The Rise of the Empire

In fact, compared with the battle of the main fleet, it is more necessary to formulate a relatively complete plan for the battle of breaking the war. Because of the particularity of the naval battle, the battle time of the main fleet at sea will not be very long. At that time, the time for the real main fleet PK in several sea and air battles between the two sides was not long. For example, the battle at Midway Island and the Coral Sea only took one day for the main part. After a short period of fighting, everyone returned to their hometowns to heal their wounds, and then prepared to fight again. The duration of sea battles may be relatively long, but the PK of capital ships and large fleets is very short. Don't talk about the night battles of various cruisers and battleships in the Battle of Guadalcanal, because this scale is not very large compared to the size of the US and Japanese navies.

At the same time, even if you count the preparation time for the battle, it will not be very long. Taking the Battle of Jutland as an example, Admiral Scheer was the commander of the German High Seas Fleet on January 18, 1916. It was mentioned in the filing of the Fleet Command that more active attacks should be made, but at this time, the plan for the Battle of Jutland had not come out at all, because it was not until February 23 that Wilhelm II visited the High Seas Fleet in person and officially announced that the fleet would be operated Discretion entrusted to Admiral Scheer…. Although after that, Scheer took his fleet to walk around the North Sea twice, but these things have nothing to do with Jutland.

Jutland's real planning will start in mid-May, and the real Jutland naval battle will start on May 31, with only a dozen days in the middle. Therefore, it does not make much sense to make a plan for a large sea fleet to fight now. , As long as a general strategy is formulated, after the war starts, how to fight the war, how to investigate, and how to deploy depends on the actual situation.

But the breaking of diplomatic relations, or the breaking of engagements between submarine warfare and disguised assault ships, is different. Because this is a long-term process, once a war starts, there will be submarines fighting on the ocean every moment, shuttling back and forth in the North Sea, and repairing and maintaining in their own bases. This is a systems engineering. As early as before World War 1, Germany realized that submarines should be divided into three groups and then rotated continuously. And if we learn from some World War II experience, Germany will establish long-wave radio stations to ensure contact with submarines from now on, build large-scale supply submarines or disguise supply ships to provide fuel and ammunition for submarines operating in the ocean, and even crew... …

Compared with the construction and training of the main fleet, the German Navy already has a relatively complete set of measures, which can be changed slightly and then proceeded step by step. However, submarine warfare and breaking diplomatic relations, as well as ocean-going camouflage supplies, this is the first time for Germany, and it takes a lot of time and effort. And when Mr. Ruprecht and the Big Three of the Admiralty met the Kaiser again, the problems they talked about were breaking diplomatic relations and cruise operations!

"In general, because of the tragic geographical environment, it is very difficult for us to obtain supplies from the outside world. The cost of the British blockade is very small, and the cost of breaking through the blockade will be relatively high. But because of the emergence of a special weapon, Britain's sea transportation will face serious challenges, if we can use this weapon well, we will definitely achieve considerable results, and it is even possible to tie the British!" When His Royal Highness faced He said so when the Kaiser.

"Are you talking about submarines? This thing is very novel, but what is the specific effect? ​​Admiral Bohr, I heard that you rented a Bavarian submarine and conducted a series of experiments. Tell me about the results of your research." Kaiser Looked at the latter and said.

"Based on the current technology, this submarine is very difficult to defend, because we can't detect the exact position of the submarine underwater. We have equipped a device called a hydrophone, but it is not very useful.

Moreover, the quality of the depth charges we designed to attack submarines is not good enough, and the depth and time of detonation cannot be controlled in terms of preparation. In terms of survivability alone, the submarine is very successful. "

"However, it is also difficult for submarines to capture targets, especially underwater, because their speed is very slow, and the underwater speed is generally only about 5 knots. Not to mention attacking warships, it is difficult to catch merchant ships. Therefore, If it is used for battle with the main fleet, unless a large number of submarines form a continuous cordon, or set up an ambush in a predetermined sea area, it will be difficult to pose a threat to the capital ship."

"Of course, if you want to attack merchant ships, the situation will be much better, because merchant ships are not armed, and submarines can even attack with deck guns after surfacing. The efficiency of this seems to be much better than torpedoes. We have used submarines to attack merchant ships in offshore simulations. In this situation, the best captain intercepted fifteen transport ships of various types within a week. The results obtained are huge compared with the price we may pay. It is very important to use it as an important auxiliary force It is necessary," Admiral Ball said.

"But if there are destroyers escorting or laying mines, the role of submarines will be much smaller. Underwater submarines have many restrictions on attacking targets, while above water they will be attacked by destroyers. As for minefields, submarines have almost no way to crack them?" De The emperor thought for a while and said.

"We have thought about this issue. It is actually not difficult for submarines to pass through minefields, because they can follow the opponent's merchant ships or warships... It is impossible to attack opponents in minefields. As for the use of destroyers to escort ships, it is indeed possible, but this is a great constraint on the resources of the navy. The British Empire has thousands of ships of various types sailing on the ocean, and they do not have so many destroyers to escort them." Bohr said the admiral.

"Actually, the biggest limitation on the combat capability of submarines is the tonnage. A 500-ton submarine is too small. If we want to break the ship in the ocean or on the west coast of the UK, the tonnage of our submarine should be more than 700 tons. And it needs a certain amount of space. And establish a systematic logistics support method, yes, there is also communication. On the ocean, it is difficult for submarines to communicate with each other. If we use long-wave radio stations, our coverage area is also relatively small, at most Covering the waters around the United Kingdom, there is nothing to do in the Atlantic Ocean." Admiral Ball thought for a while and said.

"Well then, Ruprecht ****, tell me, if we want to starve the British, how many submarines do we need? What kind of submarines do we need?" The Kaiser said after thinking for a while.

"I hope that the number of our submarines will reach at least 100 before the war! Among them, there must be at least 60 ocean-going submarines with a displacement of more than 700 tons. These submarines will become the key to us strangling the British sea transportation line. Combat in the Baltic Sea and cooperate with the High Seas Fleet, as the fleet's assassin, eyes and ears," **** said.

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