Chapter 1121： Blüchers final battle 1 (1/2)
Chapter 1121 The last battle of the Blücher 1
”All three of our battleship squadrons have been deployed. The Shetland Islands have land-based aviation units in charge of reconnaissance. Our first squadron followed the opponent into the North Sea, the second squadron searched near the North Sea blockade, and the third squadron was in the east In face-to-face movement, we restricted the opponent’s position to an area of 150 kilometers from east to west and 80 kilometers from north to south. If they are in this area, we will definitely be able to find them, and if they are not in this area, we choose to be in If they flee north in the middle of the night, they will never return to the port because there is not enough fuel.” When the Venus star rose again, Thomas said to his subordinates.
His estimate is very accurate. If the German fleet wants to go back, it can only go all the way south, and the route is almost always fixed. Even considering that the Mochi may provide fuel to the Blücher, it still cannot make this warship. Hold on for longer. The German fleet seemed to know that there was a British fleet approaching Norway, so the Blücher was sailing southwest when crossing the blockade.
In fact, this is the direction Thomas wants the Germans to go, because it is close to the Shetland Islands and there are planes that can provide reconnaissance. At the same time, the second team is also waiting there! The three fleets will push the German fleet to the west, which will eventually exhaust the opponent's fuel. At that time, the opponent can only choose to return to the decisive battle. Anyway, as long as the battle is decisive, the British will win!
But it is a pity that Thomas’s thinking was used by the Germans. The latter did not expect that the Germans would divide their forces. In other words, Thomas didn’t care about the German fleet after the division. Three squadrons and 6 queens were attracted to the west. , While the Mochi sailed to the south. According to the plan, he will reach the Skagerrak Strait as soon as possible, but even if Thomas knew about it, he would not mind, because there were four battleships commanded by Major General Moore. Waiting for Mao Qi! What happened to you? Can't go back!
Let us look at the outside of Wilhelmshaven, about 40 nautical miles away from the base of the German High Seas Fleet. The huge fleet has formed a huge box formation on the outskirts of the German minefield, and a whole 4 fleet of light cruisers form one on the front of the main fleet. Wide detection line. The position of the British destroyer is even higher. There was almost fire contact with the German destroyer hidden in the minefield. And this time behind the huge fleet, 3 seaplane carriers released 3 waves, a total of 23 seaplanes, towards the German port, and the V1500 bombers flying from the British mainland also came to join in the fun.
However, unlike on the sea, although the size of the German naval aviation force is far from the thousands of aircraft and tens of thousands of the Royal Navy’s air force at the end of World War I in history, now, counting the seaplanes, the Emperor Wilhelm Hong Kong, the German navy has put together a three-figure aircraft that is not difficult! And this time, the British seaplane unit was hit head-on!
More than 50 J-1 fighters and Fokker fighters swarmed up, teaching the British seaplanes to re-behave in minutes with huge numbers and performance advantages. The air battle and entanglement between the two sides lasted for nearly an hour. After the heavy cost of damaging more than a dozen seaplanes, the British Navy finally determined one thing, that is, the German High Seas Fleet is still in the Gulf of Yard, and to prevent a squadron from being dispatched, the British also counted it. The number of German battleships parked in the harbor, and the models have been checked!
”At the far east are the two detachments under the German First Battleship Squadron, with a total of 6 Bavarian battleships. To the northeast are two new Bavarian-class battleships. To the west are 4 battlecruisers of Hipper. And to the north is the Helgeland-class battleship. All the fast ships of the German fleet are in the harbor, and the light cruiser squadrons are basically there. There should be three squads. I think we can report to General Thomas.” Lieutenant General Charles Madden marked the position of the German fleet on the huge sand table and said to Jie immediately.
”That's good, the German capital ships are here, I think General Thomas's hunt is about to end, right?” Admiral Jericho said with a breath. At this moment, Jericho was really relieved.
”Your Excellency Commander, our aerial reconnaissance found the opponent. It seems to be 35 kilometers southwest of the fleet. Our judgment is very accurate. It can be said that the distance between each other is close at hand!” Thomas, who had just finished breakfast, received it. Good news. This made him excited to walk to the chart, and then watched the staff mark each other's positions on the chart!