Chapter 1,155 Hit and Run
Chapter 1155 Hit and Run
At this time, during the battle between the fast fleet and the main force of the German High Seas Fleet, the British fleet had completed most of its maneuvers. At this time, the huge British fleet had already approached the east of the German fleet. As long as there was another quarter of an hour, After drawing a battle line along the southwest direction, the German fleet can be threatened from the side and rear and cut off the German fleet's return path. Then the German fleet will fall into a pincer attack between the British fast fleet in the north and the British large fleet in the south. Even if the Germans have the speed advantage, the large fleet also has the advantage of operating in the inner circle. It may not be so easy for the opponent to go back. !
But now, in the eyes of Jericho and others, the Moore fleet has chosen to protect itself, giving the German fleet a slight turn for the better.
"Your Highness, the British queens have released a smoke screen. Jericho has arrived to the east, and they will soon spread out their formation. If my estimate is correct, they may spread out along this line!" said, Scheer used the putter in his hand to make a virtual drawing on the chart. This line penetrated directly into the side and rear of the German fleet like a sharp knife.
"It seems that the other party is not as strong as we thought." The British reaction was a bit unexpected. In fact, up to now, the first thing the prince has to deal with is still the fast battleships in the British fleet. These things are really too troublesome. Yes, according to the original plan, he would choose to turn and then capture it before the British fleet launched. The destroyers in the rear and the large seaplanes in the sky will release smoke screens to prevent the pursuit of the British fast fleet, and run out before the opponent completes the encirclement. This period of time will take about half an hour to 40 minutes. The prince estimates that if he is lucky, Maybe I can take away a queen…. However, now we have taken away a battlecruiser in less than 15 minutes, which is considered okay.
"Let Hipper's fleet and the second battleship squadron break up, and we turn to evacuate!" Seeing that the enemy who can fight has been avoided, it is meaningless to continue to stay on the battlefield. The prince does not want to be like a sausage and be beaten by Moore. The fleet and the British Grand Fleet were sandwiched between these two slices of bread….
Keeping the battle line turning is naturally the slowest. In fact, in World War I, both Britain and Germany were able to skillfully turn quickly in units of each detachment. For example, in history, the German fleet turned in front of the battle when facing the Grand Fleet. This time the German fleet's turn was more difficult. Because during the turning process, there were a total of 4 battleship squadrons (including Hipper's fleet), among which the first and third battleship squadrons were responsible for cutting off the rear, while the first battleship squadron and the fourth battleship squadron directly under the prince ran away first. , this is because the Hipper fleet and the second battleship squadron have the strongest combat effectiveness. 5 Bavaria-class battleships and 3 battle cruisers are enough to make "irrational" Major General Moore suffer some pain!
Seven battleships turned first, followed by Hipper's battlecruiser detachment, and finally by the second battleship detachment consisting of three Bayern-class battleships. In just 5 minutes, the huge German fleet changed from heading northwest to heading due south. In order to prevent the pursuit of Moore's fleet, the prince decisively ordered the speed to be increased to more than 23 knots!
"The Germans have escaped!" When Moore learned the news,
He was stunned at first, but soon he realized that the Grand Fleet should have already engaged the enemy. In order not to give up any opportunity to beat the drowned dog, the Queen Elizabeth quickly told the entire fleet through semaphores and telegrams to adjust its course and prepare to pursue. But it is a pity that it only took about a quarter of an hour from the German fleet to the British fleet to complete the adjustment, which made the distance between the two fleets widen again to about 22 kilometers. If we can hit at this distance, more It still depends on luck...
The large fleet that had not yet entered the inner ring was unable to catch up with the German High Seas Fleet at this time, and due to the increase in speed, the early dreadnoughts could not keep up with the fleet at all, and the originally tight formation became loose. The four Revenge-class battleships and the next 10 super-dreadnoughts can still maintain a high speed, but the next 10 dreadnoughts will be a little more difficult. As for Rear Admiral Hood’s three first-generation battlecruisers? Jericho didn't dare to let them show up easily! This is so dangerous!
"Damn it!" Jericho cursed. When the German fleet increased its speed to 25 knots, the British fleet's encirclement plan finally went bankrupt. On the Iron Duke, Jericho could even clearly see the German fleet about 30 kilometers away from the front of the British fleet. Drive by at high speed! After neatly killing a battlecruiser before the two iron pincers closed together, he turned into Rufeng!
When the last German warship threw the British fleet out of range, the entire fleet burst into cheers, and confidence was accumulated. After many battles, when people discovered that the seemingly powerful opponent was like a stupid Cows are usually teased and teased by themselves, and then they take the opportunity to take a fat piece of beef from them with a knife. This feeling is very addictive. This feeling of me biting you and you not being able to catch me is so good!
"Your Highness, if we can achieve such results every time we attack, then the British Empire will not be invincible." Scheer complimented. The hidden meaning is that this battle is enough, and you can just call it a day. After all, the two sides fought for more than ten minutes to kill a battlecruiser, which was considered revenge for the Blücher. It was safe to go back at this time!
"Let's go, that's it for today." After the prince looked at the British fast fleet and the large fleet that had reunited, he had no idea of continuing the fight. It is now 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and the long winter night is coming, and there are some variables in a night battle. When both sides can use aerial reconnaissance, the German fleet can rely on high speed to defeat the opponent's killing moves, but if it comes at night, If you are unlucky enough to hit it, you may get a bloody head! Of course, the most important thing is that the prince is not most concerned about the results of this battle, because compared with a large-scale battle in the near future, whether he can kill a battlecruiser this time is really not that important. important.
When the German fleet set off on its way back in the afterglow of the setting sun, some beings hidden in the night did not leave. They were wandering on the sea like ghosts. Continue to perform your tasks. And the British know nothing about this! And sometimes the outcome of a war is determined by these details.
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