius Caesar was designed on the basis of a battleship of the foreign trade type. The tonnage reached 32,000 tons, but the length was not too large because of the widening of the hull, but it was only 210 meters. It is less than 20 meters longer than the Scharnhorst. Lin Yongsheng said with a smile.
"I understand Your Excellency's consciousness, there is a saying in your country called fishing in troubled waters, you mean to stuff the Julius Caesar into the fast fleet, and then stuff a battleship into the capital ship fleet, in this way, 4 battleships together, Betty is very likely to think that Julius Caesar is in the main fleet and is at war with us, in this case, the 15-inch heavy gun of the Julius Caesar has a chance to play?" Tycho finally figured it out.
"What a loss of thought this idea! But I like it! "All the generals here said in their hearts, this veteran general from Huaxia is powerful, a very simple entry point can be arranged a trap, it seems that the strength of the Huaxia Navy is not only in equipment, these generals are all demonic enough. But think about it, almost all of the naval veterans in the European powers now have something to do with Huaxia, either they have worked with Huaxia or have been beaten by Huaxia. Jericho and Scheer were still comrades-in-arms back then! Why can't Betty? Because it has nothing to do with Huaxia, the combat process of the Huaxia Navy is a process of cultivating high-quality officers, and if you haven't participated in it, the level is naturally not good.
But even if I've participated, it's not as good as the original! Yang Yonglin killed New Mexico in Saipan in minutes. When dealing with the aftermath, Sims even scolded Deng Shichang, this is the gap, the gap in the realm! Even Essen, who was choked enough by the Chinese Navy back then, didn't he still yin the Germans last year? Although it is now at the end of the road, it is a matter of strength, not the level of commanders.
As for admitting the wrong battleship? In fact, in actual combat, the light patrol is regarded as a heavy patrol, and the heavy patrol is regarded as a battleship, not to mention the mistake between the battleships, and this is almost the difference between the original version and the enlarged version. Even after being shot, I don't know if I was hit by a 14-inch shell or a 15-inch shell without careful comparison. Therefore, the feasibility of this plan is too high!
There must be a big difference between the capital ship used by Huaxia and the foreign trade ship, not to mention the 15-inch self-use capital ship fighting the 14-inch foreign trade ship, which is simply the rhythm of the master beating the apprentice. Maybe he was sunk a battleship, and he didn't know that there was a lion in a group of wild men on the other side of the road. If you disguise it on your side a little more, it will be more like, and then put the Julius Caesar back, there is simply no reason not to succeed. If Betty is still flashing in this situation, there really can't be be helped, but this is extremely unlikely.
If nothing else, Britain would have taken advantage of the Allied fleet in an avant-garde engagement, but then, once the two sides switched to the battle line, the Allies would inevitably have a certain disadvantage. 13 14-inch gun-class carriers, and 2 R-class battleships, 11 14-inch gun-carrying ships and 1 Julius Caesar. How do you look at the disadvantage on your side, although if you catch and fight right, it seems that the British 15-inch who has changed shells wants to sink the super dreadnought with good protection, but overall the opponent's firepower still has an advantage. It's never okay to just stumble.
"The magic weapon of this victory is still on the fast fleet, and if we use it properly, then it will be the key to our victory!" Lin Yongsheng said with a smile. Long before leaving Huaxia to lead the team here, Xu Jie repeatedly told Lin Yongsheng that now helping the Allies is helping Huaxia, and only if the Entente is defeated, the blockade network surrounding Huaxia will finally collapse. China's strategic territory can be extended all the way to South Asia. And there will be no resistance when China annexes a large number of Russian territories! After the Allies and the Entente were seriously wounded, who could take care of the Russians? So Xu Jie asked Lin Yongsheng to help the Allies seriously, which was almost to use the fleet of the Allies to do things for himself, and at that time Xu Jie agreed to sell the capital ship to Italy had this meaning in it, and finally the people and the ship were packed and shipped together. It depends on how Lin Yongsheng is doing!
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