"I hope the Germans take the bait! If we can sink those German Capital Ships with torpedoes, victory will be ours for certain!" Major General Suzuki Yoshio said, his face full of anticipation.
The 610mm Long Spear torpedo was immensely powerful. As long as one torpedo struck a German Navy Battlecruiser, it could severely cripple it. If it hit a vulnerable section, it might even sink it.
What was more, they had the secret weapon of heavy torpedo cruisers. This would greatly increase the chances of their torpedo attack succeeding.
"Order the fleet to turn!" Lieutenant General Takasu Shirō commanded.
He was not certain whether the German fleet would give chase. If the German fleet knew when to stop and chose not to pursue, they would never recover their losses. Losing two Capital Ships was undoubtedly another crushing blow to the Island Nation Navy. Even counting the two Capital Ships still under repair, the Island Nation Navy had only five Capital Ships left. Compared with the sixteen Capital Ships it had possessed at the outbreak of the war, the losses had already been far too great.
Therefore, Lieutenant General Takasu Shirō naturally hoped that the German fleet would pursue them. If it did, they might have a chance to sink the German fleet in one stroke and turn the tide of the battle.
"Yes, Commander!" Major General Suzuki Yoshio replied.
Under Lieutenant General Takasu Shirō's orders, the Island Nation fleet immediately began to turn, attempting to break contact with the German fleet and sail northward to flee the battlefield.
The movements of the Island Nation fleet were detected with perfect clarity by the German fleet's Radar.
"General, the Island Nation forces are running away? Should we pursue them? If we give chase, with the speed of our Battlecruisers, they won't