"Admiral Jericho, you're going to group up two New Mexico-class battleships and a Vengeance-class battleship?" In the conference room of the battleship Revenge, Sims saw Jericho sitting on his desk.

"That being the case, I would also like to concentrate the most elite officers and men of the U.S. Navy on these two ships, which will join us in dealing with the most elite spearheads of the Germans, four Bismarck-class battleships and two Izmail-class battleships. I will personally take command of the Revenge and command the fleet to victory or sink with the ship! The decisiveness in Jericho's words made Sims's heart tremble, and the appearance of such words in the mouth of Jericho, who had been seeking stability, meant that the battle was about to be decided. The decisive battle is coming!

"The American fleet as a whole can be referred to. We are fearless, even against the strongest contingent of the Allies! Sims said without hesitation, the Battle of Saipan had left too deep an impact on Sims, and the strength of the Dragonwu-class battleship to teach New Mexico to be a new man in minutes brought him a lingering nightmare. He always wanted to get out of such a nightmare, and the only way was to defeat the equally powerful Bismarck-class battleships in a single war. Therefore, although he was quite frightened in his heart, he still stood up bravely and was willing to resist the spearhead of the most elite of the German fleet.

"Courage is commendable, but I really don't dare to let the American fleet go on!" Jericho smiled bitterly in his heart. The British Navy's top brass once privately commented on the Bismarck-class battleships, and no battleship detachment in the British Royal Navy could guarantee the suppression of these four Bismarck-class battleships. It should be noted here that the battleship detachment of the British Royal Navy is a group of 4 or 5 ships of the same class. In other words, even 5 Queen or 5 Revenge-class battleships will not necessarily be able to beat 4 Bismarck-class battleships. The best outcome is a tie. Similarly, the Izmail-class battleships were by no means mediocre. Together, these six ships are absolutely stressful for any fleet that is against them! If it was the American fleet, Jericho estimated that it would be destroyed in less than 45 minutes, and it didn't matter if the American battleship was sunk, don't bother the British! So in order to avoid the situation where the entire fleet was destroyed, Jericho decided to go into battle himself! Concentrate the most elite forces to resist the Germans' full blow!

But even so, Jericho also didn't think that his 7 ships could get the top in the face of the opponent's 6 ships, and Jericho also wanted to draw all 3 New Mexico ships. But if the elite are concentrated, then who will face the 4 Caesars and 3 Kings of the German fleet? Until now, the Germans are more dreadnought than the British! Being able to draw 7 to 6 for the time being is already the limit! If you smoke it again. The rear team can't fight! Now Jericho is like an acrobat walking on a tightrope with a balance pole in hand, and he must balance the forces of the entire fleet as much as possible. To avoid a collapse on a certain front, it is necessary to be cautious with each transfer of a battleship.

"Your Excellency will command the remaining 5 American battleships against Scheer's own team. They had 3 King-class battleships, 4 Caesar-class battleships, and 4 Nassau-class battleships that had just been upgraded to Super Dreadnought. These warships also have strong combat effectiveness. We are inferior in numbers of super-dreadnoughts, 4 Nassau-class battleships are poorly protected, we still have a chance, but Caesar and the king are more difficult, we need the remaining battleships of your country to deal with these hard stubble. Jericho replied.

To put it bluntly, there are not enough first-rate British battleships, so two of them must be transferred from the Americans, and the remaining American battleships will deal with other German super-dreadnoughts! Although Sims was unhappy with Jericho's move, he couldn't find a reason to refuse. After some bickering. Sims eventually agreed to Jericho's request. The U.S. fleet was split in two, with Jericho personally in charge of Hipper's fleet.

In this way, the composition of the combined Anglo-American fleet is like this. Jericho's 1st Battleship Detachment consisted of 5 Revenge battleships and 2 New Mexico battleships. Sims's five American super-dreadnoughts were formed into the second battleship detachment, and the only four remaining super-dreadnoughts equipped with 13.5-inch guns were formed into the third battleship detachment. The remaining 4 dreadnoughts were organized into the 4th Battleship Detachment.

Jericho then asked for a forecast from the meteorological department for this period. Although the weather forecast at the time was very accurate, it was always good to refer to it, and unlike the British who wanted to choose a better weather to start the war in the past, this time Jericho decided to choose the worst weather possible. "It would be great if we could avoid an engagement with the High Seas Fleet." It's okay to bomb the military port if the weather is bad. However, there will be a lot of uncertainties in naval engagements, bad weather has a great impact on the accuracy of shelling, and in order to maintain the hit, it is necessary to close the distance, which in turn gives the destroyer the opportunity to fire torpedoes. In terms of auxiliary warships, the British had an advantage, so Jericho had to bring it to the fore.

But everything is a double-edged sword. If the weather is bad, the long-range reconnaissance planes on their side will not be able to dispatch. This increases the probability of encounters, for which Jerichault's decision has been questioned, to which Jericho's answer is: "When we fire the first shot at Norway, German naval aviation will be stationed in Norway, and the reconnaissance advantage is on the side of the other side, in this case, we might as well choose a time when neither side's aerial reconnaissance can be effective." ”

In terms of implementation, Jericho is more detailed, and when he is on an attack mission, he will send a number of feints to attack other ports, provide reconnaissance for the Grand Fleet, and at the same time confuse opponents, these feints will be composed of former dreadnoughts and armored cruisers. It is definitely enough to deal with ports that are not well defended in general. When necessary, these ships are consumables. At the same time, the British Navy also decided to set up submarine cordons in certain key areas to be used as mobile maritime posts.

"If we can destroy each other's ports with our former dreadnoughts and armored cruisers, why should we send our precious main fleet?" When Betty saw this plan, she was puzzled. Since Jericho wanted to avoid using the Grand Fleet, and the ex-dreadnoughts were enough for these tasks, did the Grand Fleet sorties become redundant?

"Because we can't destroy Norway, with its long coastline and many deep-water ports, in a very short time! The former dreadnought forces were initially able to play a role, but when the German fleet was stationed, it could only reconnoiter and attack inconsequential ports, and when the Germans sent their air force to Norway, the role of these old warships would decline. In order to completely deny the Germans the use of Norwegian ports, it is necessary to have an absolute strike force, and such a force is only available in the Grand Fleet! Looking at the large-scale map of Norway nailed to the wall, Jericho shook his head helplessly, there were too many targets to hit, but the British had too few warships on hand. As for the places suitable for the temporary berthing of submarines, there are countless tons. For these places, Jericho has given up. It would be nice to clean up the port that may be used as a port of call for the high seas fleet in the future!

Jericho's plan was approved by the Admiralty, and then the British government would issue an ultimatum to the Norwegian government, after which the Grand Fleet would act immediately if the other side did not respond to the requirements of the British. What is surprising is that it is precisely because of this standard mode of declaring war that the Germans feel the crisis in advance, and when Scheer received this news, his first order was to prepare the fleet to sail at any time. The Great British Fleet is about to come out!

In Wilhelmshaven, the peaceful berthing of the High Seas Fleet has finally come to an end, and after last year's great battle, the High Seas Fleet has been waiting in the harbor for too long. "We're going to do it with all our might this time, and bring the former dreadnoughts with us! We need them against the former dreadnoughts and mine-strike ships of the British. "It's a real gamble, and if you're not careful, you're going to lose everything. Scheer has to give it his all. So after weighing it up, Scheer decided to take 5 Deutsche ex-dreadnoughts with him.

Unlike history, Germany did not build so many dreadnoughts after 1890, and from Brandenburg in history, Germany built a total of 24 dreadnoughts of the 5th class, which can be said to be quite large, and because of Xu Jie, in this plane, Germany only completed the 3rd level of dreadnoughts, in addition to the 4 Brandenburg classes, there are only 5 Braunschweig-class and 5 German-class battleships, these 10 battleships are equipped with 11-inch 40L main guns, although the number is a lot less, But the combat effectiveness is a cut above history.

In addition to the slower speed, these former dreadnoughts are absolutely effective against light cruisers with 11-inch main guns and a large number of 150MM guns, but unfortunately outside the port of Danzeg, the Braunschweig-class battleships were sunk by Essen, and so far, the only usable dreadnoughts in the German Navy are only 6, the Braunschweig-class Hesse, and 5 Deutsche class dreadnoughts. However, although they are old ships, because they are well maintained, and because they do not have many battles, these battleships can still run at a speed of 19 knots, barely keeping up with the main fleet.

This time the main fleet of the Germans was composed in such a way that four Bismarck-class battleships and two Izmail-class battleships, as well as the fast battleship Goben, formed the avant-garde fleet. Three King-class battleships were organized into the 1st Battleship Detachment, four Caesar-class battleships were formed into the 2nd Battleship Detachment, four Nassau-class battleships were formed into the 3rd Battleship Detachment, and six former Dreadnoughts were formed into the 4th Battleship Detachment.

The Germans hoped that the first battle would be settled, and the British hoped to retain control of the North Sea in this engagement. "As long as we can get the German Navy to stay in the North Sea for another year, when the Admiral-class battleships are commissioned, we will have an absolute advantage!" Jericho described the purpose of the battle this way at the operational meeting.

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