"Admiral Jericho, do you want the two New Mexico-class battleships and the Revenge-class battleship to be grouped together?" In the conference room of the Revenge battleship, Sims saw Jericho who was writing a letter at his desk.

"That's right. I also hope that the most elite officers and soldiers in the U.S. Navy will be concentrated on these two battleships. These two battleships will work with us to deal with the most elite spearheads of the Germans, 4 Bismarck-class battleships and 2 Iraqi warships.

Zmel-class battleship. I will kiss it

Take command of the Revenge and command the fleet to victory or sink with the ship!" The determination in Jericho's words made Sims's heart tremble. When these words appeared in the mouth of Jericho, who was always seeking stability, it meant that the battle was about to end.

It's time to see the end. The decisive battle is coming!

"The U.S. fleet as a whole can be used as a reference. We have nothing to fear, even if we are facing the strongest squadron among the Allies!" Sims said without hesitation. The Battle of Saipan left a lasting impression on Sims.

It had such a profound impact that the Longwu-class battleship taught New Mexico the strength to be a new man in seconds.

It brought a lingering nightmare. He always wanted to be freed from such a nightmare, and the only way was to defeat the equally powerful Bismarck-class battleship in a war. So although he was quite scared, he still

He bravely stood up and was willing to resist the most elite spearhead of the German fleet.

"The courage is commendable, but I really don't dare to let the American fleet attack!" Jericho said with a bitter smile in his heart. The top brass of the British Navy once commented on the Bismarck-class battleships in private. No battleship squadron in the British Royal Navy can guarantee suppression.

These 4 Bismarck-class battleships. It should be noted here that the British Royal Navy’s battleship detachment is a group of 4 or 5 ships of the same class. In other words, even 5 Queen or 5 Revenge-class battleships may not be able to

Defeated 4 Bis ships

Mai-class battleships. The best result is a tie. Similarly, the Izmail-class battleships are by no means mediocre. These six battleships together will definitely put a lot of pressure on any opposing fleet! If it is the American fleet,

, Jericho can’t estimate

It will be destroyed in 45 minutes. It doesn’t matter if the American warship is sunk. Don’t involve the British! So in order to avoid the entire fleet being destroyed, Jericho decided to go into battle himself! Concentrate the most elite forces to resist the Germans.

A full blow!

But even so, Jericho does not think that his 7 battleships can reach the top when facing the opponent's 6 battleships. Jericho also wants to draw all 3 New Mexicos. But if all the elites are gathered, then who will

How about facing the 4 Kaisers and 3 Kings of the German fleet? So far, the Germans have more super-dreadnoughts than the British!

Being able to temporarily draw 7 against 6 is already the limit! If it is drawn again, the back team will not be able to fight! Now Jericho is like an acrobat walking on a tightrope, holding a balance pole. He must let the entire

The combat power of the fleet must be as balanced as possible to avoid the collapse of a certain front, so each battleship must be mobilized with caution.

"Your Excellency will command the remaining five American battleships to resist Scheer's main force. They have three König-class battleships, four Caesar-class battleships, and four Nassau-class battleships that have just been upgraded to super-dreadnoughts. These battleships are also very powerful.

combat effectiveness.I

We are at a disadvantage in terms of the number of super-dreadnoughts. The protection of the four Nassau-class battleships is relatively poor. We still have a chance, but Caesar and the King are more difficult. We need your remaining battleships to deal with these tough opponents." Jerry

Coe replied.

To put it bluntly, Britain does not have enough first-class battleships, so it needs to transfer two from the Americans. The remaining American battleships can deal with other German super-dreadnoughts! Although Sims is very dissatisfied with Jericho's transfer,

But he couldn't find a reason to refuse. After some wrangling, Sims finally agreed to Jericho's request. The American fleet was divided into two, and Jericho was personally responsible for fighting Hipper's fleet.

In this way, the composition of the British and American combined fleets is like this. The First Battleship Squadron directly under Jericho consists of 5 Vengeance battleships and 2 New Mexico battleships. Sims's 5 American Super Dreadnoughts are the second battleship squadron, and they are the only remaining ones.

The four super-dreadnoughts equipped with 13.5-inch guns were organized into the Third Battleship Division. The remaining four dreadnoughts were organized into the Fourth Battleship Division.

Then Jericho asked for the weather forecast for this period from the meteorological department. Although the weather forecast at that time was very accurate, it is always good to refer to it, and in the past, the British wanted to choose a better one.

The weather started the war differently, and this time Jericho decided to choose the worst weather possible to dispatch. "If we can avoid an encounter with the High Seas Fleet,

It would be great to fight." If the weather is bad, there is no problem in bombing the military port. However, there will be many uncertain factors in sea battles. Bad weather has a great impact on the accuracy of artillery. In order to maintain hits, the distance must be shortened, and this

This gave the destroyer the opportunity to launch torpedoes. In terms of auxiliary battleships, the British had an advantage, so Jericho had to take advantage of it.

But everything is a double-edged sword. If the weather is bad, the long-range reconnaissance aircraft here will not be able to dispatch. This increases the probability of encounter. For this reason, some people have questioned Jericho's decision.

Jericho's answer to this was: "After we fire the first shot at Norway, the German naval aviation will be stationed in Norway. The reconnaissance advantage is on the other side. In this case, we might as well choose to make both sides unable to conduct aerial reconnaissance."

Launch the attack at the right time."

In terms of specific implementation, Jericho has made more detailed plans. When performing attack missions, he will send a number of feint fleets to attack other ports to provide reconnaissance for the large fleet and at the same time confuse the opponent. These feint warships

It will be composed of pre-dreadnoughts and armored cruisers. It is definitely enough to deal with ports that are not generally well-defended. When necessary, these warships are expendable. At the same time, the British Navy also decided to set up submarine cordons in certain key areas.

Used as a mobile sentry at sea.

"Since we can destroy each other's ports with pre-dreadnoughts and armored cruisers, why do we need to dispatch our precious main fleet?" When Betty saw this plan, she was very puzzled. Since Jericho wanted to avoid using it,

The large fleet and the pre-dreadnoughts are sufficient to complete these tasks, so does dispatching the large fleet become redundant?

"Because we cannot completely destroy Norway, which has a long coastline and many deep-water harbors, in a very short period of time! The force composed of former dreadnoughts can still play a certain role at first, but when the German fleet moves in, it can only reconnaissance and attack some irrelevant

It is a critical port, and when the Germans send their air force to Norway, the role of these old warships will be reduced. If you want to completely prevent the Germans from using Norwegian ports, you must

It has absolute striking power, and such power can only be possessed by a large fleet!" Looking at the large-scale map of Norway nailed to the wall, Jericho shook his head helplessly. There were too many targets to hit, but the British had

There are too few warships. As for places suitable for temporary parking of submarines, there are countless places. Jericho has given up on these places. It would be good to clean up the ports that may be used as berths for the High Seas Fleet in the future!

After Jericho's plan was reported and approved by the Admiralty, the British government will then issue an ultimatum to the Norwegian government. After the ultimatum is issued, if the other party does not make a reply that meets the British requirements, the Grand Fleet will take immediate action.

What is unexpected is that it was precisely because of this standard declaration of war that the Germans felt the approaching crisis in advance. When Scheer received the news, his first order was to prepare the fleet to sail at any time.

Get ready. The British Grand Fleet is coming out!

In Wilhelmshaven, the peaceful stationing of the High Seas Fleet has finally ended. After last year's war, the High Seas Fleet has been waiting in the port for too long. "We will do our best this time and bring the pre-dreadnoughts with us."

Go! We need them to deal with the British pre-dreadnoughts and torpedo ships." This is a real big gamble. If you are not careful, everything will be lost. Scheer must go all out. So after weighing it, Scheer decided to

I still decided to bring five Deutschland-type pre-dreadnoughts.

Different from history, Germany did not build so many pre-dreadnoughts after 1890. In history, counting from Brandenburg, Germany built a total of 24 pre-dreadnoughts of five levels. This number can be said to be quite large, and

Because of Xu Jie, in this plane, De

China has only completed level 3 pre-dreadnoughts. In addition to 4 Brandenburg-class ships, there are only 5 Braunschweig-class and 5 Deutschland-class battleships. These 10 battleships are equipped with 11-inch 40L main guns.

Although the number is much smaller, the combat effectiveness is much higher than in history.

In addition to being slower in speed, these pre-dreadnoughts are absolutely effective in counterattacking lightning strikes and dealing with light cruisers with their 11-inch main guns and a large number of 150mm guns. However, it is a pity that outside Danzig Port, the Braunschweig-class battleship was destroyed by Essen

Four ships were sunk. So far, the only one in the German navy that can

There are only 6 usable pre-dreadnoughts left, including the Braunschweig-class Hessen and 5 Deutschland-class pre-dreadnoughts. However, although they are old ships, they have been well maintained and have not been used in many battles.

Not much, these warships can still run at a speed of 19 knots, barely keeping up with the main fleet.

This time the German main fleet was composed like this. Four Bismarck-class battleships, two Izmail-class battleships and the fast battleship Goben formed the vanguard fleet. Three König-class battleships formed the first battleship squadron, and four

The Kaiser-class battleships formed the Second Battleship Division, the four Nassau-class battleships formed the Third Battleship Division, and the six pre-dreadnoughts formed the Fourth Battleship Division.

The navies of both sides are gearing up and ready, and they are just about to start the war. The Germans hope that a battle will determine the outcome, and the British also hope to maintain control of the North Sea in this battle. "As long as we can make the German navy regain control,

Just stay in the North Sea for a year. When the Admiral-class battleships enter service, we will have an absolute advantage!" Jericho described the purpose of this battle at the operational meeting.

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