"My God, my fleet is more like a shelter. All the unwanted or obsolete things in the High Seas Fleet will be thrown to me in the end. The King-type armored cruiser has become obsolete in this war, and the cloth

The Renswick-class quasi-terribles, these guys with only 11-inch guns and even worse than the Ninghai-type battleships were thrown at me." At this time, Count Spee was full of frustration and dissatisfaction. He was also considered a German class.

Too much blood and too much loyalty.(

Well, it indirectly hit the future Russian Baltic Fleet. It was also scratched during the battle.) It was originally thought that the German Far East Fleet to be rebuilt would be a small and capable fleet, but the first batch of ships transferred from the German Navy

Looking at it from the battleship, these things are completely second-hand goods! Is there any mistake? Scheer and Hipper took charge of the Grand Fleet after participating in the Spanish-American War. However, when they defeated the Russians, they used a bunch of old ships to supplement their numbers.

?That’s so unreasonable, right?

However, Tirpitz later mentioned in his letter that he would arrange new dreadnoughts for the Far East Fleet in the future, and would "persuad" the Turks to cooperate with the Far East Fleet after the war broke out. Only then did Spey

The Count felt a little more comfortable. If there are no major deviations in the future, Turkey can have two Dreadnoughts equipped with 14-inch guns. The German Navy is already preparing to develop 350mm-class naval guns, although it will be built by the Chinese Republic.

, but it is estimated that the armaments above

and related equipment will mainly be German. In real wartime, the Turkish Navy is likely to be included in its command. In this case, it will have at least two new super-dreadnoughts and two quasi-dreadnoughts in its hands.

warships, and 4 König-type armored cruisers (including two in the hands of the Turks), and even when necessary, there may be Dreadnoughts transferred from the Chinese Navy. Of course, if the Navy can fulfill its plan to add new Dreadnoughts. itself.

It is also possible to increase the number of dreadnoughts in hand to 4.

In this way, if you do not count all kinds of miscellaneous fish, your fleet will also have at least 6 battleships, 4 armored cruisers, and more than 10 various light cruisers (including those of the Turkish Navy). In this way, your fleet will have

At least in terms of numbers, it can compete with Hipper's fast fleet. Such a result

The result was pretty good. After thinking about it carefully, Hipper thought this. Feeling balanced in his heart, he continued to read the following letter. In the letter, the request of the German Admiralty seemed very simple. That is to do everything possible to protect the British in the Indian Ocean.

Conduct strikes on shipping lanes, attacking all British and French ships coming from Oceania, the Far East and India.

These tasks are easier said than done for Lieutenant General Spey, who has been in the Far East for many years! First of all, once the war breaks out, there is no need to think about the colonies in the Far East. It will be a matter of time before they are thrown away. At this point, Germany

The Admiralty also thought about it. But Tirpitz and others did not think about what happened next. That is what the British Far East Fleet with Singapore as its home port and the Australian Fleet in Oceania would do! Australia's Darwin Port is too close to Papua New Guinea

Got it!

If the British concentrated a fleet in Australia and Singapore in the early stages of the war, it would be almost impossible for the Far East Fleet to escape completely. Even if two new warships could be added according to what Tirpitz said, they still have in their hands

2 quasi-dreadnoughts and 2 old-fashioned cruisers slow down the speed. The British can dispatch up to twice as many battleships to siege you. As for the pre-dreadnoughts, that is at least several times more! And they are far away from Turkey, which can be called an ally.

At least thousands of nautical miles away!

Do you know what life and death means? This is what it means to be born near the opponent's base and then be killed by an opponent with an advantage. Relatively speaking, in terms of escape, the chance of the Spei fleet escaping in Xu Jie's plane is higher than now.

Bigger, because the Spey fleet at that time was all cruisers. There was no front

Afraid of slowing down the speed, and running very timely, Japan was slow to react, and Qingdao was too far away from the British main fleet. By the time the other side reacted, the Spey fleet had already reached the ocean. In other words, let’s not talk about what to do with Turkey.

, how to come out alive requires careful study.

Even if, with the blessing of the angel Milica, he successfully transferred to Turkey, entered the Persian Gulf and merged with the Turkish navy, would the problem have been solved? Absolutely not! The new test has just come. I really thought that the British Empire on the coast of the Arabian Sea

Isn’t the military port just a decoration? Look at how close the place called Gwadar is to the exit of the Persian Gulf. This is like a thief running into the police as soon as he goes out! If a British fleet is stationed directly at the exit of the Persian Gulf

If you are in the Gulf of Oman, even if you cannot block yourself, the probability of being discovered if you go out is still very high. If the British deploy a few more fast dreadnoughts, your situation will be really uncertain! It is even said that after you escape,

After the encirclement and suppression of the British fleet in the Far East, there may be a battle with the British in the Gulf of Oman. Of course. This depends on the strength of both sides at the time. If their own fleet and the Turkish fleet have the upper hand, the British will give in.

route.

Apart from these problems, Count Spee still has other problems to solve. If nothing unexpected happens, once the war starts, in Count Spee's opinion, the route from the Far East through the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea and then the Mediterranean will basically be abandoned.

Because if the British do not dedicate a powerful fleet to cooperate with the French fleet,

On paper, the Italian fleet and the Austro-Hungarian fleet should be stronger than France. Therefore, whether the British fleet will be willing to test the blockade of the Italian and Austro-Hungarian fleets with their lives is still an open question. Anyway,

If it were Count Spey himself, he would rather go around the Horn of Africa and then walk across the Atlantic Ocean.

As a result, a new problem arises. Count Spey's fleet needs to search for the British and French fleets in the vast southern Indian Ocean... This requirement for endurance and seaworthiness is somewhat high, and as the distance increases

With the continuous increase of speed, high-speed "performance" becomes more and more unreliable. First of all, mechanical wear will cause the speed to drop. Secondly, if you run hard, the power will be lower than the normal cruising speed.

The speed will increase at least twice! And the fuel utilization efficiency will definitely decrease when sailing at ultra-high speed. In other words, the fuel consumption will be higher! (For example, the French battleship Richelieu in World War II had a endurance of 12 knots when sailing at a speed of 12 knots.

It is 10,000 miles, and if you sail at a speed of 30 knots, the endurance is only 3,300 miles, which is almost one-third.)[

In other words, even if your battleship is a high-speed battleship, when fighting in the distant Indian Ocean, and the opponent is chasing after you, let alone whether it can reach the maximum speed and turn in. Even if it can achieve it, if you cannot get rid of the opponent, you will not be able to escape.

What to do if the fuel comes back? We can’t get out all the sheets

Let's make a sail and go back? And in order to take into account both seaworthiness and range, there must be some trade-offs in performance. Under the conditions of the same technology and the same tonnage, offshore warships will always be slightly more powerful than high-sea warships. German warships are in

Any advantages in performance will be completely offset.

You can lower the seaworthiness when fighting in the offshore, but do you dare to do it in the open sea? The low freeboard is just fine in the coastal sea. You can maintain a reasonable freeboard with less fuel and supplies, but what about the open sea?

?You have low freeboard and you also need to pack fuel and fuel for long endurance.

Supplies, to a certain extent, can be considered as seeking death. Excessive draft will not only cause the armored belt to sink, but will also lead to a decrease in attack power in certain cases. This is something the High Seas Fleet has not touched.

We've been there, but we've run into Count Spee's Far East Fleet!

In terms of tonnage, the Scharnhorst-class pocket battlecruiser is really good. Its decent protection and up to six 11-inch guns are enough for it to take out battleships below the capital ship. But what can I say, these two

The sea-going seaworthiness of this warship is a bit poor. The weight of firepower and defense is too large compared to the tonnage. In addition, it was installed when it came to the Far East.

There were a lot of things. As a result, under high sea conditions again, the front main guns of the two battleships were flooded, causing the artillery method to be used, and the bows were also damaged. Fortunately, during peacetime, there was no need to fight. In this situation

There were less of them in the North Sea, because at that time, although the freeboard of German warships was low, they were not overloaded! And they did not need to go to sea if the sea conditions were bad.

But in the Indian Ocean, where can you find a safe haven in the vast sea? Can you stop fighting because of high sea conditions? If people are chasing you, if your artillery is flooded and fires, isn't that asking for death? (This is in Xu's case.

It also appeared in the second battle of Jay's plane. The two German Scharnhoss in the second battle

After encountering reputation, the special-class battleships turned around and ran away. During the escape process, the No. 1 turret of the two battleships was flooded, and the bows were damaged. In fact, the two German ships actually fired less than six guns.

The artillery has more reputation! Of course, the reputation hull also suffered some damage in this naval battle.)

Okay, let’s play it again. Even if the Spey fleet arrives at the ambush area and does not go back due to supply and weather problems, how to search for enemy ships in the ocean and face the British fleet is still a problem. This requires careful planning

Coordination and planning. Even if your own fleet merges with the Turkish fleet, there are still a few dreadnoughts, but judging from the posture of the British, these dreadnoughts are just big British ships.

The strength of a detachment in the fleet. And it can be expected that due to the vulnerability of Turkey's basic industry and limited port facilities, the combat power of its own warships will definitely not be able to compete with the first-class warships in the future. When the Scharnhorst first came out

He was a hero all the way. But in the Sino-Russian War, wasn't he first severely beaten by the Dutch seven-provincial fast battleship, and then was defeated in the final battle?

Technology has advanced so fast that Count Spey believes that by the time the war begins, the British will have more elite warships in their hands. His war-breaking operation seems to have limited success, but only those who have been in the Far East know the hardships involved. Although

It's hard to get caught, but once you get caught, it's dangerous

The risk is high! Maybe your own dreadnought can fight or run away, but what about the forward dreadnought? Just prepare to sleep when you encounter the opponent's battleship! What Count Spey didn't expect was that the navies of the three countries of Germany, Austria and Italy had to face more than just

It's Britain, France and Russia! The British Empire has once again begun to use its own diplomatic tactics!

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