"Which of the Helgrand-class fast battleships is in the best condition and the fastest?" The prince thought for a while and asked, after all, this time it was in person, if there was an accident, what did he work hard for decades....... The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info that was too wrong, so after thinking about it, I decided to add another battleship.

"The best is the Oldenburg, the newest ship in its class and can reach speeds of more than 25.5 knots. Able to keep up with Bavaria-class battleships. Moreover, the quality of training of this battleship is very good, and it has won two Emperor's Cup artillery competition trophies. ”

"Then add to it, in addition I need two full detachments of light cruisers and torpedo boats of at least 3 minestrike brigades." The prince thought for a moment and said.

In terms of the size of auxiliary warships, there was a huge gap between Germany and the Royal Navy, and at the time of the Battle of Jutland, Hipper had only 1 detachment of light cruisers, that is, 4 ships. And the number of light cruisers of the fleet headquarters of Scheer was also not large. On the contrary, the light cruiser detachment of the British is very strong, not to mention the Grand Fleet, just Betty's fleet alone has 3 light cruiser detachments, which is 12 ships, and not counting the light cruisers as the lead ships of the destroyer!

"If the operation unfolds in 1 week, and you have more light cruisers on your side, then there will be fewer on Admiral Hipper's side. Our light cruisers are limited in number, and there are fleets that are constantly on combat duty in the Baltic direction. "Feng. General Pohl said.

"I can pick some ships that are a little slower, and His Royal Highness the Prince has helped me attract the attention of the British, so there will be less pressure on my side." Hipper said.

Hippert did not back down because of his status as a prince, but because after many entanglements with Betty's fleet, the light cruiser force of the British Royal Navy left a very difficult impression on him. Outnumbered and tough, the British fleet could cover the retreat when it was weak, and hinder the actions of the German fleet when it was strong.

If the prince wants to chase the British, then there must be enough light cruisers to defend against lightning strikes and interference from the opposing side, and according to Hipper's observation, Betty's fleet is generally accompanied by 2 detachments of light cruisers, that is, at least 8 ships, (the destroyer fleet leader may also be light cruisers) If the Grand Fleet assigns Betty another battleship detachment, then it is normal to distribute another light cruiser formation.

In that case, Betty had at least one dozen or more light cruisers in his hands, and if the prince wanted to bite Betty, there would simply not be enough without two detachments of light cruisers. So at this time, although Hipper also had to attack, he was willing to give up the light cruiser forces in his hands.

"First of all, I hope that by the time of the sortie, my light cruisers will number no less than eight, and Admiral Hippel will be able to get four. So be it. "The prince really admired Hipper at this time, it was rare to give up the fleet that could have been allocated to him during the big war, and when he thought of the historical Battle of Jutland, in order to attract the firepower of the British Grand Fleet, Hipper rushed to the Grand Fleet with the already scarred battle cruiser detachment, the prince had to say admiration! After all, Hipper is facing the strongest battle line in human history!

If the number of warships is not enough, the gods can't help it. Although the light cruiser forces of the German Navy in this plane did not suffer huge losses due to the destruction of the Spee's fleet and the British anti-sabotage operations. Although the German light cruisers lost some in the Battle of Hergeland Bay, they were generally much smaller than in history, but because the performance of the light cruisers in this plane increased and the cost increased, the number was less, and now counting all the light cruisers, the number of light cruisers in the German fleet was less than 20. And if you limit the condition and speed of the ship, it will be even less.

"Well, if the number of light cruisers is not guaranteed, then I hope that the number of mine-striking ships in my hands should not be at least less than that of the British, that is, more than 25 of them!" The prince looked at Tirpitz and von Pil, who were at a loss. Admiral Pol said.

This number of destroyers is also based on history, in the Battle of Jutland, Betty's 2 battle cruisers and Thomas's fast battleship detachment were assigned to a total of 4 destroyer units, a total of 27 destroyers of various types. And in the Battle of the Dogel Sandbank, because of the support of the Harwich fleet, there were as many as 34 destroyers in Betty's fleet!

It is true that the auxiliary warships of the German High Seas Fleet are weak, and the prince does not ask for what these auxiliary warships can do with the opposing fleet. But at least in the past, right? There are three destroyer groups, each with two detachments and 4 to 5 destroyers each. That's the bare minimum.

"Lightning strikes and destroyers are not a big problem, we can give you the three most powerful lightning strike groups, and the number of destroyers can reach 30. However, the tonnage may be slightly smaller. Tirpitz said.

"There are also submarine cordons and airships, and we need to monitor the Forth of Forth and the waters from Shetland to the Forth of Forth, and I don't ask the submarine force to pose any threat to the Grand Fleet of the British Empire, I just hope that you will provide a basic warning. The airship unit is also in this requirement. The prince said.

"At the moment, the number of submarines we can mobilize is about 32, and the Navy can provide you with more than 20 submarines to deploy a cordon. There are 6 airships available. Tirpitz replied. Although history proves that the vigilance effect of the 1st battle airship is very bad. (The author doesn't know why, but the rate of false positives is relatively high in history.) ）

But in line with the principle of using what can be used, Ruprecht still asked for the deployment of airships, as for the submarine cordon, this is even more necessary, it is difficult to ambush the large fleet by setting up ambushes, but if hundreds of warships pass by the submarine together, the submarine will not be unable to find it, as long as it can play the most basic early warning role, the prince's requirements are not too high.

"That's good, let's get ready now. Now take a break, and then we move on to the next topic. The prince estimated that the ratio of this fleet was close to the limit, and although the high seas fleet was the second in the world, it was very difficult to squeeze out something.

But even so, this fleet is definitely the largest of the German Navy since the start of the war, 6 Bavaria-class battleships and 1 Helgelant-class fast battleship, a huge fleet of more than 6 light cruisers and nearly 30 destroyers, plus a warning network composed of more than 20 submarines, used to deal with Betty, this is really looking down on him!

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