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Volume 2 Growth Chapter 763 Spring of Heavy Artillery

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    The strong wind roared, the waves flew away, and the big raindrops hit the face intensively, splashing countless misty jade like mist bead curtains on the steel bodies of the battleships; from a distance, these ships seemed to be covered with a layer of silvery white.  Shayi.  + The broad black vulture cross battle flag was full of water and drooped on the flagpole at the stern of the ship. However, the majestic bridge like a city and the magnificent artillery group like a palace all demonstrated their power.  power!  "The radar room discovered the U.S. fleet at position 047, numbering 37, spread out 24 to 28 kilometers away!" On the battleship Kaiser Wilhelm with a full load displacement of more than 75,000 tons, experienced technical soldiers were loudly reporting what they had detected to the command tower over the phone.  implementation news.  On the screen in front of him, a bright white light spot was flickering and highlighting as the light screen rotated and swept across: through the surrounding scale sizes, the direction and distance of the target were clearly displayed under this overlooking overview.  .  After hearing the news, the command tower, which was protected by 450mm heavy armor, was filled with joy. Several young staff officers couldn't help but high-five each other. Their eyes were full of reverence and admiration when they looked at the old man in front of them.  feeling.  "The fleet turned two compass points to the right and increased its speed to 30 knots." The old man with silver beard said calmly. His expression was not as excited as the people around him; his bright eyes and energetic voice were all  It shows that he still has the energy to command and defend the enemy from the front line.  Soon, Reinhard Scheer's order was fully implemented.  Although the roaring waves kept hitting the side of the warship obliquely, causing the ship to roll and pitch obviously, it was driven forward by the surging power inside it.  The speed of each ship still reached an astonishing level.  The waves dance.  Foam rose to the sky.  The bombardment fleet with 7 high-speed battleships as the core galloped wildly in the stormy and noisy seas. Its ferocious momentum made everyone who admired steel and strength get excited!  Six months ago, shortly after the naval battle that broke out in the eastern part of Bermuda came to an end, Scheer completely handed over his command of the aircraft carrier fleet to his subordinates.  In addition to the main consideration of supporting the backward, the large-scale spread of the German Navy's lineup also made it increasingly difficult for Scheer, who was already in his twilight years, to deal with everything: less than five months after the war started, the German Navy had new  Received hundreds of ships including 4 heavy aircraft carriers.  Coupled with the Italian and Austro-Hungarian fleets, the total number of ships has undoubtedly reached an extremely terrifying level.  In this case, it was Scheer's ideal choice to break up the fleet and distribute it to various generals, and then implement organic combinations according to the battlefield situation.  After some major structural adjustments, the power in Scheer¡¯s hands has been greatly weakened than before.  Although he still retains the title of Commander-in-Chief of the High Seas Fleet, he must be the final arbiter of any form of combat plan. However, in naval battles, a large number of matters related to fleet command are no longer handled by him alone.  Instead, let generals in their prime such as Karls, Friesland, and Cyriax complete it.  According to Scheer's initial thoughts, he wanted to completely step back from the role of front-line command.  However, after serving in the navy for more than half a century, he has long been accustomed to the color of the ocean and the smell of the sea breeze, and it is difficult to let go.  Become an ordinary lord who retreats to the countryside and lives with peace and comfort for the rest of his life.  In the end, Scheer continued to stay on his flagship Wilhelm der Grosse, commanding a heavy artillery group composed of high-speed battleships built by the German Navy after the 1930s.  Although these battleships were previously used as bodyguards for aircraft carriers, with the large number of anti-aircraft cruisers in service, they have also been suspected of being useless due to their low cost performance: the tonnage of the Bismarck-class battleship is almost that of an 8,000-ton anti-aircraft cruiser.  5 times, the number of personnel is also 3 times that of the latter, and the daily consumption is far more than the other party.  In terms of air defense capabilities, this type of battleship is not much better than the latter.  As for the fact that thickly armored battleships can withstand more attacks than anti-aircraft light cruisers, this has been proven to be meaningless in actual combat: as long as the opponent's pilots are not idiots, they will definitely focus on the aircraft carrier as soon as possible.  , so how can the defensive advantages of battleships be reflected?  For this reason, these battleships withdrew from the aircraft carrier group shortly afterwards and were used as a separate artillery force.  Of course, in order to obtain the protection umbrella from the air and avoid being blown into belly-up dead fish by the enemy's locusts, once this force attacks the ocean, they will not leave the area too far away from their own aircraft carrier fleet.  For Scheer, this pure bombardment power allowed him to regain the feeling of serving in the era of Emperor William the Great. This kind of two-dimensional battle is the field in which he is extremely good, even more than he has in recent years.  The achievements in aircraft carrier operations gained through more than ten years of exploration and study.  When the information about the US fleet's attack came, Scheer led the artillery fleet and sailed into the ocean together with many aircraft carriers.  It¡¯s not that good when facing subordinates.Although he has a good attitude, he always believes that as long as the tactics are appropriate and the time is right, these former overlords who have retreated to the second line can still have ample room for performance.  Yesterday during the day, Scheer received an enemy alert from the Hindenburg aircraft carrier. This allowed him to understand the opponent's position and almost be sure that his air alert would be lifted for a considerable period of time.  Because the total number of aircraft carriers in these two US fleets is as high as 9, which is roughly consistent with the information they have on the opponent's lineup; and they must have devoted their main energy to the confrontation with their own aircraft carrier fleet, and then want to carry out operations in other directions.  Perfect search is obviously not enough.  There is no substantive significance for the Americans to send another small-scale aircraft carrier fleet, and if they send another considerable force like those two fleets, it is almost impossible for the other side to have such a large aviation force.  After all, the U.S. Navy did not plan many aircraft carriers until 1936, and those large ships that started construction last year obviously could not become combat effective in just one year!  Understanding this, Scheer immediately launched a bold attempt.  He decided to use the darkness and the ** area as cover to move the fleet significantly towards the center of the battlefield. If there was an opportunity, he would give the US fleet a hard blow from the flank.  Since our three aircraft carrier fleets are all active in the Atlantic Ocean, one of the main forces commanded by Karls has also come into contact with the opponent. By intercepting the telegrams sent by the Hindenburg, we can obtain the opponent's location, battle process, and information.  and first-hand information on the damage situation, which undoubtedly greatly improved the success rate of his trip.  After galloping all night, the fleet commanded by Scheer advanced a full 270 nautical miles and successfully sailed into a storm area in the early morning.  Although the waves were rolling around and the rain was pouring, everyone in the fleet felt reassured and safe.  Scheer ordered the fleet to slow down to save fuel, and at the same time waited for reconnaissance signals from his own aircraft carrier. After all, after a night of deliberation, the opponent's real-time position must have changed significantly.  When the communications department passed the latest telegram to Scheer, even though he was already used to wind and rain, he couldn't help but feel happy for a moment: The US fleet with four large aircraft carriers was unexpectedly in a terrible situation.  He was less than 60 nautical miles away from us, and in order to escape our own air strikes, the opponent also entered this wind and rain area!  Within two hours, the radar room detected a large number of echoes in the silence. There was no doubt that this must be the retreating US aircraft carrier fleet.  According to the situation described in the received telegrams from our side, this fleet only has three fast-moving Iowa-class battleships and six Baltimore-class large cruisers as core escorts. The South Dakota class and the more powerful Montana class do not  Appearing, Sher couldn't help but feel a little worried amidst the surprise.  The opponent's lineup is an all-high-speed fleet, and its speed is not worse than our own. If we release smoke and dodge people quickly, it will undoubtedly be difficult for us to keep these guys in their tracks.  However, when his pursuit had been going on for ten minutes, the radar showed that the other party had only changed its route, with only a very limited increase in speed; it was estimated that the US fleet's maximum speed was only 22 knots, which was lower than its own.  There is a huge difference in 30 knots.  Through the hazy rain curtains and heavy dark clouds, Scheer could already see the faint silhouettes of ships 19km away through the telescope.  Since there is still a considerable gap between the accuracy of fire control radars and optical rangefinders, the naval guns of both sides are still in a state of readiness: on a sunny day, even the 6-inch level  The artillery had already made a deafening roar.  "What's going on with the Americans? Why don't they speed up?" Scheer put down the telescope and said with confusion in his heart.  According to the battle report issued by our own aircraft carriers, these US aircraft carriers retreated to the wind and rain zone very promptly, and were not hit by many bombs and torpedoes in total. If only the escort ships were damaged and hindered the fleet's operations, the aircraft carriers would have been able to retreat at this moment.  The dead Taoist friend did not die of the poor Taoist sentiment and passed away.  According to the real-time transmission from the radar room, there is no single escape in the US fleet. This situation is really unreasonable!  After thinking hard for a while, Scheer, who could not come to a conclusion, decided not to think about it anymore.  As long as he has ten minutes to catch up to the opponent's fleet, everything will be answered under the fire of his own fleet.  Speaking of which, these new battleships under his command have not yet fired a single cannonball at the enemy fleet. Although the current situation is a bit strange, it is undoubtedly an excellent stage for them to display the power of their giant cannons.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! ps: Thank you to book friend Aihui for your monthly support, and Kuzhi and zhouyu1976 for their rewards~~~
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