Chapter 7: The Wolf's Claw (Revision)

yes, which bastard came up with a nasty tactic?

Needless to say, submarines were often used to attack merchant ships or conduct covert patrols. In the First World War, the main task of submarines, whose attack capabilities were not yet appreciated, was to cut off the enemy's supply of supplies at sea and the ability to maneuver at sea.

But that's not the case now, these little guys already have some kind of star temperament!

In naval battles, especially in the case of large artillery ships, if a group of submarines that had been ambushed suddenly opened their mouths, they would undoubtedly become a nightmare for the ambushed side. After all, no one is a god and can easily cope with a big war on both fronts at the same time.

With the shouts of the sonar crew of the "Lion", the 19,000-ton battle cruiser "Indomitable" hit two mines in the bow, and then sank in the sea of Jutland along with the 1,017 officers and men on board in an extremely strong explosion.

Immediately, another battlecruiser "Queen Mary" was hit by several mines, and this 26,350-ton super dreadnought battleship quickly sank in two sections after the explosion, and only 9 of the 1,275 people on the ship survived.

The battleship "Lion", which was Bader's flagship, was completed in March 1912, and this battlecruiser was only 4 years and 2 months old, because he was Bader's flagship, and he was under special care for torpedoes fired by 30 German submarines.

The torpedo dragged the white track, which was clearly visible on the side of the ship, and plunged headlong into the front of the battlecruiser "Lion". The giant ship shook with a violent explosion, spewing flames and shards of steel from where it was hit. Finally, in a frantic rudder turn, it dodged the three most dangerous torpedoes, but in the end two torpedoes exploded in the front of the battleship.

A violent explosion threw away the damage management team and their equipment that was going on the damage control mission in the No. 3 turret. Most of the officers were seriously injured as more shards of steel flew into the war room.

Vice Admiral Bader lay in a corner of the war room with a bloody face, his eyes were blurred before his life was quickly gone, and he only shook his bloody head in the face of the British naval personnel who came to the rescue.

"Abandon the ship, children! To make a quick disengagement of the fleet, and at the same time telegraph Admiral Jericho, the despicable Germans...... Despicable Germans ......"

Before he finished speaking, his head hung slightly to the side as if it had become insignificant.

On the other side of the war, Vice Admiral Speer also stayed in his war room, listening to the news from the lookout from the microphone.

"The British fleet began to withdraw from the sea where our submarines were lurking, and in the course of the engagement, the British fleet sank three battlecruisers, including their flagship 'Lion', and one battleship was wounded, and five destroyers were sunk, including gunfire...... We lost two destroyers, ......"

Before the lookout could finish his report, the young officers gathered in the entire war room cheered. The fierce cheers couldn't help but make the two of them frown slightly.

One of them was none other than Vice Admiral Speer, and the first thing he did was to order his lieutenant, Felix. Feng. Captain Luknall immediately got to work.

"Immediately to Reinhardt. Admiral Scheer sent a telegram informing us of the engagement with the British avant-garde fleet, and asking us if we should immediately throw the 'Sea Wing' into battle to prevent the retreat of the enemy's avant-garde fleet......"

When he had finished speaking, he glanced over the cheering officers, and without saying a word, turned to stare at the seascape beyond the porthole.

"These young people ......"

While frowning and shaking his head, he knew that this naval battle full of unknown suspense had just begun, and what he was interested in now was that which officer of the General Staff had come up with a trick to allow the submarine group to cooperate with the battleships.

In this battle against the British avant-garde fleet, the German fleet was victorious. In particular, the three battlecruisers of the opposing side were all sunk by torpedoes fired from submarines, and the heavy artillery fire of his own "decoy fleet" only sank a few small destroyers.

It's hard to believe, but the truth is indisputable.

The other frown at the cheers was Felix, who had just accepted Vice Admiral Speer. Feng. Captain Luknar. As Speer's lieutenant, who would be looked upon by others, he was not dissatisfied with the cheers of the other officers, so he left the war room with the task given to him by the lieutenant general.

Outside, there were more naval soldiers and junior officers shouting "Long live the German Empire", which did not cause him to move, because his thoughts were all the more bizarre.

"These submarines have already played their part, and it is difficult for the British to detect them lurking quietly at full speed, and surprise is their advantage. Now I'm ...... I just want to see those 'sea eagles', what are they going to do? ”

Although he never said anything about those seaplane carriers, as a follower of Vice Admiral Speer, he had seen these "eagles of the sea" in action.

The Germans, who were quite capable of logical thinking, probably lacked the ability to think emotionally, so their call signs or battle codes often led people to guess their ends or means directly. Just like these "seaplane carriers" disguised as oil tankers, although they have been declared to be supply ships, the "code name" in the war is just to make people think of the "Sea Eagle" of seaplanes.

Felix, who has seen their attacking capabilities. Feng. Captain Luknar, frowning and thinking about this as everyone cheered. It seemed that something incredible had thought of in his heart, but then he disappeared without a trace in the cheers like a tide.

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Soon after, 40 nautical miles away, Reinhardt. Admiral Scheer's reply reached Vice Admiral Speer, who was leading his "decoy fleet" unhurriedly behind the British fleet.

"According to the information of the reconnaissance airship, the main British fleet is above the ocean not far away, and I have ordered the 'wolf pack' to move forward and set up another ambush, while the 'Sea Hawk' is ready for battle. Note that the 'Sea Hawks' of the support group will not be engaged in battle for the time being, and perhaps with them we will be able to have a decisive battle with the British Home Fleet......"

Looking at the letter, signed as "Old Sailor - Reinhardt. Speer suddenly discovered that the admiral had revised the battle plan.

"So, now the general does not mean that the purpose is to eat the opponent's avant-garde fleet, then his goal is ...... My God, this is too ambitious! ”

Faced with this newly changed goal, Vice Admiral Speer exclaimed in a low voice.