British Royal Navy, on the bridge of the battleship Villain, Admiral Conason of the British Royal Navy put down the telescope in his hand, since it was modified in the United States and installed a radar, the battleship Villain has become the most combat-effective battleship in the British Navy.

As the more advanced and powerful British battleships sank in several naval battles, the British Royal Navy had to face an embarrassing fact: the naval power that had dominated the world for a hundred years now had to rely on a foreigner-built battleship to support the façade.

However, the battleship Villain is indeed a very powerful battleship. First of all, in keeping with the proud tradition of the German Navy, this battleship was designed with great attention to armor protection - this battleship was heavily armored and much more survivable than other British ships.

On the other hand, the battleship built by the Germans was equipped with eight very large 380 mm guns, which were much faster in rate of fire than the 406 guns, and the gun turrets were more dispersed and more vigorous—these guns were very powerful, and the British Navy was very satisfied with the Germans' design after several tests.

Of course, with the launch of the Villain's sister ship, the German Navy's battleship Marshal Raeder, the British Navy regarded the German battleship as its number one enemy. It is precisely because they know the combat effectiveness of the Villain that they make this judgment: the battleship forces of the German Navy, although few in number, are of astonishing quality.

As a battleship commissioned in 1935, the battleship Villain was very young, so it was very fast. Unlike the battleships of the British Royal Navy, which are generally more than 10 years old, this battleship, which has only been in service for two years, adopts many new design ideas, and the boiler also uses some new technology to improve the overall power performance.

Similarly, the battleship Nelson is also a relatively new battleship in the British Royal Navy's battle sequence, and it and its sister ships only joined the navy around 1927, and the age of the ship is not more than 10 years.

Moreover, the Nelson-class battleship adopted an unconventional gun layout design, which arranged all the main guns in the bow of the battleship, forming a unique mountain-shaped layout, and was jokingly called the world's largest shallow gunboat at the time.

However, this battleship is still a powerful sea monster, with a total of 9 406 mm caliber guns, which is the largest naval gun caliber choice in the European naval sequence.

The two battleships, protected by several cruisers and destroyers, appeared one after the other near the battlefield, and were not discovered by the German Navy until they came into view of the German anti-aircraft patrol fighters taking off. Such a fleet was located exactly in the direction where the German Navy was preparing to retreat, and the battle alarm was already sounded.

"The German fleet will be within the range of naval guns in about 30 minutes! Our ships are ready for battle! Please ask the main fleet to cooperate with us and continue to squeeze the movement space of the German navy. "There was no need to keep the radio silent, on the bridge of the battleship Villain, the British Navy fleet, Captain Conason put down the binoculars in his hand, looked at the front of his fleet, and gave the battle order to prepare for battle.

Because of its more powerful communication system, the battleship Villain, as the flagship of the Icelandic detachment, was very close to the German Navy, which was attacking the main British fleet with all its might. Even the radars of some German naval warships did not take long to see these British battleships approaching rapidly.

"Report! The reconnaissance planes in the air spotted the rapidly approaching British Navy detachment! Because the fleet's reconnaissance planes missed the time for the enemy fleet to advance while patrolling, they discovered it relatively late. A German officer walked into the bridge command room of the USS Reich and reported what he had just received.

This news was soon confirmed, because the radar of an air defense cruiser carrying out patrols at the forefront detected that the British naval fleet was indeed approaching a very terrifying position. The message from this light cruiser was very simple and straightforward: enemy ships appear on the course of the fleet, hurry up and get ready for battle!

"Oh my God!" Marshal Raeder, who had received the report, looked at General Lütjens, and then said worriedly: "At this distance, artillery battles are inevitable...... Let the battleships move ahead of time and give priority to the two battleships of the difficult British detachment. ”

"That's all there is to it!" Although Lütjens knew that the British were waiting for these two battleships, he did not expect the British to come so quickly this time. After he calmed down, he immediately gave the order to counterattack: "Prepare to take off the plane and attack the British detachment blocking the road...... Also, let the Marshal Raeder and the battleships Ukraine and Belarus adjust their positions and prepare to meet the British battleships!"

"Didn't we leave some flaws when we gave the British man-made battleships?" After giving the order, Lütjans looked at Raeder, who was already the head of the navy at that time, hoping to get some good news from this superior.

Who knew that Raeder spread his hands and made a helpless expression, and answered his question, which made Lütjans a little desperate: "Unlike the Soviets, the British are experts in building battleships...... What we dare to do, people can see at a glance. ”

After he finished speaking, he paused, and then added a few words: "Therefore, the battleships built by the British did not use any crooked brains, and the instructions of the Führer at that time were to try to learn the advanced experience of British shipbuilding from it, and to accumulate experience for the development of its own shipbuilding industry. ”

"Compared to fighting on land...... The British are really difficult to deal with at sea. Lu Teyans knew that he had nothing to take advantage of this time, so he could only reluctantly give up the method of taking shortcuts, and continued to issue combat orders: "Pass the order, the aircraft carrier fleet will adjust its course to the south and make room for the battleships to meet the battle!"

I heard that during World War II, the American aircraft carrier commander genius General Spruance commanded four aircraft carriers at the limit, and the Japanese Navy used six aircraft carriers for sea battles at the most -- and this time the Germans poured out of the nest and formed a huge formation with seven aircraft carriers.

Of course, Lütjans was no more genius than Spruance, in fact, he simply took command of the seven aircraft carriers as one. Although this increased the number of attack aircraft in a single batch of German carrier-based aircraft, it left a hidden danger for the entire aircraft carrier fleet. In fact, the German Navy did not give full play to the advantages of having more aircraft carriers, but simply used numbers to make up for its poor tactical performance.

Now, this hidden danger has been magnified by the British Navy. While the German carrier-based aircraft were busy dealing with the main British fleet, the British detachment cut directly from behind, disrupting the operational deployment of the German High Seas Fleet.

Of course, the German Navy is no longer what it used to be, and at least at this time, this sea power can be regarded as a formidable sea force ready to take over the control of the Atlantic. It was no longer as fearful of battleships as it had been when it was first founded, and it was no longer as vulnerable as the British had thought.

The boiler of the battleship Marshal Raeder began to run rapidly, and the entire battleship also accelerated suddenly, the sharp bow cut the waves, and the huge hull changed the direction of travel little by little under the protection of the escorting destroyers.

At the same time, on the mast of this battleship, the battle flag, which represents the determination to fight, was raised little by little, and the 380 mm cannon in the bow began to slowly adjust its angle. The main gun battle alarm echoed in the various cabins inside the hull for a long time, and all the personnel rushed to their combat posts.

With one command after another, the battleship Marshal Raeder began to turn around, and it was the Soviet-class battleship Ukraine that the Germans had just received, and this huge battleship was also slowly rotating its main guns, aiming the huge muzzle of the black hole at the enemy who was rapidly approaching in the distance.

"Let the British see how powerful our German battleship detachment is!" On the bridge of the battleship Marshal Raeder, German Admiral Bastian, standing in front of the porthole, gave his men the battle order. In the navy, he is also a "veteran" general, and at the age of 56, he is a full 8 years older than Admiral Dönitz.

The German admiral was ordered to command the battleship detachment, which served as the last barrier of the aircraft carrier fleet and was responsible for the absolute security of the core of the fleet. Now he was ordered to go out against two British battleships and start the largest battleship battle in the entire war, in the Atlantic theater.

"Gentlemen, long live Führer Accardo, Rudolph, ready to fire!" As the two sides got closer and closer, the huge shells were pushed into the bomb bay by the soldiers, and the large-caliber guns were loaded one after the other, and then began to raise their barrels high as the gears on the elevator turned...... This is probably the most majestic picture of a war in human history, and there is nothing else that reflects the strength of the navy.

"For His Majesty's Majesty! Prepare to shoot!" At about the same time, on the bridge of the battleship HMS Villain, Conason was also giving the order to prepare to fire, and he was a little more nervous than the enemy on the opposite side, because perhaps in a few minutes, German planes might arrive on the battlefield and begin to attack his fleet.