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After the Battle of Jutland last year, the British Home Fleet was completely destroyed, and the seas around Britain were opened to Germany.
Germany took advantage of this opportunity to occupy the Shetland Islands in northeastern Britain in October.
This strategically important place has since controlled the passage of the Atlantic Ocean and the northern North Sea.
As if this was not enough, Germany occupied the Faroe Islands in neutral Denmark in November, preparing to completely blockade Britain.
Well, according to Er Dezi, this is just a "lease".
They pay Denmark 5 million marks or the equivalent of materials as rent every year, but this agreement does not stipulate a lease period.
But for Denmark, there was nothing they could do about it.
Didn't you see that the British Empire was beaten into dogs?
Even if they knew that this was Liu Bei borrowing Jingzhou, they had to hold their noses and admit it.
It's already good that the local team wasn't loaned out by Er Dezi, so how dare they say anything.
After the success of the Irish Uprising, it became Germany's sphere of influence.
With the entry of German troops and the rise of local Irish armed forces, Germany now basically has complete control over the island of Ireland.
In addition, most of southern Britain has fallen, and Germany has now successfully blocked most of the British island.
After the occupation of Ireland and the Faroe Islands, only one out of every eleven British merchant ships could arrive safely.
Except for a few of the other ten ships that were sunk by submarines, most of them were cheaper than the cargo ships.
Sent over.
For example, the current Irish Free Army, most of their equipment is captured from the sea, from pistols and rifles to cannons and aircraft, all of which are American equipment.
In addition, there are also things they used to arm the puppet troops and African squid in the occupied areas, and many of them came from these captures.
This situation is intolerable to the Allies.
To solve the British crisis, a sufficiently safe sea channel must first be opened.
Otherwise, those merchant ships were just delivering goods to Er Dezi, and the U.S. military, which was preparing to assist the United Kingdom in regaining the British Island, would not have risked having their anus exploded for a landing.
The southeast, northwest and northwest of the British Isles are all surrounded by Erdezi.
Don't think about southern Britain now.
There are heavy German troops there.
The American soldiers are neither Jedi Knights nor do they drive Gundams.
They rushed there out of stupidity.
Although there are relatively few German troops in Ireland in the west, the 4 million Irish people there have a deep hatred for the British and are now determined to fight against the Allies.
The Yankees who landed there will not only not enjoy the treatment of eating pots of pulp, but also roadside bombs.
I'm afraid there won't be many such things.
As for the east of Britain, that is the North Sea, let alone before the north and south are opened.
Therefore, it seems that the most suitable breakthrough point is the north.
It is far away from the German mainland and Germany has no mass base here.
And now the most suitable channel connecting America and the United Kingdom is undoubtedly the Northern Route.
Once the northern blockade is opened, this route can become the lifeline of the United Kingdom and also the supply transportation line for the U.S.
European dispatched troops.
The Faroe Islands thus became the center of the campaign.
The Faroe Islands are a volcanic archipelago in the northern Atlantic Ocean.
They are located between Iceland and the Shetland Islands.
They are a stopover on the route from northwest Europe to Iceland.
Their geographical location is very important.
The battle planned by the Allies was divided into two parts.
First, the French and Japanese combined fleets set off from the port of Brest as a feint force.
On the one hand, they escorted the reinforcements of the twelve colonial divisions to reinforce the Cornwall Peninsula in southern Britain, where the The British army could hardly hold on anymore.
On the other hand, it is to attract the attention of the German High Seas Fleet and contain part of its forces.
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After Er Dezi attracted attention here, the main force of the US Navy came from Iceland and took the Faroe Islands.
In the early morning of May 24, the French-Japanese combined fleet set off from the port of Brest as planned.
They cruised back and forth at the western entrance of the English Channel, just like a matador teasing the bull.
At the same time, the transport fleet carrying troops also sailed out of France.
Under the escort of warships, they drove directly to Plymouth on the Cornwall Peninsula to unload the ships.
In the next five days, 12 troops from Australia, New Zealand and Canada The reorganizers and their equipment successfully landed.
Yes, these 12 divisions are not Indian or African divisions.
These troops come from the territory of the son of Opium Niu.
They are the most powerful colonial troops in the British Empire, and their combat effectiveness is even as good as that of Britain's own native troops.
Because the British really have no confidence in the combat effectiveness of other colonial troops.
Those guys can fill trenches and serve as cannon fodder, but if they are required to resist the German army or even attack the German defense lines, then forget it.
With the arrival of the new troops of these 12 son divisions, the British finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The land in the southwest of the British Isles was considered safe.
In addition, another mission of this feint fleet has been completed.
They succeeded in containing part of the German fleet and fought a battle.
Who would say that the French-Japanese combined fleet is a feint fleet, but it is also quite powerful.
They have a total of seven dreadnoughts, four of Japan's Fuso class and Ise class, three of France's Breton class, twelve pre-dreadnoughts, six of Japan's, six of France's Danton class, and four battlecruisers.
And the number of capital ships is as high as 23.
In addition there were two aircraft carriers, twelve armored cruisers, ten French and two Japanese, four heavy cruisers Japanese, twenty-five light cruisers and 67 destroyers.
By the way, Japan's six pre-dreadnoughts and two armored cruisers, as well as France's four armored cruisers, are the ships purchased from China.
After Britain and France purchased these ships, they basically distributed them according to the principle of "returning everything to their original owners."
It turned out that China bought three Glory-class ships and one Joan of Arc-class armored cruiser from France, as well as four After a circle, the protected cruiser returned to the hands of the French.
The six pre-dreadnought battleships Satsuma, Kashima, Shubo, Sagami, Hizen, and Iwami and the two armored cruisers Aso and Iwate were captured and salvaged by China during the Sino-Japanese War. , was also assigned to Japan for use by Britain and France.
Britain and France are doing this, on the one hand, to continue to win over and strengthen Japan's strength, so that they can be more dedicated and more powerful as cannon fodder.
On the other hand, they are short of manpower and cannot find so many naval officers and soldiers at the moment.
The weapons are used, and Not for viewing.
Of course, this behavior of Britain and France also has an unexplained intention, which is to continue to increase the gap between China and Japan, so that Japan can be their dog with peace of mind and contain China.
It’s hard to say whether such a small move will have any effect on Japan, but it will be of no use to China.
Mr.
Wen has already seen through everything.
These are things for later, let’s not mention them for now.
The lineup of the French and Japanese fleets did make the Germans nervous, but the American fleet was also eyeing Iceland.
After careful consideration, they finally dispatched eight battleships, including the two Mackensen-class ships that were put into service in March.
The cruiser, seven pre-dreadnoughts, and five armored cruisers were sent to the eastern section of the English Channel to guard.
However, in the eyes of Britain, France and the United States, the fleet sent by Germany is not enough.
At least a few more dreadnoughts must be brought over, otherwise the pressure on the Faroe Islands will be too great.
Since Er Dezi hasn't taken the bait yet, let's increase the amount.
So they prepared an attack on the German-occupied areas in southern Britain to attract more German ships.
Originally, the Japanese still wanted to treat the feint attack mission as a labor force, and they were unwilling to go deep into the English Channel.
Gentaro Yamashita, commander of the Combined Fleet, also found a good excuse.
He claimed: The British and French air forces were unable to provide effective air cover, and our fleet was in the narrow channel.
It is too dangerous to move in the strait.
Of course Britain and France stopped doing it.
It's so unkind of you to play like this.
Since it's a feint, of course you have to act like you're attacking.
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Always moving in his own territory, it's just a feint for the ball.
Japan finally failed to withstand the pressure.
Under the strong demands of Britain, France and the United States, they finally reluctantly agreed to launch a feint attack on the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth.
But they also claimed that this could only happen once, and if the Germans were not fooled, they would find another way.
So on May 28, after the landing of 12 divisions at Plymouth was basically completed, the French-Japanese combined fleet took a fleet of three African divisions to the Isle of Wight, pretending to land here.
Well, these three African divisions were part of the bait.
But unfortunately, this plan to lure the enemy failed shamefully.
Although Germany paid great attention to them, it did not mobilize more ships.
They just brought over the battle cruiser squadron commanded by Admiral Hipper, as well as the German air force and submarines.
As a result, a battle broke out between the two sides in the waters off the Isle of Wight on the afternoon of the 28th.
This was a complete melee at sea and in the air.
Both sides seemed a little distracted and lacked the determination to fight to the death.
When the Allies landed, they were first attacked by German submarines, and then attacked by the Luftwaffe.
Then aircraft from the four countries, Britain, France, Japan and Germany, flew into a massacre over the Isle of Wight.
After the fighters of both sides retreated, the fleet battle began.
Judging from the lineups of both sides, Hipper's fleet was at a disadvantage, but it was supported by land-based aircraft and submarines, as well as shore defense torpedo boats.
After two hours of melee, both fleets suffered considerable losses.
Hipper's fleet lost five pre-dreadnoughts, two Brandenburg-class and three Kaiser Friedrich III-class armored cruisers, and the York, three battlecruisers and two armored cruisers were severely damaged.
Two destroyers and five torpedo boats were sunk, and more than ten light ships were injured.
The losses of the French-Japanese combined fleet were even greater.
They lost seven pre-dreadnoughts, Suobo, Sagami, Hizen, Iwami, Dandong, Condorcet, and Diderot, and four armored cruisers Nippon I. ships, three French ones, one cruiser and four destroyers were sunk.
The three dreadnoughts Yamashiro, Ise, and Provence and four armored cruisers were severely damaged, and the Japanese aircraft carrier Linzhen was also hit by a bomb.
In the end, Japan couldn't stand it any longer and hurriedly released smoke and withdrew from the battlefield, and the French ships also retreated subsequently.
The losses of the German fleet were not small.
After seeing the opponent withdrawing, Hipper stopped pursuing them and only sent planes and submarines to harass them.
The French-Japanese combined fleet escaped, but the more than 40,000 Indian officers and soldiers they left on the White Island became dog-beating meat buns.
After seeing that there was no way to retreat, these third brothers had no intention of helping others.
They decisively surrendered to the Germans.
Oh, by the way, this injured aircraft carrier is the Italian aircraft carrier Sicily captured by the Japanese in the Battle of Gibraltar.
They regarded the bombed aircraft carrier as a treasure and towed it to Saint-Nazaire in France for repairs.
In order to increase their own strength and use this ship as a reference, France and the United Kingdom also cooperated very closely and sent a large number of elite troops to repair it in the future.
These old imperialists are different.
Their industrial strength is extremely strong.
This aircraft carrier that was blown to its knees was completely repaired in two months.
Japan incorporated it into the combined fleet and named it Linzhen, which means "Long Xiang Linzhen, there is no strong enemy before".
Unexpectedly, in the first sortie after changing the owner, he suffered a bomb and lost 11 carrier-based aircraft.
However, this aircraft carrier's journey was not in vain.
Its carrier-based aircraft used torpedoes to damage the pre-dreadnought ship Grosser Kurfürst, and also used bombs to damage the armored cruiser Blücher.
Its carrier-based fighters Also shot down 5 German aircraft.
Second Lieutenant Akechi Hidetsuna, who performed "one plane sank one ship" in the Battle of Gibraltar last time, showed his character again this time.
The Hosho dive bomber team he led shot an extremely high hit rate of 11 out of 12 shots.
The pre-dreadnought battleship Kaiser Friedrich III was blown up and sunk alive.
This kind of honest pre-dreadnought has very weak horizontal armor, poor maneuverability and anti-aircraft firepower, and is basically unable to defend itself against dive bombing.
After being hit by 11 rounds of 300 kilogram bombs in a row, even gods will never come back.
It feels so good to have been beaten so many times.
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Not to mention the pre-dreadnoughts of the last century, even the most inferior dreadnoughts would have to kneel down.
To be honest, neither side gained much advantage in this sea and air battle.
Judging from the results of the battle between the two sides, Germany must have won, but their eight battlecruisers were also pinned in the English Channel by the French and Japanese fleets.
Although the French and Japanese fleets suffered heavy losses, they did complete their scheduled mission, although in the eyes of Britain and the United States, the degree of completion of this feint mission was not too high.
In hindsight, the Allied operation was quite successful.
The German High Seas Fleet, which lacks eight battlecruisers, especially the four latest Mackensen-class battlecruisers, has weakened a lot, especially the lack of high-speed battleships.
Therefore, in the Battle of the Faroe Islands, they seemed very passive when facing the powerful U.S.
Navy.
Just after the Battle of the Isle of Wight, the U.S.
Navy quietly set sail from Reykjavik Harbor that night and headed straight for the Faroe Islands: