"Col. Benyanke, please objectively describe the situation of the entire fleet when Major General Moore made the retreat decision. Especially the three Queen Elizabeth-class battleships under your command." In the British Navy, after learning about the recent naval battle, Sir Fisher, who could not bear the anger, took charge of himself, summoned some senior officials of the Royal Navy, and summoned some personnel to investigate the cause of the defeat. The fleet that was temporarily commanded by Major Moore was the express fleet.&1t;/p>

"The situation is very bad. The Warcraft was hit by at least one dozen main artillery shells. Our main armor was even penetrated. The warship lost half of its firepower at that time. The Warship was also in a bad condition. A turret was destroyed. The Counterattack ship was hit by two large caliber shells, with about 13oo tons of water inlet. The No. 4 turret at the tail of the warship was broken. I don't know what would happen to other warships. If we persist for another 20 minutes, it's hard to say anything else. I guess the Warcraft would definitely not be able to go back. It would fall behind and be killed by the German destroyer that swarmed up." Colonel Benyanke said.&1t;/p>

"But there will be sacrifices in the battle. If Moore can hold on for a while, we can definitely get it back even if we pay some price, right?" Churchill signaled the angry Sir Fisher to stop talking for the time being, and then asked in a peaceful but majestic tone.&1t;/p>

"I don't think so. I'm not just talking about the invincibility of the Great Fleet, including Neptune, the Iron Duke, the Prince of Wales, and even Queen Elizabeth, the Revenge-class battleships. None of these battleships are useful! Really, believe me. I have participated in the encirclement and suppression of the Blüchel. We used at least three hours to kill a German initial battleship. We interrogated the captured personnel, and the guy said with certainty that we did not penetrate its main armor belt. He even said provocatively that the Royal Navy would probably have a better effect if only torpedoes were used! This bastard." The colonel's unexpected toughness and resentful attitude shocked everyone here.&1t;/p>

"When did the naval officers and soldiers of the British Empire fall to this level?! These cowards! Cowards! Shameful scum!" After the soldiers took the colonel down, Sir Fisher, who was finally on the verge of explosion, resounded through the entire room.&1t;/p>

"The seven battle cruisers originally belonged to the First Battlecruiser Squadron have now sunk 5 ships. If the personnel loss rate is calculated, it will be at least 60%. None of the ten surviving people on the battleship killed instantly exist. Major General Moore's behavior is indeed inappropriate. If Major General Moore is to be dealt with, General Jericho agrees, but the range of strike should not be expanded." Lieutenant General Charles Maden thought for a while and said.&1t;/p>

Although the Chief of Staff of the Royal Navy was very angry about Major General Moore's early evacuation, after calming down and thinking, he had to say that this was understandable. Because some of the subsequent events made the British realize that even if Major General Moore persisted for half an hour, the large fleet might not have any results after being in place. The Germans could fight for another ten minutes and then choose to retreat. Moreover, as the world's second largest naval power fleet, although the scale cannot be compared with the British fleet, they have everything they should have!&1t;/p>

When evacuating, the seaplanes that broke behind the fleet carried cigarette cans and released smoke screens to cover the fleet's retreat. As long as the Germans left early, they could at least 20 minutes under the cover of the smoke screen. After 20 minutes, the German fleet might have relied on Gao Hang to get rid of the large fleet and still successfully turned in. The express fleet may suffer new losses due to this period. Not to mention anything else, just talking about the Tiger and Australia behind, these crispy skins are almost unprepared under the German 15-inch naval gun. As long as you hit it, you might be directly lit with a large firecracker...&1t;/p>

"I hope Lieutenant General Betty can replace this coward and rejuvenate the express fleet! His high fighting spirit and unyielding spirit will definitely lead the express fleet out of the trough!" Sir Fisher took the opportunity to say.&1t;/p>

"I need to communicate with Admiral Jericho. However, Lieutenant General Thomas will be able to recover and be discharged from the hospital soon. With an exciting victory and no fault, the express fleet should still be in charge." Churchill thought for a while and said. Then he did not give Fisher the opportunity to continue bargaining, but turned around and asked Lieutenant General Maden. "Your Excellency believes that what is the most serious thing about the Royal Navy now besides the equipment problems? Is it courage or confidence that what is lacking?"&1t;/p>

There are many problems with equipment, such as early bombing shells, the Queen's weight, and almost all British battleships have insufficient armor protection. The British have already discovered these problems, but unfortunately, they are not capable, and the latter says it will take a long time to solve them... Churchill knew that the Royal Navy was full of complaints about his equipment. If he raised it himself, the rest of the time would probably be criticism of someone and complaints about the Imperial Shipyard. This is not beneficial except to increase the internal opposition and mutual resentment.&1t;/p>

"I think it's confidence and low morale. The officers and soldiers of the Royal Navy are still fearless and brave. However, the repeated defeats have made them unable to see the hope of defeating their opponents. Our large fleet is like a wild boar with infinite strength but cannot hit the opponent, and the opponent can easily play with us. Although the express fleet has improved a lot, the number of queens is still insufficient, and we cannot even guarantee that we can stick to a long enough world in front of the German high seas fleet."&1t;/p>

"Of course, our officers and soldiers also believe that our fleet does not have the ability to destroy German excellent battleships. They are like the hydra that cannot be killed, but they still survive to the end. The more troops participating in the battle, the more they feel, the more powerless they feel. Even in General Thomas' fleet, this saying is said that their fleet needs at least 2 base shells to kill a German battleship." Lieutenant General Maden responded.&1t;/p>

"The British Empire's shipyard is building new warships day and night. We even consider producing warships equipped with 16-inch artillery! As for the shell problem, I'm sorry, so far, almost all suppliers have no way to solve it." Fisher said with embarrassment.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!