At 2:00 and 2:30 am on May 31, hundreds of warships of the German Navy sailed out of the military port in two batches and entered the cold North Sea. Although the sea was pitch black at this moment, the officers and soldiers of the German Navy were
The morale is high, they firmly believe that this time, it will recreate history and pull the British who have dominated the world's oceans for hundreds of years from their position as overlords, and then replace them.
After the German High Seas Fleet reconnaissance squadron led by Lieutenant General Hippel sailed out of Wilhelmshaven, he formed several parallel columns with eight battlecruisers as the core and sailed westward.
At this time, the fleet usually advances in several parallel columns. Relatively speaking, this formation is more mobile. Several shorter columns can turn faster than the one-line snake formation, and at the same time can
The signal from the flagship (usually located at the head of the central column) is transmitted to the entire ship team through searchlights or flags. In the long snake array, the signal sent on the flagship at the head of the column often takes KO minutes or even more
Time can only be passed to the last ship of the column, because the black smoke from the chimney of the warship makes it difficult for people to identify the signals sent before and after, and each ship has to repeatedly go to the back (or in front) behind it.
The ship sends the messages it receives. Since many messages must be confirmed by each ship before they can be implemented, the time wasted may double.
In actual combat, fleets often line up in columns to fight enemy ships before the fire exchange. This requires each column to lead the ships they lead to turn left or right to form a suitable formation. Because the fleets of both sides of the war
They all travel at high speed, so the fleet commanders need to send a reconnaissance fleet (usually composed of battle cruisers and cruisers) to report the enemy's position, speed, heading and other information, so that the fleet can line up as soon as possible.
Formation to fight against enemy ships. The reconnaissance fleet must also try to avoid the opponent's reconnaissance fleet obtaining similar information.
The ideal situation is that the column formed by one side is just across the route of the opponent's fleet, forming a T-shaped or T-shaped shape (the fleet is located at the horizontal position of the T-shaped), so that all the front and rear main guns and all the side of the
Both sides can aim at the opponent, and only the front main gun of the ship in the front of the column can fight back. However, a large part of the plan to form a T-shaped formation depends on luck: since both sides are moving at high speed, it is very likely
Because I didn't master the timing well, I changed from a horizontal line to a vertical line, and I was passively beaten.
The reconnaissance squadron led by Lieutenant General Hippel is responsible for reporting the enemy's position, speed and heading information. After discovering the enemy, quickly report the enemy's information to the main fleet, so that the main fleet can proceed quickly.
Adjust and prepare for the fight. In addition, according to Reinhardt.
Admiral Schell planned that Lieutenant General Hippel also needed to lead a reconnaissance squadron to launch a raid on the British fleet responsible for blocking the German coast, and lay mines on the British coast, etc. All of this was to consume the British as much as possible.
The strength of the navy. After all, the British Navy has more battleships and battlecruisers than the German Navy. The German Navy does not know that the main force of the British Navy has also entered the North Sea and the fleets of both sides are approaching.
The war is about to begin.
Lieutenant General Hippel's flagship is the battlecruiser, the USS De Fringer, which is the most powerful battlecruiser of the German Navy. Its full load displacement reaches 31,000 tons, and its military equipment is 4 dual-mounted 305
The mm main gun, 14 seats single-mounted 150mm secondary gun, and 12 seats single-mounted 88mm rapid-fire gun. The maximum thickness of horizontal armor is 300mm, the thickness of the deck armor is 80mm, the thickness of the turret armor is 150mm, and the maximum speed is 26 knots.
"Col. Feng. Who do you think this time is stronger than the Chinese navy?" On the bridge of the battlecruiser, Lieutenant General Hippel approached a young Asian man beside him.
Asked. Lieutenant General Hippel is only 49 years old and is very energetic. Even though it is early morning, he is not sleepy at all. The young Asian man next to him was the observation sent by the Chinese Navy to Germany.
One of the regiment: Colonel Feng Zhongsheng, the Colonel General from the Chinese Navy Department.
"God of General, I have to admit that your country's navy is very good in terms of its performance and quality of its soldiers. If compared with the Chinese navy, it should be comparable!" Colonel Feng Zhongsheng smiled.
Answered. As a senior staff officer of the Navy, he certainly knew that the main direction of the development of the Chinese navy had changed and had long since shifted from battleships to aircraft carriers. This time, the Navy sent an observation team to Europe, mainly to do so.
It is just clear about the strength of European naval powers. However, whether the British navy or the German navy wins, it will not pose too much threat to the Chinese navy. The four Emeishan class aircraft carriers of the Chinese navy have been put into service and are ship-borne
The aviation corps is being trained and can form combat effectiveness. In addition, in the navy's shipyard, five larger ships are
The Five Mountains class, aircraft carriers are being built in accelerating. Compared with the Western Navy, which is confronting battleships, the Chinese Navy is once again at the forefront of the world.
"Yes, the Chinese Navy is as powerful as the German Navy. We will replace the old navy that has become corrupt and backward!" Lieutenant General Hippel said with a smile. Of course, deep down in his heart, he would not think that the German Navy is worse than the Chinese Navy.
And, this time the German Navy will make history. He firmly believed that victory must belong to the great German Empire Navy.
According to Reinhardt.
Admiral Schell's plan, the main force of the German high seas fleet he led would be fifty nautical miles behind Lieutenant General Hippel's reconnaissance squadron. Once Lieutenant Admiral Hippel completed his mission and encountered the British Navy,
It will attract the enemy to the main force of the High Seas Fleet. At that time, the main force of the High Seas Fleet, which has completed its combat preparation, will give the British fleet a fatal blow. At that time, the German Navy's High Seas Fleet will be able to get back to its disadvantages. And follow the trend
Defeat the British Navy!
At 5 a.m., British Admiral John.
The main force of the British Navy's local fleet led by Jellico began to turn, and the fleet turned 50 degrees southeastward at a speed of 16 knots, preparing to go with David.
Lieutenant General Betty's battlecruiser squadron converges.
Reinhardt at 5:30.
Admiral Schell received a report on the No. 123 submarine, which pointed out that two battleships, two cruisers and several destroyers were traveling southeast.
Before the decisive battle began, the German Navy sent a large number of submarines into the North Sea. On the one hand, it was looking for opportunities to attack the British Navy's warships and merchant ships, and on the other hand, it was also responsible for reconnaissance missions, providing the British Navy's movements for the high seas fleet.
At 6:30, Admiral Schell received a report from the U66 submarine, eight battleships were moving northeast under the escort of several cruisers and destroyers. Admiral Schell later decided to keep the fleet's course unchanged.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, Admiral Schell kept the main force of the High Seas Fleet fifty nautical miles behind the Hippel Fleet Battlecruiser Detachment. All the main ships of the High Seas Fleet except the King and Thuringian have already been
join in.
And in the British Navy, John.
Admiral Jelico and David.
Lieutenant General Betty made a mistake in the intelligence received, and the intelligence told them that the main force of the German Navy's high seas fleet was still in the port. This intelligence misled them. However, even if there was only the German Navy's battlecruiser detachment, they did not want to give up.
, If eight battlecruisers of the German Navy can be killed, the strength of the German Navy can be further weakened. Therefore, John.
Admiral Jelico ordered David.
Lieutenant General Betty led the British Navy's battlecruiser squadron to continue his advance, while he led the main force of the British Navy's local fleet to follow.
At 2 pm, Betty's fleet and Hippel's fleet were 50 nautical miles apart. The two fleets were in parallel, but due to errors in the calculation of the predetermined position, no other party was found. Just when a war was about to pass by,
It happened that there was an irregular (the Danish steamship "Strait" passed through the waters between the two fleet forwards, and the ship was extremely steamed, which aroused the alertness of both sides. Hippel ordered the "Elpin"
The light cruiser (originally built by the Russian Navy and was accepted by the German Navy after the war began) and two destroyers went for reconnaissance. Betty also sent the light cruiser "Galatia" to check it out.
At 2:20 pm, the "Galatia" reported: "Two ships are heading southeastward, like enemy ships." Betty ordered the fleet to turn the rudder to the southeastward. However, due to the signal error, the fifth
The battleship squadron turned late. The First Light Cruiser Squadron was sent to support the USS Galatia. At 2:28 pm, the USS Galatia was hit by the millimeter shells of the USS Elpin.
The bridge, but fortunately the bomb did not explode - the Battle of Jutland officially began. Due to communication failure, the report originally from the "Elpin" could not be read. Hippel did not change the direction of the fleet.
At 2:32 pm, David.
Lieutenant General Betty ordered all battlecruisers to speed up to 24 knots.
At 2:52 pm, Lieutenant General Hippel discovered a communication failure and re-read the report of the "Elpin", and then led the team to move closer to the ship. At the same time, he gave Reinhardt to the back.
Admiral Schell sent a telegram that might have encountered the British fleet.
At 3:32 pm, the German Navy reconnaissance squadron led by Lieutenant General Hippel and David.
The British Navy Battlecruiser Squadron led by Lieutenant General Betty discovered the opponent almost at the same time. The decisive battle at the British and German seas will begin with the showdown between the battlecruisers of both sides.