The four Mainz-class armored cruisers will naturally be much shorter than the pure-blooded battlecruiser. So what should I do? Then let them look longer and make the battlecruiser look shorter? In addition to adding dazzle paint to the superstructure of the hull, the four German battlecruisers also added white paint to the beginning and end. In this way, among the British rangefinders, the four battlecruisers were obviously shorter, while the four armored cruisers went the other way, making the British feel a little longer...

So when the fire control personnel on the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship used a rangefinder to observe the Spee fleet in the distance, they were shocked by the scene in the distance!

"Did the Germans have 8 battlecruisers?" In the sight of the fire control officer, the dazzle paints on the eight battleships completely blurred the appearance characteristics of the battleship superstructure, so that even though he knew that the battleship von der Tin had 3 turrets, he could not find the battleship with 3 turrets from the eight battleships... The obvious characteristics of the von der Tin cannot be ignored, so it is even more difficult to distinguish the remaining 7 battleships, because whether it is the Moltke-class battlecruiser or the armored cruiser, they are all conventional 4-turret layouts... In addition to the "random" graffiti camouflage, the superstructure and turret are completely integrated, and combined with the painting that disrupts the judgment of the hull length, the eyes of the fire control officer were a little numb.

"What's the situation?" said a colleague next to him with a frown.

"The length of the enemy ships in the distance seems to be the same! We cannot distinguish the opponent! There must be fakes in Hippel's fleet, but I don't know who is real and who is fake." The observer said to the senior next to him with a complicated expression. The senior was also a veteran, but because of lack of energy, he temporarily retreated to the second line.

"I'll try it." The senior walked to the eyepiece. He could still be a substitute observer when he was not energetic, so there must be a reason. This shows that this guy has a unique skill! Most people determine the attributes of the warship through the length of the warship and the superstructure, and this guy can also determine the target through the waterline height and mast height of the warship. After all, the draft of the warship is different. Because the height difference in the vertical direction between the warships is smaller than that of the horizontal, this tests the technology more! He walked towards the eyepiece with confidence, and then...

"Bastard! Where are the water lines of these ships?" said the veteran in a panic. At this time, in his field of vision, the sea water and the side string water lines of the warship were almost integrated! To put it bluntly, the entire superstructure seemed to be slightly higher on the sea surface... It is impossible to determine the location of the water line, the height of the warship, and the type and distance of the opponent's warship cannot be determined through this. Therefore, the so-called precise distance measurement is difficult to achieve, and it can only be to estimate a rough value and then slowly correct it!

This is also the solution that Ruprecht came up with. Of course, it also has historical prototypes... Americans have done this. On the side of the ship close to the sea surface, painted close to the color of the sea water to confuse the position of the waterline and influence the other party's observations... So, in the British rangefinder market, what appears is not those graffiti similar to postmodern abstractionist graffiti, but "paintings" that combine historical naval warfare experiences of Germans, British and Americans!

Is this routine powerful? How to say, the first appearance can always cause certain interference to the other party, not only technically but also spiritually. This tactic can only be powerful when it first appears. Otherwise, if you give the other party some time to adapt, the effect will definitely be greatly reduced! Therefore, Ruprecht had not changed the fleet's painting before, but now, when the High Seas Fleet suddenly changed into a "coat", the situation is different!

When dozens of large rangefinders of the British Fleet stared at the German Fleet in the distance, the British felt for the first time what it meant to be visible, but they couldn't fight!

"Appointment, release more than 70% of the seaplanes, I need to be aerially acoustic!" The British finally made the best choice at this stage. Since the distance measurement difficulties were caused by optical camouflage, they could only find the target through continuous corrections. The previous method of using a warship rangefinder to find the target is definitely not possible, so they can only use aerially acousticly acoustic.

The take-off slide rails of the seaplane in the middle of the hull of battleships were ready to be completed. With the order issued, light seaplanes rose to the sky under the push of high-pressure gas cylinders. On the non-combat side of the British fleet, the seaplane aircraft carriers also placed larger seaplanes on the sea surface with cranes, allowing them to take off by themselves. More than ten minutes later, dozens of seaplanes flew into two groups to the German high sea fleet in the distance.

"Haha, the British are not stupid. But they have no effect." Looking at the black spots appearing in the sky, Ruprecht smiled, appreciating the British's decision and mocking the other party. Ruprecht could think of using optical camouflage to deal with the British rangefinder, and then he could think of using fighters to deal with the British's agile planes! At this time, the first batch of fighters that took off from the aircraft carrier squadron in the rear had already flown over the German fleet, waiting for the British's agile planes to come!

"Are the British crazy? They didn't arrange air cover!" A German fighter pilot said in surprise as he looked at the British seaplane that was almost "running naked".

"No, there are some, but the cover is also seaplanes, and there are several aircraft that have removed the landing gear. It seems that the aircraft on the British aircraft carrier had consumed a large part of it before the war started." said the pilot next to him.

"Okay, no matter what, we can just kill them. You know, we are the masters above the battlefield now!" After saying that, the pilot rushed forward first. Before the main forces of the battleships of both sides fought, the roar of machine guns and the roar of engines had already come from the air!

A J6 fighter jet flew over the head of a British seaplane quickly, and the two guns on the nose quickly pointed at the British plane trying to avoid, but the target was too slow! If the German J6t fighter was an agile falcon, then the latter was like a duck with lead blocks tied to its foot!

The nose of the plane quickly pointed at the target that dodged below. With less than 300 meters, a series of shells roared towards the target, and within 3 seconds, the pilots of the seaplane and their landlines were dismembered into pieces! At this point, the first drop of blood was left on the altar of this war!

When the battle in the air has begun, will the battle on the sea be far away?
Chapter completed!