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    Among the six battleships dispatched by the British Royal Navy, they include one Queen Elizabeth class battleship, two Iron Duke class battleships, two King George V class battleships and one Goliath class battleship.  Among them, the Queen Elizabeth class is the most powerful, with a displacement of more than 33,000 tons and a maximum speed of 23 knots. It is equipped with 4 twin-mounted 381 mm main guns. It is the same battleship as the Tang class of the Chinese Navy.  A class of powerful battleships.  additional

    ¡®The Iron Duke-class battleship has a displacement of only 30,000 tons, a maximum speed of only 2125 knots, and armament of five twin 343mm main guns.  'The King George V class battleship has a displacement of 26,000 tons, a maximum speed of 21 knots, and armament of five twin 343mm main guns.  As for the 'Giant' class battleship, the displacement is only 23,000 tons, the maximum speed is 21 knots, and the armament is five twin-mounted 5mm main guns.  Compared with the previous battleships, it is much worse.  And this is already the most powerful fleet that the British Royal Navy can put together.  The British Royal Navy's fleet in the mainland are basically battleships equipped only with 5mm main guns!

    In addition to these battleships, the Royal Navy also dispatched 8 Edinburgh-class heavy cruisers, 16 light cruisers and 20 destroyers.  If placed in the first decade of the twentieth century, a fleet of this size would undoubtedly be very large.  But after all countries began to vigorously develop their navies, such a fleet seemed a bit insignificant in a world war!

    On December 12, British Admiral John.  Germany.  Admiral Roback leads the Royal Navy Expeditionary Fleet from the British Naval Base Portsmouth to the Norfolk Naval Base in the United States. They will join the U.S. Navy to form the U.S-British Combined Fleet, and then head south for a decisive battle with the Chinese Navy Expeditionary Fleet.  .

    ??The combined fleets formed by the United States and Britain were called the Anglo-American Combined Fleet, and the combined fleets formed by the United Kingdom and France were also called the Anglo-French Combined Fleet.  However, this time the name of the combined fleet became the US-British Combined Fleet.  As can be seen from the name, Americans are undoubtedly dominant this time.  The commander of the U.S-British Combined Fleet is also Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Navy¡¯s East Coast Fleet, William.  Admiral Benson will be in charge.  British Admiral John.  Germany.  Roback served as deputy commander of the Combined Fleet, but the British Expeditionary Fleet had the power to move freely.  If they feel that the U.S. Navy wants to deliberately frame them, for William.  Certain orders from Admiral Benson can be refused.  The chief of staff of the fleet is also Edward.  Lieutenant General Ai Boer will be in charge.  This time, the combined fleet composed of the United States and Britain will have a total of 36 battleships and 10 battlecruisers, far exceeding the 15 capital ships of the Chinese Navy's expeditionary fleet, and can be called the most powerful fleet in history.  The United States is also full of confidence in this decisive naval battle, and some media have even claimed that the United States is about to usher in a great victory.  The United States' long-standing losing war situation will also be fundamentally reversed!

    America president.  Roosevelt even publicly stated that he required the U.S. Navy to be prepared to annihilate the Chinese Navy in battle and create opportunities for U.S. victory.  In addition, he also asked the U.S. Army to be ready for battle. Once the Navy wins, it will use this victory to launch a counterattack to drive the Chinese Army away from the soil of the United States, or even drive the Chinese Army out of the American continent!

    In addition, countries around the world are also paying close attention to this naval battle. Germany and Austria-Hungary, members of the Allied Powers, and France and Russia, members of the Entente, are all countries with weak naval capabilities and unable to send fleets to participate in this decisive naval battle.  They could only watch helplessly as China, the United States, and Britain established their new maritime hegemony through this naval battle.  In this decisive naval battle, if China wins, then China will undoubtedly replace Britain and become the world's new maritime hegemon. And with China's powerful land, sea and air force, it will inevitably become the new world hegemon.  And if the combined fleet composed of the United States and Britain wins, then a new maritime hegemon will emerge between the United States and Britain.  Although judging from the strength of the navy, the U.S. Navy now has many advantages, but the foundation accumulated by the British over the past hundred years is also very strong. It will be very difficult for the United States to defeat the British and ascend to the status of maritime hegemony.  !  Of course, almost all countries believe that the probability of victory by the combined fleet composed of the US and British navies is as high as more than 90%.  China's hope of victory is very slim, unless a miracle occurs on the battlefield.  However, even luck plays a large part in naval battles.  But if we can still win when there is such a huge gap in strength, unless the emperor of China is really the illegitimate son of God!

    Although the overall strength of the Chinese Navy is not weaker than that of the US Navy, especially during the Battle of Sicily, the Chinese Navy also captured many advanced battleships from Britain and France.  Now these battleships have been repaired and have joined the Chinese Navy.  However, during this time the Chinese Navy entered the Atlantic Ocean,China has not mobilized all the strength of its navy. This has made other countries generally believe that the Chinese navy is too arrogant.  Does the Chinese Navy really think that with only four Tang-class battleships, four Han-class battleships, plus six Hanxin-class battlecruisers and one Baiqi-class battlecruiser, it can compete with the United States and Britain?  Can the forty-six capital ships of the combined fleet compete?  It can be predicted that the U.S. Navy will definitely do its best to win this time.  It is absolutely impossible for the Chinese navy to win while despising its enemies so much!  Kaiser Wilhelm II and the German government are even studying how Germany can keep its own if the Chinese navy loses this decisive naval battle and the situation of the world war changes fundamentally.  Benefit!  It can be seen that Germany is not optimistic about the Chinese Navy's decisive naval battle this time!

    ¡°It¡¯s just that no matter how much the Western world pessimizes the Chinese Navy, it still doesn¡¯t think highly of the Chinese Navy¡¯s operations this time.  But China did not make any excuse at all, as if it wanted to avoid hitting the wall and never look back!  This attitude of China has also surprised Westerners. Some countries even think that the Chinese navy is really sure of victory?  Or maybe the Chinese navy still has some magic weapon to defeat the enemy.

    Some military experts believe that the Chinese Navy may use fighter planes to attack the U.S. Navy as it did in the Battle of Sicily.  However, the fighter's combat radius is only about two hundred kilometers.  The most China can do is deploy fighter jets along the eastern coast of Mexico, but it cannot threaten the U.S. Navy in the Atlantic Ocean.  Of course, some people have suggested that the Chinese Navy may have a way to take off and land aircraft from warships at sea.  However, this view was ridiculed.  Today's aircraft require at least a few hundred meters of runway to take off. Can the Chinese Navy still build ships hundreds of meters long?  Even if the Chinese Navy really has such strength, how could such a huge ship not be discovered by the US Navy?

    A spokesman for the U.S. Navy Department also declared that even if the Chinese Navy really prepared to use aircraft to attack U.S. Navy warships, it would be impossible to win.  After the Battle of Sicily, all U.S. Navy warships were equipped with anti-aircraft weapons.  Although the performance of these weapons has not been tested, the U.S. government and the U.S. Navy believe that these anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns installed on warships are sufficient to protect warships.

    Under such circumstances, the U.S. Navy is capable of meeting any challenge.  They are also full of confidence in winning this naval battle!

    On December 21, the Chinese Navy¡¯s expeditionary fleet entered the Gulf of Panama.  And docked in Panama City that afternoon to start replenishment and rest.  Now Panama has been added back to Colombia and has become a province of Colombia!  In order to protect its own interests, the Colombian government turned to China, became an ally of China, and sent troops to fight against the United States.  When China was repairing the Panama Canal, it also stored a large amount of military supplies, including food and naval ammunition, in Panama City on the west bank of the Panama Canal and Cologne on the east bank, so as to be able to provide supplies to the fleet.

    The Chinese Navy rested in Panama City for three full days. During this period, all warships were replenished and the navy soldiers were able to go ashore to relax.  Of course, the U.S. Navy also learned about the Chinese navy's stay in Panama.  Although Panama is under strict control of China, there are still many American spies.  The reason why the Chinese Navy rested in Panama City for three days was entirely because as long as they passed through the canal, they would have no time to rest before defeating the US Navy.  At the same time, when the main ships of the expeditionary fleet are resting, transport ships will also provide supplies to the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier formation anchored in the Gulf of Panama every night.  Before defeating the US Navy, the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier formation must be kept secret to avoid leaking traces.  During this period of time, the Chinese army stationed in Panama also cooperated with the Military Intelligence Agency to eliminate spies sent to Panama by the United States and other hostile countries.

    At 1 pm on December 24, the Chinese Navy Expeditionary Fleet left Panama City and entered the Panama Canal, preparing to pass through the canal to the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean to face the combined fleet of the US Navy and the British Navy!
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