The Rise of the Empire

Obviously, this command system relies entirely on the command headquarters in France. It is impossible for Germany to establish a command center at sea. Submarines are also risky in tracking fleets. After all, destroyers can force submarines to dive, and then they may not be able to catch up. up... But these problems do not exist for the German camouflaged supply ship/reconnaissance ship in American cloak. It is impossible for the British to launch an attack on an American ship that has not taken any hostile actions. Even if it is launched, it will directly destroy the transmitter. Is it over if you drop it? The password book? Not much use for a charade machine.

"A very good idea." The Kaiser nodded, but then asked: "So what method will the British use to counter our submarine operations?"

"If it is in the ocean, what they do is nothing more than two points. First, the fleet operates in groups, or forms a special fast fleet for transportation. The former can reduce the probability of our submarine intercepting the opponent, and the latter may make the submarine very difficult. It is difficult to catch up. The second is to use destroyers or light cruisers to escort. If it is close to the mainland, there may be airships or planes." The prince thought for a while and said.

"The fleet is traveling together, and escorted by destroyers or even light cruisers? This idea seems very good. Then, for this anti-submarine system, do you have a way to crack it?" William II said with a slight frown.

"The only way is to launch a swarm attack by submarines at night. The British have too many merchant ships, and their destroyers and light cruisers are relatively small. A fleet of more than a dozen ships may only have 2 or 3 ships. Destroyer escorts, and at night, in extremely low visibility conditions, it is not easy to spot submarines. It is impossible for general fleets to achieve complete silence of lights. Submarines are in the dark, and the fleet is in the light. We actually have advantageous."

"When a team of submarines gathers together, some submarines are responsible for potential destroyers of the opponent, and some are responsible for attacking merchant ships. The opponent cannot guarantee the safety of the entire fleet when the number of frigates is inferior. Of course, if we fight with such a system, we It will take a period of training and adaptation." His Royal Highness added after thinking about it.

"Then, is the break-off system of the German High Seas Fleet fully supported by submarines? Do we need other auxiliary forces? For example, light cruisers overseas or camouflaged assault ships." He was very satisfied with the answer, but he felt a little regretful about the too single way.

"It is possible for light cruisers to break the ship, but if there is no stable port, although these cruisers can cause some troubles for the British, they will eventually be lost soon. Long-term sea voyages not only require a lot of supplies At the same time, the situation of the battleship will become very bad, the so-called standard speed will not be able to run at all, and the final result will be destroyed under the encirclement and suppression of the powerful sea power of the Allied Powers." **** said.

Although the historical Emden and Königsberg achieved more brilliant results, especially the former, intercepted 23 merchant ships and sank 16 ships, causing the British to suffer economic losses of up to 5 million pounds. Under the encirclement and suppression of the British, the light cruiser persisted for more than 100 days. Königsberg persisted for a longer time, but that was also because the ship went upstream along the river and was blocked by the British and could not get out. Then the British shallow-water heavy artillery ship was helped by the aircraft The cruiser was also crushed to death in the inland river.

From the point of view of historical experience, except for the cruisers that Germany began to disperse overseas to carry out destructive engagements, except for one that blew itself up,

The others were eventually killed by the British Royal Navy. On the contrary, some camouflaged assault ships are doing well, such as the famous Sea Eagle and Wolf. The former is a sailing warship going to break the war at sea. If it weren't for an accident, it might still be floating in the sea in the end, while the latter one can better explain the result of the camouflage attack ship breaking the war.

First of all, in terms of record, the cruiser Wolf sank a total of 38,000 tons of various merchant ships. These mines brought an additional income of nearly 76,000 tons to the Wolf! In this case, this data is very scary! After all, this is an assault ship with a registered tonnage of only about 6,000 tons, which was converted from a very ordinary civilian ship!

Secondly, in terms of time, this assault ship has been wandering at sea for 452 days! The persistence time is more than 4 times that of the Emden! And crossed the British blockade twice, and finally successfully returned to Germany, and brought back a large amount of strategic materials such as rubber and non-ferrous metals. Judging from the persistence time and the successful return, this was originally a miracle.

Therefore, in the eyes of His Royal Highness, with the same investment, the benefits obtained by the assault ship are obviously better, because the camouflaged assault ship has an advantage that the regular warship does not have, that is, concealment, a ship that is not as good as an ordinary merchant ship. Two kinds of camouflaged assault ships are sailing at sea, and if he doesn't show his fangs, who knows if this is a wolf in sheep's clothing or a harmless sheep?

In this regard, Earl Lucknar's Sea Eagle has achieved the ultimate in camouflage! No one would have imagined that the Germans would use an old-fashioned sailing ship as a sea raid ship! Take a look at what this legendary earl did at sea. On Christmas Day 1916, the Sea Eagle encountered a British auxiliary cruiser, the Avenger. After the British boarded the ship, they found a map of Norway and landscape paintings hanging on the wall, and the earl used Chatting in Norwegian, I even found a letter for my girlfriend, but I didn't find the artillery hidden in it...

Then this camouflaged attack ship also used a fake fire to "seduce" the British merchant ship Howards. When people came to rescue people based on humanitarian principles, the Haiying completed the flag raising and shooting in a very short time, destroyed the enemy's artillery before the British could react, and took control of the battleship... Earl Lucknar wrote a miracle in the history of maritime warfare with his own wisdom, a miracle in the fearless era that used sailboats to rob opponents and captured hundreds of people!

Compared with the situation of German cruisers in the open sea during World War I, the survivability of Germany's camouflaged assault ships is still very strong. And the biggest advantage of the camouflaged assault ship is that even after the British have created a blockade, the camouflaged assault ship can still run back and forth, while it is almost impossible for regular warships.

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