Chapter 890: Breakthrough
Hipper finally decided to break through, but the prerequisite for the breakout was to rescue the four Kaiser-class battleships behind him from the Queen-class guns. It was not a wise choice to attack directly. Regular battleships were particularly vulnerable to resisting the Queen's 15-inch naval guns.
Work hard, yourself
What if the battleship gets hit hard? So the safest way is to first deal with or severely damage the Tiger in the rear of the opponent, and then approach from the side to avoid the opponent's powerful main gun group, so that the Warrior in the third position can only have at most
Can use 4 tail cannons to attack itself.
The two fast battleships turned quickly under the command of Hipper and decisively concentrated all the remaining artillery to attack the Tiger at the rear of the formation. However, in order to maintain the formation, the Tiger's maneuverability advantage could not be brought into play, and due to position issues,
The Tiger's firepower could not be fully used, and the two German battleships attacked the last British battle cruiser with twice the number of guns.
Soon, a barrage of shells covered the Tiger. In just three minutes, the Germans scored a hit. Two shells hit the poor battleship almost at the same time. One shell hit the Tiger's 3
The horizontal armor of the No. turret is due to the angle.
, this shell did not penetrate but was bounced away, but the fierce armor still caused the horizontal armor of the turret to crack, and countless fragments fell from the top of the head, not only killing most of the British officers and soldiers operating in the turret, but also destroying
A cannon servo.
Another shell hit the stern of the ship. After penetrating the fragile tail armor belt, it exploded directly above the dome armor. The flying shrapnel destroyed several cabins and caused some damage to the steering gear. But it was okay.
Although it's not as bright as it used to be, it can still be used.
The Germans' attempt was quickly discovered by Thomas. The sinking of the two Dreadnoughts made his rear team in danger. Although the Tiger was much stronger than its brothers, facing the two German super Dreadnoughts, there was no future for them to resist head-on.
. Maybe the next shell will kill the battleship. Thomas and Betty
The difference is that he is a person who understands the situation clearly. He will not get carried away when he has the advantage, nor will he be at a loss when the situation is critical. Betty's fierceness and fierceness may make him perform better when fighting with the wind.
But in adversity or a draw, he is far inferior to Thomas.
"Order the Tiger to leave the formation, and the entire fleet will release smoke to distance itself from the opponent." Looking at the two murderous German fast battleships behind him, Thomas finally decided to slow down for a while and see what the opponent's plan was. So.
Suddenly, a scene like this appeared on the battlefield. The Caesar-class battleship, which had been surrounded for a long time, released smoke and retreated, while the three Queen-class battleships that had been fighting smoothly also gave up their attack.
"Uh." Looking at the British fleet that was moving cleanly and neatly, Hipper was a little confused. In the distance, Warspite, Barem and two Dutch warships were besieging two national warships. Hipper wanted to save them, but
The four British battleships staring eagerly in the distance still made him unable to let go. He also suffered heavy losses on his side, with two ships
The fast battleships are okay, they have been bullying the soft persimmons. As for the four Caesar-class battleships, except for the Catherine, which was severely damaged, the four battleships only have 20 main guns left! Less than half of them were lost, while the opponent's Queen-class battleship retained its firepower.
It's still complete. If we really open up a battle, these six warships may not necessarily be our opponents.
Just when Hipper was hesitating whether to continue to break through or go to rescue, the British had already helped him make a choice. The Seydlitz, known as the immortal little strongman in history, was stronger in this dimension than the New Seychelles in history.
The Delitz finally couldn't withstand the continuous attacks from the British's new armor-piercing projectiles and heavy artillery. During the battle that lasted for nearly an hour, the main armor belts on the left and right strings of the Seydlitz were struck repeatedly.
penetrate.
These two German battleships inherited the historical tradition of weak turret protection for German battleships. Although the Germans also strengthened the barrel protection, giving them a 320mm frontal face, this thickness of armor still faced the similarly enhanced British artillery.
Not powerful! Faced with the attacks of 16 15-inch guns and 12 14-inch guns, the two miserable German warships lost the ability to fight back in a short period of time.
The turrets were indeed worthy of being shell magnets. In just a quarter of an hour, the four turrets of the Seydlitz were turned into four burning torches! The thick and long gun barrels were hanging listlessly, or they were blown into pieces.
Two pieces. Rolling smoke and flames poured out from the breach in the turret, filling the entire bridge. The main armor of the Seydlitz was penetrated multiple times, although two
If both sides were engaged with the enemy at the same time, there would be no serious tilt. However, as time went by, the Germans found that their warships were "steadily" sinking. No matter how fine the compartments were, they could only delay this process. Finally, when the enemy was blocked,
When the water inundation of the Delitz reached a certain level, and even when the ship's capital appeared and disappeared, the captain of the Seydlitz finally gave the order to abandon ship.
"The Seydlitz has sunk, and Lützov will be next." Looking at the slowly sinking battleship, Hipper knew that he had lost this time, and that he had lost miserably. He used two elite fast ships to
The battleships were replaced by two old Dreadnoughts from the other side! What a disastrous defeat! The sinking of the Seydlitz indicates that it won't be long before the four British fast battleships will be free to attack themselves. If they don't leave at this time, then
Really no chance!
"Evacuate at full speed!" Without a trace of hesitation, Hipper decisively commanded all the battleships. After Thomas hesitated for a moment, he did not command the fleet to pursue. This made Hipper a little disappointed, and he planned to repeat the carbine.
Afterwards, someone asked Thomas why he did not continue the pursuit but let his opponent go. Thomas' explanation was simple. "According to the Russian intelligence, they only discovered 4 Königs-class battleships, so where are the remaining 6 dreadnoughts?"
?If they come to the battlefield, my fleet will
In an extremely disadvantageous situation." The Russians had pinned down the German fleet in the Baltic Sea, but again, they could not guarantee that they could pin down the entire opponent's fleet. Scheer only brought 4 König-class and auxiliary battleships to confront the opponent, and the other 6 battleships did not
appeared, so where are they now?
They are not heading to the battlefield or preparing to go to the battlefield as Thomas thought. Four of these six battleships are undergoing modifications on the slipway, and the huge 3-gun turret will be replaced with a twin 350mm main gun. This will be Scheer's
The most critical step in the plan to increase combat power, and the other two warships have been refitted at this time, but they are hiding in a corner of Kiel Port, waiting to surprise their opponents at some point.
Ruachev performed very well. He has been resisting and destroyed the No. 1 turret in Amsterdam, but in any case, he cannot change his final fate. After destroying all the main guns, the British warship boldly resisted boldly
Recent attacking, fire at the distance of less than 8km, and the armor -piercing bomb broke through the armor of Luluov without pressure. Perhaps it was because of the problem that was too close, so most of the artillery shells fell on the upper buildings and
On the armored part, the damage on the water line is not very large. But the result of this is that the Luluov finally lost all the artillery. The entire warship was floating on the sea like a huge torch.
"Sink him with a torpedo, then let's go." Thomas glanced at it. With a few dull loud noises, the second offshore of Britain and Germany came down.
In exchange for the two fast battleships of the German Gonghai Fleet. The German Navy has been severely damaged by unprecedentedly. Thomas also risen because of this battle.
"I know you will succeed. Brothers!" Jerco personally came out to welcome the new hero of the British Kingdom. Thomas's actions swept the frustration and obscurity of the British Navy in the past year.
The name of the fleet died, and there were only two Maoqi -class fast battleships. The German Navy's once -frightened avant -garde has disappeared.
"This is just the beginning, we will let the Germans blood debt! We will take revenge for the Royal Navy warships of the war and the officers and soldiers who sacrificed in the battle! We will clear the North Sea one day in the morning and evening, and we will also bring the Mediterranean Ceremony.
It may be long for this time, but we have confidence and perseverance to complete him! "Facing reporters, Thomas said that.
In the photo, behind Thomas is the huge 15 -inch artillery mouth of the Queen Elizabeth Battleship. And this photo finally appeared on the Thames' headline. The British people cheered for this victory.
Excited. Thomas finally entered the core layer of the Royal Navy in the British Navy with an irrefutable record. At this moment, even Churchill had to admit that Thomas's performance was indeed much better than Betty. He was more suitable for the big fleet.
The so -called some people are happy and some people are worried. When the British celebrate their victory, Hippel is tasting the failure of the failure.
The number of warships that can be dispatched in time does not even exceed 8 ships. Now the German Navy can immediately use the warships with 4 kings, 2 warships that have just been upgraded into ultra -fearless warships, plus their own Maqi and Guben. 4 Caesar.
Each of the level is injured and needs to be repaired. Four Bismarck -class battleships will be served in the next 4 months. They will replace the position of the war -tampass battleship, but what makes people desperate is that the German Navy is now 2 months.
In the time, there will be no more.
It is almost impossible to knock on the Russian people, but it is almost impossible to stop the British Empire fleet south. Now the British can even mobilize the troops of the two warfare teams into the Mediterranean.
On the other hand, you can launch an offensive against the Mediterranean Fleet in the Alliance. Beihai may be calm for a while, but the Mediterranean will re -fall into the contest of blood and fire.
Chapter completed!