In the sound of the sea breeze in the middle of the night, accompanied by the ebb and flow of the sea, Lohenkram temporarily forgot that General Lütjens in front of him was his direct commander. From Loyankram's words, Lütjens General Si also felt the young general's determination not to accept the status quo. Although many of the theories were still very rough, it also made General Lutjens feel another aspect of naval warfare.
"Future maritime operations cannot rely solely on battleships. The emergence of aircraft carriers has expanded the range of the main guns on battleships from a few dozen kilometers to hundreds of kilometers of aircraft combat radius. Perhaps for the time being, aircraft carriers will be in the battle with battleships. They still can't take advantage of it, but as a new type of weapon, aircraft carriers still have great potential to be tapped! Just like muskets eliminated bows and arrows, the British were definitely not the first to discover that muskets were stronger than their longbows. In fact, at that time, Muskets are far from being a match for bows and arrows. The reason why various countries eliminate bows and arrows is actually very simple. That is, muskets can turn a large number of untrained people into combat warriors, while archers must train for a long time!" Feng & Luo Yangram talked eloquently, constantly citing some examples as support for his theory. Although they were all unrelated things, General Lütjens still felt brightened by the other side of maritime warfare proposed by Lohenkram.
"So, battleships will be eliminated sooner or later?" In any case, Lohenkrahm's theory is still a bit too bold. As the mainstream equipment of the current navy, battleships are still the best choice for navies of all countries, General Lütjens It is normal to have some incomprehension about Royce Ram's theory of advocating aircraft carriers.
"No, General, you misunderstood me!" Von Lohenkramm immediately shook his head and explained, "Nowadays, among aircraft carriers and battleships, it is not necessary to make a choice. Moreover, the sea conditions in the North Atlantic and Pacific Ocean It's completely different. For our current German navy, battleships are still the only choice, but we must admit that as a new weapon, the aircraft carrier has far more potential than battleships!" At ten o'clock in the morning, Germany The navy was about to go to fight in the English Channel. Perhaps due to the tension or excitement before the war, a chance meeting on the deck made von Lohenkramm and Vice Admiral Lütjens begin to design the future for the German Navy. route.
Ahem... Because of his age, Vice Admiral Lütjens first felt uncomfortable in the late night sea breeze and coughed lightly: "General Lütjens, please go inside and take a rest!" Feng & Loyengram said.
"It doesn't matter!" Vice Admiral Lütjens waved his hand, indicating that he could hold on, but von Lohenkram still insisted on sending Vice Admiral Lütjens back. In the end, he had to compromise and insisted on going back on his own. When he arrived at the command room, his escort was not needed, so von Lohenkramm gave up and said: "Hey, it's great to be young!" Vice Admiral Lütjens looked at von Lohenkram, who was still standing on the deck like a javelin. Royce Ram said sincerely.
After Vice Admiral Lütjens went in to rest, von Lohengramm flicked his wrist habitually, revealing a fluorescent screen watch that is still very rare in this era, "One-twenty, three o'clock. There are still one hour and forty minutes left to lift anchor. In five hours, we will enter the English Channel. I wonder if the British Royal Navy, known as the world's number one, is ready!" Von & Lohenkramm said to himself, so The difference is that von Lohengramm has a weird smile on his face and is not worried at all about the most powerful naval force on the planet. Von Lohenkramm stood on the deck for a while, feeling heavily sleepy, and finally returned to his room.
This upcoming naval battle will definitely have a huge impact on the future maritime pattern. If the German navy is completely wiped out, then Germany will lose the opportunity to completely defeat Britain. The result may be like Napoleon, who is finally defeated by Britain, which is outside the European continent. If the British Navy fails, although no one thinks that the British Navy will fail, this possibility exists after all. If the British Navy fails, then the British mainland will be in a very dangerous position. The German navy and air force, which have been prepared, are about to challenge the most powerful maritime force in the world. Almost all countries are not optimistic about the German navy and air force, thinking that they are just attacking a stone with an egg. Maybe they have set aside the headlines in the newspapers these days, and are ready to humiliate the German Navy, which does not know the heights of the sky.
At three o'clock in the morning, the German Navy finally took action after final preparations. The battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz, Scharnhorst, Gneisenau battlecruiser, Admiral Hipper, Eugen The heavy cruiser Prince moved slowly one by one, aiming for the English Channel.
Bang bang bang..., a big fat man slapped the table and shouted, "Not only the airports in the west, but also the airports in Belgium and the Netherlands, and even the airports in the areas we occupied in northern France must be requisitioned and guaranteed to be given to the British Royal Navy. A strong and lasting blow, what is the weather condition over the English Channel?" Göring asked with a stern face. It seems that the continuous bad weather has made Göring pay attention to the weather conditions. It's just the cultural tone that makes people feel that if the weather is bad, today's life will be sad again.
"Your Excellency, Marshal, according to the forecast of the meteorological department, the weather conditions on June 3 will be good!" the staff officer said cautiously.
"Very good!" Goering said with his hands on his waist, "I have already reported to the marshal that this time our air force will also participate in the war as the main force. We want everyone in the world to know that the German air force can not only make the land Turning it into a smooth road can also turn the strait into a graveyard for the British fleet! By the way, have you come up with a specific battle plan?"
"Marshal!" The Chief of General Staff was still commanding the battle in Cologne. The staff officers around him were pushing me and I was pushing you. The last staff officer said, "For this battle, we have concentrated 700 Stuka dive bombers. , organized into six dive bomber wings, divided into three echelons for bombing, which can completely guarantee the durability of the strike! Each wing has three groups, and each group has thirty-six Stuka dive bombers, which can Blow the Royal Navy to the ground!”
"Very good!" Goering's big hand slapped the table, and just when the staff breathed a sigh of relief, he asked again, "Can the battleship be sunk?"
"Huh? Head of State, in theory, with the power of aerial bombs, it is indeed possible!" the staff officer said hesitantly, "But..."
"There is nothing to be ashamed of!" Goering waved his hand, "Since it is theoretically possible, that kid Lampard has surrounded some small British and French coalition forces and dares to laugh at the marshal of our air force. You must Sink the battleship! Give the air force a sigh of relief!"
The air force staff officers present looked at each other, knowing that this matter was a foregone conclusion. As long as it involved the national leader of the SS, their marshal became a different person, without any mercy at all. But that being the case, during the Spanish Civil War, it was Goering who personally ordered the air force to rescue the surrounded SS troops. Sometimes these staff officers were not clear about the relationship between their marshal and the national leader of the SS. "Forget it, this is a matter between the marshal and the national leaders. We won't understand!" The staff members wisely gave up the idea of continuing to argue. Late at night, the airports in western Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands were brightly lit, with various vehicles shuttling back and forth. They were busy refueling, attaching bombs, and making temporary repairs to the aircraft on the airport, making final preparations for the daytime bombing.
On the beach in the Dunkirk area, the piled corpses and discarded weapons had already been cleaned up by the SS soldiers. The beach was smooth, and it was not at all like the place where the war had just happened. In Dunkirk and On a high ground between Calais, Lin Wei and the top brass of the Armed SS built an observation post on the top of the mountain. There was also a giant telescope inside. The soldiers of the Armed SS came from an observation post in downtown Calais. The observatory was dismantled and placed here according to Lin Wei's order.
However, although Lin Wei kindly and semi-forcedly invited several division commanders of the Armed SS, it was obvious that several division commanders were somewhat uninterested in Lin Wei's idea of watching the naval battle, so these division commanders They came to watch the naval battle, but they still felt that it was more important to return to their own troops and discuss how to annihilate the British and French forces in the encirclement.
"Generals!" Lin Wei had to say, "You know, naval battles of this level are not seen every day. Maybe people can only foresee it once in a lifetime!" But Lin Wei immediately thought of Japan and the United States in the Pacific. War, he changed his mouth and said, "Especially the naval battle between Germany and Britain!" Seeing that several division commanders still lacked interest, Lin Wei suddenly remembered that the Battle of Jutland had just passed more than 20 years ago, " Damn, it’s so embarrassing!” Lin Wei thought to himself.
As a last resort, Lin Wei changed the topic, "Commander Theodore Eicke, how effective is the Gustav rail gun!"
"Leader!" When it came to the army's problems, Theodore Eicke obviously regained his energy and said; "It is extremely powerful, but it is only suitable for the attack of giant fortresses, and it is a huge burden for logistics!" This paragraph The logistics work of the time rail gun is all completed by the Skeleton Division. Every time he sees his subordinates busy working on this thing, Theodore Ike has an urge to cry.
"It has been transported to the coast, right? Can the British and French forces surrounded by Dunkirk see it?" Lin Wei asked.
"I have followed your instructions!" Theodore Eick said with a smile, "To be honest, even if I see such a weapon in the hands of the enemy, and I have been surrounded, I must hold on , my heart feels numb just thinking about it!”
"Haha..." Paul & Hausser, Felix Starner and others laughed kindly. Immediately their interest turned to the army's battle. Lin Wei could only smile helplessly when he saw these generals who did not care about this battle. This kind of regret cannot be understood by these generals who do not care about sea power. The pattern of this naval battle will usher in an era. Lin Wei didn't realize that these generals were really wasting their resources.
"Leader, the Norwegian Northern Mountain Division is calling!" Robert C. Crawford came in and said quietly to Lin Wei.
"Oh, it's not easy to finally wait for news about him!" Lin Wei said with some surprise, "Let me see what good news it is!" Lin Wei smiled and took over Robert C. Crawford The telegram passed by Germany.
Bang... Lin Wei angrily threw the telegram on the ground and kicked the door open. Paul and Housel looked at each other, not knowing what was going on. "Crawford, what's going on?" Paul and Housel asked. Robert C. Crawford spoke with difficulty, "General Paul Hausser, the Norwegian royal family successfully escaped to England!" Paul Hausser and Felix Stanel looked at each other, Wei Wei shook his head, obviously thinking this was depressing news.
"I just don't understand. The Norwegian royal family is obviously under siege. Is it harder to catch than the Queen of the Netherlands and the King of Belgium? In my opinion, there is simply something wrong with Michel Gebermeier's ability. This kind of person He should not continue to serve as the division commander in the main division of the Waffen-SS. I am going to evacuate him and let him guard the concentration camp." Lin Wei, who left the observation post, chattered to Robert C. Crow who followed him out. Ford complained that it was obvious that the successful escape of the Norwegian royal family disrupted Lin Wei's overall plan, and Major General Michel Gabermeier's trick was indeed quite big.
If the spiritual leaders of various countries cannot be captured, it will undoubtedly bring great difficulties to the German army's local occupation. In Lin Wei's mind, once war breaks out with the Soviet Union, he must implement nationwide mobilization, use the advantages of advance preparation to carry out a general war, and strive to cause as many Soviet people as possible to suffer heavy losses in the first year. All German troops must be committed to the Soviet war, striving to destroy the bottom line of the Soviet Union's national power at once and achieve the goal of quick victory. Germany has left heavy troops in three regions in its history when fighting the Soviet Union: France, Norway and Yugoslavia. As for Yugoslavia, Linwei is no longer prepared to occupy that powder keg. If France can reconcile, Linwei will also try his best to make up for the relationship with France. There is no need to worry about this aspect. Only Norway is very important to Germany. If the Allies start from If we land somewhere, we will land in Germany in the shortest possible time. There must be no mistakes. This is why Hit in history? The reason why Le left 500,000 troops there. Capturing the Norwegian royal family will undoubtedly reduce the resistance of the local people, but Lin Wei waited for a long time, but he did not expect such unacceptable news.
"Remedy? This is not an easy task!" Lin Wei sighed, "Unless we can land in the UK, forcing everyone to lose confidence in the UK, but the variables in this matter are too great, and it is still too late to talk about it now. Too early! Okay, let's go back. The naval battle is about to begin. Whether the Battle of Dunkirk can be completely won depends on the brothers of the Navy and Air Force!" After some scolding, Lin Wei was finally in a good mood. After a while, there are more important things now.
Portsmouth, also known as Pompeii, is located in Hampshire, southeast England, and borders the Solent Strait to the south. It has city status and is one of the single administrative areas in England. It has a population of 188,500, an area of 40.25 square kilometers, and a population density of 4,683 per square kilometer. Only slightly lower than London, the capital of the United Kingdom. For centuries, it has been famous for its status as a Royal Navy port. Portsmouth Military Port is home to the most powerful naval force in the world. Now, this force that makes other maritime powers in the world very fearful is finally ready to attack in full. Its opponent is the battlecruiser USS Hood that has just been sunk. , the powerful German Imperial Navy.
In sane countries, no one is optimistic about the German navy. Although the German navy's Bismarck and Tirpitz battleships are super battleships with such powerful intimidation power, some people even think of Germany because of the sinking of the battlecruiser Hood. The two warships of the Bismarck-class battleships lined up to form the world's largest super battleship. But whether it is the United States or Japan, they all believe that the two Bismarck-class battleships, although powerful, are unable to defeat the four-handed force. Facing the British Home Fleet, which is several times stronger, the German Imperial Navy will lose in every aspect. Sure, unless a miracle happens.
Portsmouth, Commander of the Home Fleet, Lord House, is ready to weigh anchor. The powerful British Navy Home Fleet has gathered most of the main battleships of the Royal Navy, including two Queen Elizabeth class ships: HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Malaya. There are four ships in the Revenge class: Revenge, Sovereign, Resolution and Ramillies. 1 Nelson-class ship: Rodney. 17 heavy cruisers: 2 of the Hawkins class: HMS Hawkins, HMS Frobes, and 5 of the Kent class: HMS Kent, HMS Berwick, HMS Cumberland, HMS Cornwall, and HMS Suffolk There are 4 ships of the London class: London, Devonshire, Sussex, and Shropshire. There are two ships of the Dorsetshire class: Norfolk and Dorsetshire. There are 2 York class ships: York and Exeter.
It can be said that the current British Royal Navy is still the most powerful naval force on the planet. Compared with their opponent, the German Navy, the gap between the two is simply heaven and earth. No wonder all the naval officers and soldiers heard that the German Navy was preparing to compete with the British Royal Navy. In the naval decisive battle, everyone thought the German navy was crazy.
The only German naval forces that stand in stark contrast to them are the battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz, the battlecruisers Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Admiral Hipper, and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. , no matter how you look at the six warships, there is no possibility of victory.