Boom! The second loud bang came again. The flying high-temperature and high-speed debris not only destroyed the motor in the motor compartment, but also ignited the diesel in the oil pipeline! The ignited diesel quickly spread around along the fuel pipeline, and the diesel steam evaporated by the high temperature spreads to the surroundings. After mixing with the air, it forms another high-explosive aerosol bomb. It takes a little spark to easily turn the cabin into a sea of ​​fire!

The fire lost control at the beginning, and the flames, like magma, began to spread along the passage at the bottom of the hull, and the pipes spread around. The decks opened by the explosion provided a lot of oxygen for the combustion of the flames. The first thing that was threatened in these cabins was the ammunition depot between turrets No. 2 and No. 3!

"The warship is ready to inject water! The loss management team immediately quarantines the fire!" Essen said loudly in the command tower. The order was not passed in the end. Before Essen finished speaking, a group of four bombers had entered the attack position. In less than a minute, three 550kg armor-piercing bombs and two 250kg high-explosion bombs roared at the poor warship!

A bomb directly hit the support body at the bottom of the commander tower. Although the triangular mast is stronger than the original mast, it is still not enough to face a high explosive bomb of 250kg. The violent explosion directly exploded the bottom of the mast into several segments! The command tower above also fell down like a giant with its legs broken! The last impression in Essen's life was - was there an earthquake?

The huge command tower rolled on the side of the hull and tore off a large piece of ship's side. Accompanied by a huge water column, the command tower of the Borodino brought nearly half of the fleet commanders and their commanders into the waves of the Bay of Riga. The most tragic thing is that this collision also pulled the lightning protection net hanging on the side of the warship into the seabed...

There are two types of lightning protection nets. One is to use a steel lightning protection net to hang under the floating body without relying on the battleship, and then surround the battleship. This lightning protection net is generally used in conjunction with the barrier. It has a large weight, and it is troublesome to deploy and cancel, but the effect is really good. The other is to rely on the battleship. There are struts on the battleship test line, and there is a lightning protection net hanging under the struts. When used, open the struts and then unfold the net. When not in use, it is directly put away, just like an umbrella. This kind of lightning protection net is easier to collect and release, but the strength is not enough.

Unfortunately, the second type of lightning protection net deployed by the Russians for the fleet is the second type. Someone asked, why not deploy the first type? It is very simple to be willing. The Russian fleet was not deployed in the port of Riga, because there were a large number of transport ships being unloaded, and the entire dock and berth were almost used up. How could it be possible to accommodate fleets of such a size in the Baltic Fleet? Moreover, there is a minefield outside Riga Port, so when preventing the opponent's surprise attack, the fleet will also have trouble entering and leaving the port.
Chapter completed!