PS: I went to my wife’s hometown to celebrate the festival these days, so I didn’t update it. Sorry, I will make up for it.

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Scapa Bay.

After receiving the news that Germany attacked the Maginot Line, the British government immediately realized that the war had broken out. So he quickly ordered the local fleet on standby at Scarpa anchorage to leave the port immediately and prepare to fight the German Navy.

In the Battle of Jutland more than 20 years ago, the local fleet used by the British Empire to suppress fortunes was defeated. Forty-four dreadnoughts were wiped out, either sunk into a deep-sea fleet or captured by Germany.

For world-class powers like Britain and the world overlord who have suppressed the earth for more than 200 years, the losses of warships are not the most terrible. Niu Niu has too strong shipbuilding capabilities, so they can start construction of nine super-dreadnought ships at the same time. If the shipyard works three shifts in accordance with the wartime system, one super-dreadnought can be completed in more than a year. As long as they are given six or seven years, they can build a stronger local fleet. What really hurts their vitality is the losses of tens of thousands of naval warriors.

However, after more than 20 years of restoration, the local fleet of the British Empire was rebuilt again. Although the number of warships cannot be compared with the past due to the restrictions of the Treaty of Washington, the combat effectiveness was much higher. After the end of the Treaty of Washington, Britain took the initiative to provoke the shipbuilding competition in order to remove the attention of the major powers from Spain, and in just three years, it started to build twelve battleships.

The Royal British Navy has served in a total of twenty-two Super Fearless Class battleships and four Hood Class battlecruisers. Because the local fleet has been destroyed, this is a huge loss, but it is equivalent to starting the British Navy again. Therefore, these battleships and battle patrols are all new types. In the current British Navy sequence, the Nelson class and Hood class are both the oldest battleships.

The British Navy has always wanted to avenge Jutland's revenge, and has long wanted to beat the hateful Er Dezi. Now, when he heard the news of the war, the navy was very happy. Now he finally had a chance to take revenge!

Admiral Charles Forbes, the commander of the local fleet, immediately ordered the local fleet to set sail, preparing to find the main German force to fight. Among them, the fastest and most searched range, the first fastest fleet was the first to leave the port.

The First Fast Fleet is mainly composed of five Royal Oak-class fast battleships, three Brave-class aircraft carriers, as well as a ticket of escort and auxiliary ships. The Royal Oak-class is a treaty battleship started in 1930 and is used to replace the old former fearless. A total of five were built, namely: Royal Oak, Royal Griffon, St. Andre, Atlas and Hundred Arm Giant.

Well, the naming of British ships has always been irregular to foreigners, and any word may become the name of the ship. However, these words have their origins, either famous ships in history or historical allusions. The same is true for the word Royal Oak, which is the source of an old oak tree that saved Charles II's life. On September 3, 1651, during the Battle of Worcester, Charles II, who had not officially become the monarch of England, led his army to welcome him.

Fighting Cromwell, but he was flew away by Comrade Cromwell. Charles II was beaten into a dog and even lost his pants. Charles II, who had completely destroyed the troops, fled alone. At the critical moment when the pursuers were approaching, he suddenly discovered an old oak tree on the side of the road, and the old oak tree happened to be hollow, so he hurriedly hid inside and avoided the pursuers. A few years later, Charles II made a comeback and became the king of England. In order to commemorate and praise, he named the old oak tree "Royal Oak".

Since then, Royal Oak has become the patron saint of the royal family and the mascot of the British army. Since then, in the history of the British naval, there have been several warships named "Royal Oak". The most recent one is the monarch-class super-dreadnought ship that failed in the Battle of Jutland. This "Royal Oak" was crippled by the precise artillery fire of the Bavaria and could not escape, so it was captured by the Germans. However, because the ship was severely damaged, the Germans felt that it was too unprofitable to repair it, so they just used it as a spoil. After greatly satisfying Viether's vanity, the Royal Oak was forgotten in the port. After the Treaty of Washington came into effect, the Germans did not want to use this broken warship to occupy their own share. In 1922, it was sent to the shipbreaking yard, which was demolished and then taken back to the furnace.

The new generation of Royal Oak Rooster is even more powerful. It has three triple-mounted 16-inch main guns, a 50,000-ton standard platoon (professed to be 45,000 tons), and a speed of 27 knots. It is a very classic treaty battleship.

The five Royal Oak class were all incorporated into the First Fast Fleet. The three aircraft carriers they partnered with were actually not genuine aircraft carriers. Their predecessors were the three "shush cruisers" and the Brave-class large light cruisers equipped with 18-inch main guns. Later, this kind of Dad Fisher's brain-knowing product proved completely unreliable. After Dad Fisher stepped down, these three bust cruisers (Brave, Glory, and Furious) were changed to aircraft carriers by successors.

But after all, they are just the foundation of cruisers. After being changed to aircraft carriers, their performance cannot be compared with genuine aircraft carriers. Moreover, their carrying capacity is small, with only more than 30 aircraft, and they are completely unable to be the main force on the front line. During World War I, they were used as anti-submarine aircraft carriers, specifically escorting merchant ships on Atlantic routes. After a few modernizations a few years ago, they were used as scouts and bodyguards to provide air cover for the fast fleet.

Yes, until now, the British people's minds have not turned around. They still do not regard aircraft carriers as the main force, but as supplements and covers for the main force. Of course, there are no brains in the British Navy. They all clearly see that the future will be the world of aircraft carriers, but none of these people are in power.

The current First Minister of Maritime Affairs, Chief of Staff of the Navy, and Marshal Sir Dudley Pickerman Rogers Pound is a tough BB party. In his opinion, the role of aircraft carriers is mainly to provide intelligence support to the main battleships, protect the air, and coordinated attacks, as well as to use the final attack when pursuing the enemy. The same view as Pound is currently the mainstream of Britain, so the current Royal Navy's tactics are still formulated around the main battleships.

This is also an old problem for the British. They have a very big brainstorm, so many new things developed in history, but most of these things have not been found to be suitable for use. Instead, they shine after being learned by others.

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The flagship of the First Fast Fleet "Royal Oak".

As the forer of the local fleet, the First Fast Fleet is a fleet that is out of the port. Since Jutland's defeat, the British have learned their lessons and no longer go to play the battle patrols. The four Hood-class ships built during World War I are the last battle patrols of the original plane, and they are also the last battle patrols on the earth.

Anyway, the submarine that went on mission with him later was either sunk or injured or captured, or encountered a mine or other accident. But only his U-238 Mao was not involved, and he still had the leisure to save people, so he picked up the officers and soldiers of the sunken friendly forces many times.

In the large-scale anti-submarine hunting operation called "fishing law enforcement" by the Allies in September 1919, the Germans were deceived again and sent 54 submarines, including the U-238 submarine, which was also the largest submarine operation in Germany in the late World War I. As a result, all of these submarines were trapped and most of them became deep-sea fleets. Only five submarines escaped, including U-238. Other surviving submarines were injured, and no hair was lost in U-238, and they also rescued the officers and soldiers of the nearby U-112 submarine.

If things come here, it can only mean that the girl is full of character. But the most surprising thing is still behind. These five submarines fled like a stray dog, and happened to break into the mine formation set up by the Allied State. This mine formation is only temporary and used to block the retreat path of German submarines. It is small in number and not dense. The German submarines are unaware of this. Brother Saimi's U-238 rushed into the mine formation first and immediately ran into a mine, but the mine did not explode. At this time, U-251, who followed him, also encountered this mine, and then exploded...

U-238 turned around and picked up the officers and soldiers who fell into the water from U-251 and continued to run wildly. Later, he encountered a Chinese anti-submarine aircraft and ate an anti-submarine torpedo... You are right, the torpedo did not explode, and it was inserted straight into the hull of the submarine and brought back to Germany by it. The Germans also obtained a complete sample of sound-guided torpedo.

There are many similar things. Everyone knows that the Navy is the most superstitious military branch, and no captain is willing to partner with him since then. But he made a lot of contributions. Not to mention anything else, the one who brought back the new torpedo sample was enough to remember a great achievement, and he also saved so many people. So the superiors were very immense with this Saimi man and didn't know how to place him. In the end, he had to upgrade him to a higher level and let him become an instructor at the submarine school.

But Xiaowang's view was different. It was not that he did not believe in evil, but that he believed that this Saimi man was a man of strong luck, but he could only be a leader and not a comrade-in-arms, because his strong luck would only cover his subordinates. This is true. Since he became the captain of the U-238, the officers and soldiers on this submarine did not even lose their hair. What's more amazing is that when he was an instructor of the submarine school, none of the classes he taught won the bid during the Spanish flu, while others in the school won the bid, which was a miracle.
Chapter completed!