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They knew whether the battle was difficult today was difficult, but it must be very hard! Because their commander told them that today, we were not going to go back with the shells! Then a group of gunners, especially the ammunition players, silently glanced at the brass-fired medicine bag behind them, and took an extra burger from the cook, well, just treat it as an extra meal tonight.
"The laneway ahead has been cleared, please follow the pilot ship!" When a small boat not far away sent a signal, Earl Spee decisively ordered the fleet to set sail, and the high-temperature and high-pressure steam temporarily stored in the steam pipeline was injected into the engine compartment. Under the action of steam, a steam turbine emitted a deafening roar. The huge propeller began to rotate. When the Sultan Suleiman I raised the departure flag, the entire fleet began to sail towards the Mediterranean along the narrow Dardanelles. The afterglow of the sunset shone on this fleet armed to the teeth. The God of War also excitedly placed the Allies and the Allies on the scale again. He was excitedly waiting for a new feast of war.
"Hisser Commander, we have sailed out of the Dardanelles and entered the Eastern Mediterranean Sea." An officer said to the vast sea in the distance.
"Very good. Use light signals to issue orders to all other warships. From now on, except for the flagships that cannot perform their mission, all warships cannot use long-distance communication. The entire fleet enters a radio silent state. In this way, we are only responsible for accepting signals and not releasing signals!" Earl Spee said.
In addition to using charts, personal experience of navigation personnel, astronomical navigation (seeing stars) and the Aegean islands scattered on the Aegean Sea, the entire fleet can also use several radio signal towers located in Turkey to navigate. Through continuous radio distance measurement and direction finding, and then eradicate the most basic mathematical principles, the fleet can determine its own position. In this process, the fleet does not need to conduct extra long-distance communication at all. Unless it encounters some unsolvable troubles.
Shortly after the fleet set sail, several dark-painted Zeppelin airships also flew to the battlefield. These mammoths of more than 100 meters long were cruising at a height of 5,000 meters. These airships did not bomb with bombs like their colleagues in Germany. In fact, this kind of bombing was more of a shock. The best use of these big guys whose air residence time could even be calculated in the sky was to be used as auxiliary, such as the naval fleet called Night Patrolers.
Under the pod of each airship, there is a foldable super-large antenna, which is used to collect all electrical signals from the air and roughly position them. They will operate as the passive detection system of the entire Spe fleet. Relying on the long standby time of the airship, all airships can stay busy until this time of tomorrow.
"I wish you good luck, I hope we can discover something tonight!" The Wolf airship sent a blessing signal to his colleagues through the signal light.
"The best situation is that nothing will happen. Tonight is a Christmas Eve!" The Prophet Airship replied playfully.
The Farmer airship on the side had already left, saying that these two guys were too funny, and it was the right way to do things quickly! The three airships gradually dispersed. Although the speed of these airships was already very slow compared to the plane, they were still much faster than the warships on the sea. After all, the speed of 50 knots is beyond the reach of warships. And they don’t have to get too close to the battlefield.
The Navy and Air Force of the Allies once again drew out a sword in the night. What was the Allies busy at this time? The transport ships that had been sailing from Alexandria were heading towards Chios Island under the cover of the French fleet. The task of this fleet was to transport 8,000 Anzac-New Zealand Army officers and soldiers, 3,000 war horses, hundreds of various vehicles and artillery. They were urgently allocated by the British from the battlefield on the Sinai Peninsula. The ones who escorted them were the most elite fleet in France.
Under the command of Lieutenant General Lebrice, the French Navy's four super-dreadnought battleships: Brestane, Provence, Lorraine and the newly-served Lyon were dispatched, and they sailed to Chios Island with an armored cruiser team and two destroyer teams.
Logically speaking, on a safe night, there is actually no need to escort the troops by high-speed transport ships. Although you may still encounter submarines at night, it will be very difficult for a submarine to intercept a fleet with better confidentiality under the conditions of darkness, so it will not be possible to send the main fleet. However, the fact is that the French are ready to launch this landing battle. As long-range support firepower and the most important guard, these four battleships must be on the stage. Moreover, after landing, some artillery and personnel in this fleet will also participate in the army operations. Therefore, this time, the French fleet came directly, and then finished all the matter and returned to Crete.
"Is there anything wrong now?" asked Lieutenant General Lebris aboard the flagship Brestani.
"Tonight was very calm, and even the sharks hidden in the deep sea were no movement. Tonight, throughout the Aegean region, we almost received any electronic signals such as non-Alliances. Their submarines were hidden. Could it be because today is Sunday? God wants us to rest." A French officer said half-seriously and half-jokingly, but his face had already shown that this guy is very relaxing now!
"Is that right? I hope so. I hope that when we take the landing action, the Germans will still sleep in the port." Lieutenant General Lebris nodded and did not investigate this issue. In his opinion, it would be fine to determine which submarines did not have any abnormal movements. Because in this sea area, the Allied Super Dauntless Battleships can be fought at most, and the others are either sunk or repaired in the dock. In Lieutenant General Lebris's view, even if the German fleet finally chooses to attack, with four Bristany-class Super Dauntless and more than 10 quasi-fair lineups, they will never lose.
"To deal with you, we have loaded the latest armor-piercing bombs. Earl Spee, if you have the ability, you come out, just like last time you attacked us!" General Lebres put a small handful of tobacco into his pipe, took a deep breath, feeling the stimulating smell of tobacco burning echoed in his nose. The lieutenant general recalled what happened in Crete that night!
Chapter completed!