"In addition to aircraft carriers, Crown Prince also pays special attention to submarines. In his conversation with His Excellency Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz, he proposed that the future navy will only have three types of warships, namely aircraft carriers, destroyers and submarines. At most, some other professional warships will be extended." Admiral Reinhard? Scheer continued.
Vice Admiral Hipper was undoubtedly the first time to hear such a secret, and he was stunned. Oscar's remarks were really unbelievable to him. You know, there are many types of warships in the navy now. What would future naval battles look like if there were only three left? Vice Admiral Hipper It's really unimaginable.
However, he was very happy afterwards. The genius Crown Prince is Germany. It is precisely because of this that Germany was able to defeat the powerful enemy in this war.
"Crown Prince's foresight is not something we can guess at all. Since Your Highness is so sure, he must have a reason. I believe that Your Highness is correct. Because Your Highness has not made any mistakes at all." Vice Admiral Hipper also said.
Vice Admiral Reinhard? Scheer nodded. "In terms of naval development, we are just mortals. However, Crown Prince is definitely a god. He has a vision like a god."
Vice Admiral Hipper agrees with this view.
Similarly, this also makes them more confident about future wars. With the correct leadership of Crown Prince who is almost like a god, how could Imperial Navy lose?
"By the way, Your Excellency Commander. Speaking of submarines, a submarine officer submitted a very interesting battle plan. Maybe you can take a look." Vice Admiral Hipper said suddenly.
"Oh? What's the battle plan?" General Reinhard? Scheer asked. Although, submarines are not very powerful yet. However, since submarines will become one of the three warships of the future navy that Oscar is optimistic about, this also makes Admiral Reinhard? Scheer attach great importance to submarines.
"This combat plan was proposed by a submarine captain named Dönitz. He is now Navy Lieutenant Colonel. His submarines sank many Britain merchant ships during the war. He is indeed very talented in submarine warfare." Vice Admiral Hipper said.
"Oh?" Vice Admiral Hipper's words made General Reinhard? Scheer even more interested in this.
"Lieutenant General Dönitz proposed that he could drive his submarine to sneak into Scapa Flow and launch an attack on the submarine British Royal Navy parked there. If successful, this would be of great help to the parked submarine. Royal Navy's main battleship anchored at Scapa Flow will definitely deal a fatal blow and will definitely be a good opportunity to weaken Royal Navy's strength." Vice Admiral Hipper said.
"What? Sneak into Scapa Flow for a sneak attack. God! I have to admit that Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz is really a bold guy. But if it succeeds, it will indeed be a very good victory." General Reinhard? Scheer said.
The main force of Royal Navy is now gathered in Scapa Flow. There, more than 70% of Royal Navy and Capital Ships were gathered there. If German submarines can blend in, wouldn't it be possible to easily sink British Navy's Capital Ships with Torpedo? Even if a submarine carries a limited number of Torpedo, even if it sinks two or three British Navy Capital Ships, the British Navy will suffer heavy losses. After all, for the severely damaged Royal Navy, every Capital Ships is very valuable. If 'Queen Elizabeth-class'Battleship or 'Revenge-class'Battleship is sunk, it will be an even greater victory. Now, the two levels that can pose a threat to German Navy are undoubtedly British Navy and Battleship. If they can be destroyed before the decisive battle, High Seas Fleet's certainty of victory will be further improved.
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander. This is a very risky plan. The Britain people have assembled the main force of Royal Navy in Scapa Flow, and their defense must be extremely tight. In addition, we are not familiar with the hydrological conditions there. Therefore, it is definitely not an easy task to sneak into Scapa Flow." Vice Admiral Hipper said.
General Reinhard? Scheer nodded. Indeed, the whole plan is very risky, and if you are not careful, it may fail. And once it fails, it will inevitably lead to death.
"Why did Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz submit such a risky combat plan?" General Reinhard? Scheer asked.
"I heard that one of his friends, who was also one of our submarine captain, was sunk by the Britain people in the Britain people's decoy plan. Therefore, he wanted to avenge his friend, and that's why he proposed this battle plan. Staff Department also thought that this plan was too risky. However, Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz has been persisting." Vice Admiral Hipper said.
"The Britain people's decoy plan caused us to lose so many submarines. No wonder Dönitz wants to avenge his friends. However, as an officer, how can he be so motivated? This combat plan is really too risky." Admiral Reinhard? Scheer wants to veto this combat plan.
"Your Excellency Commander, this battle plan is risky. However, if it succeeds, the results will be fruitful. I think we can give it a try." Vice Admiral Hipper has a different opinion.
"Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz is our best submarine Commander. It would be a pity if he failed to carry out such a risky plan." Lieutenant General Reinhard? Scheer shook his head.
"Your Excellency Commander, it is precisely because Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz is our most outstanding submarine Commander. Therefore, we should have confidence in him. I believe that he will definitely win." Vice Admiral Hipper said.
General Reinhard? Scheer and Vice Admiral Hipper cannot reach an agreement on this issue. They had no choice but to report this combat plan to the Naval Ministry.
Oscar also learned about this combat plan from Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz. He was very interested in this. Oscar clearly remembers that in another time and space, when World War II was just beginning, a ace submarine captain from Third Reich drove a submarine into Scapa Flow and carried out a sneak attack on British Navy. In this time and space, the defense within the Scapa Flow people of Britain is far from comparable to that in another time and space. Therefore, if the submarine attacks, it has a greater chance of success.
Therefore, Oscar directly approved this combat plan and requested the Navy to provide Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz with complete preparations and support as much as possible!