Chapter 425： Schells visit (1/2)
”The Czech Republic is a big problem, another problem that has to be solved, but it is not a problem that needs to be solved now.” After spending a meeting with his fiancée, Ruprecht finally learned the exact news from Count Schelling——De The emperor agreed to sell a Mainz-class armored cruiser to the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
Of course, there are officers and soldiers of the whole ship who are sold with the ship. If such a warship is handed over to the Turks, will they use it? Compared with the Mainz-class armored cruiser, Turkey’s latest large battleship is nearly 40 years behind! The princes don’t need to worry about the personnel and materials, and the German Navy is completely responsible. However, the senior staff of the German Admiralty still wanted to hear the opinions of the prince on how to fight and how to operate.
”Young Scheer is coming, can you see me if the time is right?” Earl Schelling whispered.
”Let's do it now.” Among the first-line generals of the German Navy, Hipper is obviously the person with the most actual combat experience. Obviously Hipper of the second battle could not go out again, otherwise the Southerner's influence in the German navy would be a bit greater. Hipper is already the commander of the future reconnaissance fleet. Could he let him be on the high seas after a fight? Commander of the fleet? Obviously impossible! After much deliberation, only Schell had experience in the war, and the latter and Hipper took care of the French in Africa.
”You have a sharp sword in your hand. You have the capital to fight Italian warships, but you must remember that the sharpest sword will also break with collisions. Especially in the barren industrial civilization of Turkey Zone.” This was the first word the prince said to Scheer.
”A very careless mistake can cause extremely serious consequences, such as mines deployed offshore, such as torpedo boats that rushed up under the cover of the night, and something newly developed by the Americans called submarines. These. They are all threats, fatal threats, unless you are in the port, and the port has deployed layers of lightning protection nets, and there are obstacles outside. Then you can rest assured, otherwise, you must keep one open when you sleep eye!”
The Italian army is a broiler, but the navy can be called a slant forward. Those powerful warships may not have achieved many results, but the frogmen and the torpedoes have a brilliant record. For example, they were defeated in the first battle. The battleship United Forces sunk by torpedo boats, such as the queen who was sunk by a frogman in Alexandria in World War II... Can't capsize in the gutter, the prince reminded Scheer, as for the result, he can only resign.
”The significance of the fleet's existence lies in the blow to the opponent. This is true, but for you who have very little capital, it is also a good idea to rely on Mainz's deterrence to cover various camouflage ships for offensive minelaying and sea raids. Choose, let the Italians be forced to disperse their fleet and use various unconventional means to strike at opponents. And your warship is a sword of Damocles hanging over the opponent's head, giving them a fatal blow at any time! If you don’t make a move easily, you must be rewarded, because in the Mediterranean, you don’t have many opportunities to make a move.”
How can a weak navy fight a strong navy in a small sea area? Naturally, we can only rely on submarines and mines. The former is not yet mature, but the latter played a huge role in the Russo-Japanese War. Both the Russians and the Japanese were scorched by the opponent’s mines. In the first battle, The German Navy was also very uncomfortable facing the mines deployed by Russia in the Baltic Sea. Therefore, in the prince's plan, an important role of Mainz was to cover these camouflage ships for offensive minelaying. These simple structure mines may be more lethal than naval guns.
”Your offensive opportunities will not be many, and these opportunities may be more in the early stages of the war. As time goes by, your range of activities will be gradually reduced. Maybe they really cannot sail into the Dardanelles to destroy you. Warships, but you can block off the western exit of the Dardanelles by offensive minelaying. If you can, I hope you can choose multiple bases, such as Beirut. Of course, before you choose these bases, don’t forget to place mines. .”
”Your offensive opportunities will not be many, and these opportunities may be more in the early stages of the war. As time goes by, your range of activities will be gradually reduced. Maybe they really cannot sail into the Dardanelles to destroy you. Warships, but you can block off the western exit of the Dardanelles by offensive minelaying. If you can, I hope you can choose multiple bases, such as Beirut. Of course, before you choose these bases, don’t forget to place mines. .”