A 350mm shell flying from the Prince William accurately hit the Neptune's gun mount. Unlike the waterline armor, the gun mount armor is round, so the shells fired from any angle will be vertical.

Angle injection, that is to say there is almost no horizontal angle problem, (of course

, the angle on the vertical plane still exists.) In other words, in order to obtain better protection, the armor of the gun mount must be thicker than the side string. For example, on the French battleship Richelieu during World War II, the side string was just

320mm sloped armor, while the gun mount armor is 405mm thick! to improve protection.

But it is a pity that the British gun mount is only 12 inches armored! Although it is much stronger than the Queen's 10-inch gun mount in history, the German artillery has also become 14 inches! At a distance of about 13km, 12 inches

The armor is simply not good enough to face the hard capped armor-piercing projectiles of the 350mm artillery!

"From my perspective, I could see a small fireball flashing slightly under the Neptune's turret, followed by a loud noise and plumes of thick smoke pouring out from the breach! Then the entire turret was destroyed.

A huge shock wave shook violently." A German officer serving on the Prince William said this. After a few seconds, the flames and high-temperature shrapnel generated by the explosion of the shell ignited the replacement batteries that were being stored in the gun mount.

Ammunition in the medicine room, dozens of rounds

The bombs and propellants detonated in an extremely small space. The violent explosion made all fire prevention measures useless. Countless fire dragons raced inside the battleship, and a series of loud noises caused the bow of the entire battleship to finally fall off the hull. The Neptune

He didn't even remember to fill the ammunition depot with water before it was destroyed by a violent explosion! The front half of the battleship quickly sank into the sea, and the second half finally disappeared into the rolling waves of the North Sea with a violent explosion.

"Let the armored cruiser cover the destroyer to launch a lightning strike. We must delay!" After receiving the news that the Neptune sank, Jericho ordered with a gloomy face. In less than 20 minutes of the battle, a dreadnought was sunk, and

As time goes by, British battleships will be lost faster, including even precious super-dreadnoughts.

! Because compared with the dreadnought, the German super-dreadnought has not made much improvement in protection. The dreadnought cannot withstand the 350mm heavy artillery, and the super-dreadnought cannot withstand it either! Now the distance cannot be increased, as long as one shell hits one

The right location would mean the death of a steel behemoth that cost more than 2 million pounds and weighed more than 20,000 tons!

British cruisers, which have always been mainly used to fight against each other's armored cruisers and engagement-breaking battleships on the ocean, never thought that they would have to face the German super fearlessness today. This has exceeded their design requirements, but at the critical moment, the sacrifice of the Royal Navy

The spirit of sacrifice and unyielding fighting spirit allowed the British armored cruiser formation to fight towards the battle line in the distance that heralded death without hesitation! And behind them were dozens of destroyers of various types. They would use their bodies and torpedoes to fight

Disrupt the opponent's deployment!

The British armored cruiser formation has practiced many times. They skillfully passed through the gaps between the main fleets, and then launched an impact with hundreds of tons of various types of lightning strike ships behind them! These fast-moving figures were on the first

The time was discovered by Scheer, and then the German fleet will execute the plan according to the plan.

OK. The artillery of the armored cruiser cannot cause fatal damage to the dreadnought. This is well known to the Germans, but it is different for the torpedo ships behind them with hundreds of torpedoes. God knows, as soon as these deadly assassins enter the range

What consequences will it bring to the fleet?

The British tactic is to use armored cruisers to tear apart the interception of German light cruisers and torpedo ships, and then cover their own torpedo ships to enter through the gap. Even if they cannot really cause any fatal damage, just breaking up the formation will fight against the High Seas Fleet.

It caused a huge impact, don’t forget, there are still a dozen British battleships’ heavy artillery roaring in the distance!

"The fleet is half a Luo Jing point to the left. Keep the distance. We have to deal with these assassins first!" Scheer looked at the British fleet in the distance, which was covered by water columns and thick smoke from the muzzle. He ordered decisively. Although the two sides were fighting.

It didn't last long, but nearly 400 fires were fired

The roar of the cannon still filled the entire sea with smoke. Historically, the British Navy would take a break after fighting for a while to wait for the smoke to dissipate. Today, the same situation has occurred. In order to avoid unnecessary losses, the British Navy

I rationally chose to retreat temporarily.

The huge High Seas Fleet began to gradually move away from its opponents, but Jericho obviously did not want to give up. Shortly after the Germans turned, the British fleet also followed suit, but they turned more than Germany, a Luo Jing point. Jericho knew that if they were not there,

If some results are achieved before the cruiser and destroyer formations are wiped out, the British battle will be more difficult. As for Betty? God knows when he will come back!

The idea is very good, but the key is how long these armored cruisers can last! Led by the Defense and the Black Prince, at least 10 destroyers and torpedo boats rushed towards the König flying the commander's flag. They were German

It is the center of the High Seas Fleet, so it has also become the target of attack by the British fleet. But are the four König-class battleships with 40 350mm guns easy to mess with?

The tragic Black Prince in history unexpectedly came within 3 kilometers of the German main fleet during a night battle. At this time, it actually sent out an identification signal as if to die. But when the Germans saw that the signal was not

Of course, with a burst of artillery fire, this nearly 15,000-ton armored cruiser was torn into pieces in just a few minutes! But this time, the Black Prince was still seeking death, and it was still in good visibility.

daytime!

Under the salvos of the King-class battleships, the Black Prince and the Defense seemed to be wrapped in a moving wall of fire. Although the two armored cruisers were traveling very fast, they were getting closer to death as they continued to close the distance.

!Finally, when the King was still 7 kilometers away, a shell pierced the Black Prince's

Horizontal armor, and successfully entered the power compartment, a huge fireball rose from the hull! After a lot of explosions and tremors, the armored cruiser, which was as slender as a long sword, finally stopped at the sea unwillingly.

On the other hand, the other battleship was even worse and was directly smashed into pieces by two other King-class battleships!

"We don't know whether the opponent's ammunition depot was concentrated. We only know that 2 minutes after firing, the entire battleship was like an erupting volcano. The violent explosion passed from the bow to the stern, and the entire battleship was blown into several pieces, with countless pieces

Parts and fragments were thrown into the air, and some fragments were even swept towards the British destroyers behind. These little guys struggled to dodge shrapnel and flames and continued to impact forward." Scheer later recalled.

Although the British have many cruisers from the pre-Dreadnought era, they also need the protection of these battleships for their long communication lines, and Thomas has also taken away some of the elite cruisers, so those who can get on the stage can take part in this peak battle.

A circle of armored cruisers is even rarer, so this wave of armored cruisers sent by the British is no more than

8 ships, and faced 16 German dreadnoughts! The result can be imagined! Neither Scheer nor Jericho expected that the warships of more than 100,000 tons would be destroyed in less than a quarter of an hour.

They were all destroyed! Huge fireballs kept rising on the sea. The power and violence of the dreadnoughts were vividly demonstrated at this moment!

Like powerful giants holding war hammers, they easily crushed the child-like armored cruisers in front of them. The successive explosions constantly tested the nerves of the British. This lightning strike was doomed to fail. After losing the armored cruiser

After the cover, the remaining light cruisers and

The torpedo strike ship was directly exposed to the firepower of the German main fleet! At a distance of 6 to 5 kilometers, the German fleet opened fire, and all available artillery was constantly being designed, from 350mm heavy guns to 150mm

cannons, to 88mm anti-mine cannons, and even a large number of machine guns!

The artillery shells like raindrops formed a continuous barrage across the entire sea. Faced with such a dense attack, the dodge of the destroyers and torpedo boats was almost useless. Even if they were lucky enough to escape one wave of attacks, they might fall to another one as soon as they turned around.

Within the strike range of a battleship. Most British destroyers have to launch torpedoes at the maximum distance. The torpedoes fired from 3km away are almost imprecise. These torpedoes with white traces on their tails can be easily discovered, and then fired

dodge!

The British attack did not achieve substantial results. Not a single German battleship was hit by a torpedo. However, facing hundreds of torpedoes coming from all directions, the German captains were still under pressure. They struggled to avoid the incoming torpedoes.

torpedoes and tried hard to maintain the formation, but there was still a certain degree of chaos in the formation. At this time, Jericho's fleet successfully seized this very short period of time!

"What if your artillery can't penetrate your opponent?"

"Then get closer until you can penetrate it!"

“What if the opponent’s formation makes you unable to make a move?

"Then create chaos!" Thomas once asked Jericho such a question. At that time, Jericho answered very simply. And he did the same today. Just as the Lightning Strike Force set off, Jericho was already preparing.

Getting closer to the German fleet, and when the German fleet turned part of its firepower to the patrol, the main force of the British fleet, which was greatly reduced in pressure, had begun to get closer to the opponent under the cover of the smoke screen, and before the Germans could react, they launched a fierce attack!

The British fleet has locked the fighting distance to a little more than 10km, which is closer than the previous battle! And because of the chaotic German formation, the British fleet has slightly surpassed the German fleet, with at least 6 super-dreadnoughts in front facing the High Seas Fleet.

The 4 Caesar-class battleships! Formed a local numerical advantage!

At an extreme time, four Orion-class battleships and two George V-class battleships launched a fierce attack on the four Caesar-class ships that were caught off guard with a total of 60 343mm main guns! At a distance of only 10km, the trajectory was extremely straight! And the trajectory was extremely straight!

German Vice Admiral von Trotta, who was in charge of commanding the fleet, was caught off guard by such a fierce attack!
Chapter completed!