880 Fierce Battle 4
The German battleships that saw the flesh they had just ran away like this naturally would not let it go. The tactical steering of the British fleet was not everyone lined up in a battle line, and then followed the flagship, and the leader left, and the other warships turned one by one. They were about to rush, so the faster they ran, the better! So, almost at the same time, all British battleships turned by themselves! (Similar to the great turn of the Scher fleet in front of the Jericho fleet in the Battle of Jutland.)
However, at this time, the Centurion battleship Baden was originally aiming, and the rangefinder located on the mast turned to the next target in sequence, and the Elling, which was still leaking outside the smoke screen, was firmly locked in the middle of the field of view!
If the target to be attacked is lost, then the Württemberg can only point the muzzle at the original target again. Then there are the Hessian battleship, and two battleships behind them also lost their attack targets. However, due to the angle problem, it seems to be difficult to exert firepower.
What kind of scene is it like when the three battleships concentrate their firepower and cover the target with a salvo every 20 to 25 seconds? It can be described as destruction! The barrage of the main gun shell of the battleship even completely covers the appearance of the target warship! Balls of fireballs continue to rise from the hull of the battleship Elling! Although dense shooting hinders observation, relying solely on the moving smoke columns, the three German battleships can easily determine the target's position!
"As the shooting continues, we cannot distinguish our landing points at all. Although we equipped different dyes on different battleships, the landing points of these shells are so close that even a few water columns form a water curtain! We cannot be sure which warship hit the opponent. We only need to know that the opponent is constantly hitting. Almost everyone realizes that the battle has reached its last moment and it is time for us to leave, so outside of leaving, we will not be stingy to tilt all the ammunition on the target! Don't leave here with extra shells! My captain said to me like this." The artillery leader of the Württemberg wrote in his diary.
"The Elling is over. After this battle, it will be difficult for us to face the German Bavarians again!" When the battleship George V finally retreated into the smoke screen, Lieutenant General Geram took a last look at the Elling, who was struggling between water and fire. Lieutenant General Geram knew that no warship could survive such a terrifying attack. In less than 45 minutes of fighting, Geram and Hood also threw away three battleships. The struggling warships and the bloody sea surface were so thrilling. When was the last time the Royal Navy held such a large-scale battle? Geram couldn't remember that after standing at the peak of the world for more than a hundred years, this generation of Royal Navy officers and soldiers finally tasted the cruelty and blood of the war again!
The opponent's strength, cunning and fierceness left a profound impact on Jeram and others. In a few hours of battle, the Royal Navy had lost as many as 6 main battleships, two-digit light cruisers and destroyers' leading ships! As for destroyers, it is probably more than one dozen, right?
Chapter completed!