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Part One Twenty Years Chapter 10 The King of the North Atlantic!  (Four)

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    (I am planning to write this final battle from a third perspective, which may cause some reading difficulties, but at last there is no duplication of techniques. What is left is the ultimate dreadnought battle. It will definitely be fun!)

    ¡°(Section 1 of "King of the North Atlantic", the discovery of the Purple Baron)

    Where is the opponent?  Can the British Grand Fleet heading south save their battle patrol? Can the German Ocean Fleet heading north successfully find their old enemy? Is it the British who have combined their own battle patrol and the American battleship squadron to stage a counterattack in the North Sea or is it Germany?  Will the people live up to their determination to survive and survive, and the outcome will be decided in a battle offshore the Orkney Islands?

    The outcome is unknown.

    Perhaps the two prestigious fleets on both sides of the North Sea are carrying too much pressure and shouldering too many missions, or perhaps both sides are working too hard and are too eager for a glorious victory. In short, the answer to the ultimate mystery of the North Sea has been revealed.  On the eve of the war, the fast fleet's panic, true and false intelligence, fragmented rumors and the commander's neurotic performance pushed the atmosphere of tension and terror to a climax, leaving a morbid-like atmosphere always hanging over the North Sea.  Tangled, an almost tragic solemnity.

    In the desolate North Sea, the German Second Reconnaissance Fleet, which has not yet been renamed, has two Magdeburg-class light cruisers and two Graudenz-class light cruisers as the main force of German reconnaissance.  About 100 nautical miles of sea racing north.

    The upright bow of the light cruiser Magdeburg split through the steep waves of the North Sea, dragging a long, broken white wake northward at high speed.  The chief gunner was nestled in the narrow gun control room, letting the strong sea breeze blow the German naval flag hanging on the top of the main mast, making an annoying crackling sound. He took the time to record it in his diary.  The mood at the moment.

    ¡°You can imagine the pressure we are under in searching for the British main fleet in the offshore waters far away from the mainland of the empire and close to the British defense zone.  I look forward to the soon-to-be-renamed 2nd Scouting Fleet being able to find the British and help the Empire win this crucial naval battle.  But at the same time, as the son of my parents, the husband of my wife, and the father of two daughters, I am afraid of enjoying this glory.

    There are only a lot more supporting forces accompanying the British main fleet, and we, the weak "Chapter", are likely to be entangled by the British light fleet.  God will forgive my cowardice. This is not the Gulf of Helgoland. This is a full two hundred and fifty nautical miles away from the mainland'

    Although the officers and soldiers of the Second Reconnaissance Fleet were uneasy, the eight elite battlecruisers of the First Reconnaissance Group located northwest of the Ocean Fleet and the professionalism of the German Navy still gave the Second Reconnaissance Group their full support.  The fleet continued to advance, and the four light cruisers searched forward stubbornly and proudly.

    Until 11:18, Heidi Sealem and David Beatty, best friends in the first half of their lives and enemies in the second half of their lives, were still playing a game of cat and mouse tirelessly, although Sealem used brilliant tactics to deceive and gain the upper hand.  opportunity, but this advantage is not stable.  As long as Betty can discover the Ocean Fleet before Sealem, the identities of cat and mouse can be reversed in an instant.

    Just like the darkness before dawn, the complicated and confusing battle always makes people suffocating, but ten minutes later, the Germans were forgetful and cheered.  Because they were the first to discover traces of the British!

    It is both accidental and inevitable, 11:18.  The German Purple Baron Hannashaw, flying the Frederick 33d seaplane, was the first to discover the British Grand Fleet.

    When Hannashaw discovered the Grand Fleet, it was still at least 20,000 meters away from the British.  At this distance, even the majestic 30,000-ton steel giant projected in the Zeiss high-power telescope lenses with excellent German craftsmanship can only be a series of looming and moving small black dots.

    The Purple Baron was able to continuously dodge the two cruiser squadrons in front of the British Grand Fleet and the British seaplanes that were searching southward, and then used the telescope in the bumpy cockpit to find a series of small black spots moving in the blue background of the North Sea.  There is an element of luck.

    Of course, it is inevitable that the Germans can discover it first.

    As a maritime commander as famous as Heidi Sealem, David Beatty is by no means a person who lives up to his fame. He has never given up his efforts in battlefield reconnaissance.  Only subject to a misjudgment of the German Navy's strategic intentions and a preconceived subjective impression of Heidi Seelem's 'appetite', David Beattie directed the Grand Fleet's limited reconnaissance force in the wrong direction.

    In Betty's view, Seeley has an adventurous spirit that Germans do not have.  This courage never exceeded the limit that the German navy, which was strong on the outside and capable on the inside, could withstand.  Unlike Britain, which was a typical sea power, the Germans had to maintain a strong army for land battlefields, and Sealem apparently noticed this.

    "Silem never allowed his fleet to suffer a major defeat,"The source of this fleet determines that this fleet lacks stamina and foundation, so Betty has no doubt that Silam will abandon the weak fast fleet and turn to deal with the super fleet of the large fleet that has gradually become more powerful due to the large number of 15-inch main guns.  Dreadnought swarm.

    After learning about the disappearance of the German Ocean Fleet, Betty drew two smooth straight lines on the North Sea map extending from the Heligoland Bay to the Forth Firth and the Helgoland Bay to the Scarborough area.  And he used a pencil to mark heavily on the fan-shaped shadow formed by two straight lines.

    Betty was not sure from which direction the Ocean Fleet would suddenly rush out and deal a fatal blow to the fast fleet. However, Betty insisted that the Germans would not leave this sector area, so when dozens of warships from the Grand Fleet came from Hoy Island and Scotland  After the Pentland Strait entered the North Sea, Betty ordered the two cruiser squadrons assigned to the operation to quickly pass the western edge of Cromarty Bay, bypass the southern side of Cromarty Bay and penetrate into the peninsula in the North Sea, focusing on searching from the southern coast of the peninsula to  The vast waters of the Firth of Forth.

    At 10:37 a.m., the sea conditions in the North Sea eased slightly, and Betty ordered the seaplane carrier Engadine, which was converted from a ferry, and the battleship carrying seaplanes to release all 12 seaborne reconnaissance aircraft.

    The British could have concentrated more reconnaissance power, but they converted the old cruise ship into a seaplane carrier. After the Battle of Skagerrak, the British Admiralty was deeply stimulated and upgraded the 20,000-ton Campany to an aircraft carrier.  However, the Asia aircraft carrier had to return to Scapa Flow early due to a steam leak.

    Limited by the number of seaplanes, Betty focused its main efforts on the waters west and southwest of the southern peninsula of Cromarty Bay, and only dispatched two seaplanes to the southeast.  The two seaplanes failed to create miracles. On the contrary, the seaplane flying southwest accidentally hit the German counterpart, deepening Betty's beautiful misunderstanding of the strategic intentions of the Ocean Fleet. By that time, the Ocean Fleet had already sharpened its sword.  Approaching the unknown large fleet.

    "Soul of the Great Power Chapter 10 King of the North Atlantic! (4)" To sum up, the two-plane formation driven by the Purple Baron was able to evade the British cruiser squadron and seaplanes, and find the British in the vast North Sea.  an inevitable factor.

    After discovering the main fleet of the Grand Fleet, Baron Purple, who had ulterior motives, asked his wingman to return to report, while he stayed on the battlefield to monitor the British nearby.

    1917.  Radio transmitters were still not successfully used for aerial reconnaissance.  As a large toy made of wood, canvas and a small amount of metal that can reach the sky, the aircraft cannot bear the weight of the transmitter due to its own structural strength, body space and payload.  Although the Friedrich 33d seaplane can carry a radio transmitter, the range and take-off weight are obviously not compatible with both. Therefore, the Ocean Fleet's air reconnaissance can only continue the ancient two-plane formation, semaphore and simple communication with the fleet.  raft.

    Hannah Shaw¡¯s wingman completed the reporting task with flying colors.  So the Purple Baron Hannashaw, who had become the laughing stock of all German men because of Countess Luckner, finally had the day to be proud.

    Regarding Purple Baron Hannashaw¡¯s feat of rewriting history, the captain of the light cruiser Graudenz had an interesting record in his sailing diary:

    ¡®11:05.  Two Friedrich 33d seaplanes belonging to the Naval Air Force passed through the Second Reconnaissance Fleet at low altitude.  Search north-west of Beihai.

    At this time, my first mate ran over to me and complained to me that the brats at HNA were so lawless. The Purple Baron, who was frightened by a certain woman, actually dared to wink at him in the cockpit.

    About 23 minutes later, at 11:28 a.m. on June 21, 1917, my first mate could no longer utter any complaints, because a Frederick seaplane left and returned.  The pilot flew the seaplane in a low circle over the Graudenz and then dropped a communications raft.

    After the sailors salvaged the sealed communication raft the size of a water cup, everyone was shocked by the crooked and illegible lines of writing on the small piece of paper stuffed in the communication raft.

    The Hannashaw formation discovered the British Grand Fleet about 50 kilometers away in the 340 direction at 11:18.  ¡¯

    "The Spirit of the Great Power" This is not all of Lord Hannashaw's contribution in the Battle of the Orkney Islands. You must know that the commander-in-chief of the German Naval Air Force no longer despises wrenches and hammers.  Instead, he took advantage of his position to obtain a batch of 37mm artillery shells with temporarily improved fuses from the mechanic

    After receiving the news, the Second Reconnaissance Fleet quickly reported the situation to the flagship Bavaria, and the command tower of the Bavaria, which had been depressed for a long time, instantly became excited as if it was a rain after a long drought.

    The famous German one-armed general Wolfgang Wegener described Heidi Seelem¡¯s expression at that time in his personal memoirs:

    ¡®When the news came, Raul (General Staff Officer of the 7th Team) and I were both crazy with joy., I just feel that the goddess of victory is calling us.  At this time, I noticed that the anxious and anxious Silem, who was hiding in the darkness, quickly flashed a touch of relaxation and freehandness on his face that was covered with traces of time. His chest, together with the medal issued by the Admiralty, rose and fell, and then calmed down.  ¡¯

    The mystery has been revealed, but the next task is not easy, because the relative distance between the two main fleets is only 28.6 nautical miles in commonly used navigation distance units, which is just a mere distance for the two steel fleets that are almost heading towards each other.  One hour.  Taking into account the adjustment of the Ocean Fleet's course, and the fact that the combat distance in the era of dreadnoughts often exceeds 13 kilometers, the reaction time left for the Ocean Fleet is no more than half an hour at most.

    After calming down, Silem just calculated in his mind for a few seconds, then jumped on the chair placed in the corner of the Bayern's command tower, and shouted to the senior officials of the Ocean Fleet Command to shatter an era and ruin a dynasty.  .

    Many years later, that sound is still echoing in the North Sea, and it lasts forever.

    ¡®Ocean Fleet, change the formation and seize the first T-shaped head in Germany!  ¡¯

    At 11:34, the Ocean Fleet during the voyage broke radio silence and issued an order for the Second Scout Fleet to evade and the First Scout Group to return.

    The Second Reconnaissance Fleet quickly changed course and moved closer to the Ocean Fleet. The eight battlecruisers of the First Reconnaissance Group reduced their speed and walked in a 'z' shape.

    "At 11:38, the Ocean Fleet flagship Bavaria raised the battle flag," using semaphore and radio to repeat the order for the entire fleet to turn and change formations.

    The five battleships of the Seventh Squadron of the Third Battle Fleet located on the left wing suddenly accelerated and began to turn at a large angle in the North Sea. The other three squadrons also maintained their speed or reduced their speed under the leadership of the squadron flagship, waiting to be joined by the third battleship.  The seventh team led the battle line.

    Just when the Ocean Fleet was changing its formation, David Beattie had just received intelligence forwarded from their Third Cruiser Squadron that German seaplanes had been spotted heading southwest.

    Betty did not notice the murderous intention hidden in the southeast, but cast her gloomy gaze to the Firth of Forth in the southwest, hesitating whether to launch the Royal Navy's battle line in advance.

    At 11:47, the two fleets were very close. The British lookout on the armored lookout tower on the main mast of the battle cruiser New Zealand could faintly see a few plumes of smoke rising in the southeast.

    The panicked lookout sounded the alarm desperately, regardless of the fact that the direction of the smoke column was completely opposite to what the Royal Navy had expected.  Soon, the entire fleet noticed the fleet in the southeast. Only then did the Royal Navy calm down and seriously consider the possibility of the Germans appearing in the southeast.

    Regardless of whether the British can react at the last moment, everything seems to be over.  The Ocean Fleet had already formed a battle line that stretched for more than ten kilometers, occupying a favorable sight line. Their course was also faintly crossing the road of the Grand Fleet heading south.

    Just when the British were experiencing a deep soul shock, history quietly started a maritime meat grinder called the Battle of the Orkney Islands.

    Thanks to Heidi Sealem's careful planning and the perfect performance of the officers and soldiers of the Ocean Fleet, the German Navy, which brought its adventurous spirit to the extreme, blocked the British Grand Fleet heading south at the door of the British home, and won the world's largest fleet.  The T-shaped cross head that any maritime commander dreams of!

    Of course, any risk-taking comes with a price.  Affectionately called the 'green bomb' by domestic naval enthusiasts, it caused the British battleship Vanguard's ammunition depot to explode and sink as soon as it was installed. Neither the British nor their opponent Germany trusted the new armor-piercing bomb, which they couldn't wait to teach those warships a lesson.  Guys who despise it!  "(To be continued.).
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