In a country's fleet, there will always be a mixture of advanced warships and backward warships. How to properly arrange backward warships and play their roles is always a problem that all navies must consider. The reason why Scheer brought several advanced warships with him in the Battle of Jutland

I'm afraid that I can't bear to part with those dozens of 11-inch main guns, but

Is it because of the speed of the forward-looking battleships, or because it slowed down the Scheer fleet? So some people think that if Scheer did not bring forward-looking battleships, could Thomas's Queen-class battleships be left behind? This statement is not conclusive.

.It can only be said that benevolence is in the eyes of the benevolent and wisdom is in the eyes of the wise.

Now the Chinese Navy is obviously caught in the trade-off problem between firepower and fleet mobility. The firepower of 5 armored cruisers and 3 quasi-dreads is powerful. There are as many as 18 12-inch guns and 20 10-inch guns plus 4

The firepower of each 11-inch gun is absolutely important in a head-to-head battle. But at the same time, the speed of these eight warships cannot keep up with the fully feared main fleet.

Especially for the five armored cruisers, due to the aging of the equipment, it would be good to have a maximum speed of 18 knots. But what if they are incorporated into the main fleet? It is certain that they will not be able to catch up with Russia's brand new fleet. Maybe Makanov will look at the situation.

If something goes wrong and they run away directly, there is nothing the Chinese fleet can do. What China wants is annihilation rather than expulsion. The strategic goal cannot be achieved and the action loses its meaning.

When the problem was posed, neither the top brass of the Chinese Navy nor Xu Jie thought of a solution. After all, this was a gap in the physical performance of the warships. Although they did not expect a suitable solution, the top brass of the Chinese Navy had reached a consensus.

, that is, the pre-dread battleships are organized into one group, and the dreadnought battleships are organized into another group.

A group. The advantage of this grouping is that the dreadnoughts can give full play to their "performance" advantages, and the armored cruisers plus three quasi-fearsome battleships will not be eaten up by the opponent. After all, the three quasi-fearsome battleships will not be eaten up by the opponent.

In addition to being slower in speed, the Dreadnought is better defensively than the Russian fast battleships.

The meeting had no results, at least in a short period of time. There is no way, but it is just that no one can easily speak, at least in public. This method can be thought of by quite a few people. That is, in the past, the fear of the fleet was used as bait.

After entangling the opponent, it gives the main fleet a chance to annihilate the enemy. This method has been mentioned in private, but Xu Jie

Still hesitant. Xu Jie is not an indecisive person. If the forward dreadnought can really entangle the opponent, then Xu Jie is willing to do so. But in fact, for the Russian high-speed avant-garde fleet, it is difficult for the Chinese navy's forward-looking fleet to slow down.

.If the weather is good, the opponent can see the smoke column of the Chinese main fleet more than ten kilometers away, and they can leave as soon as possible.

So what if the weather is bad? Whether it is Thomas carrying the German High Seas Fleet and successfully turning in, or Sipper launching a death charge, they can all be faced head-on. Even if they are within fighting distance, as long as one of the parties has reasonable protection, they can get rid of it.

Open the opponent. And the opponent has a big

A large amount of auxiliary battleships are available for consumption. Therefore, the possibility of catching the opponent is really low! As for the Chinese Navy, it also has fast Dreadnoughts that can catch up. Come on, your five Dreadnought fast battleships will beat their four Dreadnoughts.

Plus 4 large armored cruisers, isn't that uncomfortable?[

Even if it is delayed, as long as the opponent discovers it in time, it can be transferred smoothly. It is even possible to defeat the Chinese Navy's forward fleet before leaving. The opponent's fast fleet will never be able to catch up.

Of course, it is impossible to catch up and defeat them. Then the Chinese Navy must consider how to concentrate its superior forces against the slow-moving ships.

The Russian battleship formation strikes. But according to naval battle conventions, the distance between the Grand Fleet's vanguard and the main fleet is about 15 nautical miles. (The distance between the German vanguard fleet and the main fleet during the Jutland period was about 20 to 40 nautical miles.) If you can't catch

As for the opponent's vanguard fleet, the main fleet is even less likely to be caught.

"There are problems everywhere, it's difficult." Xu Jie couldn't help but sigh. The goal of forcing the Russian fleet to come out can be achieved, but if it can't inflict heavy damage after it comes out, it will be meaningless to lure the snake out of its hole. Looking at the table, it was a bit messy.

’’ information and charts, Xu Jie couldn’t help but feel a fire in his heart. To be honest,

By the way, Xu Jie has not encountered such a difficult situation for a long time. The crisis faced by the Chinese Navy this time was even more serious than that during the Sino-Japanese War of 1994-1899. During the Sino-Japanese War of 1994-1899, as long as he could wait until Langweili returned to China, everything would be ok. But now,

As long as Makanov drags the Dandong-class battleship into position, the Chinese Navy will have no choice but to dodge.

"Actually, the main fleet can be deployed on the sides and rear of the forward fleet. When the forward fleet is entangled with the opponent, how about we enter the battlefield from the side and rear to cut off the retreat of the opponent's forward fleet?" At this moment, Yang Yonglin's voice sounded in Xu Jie's ear.

There was a sound. Xu Jie turned around and looked at the captain of the guard standing at the door with a helpless expression on his face and Yang Yonglin next to him, gesturing for the other party to come in.

"The idea is very good, but the problem is how to avoid the opponent's search fleet? From the last battle, we can see that the opponent is very sophisticated. Although the troops were divided, the entire arc cordon still discovered our fleet in time. The entire arc cordon was

There is no way for the large fleet to avoid the opponent's reconnaissance. Moreover, the opponent's avant-garde fleet and main fleet

The distance between them is said to be about 20 nautical miles, but if the opponent tries to get closer, it will only take 45 minutes at most to merge. Then our main fleet is likely to fall into the opponent's pincer attack. If the forward fleet cannot follow

If we go up, with 12 against 9, our chances of winning are too slim." Xu Jie said with a sad face.

"First of all, it is difficult to solve a hidden problem. Secondly, once there is a confrontation, it is very likely to fall into passivity. The speed of the third opponent's fast fleet is too fast, even if Makanov's main fleet does not catch up immediately, in order to intercept the opponent

In the fast fleet, the five Dread-type fast battleships must act separately, and then the result will be 5 against 8..." Xu

Jie did not continue talking. Everyone was in the navy, and all the situations had been explained clearly. Xu Jie found that the Russians made one after another mistakes, and his chances of winning were still very small. But in fact, there was Marcano.

If the Russian-Dutch fleet in Husband and Essen can make a mistake, it is already God's favor on China, because these mistakes are too low-level!

The advantage of the Chinese Navy is based on the premise of the fleet's deadly stranglehold. The Chinese main fleet's 4 Dreads and 3 Quasi-Dreads defeated the Russians' 6 Dreads and 2 Quasi-Dreads. Then 5 fast battleships brought along 5 cruisers.

Defeat the remaining 4 fast battleships and 4 of the Russian Navy

Armored cruisers. Coupled with the quantity and quality of auxiliary battleships, the Chinese Navy is not afraid of a head-on fight. But if it gets rid of all the slow-moving ships, the Chinese Navy will actually still be at a disadvantage. The First Java Sea Battle did not fundamentally change

Change the balance of power on the battlefield.

"If the speed of the opponent's avant-garde warship is slower, I can try this plan." Xu Jie said without regret. "Hmm?! Slower?" Suddenly, an idea flashed in Xu Jie's mind. "If what we are attacking is not

What would happen if the Russian fast fleet was instead the Russian main fleet? The main fleet directly inserted into the side and rear of the Russian main fleet. Just like what happened in the first Sino-Russian War." Xu Jie felt that he had an enlightenment. A new idea

The plan gradually took shape in his mind.

What would happen if the Chinese fleet made a larger circle and 9 Dreadnought battleships attacked the Russian main fleet from the rear? The Russian main fleet only had 8 battleships. On the battle line, the Borodino-class battleships could not defeat Longxing.

Longtai these signs

The other two accurate battleships can be left to the Longxu-class battlecruisers. Coupled with the huge number of auxiliary battleships, the Chinese fleet is definitely superior. In terms of fleet hardware and quality, the Chinese navy has

It's the upper hand!

Maybe you will say what to do if the Russian fleet discovers it? How to put it, historically speaking, since entering the era of steam ironclads, it seems that no fleet has a rearguard fleet. Even if it is as large as Jutland, both sides

Have you ever seen the collision of millions of tons of steel at Elite End?

Do Britain and Germany have rearguard fleets? Vanguards are necessary. If you spread out the precious capital ships, wouldn't they be destroyed by each one? In addition, the Russian and Dutch navies lost a large number of auxiliary warships in the last battle. Originally, the execution

The lightning strike mission and counter-lightning strike are not enough, so how can we continue to disperse the fleet?

Therefore, the Russian fleet's reconnaissance ability for its rear is definitely quite poor, and it is impossible to set up a complete warning line. If the Chinese fleet uses all fuel, then the smoke exposure will be minimized.

.The discovery distance between the two sides will be very close. Maybe more than ten kilometers away.

, but you need to know that after entering 10 kilometers, the Chinese fleet can launch an attack. The slowest Longxing-class battleship of the Chinese Navy is generally about 2 knots faster than the opponent. And more importantly, the Chinese fleet is blocking it.

On their way home from the Russian-Dutch fleet, the Russians had no choice but to fight with their last resort!

Of course, the Russians can also try to quickly join the vanguard fleet, but this is just a thought. After all, there are three Ninghai-class vanguard fleets in the vanguard fleet. If the Russians want to leave, they will definitely not be able to stop them. But they want to eat it quickly.

It is impossible to lose that. Then what can the Russian fleet do after the merger? Although the speed of the dreadnought is slower, but when the two sides are facing each other,

If it works, it won't take too long to enter the battlefield. The Russians now have only two ways. One is to break through, and the other is to have a collision with the main force. If they choose the first method, they must be in a non-combat formation.

Xu Jie is not afraid of forcibly breaking through the Chinese Navy's battle line, and the second way is to fight with the Chinese Navy. In other words, he is eager for this.

And the greater possibility is that the Russians gave up the rendezvous with the vanguard fleet, because if it is a marching formation, the five fast dreadnoughts of the Chinese Navy can completely follow the Russian battleships to the side and rear, and concentrate their firepower to attack the opponent at the end of the queue.

warships, while the Russian fleet has a short effective range due to fire control issues, and the Chinese fast fleet is located at the side and rear. It is difficult to fully utilize its firepower to effectively attack the Chinese fast fleet.

As for getting rid of the enemy, that is even more of a dream. The average speed of Chinese fast battleships is more than 4 knots higher than that of the Russians! Moreover, the protection and firepower are both at the battleship level. Such a result is very likely to occur before joining the avant-garde fleet.

, the battleships behind the Russian main fleet had been seriously injured. The purpose of concentrating the forces after the rendezvous became meaningless. Therefore, the Russians could only choose to fight to the death, and then wait for the fast fleet to return.

If Makanov does not commit suicide, the result will be that the Chinese navy's 9 dreadnoughts will fight against the Russians' 8 dreadnoughts and quasi-dreadnoughts. The result will be that the Chinese navy's 78 main guns will beat the opponent's 56

No matter how you look at it, you have a huge advantage by adding 8 main guns and 8 10-inch guns! Of course, considering the "firing" issue, 8 of the 78 main guns will depend on the situation, but even if there are 70 guns, it will still have an absolute firepower advantage.

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Of course, the Chinese Navy's forward fleet on another battlefield would be in a worse situation. If the Russians repaired all the warships, the result would be 12 12-inch guns, 16 274mm guns and 32 10-inch guns.

The 18-inch guns fired fiercely at the Chinese navy's 18 12-inch guns, 20 10-inch guns and 4 11-inch guns. No matter how you look at it, it is not optimistic. The 3 Ninghai-class battleships are okay, but there are probably not a few of the 5 old patrol ships left.

Already?

The essence of war is the consumption of strength of both sides. How to exchange the least losses for greater consumption by the other side is the key to the art of war. It is impossible to win without losses. In the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, the Beiyang Fleet at that time almost

The final victory was achieved after all the battleships of Old Beiyang were destroyed, so the loss of a few armored cruisers when necessary is a loss that must be borne. Of course, the premise is that the opponent must incur greater losses.

The middle stage of the battlefield has almost been locked, that is, Makanov commanded the 8 battleships of his team to block the 9 Chinese fleets, and then waited for the fast fleet to return. At this time, Essen should have two possible choices. The first

One is to cripple the Chinese Navy's advance fleet and then return. The second is to dodge immediately. From the perspective of the battle situation, it stands to reason that the Russian fleet is more likely to choose the second option. After all, the main fleet is competing

It seems that the firepower of the Chinese and Russians is not enough.

But if the losses of the Chinese Navy are too great, it is possible for Essen to take a desperate risk. After all, the order of battle is definitely that the Russian-Dutch fast fleet and the Chinese Forward Fleet will fight first, and then the main fleet will fight. If the Forward Fleet is on both sides,

If the main fleet collapses before the ranking is determined, then this exchange ratio will definitely make people quite unsatisfied. Therefore, preserving the forward fleet as much as possible has become an important issue.

Although there are various problems with this plan, in general, all problems can be solved. From the initial luring the snake out of the hole to the final decisive battle, Xu Jie already has an almost complete combat plan, so the rest is to slowly make up for it.

All these loopholes will be solved until the final plan is released! (To be continued.)[
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