Chapter 2385 The War is Not Falling 2

"This is the file I have sorted out." Major General Hood was about to take it apart and send it to Thomas, who did not take it.

"Betty hasn't come yet, our meeting has not begun. There is no need to unpack these important documents now. We just treat it as a party." Thomas said.

"You are becoming more and more like Admiral Jericho, especially when dealing with people." Major General Hood thought about it and put the documents aside. There were three people participating in this meeting, so there was no need to say that Thomas was responsible for sorting out the information on the artillery battles of the fast fleet and the large fleet in the entire Norwegian naval battle. Betty was responsible for sorting out the information on aviation operations. The agreed meeting time has not yet come. If Major General Hood starts to formally report to Thomas at this time, then when Betty comes in, he will undoubtedly be very embarrassed.

To be honest, Betty is not a popular person within the Royal Navy. This is true in history, and this plane is even more so. The reason is very simple. Betty was seen in several important defeated battles of the Royal Navy... In the Battle of Dogel Sands, Betty almost ruined the entire British battlecruiser team. When Thomas' fleet was ambushed, Betty's evacuation was also criticized. In the final battle, the aircraft carrier team in Betty's hand that used a lot of resources did not perform well. With just such a person, it is difficult for you to let his colleagues give him a good look.

Although Thomas also had a time to lose his horse, no matter what, in the Indian Ocean against Earl Spee, he could barely be considered a draw. He also sank the battle cruiser of the Blüchel in the North Sea, which was also a small victory. In the final battle, Thomas' fleet also maintained the final dignity of the Royal Navy of the British Empire. Of course, Thomas's ability to be a human being is also an important reason, and this is also the result of Jericho's words and deeds. Although in the eyes of many people, Jericho ruined the Royal Navy, Jericho's personal charm is still respectable. To date, most people who work with Jericho think that Jericho is just born at the wrong time!

As Jericho's successor, although Thomas doesn't like Betty, he is also very kind and will not embarrass the latter. He also tries to protect Betty in front of his colleagues.

"Well, let me talk about a cliché issue. Every officer always makes perfect plans for the last war. We were wrong, which led to the fact that even if we had much more funds, personnel and warships than the German high seas fleet, we still couldn't beat them." Major General Hood said.

"You mean our warships are behind in performance and have conservative design?" Duff asked.

"This is one of the problems, but not all. We pay too much attention to the number of fleets. In order to ensure absolute quantity advantages, we have abandoned a lot. In fact, through history, the performance of the Royal Navy's warships has never been the best in the world. This was the case in the sailing era, and in modern times, it was the same. However, later history has proved time and time again that when the fleet resources of both sides are in close proximity, the elite route of the main battleship is undoubtedly more important than the number route!"

"When we built the Edgar-class protective cruiser, the Germans created the Munich-class armored cruiser. In the Japanese Navy, which had absolute numerical advantages and tonnage advantages, the Japanese Navy, which had an absolute numerical advantage and tonnage advantages, was almost reversed by the Beiyang Navy, which owned a German armored cruiser."

"Then, in the Battle of the Philippines, the US-Russian combined fleet also had a numerical advantage, but it was still defeated by the Japanese Navy, which had 4 second-class Hinata-class fast battleships. In fact, the Japanese had only 4 Hinata-class battleships and were called elite, and the other warships were very ordinary. As a result, relying on these few elites, the Japanese achieved a brilliant victory."

"As for this war, this is even more true. For example, the Indian Ocean Battle you commanded, if our shells were fine at the beginning, and if the design of the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship was better, then we would likely solve the Suxiong fleet once and for all! Many tragedies behind can be avoided. Even the entire battle situation will change." Major General Hood said.

"So, what's your conclusion?" Thomas asked.

"It's very simple. Under the current circumstances, the Royal Navy's new warships must adapt to the elite route in the future. Moreover, in our current situation, we must adjust the overall strategy of the Royal Navy. You know, the Royal Navy previously emphasized that the number of warships was largely to ensure the safety of maritime traffic lines. For example, the Edgar-class protective cruisers, they did not consider confronting opponents like Munich on the battle line, but to deal with the French light firepower-breaking cruisers."

"In the early 1990s, the Royal Navy was not unable to build battleships like Indiana with level 2 main guns, but the cost of these battleships was too high! It would seriously reduce the number of battleships." Major General Hood said.

"At that time, we had colonies all over the world that needed protection, which was a matter of choice." Duff said. This is indeed true. The British third-class protective cruisers were actually colonial cruisers. In the Washington Naval Treaty, the British cruiser allocation plan also had a large tonnage of light cruisers, because during peacetime, heavy cruisers were not used to cruise colonies... On the contrary, the Japanese heavy cruisers were relatively high!

"But now, this problem does not exist. The empire has lost its African colonies. The security of the Indian Ocean and Far East colonies has been handed over to the Japanese. The autonomous government of Canada is very important, but I am foresight, if the United States wants to move this autonomous government, we can only pray for other powerful countries to restrict the actions of the Americans, and the Royal Navy will not help even if it reaches the Americas. If the military policy is decided according to strategic needs, the Imperial Navy's main tasks in the future are only two points, one is anti-submarine, and the other is to resist the German high seas fleet." Major General Hood said.

"What you said makes sense. The British Empire can no longer rely solely on its own strength to resist the attacks of its opponents. Our global colonial system has already shown signs of collapse. In the face of the enemy that is close, we really need to worry more about the safety of the local people. I even think that if there are no reliable allies, the British Empire will no longer be able to challenge the authority of the Germans."

"Perhaps our fleet is just delaying time so that allies can send enough reinforcements before the empire collapses." Thomas sighed.
Chapter completed!