Chapter 2253 Do the work at hand first
Well, the number of battleships that can be dispatched will be reduced, and this problem cannot be solved by money, because the construction cycle of battleships is a bit long! So, after the war, why should the Americans, who have lost the biggest bargaining chips, make the Germans willing to support the United States at the risk of reducing their local fleets? That is only the US dollar and hard currency!
This is what the so-called rare goods are! The scarcity of items has led to the rise in prices! What a simple economic principle? If the warships that need to be repaired are included, it would be even better. It can directly delay the outbreak of the Pacific War. After all, after a ship is in the ship, it can be repaired for a week or a year... When can it be repaired? On the one hand, it depends on the losses and German arrangements, and on the other hand, it depends on whether the "sincerity" of the Americans has arrived... Isn't Taft the power of faith in money? If you have the ability, please help me advance the repair fee!
And the most important thing in this matter is not the problem of warship repair, but delaying time! The longer the war start time is delayed, the more beneficial it is for Japan, because after the end of the European War, the British did not need arms, and the delayed time just gave the British the opportunity and time to transfer arms to the Japanese... This naturally means that the Americans need to pay a greater price to kill the Japanese!
No, I can't continue like this anymore. Crown Prince Ruprecht felt that he was too black-hearted!
After thinking through these things, the orders and telegrams that should be issued were also sent, so now it is time to prepare to finish them. The two Revenge-class battleships that were left behind did not make any waves under the crushing of absolute power. The Royal Oak was quickly destroyed, and the Revenge sent a signal to abandon the ship before the battle sank again!
In fact, in the final stage of the battle, there were no British warships around to accompany the last two British warships. After sending a signal to abandon the ship, the German Navy also asked the British to help clean up the mess. If they had already won, there was no need to kill all the people who fell into the water.
"Your Highness, the clear code message sent by the British," said Admiral Schell.
"What's the matter?" Ruprecht asked curiously.
"They asked us to help transfer the body of General Jericho, the commander of the British Fleet." Schell said.
"Jerico was killed?" Ruprecht asked.
"It was said to be a death in battle, but it felt like it might be suicide," said Admiral Schell.
"So that's how it is." Ruprecht sighed. In fact, although this result was unexpected, it was reasonable. After such a big defeat, someone would always take the blame. Jericho did this undoubtedly safeguard the face of the Royal Navy and also bear the blame for his colleagues.
"Then find someone to make arrangements. Jericho is a respectable opponent, and we should show appropriate respect." Ruprecht ordered.
Now, the main force of the High Seas Fleet and the Hippel Fleet have begun to gather the fleet to prepare for return. In the other direction, the battle continues. Thomas flew away, followed by four Bavarian-class battleships from the Third Battleship Squadron of the German High Seas Fleet. Although the number is absolutely advantageous, Thomas really dared not turn around at this time!
"His Earl, if we follow the information provided by the Air Force, we can see the British fleet in 20 minutes." An officer said to Earl Spee.
"Very good. Prepare for the battle as planned." Earl Spee nodded and said. He was very relaxed now. The British were at the end of their strength. In terms of fleet strength, his Royal Highness the Crown Prince also specially allocated 4 Bavarian-class battleships to help him scoop the formation. There were land-based aviation forces coming from the air. No matter how you look at it, you all had an absolute advantage. Winning was not a problem at all.
The only thing that made the Earl feel a little depressed was that His Highness seemed to want a British man to keep some of his family's assets and not let them all be killed. This made Earl Spey, a soldier, feel a little unhappy. However, he was very grateful for His Highness's last military merit to him. He has been in the navy for so many years. If he couldn't see this, he would be in vain!
Earl Spey must absolutely abide by the orders of Crown Prince Ruprecht. He was a little confused about the political issues, but he would execute the orders. In other words, it was necessary to implement them if they understood them, and even if they did not understand them, they must execute them!
"There are 4 places left now, um." Earl Spee said silently in his heart. However, what the Earl didn't expect was that these four places were given to them, not just for the 8 fast battleships under his command! Now, before the battleships exchanged fire, the land-based aviation power of the Air Force had already arrived!
"The fox hunter calls for the fox hunting dogs. Report your location to us." At this time, a K8 bomber aviation team, the Tiger Shark Squadron, was flying over the vast Norwegian Sea. After several hours of flight, the squadron leader had confirmed that they had approached the battlefield, but at this critical moment, the navigator's report made everyone feel extremely depressed, that is, they suddenly could not accept the navigation information on the shore!
To put it bluntly, it means knowing where your location is. If you are on land, you can naturally determine the location based on the terrain and landforms and markers. However, on the sea, how do you determine your location? In this era, the Luftwaffe solved the problem in this way. Each bomber squadron will be equipped with a special acceptance equipment, which can perform lateral and ranging on two designated ground radio transmitter stations. Then, after simple mapping and calculation, you can determine the approximate location of your own aircraft group. But now, the signal from one of the radio transmitter stations is suddenly unacceptable, which is a bit troublesome. Considering that all aircraft cannot accept it, it is very likely that there is a problem with a certain land-based radio transmitter station.
But it doesn't matter. The Germans have preparatory measures, and this preparatory measure is to calculate their own position through the relative position of the guide aircraft. If the British fleet is compared to a fleeing nursing, then the k8 bomber squadron, as the fox hunter, is a hunter, and the fox hunter is a hunter that guides the hunter to chase!
At this time, the navigation personnel knew the location of themselves and the guide group by positioning the radio signals sent by the fox-catching dog. Then, they received a very important message - the hunting dogs had discovered the location of the target and passed it on to the hunter!
Chapter completed!