Chapter 332

"The British navy is about to lose its time! What spirit is there to manage Norway's mess Akado waved his hand and said, with a look of disdain hidden in his blue eyes. He was very satisfied with his political vision and loyalty, but he always advocated the cautious use of the navy fleet, which made acardo feel that he was too timid.

Moreover, it is impossible for the navy to have reinforcements in a short period of time. The other two Zeppelin class aircraft carriers are still on the dock. Even if the remaining destroyers and cruisers are newly launched, they are only air defense and anti submarine models for aircraft carrier escort and mine sweeping escort, lacking the basic ability to fight independently.

Of course, akado also realized the weakness of the fleet's excessive reliance on aircraft carrier capabilities, and ordered the Navy shipyard to build four artillery type cruisers and 12 destroyers. These warships were equipped with 203 mm caliber main guns and 150 mm caliber main guns respectively, which had basically the same firepower as the British and American destroyers in the same period, and were used as attack ships and close protection aircraft carriers, In order to avoid the interference of other small ships.

In fact, the German Navy has such a role, only too few. Germany has three luzov class armored ships. These warships are built in the first naval upgrading plan. Although the technology is a little old, they can compete with cruisers in speed and artillery. These warships were originally used as attack ships for sneak attacks, but now they are used as "large destroyers" along with the high seas fleet of the German Navy. Their following also prevented the German Navy's high seas fleet from being driven away by several enemy cruisers at night.

The main gun of this kind of armored ship has 283mm caliber, which is enough to deal with any British destroyer and cruiser. Moreover, its speed of 26 knots is very easy to fight with the aircraft carrier. In addition, it can install large radar system that cannot be installed on the destroyer, which can guard the distance of 37 kilometers near the aircraft carrier. It also gives lutjans a lot of peace of mind.

None of the three warships took part in the battle off the coast of the Netherlands, because at that time they were being refitted in Port William. They were installing and refitting anti-aircraft gun systems and high-power radars. It can be said that this battle in the Norwegian Sea area was their first battle after the completion of refitting.

Akado looked at the embarrassed rader, sighed and continued: "general rader, the future combat tasks of the Imperial Navy will be more difficult and dangerous. If you can't cope with it now, how can I give you a larger fleet when we fight a decisive battle at sea with a strong enemy in the future?"

"Fuehrer! I'll... I'll bring lutjans back from Norwegian waters! Shall we leave some warships in Norway to defend against British interference Just a few seconds later, redAll showed his cautious nature again: "if the British Navy landed in Norway, damaged port equipment and interfered with iron ore production... Wouldn't it be worth the loss?"

"Even if the British landed in Norway, do you think my h group army and hundreds of airplanes of the air force are furnishings?" Akkado laughed: "general Wilkes will take them to the sea. The most British action in Norway is to send us some prisoners of war. It can't be successful."

"Since the head of state is so determined, I will order the implementation of this plan as soon as I go back!" RedAll nodded and agreed with akado.

This is also the reason why akado insists on using Ryder, the top commander of the Navy. Although Ryder's combat command ability is average, he is very loyal and obedient. It can be said that as long as akado insists on things, he will do them in the end. There is such a person who has never had a problem with the issue of political station. When he was watching in the Navy's supreme command, akado endured the defect of his average ability.

"By the way! The secret plan of the air force is about to be implemented! General Catherine, this plan is not only a tactical plan, but also a strategic plan. Once this plan is successful, it will completely change the morale comparison between the enemy and us. Do you understand? " Akado looked at his favorite subordinate Catherine again.

Compared with Ryder's shortcomings of poor loyalty, Catherine and Dick are undoubtedly Rommel and goodrian in the air force. These two men have both ability and loyalty to akkado. Akkado really sighs about the huge talent pool of Germany.

"My head of state, the plan is in full swing, and you will soon receive a report of the success of the action." Catherine replied at once.

Since all the questions that need to be settled have been confirmed, akado will leave two people for lunch. For dinner, akado has to meet a large group of politicians and senior officials. He has already scheduled to go out, so he will tell Anna that he may not be able to go back.

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At the same time that akado was meeting, Germany's huge high seas naval fleet was moving slowly in the icy waters of Norway.

"Bell!" A few minutes ago, a reconnaissance plane more than 100 kilometers away sent back a piece of information and found more than three British Navy warships.

Lutjans didn't dare to be careless. He immediately ordered the whole fleet to enter a state of first-class alert. All crew members must be in place, and immediately take off reconnaissance planes to confirm all directions of the whole fleet, so as to avoid missing the main fleet of the Royal Navy. The operational staff are urgently checking all kinds of intelligence information, some of which come from the British mainland. The information clearly says that the main fleet of the British navy was still in the harbor one day ago, and there was no sign of attack; Others came from submarine forces and reported that no large British fleet was found on the route“ general! According to intelligence analysis, the British main fleet is unlikely to appear in this position, and several intelligence channels have proved that the British navy has not left the mainland. " One of the staff frowned and said, "this should only be a British sub fleet."“ presentation! General, the reconnaissance plane of the air force reconfirmed the target scale and movement in the warning area. " The air force liaison officer put down his phone and said to lutjans, "the enemy has five destroyers. They are sailing at a high speed, which is not the speed of a large fleet."“ Order all aircraft carriers to take off five aircraft each, Empire and Zeppelin to take off Stuka, Bismarck and tirbitz to take off fw-190 fighters and form a bomber formation to attack this destroyer fleet. " Lutjans drew a circle on his chart with surveying and mapping tools, then frowned and ordered: "the rest of the aircraft, with bombs and torpedoes, are ready for the second wave of attack."“ Report, general. The destroyer radar in other directions turned on and confirmed that no suspicious target was found. " At this time, the Navy staff confirmed the information sent by other ships and said, "I have ordered two destroyers to enter the core of the fleet for anti submarine, and the rest of the ships will keep their positions on guard."“ Good Seeing that 20 planes had formed a flight formation in the sky and were flying towards the target, lutjans nodded and said, "continue to send reconnaissance planes in other directions. I want to make sure the surrounding waters are absolutely safe."“ Yes! General The staff officer saluted. At this time, the atmosphere on the warship became less tense. Because of the attack distance of the carrier based aircraft, the boxing to meat mode of big ships and huge guns shelling each other in the past has become a long and no waves waiting“ Make me a cup of coffee. " Lutjans said to the adjutant who was following him, "I'll go to the next lounge and wait for the result. If there's any news, come and let me know immediately."“ Yes! General The adjutant nodded his head and backed out. Soon the air force flew over the target and found that this time the British fleet was really like a decoy. These five British destroyers are Old World War I destroyers, and their air defense firepower is very weak. Moreover, because of the age and design problems, their speed is not as fast as that of German destroyers. It's hard to imagine how the German pilots would feel when they saw these destroyers. The fw-190 fighter with rockets and small bombs began to climb, because they suspected it was a trap, while the British fighter was lying in ambush. As a result, they searched for a few minutes and found no sign of the British air force. Stuka bombers began to test the attack, and it took only one dive to blow up an old British destroyer in two. The British warship formation began to retreat without a desire to fight. But the German air force, which had proved the truth, did not give these destroyers any chance. Under repeated attacks, these British destroyers were soon sunk or set on fire. What should have been a huge naval battle in Norway turned into a one-sided massacre. The British Navy sank five destroyers without sinking any German ships this time. Once again, it seems that the German Navy is not what it used to be. Half an hour later, the news of the complete annihilation of the British fleet returned together with the other 20 planes to reinforce, and the dozen planes sent out for investigation did not find any suspicious targets. Only in this way can the operation really be regarded as a complete end. Although it was only a small victory against the destroyer, lutjans still opened a bottle of champagne at the bridge to celebrate according to tradition. Just as everyone was drinking the champagne, a telegram from the general staff of the Berlin Navy came from afar, which made lutjans smile and give the order of the fleet going south. The content of the telegram was very simple: the supreme command of the Empire ordered the implementation of the blackout plan.