"Your Excellency Commander, the 'Ireland' was sunk by Germany people!" David? Vice Admiral Beatty said with a livid face.
John? Admiral Jellicoe seems to be numb. After losing the third Battleship once again, they only had 11 Battleship in their battle line. And German Navy, there are 14 more. Although Battleship of British Royal Navy also hit German Navy battleship many times during the battle, except for the 'Sachsen' Battleship which was severely damaged, the other warships only suffered minor injuries at most. Even the 'Sachsen' No. Battleship, although only one main turret is left, isn't it still fighting?
"The current situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to us. We have already had many battleships under siege by the Germans. It may be very difficult to continue to hold on. What's more, from beginning to end, we are still facing only one battle line of the Germans. Another battle line may soon join the battle. By then, our disadvantage may be further expanded." Lieutenant General David Beatty said with some uneasiness.
They are now watching helplessly as German Navy continues to expand its advantage. In the end, Royal Navy will definitely be completely crushed by German Navy. Such a result is undoubtedly difficult for them to accept.
John? Admiral Jellicoe nodded. It could be said that now, he no longer had any hope of winning. In fact, he no longer had any hope of seriously injuring German Navy. Judging from the current war situation, it is almost impossible to achieve their strategic goals. However, the war has reached this point, is there anything they can do? Even if they want to withdraw from the battle, German Navy will not let them go.
Although, British Royal Navy also has a large number of small and medium-sized battleships. But several German Navy and Battlecruiser have already begun attacking these small and medium-sized warships. Facing the powerful Battlecruiser, the small and medium-sized battleships of British Navy also suffered very heavy losses. These cruisers and destroyers couldn't even withstand one shot from those Battlecruiser. Although the Torpedo they carry may pose a huge threat to these Battlecruiser. However, German Navy also has a number of small and medium-sized warships to provide personal protection to these Battlecruiser. Even if the number is not as good as British Navy, but within the range of its own Capital Ships, there is no problem at all in acting as a bodyguard.
British Navy's small and medium-sized warships also tried to launch lightning strikes several times to achieve the tactic of using small to make a big difference. But unfortunately, none of them succeeded. Instead, they suffered heavy losses under the attack of Capital Ships from German Navy. I had no choice but to be honest.
"Your Excellency Commander, how about we break out immediately! In this case, we may be able to break out of some of the battleships and return to Scapa Flow." David? Vice Admiral Beatty suggested.
Of course, David? Vice Admiral Beatty also knows that these Capital Ships, because of their slow speed, may not be able to escape back to Scapa Flow. However, those small and medium-sized warships can still escape a lot. Now, it is no longer a matter of considering how many battleships can escape. As long as there are battleships that can escape, it is victory.
However, if you give up these Capital Ships, then British Navy will have no chance at all. Excluding their remaining 11 Capital Ships, among the British Navy's Capital Ships, there are only three ships 'Queen Elizabeth-class' Battleship and one 'Orion-class'Z that were severely damaged in the morning. Battleship, a 'Colossus-class' Battleship and the 'Tiger' Battlecruiser, plus the 'Fearless' Battleship that did not participate in this battle, there are only 7 Capital Ships in total. Although such strength is not weak, they and German Navy have no chance to compete.
If John? Admiral Jellicoe were given the choice, he would naturally hope to let some of the existing Capital Ships escape back. By then, even if British Royal Navy was completely defeated in this naval battle, at least there would still be a relatively large room for improvement.
"Admiral Beatty, do you think it's possible for us to hold on until night?" John? Admiral Jellicoe asked.
David? Vice Admiral Beatty I immediately understood what John? Admiral Jellicoe meant. If you can persist until night, take advantage of the cover of night. Then, they might actually be able to escape. Of course, by that time, they won't have many Capital Ships left. But in that case, it would be much better than being sunk by them all!
"Your Excellency Commander, although we don't have many Capital Ships left. However, there are only a few hours before dark. If you are lucky, you might be able to hold on until night. Let everyone All the warships should increase their speed to the highest level. In this case, it will not be that easy for the Germany people to hit our warships," David? Vice Admiral Beatty suggested.
When a warship sails at high speed on the sea, the hull will bump violently. In this case, the accuracy of shooting will be greatly reduced. Of course, British Navy's Battleship will do the same.
However, at this time Britain people no longer expect to defeat German Navy. It would be lucky if they could guarantee that they would not be hit.
John? Admiral Jellicoe nodded. "Command the fleet to start speeding up. After holding on until night, find an opportunity to evacuate immediately."
"Yes, general." David? Vice Admiral Beatty immediately issued the order.
British Royal Navy's battleships began to speed up one after another. Although the speed of Battleship is not fast to begin with, there is still no problem if it is increased to 20 knots.
In order to continue attacking British Navy, German Navy had to speed up. However, the consequence of increasing the speed is that the hit rate of the artillery attack has begun to decline further.
"Damn Britain people, are they planning to escape?" General Reinhard? Scheer couldn't help but frowned.
Reinhard? Scheer What Admiral has been worried about is finally happening. In this naval battle, he was not afraid of British Navy fighting them to the death. What he was most afraid of was that the Britain people would run away when they saw that the situation was not going well. If Britain people want to escape, and German Navy wants to keep them all, it will be very difficult. Once these Britain battleships escape, it will undoubtedly be quite difficult to encircle and destroy them in the future. Therefore, General Reinhard? Scheer has been trying his best to avoid it.
But I didn't expect that in the face of heavy losses, Britain people would inevitably make such a choice.