"If we chase after us, then we can be sure that our mission may be 80% failure! What we want is not to defeat our opponents or drive them away. We need to completely destroy these two warships! They are cancers in the blood vessels of the British Empire, and they will cause huge damage to the empire in one second! In order to remove this cancer, we need to pay some price and take some risks." Looking at the captain and the commander of the squadron sitting next to him, Thomas took a deep breath, and finally spoke out this controversial plan in later generations.

"So, I decided to divide my troops to intercept the German fleet!" After saying that, Thomas glanced at the people around him and looked at their reactions.

"This plan is a bit risky. If we are two Queen-class battleships and opponents encounter first, I cannot guarantee that we can keep them." Lieutenant Colonel South, the captain of the Malaya, said first. 2 to 2, the only advantage of the Queen Elizabeth battleship on the surface seems to be that the caliber of the gun is one inch larger... It is hard to say whether there is an advantage in the armor, because the thickness of the opponent's armor seems to be more than 300mm, and it is also tilted. How is the defense effect compared to the Queen's 330mm armor? South is not sure, but what South can be sure is that the Malaya's 15-inch cannon may take less than 10 kilometers to penetrate such a thick armor!

Within 10 kilometers, this is almost a slight face for battleships! This also means that it may be difficult to slow down or damage the opponent by severely damaging the opponent's core compartment.

Before, on the way here, the British had already conducted an in-depth discussion on how to keep these two German fast battleships, and the results of the discussion were very frustrated.

Although the Queen's artillery is one inch larger, it has no advantage if it cannot penetrate the opponent. Although the 350mm artillery of Sharnhorst is one inch smaller, it seems that the armor-piercing power is very good. According to the testimony provided by the Japanese naval officers and soldiers who survived the battleship of the USS Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Mass Ma

Why do you say "it seems to be pierced through many times"? The reason is very simple. After asking the survivors with no less than three digits, the Japanese provided at least 5 places to hit the shot! Four of them are all main equipment. Considering that it is impossible to provide a series of supplies, there is only one explanation. The main armor of the Satsuma is no different from paper in front of the Shane sisters! People wear it if they want to wear it!

Everyone understands people. It doesn’t mean that being able to penetrate 10-inch armor in the shooting range does not mean that it can be done in actual combat. After all, people who have played WOT in later generations understand that tanks can be posed! Of course, this is the case in naval battles. The battle between warships is likely to be not right, so it is a comprehensive incident angle. It can only be said that Satsuma and others are not strong enough to measure the attack limit of the German 350mm cannon.

But even so, the British were frightened enough. After all, although the Queen had promised 330mm armor, the height was not too high. Although it was not like the historically said that only 6 inches could be exposed under full load, it was really not reliable! This time, the fundamental reason why Thomas asked the fleet to move forward lightly was not only to reduce the load and run faster when necessary, but also to make the Queen's belt armor slightly higher...

Well, excluding the real 330mm armor, there is still some transition from the main armor belt to the upper armor belt, and then there is a 6-inch armor belt on it. According to the actual combat penetration depth of the German 350mm artillery, this transition belt is already very unreliable. In addition to the main armor belt, there is another problem with the cannon seat. The 13-inch armor on the queen's front face is still trustworthy in the UK, but the 10-9-7-inch armor level of the cannon seat is really a hidden danger! People easily knock on the 10-inch armor, and this cannon seat is very unreliable under the attack of the German artillery!

Of course, even if it is not reliable, there is no way to change this thing now. It depends on your life. So before coming, the original plan was to kill the master and kill the four battleships, and use the absolute number of advantages to teach the German warships to be a new person! Do you have an advantage and don’t have to wait for expiration and invalidation?

But now, Thomas suddenly proposed a plan change, which made everyone here feel incredible and unacceptable. After all, if 2-for-2, the people here would not be afraid of fighting, but they all knew it was unstable in their hearts. This was like Betty in the Battle of Jutland. Although Betty could sink two warships in a row, from a slight advantage in quantity to a slight disadvantage in quantity, he pretended to say: "What's going on with these ships today?" But in fact, he also knew that his situation was very, very dangerous. If he had not had the 5bb that he had come before the war (the fifth battleship formation) Betty would have been clamoring.

"Listen to everyone, I have already said the reason. I don't allow this battle to become a chase. Although they have been out of the sea for nearly a month, you know what speed and level of our warships are. Thank you for being able to run 24 knots under standard conditions. And the recent servo of the Malaya still has some problems. I think the probability of us chasing our opponents directly will not exceed 60%! This is an unbearable probability."

"War is always accompanied by sacrifice, without victory without sacrifice. The reason why the British Empire has its current glory is that we cannot forget those who performed their duties for the Empire in the Battle of Trafalgar! In this battle, we lost the most outstanding commander of the Royal Navy in history."

"I believe that if some of us here can increase the probability of success in this operation by 10%, everyone will never refuse! Neither will I! So, I hope everyone will make a decision after listening to our complete plan. We are facing the lion this time, and I hope everyone can have a certain degree of awareness!" After Thomas said that, he signaled his subordinates to pull the curtain on the wall, and then a huge chart appeared in everyone's eyes.

"I have to say that the Germans chose a very good location. It is an open water area with no islands or land within a 100 kilometers. It is outside the transportation line, but the distance is not too far, which means they can complete the supply safely and then quickly insert it into our sea transportation line."

"The sea is clear, and they have seaplanes that can provide reconnaissance. Maybe there is some telegram for verification, but unfortunately, the captain of the Star is dead and we have no way to know, which makes our plan too uncertain. It is impossible to get the Germans to enter their pockets honestly!" Thomas began to talk freely.
Chapter completed!