Imperial Overlord

It is by no means a simple coincidence why the British fleet encountered German submarines. . The fastest update In fact, this matter is still related to the unfortunate k-1 transport fleet.

Shortly after the K-1 convoy left the east coast of Canada, it was discovered and tracked by a German submarine, effectively exposed.

The German submarine that found the target did not get a better attack position, so a telegram was sent to guide the wolves to intercept and ambush in the Atlantic hunting area.

At least 20 submarines received the telegram and targeted the K-1 convoy.

As a result, these submarines moved closer to the k-1 transport fleet. But as British warships searched the German raiding fleet more and more intensively, many submarines were forced to evade and slowed down.

These German submarines, which have slowed down their speed, are destined to fail to keep up with the ambush k-1 transport fleet. But they surrounded the vicinity and happened to meet the British fleet that was also heading north.

Saying it is a coincidence is also a coincidence, and saying it is an inevitable encounter can also be said to be an inevitable encounter. In short, the German submarine found the British fleet on the way in the middle of the night, and launched a sneak attack.

The tragedy of the Nelson this time, its explosion exposed his own position, and then when the German submarine retreated, it threw the torpedoes at the tail to the British warship in the explosion.

Prien on the German submarine U-47 is still unknown, his torpedo hit the UK's largest shallow sea gunboat HMS Nelson, and directly killed the battleship.

The boiler exploded, the fuel caught fire, and then the ammunition depot of the secondary gun exploded, and the entire rear of the battleship was blown into the sky.

At this critical moment when the British fleet went mad to encircle and suppress the German fleet, the battleship HMS Nelson paid a heavy price before the battle and became the first battleship to be sunk in the Sunday naval battle.

"Avoid the German submarines! We were attacked by German submarines!" On the battleship Ramirez, the captain commanded in a panic, looking at the Nelson that was constantly exploding in front of him.

The battleship Ramirez was also wounded, but fortunately, the battleship Ramirez was hit on the bow and was lucky not to be mortally wounded.

Unbeknownst to everyone, two German submarines fired a full eight torpedoes in the dark, and only two of them hit their targets.

The remaining six torpedoes passed through the gaps in the battleship and disappeared into the far reaches of the Atlantic Ocean. Ramirez was lucky, Nelson was not so lucky.

Because of the obvious explosion, when the German submarine retreated, the four torpedoes fired all set the target to the well-defined battleship USS Nelson.

Subsequently, one of the four torpedoes exploded successfully, and the remaining three failed to explode in an accident. But this later torpedo made the Nelson sink quickly.

In the dark seas, the British Home Fleet had to start rescuing the sailors of the drowning battleship HMS Nelson.

However, because he could not see German submarines and had almost no anti-submarine capability, General Charles had no choice but to keep the fleet on high-speed alert.

The wounded battleship Ramirez would definitely not be able to follow in the decisive battle with the German fleet. The wounded part was below the waterline, which seriously affected the speed of the battleship. The battleship had already rolled.

In this case, all Ramirez can do is to leave the fleet and return to the mainland by himself.

The rest of the battleship USS Nelson, everyone knows is doomed to sink. There is no need to observe carefully, just watching the fire on the battleship and the non-stop explosion, the battleship is 80% hopeless.

The German submarine launched 12 torpedoes in one go, and only 3 torpedoes were effective, which has already made a British battleship hate the battlefield. This victory can really be described as huge.

Standing on the battleship HMS King George V, Charles felt victory slipping through his fingers for the first time.

From time to time, the sound of explosions came through the sea breeze. The entire fleet still kept moving, but it could only move in a snake shape, moving around the sinking Nelson.

If the battleship USS Nelson is abandoned here, regardless of the fallen soldiers, they will freeze to death in the North Atlantic in less than an hour.

In addition, the wind and waves are so huge, even if there are many people in the navy who can swim, one minute late may kill many people.

Charles had to order the fleet to maneuver to avoid a possible second torpedo attack by the enemy while arranging for the rescue of the soldiers on the battleship USS Nelson.

The battleship Ramirez was wounded and sailed due east, leaving the fleet and heading for the British mainland. Because of the old hull, the injury this time is also very troublesome, and Ramirez may have to bid farewell to this war.

"Let the Fury stay! The rest of the warships continue to go north immediately!" After tossing for more than half an hour, Charles, Commander of the Home Fleet, found that the enemy's second attack had not come, and finally realized that he had missed something.

The German fleet has stopped attacking the K-1 fleet for more than half an hour, and the other party may now have driven far, far away.

If the distance from the search fleet is widened, the situation of the British fleet is not good. After all, although the speed of the search fleet can keep up with the German fleet, its combat effectiveness is not on the same level.

The opponent is two cutting-edge battleships, and the search fleet has only two battlecruisers. If this fights, the search fleet will suffer.

"Full speed ahead! We must recover the time we wasted!" Charles gave an order in exasperation and got away from the Nelson, which was only half afloat on the sea.

One minute and one second passed, and at 4:00 in the morning, the UK was the fastest, and the search fleet, which was now closest to the K-1 transport fleet, found the German fleet not far in front of it.

Admiral John Tovey frowned and gave the order to keep up with the German fleet, keep a distance and prepare for battle.

He had just heard the news that the Home Fleet had been ambushed by German submarines and had lost the battleship USS Nelson.

The ambush didn't just kill a battleship and cost the Royal Navy a lot. The point is that this ambush wasted nearly 40 minutes of the Home Fleet's precious time, widening the distance between the Home Fleet and the Search Fleet.

"This is going to be bad..." Standing on the battle cruiser Hood, John Tovey had a premonition that he could only rely on the fleet in his hand to fight the main German fleet first.

"Get the Ark Royal out of the fleet! Move closer to General Somerville's interceptor fleet!" He stood on the undulating bridge and gave his first operational order.

The sea conditions are so bad that the aircraft carrier Ark Royal will be a burden in the ensuing battle. With or without this battleship, it will have no effect on the combat effectiveness at all.

So John Tovey's first order was to let the precious Ark Royal separate from his fleet.

Then, he issued a second combat order: "Order the fleet to speed up! Move closer to the German fleet!"

The Nelson spirit of the Royal Navy has taught the British naval commanders the glorious tradition of fighting against the enemy for a hundred years.

Under the light of this tradition, the heroic and fearless spirit of the British navy has always been a strong guarantee for the maritime hegemony of this empire.

Therefore, even in the case of inferior strength, John Tovey did not think of passively avoiding the battle, but was thinking about how to face a powerful enemy.

run away? This is definitely not the style of the Royal Navy. It is a shame to even say that following the opponent's fleet and watching the opponent's battleship leave.

Therefore, the most practical option for the search fleet at present is to rush to entangle the fleeing German fleet according to the established tactics.

The heroic John Tovey knew at this time that with two battlecruisers, it was almost impossible to entangle the German battleships.

Almost exactly the same as Lieutenant General Lancelot's decision in history, General Tovey also decided to take the lead in maneuvering and draw the distance between the warships of both sides.

The battleship Hood's broadside armor is relatively thick, and when the fighting distance between the two sides is drawn, it can exert its strongest armored broadside to resist the direct-fired shells of the other party, rather than facing the projectile ammunition of the enemy at a distance. .

In the battle of the Denmark Strait in real history, the Hood was sunk by the Bismarck's shells that penetrated the fragile deck armor and detonated the ammunition during the process of pulling in the distance and turning.

As the commander of the search fleet~www.wuxiaspot.com~ General John Tovey believes that it is the best way for his fleet to take advantage of the darkness to bring the two sides into the fighting distance and then turn at dawn. Good choice.

When dawn came, the light on the horizon would reflect the silhouette of the German warships, and within a few minutes the battle would be in favor of the British navy.

Using this brief few minutes, the Hood and the Reputation would quickly dump their ammunition, seriously injuring one or both of the other's ships, and then quickly turn away.

In this way, the speed of the seriously injured warships of the other side will drag down the entire fleet, at least forcing the commander of the other side to abandon the wounded warships and lose some of the warships.

If you are lucky, John Tovey's tactics can achieve the greatest results on the premise of effectively protecting yourself.

At 4:11, the two battlecruisers of the British Search Fleet began to accelerate and charged towards the German fleet. At the same time, the British admiral issued an order to reserve ammunition for all main guns.

In the dim light, in the crowded combat compartment of the warship, the sailors of the British Navy pushed a huge shell one by one into the cannon.