Chapter 1174： The British in a hurry (1/2)
Chapter 1174
”Your Excellency Commander. Emergency telegram! General Thomas's fleet is under siege!” Jericho, who hadn't even gotten off the ship after returning to the Shetland Islands with the fleet, just took a nap for less than 2 hours in the fleet commander's room outside the door. There was a rapid knock on the door and a slightly flustered sound.
”Well, what happened again?” Jericho, who was asleep, pressed his temple, intending to make himself awake. But when he heard the words Thomas Fleet, Jericho, who was still a little confused, instantly awoke. He could feel a chill rushing directly from the tail bone to his head, and then buzzed. It's as if someone poured a big pot of ice water on his head in summer! Jericho jumped out of bed in shock!
”What's the situation?!” Jericho walked to the door with a few steps faster than his age, and snatched the telegram from his subordinates. This telegram was sent by Thomas when he was fighting his opponent. The situation at that time was not as bad as the latter. However, it was mentioned that at least 8 German fast battleships had met him, and after the fierce exchange of fire, Jericho I realized the seriousness of the problem.
”The entire fleet is ready to set off immediately.” Although he did not know the situation very well, Jericho knew that with the current strength of the Thomas fleet, 5 queens and 2 battlecruisers would deal with 8 or 9 capital ships of the other side. It is absolutely impossible to beat!
And in judging the combat habits of the German fleet, the opposing commander would never make a seemingly even battle. In line with the theory that it is a fool to take advantage of it, this time, in order to deal with the Thomas fleet, the opponent is likely to be the main force! The other half of the German fleet does not yet know where it is hiding! In the current situation, Thomas can't afford to walk around. If he waits for the other German warships to arrive, wouldn't he be beaten up? !
”General, I’m afraid it’s too late for us to rush over now. It will take about half an hour for the fleet to start the fire, and if we are to rush to the battlefield, it will be at least 3 hours later! At that time, we’ll probably even give It's too late for Thomas to collect his body!” Lieutenant General Charles Madden, Chief of Staff of the Grand Fleet, apparently also received the news, and he said to Jericho who hurried to the control tower.
”Then you mean that you can't let us watch the most elite fleet of the Royal Navy be killed by the Germans?! That is the only fast force we can rely on. Without them, would we have to Can't rely on Invincible these guys?” Jericho roared to his subordinates very rarely.
“It’s better to rely on us than on land-based aircraft or submarines in the water. Perhaps there will be some submarines in the nearby fighting seas. Even if these submarines cannot effectively supply the opponent, they will definitely make the opponent hesitate.” Lieutenant General Madden explained.
In fact, this is also a no-brainer. Although both sides have done a waterborne aircraft carrying torpedoes to attack surface ships, they have also achieved some results. But this small-scale scattered attack is not a threat to the main fleet. It is true that the air defense firepower of warships in this era is less reliable than the anti-ship firepower of aircraft. But which battleship does not have several seaplanes? Not to mention the world’s top fleet like England and Germany. It’s really a shame that the main force goes out without a few seaplane motherships!
Although the seaplane can't beat a normal fighter jet, isn't it easy to catch you with a torpedoed seaplane? For general seaplanes, it is good to be able to fly 100 kilometers after the torpedo is hung. And the vertical climb performance is hardly expected.... It is sufficient to deal with the current small-scale scattered seaplane lightning strikes.