While the Germans were preparing for the last battle, the British Royal Navy Fleet was also making the final preparations before the decisive battle. When the last Queen Elizabeth-class battleship completed the preparation and slid into the sea from the dry dock, the British Fleet's combat readiness was finally completed!&1t;/p>

On the afternoon of the same day, Lieutenant General Duff sent the entire fleet's organization to General Jericho, the commander of the Great Fleet. From this mark, we can see that although he has been severely damaged many times, the overall combat effectiveness of the Great Fleet is still terrifying!&1t;/p>

First, the express fleet commanded by General Thomas. This fleet has a total of 7 main battleships, including 6 Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, namely Queen Elizabeth, Malaya, Warrior, York Duke and Prince of Wales, as well as the only remaining British Fearless Battlecruiser Tiger!&1t;/p>

This fleet belongs to two light cruiser squads, but at this time the British were not enough light cruisers, so there were only 6. In terms of organization, it was actually a semi-light cruiser squad, which was incomparable to the situation where Betty had three standard light cruiser squads in the Battle of Dogel Sands! Moreover, the subordinate destroyer troops did not have light cruisers as the leader!&1t;/p>

In addition to this fleet, Jericho's large fleet also has a fleet of fast ships. This fleet has 4 main battleships, three of which are the old first-generation battle cruisers, namely the Invincible, the Unqualified, and the Untired. To be honest, the fundamental reason why these three battlecruisers can survive from many battles until now is not how good they can fight, but rather that they are lucky, or that the Germans have focused on fearlessness? Even though they have replaced the new armor-piercing bombs and have optimized fire protection and protection to a certain extent, the design in their bones has been lagging behind. No matter how hard they are to be strengthened, once they are on the battle line, they always feel like they are giving up their heads!&1t;/p>

Moreover, according to the British's evaluation, even after these old battlecruisers were equipped with new armor-piercing bombs, the threat to German battleships was still not great. This was the conclusion drawn by the British after analyzing the battle report of the Thomas fleet after fighting with the former German dreadnoughts in the Strait. Considering that in any case, the large fleet itself also needed an independent reconnaissance team, this fleet was not incorporated into the Thomas fleet, but directly belonged to General Jericho. (In the Battle of Jutland in history, Major General Hood's battlecruisers were also subordinate to the large fleet.)&1t;/p>

As for the last battleship of the Great Fleet Reconnaissance Team, it was a bit strange, because this battleship was nothing else, it was the latest and most elite battleship in the British Navy - the Furious Quick Battleship. This battleship can be regarded as an improved version of the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship. It was just completed in service a week ago! Originally, this battleship was intended to be assigned to the Thomas fleet, but Thomas refused for some reason. The reason was very simple. First, the battleship was just in service and did not cooperate with other battleships of the Thomas fleet, so it may cause chaos in command. In other words, Thomas did not trust these newcomers. At the same time, Thomas also believed that the significance of an extra fast battleship was limited.&1t;/p>

According to Thomas, if his fleet faces Hippel's battlecruiser, then 7-to-4 will definitely be enough. If the opponent is strengthened, such as pulling a battleship team, then Thomas' best measure is to delay time and wait for the big fleet to come on the field instead of fighting to the death.&1t;/p>

Of course, this reason is a bit far-fetched. If we look at its origin, there are only two points. The first is that we don’t trust the combat effectiveness of the new ship. The other point is that we leave Major General Hood’s warship that is quite useful. There is no way. Although no one tells it directly, everyone knows that even if Major General Hood’s fleet is deployed to deal with the Germans on the battle line with the large fleet, then the estimated survival time can only be calculated in minutes! It is too weak! It is too easy to be killed in seconds!&1t;/p>

In addition to the fast battleships and battle cruisers, the British fleet has 4 Revenge-class battleships, 10 first-generation dauntless battleships equipped with 13.5-inch artillery, and 7 dauntless ships. This combined only 21 battleships, and the British Navy organized these battleship squadrons into 2 battleship squadrons, with 5 battleship squadrons under it.&1t;/p>

The first battleship squadron is four Revenge-class battleships, namely the flagship Revenge, Determination, King Power and Royal Oak, with the commander Lieutenant General Bernie.&1t;/p>

The second battleship squadron is five fearless battleships, including Jericho's flagship Iron Duke, which belongs to the battleship's general flagship Iron Duke, Benbao, Marporo and the Indian Emperor. At the same time, the direct commander of the George V-class battleship is Lieutenant General Duff.&1t;/p>

The third battleship squadron is under the command of Lieutenant General Stedi, with four Orion-class fearless ships, namely Orion, Monarch, Thor and Conqueror.&1t;/p>

These three battleship squadrons form the core force of the main fleet of the large fleet, collectively known as the First Battleship Detachment, which is directly commanded by Jericho. In addition to these fearlessness, the British fleet has one Fleet of Fearlessness and seven Fearless ships left. These battleships form the second Battleship Detachment, with the commander of Lieutenant General Geram, which has two battleship squadrons, the fourth and fifth battleships.&1t;/p>

The commander of the fourth battleship squadron was Lieutenant General Gonte, whose flagship was King George V of England. The remaining three battleships were Boronofeng, Magnificent and Reckless. Originally, Major General Gonte was not enough to command a battleship squadron, but because of his outstanding performance in the Strait of Dover, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and could command a battleship squadron.&1t;/p>

The commander of the Fifth Battleship Squadron was Lieutenant General Geram, and the flagship was St. Vincent. The remaining three battleships were Collingwood, the Forward and the earliest British dreadnought, the Fearless. This battleship had been transformed into a training ship before the war, but now, in such a harsh situation, it can only be put on the battlefield again.&1t;/p>

In addition to the five battleship squadrons, the large fleet also has a large number of light cruisers. Originally, Jericho was also considering whether to bring armored cruisers, but looking at the list of long armored cruisers lost during the Battle of the Straits and during the Battle of the Eastern Mediterranean, Jericho had to give up. The remaining warships were either ineffective or in disrepair, and were not suitable for long-term combat in the Norwegian Sea.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!