Chapter 2601： Bloody Battle One (1/2)
”British? The best commander is naturally Thomas, but he can't be here, so who else would it be? Duff? Hood? Or who else?” Su Xiong touched his chin, lost in thought. , This is not because he is distracted at a critical moment. If he can guess the identity of the opponent, and then target the opponent's usual tactics or way of thinking, then the battle in front of him may have a turning point.
”Neither Duff nor Hood has the experience of commanding a large fleet. At best, they can command a battleship squadron and its associated destroyers.” Ryder shook his head and said.
”Who would it be? Jeram and the others have already lost the battle in the Norwegian Sea. Stetti is still alive, but this person is only qualified and can perform the task without compromise. The tactics are quite satisfactory. , And judging from the Japanese actions this time, this plan is too risky. This tactic is rare in the British Royal Navy, which has a conservative style.” Su Xiong was a little worried.
”If you are full of adventurous and enterprising, then there is one person who meets this condition. I feel that Betty's shadow behind this plan! Think about it, who in the Royal Navy dares to go deep alone when he is at an absolute disadvantage. Go straight to the enemy’s core area? Don’t you think that this style is like when Betty rushed directly to the Helgoland Islands with a battlecruiser?” Raidel said.
”It's interesting, but to be honest, Betty's level has improved a lot than before.” Su Xiong suddenly realized.
”Hehe, after all, the British pay the tuition. You can always learn some.” Raidel said.
”Your Excellency Commander, the new enemy situation is notified.” At this moment, an officer sent up the telegram he had just received.
”According to the reconnaissance situation, the Japanese fleet was divided into three! Two main fleets and a separate light cruiser detachment.” Su Xiong's words were unusually heavy.
”His. It's not easy.” Raidel felt that this battle would be very difficult to fight tonight. Although, when Betty allocated the fleet, he considered letting the light cruisers gather and perform hunting tasks separately to improve. Efficiency, but now, the centralized light cruisers are very threatening to Su Xiong's actions.
The reason is simple. The Suxiong fleet lacks frigates. The 6-inch secondary artillery can be used to deal with destroyers. However, its effect on light cruisers is very limited. If the Suxiong fleet is engaged in a battle with a Japanese main fleet, the concentrated light If the cruiser detachment takes advantage of speed, outflanks, and then protects the destroyer to launch a lightning strike, then the Su Xiong fleet will be very dangerous!
The Japanese still have at least five light cruisers that can be used. They cannot be suppressed without the firepower of the main guns. If they are suppressed with the firepower of the main guns, what about the Japanese battleship squadron that is already very advantageous? If the Fuso-class battleships were not attacked by interference, Bavaria would not be able to hold it now! And if the main guns are not allocated, those torpedoes are terrible once a large number of destroyers get close.