"If we catch up, then it is certain that our mission will fail eighty percent! We don't want to defeat our opponents, we don't want to drive them away, we need to destroy these two ships completely! They are a cancer in the veins of the British Empire, and even a second of existence will cause great damage to the Empire! And in order to cut out this cancer, we need to pay some price and take some risks. "www.biquge.info I looked at the captain and the commander of the detachment who were sitting next to me. Thomas took a deep breath before finally uttering the controversial plan that would later be a part of his life.

"So, I decided to divide my forces to intercept the German fleet!" Thomas finished his sentence and glanced at the people around him, watching their reactions.

"This plan is a bit risky. If we were two Queen-class battleships and our opponents were to meet first, I can't guarantee that we would be able to keep them. Lieutenant Commander Soss, the captain of the Malaya, said first. 2 to 2, the only advantage of the Queen Elizabeth battleship on the bright side seems to be that the caliber of the guns is one inch ...... larger. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY WHETHER THERE IS AN ADVANTAGE IN ARMOR, BECAUSE THE THICKNESS OF THE OPPONENT'S ARMOR SEEMS TO BE MORE THAN 300MM, AND IT IS ALSO SLANTED. HOW THE DEFENSIVE EFFECT COMPARES TO THE QUEEN'S 330MM ARMOR, SOTH IS NOT SURE, BUT SOTH CAN BE SURE THAT THE MALAYA'S 15-INCH GUN WILL PROBABLY NEED TO PENETRATE SUCH THICK ARMOR WITHIN 10 KILOMETERS!

Within 10 kilometers, this is almost a face-to-face battleship engagement! This also means that it will be difficult to force the opponent to slow down or damage the opponent's core module by smashing it.

Earlier, on the way here, the British had already conducted an in-depth discussion on how to leave the two German fast battleships, and the result of the discussion was very frustrating.

Although the Queen's artillery is an inch larger, it has no advantage if it cannot penetrate the opponent. AND THE 350MM GUN OF SCHARNHORST, ALTHOUGH IT IS AN INCH SMALLER, IS ....... It seems that the armor-piercing power is very good, and according to the testimonies of the surviving Japanese naval officers and sailors on the battleship Satsuma who were tortured to death, the 10-inch main armor of the Satsuma seems to have been pierced many times?!

Why do you say "seems to have been pierced multiple times"? The reason is simple, after asking no less than three digits of survivors, the Japanese provided at least 5 places where they were shot! 4 of them are the main outfit. Considering that it is impossible to collude, then there is only one explanation, the main armor of the Satsuma is no different from paper in front of the Shane sisters! People can wear it if they want to!

Everyone understands that being able to penetrate 10-inch armor in the shooting range does not mean that it can be done in actual combat. After all, those who have played WOT in later generations understand that tanks can pose! Of course, this is also the case in naval battles, and it is very likely that the battleships are not facing each other, so they will come out with a comprehensive angle of incidence. IT CAN ONLY BE SAID THAT SATSUMA AND ITS ILK ARE REALLY NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO MEASURE THE UPPER LIMIT OF THE ATTACK OF THE GERMAN 350MM GUN.

BUT EVEN SO, THE BRITISH ARE FRIGHTENED ENOUGH, AFTER ALL, ALTHOUGH THE QUEEN SAID THAT THE 330MM ARMOR, BUT IN FACT THE HEIGHT IS NOT TOO HIGH, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT LIKE THE HISTORICAL LEVEL THAT IS SAID TO ONLY SHOW 6 INCHES WHEN FULLY LOADED, BUT IT IS REALLY NOT VERY RELIABLE! And this time, the fundamental reason why Thomas asked the fleet to move forward lightly was not only to reduce the weight and run faster when necessary, but also to make the queen's belt armor slightly higher.......

WELL, EXCLUDING THE 330MM GENUINE ARMOR, THERE IS STILL SOME TRANSITION FROM THE MAIN ARMOR BELT TO THE UPPER ARMOR BELT, AND THEN THERE IS THE 6-INCH ARMOR BELT ON TOP. ACCORDING TO THE ACTUAL COMBAT PENETRATION OF GERMAN 350MM GUNS, THIS TRANSITION ZONE WAS ALREADY VERY UNRELIABLE. In addition to the main armor belt, there is also a problem with the gun mount, the 13-inch armor of the queen's face is still trustworthy in the eyes of the British, but the 10-9-7" armor level of the gun mount is really a hidden danger! People easily knocked on the 10-inch armor, this gun mount is very unreliable under the attack of the Germans!

Of course, even if it's unreliable, there's no way, there's no time to change this thing now, so it's up to fate. So before I came, the original plan was to punch the master to death, and the 4 battleships were on board together! Use absolute numerical superiority to teach German battleships to be human again! Don't you have to wait for the expiration date to be invalidated?

But now, Thomas suddenly proposed a change of plan, which made everyone here feel incredible and unacceptable, after all, if 2 to 2, everyone here is not afraid of fighting, but they all know that it is unstable in their hearts, which is like Betty in the Battle of Jutland, although Betty can sink two more battleships in a row, from a slight advantage in numbers to a slight disadvantage in numbers, pretending to say: "What is going on with these ships today." But in fact, he also knew that his situation was very, very dangerous, and if he hadn't had the 5BB (Fifth Battleship Formation) that he was going to come before the battle, Betty would have been talking about it a long time ago.

"Listen guys, I've already said why, I won't allow this fight to be a chase, even though they've been out to sea for almost a month. But you also know what speed and level of our battleship, and thank God it can run 24 knots under standard conditions. And the Malaya's recent servo is a bit of a problem. I don't think the probability of us chasing the opponent directly will be more than 6 percent! This is an intolerable probability. ”

"War has always been accompanied by sacrifice, there is no victory without sacrifice, and the reason why the British Empire can have its present glory is that we must not forget those who did their duty for the empire in the Battle of Trafalgar! And in this battle, we lost the best commander the Royal Navy has ever seen. ”

"I believe that if sacrificing some of us here can increase the probability of success of this operation by 10%, you will definitely not refuse! Neither will I! So, I hope that everyone will make a decision after listening to our complete plan. We are facing a lion this time, and I hope everyone can have a certain awareness! After Thomas finished speaking, he motioned for his staff to pull back the curtain on the wall, and a huge chart appeared in everyone's eyes.

"I have to say that the location chosen by the Germans is very good, it is an open water, there are no islands and no land within 100 kilometers, it is outside the transport line, but it is not too far away, which means that they can complete the supply relatively safely, and then quickly insert it into our sea transport line."

"There's an unobstructed view of the sea, and they also have seaplanes to provide reconnaissance. There may be some telegram to verify, but alas, the captain of the Star is dead and we have no way of knowing, which leaves our plans too uncertain. It is impossible to get the Germans into their pockets honestly! Thomas began to talk.

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