Chapter 2250 Military and Political 3
"General Hippel is indeed very cautious. He directly chooses to ask for instructions rather than make his own decisions when the situation is unclear." Admiral Schell said. In fact, he has a lot of complaints about Hippel's actions. Hippel is a Bavarian, which Schell understands, but asking for instructions in this situation where he has an absolute advantage is a bit artificial in Schell. Don't worry about it at this time, just go straight up!
"Scher, you are not paying attention to the wrong direction. The most valuable part of this telegram is here." The crown prince who had already won is now very relaxed. He pointed to the second half of the telegram and said, "Sipel provides information about the remaining British fleet on another battlefield."
"From the present perspective, the British ran four super fearless ships, namely Benbao, Orion, Monarch and Conqueror. The four dreadnoughts that ran away were the Invincible, the Forward, the Reckless and the Magnificent." Ruprecht said.
"If we start a pursuit, these eight warships will probably not be able to go back half of them." Sher said with a lip silence.
"No, let them go! This is the first British warships we have let go." Ruprecht said.
"Your Highness, are you telling them to leave? And you seem to have to let the second wave go?" Admiral Schell said in a daze.
"Of course! Remember one thing, if the collapse of Britain will bring greater benefits to the United States, then we would rather not let Britain collapse! Sometimes a surviving enemy is better than a dead enemy." Ruprecht ignored Schell after he said that. This time was not the time to teach General Schell's political class. He needed to consider how many ships left for the British in this naval battle! At the same time, he also had to consider how to operate and not let himself go back to the mountain with a crooked reputation! There is no way, and it is too eye-catching to do things!
"Send a report to Hippel, and ask him to report the losses of himself and the 4th Battleship Squadron first, and then rescue the fallen people nearby, and then send them to the land-based air force, so that they will focus on the direction of the Thomas fleet. Well, that's it." Ruprecht ordered. In fact, after these two telegrams were sent, it was equivalent to letting the eight battleships of Duff's fleet be released. But outsiders could not blame him. After all, Hippel's fleet suffered heavy losses, and the number was still a disadvantage, so it was understandable not to pursue. And you can't say that it was wrong to rescue the fallen people when the victory was already locked, right?
The air fleet was transferred to the Thomas fleet, which is also true. After all, the Thomas fleet is the elite. When the latter is saved more and more, it is correct to give priority to attacking the Thomas fleet. But in fact, because of this turn, many aircraft have no fuel, so this invisibly made some bombers return empty-handed, and the laymen can't say anything, nor can they see anything!
So, inadvertently, Ruprecht had helped the British leave 8 main battleships. But look at these 8 warships, 4 first-generation super fearless and 4 dreadnoughts, such forces are enough to shock the French, but want to shock the Americans? Haha, let's take a shower and sleep. Therefore, the crown prince must leave some hard goods for the British!
The remaining Revenge-class battleships will definitely not be kept. The British used the last two Revenge-class battleships to restrain the German navy. In this case, Ruprecht really couldn't think of any reason for him to let these two Revenge-class ships go!
As for the remaining forces of the Thomas fleet and Hood fleet, there are 5 Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, 1 Furious battleship, 1 Tiger battleship, and 2 first-generation battleships, Invincible and Inquisitive. (The Forbidden just sank before.) These warships naturally cannot be let go. After all, this is the essence of the British fleet. Not to mention that these 9 fast battleships alone can put huge pressure on the German fleet, so some must be killed!
"The warships equipped with 15-inch heavy artillery cannot exceed 4. The Tiger can be determined by the situation. If the British are lucky, then stay and then remove the two first-generation battlecruisers." Ruprecht said in his heart. The British fleet released by the German fleet is principled. Fast battleships are strategic forces and cannot be kept too much, otherwise it will be a problem for the German navy, especially the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships. However, they cannot be too few. If they can't even get a squadron, the combat effectiveness is too trash, so leaving 4 ships to form a squadron, making the British navy the final dog-beating stick is a good choice.
Is the Tiger Battlecruiser? This ship is really a legend in Ruprecht's opinion. He fought three battles with the High Seas Fleet, but he survived... This can be described as metaphysics! Could it be like the famous God-Snow Wind in the 2nd battle in later generations, it can rob the fortune of friendly troops? And to be honest, if the Tiger's super high speed, if it decides to run single-gang, it seems that there is really no German warship on the sea except bombers... As for the last two first-generation British battlecruisers? Ruprecht believes that sinking them is just adding a point to the final stage of the battle. Do it casually!
By the way, there are also British aircraft carriers. This thing cannot be forgotten. According to intelligence reconnaissance, the British fleet has a total of 4 aircraft carriers. To be honest, the aircraft carriers of this era are very immature. From a design perspective, they can be considered as escort aircraft carriers in the second battle. They are all the cargo that can be temporarily taken out and made up for. After the war, they will definitely be quickly replaced by formally designed aircraft carriers. Not to mention that the speed of 25 knots alone is not qualified. The layout of various facilities is not satisfactory, even if there are time travelers in the German high seas fleet, the crown prince can only provide ideas, and it still needs to be explored slowly how to make a reasonable layout.
So, it is okay to sink these aircraft carriers, and it is okay to stay. Ruprecht thought about it and felt that if they were all let go, they would be a little dull... So, Ruprecht decided to sink one ship first. As for you, the British aircraft carrier team was the earliest, how can you chase it? After all, there are a large number of K8 bombers in German land-based aviation power, and there are always some that can catch up! As for target tracking? There is no need to worry about this. The Americans have helped solve it. While Bety discovered the Spee fleet, the reconnaissance aircraft on the Independence aircraft carrier also found the location of Bety's fleet through tracking the returning British fighters... There is no free lunch in the world, everything comes at a price!
Chapter completed!