Chapter 796 It’s better to fight late than to fight early
It is impossible for a warship to stop and rescue people when it is traveling at high speed. If you fall into the water, you will definitely die.
The "Roar" did not leave and continued to perform its mission.
The torpedo plane sent the location of the "Roar" back to the exercise headquarters and then flew away. An hour later, the light cruiser "Wolfhound" belonging to the Russian Pacific Fleet arrived at high speed.
Compared with the "Growling", the "Wolfhound" has a clear advantage in both displacement and speed, and is not on the same level at all.
"D57, this is the Russian Navy on a mission. Please leave here immediately, otherwise we will take coercive measures."
"Wolfhound" took the initiative to shout to "Roar".
"Tell it that we are also performing a mission and ask it not to hinder our work."
Stewart began to sweat on his forehead. The Russian Navy's performance was even more unprofessional than that of the Air Force. The distance between the two ships was too close, less than 100 meters. If this distance was not careful, a collision would occur.
The length of the 5,000-ton Wolfhound is 120 meters.
The length of the "Roar" is only 70 meters.
What Stewart didn't expect was that the "Wolfhound" did not continue to shout to the "Roar". After the "Roar" clearly refused, the "Wolfhound" continued to approach the "Roar".
"Full speed ahead!"
Stewart hopes to use speed to get rid of the Wolfhound.
This is destined to be in vain. The "Growling"'s maximum speed is only 27 knots, and the "Wolfhound"'s maximum speed is 32 knots. No matter how the "Growling" escapes, it can't escape the "Wolfhound"'s Wuzhi Mountain.
In order to avoid a collision, the "Roar" could only turn the rudder and leave.
The "Wolfhound" sent Buddha to the west and escorted the "Roar" all the way back to Darwin Port, and then the troops were withdrawn.
The British did not give up. The next day, they sent six warships, led by the battleship "Queen Elizabeth", to continue the surveillance mission.
The "Queen Elizabeth" entered service in 1914, with a displacement of 31,000 tons, an armament system of eight 381mm main guns, and a maximum speed of 25 knots. Looking at the paper data alone, it is better than all Russian battleships.
The "Queen Elizabeth" faced seven Russian battleships headed by the "Russia".
"Are the Russians crazy? Do they want to start World War II?"
Captain Steve, the chief of staff of the "Queen Elizabeth", was frightened. The Russian combined fleet not only has 7 battleships, but also a large number of heavy cruisers and light cruisers, with a total of nearly a hundred ships. The total tonnage is not only overwhelming in Asia Advantages, even in Europe it can rank among the top three.
The British Asiatic Fleet consisted of only two battleships, the other at Pas.
If it wants to gain an advantage in the confrontation with Russia, Britain can only deploy battleship reinforcements from its home fleet.
But once the capital ships are withdrawn from the Home Fleet, there will be hidden dangers to the security of the British mainland.
The paradox is that if there was no risk of conflict between Russia and Britain, Britain would not need to draw warships from home.
If so, not only would warships not be able to be mobilized from the mainland, but the two battleships of the Asian fleet would also have to return to Europe to fight.
"Russians are not crazy, they are just crazy!"
The captain, Commodore Charles, had a sharp gaze, and the 1VS7 situation did not scare him.
As long as Russia does not take the initiative to attack, the situation will be under control.
As long as Russia does not make up its mind to go to war, even if all the capital ships of Russia's three major fleets are transferred to East Asia, the Asian fleet can still maintain strategic focus.
Taking a step back, even if the Asian fleet is completely destroyed, the local fleet can still maintain its advantage over the Russian navy.
The battleship really couldn't get ashore.
But the Russian Armored Corps was also unable to cross the English Channel.
As for torpedo planes with deadly attack power——
Charles ignored it. After all, the number of Russian torpedo planes is not large enough to swamp the Royal Navy.
Russia attaches great importance to this exercise. Not only Peter serves as the commander-in-chief, but Andrei, the commander-in-chief of the Amur Military Region, also came to Coconut City as the deputy commander-in-chief and took charge personally.
In response to unexpected situations that may arise during the exercise, the command headquarters has formulated different plans.
Confrontation is bound to happen, and the chance of friction is high.
If the friction escalates into a war, the combined fleet will destroy the Asian fleet as soon as possible, and the main task of the Amur Military District is Japan.
After Russia withdrew its troops from Japan, Japan fully turned to Britain and became Britain's most loyal ally in Asia.
Once a war breaks out between Russia and the United Kingdom, there is a high chance that Japan will participate in the war. The Amur Air Force has been deployed to the Busan base and can attack Japan at any time.
"Daniel King is ready to attack Pas at any time."
Andre looked at the huge sand table in the center of the headquarters and felt itchy.
Australia is so big. Port George is 2,000 kilometers away from Coconut City and 1,300 kilometers away from The Pas.
There is no railway between Port George and Pas, and Theo's army is not strong enough. If an attack is launched on Pas, the defense of Port George will be seriously affected.
So the current situation is that although it is clear that Britain and Theo are in a state of war, neither the British nor Theo troops take the initiative to attack and are living in peace.
In the past two months, more than 15,000 volunteers have arrived in Theo.
Most of these so-called "volunteers" have received military training, and many have even participated in world wars and are experienced veterans.
Compared with the "volunteers", the British and Indian troops were not only poorly disciplined, but also seriously lacking in weapons, equipment and training. London hoped that Canberra would send troops to participate in the war and invited John Monash, the commander-in-chief of the Anzac Corps who participated in the World War, to come out. .
After the end of the world war, John Monash retired with the rank of general and devoted himself to the mining industry and power construction.
Not only did John Monash fail to respond to London's invitation, he publicly expressed his opposition to Canberra's participation in the war.
This is what happens when London ignores the interests of veterans.
John Monash served repeatedly during the World Wars and was knighted by King George V.
Regarding the treatment of veterans, London broke the hearts of the Anzac officers and soldiers, and John Monash was criticized for this. Many Anzac officers and soldiers believed that John Monash, as the Commander-in-Chief of the Anzac Corps, did not serve Australia and New Zealand. The legion secured enough benefits.
John Monash was also helpless. The British government ignored the expeditionary force recruited from the British mainland. It was good that the Anzacs did not let the Anzacs pay for their own tickets to return to Australia.
The British had already put the Australians on the line through the World War.
Even if John Monash licks again, he will not be so shameless.
Canberra's orders to London were also obeyed and disobeyed.
Take a look at the joint exercises between Russia and the Grand Duchy of Yuriev. The Russian Navy dispatched 7 battleships in one go, using all its main force.
The Royal Navy cannot even pass through the Suez Canal. It only relies on two battleships to support its appearance. It has no intention of protecting Australia.
If the Royal Navy is really willing to fight for Australia, it can move its home fleet to East Asia even if it bypasses Africa.
So since London is unkind, we cannot blame Canberra for being unjust.
More than half of the volunteers arriving in Theo came from other parts of Australia.
"Then fight, it is better to fight small than big, and it is better to fight late than early."
Peter is domineering and his greatest wish is to defeat the Royal Navy.
(End of chapter)