After being ravaged by two wings of the Chinese Navy, the joint British and French naval forces suffered heavy losses. So far, the battle-sinking battleships have exceeded eight, including five battleships and three battlecruisers. As for the remaining heavy cruisers
, armored cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers, the losses were very small. This is also because the Chinese Navy Aviation Army placed its main targets on the main battleship. For the pilots of the Navy Aviation Army, they were huge, like a small mountain.
The same main battleship is the excellent target of attack. As for other battleships, they are too small and not easy to hit. Even if they hit, the results will be much smaller than those of the main battleship.
After the fighter jets of the Chinese Navy Air Force flew away, the joint fleet sailed west again, attempting to escape from the strike range of the Chinese Navy Air Force.
However, those battleships that were severely damaged have seriously escaped from the speed of the fleet. Some battleships, such as the "Bold, Battleship," have dropped to 5 knots. If this continues, the joint fleet will want to be in the Chinese Navy.
It is simply impossible to successfully escape before the next round of strikes of the aviation force arrives.
"Hiss Commander, what should we do now? The remaining eight battleships have been severely damaged, and their speed has dropped a lot, and they can no longer keep up with the speed of the fleet." Fleet Chief of Staff Roslin.
Lieutenant General Wells said with some concern.
At this time, the United Nations was only about 100 kilometers away from Sicily and was still within the strike range of the Chinese Navy Aviation Corps. The fighter jets of the Chinese Navy Aviation Corps, which returned to Sicily to replenish ammunition, had returned to the field airport.
The personnel are repairing the fighter jets, adding fuel and ammunition to the fighter jets, and the pilots are also resting, using this time to go to the toilet or eat to replenish their physical strength. Soon they will take off again and launch a second round of strike against the joint fleet.
In the plan of the commander of the Mediterranean theater in China, the two wings of the Navy Air Force will launch two rounds of strikes on the joint fleet, and the remaining enemies will be handed over to the Navy Indian Ocean Fleet and the submarine force to complete it and ensure the maximum joint efforts of the British and French naval naval forces.
The fleet's warships were eliminated.
John.
Admiral Jelico was also hesitant. He knew that the combined fleet had lost a lot in this battle. Half of the 13 battleships and 3 battlecruisers had been sunk, and most of the rest were injured.
It is almost impossible to successfully bring these main battleships back. The first appearance of the Chinese Navy Air Force achieved such amazing results, which was beyond the imagination of the Chinese military, but the consequences were
Let the British and French naval joint fleet bear it.
After the headquarters of the Joint Fleet was transferred from the Battleship of Warriors, it was placed on the British Navy's heavy cruiser, Edinburgh. When the Chinese Navy was equipped with heavy cruisers on a large scale, the British Navy also gave up the old-fashioned
The armored cruiser chose to use heavy cruisers instead of armored cruisers.'Edinburgh, the USS Heavy cruiser is the first ship of the second heavy cruiser of the British Navy.
'Edinburgh-class, heavy cruiser, 1284 meters long, 215 meters wide, 798 meters draft, and 1 ton of water displacement. The maximum speed reached 28 knots. The military equipment is three dual-mounted 240mm main guns, 60mm 155mm secondary guns and
The 12-37mm rapid-fire gun and four heavy torpedo launch tubes. The British Admiralty was very satisfied with the performance of this heavy cruiser and purchased 12 at one time. This time, four were also assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet.
"General Wells, what do you think we should do now?" John.
General Jelico asked. He knew that after this time the British and French naval joint fleet suffered a crushing defeat, he wanted to be promoted to British Navy Marshal and replace John.
It was impossible for Sir Fisher to become the Navy Minister of the British Empire. Although the main reason for this failure was that the Chinese Navy was too cunning, they actually prepared powerful naval aviation to deal with the joint fleet. However, John
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General Jelico's command mistakes were also a big reason for the disastrous defeat of the United Fleet. If John.
Admiral Jelico is more cautious and don't attack Sicily so impatiently. If you don't get involved in the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet, everything will not be like this. However, it's too late to say anything now, and the British and French naval joint fleet suffered a crushing defeat.
It is inevitable, and the loss of all the main battleships is irreversible!
This problem is actually easy to solve. All the main ships of the British and French Navy Combined Fleet are destined to be lost. Then, the combined fleet can completely abandon these main ships and allow other heavy cruisers, armored cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers to escape. However,
,The main ship is the decisive force of the navy. If you give up, you may bear extremely heavy responsibilities.
However, if it continues to be dragged down by these main battleships, the fate of the entire joint fleet will be worrying. The Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet, which was previously used as bait, has started to accelerate its navigation again. Although it has not yet caught up, according to the light cruiser responsible for surveillance, it is under the light cruiser responsible for surveillance.
Report: The Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet has accelerated to 20 knots, and the other five old battleships that had been in Sicily before the beginning of the naval battle have also joined the formation. Now, the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet has a total of battleships, even in terms of performance.
It is impossible to compare with the advanced battleships of the Joint Fleet, but this is when the battleships of the Joint Fleet are intact. Now these battleships of the Joint Fleet have been severely damaged. With the strength of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet, they can completely eat up the remaining Combined Fleet.
The battleship under the main ship, plus the second round of attacks from the Chinese Navy's aviation force, will soon begin. The joint fleet no longer has any chance of winning, so it is just right to escape quickly!
"Your Excellency Commander, it is better for us to give up these main battleships and allow the rest of the warships to evacuate faster. Otherwise, when the Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet arrives, or if the Chinese planes arrive again, we will not be able to escape even if we want to escape!"
Roslin.
Lieutenant General Wells said.
"Give up these battleships? There are eight battleships! If you give up, how can we explain to the country? We both probably have to take off our military uniforms!" John.
Admiral Jelico said that he was able to become an admiral and an earl of the Empire, but he had made great efforts. If he gave up now, he would be very unwilling to accept it.
"Commander, if the Chinese catch up, we can't even save our lives. It would be meaningless to talk about other things!" Roslin.
Lieutenant General Wells said. In his opinion, since he has already lost, he should be more precise and save everyone's lives as much as possible. Although warships are important, life is even more important. This time, so many were lost.
The main battleship will certainly make the British Navy very uncomfortable. However, the British Navy still has many main battleships under maintenance. After these main battleships are repaired, the British Navy can also continue to maintain its advantages in the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. However,
If the British Navy wants to advance eastward, it is impossible. Without being able to deal with these fierce fighter jets from the Chinese, advancing eastward is just seeking death.
John.
Admiral Jelico nodded, and he agreed with Roslin very much.
Lieutenant General Wells said, but giving up these battleships really made him very puzzled. In addition, the morale of the fleet is very low now. If he gave up these battleships, the officers and soldiers on these battleships would probably be very dissatisfied.
, I'm afraid they will surrender directly to the Chinese at that time. This will be a heavier blow to the UK.
"Since these battleships are destined to be lost, then let's just sink them all! Don't leave them to the Chinese!" John.
Admiral Jelico said. Although these battleships were damaged, they are all advanced main battleships! If they are acquired by the Chinese and repaired, they will inevitably further strengthen the strength of the Chinese navy. For the UK,
Not a good idea.
"Hisser Commander! You can't sink them. On the one hand, we don't have that much time. On the other hand, if these main battleships are sunk, the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet and those planes will come straight to us.
Leave these battleships behind and let them attract the attention of the Chinese, and we will take the opportunity to escape!" Roslin.
Lieutenant General Wells said quickly.
"But what if these battleships surrender to the Chinese?" John.
Admiral Jelico said with some concern.
"We can not inform them. The commander only needs to order each ship to accelerate the escape to avoid being hit by Chinese planes again. These main battleships have been severely damaged and their speeds can no longer keep up with other warships.
They were left to be left behind. As for what they would choose in the end, it depends on their own!" Roslin.
Lieutenant General Wells said that giving up these eight battleships and winning the other battleships a chance to escape will result in huge losses, but there is nothing we can do about it.
John.
Admiral Jelico hesitated for a few seconds and finally nodded. Obviously, in this case, finding a way to save his life is the most important thing. If even they cannot save it, those main attacks as Chinese people
The target's main battleship will be even more unsustainable.
John.
Admiral Jelico then issued an order to accelerate the evacuation of each ship under the command of the Joint Fleet Commander. The heavy cruisers, armored cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers that were not injured were all evacuated at a faster pace, but those speeds were greatly affected.