"Our main gun can penetrate the British turret and main armor belt from a combat distance of 13,000 meters to 14,000 meters. The British have no way to use our main armor belt. We estimate that the British 15-inch gun cannot penetrate our main armor belt 12 kilometers away. If they want to penetrate the 400mm armor on the front of our turret, it is estimated that it will take less than 8,000 meters to be able to." At this time, in the command tower of the Schánhorst, the Germans were also summarizing experience and lessons.

"In other words, the British 15-inch heavy artillery had a big man, but it was not very useful." Su Xiong's words caused people to burst into laughter. From then on, the statement that the British's shells were not very good was deeply rooted in people's hearts.

"The British were lucky this time. They had a lot of warships, and we had never hit the opponent's ammunition depot. Otherwise, with a suitable hit, the queens could be buried in the sea." Like Thomas, Su Xiong also believed that luck was on the side of the British. In the battle just now, the British armored belts were not enough to defend against German attacks, both turrets and ammunition depot defenses were like this. However, after a long time of fighting, the two British battleships were hit by at least 2 or more shells! But no shell hit the ammunition depot!

The only shell that hit the cannon mount also allowed the British to inject water through the ammunition depot to dissolve it. This made Su Xiong very depressed. Of course, even if the ammunition depot was shot, as long as it did not flash instantly, there would be hope to save the ship by injecting water. People's hearts are always insufficient. In fact, in general, it is a small probability that directly kills the opponent's warship in seconds. You can't think about this kind of thing...

Later, when Ruprecht obtained detailed information about the battle, he also thought that Su Xiong's luck was indeed not very good. Look at Jutland Hippel, a classmate, killed three British battle cruisers by himself. Although the queen was stronger, Skoda 350mm cannon and hard cap armor-piercing bullets were absolutely strong!

There is no problem with shooting the cannon seat, attacking the transition zone on the upper edge of the main armor, and also hitting the front of the turret in the back. As a result, the two sides fought for an hour and a half, and two British warships were shot nearly 30 times. Without improving the fire door and adding dome armor, the British warships were not fired. This is unscientific! Look at how straightforward the Jutlands were in the history of the Betty fleet! As a German after traveling through time, the prince felt very unbalanced! Of course, this is a later story, so I won't mention it for now.

After collecting everyone's opinions, Su Xiong dismissed everyone. Everyone had been fighting for a day and was tired. He only left Redel because he needed to discuss with Redel what to do next. To be honest, the fleet is not in good condition now. The Schanehorst is carrying 800 tons of seawater. The damaged area in the front cannot be completely repaired. It can only be temporarily blocked with a plug. Once it is sailing at high speed, it may break. After several hours of long sailing, the fuel of the warship has dropped to about 55%. Of course, this is not just because of consumption, but also the losses caused by the rupture of the fuel compartment. Fortunately, it doesn't matter if the coal bin enters the seawater, and you can make do with it...

"The most important thing is the ammunition issue. The main gun shell of the Gneisenau is only 45%, and the Schänhorst is only 40%. The consumption of armor-piercing shells is even greater. We absolutely have no ability to fight the British again." Raidel said. No matter how powerful the warships are, the artillery penetrates deep and fiercely, the accuracy is high, and the character is good? It's okay to make a fuss without shells! However, the current situation is that the German fleet will never return to the Persian Gulf. Not to mention whether the British have already set up mines there, I'm afraid that the guard posts have been set up hundreds of nautical miles away from the Persian Gulf, and the British fleet may also go back and wait for the rabbit. So the risk of going back will be very high.

"But if we don't go back, there is no port in the entire Indian Ocean that supports us. What should we do?" Raidel asked.

"We can go to East Africa first. There is a batch of coal at the ports there. The British have not occupied all the ports in East Africa and Mozambique. We can obtain coal there to make up for our fuel consumption." Su Xiong thought for a while and said. (In history, when the light cruiser Konisburg was hidden in the estuary of African river in 1 battle, the Germans arranged for transport ships to provide 1,000 tons of coal, but unfortunately, the British intercepted them halfway...)

"Then what? The British can receive supplies and maintenance in Mumbai, Kolkata and even Ceylon, and we can only hesitate in desolate Africa. Maybe it will take a week, well, at most ten days, and I'm afraid two British battleships will be able to recover considerable combat effectiveness. If they use Malaya or war-weary, we will not be able to compete with our opponents. If we encounter it again, we will not have enough fuel and ammunition to fight." Redel's words were full of impatience and uneasiness.

"As an attack ship that is moving behind enemy lines, we must adapt to the harsh environment and the pursuit of superior enemies. We are even worse than those camouflage attack ships in some aspects. They can fight and walk, but we cannot." Su Xiong said with emotion.

"We can't sit still, right?" Redel said with a wry smile.

"Of course not, believe me, time is on our side. From now on, the key to determining whether we can escape is not our performance, but the North Sea! It is whether the pressure on the British by the high seas fleet is enough!" Su Xiong said.

"You mean, the High Seas Fleet is going to take big actions?" Raidel said in surprise.

"If Tirpitz was in power, there would be no major action, but now it is His Highness Ruprecht. His Highness is very concerned about the whereabouts of Thomas' fleet. This is a signal, a signal to launch a large-scale operation in the North Sea." Su Xiong was not sure about what he said.

"That means, our task now is to delay? Wait until the British fleet returns on its own?" Redell asked.

"Theoretically, it's like this. We hide better, try to minimize the number of sea attacks, or hide in a corner, and minimize radio communication. In this way, it's still difficult for Thomas to discover us." Su Xiong said.

Su Xiong's approach was already quite conservative. Without radio signals, staying away from important traffic lines, no attacks were launched, and the search methods that the British could use were reduced by half. Without the notification of merchant ships, the radio sideways on the island could not work. It would be very difficult for the British fleet, which had lost most of the intelligence sources to capture Su Xiong, who was hiding.
Chapter completed!