Magiffin's idea is good, but alas, the British don't buy it! If Sims left the North Sea with the remaining 4 battleships, then the British fleet would only have 2 battleship detachments left! What can such a force accomplish? The German High Seas Fleet may be able to hit the door! In this case, it would have been enough for the British to let go of the Sims fleet in exchange for their own 4 Queen-class battleships. IF YOU LIKE IT, GO ON .LWXS. ORG Watermark Advertising TestingHow could Watermark Advertising Testing still keep Thomas on the southern front to be delayed? So after Benson made a request to the British government on behalf of the U.S. government, the other party flatly refused. and stated that the Sims fleet could leave the Shetland Islands only after Thomas's fleet had entered the English Channel. There is no doubt that Majifen's last bit of hope has been dashed.

What Majifin didn't expect was that his disaster did not come not only from the fact that the British took away 4 Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, but that the German Navy decided to add fire at this critical moment! After the end of the war, the British completed only part of the repair of battleships...... In the same way, the German Navy also completed only part of the repair work. But the three most formidable Bismarck-class battleships of the Germans were ready to go, and Tirpitz, after his victory in the Norwegian naval battle, was bold enough to dare to break through the British naval blockade and enter the Atlantic! …。

Breaking the Shetland-Iceland blockade? This is something that is completely a pipe dream in the eyes of outsiders. But judging by the current situation, it is already implementable! While making the whole battle plan, the Germans had already realized that the British fleet was now in a state of collapse, and at least until the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships returned, the main force of the British fleet would definitely not easily leave the cover range of land-based aircraft in the Shetland Islands. It's not a question of whether you're afraid or not, it's a question of whether you can do it, even the most aggressive generals will never dare to attack easily in this situation, don't forget. Quite a few of the warships were not in the Shetland Islands. At least 3 warships were also repaired and maintained in the dockyards of England. In this case. How could a British warship capable in Shetland dare to be dispatched so easily?

Secondly, by the time the Anglo-American negotiations began, the Germans had already picked up some clues from the outside. The most obvious of these were the northward movement of Thomas's fleet and the southward movement of the Majifen fleet. At the strong request of the British Navy. Thomas's fleet returned to England first, facing this situation. There are two ideas that most people will have, one is that the Entente will concentrate their forces to garrison the Anglo-French coastline. The second idea was a change of guard within the Entente. The first of these could have been ruled out very quickly, since the Majifen fleet did not leave after arriving in Portugal, but continued to be stationed. Then obviously. The Entente was changing their defenses internally, with the British fleet regrouping to defend the homeland, while the American fleet was stationed in Portugal with the French! Since the Entente fleet is going to change the guard, there will be no major action until the change of defense is over. Considering the repair work and strength of the opposing battleships, it is really unlikely that the British will take the initiative to attack. And even if you take the initiative to attack, what can you do? German land-based aviation had already deployed considerable strength in Norway, and the high seas fleet even drew part of its capital ships. It is also absolutely possible to guarantee its own safety under the protection of the Air Force and mine arrays. And next year, the German High Seas Fleet will get two more Bismarck-class battleships, which are not bad, so there is no need to worry about the ......... of the opponent's actions.

The third point is an extension of the above two points. The British fleet was already unprecedentedly weakened and did not have the courage to fight far from the bases. And now in order to blockade the German navy, the British had to take care of the entire Shetland-Iceland blockade, which was three times longer than the original Scotland-Norwegian blockade! Considering the number of existing British fleets, this blockade density is probably not even one-ninth of the original! It was not difficult for the German fleet to get out, you must know that there was no radar in the 1st World War, and the reconnaissance ability of the aircraft was also very weak. And if Thomas's fleet wants to return to England, it will naturally only take the English Channel, and the American fleet will definitely go south through the English Channel, and a fool will take a long detour! So don't worry about the problems you run into! …。

Now that the possibility of such an operation has been recognized within the German Navy, the next step is to analyze what the benefits of doing so are. First of all, politically speaking, if the German fleet succeeds in breaking through the British blockade, it will be tantamount to telling the world that the British fleet blockade plan is bankrupt! At the same time, it is also tantamount to telling the world that the British Grand Fleet can no longer protect its own routes! The internal superiority of the Entente fleet will be completely lost, and the Allied fleet will be free to move and enter the Atlantic to launch an offensive! …。

And from a practical point of view, the German fleet was directly aimed at the American fleet in this operation! Don't you want to talk about it? Then let's play two games and put you back on the table! Unlike the Army, the Navy and the Army do not lose a capital ship, which means that it will take 2 to 3 years to complete. No matter how capable the United States is, it is impossible to compress this time too much! The backbone of the Entente's fight was the Atlantic shipping line, when the Allied fleet had an advantage in the Atlantic...... The United States will not be able to carry this war on either! Even after the American and British 16-inch artillery battleships were commissioned, they still had to weigh them carefully. According to Tirpitz, the war in the North Sea is over, and what we are about to end now is the war in the Western Pacific!

The German Navy spared no effort to achieve this goal, and they came up with the best commanders and the best warships to carry out this mission! The formation of three Bismarck-class battleships and four light cruisers was to sneak around the Danish Strait, then join up with the Allied Mediterranean Fleet, and then hit the Americans hard. The Germans were not worried about not being able to find the American fleet, and now the main force of the American fleet could only be concentrated near Lisbon, after all, this is the capital of Portugal and the last base of the Entente in the Ibilisi Peninsula, if it is lost again, the Allied fleet can only withdraw to the coast of France! Both politically and militarily. This place cannot be easily discarded, and the U.S. fleet can only circle around the harbor or ......... vicinity for the time being.

Although the plan is very good, there are certain problems in practice, first of all, the first insurmountable problem is the problem of fuel supply. Although the fuel reserves of the Bismarck-class battleships were 1800 tons of coal, 2500 tons of fuel oil. But if you sail at high speeds, say at 20 knots, the maximum range is only 3,500 nautical miles. (This author is completely guessing, so don't pick it, you might!) This voyage was a difficult point for a detour through the Danish Channel and then to the Mediterranean, and even if Germany could provide some supply ships to replenish fuel before leaving the North Sea, the fuel supply situation for the entire fleet would still not be optimistic, and if something happened, such as a fuel leak caused by a firefight, the Germans would be killing themselves! In the end, he was not sunk by the other party. Kneeling because of lack of fuel, this is quite a sad thing.

It is a way to let Italy and other countries provide camouflage supply ships, this method has been used in the 2nd World War in history, but considering that the Atlantic Ocean is still the world of the United States and Britain in general, the survival of neutral countries or camouflage ships is still worrying and not safe, so the German Navy thought of China again, in this world, if there is any other country whose merchant ships can walk freely on the Atlantic without worrying about the attack of either the Entente or the Central Powers, it is only China! German submarines would not attack merchant ships flying the Chinese flag, and the British would not inspect merchant ships flying the Chinese flag, even if they were loaded with some grain or other supplies destined for Germany. If Huaxia provides fuel supplies, this problem can be solved. As long as the information is not leaked, the German Navy is still confident in this, because they have decided to unseal a new batch of dumb puzzles before the operation! Even if the British have deciphered the old dumb puzzle machine, there is absolutely nothing they can do about this new encryption system! …………。

Of course, there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world, and Huaxia will not help the Germans in vain. After the Germans promised real money worth 30 million marks and "convinced" the Russian historical government to accept the current Line of Actual Control, Huaxia agreed to provide fuel supplies to Germany. The supply ships would sail directly from the Far Dutch East Indies to reach the Mediterranean Sea at top speed, and then refuel for the Atlantic. And for cover, these high-speed supply ships will carry some of the weapons and ammunition sold to the British...... In short, these ships were to both refuel the Germans and at the same time transport them to the British! Make two deals at the same time!

After solving the fuel problem, all that remains is the problem of cooperation with the Italian Navy, that is, how to fight, the safest way is naturally to merge with the Italian fleet first, and then everyone will block the Majifen fleet in Lisbon, and then cooperate with the army and air force to slowly smash to death! But considering that the German fleet crossing the Danish Strait may not be discovered, but when it reaches the Atlantic, it is possible. Although the other party can't track him, Ma Jifen will definitely know what to do if the other party quickly pulls out or directly intercepts him? The Germans' routes were fixed because of fuel restrictions. It is impossible to maneuver wantonly, and if you fall into the encirclement of superior enemy forces, you will be in trouble! The Bismarck-class battleships were indeed faster, but not much faster, and after a long voyage, God knows how much speed they could have when they ran into the American fleet. So Tirpitz and Tycho need to think about their next steps..........

"Hercules when he was in hell. No one can believe that he can complete his mission and return to earth with the three-headed dog of hell. But in the end, the big hero completed the task! Today's task is equally challenging! However, I believe that the officers and men of the High Seas Fleet will return triumphantly like the heroes of myths and legends! So, I'm going to name this operation Thunder Thorbrus! Tirpitz said categorically at the meeting.

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