"The fleet sent out a lot of smoke and dust at two o'clock. It was visually detected that it was the opponent's main fleet, with a speed of more than 23 knots!" Finally, Betty got the news he had been waiting for. The intelligence was indeed accurate! The German fleet was indeed here, and it was indeed only Germany.

Fast fleet, if it is the main fleet, it is impossible for the German fleet to travel at a speed of more than 23 knots. He has now captured the opponent, and the rest is to be annihilated!

When the British light cruiser discovered the German fleet, Hipper also discovered the British light cruiser. At the same time, he also realized that the British fleet should be nearby, because the other side's light cruiser did not leave, but kept tracking and sent a telegram

, if there is no large fleet nearby, the British light cruiser has already escaped, how can it continue to stay here? The only question is how many British fleets are nearby! Will I get indigestion if I encounter it?

The two fleets still sailed quickly according to their own set sails, and the two sides quickly approached each other at a relative speed of nearly 50 knots. Soon, they discovered each other. Under the thick smoke, the huge and slender battleships and the hedgehogs gathered together.

The surrounding auxiliary battleships. "For the Empire, for the victory, long live!" When the British main fleet was finally revealed, the German officers and soldiers roared at the sea full of war intent! Although they could not go to the British coast today, they could

You can wash away your shame!

"Damn, the other side has six battleships! We have never seen the two in front!" A staff officer on the Tiger cursed angrily as he looked at the gradually clearer German fleet. The two battleships in front were obviously larger in size.

It is shorter than the latter, although the distance is very far. But the weather conditions are good today, and the sea breeze has blown away the smoke, so they can more easily conduct range measurement and sighting on the battleship.

There is a certain direct proportional relationship between tonnage and combat effectiveness. But size and combat effectiveness are not necessarily directly proportional! Those incredibly large warships often cannot defeat smaller ones in deadly battles. Because those warships are fast warships, history has left

Extra-large cruisers like Rick and Qiang Sheng are absolutely majestic in appearance, but they can never defeat the battleships of the same period. Of course, they can still run. Now this inference is also suitable for the first battle. The Tiger can never defeat the Elizabeth, which is more than ten meters shorter than it.

Queen class fast battleship.

"Damn it, when did Hipper get two more battleships?" Betty gritted his teeth and looked at the fleet that appeared in the distance. A sudden change occurred, and the opponent's combat power increased by more than half out of thin air. You know, the last time they encountered it

At that time, the Hipper fleet consisted of 2 Super Dreadnoughts and 2 Dreadnoughts. But this time, Betty believes that these two battleships are definitely Super Dreadnoughts, not Dreadnoughts! The German Navy has not built Dreadnoughts for many years!

"These may be Seydlitz and Lützow. At that time, I remember that they were included in the German battleship formation. At that time, we suspected that these two battleships might be high-speed battleships because their ships were relatively slender, but

The Navy Department analyzed that there was still a gap between them and the battlecruisers, so they insisted on classifying them as battleships." At this moment, the captain of the Lion, Challen, sent a telegram.

"Four ships turned into six? If Charron's guess is true, then we have four super-dreadnoughts against the opponent's four super-dreadnoughts, and four Dreadnoughts against the opponent's two Dreadnoughts." Betty pondered. At this time, he understood Thomas somewhat.

Well, the strength gap between the two sides on paper is not that big. And if protection is taken into account, the gap may be further narrowed. As for the speed? When the two sides are fighting against each other, going a knot or two faster will be of use! For the British warships

Performance. Betty actually has some worries in his heart, but at this moment, he must not order a retreat. If he dares not even fight in 6 vs. 8, then he will definitely become the most miserable general in the history of the British Navy! Betty is not a reckless man, on the contrary

He still has some knowledge of his fleet.

"Get ready to fight! We have two more battleships. All the super-dreadnoughts will be matched with the opponent's super-dreadnoughts. Every two dreadnoughts behind will attack the other side. Get ready to fight!" In the end, Betty decided to fight! According to the experience of the Chinese Navy, even if both sides

There is only a very small gap, so after forming a local advantage, it can be quickly expanded and transformed into an overall advantage. After all, the British have two more dreadnoughts. Betty believes that as long as the main force of the German High Seas Fleet does not appear, then his chances of winning

Will be taller than the opponent!

The main fleets of both sides continued to approach, while the light cruisers and destroyers began to disperse to both sides. This was a battle between giants, and it was not something that small fishes and shrimps like them could interfere with. The distance between the two sides was already close to about 20km, and it only took a few seconds.

Within minutes, both sides can enter each other's range. The rangefinder at the top of the mast locks the distant warship in the center of the field of view, and transmits speed, course, angular velocity and other data to the fire control room for settlement. The turret's ammunition

The conveying channel was opened, and the main gun shells and propellant packs were sent to the turret along the lifting shaft, and then completed the state with the help of the servo.

All the turrets rotated according to the data provided by the fire control system, and each giant gun aimed its dark muzzle at each other. The commanders determined the order of engagement between each other for the last time. Tiger vs. Seydlitz, Lion

The Queen Mary faced the Lütsov, the Queen Mary faced the Moltke, the Grand Princess faced the Goeben, and the rest were the British 4 Dreadnoughts versus the German 2 Dreadnoughts.

"Can the rear team be okay?" In the last few minutes before the battle, Hipper was also uneasy about whether his rear team could withstand the blow. In his view, this was the only variable. If the rear team could collapse

If I had been able to repel the opponent's super fearlessness before, I would have won. But if the British took the lead, Germany would have lost. General Scheer has done his best to use all the high-speed weapons that can be called high-speed.

All the battleships were handed over to him, and he absolutely could not fail! The German Navy could not afford to fail!

This was the fairest duel after the war began. Both sides discovered their opponents almost at the same time, and almost expected that the other party would appear in this sea area at a certain time. Due to various reasons, almost no other force intervened in this duel.

, and the auxiliary battleships of both sides were so insignificant in such a large-scale battle, both sides gave up using smoke to reduce the opponent's hit, because this would also lead to a decrease in their own hit. Just like the berserkers in Nordic myths and legends

, the war hammers in the hands of both sides are powerful enough, but the defense is relatively weak!

"Fire!" When the command to fire was transmitted to all the warships, almost at the same time, the four super-dreadnoughts in the German navy's front team sprayed out streams of hot fire dragons and flew towards the British fleet m away. The two dreadnoughts behind them

Because the ship's range was insufficient, it took 2 minutes for the ship to fire its first and a half salvo.

"Keep approaching, we need to get closer." When the German Navy's super-dreadnought spewed out streaks of hot flames, the entire British fleet was wrapped in water columns nearly a hundred meters high. Under the cover of the water curtain, the British

The battleship's range measurement began to be affected, and the order to fire was passed to Betina over and over again, but the fleet was still ordered to continue approaching. The fleets of both sides approached at a very small angle, and both sides headed northeast.

"Thomas said there was something wrong with our artillery shells. Although I don't want to admit it, after many battles it was really difficult for us to effectively kill our opponents at long distances." Betty also compared the battle reports of both sides, and he also discovered that the British

The 14-inch artillery shells seem to have very limited damage to the opponent!

When the distance approached 14,000 meters, Betty finally ordered a counterattack. The shells fired by the eight British battlecruisers flew towards the German fleet more than ten kilometers away accompanied by screams in the air. The British had more than a dozen more guns.

Artillery, this first salvo was full of momentum. But just when the British were inspired by their powerful offensive, a huge fireball rose from the Lion. A 350mm heavy gun from the Lütsov first fired

Hitting the opponent, the shell hit the Lion's upper armor belt. Only 6 inches of armor was easily torn apart. The shell finally exploded near the flue. The violent explosion was mixed with countless shrapnel and flames and was damaged.

Nearly 40% of the flue was destroyed. Clouds of black smoke poured out from the hull along the breach, completely covering the Lion's midship turret in the smoke.

"We all carried out blind firing in the subsequent battles. We could only operate the artillery based on the data from the fire control system. The optical equipment on the turret lost its function." said the gunner of the Lion's midship turret.

Many people thought that this incident was nothing to worry about, just a minor trauma. But what happened later told the British that this was just an appetizer for the powerful German vanguard fleet to their opponents. Then as the distance got closer, the British realized that

What is precision!

Just when the British were feeling depressed that their opponent had hit the target first, the Moltke successfully fired at the Queen Mary, and then attacked it in the next round. Two shells hit the British Navy's first-class super-dreadnought.

The battlecruiser, but the location of the hit was not good. One shot hit the bow and the other blasted several cabins amidships to pieces.

"Fire at full speed!" When the distance between the two sides approached 13km, the artillery on all the battleships had almost reached the optimal firing range. In this case, as long as it was not against God, under the skillful operation of the British and German naval officers,

It can quickly form an overshoot, and then it can enter full-speed firing. Not long after, the warships on both sides formed an overshoot. This is the most critical moment in a naval battle. The conditions for a hit have been met. All they can do is to fire in the shortest possible time.

Shoot out more cannonballs within the time required. Whether or not it hits or where it hits depends entirely on God’s arrangement!
Chapter completed!