After solving their respective opponents, the Amsterdam finally got into trouble with the Scharnhorst! Rear Admiral Spey, who had just been excited about sinking an enemy ship with a tonnage of about the same size as himself, commanded the Scharnhorst without hesitation.

The Emhorst filled the battle station vacancy caused by the sinking of the Taipei.

Que, and the most powerful battleship in the Russian and Dutch navy! I have to say that Rear Admiral Spee was a little hot-headed at this time. Although the Scharnhorst was powerful and even had the name of a pocket battle cruiser, it was also

As fast battleships, the gap between Scharnhorst and Amsterdam is still obvious.

Leaving aside the fact that there are two fewer guns than the opponent, the gap in protection is even greater. The 11-inch main gun is almost immune to the German 8-inch main gun, while the latter can withstand a muzzle velocity of up to 850 meters at mid-range.

The 262kg weight of a meter is worth two! Overall, the firepower of the Amsterdam, which uses high-speed, medium and high-rate electric turrets, is not weaker than the Longxu battlecruiser, and stronger than the Ninghai-class quasi-dreadnought and Scharnhorst

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At this time, under the command of Cheng Biguang, three Ninghai-class battleships and three fast battleships of the Russian and Dutch navies were fiercely fighting each other. The fast battleships used a large amount of money and accumulated high speed to make sense in a standard battle line battle.

Very limited, if the law seizes one at the beginning

If you have a good position, then in the subsequent firefight, the two sides will completely compete with each other in terms of firepower and armor. In terms of protection, the two Peter the Great-class fast battleships have no advantage! In addition, the quality of Chinese naval officers and soldiers is generally higher, so

The two battleships directly under Essen fought fiercely!

Although the firing rate of Ninghai and Jinghai was slow, their precise shooting took the initiative on the battlefield from the beginning. The two battleships tried to distance themselves from their opponents as much as possible, and cooperated at a distance of 8 to 9 kilometers.

In order to attack the opponent, the two Russian battleships only have 12 main guns, and the hit rate is low. In addition, Cheng Biguang’s attack on Ninghai

The defense of the ship was confident enough. Therefore, Cheng Biguang gave up a simple one-on-one battle. Instead, after breaking the balance and one of the opponent's warships evaded or its firepower was weakened, he concentrated his firepower on the other warship, Pinghai.

The occasional salvos from the USS and Jinghai put considerable pressure on the two Peter the Great class battleships!

Five minutes after the battle began, the Jinghai, which was in second place, was the first to give its opponent a heavy blow! A 12-inch gun accurately hit the top of the Ekaterina's B turret, although the gun was said to have hit

It penetrates the horizontal armor of the turret, but sadly, the Russians believe too much in the effect of hardened armor, so the top armor of the turret is also made of hardened armor instead of high-performance homogeneous steel armor. In addition, this water

The thickness of the flat armor is not high. It is only 75mm thick. But the thickness of the hardened layer is enough, so the gun was not fired after hitting the horizontal armor of the turret. It hit the horizontal armor with sufficient hardness but insufficient toughness. Huge

The vibration was transmitted to the lower part of the armor, causing a large number of back plates and steel plates to break! Although the gun could not be sent into the turret, the fragments produced still swept across the entire gun crew![

"At that time, I suddenly heard a dull collision, and then a harsh tearing sound resounded throughout the turret. It covered all the sounds, and the entire turret echoed with this kind of soul-crushing sound. Then it was like

Raindrop-like fragments flew out from the top of the left gun. They destroyed everything that was not solid that they could touch, including the electric lights for lighting, the hydraulic and reset equipment that controlled the pitch of the gun, and every living thing.

Life! I subconsciously leaned towards the side of the main gun, and then I heard the sound of fragments hitting the steel and the screams of my comrades. It was like a shrapnel suddenly exploded above our heads, and we were unprepared.

And I could only stay in a narrow turret. I was lucky, but my leg was hit by a few bullets, and the gun crew I was in lost at least 70% of its personnel in this hit!" said the man afterwards.

The soldier said with lingering fear.

The gun did not penetrate the turret, so from the outside, there was nothing wrong with the top of the turret except for a dent. Although everything inside had been killed, the Russians did not realize that the turret had been killed at first.

Out of action. The servo of one of the guns

It was severely damaged, but the other artillery was basically fine. Of course, almost all the two gun crews inside were buried! The first thing that noticed something strange about the Ekaterina was actually the Jinghai that was fighting with it.

The Jinghai suddenly discovered that the fire-breathing three-headed dog on the other side suddenly turned into a two-headed dog!

Later, the Russians also discovered that the firepower seemed to be weakened. And the phone inside the ship could not be connected. After desperation, they sent someone to check and found that the Russian gun crew in the B turret had been completely damaged, so they rushed to repair it.

damaged equipment while allowing the backup artillery crew to enter the fighting position. While the Russians were busy for a while, another 1

The 2-inch gun hit the front part of the turret. The gun landed on the floor of the infirmary behind the deck of the big ship! The violent explosion instantly tore the entire cabin apart, and the sheets, alcohol, bandages and other items inside were destroyed.

When it ignited, billowing black smoke rushed out from the large hole on the deck, and the No. 3 turret of the Ekaterina was instantly covered by the thick smoke.

This is not over yet. The fire spread along the corridor to other places, even threatening the adjacent power supply room! Although the damage caused by these two cannons is not irreparable, if the damage caused by it is not dealt with immediately

If it did, it would definitely lead to serious consequences, so the Ekaterina quickly sent a signal to Essen to ask for instructions whether it could temporarily withdraw from the battle to save itself.

, and Essen looked at the smoke-filled Ekaterina and felt tangled. The Ekaterina now needs to save itself, but if it goes away, what should he do if he is left alone? One versus two.

?Obviously unrealistic. So Essen adopted a compromise method, which was to stay in the battle line, but arrange for auxiliary battleships to release smoke to cover the Ekaterina.

Several lightning strike ships carrying smoke canisters sailed towards the Yekaterina, and pulled out a smoke belt to provide cover for the damaged warship. Looking at the warship looming behind the smoke, Cheng Biguang decisively gave up attacking Yekaterina.

Katerina's attack, but immediately concentrated firepower to attack Essen's flagship! 12 doors

The salvoes of the 12-inch large-caliber artillery sprayed out streaks of flames at the Peter the Great. The Russian warships that had the upper hand in one against one were unable to fight against each other in a two-on-one situation. The two warships alternately fired dense curtains to destroy the Peter the Great.

Shrouded in it, violent explosions sounded from time to time from this cutting-edge battleship!

The Peter the Great is indeed Russia's most cutting-edge battleship. The thick 10-inch armor tenaciously withstood the 12-inch cannon like a battering ram at a distance of 7,000 meters! The 380kg gun repeatedly hit the Peter the Great's slender hull.

The hull of the ship, accompanied by a harsh impact, a 12-inch gun hit the other side almost close to the water.

In front of the Great Emperor's steering gear, this cannon hit the connection between the main armor belt and the tail armor. The main armor box was intact. However, a large piece of the tail armor belt was torn apart. What's even more tragic is that this

The fragments after the explosion of the gun directly penetrated the mine-protection empty chamber under the waterline of the hull, causing water to enter the two chambers! This caused the warship to tilt stern.

Then several rounds of the Jinghai's cannons hit the rear of the hull. The entire rear engagement side of the hull was taken care of by guns of various calibers in turn. The tail armor, which was not thick in the first place, was knocked to pieces. Large pieces were knocked to pieces.

The armor peeled off from the hull, and some of the main guns even penetrated the dome armor and exploded near the drive shaft and steering gear! These repeated blows increased the draft of the Peter the Great's stern by at least 15 meters!

Just as Pinghai and Jinghai were beating up the Russian fleet, the two seven-provincial fast battleships were also repeating what Pinghai and Jinghai had done. It has to be said that the outbreak of the Netherlands, a former maritime power

The last bit of vitality that came out was still very strong, and the Russian navy, which had already suffered serious blood loss twice,

It’s different. Although the Dutch Navy has not experienced actual combat, it has no losses, so the professional quality of its middle and low-level officers is still very high. Although the Russians have fought in battles, most of their experienced officers died on the battlefield. So in this naval battle

The level displayed by the Central Dutchmen at the tactical level is indeed relatively high.

Of course, another reason is that two seven-provincial fast battleships are obviously stronger than the combination of one Ninghai and one Shannhorst! After the last naval battle, the Dutch found that they had 8 12-inch main guns when faced with

When an enemy ship attacks, the seven provinces can support it for a long time, and this time the opponent

There are only 6 12-inch guns and 6 11-inch guns. The 11-inch-thick main armor can completely withstand the opponent's direct fire. In this case, in order to open the warship as soon as possible, close combat has become an inevitable choice. The two Dutch warships adopted

It is a tactic of close range and direct fire, in an attempt to use the advantage of firepower to completely overwhelm the opponent.

Faced with this situation, the Ninghai was okay. It could still support it for a while, but the Scharnhorst, which had been killing everyone just now, couldn't stand it at first. At a distance of 5,000 meters, a 262kg gun finally penetrated

The 8-inch main installation of the Scharnhorst was shot directly into the lower deck.

, exploded above the dome armor, and the huge explosive force formed a hurricane that swept across the flue close to the explosion point and the adjacent power distribution room. The German naval officers and soldiers nearby were directly beaten by dense sheets and flames before they could react.

A pool of minced meat caused a small fire amidships.

At the beginning, the German officers and soldiers quickly gathered to the fire point under the command of the officer to put out the fire, but then the intensive 6-inch high-explosives and shrapnel turned any place without armor protection into a hell. "Walking in the dark corridor

In the middle, I don’t know when a round came out from the side wall.

The cannon fell next to you, and with a loud noise and a huge fireball, your companions who were alive just now turned into flying ashes. Only a few burnt black helmets or other things proved that these people still existed!"

A German naval ensign described the tragic situation after the war.

But at this moment, neither Liu Guanxiong nor Rear Admiral Spee showed any fear or avoidance. Their own safety was of greater importance than that of the entire fleet and even the entire battle situation. Under the command of Rear Admiral Spee, the Scharnhorst was caught in the smoke and rain.

Avoid counterattacks, dexterity

He dealt with the powerful fast battleship Amsterdam and used the fire control advantage as far as possible to counterattack. Although the situation was ugly, thanks to the thick dome armor, this last German armored cruiser would not collapse immediately.

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Chapter completed!