On board the 'König' number Battleship, Lieutenant General Theodor Burchardi and Major General Felix were fully focused. They all know that the next battle is very important and there cannot be any mistakes. Otherwise, the consequences will be very serious.
"Report, Radar discovered that the Island Nation fleet is located forty kilometers northwest, with twelve large targets, which are determined to be the opponent's Capital Ships!" Officer Radar reported.
"Very good, we finally intercepted them. They haven't discovered us now, have they?" Lieutenant General Theodor Burchardi asked.
"Probably not. There is no change in the formation of the enemy ships." the officer reported.
"Order all ships to prepare for battle. Concentrate your firepower first and eliminate the enemy ship at the front!" Lieutenant General Theodor Burchardi ordered.
"Yes, General!"
After the order was issued, German Navy Pacific Fleet's five 'Kaiser class' Battleship and three 'Derfflinger class' Battlecruiser formed a battle line and aimed broadside fire at the Capital Ships team of Island Nation Navy's Combined Fleet.
Fire-control Radar is distributing data to each turret. Under the command of the gunner commander, each main turret is rotating, aiming at enemies dozens of kilometers away. Of course, the distance is still relatively far now, almost beyond the range of the main guns of German Navy and Capital Ships. It is best to zoom in to within thirty kilometers before firing. In this case, the probability of hitting will be higher.
Even so, it was almost considered an attack beyond visual range. This is almost unimaginable for these Capital Ships.
Island Nation Navy's Combined Fleet's Capital Ships team, 'Kii' number Battleship became the flagship. After all, 'Kii-class' Battleship was originally the most powerful Capital Ships currently in service with Island Nation Navy. Unless 'Yamato-class' Battleship is serving, no one can take this title away.
The number 'Kii' is on Battleship, and Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo has not rested yet. Although, calculating the time, they will arrive at Ponape Island and launch the attack in a few hours. However, Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo was not sleepy at all at this moment. The battle plan this time was perfected based on his ideas, which also caused him to bear a lot of pressure during this battle. If successful, there would be almost no problem for him to be promoted to admiral. However, if he fails, he may have to pay the price. If not, he will have to commit seppuku.
Being able to become Island Nation Navy's lieutenant general, Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo naturally wants to climb to a higher position, and he doesn't want to die like this.
"I hope Amaterasu Omikami can bless me and this plan will definitely succeed." Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo prayed secretly. For him, this time is also considered as a gamble on his future and life. If he succeeds, he will take off again. If he failed, he would be dead.
"Damn, why do I always have a bad feeling?" Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo couldn't help but frowned. It was as if a disaster was about to happen. This feeling makes Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo very worried.
"Is there going to be a problem with the plan this time? It shouldn't be! It's already dark now, and it's impossible for the Germany people to send out planes to attack us. At most, it's just a duel with their Capital Ships. It's difficult. No, our new Capital Ships are not the opponents of Germany's old Capital Ships? How is that possible?" Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo analyzed secretly.
In his opinion, as long as they persist until dark and German Navy's plane cannot take off, they will have won most of this battle. Although the four 'Amagi-class' Battlecruiser went on a mission to sneak attack the aircraft carrier of German Navy, he still believed that with 12 Battleship, it was enough to fight against the 15 Capital Ships of German Navy.
"Is it another threat? Like German submarines?" Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo thought. Excluding German Navy and Capital Ships, the only thing that can pose a threat to them seems to be submarines. After all, even these Island Nation Navy and Capital Ships are rough-skinned and thick-skinned. But once hit by the submarine's Heavy Torpedo, it is still possible to penetrate the defense.
However, now that the fleet is sailing at a speed of up to 20 knots, even if it encounters German submarines, those submarines will not have a chance to take action. After all, the submarines of this era are too slow to chase the fleet.
"Order the fleet to prepare for anti-submarine warfare!" Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo ordered. Although he thought the possibility was low, Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo issued the order. This might make him feel better.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, bursts of thunder came from the sky, which made Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo frown even more.
"What's going on? Is it going to rain? Didn't meteorologists say it won't rain before?" When Yoshida Zengo raised his head and looked at the sky, it was clear that the moon was sparse and it looked like it was going to rain.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
On the sea in the distance, there was a violent explosion. Pillars of water rose into the sky. A Island Nation Navy and a Capital Ships were almost enveloped in the water column.
"What? How could this happen? We were attacked by Capital Ships from Germany people?" Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo was stunned, almost completely unable to believe this fact.
The entire Combined Fleet Capital Ships team was also shocked.
"It's the Nagato. The Nagato was attacked by Germany people!" Captain Fukudome Shigeru shouted.
"Damn it, where are the Germany people? Why haven't they been found at all?" Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo cursed. The sudden attack by Capital Ships from German Navy made him feel worse and worse.
"General, our Sea-search radar did not find the target. This means that German fleet is at least 25 kilometers away from us!" Captain Fukudome Shigeru reported.
Due to technical reasons, the performance of Island Nation Navy and Sea-search radar is far behind that of German Navy. It can only detect places as far as 25 kilometers away, let alone guide the main gun.
Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo's face suddenly became very ugly. He knew that this showdown would begin in a way they didn't expect. At the same time, their possibility of victory is not as high as they previously expected.
"Command the fleet and prepare to fight!" Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo ordered. No matter what, the battle has begun, and they can only do their best to win this naval battle.