Chapter 883 Extraordinary Meeting 2

"Not even the Queen. Even the old ships in the hands of General Thomas that have been in service for more than a year are still no match for Hesse and Mecklenburg. I'm sure! The fact that the warriors can survive is actually a kind of Luck," Lieutenant General Jerram said.

"During the entire battle, my biggest feeling was a sense of powerlessness! We couldn't beat our opponent. Even if we fought under the best circumstances, the opponent didn't notice us at first. We launched the attack first and achieved victory. Results, but we still can't beat our opponent. That's it! If we can't beat it, we can't beat it! Once we officially fight 1 on 1, we will lose quickly. And then we will be slowly beaten to death!""Germany The human Helgeland-class battleships are actually the same class of battleships as the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, while the Bavaria-class battleships surpass all existing battleships. They are too powerful. And I think we have a serious problem with the overall situation of the German fleet. We were wrong not only in terms of combat effectiveness, but also in terms of speed. The Bavarian-class battleship seemed to have exceeded a speed of 26 knots. If they can run at this speed, then the Helgeland-class should be able to do it too. After all, with Even though the Scharnhorst-class fast battleship it is based on is like this, I think the general speed of the German main fleet is 3 to 4 knots higher than that of the large fleet! They are all fast battleships!" Jeram Zhong One sentence tells the key to the problem! "So, we have all been deceived, haven't we? We, the French and the Russians have all been deceived." Jericho said helplessly after staring at the ceiling for a moment. "In fact, before the two sides fought, the outcome of the battle was already determined. When the fleets of both sides left the port and sailed to the battlefield, we had already lost. It seemed that we were defeated within a few hours. But in fact, the German Navy started its layout a few months ago. The Hipper fleet's frequent attacks were just to lure us into making misjudgments. Then when they thought the time was right, they replaced Hipper with the most powerful fleet. Er's battlecruisers, and then in just a few hours, killed the fleet we prepared to deal with Hipper," Jericho said. Compared to the prince's fleet, Hipper's fleet is basically equivalent to the comparison between a cheetah and an adult lion. Hipper can run fast, but in terms of the ability to fight to the death, the two Hippers Can the Pell fleet defeat the prince's 6 Bavarias and 1 Helgeland? It’s really hard to say! At least Jerram believes that the fleet in the hands of the prince still has a better chance of winning. Let’s do the math. The total number of gun barrels in the two Hipper fleets is 48 350mm guns and 36 12-inch guns. Against the opponent’s 48 380mm guns and 8 350mm guns, the projection volume must be higher in the former. But the 12-inch gun can hardly inflict fatal damage. No, facing the Bavaria-class battleship, even the 350mm artillery can't inflict fatal damage! So, it seems, maybe, this time, the party with the bigger pipes really has an advantage? ! Jerram thought in his mind. "Well, we can define this as an overall misjudgment by the Navy Department and the fleet. We misjudged the opponent's strategic intentions, miscalculated the opponent's combat effectiveness, and finally, at a completely wrong moment, Wrong battle in the wrong place with the wrong enemy!" Jericho concluded. "You will return to London soon, and then be questioned or even investigated by the Admiralty. All of us have made mistakes, but we should not push our mistakes onto unrelated people. I can Ensure that everyone here will have a fair result. The most important thing for us is to learn lessons and prepare for the next battle. As for who bears responsibility, this is not very important," Jericho said.

"Okay, let's start discussing another issue now and talk about what we should do next. In one battle, 6 battleships and dozens of light cruisers and destroyers were lost, especially the fast fleet suffered heavy losses. , Up to now, the battle situation has fundamentally changed, and our absolute advantage has been broken. Even if the queens come back, before our new batch of warships are completed, our advantage will still be small!" Jericho said. If there was a decisive battle, could the British win? That's for sure! The Grand Fleet also has 20 dreadnoughts and super-dreadnoughts. There are still 5 first-generation battlecruisers, plus 1 Lion and 5 Queens! The total number of dreadnoughts is more than 30! How big is the German fleet? 6 Bavaria, 5 battlecruisers, 3 Helgeland-class battleships plus 3 other battleships, a total of only 17 ships. The British have almost twice as many as you! If this really comes to a head-on, the losses to the British fleet may be relatively large, but the German fleet probably won’t be able to get back a few ships! And the gap in auxiliary cruisers between the two sides has not been taken into account. Although the British auxiliary battleships died in this battle, they were not injured! Simply relying on the remaining light cruisers and destroyers of the Grand Fleet, they can surpass the auxiliary battleships owned by the High Seas Fleet by several blocks! But the art of war is that you fight yours and I fight mine! The German fleet will not confront Jericho, it will only use its speed to steal and take advantage. When the British advantage further declines, the German fleet may choose to fight! "I think the fleet should no longer be deployed in the Shetland Islands before General Thomas comes back. Although we can guard the exit of the North Sea there, our home will be beaten into a mess by the Germans." Jerram Zhong Said the general. "I agree with General Jerram. The blockade in the North Sea can also rely on auxiliary cruisers and armored cruisers, and the main fleet is stationed in Rosyth." Betty also said. "Okay, let's do it. I hope we can jointly sign." Jericho nodded with satisfaction. If something big happened and he wanted to adjust the entire strategy, he must first ensure that the opinions within the fleet are consistent and then You can talk to the Admiralty bureaucrats. This is the best result that Jericho can think of at present. If the fleet is still in the Shetland Islands, then the German fleet will have too much space to operate. Anyway, you will not have time to come over. This distance issue is not important in this battle. It’s reflected vividly! And a fleet that cannot be used is naturally worthless! Deploying the Royal Navy in the Shetland Islands would be giving up the entire North Sea. Beihai must never give up, not even within a short period of time! The third update is here~~~! Please subscribe and reward~~~! !