The scenery at Scapa Flow was originally very beautiful. However, after a large number of British Royal Navy warships were stationed, the tranquility here has been completely disturbed.
Today's Scapa Flow is even more confused and filled with an atmosphere of sadness.
German submarines's sneak attack last night caused great losses to Royal Navy. A total of five Battleship were hit. Among them, there are many cutting-edge Capital Ships like 'Warspite' number Battleship and 'Valiant' number Battleship. The other 'Conqueror' number Battleship, 'Colossus' number Battleship and 'Neptune' number Battleship are also the main force Battleship of Royal Navy that suffered heavy losses. However, just one submarine of German Navy cost them such a heavy loss. This is undoubtedly difficult for Royal Navy to accept.
"Your Excellency Commander, the damage assessment report has come out." The adjutant walked into John? Admiral Jellicoe's office and reported to him.
At this time, the office was filled with smoke, as if there was a fire. John? Admiral Jellicoe, I didn't sleep all night last night. How could he possibly sleep when he was so severely attacked?
John? Admiral Jellicoe sent the report and read it carefully.
Among the five Battleships hit by German submarines last night, the most severely damaged were the 'Warspite' Battleship and 'Valiant' Battleship. These two Battleship, because of their larger size, became the focus of attack by the U-037 submarine. Two Torpedo hit the two Battleship respectively. After the underwater armor was torn apart, the two Battleships were seriously flooded. After hard work, the damage control personnel were still unable to save the two Battleships. Now, the two Battleship have sunk in the port. Most of the ship's hull has sunk into the water. Although, with the technical strength of Britain, it is not a big problem to salvage the two Battleships and then repair them. However, this obviously requires a lot of time. And what they lack most now is time.
The 'Conqueror' number Battleship was hit by two Torpedo at the same time. However, the injury was not serious. Their damage control responded promptly and shut down Watertight Compartment. However, because a lot of seawater poured into the ship, the ship still tilted to a certain extent. The subsequent repair work is equally difficult and takes a lot of time.
'Colossus' No. Battleship and 'Neptune' No. Battleship, because their armors were weaker, were severely injured after being hit by Torpedo. It's just that it didn't sink directly. It will also take a lot of time to repair these two Battleships.
"Damn it! Five Battleship were attacked, two were sunk directly, and the remaining three will not be able to participate in the battle in a short period of time. How are we going to fight this battle?" John? Admiral Jellicoe has a very headache.
Originally, Battleship of Royal Navy had a certain numerical advantage compared with German Navy battleship. However, if these five Battleships are excluded, this will make the Royal Navys no longer even have the numerical advantage.
"General, how are we going to report to London now?" David? Vice Admiral Beatty also looked very tired from staying up late.
John? Admiral Jellicoe thought for a while, and then said, "Report it truthfully! After all, it is impossible to hide such a big thing."
David? Vice Admiral Beatty nodded. There is no doubt that the sneak attack by the Germany submarine last night once again severely damaged Royal Navy. Moreover, Royal Navy's face also suffered a huge blow. This makes Royal Navy have almost no chance of winning in future wars. He could guess how angry First Sea Lord Churchill would be after learning the news. However, there is nothing that can be done about it. Who makes Scapa Flow's underwater defense almost zero? This allowed the Germany submarine to sneak in easily, launch Torpedo, and then leave calmly. From beginning to end, British Navy didn't even see the face of Germany submarine. This is undoubtedly a shame for them.
"General, so many of our Battleship ships were severely damaged this time. I'm afraid the next battle won't be easy!" David? Vice Admiral Beatty said. Obviously, he has no confidence in the future decisive battle at sea.
"I know! But do we have any other choice? The Germany people launched a submarine to attack us and succeeded. This will further encourage their arrogance. I think the Germany people will provoke a decisive battle soon!" John? Admiral Jellicoe sighed. If possible, he certainly hopes to postpone the decisive battle for another year or two. In that case, Royal Navy will be able to regain his strength. Even facing the powerful German Navy, it is not that there is no chance of winning, and it will definitely not be as embarrassing as it is now. However, John? Admiral Jellicoe can feel that the decisive battle seems to be about to begin.
"In the worst case, we will just hide in the military port and not go to war." David? Vice Admiral Beatty said.
"Is this possible?" John? Admiral Jellicoe shook his head.
David? Vice Admiral Beatty also fell silent immediately. Of course he also knew that that was impossible. Even if they hide in the military port, the Germany people will not let them go. Although, the military port has complete shore defenses. But those coastal cities of Britain will inevitably become the targets of German Navy's attack. Even the capital may be attacked by German Navy. If they don't fight by then, is that still possible?
No matter what happens, as long as German Navy destroys Britain's coastal shipyards, then the Battleship they are building will no longer be able to continue building. Royal Navy will never have a chance to defeat German Navy.
Moreover, the current Britain is still blocked by Germany. Overseas trade lines have been completely severed. Next, this caused Britain to gradually start to have a shortage of various supplies in the country. I'm afraid it won't be long before Britain's society will collapse. Under such circumstances, how could they go to war with Germany!
"No matter what, the decisive battle between us and the Germany people will continue. Unless the government decides to admit defeat and surrender. Otherwise, we will have to do our best to win for the British Empire." John? Admiral Jellicoe said.
David? Vice Admiral Beatty nodded in approval. Indeed, they have no way out.