Comments by "John Fisher" (@johnfisher9692) on "Last Ride of the High Seas Fleet - Battle of Texel 1918" video.

Thanks for a brilliant and well thought out and researched video. The massive numerical advantage held by the Allies at the end of the war makes any chance of a German victory unlikely, especially as many of the flaws revealed at Jutland had been corrected. Then again a Naval victory wasn't the point of the German plan, it was to get better terms at the peace conference table and to avenge German honour. Points a game cannot truly duplicate is that by late 1918 many ships of the High Seas Fleet were in poor mechanical condition due to low crew morale and falling discipline. Also many of the best officers and crew had been transferred to U-boats reducing efficiency and skills. Another point is that the quality of coal available to the HSF was very poor which would rapidly affect speed,
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