The Rise of the Empire

"The result of the battle seems to be somewhat different from what we expected." In Thomas' room, Major General Kuhl sat opposite Thomas. After reading the battle records, the Major General said calmly.

"And now I want to know the reason for this discrepancy. I saw the Queen Elizabeth battleship and the Barlem. They are like warriors who have survived from hell. The armor is pierced, the bridge is messy, and the fire burns. The traces of the rear are everywhere, as well as the slanted hull, red blood donation and residual limbs. To be honest, I am very surprised. I think it is unreasonable if there are no artificial reasons." The major general’s words have already There was a bit of chill.

"First of all, I think that my plan is not wrong. If it were not for the outflank tactics we used, we would never have the opportunity to fight the German fleet. Their speed is higher than ours. When retreating, their speed is estimated. There are about 24 knots."

"Secondly, if I have to say that there is a problem with my personal command, I am afraid that the initial focus shooting did not achieve the expected results, and the Gneisenau took the opportunity to damage the Barlem." Thomas' answer was very good. simple.

"Is that so?" Major General Kuhl asked.

"Then what do you want?" Thomas's face changed slightly. "The officers and soldiers on the Queen Elizabeth and Barlem should never take any responsibility! Each of our warships was hit by at least one dozen main artillery shells, and our turrets, main armor belts, and gun mounts were all hit. A record of wearing! The German 350mm artillery can easily penetrate our armor at normal combat distance."

"And what about us? The young man did a very good job. The number of shells we hit the opponent was not less than they hit us! Every hit was recorded. However, I don't know why. The German warship seemed to be unkillable. The same. No matter how we attack, their core area is unbreakable, so good, tell me, what should we do?"

Thomas’s suppressed anger finally broke out. Objectively speaking, this battle was fought like this. There are indeed unavoidable objective reasons. At least the British artillery shells are too sensitive, and the unstable fuze has made great contributions. Wearing makes the British 15-inch heirloom power greatly reduced, and if you want to go deeper, the design of the Queen-class battleship itself is also problematic, not to mention the layout of the armor belt compared to the German battleship, which is several grades worse, plus overload , Thomas believes that the Queen-class battleship is actually inferior to the Gneisenau battleship, 2v2, your own battleship can't fight the opponent, what can you do?

"I understand your feelings, but you absolutely can't write like this." Major General Kuer on the opposite side pushed his hand forward and said. At the same time, a friendly smile appeared on his face.

"Before I came to Malaya, I boarded the Queen Elizabeth and Ballem. Although I didn't stay for too long, the condition of these two warships made me feel terrible."

"Barlem's No. 2 turret has a large hole of several square meters in the mount. I feel chills in my back when I think of the ammunition that is being transported behind and the connected ammunition depot below.

"There is also the armor belt on the side of the Queen Elizabeth. Our main armor is pierced. As you said, our warship is not as strong as the navy bureaucrats think. These responsibilities really should not be on you. . This is the result of the designer’s design and the lower cost of the Admiralty."

"However, these things really cannot appear in the battle report, because the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship is our most powerful battleship, and the British Imperial Navy will not admit that our best battleship is actually inferior to its opponents. Although this is a battleship. In fact, although the Japanese as allies think so, if you mention these things in the report, they will say that you are shirking responsibility. Believe me, I definitely know more about the bureaucrats than you." Major General Kur said.

Really think that foreign countries are not confused? Do you really think that the bureaucrats of the Royal Navy who dominate the world are so dedicated to self-denial and duty? Most people are definitely yes, but if you want to say it is all, then you can only hehe. Among other things, the actions of Betty and his signal officer Seymour in the Battle of Helgeland in history can definitely be called negligence, and even that Betty is a villain is not too much!

In history, at the end of the famous Helgeland Gulf naval battle, what exactly was the so-called signal event? Betty asked the rest of the fleet to continue chasing the opponent when the battlecruiser Lion was injured and unable to fight. This order was fine, but his signal officer was still hanging on the signal line for the "heading northeast" signal flag. The signal flag of "attack the enemy's rear" was directly raised. In this case, all the warships behind read "attack the enemy's rear in the northeast". At this time, it happened to be the Blücher to the northeast ~www.wuxiaspot.com~, and then a group of war patrols continued to work hard around the Blücher, and then released Hipper...

This process was originally very simple, because almost all the battlecruisers later wrote in the logbook. If you want to go back, even if Betty is fine, his signal officer Seymour is definitely not immune! You sent this signal, can you deny it? However, the final result was that Betty was okay and Seymour was okay, and then Major General Moore, the commander of the Second Battle Cruiser, became the scapegoat...

To say that Major General Moore was really wronged. In terms of location, his two battlecruisers New Zealand and Indomitable were at the end of the fleet. When Betty’s signal was misinterpreted, the Tiger, which was the guiding ship, turned first. , And then the captain of the Grand Princess Brock thought about continuing to chase Hipper, but the pilot ship was gone, and he could only follow, and Moore’s two battlecruisers had been on the move due to speed issues. The back and the front are all turned, Moore continues to walk?

However, Moore is not pleasing to the eye without knowing why Sir Fisher. Betty is okay, Seymour is okay, and the captains of Tiger and Princess are okay. Then Moore is okay, and the accusations are so bold: "As long as there is something to imitate Nelson's meaning, don't worry about it. The signal of correct order, to continue pursuing operations, and even a fool can do it just by executing the order, and not simply obeying the order is the most basic principle in war." How grand-sounding.

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