As the Americans arrived at the battlefield, it was lonely for a little while, and the North Sea became lively again. All kinds of rumors and reports were flying all over the place. The large fleet, the ocean fleet, the fast fleet and the first reconnaissance group joined hands to perform a dazzling battle without knowing each other.
However, this is a completely chaotic war. Throughout the history of the naval battle of fearing ships, it seems that there is nothing more chaotic than the first battle of the German and American navies with Mars hitting the earth. Even the naval battle of ustica Island in the Mediterranean, which is known as "chaos", is comparable.
At 14: 04, it cut into the northern edge of Firth Bay at a high speed and headed southwest. There was a plume of smoke near the coastline of the Scottish Peninsula on the starboard side of the unexpected fleet of the American battleship detachment.
Americans are puzzled about the smoke plume rising from the sea level. From the height of the smoke plume, it is definitely not the effect of a warship’s soot. It is more like the explosion of an army ammunition depot in the coastal waters or the fire of a capital ship. Judging from the position of the smoke plume, there is no place in the chart where there is even a decent harbor, and it is unlikely that there will be an ammunition depot, let alone a large warship in that shallow sea.
Many years later, Americans learned that it was the Royal Navy’s Undaunted patrol through the British Empire. The old battle cruiser, German Seidlitz and Mao Qi, which were badly wounded and billowed with smoke, pursued relentlessly and had to run aground on the coast of China.
At that time, Americans found from textual research that the American battleship detachment lacked the support of light cruisers and destroyers, and because of the lack of necessary means to detect the battlefield, it was able to retain the curiosity of cowboys and continue their thrilling journey.
Of course, the discovery of that plume of smoke was not the result of it. The Americans woke up and warned those novices who had not fired a shot since the Spanish-American War that they were afraid of the sea. This is the most terrible battlefield, and the opponent is not a target ship
Four minutes later, at 14: 44, the guilty Americans broke the battlefield line as planned and silently called the flagship revenge of the British Admiralty’s Firth Bay battlefield fleet in London to wait for the’ master’ to show his sword.
The newspaper was sent out, and the cowboys’ enthusiasm and ambition were barely brewed, but they kept silent when calling and conquering the object.
We expect the scheduled battlefield to have a 15-minute voyage, in other words, our American fleet’s towering main guns will be dispatched in 15 minutes at most, but it happened that we British people lost contact at this time.
At first, we had a problem with the Wada Line. Although the reporter and the maintenance technician rejected this statement, the Fleet Command could not find a more convincing point of view. Now it seems that this statement is ridiculous, absurd and disastrous. However, there is no battlefield information. We didn’t think of him. Maybe it is difficult for us to believe that the British Admiralty has been captured by Irish thugs or the German army. In the naval battle of the Royal Navy Orkney Islands, the army was destroyed and even a flagship with a line could not be taken out?
The telegraph operator and the maintenance technician scrambled for nearly fifteen minutes with the telegraph office and the antenna, and we also waited for nearly fifteen minutes for the commander of the Huada, Tarku. It was not until my chief of staff reported that it was three o’clock in the afternoon that I realized that the situation was not good.
I can imagine how bad the actual situation is. The British Admiralty and the flagship line of the big fleet are paralyzed or out of control at the same time. I know that we have traveled all the way across the North Atlantic to the North Sea with the stigma of undeclared war. Undoubtedly, we underestimated the ocean fleet and Heidi Selim, and almost plunged into the unfathomable Firth with battlefield information and battlefield support. We should be heroes, but now the American fleet is likely to be the most generous and generous in the century. What a fool! ’
Major General Rodman, commander-in-chief of the American Battleship Unit, described the situation of the Stars and Stripes fleet before it met the Germans in his personal memoir "My World War I 1917"
Major General Rodman then took a series of measures, such as slowing down the American battleship unit and letting the lookout closely monitor the North Sea Fleet, ready to release the water plane Huada and release the steam boat to investigate the relative position and move the smoke column on the north side, and urgently contacted the National Navy Department.
After the implementation of a series of measures, Americans still feel uneasy. They hold their breath and look at the raging North Sea in horror, lest the Germans jump out to harvest the American battleship detachment with only four capital ships.
It is also in this atmosphere that the lookout reported that two or three life-saving sampans were found on the waves in front of the port side of the fleet.
It doesn’t matter whether you are an enemy or a friend. The important thing is that it is far from the coastline and near the sea. Without his steam power and sail power to drive the boat, Americans have the right to help those poor people.
Not after the fierce argument, the wind and the grass are tense. Major General Rodman sent another steam boat to meet each other with the humanitarian J and jīng God.
The emperor will compensate Major General Rodman, knight J Ο ng, and those small sampans in the sea were sunk by three mackensen-class patrol ships of the first team of the German First Investigation Group at about 12: 53 in the sea battle of the Orkney Islands.
Americans, their cousins refused to be captured by German destroyers without communication barriers. Fortunately, the American cousins helped to board the gangway of the USS Huada.
Major general Rodman, the six gods, came from the command tower with great expectation in an attempt to get some good news from the British sailors, but he was greeted by a bolt from the blue.
General Bellerophon sank, Canada sank, Neptune sank, and the first battleship was finished!’
Ten minutes later, another steam boat was sent back, and the sailors pointed to the north in horror and stammered
General, it was a badly wounded British enemy-class patrol that ran aground in the shallow waters of its coastline …’
Plus, the British Admiralty had previously reported that the British had lost (damaged) seven less capital ships, and the Americans finally lost contact with the White Fleet.
The Americans are really panicked, and the other side is satisfied with the pursuit of the German fleet.
Although the main fleet of the ocean fleet bit the battleship Revenge, it failed to keep the fourth battleship. His two revenge classes and two iron duke class kept the last vitality of the main fleet of the big fleet. The North Sea letter hand drew a route that cut across the British fast fleet earlier than Lieutenant General haneke and his first reconnaissance group, and this move was discussed on paper. We later became the eternal regret of the Orkney Islands naval battle several times.
In fact, even if the first investigation group broke through the West Lyme for half an hour, they might not be able to stop the British who set off nearly 50 minutes before the first investigation group. However, we are used to looking at the past history from a commanding height, blaming the "incomplete" naval and army landing plan for Germany’s bankruptcy (the so-called sea lion plan) and the patrol and anti-break battle between Germany and Britain that continued from June to October on the naval battle in the Orkney Islands.
The only thing worth noting at the end of the Orkney Islands naval battle is the’ disabled detachment’ composed of four battleships that have lost speed.
At 15: 27, a destroyer detachment and a medium-sized destroyer slowly sailed towards the scheduled rendezvous point of the ocean fleet. This was originally a heroic triumph after a brilliant victory, but in the north of Firth Bay, they accidentally encountered several plumes of smoke rising from the sea level.
Although the direction and course are wrong, the northeast fleet can also be the first reconnaissance group at this time.’ The captain of the Bavarian battleship looked at the fleet that collided head-on in the northeast and wondered,’ The first reconnaissance group turned its course and returned to the battlefield instead of rushing to the rendezvous point. What the hell is wrong with you than General haneke?’ "To be continued.
The second gun Chapter 12 The Stars and Stripes Fall ()
(The school has something to leave school on the day. What’s the super trouble? Let’s talk about it later today …)
"("The King of the North Atlantic "Section American Tragedy)
The Germans must want to get back at us for sinking the Von DeThane and the blucher in the naval battle in Shazhou, Dogel, and persevering in pursuing us. More than 500 officers and men of the ship, the Unbearable, were ordered to be the captain. I was lucky that the Unbearable ran aground on the beach. It was unfortunate that the old ship ran aground at the minimum cost after a violent shake, because we didn’t know how to go home …’
Betty your legend’s battle line accelerated our cover to evacuate the battlefield. We acted according to General Betty’s orders. Although we lost the patrol of the Hope and the Resistance, it effectively supported the retreat of the main fleet. Now the fast fleet is retreating, and the Germans don’t seem to be chasing us …’
The main fleet temporarily got rid of the Germans, but the flue of the flagship Revenge was seriously damaged. It was dangerous that Firth Bay gradually lost speed and was caught off guard. I had to abandon my flagship and move my headquarters to the Indian Emperor …’
Revenge looks bad. It has completely lost its power. It is besieged by more than a dozen feared German ships. The bow turret of the ship was pierced by an armor-piercing bullet. Fire, smoke and toxic gas spread all over the deck hull. About a lot of seawater made this warship with excellent protection lean to the left. We can wish Revenge … good luck in its predicament.’
The destruction of the revenge is inevitable. Long live the revenge. God save the king!’
On June 21, 2007, the British naval headquarters was famous for its serious and conservative atmosphere, and the information about the war was paralyzed again because of the surge. The news of the fiasco in the Scarborough Gerakl Strait in 1915 was so dead and depressing. Although the news of the defeat in the Orkney Islands in 1917 has not been completely confirmed, the British people have been able to sort out a little mess, so several old brick-red Se buildings in the London naval headquarters are filled with unspeakable words, which are more dignified, defeatist and self-destructive than those after the defeat in the Scarborough Gerakl Strait in 1915.
On the eve of the naval battle, the Germans, as always, used tactics to cheat and play the whole British fast fleet like a clown, rushing back and forth in the North Sea in vain; Abandoning the convergence of the American battleship detachment, the big fleet, the big fleet, the main fleet, the front south, and the result was limited to hitting the German herringbone head-on near the Royal Navy’s lair.
Nothing is more frustrating than being played with by West Lyme over and over again. After the naval battle broke out, except for the brilliance of the first German detachment, the Royal Navy was demoralized and collapsed. The first battleship fleet was destroyed by seven main battleships, and the fourth patrol fleet lost two old-fashioned patrol boats, the indomitable patrol, and ran aground on the beach and narrowly escaped. The second battleship escaped from the battleship St. Vincent without authorization, and more than seven battleships sank at the most j Ο ng sharp. The fourth battleship, including the flagship revenge, sank four battleships. First, the fast fleet was attacked by German water wolves in the south of Firth Bay and lost a patrol of King Kong, and then lost the patrol of Hope and Resistance in the cover battle.
Twenty-three capital ships are not the final loss figure of the Royal Navy. Although the London Naval Headquarters subjectively does not want this figure to continue to expand, what is the difference between objectively losing twenty-three capital ships and the collapse of the army? ! Ri ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì ì !
In the past few hours, the six gods of the London naval headquarters have panicked. To be exact, the whole British island doesn’t know where they should go. Even the most rampant Johannes dare not say anything. They still have the strength and time to rebuild a big fleet. Without the big fleet, should the empire continue to fall?
At 14: 45 and 15: 25, the emergency call of the US Battleship Unit naturally flooded the tons of newspapers at the London Naval Headquarters until the Americans panicked on the other side of the ocean through the naval attache in London.
Only then did the British remember that there was an American battleship detachment on the battlefield.
Since even the Royal Navy, which owns more than 30 capital ships, can’t get a bargain from Selim, the British naturally don’t expect just four American battleships to turn the tide. Y and n Dark gentlemen are wondering whether to "betray the American battleship detachment and detonate the anger of the United States to completely pull the United States out of the water" or "save the American battleship detachment from the resentment of the allies and keep their allies together."
Of course, Belfo, the British secretary of the navy, showed his prowess. Before the British had to find out the state of the American battleship detachment, the battlefield situation in Firth Bay decided whether to let Lieutenant General Lampard’s fast fleet meet him.
Damn it, what was our last order to the Americans?’ This is the question that the staff officers of the London Naval Headquarters want to ask most at around 21rì15: 03. Because the war situation is unfavorable to the Royal Navy, the British have not paid enough attention to the American Battleship Unit. When the naval high-level officials sorted out their ideas and rebuilt the order of the Naval Headquarters, they realized that the Naval Headquarters knew nothing about the American Fleet.
Why don’t you … let the Americans evacuate to Scarpa Bay first?’
Belfo’s office student, conservative Jellicoe, will take the lead in giving quite pertinent opinions and then be interrupted by the staff officer.
General, the Americans reported that four seriously injured German battleships were found in the sea 42 kilometers east of south Hatton …’
Hatton south east what the hell is that? ！’ Goff Karthorpe, the first sea minister, jumped at the chart swearing and froze immediately.
The chart filled with data represents that the red line of the American Battleship Unit hit four battleships separated from the German battlelines and seriously injured. On the north side of the Americans, the No.4 Battleship was stranded on the beach. On the southwest side, it barely escaped from the birth day. On the northwest side of the German battlelines, it wiped Peter Head and retreated northward to the fast fleet. The first German reconnaissance group patrol was roughly located in the specific whereabouts of the Americans and the fast fleet.
Do you think Americans are lucky or unlucky?’ Belfo asked.
No one can answer Belfo’s question. Major General Rodman, commander of the American Battleship Unit, also relied on his intuition to keep the fleet on a set course, impact opponents at high speed and refuse to pester them.
Compared with the fragmented report of the battlefield commander, the Americans at the British naval headquarters were completely blind to the sea battle in the Orkney Islands, especially because of the complicated sea conditions, so the Americans never got the opportunity to fly a water plane to investigate the battlefield
After four German ships were injured, the first reaction of the Americans was that the German main fleet was nearby. The reason is obvious. Now that the Germans are rich enough to kick four injured main ships out of the battle line and form a single team, the end of the naval battle in the Orkney Islands is bound to be settled, so that the German main fleet will not be disabled even if it is not disabled near the detachment.
For those four fresh and delicious ships, John Bull was not something. Major General Rodman was indifferent. Major General Rodman ordered his subordinates to take an appreciative attitude. Americans were more worried about their lives than fighting. Of course, if General Rodman had thirty or fifty battleships in his hand, they wouldn’t mind the Germans fighting to the death.
In the dangerous waters northeast of Firth Bay, American seamen ordered us to "move at a fixed speed" one after another. In a short time, American new york-class and Huada-class battleships rushed to the German disabled detachment at a high speed of 25 knots because they had never visited the North Sea.
The Americans intend to force their opponents to turn to the south at a high speed, so that the Stars and Stripes fleet can cross and leave the battlefield. Unfortunately, more than 20,000 yards away, the Germans don’t understand the customs. Instead of turning, the artists boldly keep their course and send encrypted messages to the Americans one after another.
At 15: 45, the commander tower of Bavaria came again and the captain shouted abuse because the watchtower reported that’ the four large warships on the northeast side have a strong American style’
In the face of four aggressive American capital ships, the disabled detachment has been unable to turn, and the power system and side protection have been damaged to varying degrees. It is a little difficult for battleships to maintain their speed, let alone make a dangerous emergency turn.
At 15: 51, the last battle of the Orkney Islands naval battle officially started. Although the American gunnery was appalling, the battleship West sank tragically five minutes later. "To be continued.
The second gun Chapter 12 The Stars and Stripes Fall (9)
(back to the code word, this is the first midnight today, and there is another chapter. I will write as many chapters as I can in addition to the Tianbao update.)
In the face of the fierce attack, the weak and disabled fleet of the American battleship detachment can hardly adjust its course without crusting its head.
The disabled fleet is not short of fighting back. They also have a destroyer unit to protect them, but as we all know, destroyers have never been a main battle weapon capable of engaging in the ocean vertically and horizontally. There is no night Se protection, no large warship artillery cover and no hidden sneak attack angle. Learn the tactics of "pig attack" in the Ri-Russian war, and fear the revolutionary optimism J Ο ng God and less than one kilometer torpedo. The effective SH-range challenge equipment is abundant, and the effective SH-range exceeds 10,000 meters.
The destroyer didn’t make a big scene, but the commander of the temporary disabled detachment, Major General Captain Bavaria, could also shock the destroyer. After that, the Major General Captain ordered the destroyer detachment to release smoke to cover the disabled detachment’s steering.
The steering of the disabled fleet is not easy, and it can be attributed to a terrible disaster.
There are a total of six main battleships in the Orkney Islands naval battle tail ocean fleet, namely Bavaria, King, Regent Louis Polder, Catherine, West * * and Na sā. The first round of the fast fleet was close to the battleship King, which was seriously injured across shè, and the British 15-inch main gun group repeatedly cut through the armor belt and caused a fire. Catherine was still able to chase the battle line, and the main fleet was left to continue fighting.
The disabled fleet is the Bavarian, the Regent Louis Polder, the Catherine, the West * * and the Na’s ā. Compared with the Regent Louis Polder and the Catherine Bavarian, the combat effectiveness has not been damaged too much. However, the most powerful unified battleship in World War I was shot in an awkward position before, and the flue was damaged and lost speed. The flagship of the ocean fleet seems to have been pinched, although the blade is cold and the lonely swordsman draws his sword.
The Bavarian lost speed, the Regent Louis Polder, the West * * and the sā were in no better condition. In the previous battle, these three battleships were riddled with holes by the British, and their hulls were flooded to varying degrees. Thanks to good protective design, the officers and men J Ο ng Zhan damaged the pipes. The three ships have not yet been included in the battle damage list, but their status is not suitable for even a low-intensity war. It is a big risk for the main ship whose side is full of plugging equipment to make the sea swerve.
So the tragedy of the ocean in the northeast of Firth Bay played the Bavarian, just like the drunken old man slowly and stumbled around the bow, and his scarred younger brothers, the Regent Louie Polder, the West * * and the sā, followed the boss with smoke and smoke, struggling to imitate the flagship.
On the other side of the battlefield, the Americans maintained a hedging speed of more than 19 knots and deliberately reserved an angle that allowed the bow gun position of the main ship of the detachment to fire.
At 15: 49, the Stars and Stripes fleet began to slow down in order to obtain a stable shelling environment.
At 15: 51, the flagship Huada of the Stars and Stripes Fleet took the lead in firing.