Chapter 1,393 The End of an Era
Chapter 1393 The end of an era
"Your Excellency, Admiral, judging from the information we have collected so far, Rear Admiral Haller's Second Bavarian Air Force and Rear Admiral Hopmann's Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron have completely annihilated the Russian Baltic Fleet, including all five Russian battleships. None of the two armored cruisers were spared. Most of the destroyers were also killed. These we encountered today should be considered fish that slipped through the net." An officer said to Hipper carefully.
"Haha, do you know? Gentlemen, this is the most miscalculated time since I joined the Navy. I never thought that this failure was not because of the enemy, but because our friendly forces were too strong." Shipe With a gloomy expression on your face, you looked at the giant steel ships behind you.
"We have concentrated nearly 200,000 tons of warships and nearly 30% of the combat effectiveness of the High Seas Fleet. I thought that we could at least fight a decent decisive battle at sea. There might be some twists and turns and there would be some sacrifices, but in the end I believe we can win! But what now? The Russian fleet has stayed on the bottom of the Gulf of Riga forever, and what has accomplished all this is just a group of aircraft with a total tonnage that is not as heavy as a light cruiser! What is even more ironic is that , they actually went back further than us!"
"Okay, everyone, let me use all the mines according to our previous plan. Then according to the plan, we will evacuate the Gulf of Finland and bring the fleet back. I don't need to teach you this kind of thing anymore, right? Attention Minefields and anti-submarine warfare, and by the way, some seaplanes from the fleet are also sent out. If there is nothing else, please leave me alone." Hipper said calmly while looking at his subordinates with complicated expressions.
At this time, when Hipper was the only one left in the room, he was in a very complicated mood. As a person who had dedicated his life to the Imperial High Seas Fleet, he suddenly discovered that what he had learned, trained, and relied on This thing that has made great contributions to the empire has become obsolete overnight! A new, exotic weapon changes the entire history and patterns of warfare.
Hipper believed that he was unfortunate because he saw with his own eyes the end of the battleship formation that he insisted on and owned in the history of naval warfare. This time, he watched like a bystander with his own eyes as his fleet did nothing in a normal battle. Watching in the distance, the Bavarian Air Force bombed and sank all the Russian Baltic Fleet in the Gulf of Riga.
At the same time, he is lucky. At least, he still has a chance to start from scratch. As Prince Ruprecht said before this operation, this is a wave of the times. Either you keep up with the pace of history and allow yourself to reach a new height, or you are escaped by the times. At least, now he There is still a chance to choose! An opportunity to participate and change this era!
Just when Hipper was returning from the Baltic Sea with the fleet in a rather depressed manner, Rear Admiral Harrell had already reported the results of the normal battle to Prince Ruprecht via radio, and the Admiralty also received Rear Admiral Hopmann's Battle report sent. As a result, both the Allied Eastern Front Headquarters in Königsberg and the German High Seas Fleet Headquarters in Kiel Port were all boiling at this moment.
"Okay, everyone, you still have ten minutes to vent your feelings. Then, hurry up and do the work at hand. You can do whatever you want during the break." Facing the excited subordinates and deafening cheers, Lu Precht made a quiet gesture, and then said quite calmly. In his opinion, all this is so natural. The prince knew very well that this battle would be the pinnacle of the Bavarian Air Force's operations on the Eastern Front! After that, the huge Bavarian aviation force will probably be split into two parts. One part will continue to be used for the Ukrainian offensive, while the other part will probably support the battle in the Balkans.
"After hearing about the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet, I'm afraid Britain and France will attack the Dardanelles like crazy?" the prince said in his heart. Sometimes, the Allies' estimates of their own situation will be very pessimistic. In at most two weeks, the German army's military boots will step on the ground of the Port of Riga. If they continue to attack north, it will be the Russian capital. To anyone who saw this, it was almost like holding a dagger to Russia's undefended neck. Ah, very good! For Britain and France, unless there is a huge crisis on the Western Front, for example, if the entire German army pushes the front 15 kilometers outside Paris and forms an encirclement situation, I am afraid that Britain and France will spare no effort to open up the border before Russia declares defeat. Darnell Strait?
There is no way. If a boxing match is used to describe the current situation, that is, after more than a year of fighting, the German Empire has become familiar with the battlefield and has carried out sufficient activities, and its combat effectiveness has gradually reached its peak! And what about his opponent? The Russian had been beaten half to death by a German hand using a combination of punches. Although England and France are relatively strong in physique, their boxing coffee table is currently holding on to the half of the court, and the Germans who used 7 points of force can only fight their opponents half-heartedly.
At this time, if the Russians kneel decisively... So when Britain and France face Germany, which is going all out, a decent ending is probably the best result, right? ! All, no matter what, Britain, France, and Japan in the Far East cannot let Russia fall so early. For Japan, who knows whether the over-energetic Germans will join the Americans after the fight. Japan going into liquidation? !
As for the German High Seas Fleet, whether it was a naval boss like Tirpitz or a front-line general like Scheer, they were equally shocked by the outcome of this battle! Even fear! Yes, it’s fear! Think about it, in one morning, five battleships were chopped off like melons and vegetables... And at the back, the attack fleet even had extra ammunition to blow up the Port of Riga. Isn't this so scary?
It is true that the Luftwaffe can bomb the Russian fleet, but at the same time, as the British Air Force is larger than the Luftwaffe, it can also bomb the High Seas Fleet! As a result, the aircraft carrier proposed by the prince was accepted in a real sense for the first time by all members of the High Seas Fleet... Now, the top brass of the German High Seas Fleet are considering whether it is necessary to add an additional aircraft carrier... Even if it can only be equipped with a fighter jet!
So, without saying a word, Tirpitz got on the train to Königsberg with Scheer. If he didn't go now, it wouldn't take long for the prince to go to the Gulf of Riga, and then he would be stationed on the Eastern Front or in the Balkans. , do people still have time to take care of the navy?
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