Chapter 199 Provocation of the fate of the German Navy
Although the 380mm and 406mm naval guns sound majestic, the 283mm naval gun is the real backbone of the German naval guns, and they have also made a lot of contributions in later naval battles.
For example, in the Battle of La Plata in 1939, the Earl Spee encountered three British cruisers. The German warships fought against three British ships alone. After 82 minutes of naval battle, the two sides tied. The three British ships and two severely injured. The Earl Spee was also injured by the British ship.
At the same time, the world's first and only war example of naval shelling and sinking aircraft carriers was also the 283mm SKC/34 naval guns on the Schánhorst and Gnaisenno.
This kind of naval gun has all-round advantages in range and rate of fire. It is not afraid of fighting those who are advanced than you, let alone cruisers that are behind you.
After all, the German-class, the ultimate classification is called a pocket battleship! Fighting light cruisers is easy to capture!
When the second round of shells fell, the Libertad could not hold on at all, especially a 283mm shell from the middle tribe directly broke the entire Libertad into two pieces!
The sea water poured in frantically, and in less than a minute, the flagship of the Spanish Republican Army was sunk!
The remaining few Spanish Republican warships were already confused.
Their flagship was easily killed in a sneak attack, but they had no ability to greet the warships that were catching up!
They belong to the Trumenca-class destroyer, which is also the most equipped destroyer in the Spanish Navy. Its full load displacement is less than 2,000 tons, and it is a role in making soybeans.
If the Spanish battleships were still there, they might have come up to fight the German-class, but now they can only rely on the Air Force. Only when the Air Force blows the German-class down, they can come up to squeeze soft persimmons.
And now, the German-class is majestic and has killed their flagships! There is only one choice for the remaining warships: run, run as fast as you can, and run as far as you can!
As a destroyer, they have a high speed and a boiler of more than 40,000 horsepower, which can accelerate this warship to 36 knots. Even if the hull is old now, it is easy to reach more than 30 knots.
The German-class is driven by diesel engines. The advantage of the diesel engine is fuel saving, while the disadvantage of the diesel engine is that its power is not high, and at most it can only make the German-class reach 27.5 knots.
If they run, the German-class behind them will not be able to catch up. The problem is that warships are not racing on the ground. They will break through a hundred in ten seconds, and the acceleration of warships is a slow process.
And this process is accompanied by death!
Just as the German attacked the opponent's flagship, Admiral Schell, who had sailed to the other side, also began bombardment!
If the naval gun is facing each other, or if you chase it now, you can only exert the power of the artillery in front. At the same time, the area of the bomb is small and it is not easy to hit.
So, General Schell took a half circle and came to the other party's port side!
On the Admiral Schell, the main three-unit 283mm naval guns in front and behind all turned to the right.
When they completed their combat preparations, the Germans had already made the first shot, burning Spain's flagship, and the flames illuminated the sea. The remaining Spanish warships were quite clear.
Then, General Schell opened fire violently!
What is the scene of six 283mm naval guns firing together?
The fire illuminated the entire warship, and the huge black smoke enveloped the General Scher. The huge roar was simply a sound from hell!
When you see this scene, everyone will feel extremely spectacular. Whether it is World War I or World War II, the duel of warships, and the bombardment of naval guns, this is the most bloody scene!
A person will feel his insignificance, which is like the power of heaven and earth!
The entire sea surface was filled with the roar of naval guns, and the entire sea surface was covered with the flames of naval guns, and there was smoke everywhere. This was the most intense naval battle scene!
Sanchez was the first to be hit, and it was on the left side of the fleet. Although it was ready to accelerate during the first round of shooting, it still did not dodge.
Two 283mm shells landed accurately on the destroyer of less than 2,000 tons. One fell on the main gun in front and smashed two layers, detonating the ammunition inside, and huge flames burned on the sea again.
In the terrifying flames, several other Spanish warships, with rolling black smoke rising from the chimneys, constantly accelerating. In this naval battle, they were simply slaughtered!
Their luck is really good. At this moment, a fog suddenly appeared on the sea!
The water vapor on the sea surface is very large. In the second half of the night, fog is a common phenomenon. This fog is the best cover!
If they can accelerate in time and retreat quickly, they can still leave with high speed.
Unfortunately, the Merilla ship behind was unwilling to leave in shame. During the retreat, the two 120mm naval guns at the rear fought back at the Germans!
The sudden flash of light made Lukins extremely happy. Originally, he was worried that the other party would take advantage of the fog to escape. Who would have thought that the other party would fire a fire and fight back like a death-like attack!
The opponent's accurate head was not high, and the shells were still dozens of meters away from him! However, the fire of the opponent's fire exposed their position!
At this moment, the 150mm secondary guns on the two warships, the German and Admiral Schell, were firing fiercely!
This kind of gun has a small caliber and a small weight, so it is easy to catch the fighter, turn around quickly, and then fire!
On the sea, there was a rumbling sound of cannons again. Amid the cannons, the tracer bullet drew an arc and hit the opponent again!
Unfortunately, the 150mm shell is not powerful enough, it just hurts the opponent!
Lukins was not completely satisfied with this result.
Sinking two opponent's main battleships and letting three of them go away! Our side was not injured at all, and this was also good in the night battle.
In addition to tactical advantages, the high quality of the German Navy was perfectly demonstrated in this naval battle!
Relying on their excellent sight-seeing system, skillful operation technology, and combat will as close as a bayonet, they successfully sank the other party! Avenge for being sneak attacked during the day!
Of course, this is not enough!
Chapter completed!