Although the German naval headquarters has understood the Russians' intentions, and although Scheer and others have tried their best to mobilize their fleets to support them, there is a saying that distant water cannot quench the near thirst. Whether it is to light a fire in the fleet or to pass through the Kiel Canal, it is necessary to

For a period of time, the Russian fleet that has already set off can head to Danzig at a maximum speed of more than 22 knots. What? You said two unmanned ships

The dreadnoughts can't run that fast? Sorry, then you can follow slowly. So soon after Essen set sail, the two slower dreadnoughts were left behind, while the main fleet quickly sailed towards the target.

At 22 knots, it was nearly 40 kilometers in one hour, and 400 kilometers in ten hours. Finally, the German navy arrived at the sea off Danzig on September 22, 1915.

"It seems that the Germans are already prepared." Looking at the German fleet in the distance, Essen said with a wry smile. His most worried thing finally became a reality. The Germans did obtain the intelligence and took precautions in advance. But this

It proves from the side that there are indeed some very important things here that are worthy of Germany’s

The five pre-dreadnought battleships and a large number of lightning strike ships were protected by human resources, but they were sent to the Germans like meat to their own guns. "I hope that before the German main fleet arrives, we can achieve a decent result."

." Essen glanced at the portrait of Makanov hanging on the wall.

"Today, I will lead the fleet to restore the glory of the St. Andre flag. I hope that the general's spirit in heaven can protect Russia and my fleet!" Essen whispered. "The fleet is ready to attack! Our mission is to completely destroy everything that blocks us.

Whether it's a battleship or a fort or something else! No one can stop us from turning the Port of Danzig into a sea of ​​fire! So the boys started doing it! The glory of the St. Andre flag will return today!"

Sen ordered loudly!

"Behind us is Danzig. We have no way to retreat." Just before the Russian fleet opened fire, Paul also raised the battle flag. At this time, he really had no way to retreat. They were Danzig.

The lives of hundreds of thousands of German civilians in Danzig City depend on their protection, and even more important

The most important thing is that the future new flagship of the German High Seas Fleet, the super battleship Bismarck, is being built at the Shuoxiu Shipyard in Danzig Port. Even if the entire fleet is completely exhausted, this future giant ship must not be damaged! Of course, this

He can't tell ordinary officers and soldiers. It's confidential!

When the Russian fleet appeared on the sea, Paul knew that he could not resist at all. Isn't it funny that 5 quasi-dreadnoughts were fighting 4 super-dreadnoughts? The only thing Paul could do was to delay time through his own sacrifice, waiting for the hope of hope.

The arrival of the Pell fleet. So at the beginning, Paul used almost all available forces to create a smoke screen. All available forces

The battleships were filled with smoke canisters and pulled out smoke walls on the sea to prevent the opponent from observing. At the same time, even airships were used. Their mission was not to bomb, but to indicate the position of the Russian fleet to Paul.

Starting from a distance, the German auxiliary warships pulled out a wall of smoke and approached the Russians step by step. They tried to drive away the Russians' super fearlessness through the hidden torpedo boats.

"Haha. That's a good thing." Looking at the thick smoke on the sea, a smile appeared on Essen's lips. This idea was really good, but it was a pity that he met Essen. After all, Essen also used to work with Yang Yonglin and others.

His subordinates have gone through it several times. If he can't crack it with this method, then he

What are you talking about? The Russians really have nothing to do with the German fleet hidden in the smoke on the sea, but the problem is that the Russians have no need to do anything with these warships. Their target is the giant ship being outfitted in the Danzig shipyard.

The ship and this city, why can't we get along with these little guys?

Originally, Essen did not plan to list the city of Danzig as a target. After all, there were too many civilians in it, but I don’t know if the Russians were stimulated by the tragic defeat on land, or for some other reason. Essen received

The order clearly listed Danzig City as the second strike target. The first strike target was the shipyard and the warship, while the second strike target was the entire city. And in order to improve the strike efficiency, each gun in Essen's warship actually had

Half of the picric acid high-explosive bombs!

After the Essen fleet arrived, the Russian airships also flew over. Although they would not fly to the UK with bombs like the Germans, it was still okay to bring a transmitter or something. The Russian Navy had already based its intelligence on

The personnel's information marked the location of the Danze Shoko Shipyard on the map and listed

He found the positions of several suspected outfitted warships. Essen did not need to attack too accurately at all, as long as he fired the shells into a certain area, so Essen did not pay attention to the actions of the German navy at first, but concentrated on

The artillery was adjusted to a high elevation angle, and then based on the data provided by the airship, it blasted at the shipyard!

36 14-inch 45L main guns took turns pouring deadly bullets towards the target area. These shells were obviously too large after flying over a distance of nearly 20 kilometers. Many shells did not fall in the shipyard at all, but fell into the shipyard.

in the adjacent residential areas and commercial streets. After the shell exploded, the green flames generated by the burning of the picric acid charge filled the city.

It wanders around the city, burning everything it encounters. No matter it is a building, vehicle or person, it cannot escape its clutches. Countless shrapnel flies around the target area, harvesting lives wantonly. Often after a shell falls,

There was no living person within a radius of hundreds of meters. In just a few minutes, Danzig City had already paid a heavy price!

"These lunatics! Demons! You should go to hell!" The Germans did attack British ports, and many civilians died under the muzzle of the guns. However, such acts of sowing death rain in residential areas wantonly

Never done it before. This time, the Germans were really angered, and Paul obviously couldn't hide like this. He had to organize the Russians even if they destroyed the entire fleet.

Move! The telegraph quickly conveyed Paul's order, and all German fleets received orders to attack their opponents at all costs. From now on, whether it is a quasi-dreadnought with a displacement of nearly 15,000 tons, or an old cruiser with a few thousand tons

, or several hundred tons of destroyers and dozens of tons of torpedo boats. They will all launch an attack on the Russian fleet under the leadership of the leader ship.

Led by the flagship Braunschweig, five German quasi-dreadnoughts rushed out of the smoke and rushed towards the Russian giant ship in the distance under the guidance of the airship. Because of the smoke, the Germans were able to get close to the Russian fleet.

When he emerged from the smoke, Major General Paul found that he was only 4km away from the nearest Russian destroyer! The officers and soldiers on this destroyer seemed to have been surprised.

However, the giant beast that jumped out was petrified, and with little time to resist, it was torn into pieces by the flying 150mm shells. Victory was achieved! But Paul did not relax, because he found that although the distance was relatively close, it seemed that the Russians were far away.

The battleship was still further away. At the same time as the Russian destroyer sank, the Gangut fired one and a half salvos at it.

"Withdraw into the smoke, let the destroyers continue to move forward, and push the smoke forward!" Paul ordered. Then several destroyers took the risk and charged forward, pushing the smoke screen forward little by little, while the five quasi-dreadnoughts retreated into the smoke screen again, because

It is outside the port, so the wind is not strong. If it were at sea, the sea breeze would have already dispersed the smoke. Now, with the tireless efforts of the Germans, the smoke is advancing forward, and the German warships are also constantly moving forward under the cover of the smoke.

near.

At first, Essen didn't care. What he cared about was whether the mission could be completed. But as the opponent continued to advance, the destroyers of both sides were fighting each other. The torpedoes that came from time to time made Essen unable to quietly attack the ground.

Essen considered whether to kill these trash fish first.

At that moment, five Braunschweigs suddenly burst out of smoke from the right side, and as many as 30 11-inch 45l main guns were aimed at themselves. Although they still could not penetrate the Gangut-class sloped armor at a distance of 8km, the huge

The amount of projection has made Essen unable to ignore these old guys!

"Maximum rate of fire!" The 8km distance allows the artillery to fire directly with the sighting equipment on the turret. In this case, the high rate of fire of the 11-inch main gun on the Braunschweig can be fully utilized. Germany

They attacked first, and the first salvo fired nearly 9 tons of projectile! No warship can ignore such a powerful attack at close range. Even if they cannot penetrate the armor, these high-explosive bombs can completely hit the core of the warship.

Cause fatal damage!

Just as the Gangut and Sevastopol were surrounded by water columns and flames, the Russian counterattack also arrived. The flat fire of 36 14-inch guns completely overwhelmed the German firepower. The four super-dreadnoughts used practical actions to

Tell the world who is the most terrifying force on this battlefield! How many cannon barrels are there?

Almost parallel to the sea surface, clusters of orange fireballs were ejected from the slender barrel, and the air waves they brought out formed ripples on the sea surface. The Germans gave their opponents a hard blow. The round of shelling just now had at least

Four shells hit the enemy ship, and even caused a small fire in the middle and rear of the Gangut.

But the Russians were even more violent. In the first round of design, three shells hit the German fleet not far away. The Alsace shook violently, and a huge fireball with a large number of armor fragments surged out of the breach.

The thick smoke even covered half of the hull. The Lorraine was also unlucky. A shell hit its No. 2 turret with great power.

The large armor-piercing projectile blew the entire turret to pieces like a hammer. Just 9 inches of frontal armor was not enough! After just one round of fighting, Major General Paul clearly realized that he was definitely no match for these steel behemoths, and even

It’s not even worthy of being squeezed between teeth! If we fight to the death, it will definitely take less than half an hour for the opponent to destroy all his fleets!
Chapter completed!