"The situation is a bit bad. The Germans used a brand new camouflage, which had a great impact on our distance measurement. The seaplane we sent was also intercepted by German fighters! It is difficult to complete the aligning mission!" When the distance was close to 21 kilometers, Lieutenant General Duff really couldn't hold back. In theory, both sides could already launch the first round of aligning at this distance. The British did not know what the situation of the Germans were, but the British fleet really could not effectively control the fire at this distance.

"Order the fleet to prepare for battle! Send a signal to the First Battleship Team, let them go a mercifix point on the left, and the warships behind them follow, and prepare to approach the enemy ship as soon as possible! The First Destroyer Team is ready to launch a lightning strike. Since we cannot effectively control the fire from a long distance, then we will pull the distance closer."

"Send a telegram to Thomas! Once we fight with the main force of the German fleet, let him immediately launch an attack on Hippel fleet, don't tell me any difficulties! I just need the result!"

At the most critical moment, when some people in the British fleet were already overwhelmed by the "magic" of the High Seas Fleet, Jericho decisively issued an offensive order! At this time, Jericho, who had always given people caution and conservatism, finally made an order to fight back! Because he knew that even if the British wanted to leave at this time, the Germans would not let the British fleet leave! And even if the British fleet left, facing the converged Allied fleet, were the British preparing to be crushed by a big score in the next battle?

"We have no choice but to fight to the end!" After the order was issued, Jericho murmured to himself.

"The targets are 21 kilometers apart!"

"The target is 20 kilometers apart!"

"The British fleet is ready to turn! The four Revenge-class battleships led by the leader have begun to adjust their courses! The British fleet follows up!"

At this time, in the command tower of the battleship Bavaria, the Germans were constantly monitoring the movement of the British, and the distance between the two sides had reached the edge of the battle. The British decided to fight in close combat, and the Germans were also looking for the best opportunity!

"Order the main force of the fleet to sail at a constant speed of 18 knots! The direction is one third of the right direction. After entering 18 kilometers, all warships allocate targets according to the scheduled plan! Each squadron can independently decide the timing of fire according to their needs." Ruprecht issued a fire exchange order! The right side is one third of the right side to approach the opponent faster. His colleagues increase the difficulty of the British's ranging by deflecting the course. For the German fleet, the course deflecting of the one third of the suit is also within the tolerant rangefinder of the asana rangefinder! When the British changed their course and prepared for close combat, the German fleet decisively launched an attack! Two minutes later, four Bavarian-class battleships of the German First Battleship Detachment launched the first round of the naval battle!

Boom! Accompanied by a roar like thunder, huge orange flames gushed out from the slender gun mouth, and the huge air waves even formed huge ripples on the sea surface. Because the friction turned red shells flew out of the gun mouth at a speed of more than 750 meters per second, as if the final attack horn was blown. After the first battleship squadron opened fire, in less than 2 minutes, the remaining four battleship squadrons of the German High Seas Fleet fired one after another. For a time, huge flames and thick smoke filled the entire battle line, and even covered the hulls of some battleships!

In less than a minute, hundreds of tons of steel with a breath of destruction flew towards the British fleet in the distance. A few dozen seconds later, hundreds of water columns rose up around the British fleet, and British battleships passed through the dense water columns.

"Fire!" After a while, the British finally issued a shooting order! The British fleet's 21 battleships, nearly 100 turrets, and nearly 200 artillery fired a shocking roar! Relying on the advantage of numericality, the British seemed to have a stronger voice than the Germans, but unfortunately, their accuracy was somewhat problematic!

"Damn it! The Germans' artillery was so accurate!" The four Revenge-class battleships commanded by Lieutenant General Bernie were closest to the German fleet, and they were also facing the fastest battleship in the German Navy - the Helgolan-class fast battleship! At the highest rate of fire, three rounds of volleys can be fired in one minute! Almost every 20 seconds, the Helgolan-class battleships can perform a fast shooting! In addition, they have a long service time and are of high personnel quality. Even when facing the Revenge-class battleships, the four Helgolan-class battleships commanded by Lieutenant General Bernke were not afraid at all! And in the fifth minute after the war started, they achieved the first hit in this naval battle!

A 350MM shell weighing 650KG from the Helgolan flew straight to the side string of the Determination! This shell accurately hit the transition area between the armored belt and the main armor of the artillery. Even at a distance of 16 kilometers, the armored shell of the cap still smashed through the 8-inch armor and exploded inside the artillery! The huge explosion not only destroyed the two 6-inch cannons next to it, but also lifted the upper deck on the top of the artillery! Several 12-pound cannons and 2-pound cannons were torn into pieces, and together with more than 20 British Royal Navy officers and soldiers next to it turned into dust.

A moment later, Turingen also made a hit. A main gun shell left a huge penetration injury on the hull of the Revenge battleship. Oldenburg did not dare to show weakness. He opened a large hole in the armor belt in the front of the hull of the Royal Oak, which brought hundreds of tons of water inlet to the latter. The best effect was the Rhineland, which successfully destroyed a main gun barrel of the turret A of the King Quan, and the other main gun was temporarily unavailable due to the failure of hydraulic equipment.

When the fourth German battleship team hit the opponent's shells at least 8 rounds, the most elite Revenge-class battleship team of the British fleet did not get a hit! Even three of the warships had not yet formed a single cross-fire! This bad situation made Lieutenant General Bernie feel uneasy. However, it was just uneasy. The conscientious 330MM armored belt was immune to 350MM naval gun attacks at such a long distance, so although the Revenge-class battleship was temporarily down, the battle situation was still stable.

However, at this time, the second and third British battleship squadrons, which had already come into contact with Germany's most powerful maritime strike force, were not so lucky. As soon as they fought, these obsolete things were already dangerous! For the Bavarians of the High Seas Fleet, these British super fearless armors in the distance were as fragile as paper! The gap between them was even far greater than Hippel and Betty in the Battle of Jutland back then!
Chapter completed!