Scapa Flow is an important base for British Royal Navy and the home port of Grand Fleet. After Germany became the primary threat to Britain, British Navy formed Grand Fleet, with the purpose of dealing with German Navy.
However, Grand Fleet, which suffered heavy losses, now seems to be unable to deal with German Navy. Although the strength of Grand Fleet is pretty good, overall, it is far inferior to German Navy.
In Scapa Flow, a total of Royal Navy and 24 Capital Shipss are parked, including 18 Battleships and the remaining six Battlecruisers. Among them, 'Queen Elizabeth-class' Battleship and 'Revenge-class' Battleship, these ten absolute main battleships, are all anchored here. In addition, there are the remaining ship 'King George V-class' Battleship, four ships 'Orion-class' Battleship, two ships 'Colossus-class' Battleship and 'Neptune' Battleship.
As for the three ships 'St. Vincent-class' Battleship and the three ships 'Bellerophon-class' Battleship, they are anchored at Wick Port, forming an angle with the main force Grand Fleet in Scapa Flow. As for the Vanguard 'Dreadnought' Battleship, which ushered in the era of dreadnoughts, it remained in the southern waters.
Grand Fleet Inside the headquarters, the lights are brightly lit. Although it was already evening, there were still many officers on duty. The eldest brother Fleet Commander John? Admiral Jellicoe and the chief of staff David? Vice Admiral Beatty even have food and accommodation in the office.
The current situation is very unfavorable for Britain. As Grand Fleet's Commander and chief of staff, one can naturally imagine the pressure they are under. Especially David? Vice Admiral Beatty, the fleet he commanded was defeated by German Navy twice, resulting in heavy losses, which made him feel shameless. If Churchill hadn't trusted him so much, and my previous failure was not because of him, but because of the huge gap in strength, maybe his big Fleet Chief of Staff would have resigned long ago.
"Your Excellency Commander, the warships of the Germany people are mobilizing more and more frequently. According to the intelligence sent back by our agents, their 'Derfflinger class' Battlecruiser and 'Mackensen-class' Battlecruiser have returned to the mainland for rest. Now Atlantic Ocean, there are only 'Moltke-class' Battlecruiser and 'Blücher-class' Battlecruiser. I have a hunch that the Germany people are preparing for a decisive battle with us." David? Vice Admiral Beatty said.
John? Admiral Jellicoe nodded. He could also feel that the situation seemed to be getting more and more critical. It was as if some kind of threat was constantly approaching them. The powerful German Navy indeed put too much pressure on them.
"German Navy is too powerful. And the new Battleship we built will take a long time to complete. Mr. Churchill is right, the Germany people will not give us any more time." John? Admiral Jellicoe sighed.
"However, even if the Germany people are far stronger than us. However, we have no way out. This time, we must fight with all our strength. Otherwise, British Empire will be finished." John? Admiral Jellicoe said.
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander. This time we have no choice but to fight to the end." David? Vice Admiral Beatty's eyes were full of determination.
For David? Vice Admiral Beatty, the previous failure was like the shame imposed on him, making him feel ashamed all the time. If you want to wash away the shame, you can only defeat the Germany people. Even if you can't defeat the Germany people, you still have to fight to the end. Even if you die in battle, it will be much better than now.
"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, once the war breaks out, I need you to lead Battlecruiser Squadron and entangle Germany people's Battlecruiser. For our Battleship formation, defeat Germany people to buy time. I know, this is very difficult, but we have no other way." John? Admiral Jellicoe said.
"Sir Commander, I can understand. When the time comes, I will definitely try my best to complete the task." David? Vice Admiral Beatty said.
If he can entangle Battlecruiser Squadron of German Navy, this will undoubtedly give the Battleship formation a chance to have a fair fight with Battlecruiser of German Navy. If they are lucky enough and the Battleship formation can win the decisive battle, then they still have a chance of winning. Otherwise, you will definitely lose.
John? Admiral Jellicoe nodded. He knew how difficult David? Vice Admiral Beatty's task was. They already know very well the combat effectiveness of German Navy and Battlecruiser. Even if German Navy's other six ships Battlecruiser don't go to battle, David? Vice Admiral Beatty has no chance of winning. If it doesn't work well, it will end up being sunk in the end. If possible, he certainly wouldn't want to choose this tactic. However, there was nothing we could do about this.
At this moment, in the Scapa Flow narrow waterway, a Germany submarine was sailing slowly. In order to avoid hitting reefs or rocks, the submarine's speed has been reduced to 3 knots. But even so, there are still dangers.
Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz, there was sweat on his forehead and face. Even the military uniform on his body was soaked with sweat.
Fortunately, after two hours of low-speed sailing, they finally passed the waterway and entered Scapa Flow.
"Sir, we have successfully sneaked in."
"Very good, now slowly raise the periscope and observe the surroundings!" Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz ordered.
After the periscope was raised, Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz began to observe the surroundings. He could clearly see that in the berth, British Navy and Capital Ships were moored quietly. However, because the sky was dark, I couldn't see clearly. I could only see a vague shadow, and I couldn't tell the specific model at all.
"'Queen Elizabeth-class' Battleship and 'Revenge-class' Battleship have the largest displacement, so just launch Torpedo towards the largest one." Then, Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz made a decision.
Submarine U-037 began to move forward, choosing the most suitable attack position.
Half an hour later, Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz was ready. The bow of the submarine was aimed at two huge Battleship. The two Torpedo launch tubes at the back were aimed at a Battleship.
At such a close distance, even if two Torpedos attack a target, as long as they hit, they will not die but will be seriously injured. Therefore, Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz plans to attack three targets in the first salvo.
"Get ready to reload!" Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz ordered.
Everyone except the gunnery commander went to help load it. They need to complete the loading in the shortest time after Torpedo is launched.
"Launch!"
"Bang! Bang"
One after another, Torpedo shot out of the Torpedo launch tube and ran towards the target at high speed.