"Well, now I'd like to ask General Betty, why did you lead 4 battle cruisers in pursuit when the enemy situation was unknown? Isn't that a very irresponsible thing to do? After Betty and others recounted the entire course of the war in the room, Fisher issued a first wave of questioning after confirming that the testimony of the other side would not change. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"According to the intelligence provided by the Admiralty, the enemy fleet is Hipper's battle cruiser detachment, they only have 5 of them, of which only 3 are super dreadnought, and I have 4 battle cruisers, I think that in the case of a small difference in strength, it is the right choice to bite the opponent more actively. Of course, on the issue of intelligence errors, I don't think this responsibility can be borne by me. Betty said without changing her face.

"Even if the information provided by the Admiralty is wrong, then when the two sides meet, can't you count how many capital ships the other side has?!" Fisher said, knocking on the table.

"Look at this photo, you tell me, how many capital ships are there in this fleet?" Betty took out a black-and-white photo taken on the battlefield, and under a "black cloud", huge figures were faintly visible, and because they were huddled together, it was really difficult to judge the number.

"Well, that's not at least 5 ships, right? What is the use of such an officer, who can only judge on the basis of intelligence, and not add his own analysis? A fool can follow the rules and do a good job! Fisher first glanced at the photo, and then said with some irritation, because he really didn't know how many capital ships there were. The warships of World War I were all coal-burning, and the soot sent out by the battleships when they sailed at high speed could itself play a shielding role, and the distance between the two sides was still nearly 20 kilometers, and the formation of the other side was relatively close, so it was not easy to judge the size and establishment of the opponent's fleet by visual methods.

And there is also a problem that Germany started with the Helgelant-class battleships, whether it was the Helgelant-class battleships, or the Moltke-class battlecruisers, or the Bavarian-class fast battleships, the appearance was almost the same, the same triangular mast, the same 4 turrets, and the spacing between the turrets was about the same. The number of superstructure chimneys is the same....... The only difference is the length, but can you see that a ship is more than 20 meters away from each other 20 kilometers? The eyes of those who can see are better than those of a rangefinder!

"Actually, there was not a single capital ship in this, and around it were destroyers, and in the middle were German light cruisers." There was a hint of sarcasm in Betty's eyes!

"Hold the grass ~~~~!" Fisher was really depressed this time, he didn't expect Betty to dare to tease him on such an occasion! He took a closer look, and it didn't seem to be a battleship, because the German battleships generally had 4 turrets, and this one seemed to be ...... 3 turrets. The figure also seems to be a little thinner, and it is really difficult to see under the smoke screen and blurry photos.

In fact, even in a real combat situation, even if there is a large gap between the two warships, it is possible to be wrong, after all, isn't there a scene in history where the German fleet in World War 2 saw the prestige as Nelson, and then one prestige chased the two Scharnhorsts and ran around? You know, Nelson has three turrets in front, and his reputation is 2 front and 1 rear!

IF YOU LOOK AT THE LENGTH, IT IS ALSO DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY, THE HULL LENGTH OF THE GERMAN LIGHT CRUISER ARMED WITH 175MM GUNS IS ABOUT 165 METERS, AND THE BAVARIA IS 195 METERS, WHICH IS A DIFFERENCE OF 30 METERS. The Helgrand-class battleships were shorter, so against a blurred background, it was really impossible to distinguish just by looking at an outline. These are all objective reasons, and in fact it is forgivable that the fleet recognizes the wrong target. But Betty just smacked Fisher like this, and in the latter's opinion, he could not forgive .......

Under normal circumstances, Betty would never dare to make fun of the First Sea Lord, but after the end of this battle, it was basically decided that Betty's naval future was almost ...... end. No matter how you justify it, no matter what the objective reasons are, the responsibility of throwing away 3 super dreadnought battlecruisers in one battle is too great, even if you don't get it to the end, you may throw it to some idle fleet to get an idle pension, right? And for Betty, whose reputation is everything, at this time, he naturally has to give up his name for himself before and after.

"However, the fact that the fleet of the Harwich had mentioned before that the German fleet was escorting warships on a larger scale than expected, and that the telegram mentioned that at least two squadrons of light cruisers had been dispatched this time had never been seen before, could not such an obvious phenomenon alarm you? Every time the Hipper fleet attacked, how could it have brought more than 4 light cruisers? ”

Unlike Churchill, the First Admiralty, who had never been on a ship, the First Sea Secretary came out of the fleet, and if he could really be stopped by Betty's few words, it would not only be the sorrow of Fisher himself, but also the ......sorrow of the Royal Navy. Fisher, who has been the commander of the fleet, still has this quality!

"Okay, let's change the subject, it's common on the battlefield to be indistinguishable for various reasons, let's not dwell on it. The Harwich fleet also did not understand the composition of the opponent's fleet. "Churchill came out and played a round. This debate is not in line with the theme of the meeting, it is to discuss the issue, not to blame each other. There is no result if the quarrel continues like this. As for the issue of responsibility, we will talk about it later.

"In general, Admiral Betty first arrived on the battlefield with part of the fleet, which was positive from a subjective point of view, in fact, from the point of view of time, the arrival of General Moore's fleet was also timely, the only thing that made us feel incomprehensible was that the combat effectiveness of the German light cruisers and battleships was too strong, and the light cruisers accompanying the actions of Betty's fleet were routed in ten minutes, and from the beginning of the battle between the two sides to the arrival of General Moore, it took only half an hour in total, and we sank two super dreadnought battlecruisers, This can no longer be explained by the quality of the officers and men and the command of the commander-in-chief, because the opponent's combat effectiveness is too strong. Our battleships are too weak. ”

"I can be responsible for saying that there are problems with the design ideas of our warships, and all the warships are parallel compared to German warships of the same class! If we have to talk about the defeat in this battle, I think that the performance of the battleship itself is an unavoidable question. And even the main problem. Jericho said unceremoniously. Because in his opinion, Betty did make mistakes, but the handling of Lieutenant General Jerram and Major General Hood was a classic, but it didn't work, and it was ...... to lose or lose.

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