The maritime situation in Europe was like a domino. The reactions were dizzying. The Italians did not expect that their two torpedoes in France would cause so many variables. The Allied fleet acted quickly like a bull that was stimulated.

, the U.S. and French fleets joined together, and then two fast battleships from the Dutch fleet also came over. The total scale of 15 super-dauntless ships made Tycho dare not act rashly. And then

Another fleet with 6 pre-dreadnought battleships came from the United States to join Magiffin's fleet. Along with it came a large number of armored cruisers and destroyers. Judging from the tonnage, the size of the Allied Mediterranean Fleet at this time

At least about 1.8 times that of the Allied Mediterranean Fleet! Faced with the opponent's all-round crushing from capital ships to secondary capital ships to auxiliary battleships, Tycho had no idea about this.

"Is there any way for people to survive?" Tycho really didn't prepare for a major operation. The Allied Mediterranean Fleet has not completed the final preparations. Whether it is sending submarines or commanding the fleet to swim near the Strait of Gibraltar, it is more of a

Postural action, or in other words

He said it was to cope with the Germans' request. But he didn't expect that this time it was like poking a hornet's nest. The Americans came over without saying a word. At this time, Tycho was secretly cursing Magiffin in his heart, wondering why the Americans were so down-to-earth.

What? When the French asked the British to send ships

A squadron came to support, but the British waited for nearly a year before sending a squadron, and this time the Americans swung their swords southward without saying a word, pointing at the Mediterranean Sea. This made Tycho feel very pressured. After all,

Although the U.S. Navy was just taken down two years ago.

Defeating at the hands of the Chinese Navy is not too unfair. The combat effectiveness of Longwu is there, and it would not be possible if it were replaced by another country. Moreover, Tycho also knows that the U.S. Navy's combat effectiveness will definitely improve after a long period of preparation.

This made Tycho not very optimistic about the future war situation.

It is said that some people are happy and some are sad. Just when the Italians are worried about the overwhelming American fleet, the German Admiralty is already cheering. In the eyes of the Germans, the Italians are simply too awesome. They are three good allies.

(Navy only). Not only did it pull all the American fleet to the Mediterranean, but also transferred two Dutch warships to the Mediterranean. In this way, the number of warships in the British Grand Fleet was

There are only 24 ships. In the view of Scheer and others, they have a greater chance of winning in one battle. As long as the British fleet is defeated, what will the 11 super-dreadnoughts of the American fleet mean? In Jutland that year

During the naval battle, the Germans were able to fight their opponents head-on even when the gap between the two sides was huge. Now, with their own forces strong and the fleet unprecedentedly weak, the High Seas Fleet really could not find any reason not to fight.

As the saying goes, the opportunity must never come again. Scheer also realized that this window period will not be very long. When the U.S. fleet sweeps away the Allied Mediterranean Fleet or when the secret of the German Navy's modified warships is discovered, the Allies will definitely strengthen their power in the North Sea.

, by then, everything will be too late. So Scheer must seize the time.

In order to severely damage the British Royal Navy through a clean main fleet duel, and then achieve the goal of forcing the Allies to admit defeat through victory at sea. As long as this battle against the British Navy can achieve another great victory similar to the Jutland period.

From Germany's perspective, the British should really consider how to end this.

The German Navy began to actively prepare for this battle. They would go to the British coast and force the British Grand Fleet to fight with it by attacking ports and fleets. At the same time, stimulated by the Royal Air Force on the land battlefield, the German Navy began to address air defense issues.

Put it in a more important position. After all, no one knows what will happen if a 1,000-pound bomb is thrown onto a battleship. Although the German Navy

Experiments have been conducted on using planes to bomb moving warships horizontally, and the hit accuracy was appalling. However, no one can guarantee that they can really ignore the opponent's bombing. You must know that the fleet must be in formation when marching or fighting, even if the opponent's bombing cannot be directly

Killing and damaging German naval warships will have a considerable impact on the battle even if it causes formation chaos. The British are very weak, but the German Navy is also on the coffin!

For this reason, the Germans also decided to convert some high-speed merchant ships into seaplane carriers. The purpose was to disperse these slow-flying bombers when the British bombers came. At the same time, the seaplanes would also provide reconnaissance assistance to the fleet.

In order to ensure the monitoring of the British Navy's whereabouts as much as possible, the German Navy also specially dispatched a group of submarines to cruise in the waters near the United Kingdom. All airships belonging to the Navy also began to perform final maintenance.

For protection and repair, they will accompany the High Seas Fleet to England. The entire war is about to break out. In addition, in order to defend against torpedo boats and possible bombing by the opponent, the Germans began to add a large number of 88mm anti-mine cannons and anti-aircraft guns. Although this thing

The pitch and rotation speed are not satisfactory, but based on the principle that as long as the quantity is high, the probability can be overshadowed no matter how low the probability is, no matter what the actual effect is, let’s put these things up first!

Because of the multiple reconnaissance methods, Scheer and other front-line generals of the High Seas Fleet believe that it is meaningless to incorporate capital ships into the vanguard fleet. After all, there are airships and seaplanes in the air, light cruisers and torpedo boats on the water, and submarines underwater, purely for reconnaissance.

It is a very uneconomical move to weaken the fleet's combat power for the purpose. After all, you are going this time

When fighting in the opponent's sea area, the opponent's control of intelligence will definitely have an advantage. If the vanguard fleet collides with the opponent's main fleet due to various reasons (such as weather or misjudgment), the result will be devastating. Instead of this,

It would be better for everyone to just stick together, gather more than 20 battleships together, and fight to the death if they encounter each other.

Just when the Germans were ambitiously preparing to use naval guns to solve the final problem, the British were also preparing a big gift for the Germans at the other end of the North Sea! Although the transfer of the two Dutch battleships made Jericho and others

People are dissatisfied and angry, but life still has to go on, and the war still has to continue! Since the British Royal Navy dominated the oceans, it has never seen other people's faces live.

Although the situation is unprecedentedly severe, and although there are various signs that the Germans are about to launch a major operation, as Jericho said: "Although the situation is extremely bad, I believe that the Royal Navy can still win this war!" Jericho's

Where does the confidence come from? It comes from the air! The British's unparalleled technical superiority in the air force is about to undergo a very important change in naval warfare!

Can aircraft pose a threat to capital ships during World War I? Most people may say no. After all, the successful example of aviation's attack on moving battleships occurred during World War II. For example, in the Battle of the Atlantic, the Swordfish was crippled

battleship Bismarck,

Another example is the British Royal Navy's ballista operation against the French Navy and the air raid on Taranto. Especially the latter, with less than 30 torpedo planes, the Italian Navy paid a heavy price, making Rear Admiral Lister the leader in attacking from the air.

The first person in the military port.

But in fact, the British had already produced aircraft that could drop aerial torpedoes as early as World War I. For example, the Sopwith Cuckoo torpedo bomber, which was in service in mid-1917, was 8.68 meters long and had a wingspan of

14 meters, empty weight 2199 pounds

, the aircraft with a maximum weight of 3,883 pounds is the world's earliest single-engine torpedo aircraft. It is equipped with a 200-horsepower engine and has a maximum speed of 103.5 miles per hour at an altitude of 2,000 feet. It has a flight time of 4 hours and can be carried

One shot

18-inch mkix aviation torpedo. To some extent, this torpedo aircraft has extremely powerful attack power against the fragile air defense forces of navies of various countries during World War I. This torpedo attack aircraft has a production volume of 232 in history.

So I didn’t show off my power.

, on the one hand, it was because the German Navy was completely reduced to a fleet in 1917, and the two major powers, Britain and the United States, were blocked in the North Sea, leaving the German High Seas Fleet with no idea. On the other hand, it was because the effective range of this aircraft was still too short.

Can only fight at close range.

Because of Xu Jie, all technologies in this plane are much ahead of history. This torpedo aircraft named Dujuan had already been put into mass production in 1916. However, at first, this aircraft was used by the Royal Air Force.

It was used for bombing missions in France and was not used to load torpedoes. Now, with the departure of the Dutch, the pressure on the Royal Navy has increased greatly. Under Churchill's strong request and even coercion, the Royal Air Force finally agreed to use it to carry out torpedoes.

100 Tuckoo torpedo bombers were delivered to the Royal Navy in batches.

However, in the days that followed, the British Royal Navy discovered many problems when using this kind of aircraft. The first problem was that the range was too short. With a 4-hour stay in the air and a low speed, the combat radius was only

At about 200km, the engine horsepower is too small and the margin is too small. The result is that once the torpedo is installed, it cannot carry the auxiliary fuel tank. Therefore, it has been

Due to its short range, it was jokingly called a watchdog within the British Royal Navy. Another problem was that the Cuckoo bomber had only one crew member, which meant that the crew member had to operate the aircraft and drop torpedoes at the same time during a battle. Considering that World War 1

Considering the miserable operational performance of the aircraft, and looking at the sights at the time, in this case, the actual strike effect was quite tragic.

But it doesn’t matter. As a qualified bureaucrat, Churchill’s greatest ability is not to direct battles, but to solve various problems for the navy through his connections and communication skills. When Jericho and others reported the problems to Churchill, Churchill took a picture

Chest said: "Just tell me what you want, and leave the rest to me

I'll just take care of it!" After Jericho handed a series of documents to Churchill, the later British Prime Minister immediately arranged for a tender without saying a word, skipping the Royal Air Force and contacting major aircraft manufacturers, hoping that they would provide the

The Navy provides a suitable torpedo attack aircraft. Don't worry, it finally happened!
Chapter completed!