Magiffin's idea is a good one, but unfortunately, the British don't buy it! If Sims leaves the North Sea with the remaining four battleships, the British fleet will only have two battleship squadrons left! Such a force can

What mission has been accomplished? The German High Seas Fleet may be able to attack the door! In this case, the British can let the Sims fleet go in exchange for their own

Four Queen-class battleships were enough to save face. How could Thomas be allowed to continue to be delayed on the southern front? So after Benson made a request to the British government on behalf of the U.S. government, the other party flatly refused. And stated that it would only be after the Thomas fleet entered the English Channel.

, Sims' fleet could leave the Shetland Islands. There is no doubt that Magiffin's last hope was dashed.

What Magiffin didn't expect was that his disaster was not just caused by the British taking away four Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, but that the German Navy decided to add fuel to the fire at this critical moment! After the war, the British

Only part of the repair work on the battleship was completed, and

In the same way, the German Navy has only completed part of the repair work. However, the three most powerful Bismarck-class battleships of the Germans are ready to go. After winning the Battle of Norway, Tirpitz was bold enough to dare to break through the British naval blockade.

Entering the Atlantic Ocean!

Breaking through the Shetland Islands-Iceland blockade? This is completely a daydream in the eyes of outsiders. But judging from the current situation, it is already feasible! When making the entire combat plan, the Germans have realized that the British fleet is now

It is already in a state of collapse, at least until the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships return. The main force of the British fleet will never leave the Shetland Group easily

The cover range of the island's land-based aircraft. This is not a question of fear, but a question of ability. Even the most aggressive generals will never dare to attack easily in this situation. Don't forget that many warships are not on the ground.

Shetland Islands. At least three warships are still being repaired and maintained in shipyards in England. Under such circumstances, how can British warships capable of being in the Shetland Islands dare to dispatch easily?

Secondly, when Britain and the United States began to negotiate, the Germans had already captured some clues from the outside, the most obvious of which were the Thomas Fleet heading north and the Magiffin Fleet heading south. At the urging of the British Navy, the Thomas Fleet returned to the UK first. Faced with this

In this situation, most people will have two thoughts. One is

The Allied Powers would concentrate their forces to guard the British and French coastlines. The second idea was a defense change within the Allied Powers. The first possibility was quickly ruled out because the Magiffin fleet did not leave after arriving in Portugal, but continued to be stationed. So it is obvious that

, the Allies were changing their defenses, and the British fleet regrouped to defend the homeland.

.And the American fleet is stationed in Portugal together with the French! Since the Allied fleet is going to change defenses, there will be no major actions until the defense change is completed. Considering the maintenance work and strength of the opponent's warships, the British may take the initiative to attack

It’s really not big, and what if we take the initiative to attack? German Land-based Aviation

The German High Seas Fleet has already deployed considerable strength in Norway, and even if the High Seas Fleet withdraws some of its capital ships, it can definitely ensure its own safety under the protection of the air force and mine arrays. And next year, the German High Seas Fleet will obtain another two Bismarck-class ships

Battleships are not bad in terms of strength, so there is no need to worry about the opponent's actions.

The third point is an extension of the above two points. The British fleet has been unprecedentedly weakened and has no courage to operate far away from the base. Now if they want to blockade the German navy, the British must take into account the entire Shetland Islands-Iceland blockade.

This blockade is three times longer than the original Scottish-Norwegian blockade! Considering the number of existing British fleets, this

The density of this blockade is probably not even one-ninth of the original! It is not difficult for the German fleet to get out. You must know that there was no radar in the first battle, and the aircraft reconnaissance capability was also very weak. And if the Thomas fleet wants to return to the UK, it will naturally only

If you know how to take the English Channel, the American fleet must have taken the English Channel when going south. Only fools would take a long detour! So you don’t have to worry about the problems you may encounter!

Now that the German Navy has internally recognized the possibility of this operation, the next step is to analyze what are the benefits of doing so? First of all, from a political point of view, if the German fleet successfully breaks through the British blockade, it will be equivalent to telling the world that the British

The bankruptcy of the fleet blockade plan! At the same time, it also tells the world that the British Grand Fleet can no longer protect its own route! The inside advantage of the Allied Fleet will completely disappear, and the Allied Fleet can freely mobilize and enter the Atlantic to launch an offensive!

From a practical point of view, this action of the German fleet is directly aimed at the US fleet! Don’t you want to talk? Then we will try to fight twice to bring you back to the negotiating table! The navy and the army are different.

Not losing a single capital ship means that it will take 2 to 3 years to complete the project. No matter how capable the United States is, it cannot compress this time too much!

The backbone of the war is the Atlantic transportation line. When the Allied fleet has the upper hand in the Atlantic, the United States cannot continue the war! Even after the 16-inch gun battleships of the United States and Britain are put into service, they still have to carefully consider it.

.According to Tirpitz, the war in the North Sea is over, and what we want to end now is the war in the Western Pacific!

The German Navy spared no effort to achieve this goal. They brought out the best commanders and the best warships to carry out this mission! A formation of three Bismarck-class battleships and four light cruisers will sneak out from near the Denmark Strait

, and then merged with the Allied Mediterranean Fleet, and then gave the Americans a hard blow. The Germans were not worried about not being able to find the American fleet.

Now the main force of the U.S. fleet can only be concentrated near Lisbon. After all, this is the capital of Portugal and the last base of the Allied Powers on the Iblis Peninsula. If it is lost again, the Allied Powers fleet will have no choice but to withdraw to the coast of France! Regardless of politics

From a physical and military perspective, this place cannot be abandoned easily, and the U.S. fleet can only circle around the port or nearby.

Although the plan is beautiful, there are certain problems in actual operation. The first insurmountable problem is the fuel supply problem. Although the fuel reserve of the Bismarck-class battleship is 1,800 tons of coal and 2,500 tons of fuel. But if it sails at high speed,

For example, if you sail at a speed of 20 knots, the maximum range is only 3,500 nautical miles. (This is a complete guess by the author, please don’t pick it up--!) This

The voyage is really difficult to bypass the Denmark Strait and then to the Mediterranean. Even if Germany can provide some supply ships to replenish fuel before leaving the North Sea, the fuel supply situation of the entire fleet is still not optimistic. If something happens, such as a firefight,

If it caused a fuel leak or something, the Germans would have tricked themselves! In the end, it was not sunk by the opponent because it was on its knees because there was no fuel. This is a very sad thing.

One way is to let Italy and other countries provide camouflaged supply ships. This method was used in World War II in history. However, considering that the Atlantic Ocean is generally still dominated by the United States and Britain, the survivability of neutral countries or camouflaged ships is still worrying and is not safe.

Ever since, the German Navy thought of China again. In this world, if there is any country in the world where merchant ships can walk freely on the Atlantic Ocean without fear,

If the Allied Powers or the Central Powers are willing to attack, then only China will be the only one! German submarines will not attack merchant ships flying the Chinese flag, and the British will not inspect merchant ships flying the Chinese flag, even if they are loaded with part of the food or other supplies.

Shipped to Germany. If China provides fuel supplies, this problem can be solved. As long as the information is not leaked, it will be fine.

The German Navy is still confident in this, because they decided to unseale a batch of brand-new cryptic machines before taking action! Even if the British have deciphered the old cryptic machines, there is absolutely nothing they can do about this new encryption system!

Of course, there is no free lunch in the world, and China will not help the Germans in vain. After the Germans promised to provide 30 million marks worth of real money and silver and "convinced" the Russian historical government to accept the current "Line of Actual Control," China agreed to provide

Germany provides fuel supplies. The supply ships will sail directly from the Dutch East Indies.

They will set off directly, reach the Mediterranean Sea at the highest speed, and then refuel and head to the Atlantic Ocean. For cover, these high-speed supply ships will carry some of the weapons and ammunition sold to the British. In short, these ships will replenish fuel for the Germans.

, and at the same time undertook the transportation task for the British! Doing two sales at the same time!

After solving the fuel problem, what remains is the cooperation issue with the Italian Navy, that is, how to fight. The safest way is naturally to merge with the Italian fleet first, and then everyone will block the Magiffin fleet in Lisbon, and then cooperate with the army and air force to slowly

Kill it slowly! But considering that the German fleet may not be discovered across the Denmark Strait, but it may be discovered when it reaches the Atlantic Ocean. Although the other party cannot track it, Magiffin will definitely know that if it is against

What if the enemy quickly withdraws or directly intercepts itself? The Germans' routes are fixed because they are limited by fuel. It is impossible to maneuver at will. If they are surrounded by superior enemy forces, it will be in trouble! The Bismarck class

The battleship is indeed faster, but not by much, and after a long voyage, God knows how fast it can still be when it encounters the American fleet. So Tirpitz, Tycho and others need to carefully consider their next plan.

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"When Heracles entered hell, no one could believe that he could complete the task and bring the three-headed dog of hell back to the world. But in the end, this great hero completed the task! Our task today is also very challenging.

! But I believe that the officers and soldiers of the High Seas Fleet will return victorious like the heroes in myths and legends! Therefore, I named this operation Thunder Serbrus!" Tirpitz said categorically at the meeting.
Chapter completed!