At this time, the two sides were like two warriors who had fought for a long time. The long and cruel battle had drained their last strength. But both sides were unwilling to do so. They stared at their opponents with blood-red eyes, looking for each other.

He was eager to jump up and kill the opponent! Thomas was really ready to retreat. He even ordered the auxiliary battleship to release the smoke screen again to cover the fleet's departure. But at this moment, the loud noise coming from behind made people pay attention again.

On that battlefield that has long been forgotten!

The battle between three French super-dreadnoughts and three Austro-Hungarian super-dreadnoughts finally decided the winner. There were only 6 battleships, and the total number was only one-fifth of the total number of battleships from both sides at the beginning! And the battle

By now, when both sides are exhausted,

Then a capital ship will be an important weight to change the balance of war! This time God finally stood on the side of the Allies. The Brestany-class battleships and Prinz Eugen-class battleships, which were originally about the same performance in terms of performance, were actually fighting

There are high and low in the middle.

It's really luck! Although the French's tactical level is slightly better, they only have a slight advantage in the long battle. But just now, a salvo fired by the Brestany actually fired two shots in the water.

The shells! And what’s even more bizarre is that both of the two water bombs hit the St. Stephen! And both of the shells hit the bottom of the bow turret!

In general, there were various loopholes in underwater protection during World War I. Although sometimes subdivided compartments could resist torpedoes, it was not enough to face underwater bombs. Except for the Longwu-class battleships, which were considered during design

In addition to the battleships that can resist water bombs, even the Prinz Eugen super-dreadnought mother type

The Caesar-class battleship is still unable to withstand underwater bombs from 14-inch artillery shells! Not to mention the more fragile bow and stern parts! Although countries have recognized the flaws in the underwater protection of the bow and stern and increased the thickness of the underwater armor partitions, this increased defense

It’s still not worth mentioning in the face of 14-inch armor-piercing bullets!

The two water bombs exploded after penetrating the outer bulkhead and the oil tank. The violent explosion directly smashed the armored bulkhead at the back into a sieve, and turbulent seawater poured in from the breach, directly causing the battleship to fall from the

The slight left tilt turned into a severe forward tilt, and the subsequent artillery shell caused a more fatal blow. The fuse of this artillery shell was extremely

Yes! After penetrating the outer hull plate and thin steel plate, it successfully penetrated the final protection outside the ammunition depot! This shell directly entered the ammunition depot! And detonated the ammunition stored inside! Although after a long period of

After a fierce battle, there were not many shells in the ammunition depot, but the remaining ammunition was still enough to send the battleship to the point of no return!

A loud bang resounded across the battlefield! The St. Stephen was blown into two pieces by its own ammunition! A Gundam

Hundreds of meters of water rose from the turret at the front of the battleship. The turret, which weighed hundreds of tons, was pushed back from the turret by the force of the huge explosion. After jumping several meters into the air, it was smashed heavily.

On the hull, it accelerated the sinking of the battleship! Before the reverberation of the explosion dissipated, the battleship with a displacement of more than 26,000 tons disappeared on the sea.

"Should we fight 9 to 8 now?" Another choice was placed in front of Thomas! "Evacuate, evacuate at full speed!" In just half a minute, Thomas once again suppressed the fighting spirit in his heart and issued a retreat order to the fleet. Originally, according to the

His intention was to let the French fleet, which was in relatively good condition, take over the rear. However, considering certain political issues, Thomas gave up this idea. There was a significant difference in the quality of the remaining warships between the two sides. If the battle continued, it might not be a win.

, but a real loss of money!

But at this time, Thomas wants to leave, will the Allies agree? And at this time Thomas encounters the opponent's sharpest spearhead, the Caesar and four Calacciono-class battleships! Although this spearhead has been somewhat damaged after a long battle,

But it was also not something that the broken shield of Thomas's remaining fleet could withstand! Just as the British fleet turned and released smoke, Tycho commanded the remaining Italian fleet to launch an attack!

In this battle, the Kaiser's ability to preserve combat power was brought into full play, and the battle continues to this day. This battleship, which fought all the way from the vanguard battle, still has 6 15-inch main guns that can be used. Unless it is directly fired

Cut the tube into two

Generally speaking, the deformation caused by the shells hitting the gun base and the front of the turret will be offset by the pre-designed redundancy. In the final battle, the strongest warship, which had already killed two super-dreadnoughts, aimed its muzzle

Its third goal!

The Emperor of India was firmly locked, and rounds of 15-inch heavy bombs with a destructive atmosphere streaked across the sky, shrouding the opponent in a hail of bullets. The British would never sit still and wait for death. The eight 343mm main guns fought back hard.

Almost at the same time, the side strings of both sides burst out at the same time.

A huge fireball, but the difference is that the 14-inch layered inclined armor of the Caesar blocked the attack of the 343mm heavy artillery. As the outer armor was shattered, the shell's cap and warhead were damaged, and only one shot was fired on the main armor.

The dent is less than 6 inches, while the latter’s is 15

However, the armor-piercing projectile successfully tore through the main armor belt of the Indian Emperor, and passed through the opponent's dome armor and exploded in the steam turbine compartment! The flying shrapnel and the high-speed rotating turbine gears were loaded together, and the violent collision directly paralyzed the ship.

The power system of a battleship, the metal torn

Harsh sounds, explosions and flames began to rush out from the corridors and breaches. After this blow, the speed of the Indian Emperor slowed down significantly, and the gun seemed to have severely damaged the opponent's control system, and the battleship's control seemed to have also been affected.

Something went wrong. Starting to pop off the queue.

At the same time that the Emperor of India was violently beaten, the Italian fleet, headed by four Calagiono-class battleships, also fought against other Allied warships with the cooperation of two Austrian Navy Prinz Eugen-class battleships. It must be said that the French's deployment

The Lestani-class battleship is indeed not

Wrong, at least it is much stronger than its British counterpart. Except for the unfortunate incident of being hit by a water bomb, it is difficult for ordinary 14-inch artillery-carrying ships to cause fatal damage to it. At this moment, the three French super fearless ships bravely shouldered the responsibility.

assumed responsibility and covered the retreat of the British fleet.

The Emperor of India could no longer accompany the fleet. Thomas chose to abandon the battleship without hesitation. However, what was surprising was that the attack of the Kaiser slowed down, which made people confused. Only

Lin Yongsheng and Si Pei knew the real reason immediately! The Kaiser, which had been fighting for a long time, had insufficient ammunition! It did not mean that all the 120 rounds of ammunition for each gun had been used up, but that all of them had been used.

We are almost running out of armor-piercing ammunition.

The situation of other warships on both sides is similar. If nothing unexpected happens, the final result may be that the Allied fleet sinks the Emperor of India, while other Allied warships can successfully transfer in! But at this time, the Prinz Eugen made two key decisions

A hit! A 350mm shell hit the steering gear cabin at the tail of the Guba, shattering the entire cabin, while another 350mm shell

The shell hit the dressing room at the bottom of Guba's No. 4 turret. Although the battleship's "inventory" had become very small due to the long battle, the remaining propellant and shells in the cabin exploded.

It still caused serious damage to the Guba! On the one hand, the violent explosion destroyed the boiler room not far from the gun position, and on the other hand, it opened a large hole in the side of the ship, causing a large influx of seawater!

"What a bad luck!" The loss of two battleships at the last moment gave Thomas a feeling of uncertainty! If we ignore this period, the two sides were 4 for 4. Although the ones he had sunk were both Super Dreadnoughts, the other side only fought

Two Dreadnoughts were sunk, but overall it was not a big loss, but in the last period of time, it was just right

This is a Chinese idiom, overwhelming! After a hard battle, when the losses reach a certain limit, the subsequent losses will be faster than the beginning! Although the French fleet destroyed the St. Stephen, the Allies still controlled the battlefield.

Advantages. Coupled with a little bit of luck, the Gudaq number was also left behind!

"Completely defeated, let's go!" Under the cover of the auxiliary battleships, Thomas finally withdrew the remaining fleet and rejoined the previous Betty fleet. The 17 capital ships when they came out were now reduced to only 11.

In this battle, the Allied fleet sank 2 fast battleships, 3 super-dreadnoughts, and 1 more

Fearless, the rest are all injured. The fast fleet commanded by Betty is even worse. Almost all of them have completely lost their combat effectiveness and can only return to the mainland for overhaul. It can be expected that for a long period of time, maybe even in the next

During the entire time, the Allies were unable to organize another large-scale battle!

The British fleet southward commanded by Thomas was completely crippled. Although the Grand Fleet still had five remaining Queen Elizabeth-class battleships and three Revenge-class battleships to defend the North Sea. At least a certain advantage was guaranteed, but it was impossible to continue sending troops.

.After experiencing too many battles, the British with strong family backgrounds also felt that they lacked stamina and were fighting on both fronts at the same time.

After the war, the North Sea contained the Germans, and the Mediterranean and Italian battles, the British fleet also entered a period of relative weakness. After all, in addition to the eight 15-inch main gun battleships in the Grand Fleet, there are only dreadnoughts! Super Dreadnought has already

It has been exhausted, and it has either sunk in the war or needs major repairs! This is a real landlord's house and there is no surplus food.

The British are very miserable. Not to mention that their ally, the French Navy, is not very powerful, but it was tricked again at first, and the Russian Navy is trapped in the Baltic Sea. Now, it is almost equivalent to the British fighting against the navies of Germany, Italy, Austria, and Turkey.

Although Austria and Turkey cannot compete with Britain and Germany

Comparatively, but people can also put together 4 super fearless ships! The battle has reached this level, and the British Royal Navy is also in crisis. If the German fleet completely eliminates the Russian navy, and the Allied Mediterranean Fleet uses force again, the British Royal Navy will also be in crisis.

How do people cope?
Chapter completed!