"The battle results seem to be somewhat different from what we expected." Major General Coul sat opposite Thomas in Thomas' room. After reading the battle records, the major general said calmly.

"And now I want to know the reason for this. I saw the Queen Elizabeth battleship and the Barrym, who were like warriors who survived from hell. The pierced armor, a messy bridge, traces of the fire burned everywhere, and the slanted hull, as well as the red blood donation and limbs. To be honest, I was very surprised. I think it would be unreasonable if there were no human reasons." The Major General's words were already a bit cold.

"First of all, I think my plan is not wrong. If it weren't for the encirclement tactics we used, we wouldn't have had the opportunity to fight the German fleet. They were faster than us, and when they retreated, their speed was estimated to be around 24 knots."

"Secondly, if you have to say that there is any problem with my personal command, it is probably that the fire-raising shooting at the beginning did not achieve the expected results, and the Gneisenau took the opportunity to injure the Barrym." Thomas's answer was very simple.

"Is that all?" asked Major General Coul.

"What else do you want?" Thomas's face changed slightly. "The officers and soldiers on Queen Elizabeth and Barrym should never bear any responsibility! Each of our warships was hit by at least one dozen main artillery shells, our turret, main armor belt, and gun mounts had records of being penetrated! The Germans' 350mm artillery can easily penetrate our armor at normal combat distances."

"And what about us? The guys did a very good job. The number of shells we hit our opponents is not less than that they hit us! There is a record for every hit, but I don't know why, the German warships are like they can't be killed. No matter how we attack, their core area is unbreakable, so good, tell me, what should we do?"

Thomas' suppressed anger finally burst out. Objectively speaking, there are indeed unavoidable objective reasons for this battle to be fought like this. At least the British shells were too sensitive and the unstable fuses were very rewarded. The various early bombings and not wearing them greatly reduced the power of the British 15-inch heirloom. If you want to go into it, the design of the Queen-class battleship itself is also problematic. Not to mention that the layout of the armor belt is several levels worse than that of the German warships. In addition, Thomas believes that the Queen-class battleship is actually not as good as the Gneisenau battleship. 2v2. What can you do?

"I understand your mood, but you must not write like this." Major General Coul on the opposite side pushed his hand forward and said, with a friendly smile on his face.

"Before I arrived at Malaya, I boarded Queen Elizabeth and Barrym. Although I didn't stay for too long, the situation of these two warships scared me."

"A large hole of several square meters was opened on the cannon seat of Balem's No. 2. When I think of the ammunition being transported behind and the ammunition depot connected below, I feel a chill on my back. It's so scary."

"And the armor belt on the side of the Queen Elizabeth, our main armor was pierced, and as you said, our warships are not as strong as the bureaucrats in the Admiralty imagined. These responsibilities should not be taken over. This is the result of the designer's design and the reduction of the cost of the Admiralty."

"But these things really cannot appear in the battle report, because the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship is our most powerful battleship, and the British Empire Navy will not admit that our best battleship is not as good as our opponents. Although this is a fact, although the Japanese, as ally, think so, if you mention these things in the report, then they will say you are shirking responsibility. Believe me, I definitely know more about those bureaucrats than you." Major General Cour said.

Do you really think that foreign countries have no confusion? Do you really think that the bureaucrats of the Royal Navy, which dominate the world, are so dedicated and dedicated? Most people are sure that they are, but if you say it is all, you can only laugh. Not to mention anything else, just take the actions of Betty and his signal officer Seymour in the Battle of Hullgran in history, it can definitely be called a dereliction of duty. It is not an exaggeration to say that Betty is a villain!

Historically, at the end of the famous Battle of Hullgran Bay, what was the so-called signal event? Betty asked the remaining fleets to continue pursuing their opponents when the Lion battlecruiser was injured and unable to fight. This order was fine, but his signal officer directly raised the signal flag "attack the rear of the enemy" while the signal flag "going to the northeast" was still hung on the signal cable. In this way, all the warships behind were read as "attacking the rear of the enemy in the northeast". At this time, the northeast was exactly the Blüchelle, and then a group of battle patrols surrounded the Blüchelle and continued to work hard, and then let Hippel go...

This process was originally very simple, because almost all the battlecruisers behind were written in the navigation log. If you were to take the blame, even if Betty was fine, his signal officer Seymour would not be spared! This signal was sent by you, can you still deny it? However, the final result was that Betty was fine and Seymour was fine, and then Major General Moore, the commander of the Second Battle Cruiser Fleet, became a scapegoat......

It is really unfair to say that Major General Moore is really unfair. In terms of position, his two battlecruisers, the New Zealand and the Indomitable, were at the end of the fleet. When Betty's signal was interpreted incorrectly, the Tiger, who was the guide of the battleship, turned first. Then the captain of the Grand Princess, Brock, thought about continuing to pursue Hippel, but the pilot ships left, and he could only follow him. Due to speed issues, the two battlecruisers of Moore were always behind, and the front turned, and Moore continued to walk?

However, I don’t know why Sir Fisher disliked Moore. Betty is fine, Seymour is fine, and the captain of the Tiger and the Princess is fine, and then Moore is fine, and the accusations are so righteous: "As long as you follow Nelson's meaning, don’t worry about this signal that does not respond to the correct order, and continue to pursue the pursuit. Just executing orders can even be done by fools. Not simply obeying orders is the most basic principle in war." How proud it is.
Chapter completed!