Chapter 855： This is your fleet (1/2)
”You can do this, but you can't say it. If I can severely damage the Betty fleet, then even if one battle cruiser is lost, it will be tolerable.” The prince is not worried about the three Invincible battle cruisers of the big fleet. The first generation of British war cruises after Mackensen? What do you think? Cedric on this plane can also run a speed of 27 knots or more!
”Then you agree?” Hipper's eyes beamed.
”I'll figure it out again.” The prince needs to think again. Losing a battlecruiser is actually not a big deal for the High Seas Fleet, but after all, it is worth more than 2 million pounds and there are more than 1,000 people on it. Can't just leave it like that.
The fleet operates at night and hides in the depths of the sea during the day. If Hipper’s attack succeeds, then the British 10th Cruiser Squadron will be greatly weakened, so the British auxiliary cruisers will refocus on the blockade instead of on the blockade. Cruising in the Norwegian Sea. So the probability of being spotted during the day is not high, let alone disguise. (Look at the British merchant ship disguised as bold, so there is no need to doubt the counterfeiting technology at the time!)
The hunt at night is of a sneak attack nature. It has the advantages of electronic jamming and sneak attack. The British camouflage cruiser is unlikely to have the opportunity to send out intelligence, and even if there is a problem, the Cedritz can return at super high speed. Even if it is not sunk by the prince, I am afraid that the port will be repaired. At this time, you want to expect the lion and tiger to hunt down Cedric, who is stronger than the historical Mackenson? Isn't this funny?
If there is an abnormal situation, Cedric can run back all the way at a high speed of 25 knots or more. The large fleet can stop Cedric during the day. This prince believes that if it is at night? Well, in history, such an incident occurred during the Battle of Jutland. During the daytime battle, the battleship Nassau and a light cruiser were left behind, and even Scheer thought that the end of the Nassau was a big deal. The fleet set fire and was then killed by a torpedo. What Scheer did not expect was that this buddy went home before the main force of the High Seas Fleet. When Scheer was still taking the High Seas Fleet and the British hide and seek, they had already returned home. At the door...
Come to think of it, Betty's new battle tour would be crippled if nothing happened. The number of old battle cruisers is insufficient and cannot catch up. More importantly, the British did not expect the Germans to do this, and the Germans are fully prepared. History has proved that if the British are not prepared, if they are fully prepared, it is possible to walk through the English Channel... (Please Baidu Thunder-The Bruce Action.) So the prince finally decided to acquiesce to Hipper's plan.
”If I can severely damage Betty's fleet, then I will send you a telegram, and then you can execute according to your plan!” The prince finally said.
”Thank you very much for your highness' support.” Hipper said in a moment of gratitude afterwards. Although he is the commander of the squadron, he has no right to directly change the plan made in advance, and if he wants to make the Cedric legally reasonable, then only the prince himself can give this order, and Germany is an empire after all. Even if something goes wrong, Ruprecht resistance and Hipper resistance are not two concepts at all.... Falling on the former, at most the Kaiser would say a few words. If it is the latter, then it is impossible to say. So, at least from Hipper's point of view, the prince still helped himself and his colleagues.
”You are welcome. Compared to me, you are taking the future, while Lieutenant Colonel Edman takes his life. Help me tell him. If he can complete the task and return safely, I will persuade the Kaiser to give him what he deserves. It’s not impossible to become a general,” the prince said.
Now Edman is a lieutenant colonel. If he plays well, the promotion to brigadier general does not seem to be a big problem. Especially when the empire needs such a lonely hero, the prince thought in his heart.