On board the battleship Mutsu, Lieutenant General Takasu Shirō's expression was extremely grim. The blaze on the battleship Ōmi made his heart feel as though it were bleeding.
Before the Yamato-class battleships entered service, the Kii-class battleships had been the Island Nation Navy's most powerful battleships. Yet in the previous naval battle, they had already lost two Kii-class battleships. In this battle, they would lose the remaining two Kii-class battleships as well. Moreover, they would likely lose even more battleships. For the Island Nation fleet, this was undoubtedly an exceptionally devastating blow.
"Commander, the battleship Ōmi has been hit multiple times. It probably cannot hold on much longer," Major General Suzuki Yoshio said, his face deathly pale.
Once the battleship Ōmi was sunk, it would mean they had completely lost this naval battle. For the Island Nation Navy, that was undoubtedly another unacceptable outcome.
"It seems we truly should not have fought the Germans at night! In a night battle, no matter how powerful our capital ships are, if we cannot hit the enemy, they are utterly useless," Lieutenant General Takasu Shirō sighed.
Most of the Island Nation fleet's capital ships had been newly built after the end of the previous great war. They were far newer than the German Navy's capital ships. Their main guns had larger calibers, and their firepower seemed stronger as well. Yet the result of the naval battle had left these Island Nation Navy officers nearly doubting their entire lives. Their cutting-edge warships had been savagely battered by the German Navy's antiquated old warships, suffering grievous losses.
Major General Suzuki Yoshio nodded. In a night battle, the Island Nation fleet was indeed at a terrible disadvantage. They could not hit the German fleet, while the German fleet could use its advanced electronic technology to strike