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"Commander, this cannot go on! We have already lost five Battleships. If this continues, all our Battleships will soon be lost. We will lose this battle!" Rear Admiral Yamashita Gentarō was frantic.

By this point in the naval battle, it was beyond doubt that the Island Nation Navy's Combined Fleet's Battleships were no match for the German Expeditionary Fleet. Under the German Expeditionary Fleet's attacks, they could not even strike back. Since the battle began, Island Nation Navy's warships had been the only ones getting sunk, while the German Expeditionary Fleet's warships had not even suffered significant losses in combat capability. Clearly, the Island Nation Navy was now at a complete disadvantage.

Admiral Ijūin Gorō nodded. "Our strength still falls far too short compared to the Germans! Pre-dreadnoughts simply cannot contend against dreadnoughts."

Admiral Ijūin Gorō was utterly helpless about this. While the Western powers had already stopped using Pre-dreadnoughts in large-scale naval battles, the Island Nation Navy still treated Pre-dreadnoughts as its main force. The gulf between the two sides was plain to see. Under such circumstances, defeating the German Expeditionary Fleet was a difficulty that needed no further explanation.

This was mainly because the Island Nation's national strength was too weak. They simply did not have sufficient financial and material resources to support naval development. After all, every dreadnought had to be piled up with vast sums of money. Without money, how could they build Battleships?

Originally, the Island Nation had wanted to use this World War to make a huge fortune. In another time and space, the Island Nation had indeed relied on the World War to rake in war profits. Not only had it repaid all its debts, but it had also reaped enormous gains. This had greatly developed the Island Nation's economic and military strength.