"Do you want to take the dreadnought with you? Although their firepower was weaker and their speed was slower, the armor protection was decent, and the British 12-inch 45L guns could not penetrate them. "Rear Admiral F. Mauve, who was in charge of commanding the former dreadnought, built a yì road.

"No need, the pre-dreadnoughts will slow down the fleet, what we need is speed and time, we don't know when the Betty fleet will arrive, the speed of the ex-dreadnoughts can't keep up with the main forces." Scheer shook his head and said, "Why don't you bring back the two Super Dreadnoughts that were given to Hipper?" Scheer, who was bent on strengthening the fleet, thought about it. These two super dreadnoughts are much stronger than the four quasi-dreadnoughts!

And when Scheer was very embarrassed to tell Sù Hipper, Hipper's eyes full of shock and dissatisfaction made Scheer a little ashamed. "My men and I are not afraid of death, but I hope our sacrifice is meaningful, if there are only 4 capital ships, I am afraid we can only hold out for about 1 hour." Hipper said quite pessimistically, don't look at the battle of Dogle Sandbank, his fleet was 6 enemies 8, and even sank 3 ships, but if it is 4 to 9, it is better to wash and sleep.

"You don't have to fight them, you just have to attract them to the periphery of the battlefield, you just need to run away and take Betty away from the battlefield as much as possible. And if necessary, you can also do everything you can to reduce the weight of the battleship, even if you only have half of the ammunition, you are the red cloth that lures the bull, the red cloth has no combat effectiveness, but it gives the matador a chance to kill the bull and create a zào. Scheer laid out his plans.

"As long as you can run, right?" Hipper asked, thinking for a moment. Hipper had no doubt that Betty would chase after him. Not to mention Betty's competitive nature, just for revenge, Betty will never give up. That being the case. Hipper's mind was how to run as fast as possible! After the Battle of Dogger's Sandbank, the British also inflicted some losses on the German fleet, and now the Hipper's fleet is resting in the dockyard, scraping the bottom of the ship and cleaning the boilers and pipes at the same time. In order to get the speed up a bit, but after thinking about it, it feels like this is not enough!

The weight of a battleship is generally divided into a standard displacement and a full load displacement, and at the same time, there are occasional overloads. Of course, the weight is not the same, and the speed is not the same, and the standard displacement is the weight when the shells and fuel are not sufficient. Historically, for example, the difference between the standard displacement and the full load displacement of the king class was nearly 4,000 tons. Of course, it is definitely not possible to go out and open the film with a standard displacement, and you still have to bring enough ammunition. It's just a joke to say that you bring half of it. Half of the ammunition is only about 40 rounds, which is too little! The biggest weight loss is coal right now. After thinking about it, Hipper decided to keep the amount of coal and fuel as low as possible, and at the same time throw everything that was not needed for combat off the battleship, from a lot of furniture to kitchen utensils! There are also some unnecessary decorations, which are also disposed of. Well, if you think about it, even the drinking water is compressed, and in short, the weight is pressed towards the standard drainage, so that's it. The speed of the fleet is expected to increase by about 1 knot.

Scheer is really a good person, and if conditions allow, he will still think about his subordinates. After taking away two of Hipper's capital ships. He added two more ships to Hipper, well, ships not battleships, or rather battleships disguised as high-speed steamers, and the chimneys on them were modified in order to be more like, and a camouflage turret made of wood was installed in the bow and stern. From a distance, this equally slender civilian ship really resembles a capital ship. Of course, as soon as you get a shell, you will definitely be exposed! They will serve as the red cloth to tease Betty along with 4 of Hipper's battleships. As for losses, they are inevitable. For the sake of this big war, if you lose, you will lose, anyway, German civilian ships can hardly get out of the North Sea!

Admiral Scheer was satisfied with the increase in his fleet of capital ships to 16, but he felt that this was not enough, he needed to integrate more intelligence, and all the airships at his disposal were gathered together, and these airships would be cruising the seas, practicing reconnaissance and communication skills, and learning to combat the changing weather conditions in the North Sea. A number of submarines have also been assembled, and they will serve as guards in predetermined places or lurk at the bottom of the ocean as assassins, and while they don't expect any success from these slow-moving guys, they can even provide a valuable piece of information.

Finally, when all the preparations were in progress, when almost all the officers on the German Navy ships were busy in the dock or in the harbor, our bitter Vice Admiral Hippert had to take the fleet out to tease the British, this was probably Hipper's last happy time, before the Dutch fleet really joined the British fleet, before the two Queen Elizabeth-class fast battleships were put into service, Hipper decisively went deep into the vicinity of the British mainland and launched an attack on the British seaport, of course, There are also various merchant ships that you will encounter along the way. In England, Gulston, Scarborough and Hartpoole have left the footprints of Lieutenant General Hipper. However, unlike what is written in Xu Zhimo's poem, Hipper waved his sleeves, leaving behind death and flames, taking away many lives. So much so that it was called a "civilian killer"!

Every time the German fleet moves, Hippert can find that there is a British fleet not far from him, and then it won't be long before Betty's fleet will appear on the sea level, of course, Betty, who has only 5 fast warships left, will never dare to come up to find a draw, but this also means that Hipper's fleet should go, if you don't leave, Jericho's fleet will come, after many attempts, Hipper seems to have found something very important, such as the direct distance between Betty's fleet and Jericho's fleet, The British, for example, still believed they had an intelligence advantage.

"The distance between Betty's fleet and Jericho's fleet is generally about 40 nautical miles, which seems to be a long distance, but if the two sides sail opposite each other, they can meet in an hour at most, so the gap is not large. Although Betty lost the Battle of Dogle Sandbank, the Royal Navy still relied heavily on the sea bull. He still has a strong right to act autonomously. Betty's actions have become more and more daring lately, and I suspect that the new ship of the British should have arrived. In a report, Hipperer wrote. The British navy is gradually recovering, which means that Hipper's good days are over, and the real war is about to begin!

At the same time, Hipper's old opponent, Lieutenant General Betty, also experienced the darkest moment of his life, he endured the suspicion and contempt of the people, endured the bitter scolding and wailing of the families of the dead, and endured the torture and blow of defeat to his heart. He was looking forward to fighting again, looking forward to revenge. Here, he had to be grateful to his immediate boss, Admiral Jericho, because of his support, Betty was able to get 2 Dutch battleships and 1 Queen Elizabeth-class battleship in a few months, and he could have gotten another one, but this battleship had some problems with its commissioning, so the service period may have to be pushed back. But that was enough for Betty, 8 ships to fight 6 of Hipper's.

And just when Betty was holding her breath and preparing for a big fight with Hipper, Jericho, who has always been known for his old steady, was also planning, and the pressure he faced was not only the German high seas fleet, but also the challenge launched by the Italians in the Mediterranean, a large number of Allied troops have launched a new offensive, the Italo-Austrian army is attacking from west to east, and the Turks are from east to west, and their goal is only one that is Egypt! If Egypt were to be defeated, the British Empire's only fleet in the Far East would be forced to withdraw, and a large number of Chinese transport ships would arrive in the Persian Gulf and deliver vital supplies to the Central Powers! Jericho urgently needed to inflict heavy damage on the German High Seas Fleet, and then send some of his main forces to the Mediterranean.

Both sides were preparing for a major war, and the objectives of both sides were surprisingly similar, the Germans had to take action to contain the British in order for the Allied fleet in the Mediterranean to finally take control of the Suez Canal, and at the same time to continue to bleed the British fleet, while the British fleet was forced to fight the Germans in order to be able to draw forces into the Mediterranean. Although the goal was the same, the means to achieve it were very different, the Germans wanted to inflict heavy damage on the British main fleet, while the British wanted to defeat the German fast fleet with the superior fast fleet and disable it for a period of time due to the lack of reconnaissance.

The British never thought that the German High Seas Fleet would have 4 more capital ships at once, let alone that the Germans would really dare to wrestle with the Grand Fleet face to face! Both sides were making final preparations, the British were working hard to get the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship into service quickly, and at the same time, after the Dutch fleet was incorporated into the Royal Navy, Jericho and others also went around the Dutch battleship, while the British military technicians were more interested in the American armor-piercing shells on the ship, and had to go a few rounds, and praised the fuses and charges on them. It was considered superior to the British shells.

The Germans are also making final preparations, 4 King-class battleships have quietly joined the battle sequence, and in the fleet call sign, they are still well hidden, if you look at the telegram, this most powerful German detachment is nothing more than a group of former dreadnoughts. In order to be able to inflict heavy damage on the British fleet in this battle, Schelle built yì capital ships to use strong charges when necessary, in short, it is time to buy and sell with a hammer, and if successful, a qiē can be revitalized. And if it is to lose, not only will the high seas fleet be trapped in the North Sea, but even the Italians will be hanging, both sides want to go to war, and at the same time there is a lot of pressure on both sides!

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