"Your Excellency, during the battle this afternoon, the 'Lion' Battlecruiser was suppressed almost from the beginning. The Germany people formed a straddle attack before us and took the first step. It hit us hard. It felt like being beaten by the Germany people! Even after the 'HMS Royal Princess' arrived, our two powerful s Battlecruiser Encirclement Offensive Germany people's Battlecruiser, but the 'Lion' Battlecruiser was sunk quickly. Of course, I don't. I deny that there is a certain amount of luck involved. However, there is no doubt that German warship was strong in the past!" David? Vice Admiral Beatty said.
Churchill and John? Admiral Jellicoe both frowned, their faces as dark as the bottom of a pot. They know who David? Beatty is, and they know that he will not deliberately say this in order to shirk responsibility. Therefore, this is undoubtedly the only possibility. That is the battleship German Navy, which is really powerful.
However, it is precisely because of this that they feel a little worried about Royal Navy's situation.
"Naval Minister, if the battleship of German Navy is really so powerful and can defeat us one against two, then it may be difficult for Royal Navy to defeat the Germany people. After all, the current shipbuilding speed of the Germany people is very terrifying. Although Royal Navy has also accelerated the speed of shipbuilding Speed, but they still can't get twice the advantage of Germany. Of course, I personally think that this possibility is unlikely. After all, German navy develops much later than us. It is unlikely that they can really surpass us in such a short period of time and be so far ahead of us." John? Admiral Jellicoe said.
Anyone else would probably think so. British Empire has dominated the world's oceans for hundreds of years, not only because of British Navy's outstanding qualities, but also because British Navy is a huge leader in shipbuilding. This can be seen from the fact that they took the lead in opening the era of dreadnoughts. Therefore, the generals of Royal Navy have always believed that Royal Navy's shipbuilding technology is the most powerful in the world. It has always maintained its advantage over other countries.
In fact, that's exactly what happened. British Navy's shipbuilding strength and technology are indeed far ahead of other countries. But what they don't know is that Oscar, the biggest cheater, enables German Navy to surpass Royal Navy in terms of battleship performance in a very short period of time. After all, the industrial technology of Germany is no worse than Britain. The only bad thing may be their idea of building ships. But Oscar is different. As a time traveler, he has great advantages in this regard. Under his guidance, German Navy was naturally able to overtake in corners very quickly.
"Naval Minister, during the battle, the 'Lion' Battlecruiser hit the No. 1 main turret of Germany's Battlecruiser. But what is incredible is that after the shell exploded, the opponent's No. 1 main turret was actually undamaged!" David? Beatty continued.
"Hiss!"
Churchill and Admiral Jellicoe couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
"How come Germany people's defense is so strong? Are you sure that's not a Battleship?" Admiral Jellicoe asked.
Generally speaking, in order to pursue speed and firepower, warships have to compromise on defense. Battlecruiser is the ultimate in this aspect. It has the firepower of Battleship and the speed of a cruiser, but its defense is not much stronger than that of an ordinary cruiser.
But German Navy's Battlecruiser can actually withstand the bombardment of 343mm Main Gun. This is too amazing!
"Your Excellency Commander, the German warship we are fighting against is very fast. Compared with 'Lion-class' Battlecruiser, it is not much different. So, how could it be a Battleship?" John? Vice Admiral Beatty shook his head.
"Perhaps, it's just a coincidence. After all, when artillery shells hit the target, they are often bounced away due to the shooting angle." Churchill said.
"It is indeed possible. However, it is an indisputable fact that the Germany people's Battlecruiser defense is strong. If the defense is not strong, the artillery shells will not bounce off so easily." Admiral Jellicoe said.
"The Germany people's shipbuilding ideas are different from ours. We pursue speed and firepower, but the Germany people pursue defense and survivability. Now it seems that the Germany people have done a very good job in defense!" Churchill sighed.
"Your Excellency, it is too early to say the pros and cons of the two ideas now. The war has just begun. German Navy's battleship may be very powerful. But if it can defeat Royal Navy, that would be ridiculous. In the next battle, Royal Navy will find a way to verify the true strength of German Navy. The future victory must belong to Royal Navy," Admiral Jellicoe said confidently.
Churchill also nodded, he thought so too. Although judging from the current situation, Royal Navy seems to be in big trouble. However, overall, Royal Navy is still dominant.
"No, Your Excellency Minister, Your Excellency Commander. I am not as optimistic as you. The battle this afternoon gave me a great shock. German Navy is far not as bad as we expected. Even, Their soldiers are not much different from ours. If their warships can suppress us in terms of performance, then we may be in big trouble this time." David? Vice Admiral Beatty shook his head.
Churchill and John? Admiral Jellicoe both frowned. In their impression, David? Beatty is a courageous person. Could it be that after being defeated once by Germany, he became timid? If that's the case, that's not good. After all, David? Vice Admiral Beatty's current responsibility is to command Royal Navy Grand Fleet's Battlecruiser Squadron. If he becomes cautious, he will miss many opportunities and have a great impact on future wars.
David? Vice Admiral Beatty After seeing the expressions of the two people, he understood what they were worried about, and quickly explained, "Your Excellency, Minister, Commander, when I say this, I don't mean that I am afraid of Germany people. But, through this time, In the battle, I realized that Germany people are more difficult to deal with than we expected. Germany people will surpass any of the British Empire's previous opponents. We must try our best to defeat Germany people!"