At the same time, Jericho also picked up a telescope and looked at his opponent. Jericho saw more than once about the Mainz-class armored cruiser. He had already understood the situation of this class of warship. At this time, the situation of the warship on the opposite side did not seem to be very good. A cannon in the double-mounted turret on the bow was destroyed and not replaced, and the side armor belt of the warship also left traces of battles after many battles. The thick smoke from the chimney of the warship also means that the burning coal of the warship is not very good. After all, the coal burning in Turkey is much worse than the Welsh white coal commonly used by the British.

"Our opponent is not in the state, but it chooses to challenge us at this time." Jericho is also full of confidence. He is full of confidence in agile-class firepower and defense. In his opinion, it seems that there is no problem to hit a warship in a bad state with the firepower output of the Agile-class world's top firepower output!

As a British first-class decisive battleship, the Agility class is not only because of its firepower, but also equipped with a relatively advanced fire control system. In order to ensure that 10-inch guns and 7.5-inch guns can strike targets more accurately. The original fire control command system was also installed. During the Russo-Japanese War, the combat distance between the navies between the two sides was generally around 7km, and the well-trained British Royal Navy officers and soldiers could naturally open fire at this distance. Overall, the Prince Albert armored cruiser could not rely on absolute range advantage to kill his opponents as he did two years ago.

However, relying on the fire control and walking advantages brought by the unified 7 10-inch main guns, Prince Albert first launched an attack at a distance of 9 kilometers! The thick and long 10-inch l40 guns sprayed out orange fireballs, and the storm formed when the shells were shot swept across the entire deck. The first round of 4 shells flew towards the enemy in the distance with the breath of destruction. After more than ten seconds, water columns rose up around the Agility.

With the start of this round of artillery, the direct confrontation between the surface fleet between England and Germany finally kicked off! "Turn left half a prayer point, close the distance, the distance is still a bit far." Jericho frowned slightly. When he asked his gunman whether he could counterattack effectively at this distance, the other party gave an ambiguous answer, which made him very dissatisfied.

The Agility began to accelerate while avoiding the shells fired from afar. When it approached 8 kilometers, the British gunners finally couldn't stand it. The two double-mounted 10-inch l45 guns opened fire first, and then the dense 7.5-inch guns on the side of the ship! The long 7.5-inch guns retreated suddenly, and a huge fireball almost burst out against the sea. The flames of the 7-level main guns shot almost covered the sides of the entire warship.

"From a distance, the British warships were like an active volcano erupting on the sea. They cast a hot rain of bullets at us at extremely high speeds of fire. Our warships were soon surrounded by water columns." A German officer who participated in the war recalled the situation at that time.

The two warships were soon surrounded by each other's barrage. They were like two warriors wearing heavy armor, fighting desperately with their weapons. They both had full confidence in their warships. No one retreated, no one was timid. The two warships sailed in almost parallel postures, fighting in the storm of steel and flames intertwined!

The projection advantage brought by the 7 7.5-inch guns of the Agile is unparalleled. The rate of fire of 4 rounds per minute means that each gun can fire nearly 300kg of ammunition in one minute! The British gunner desperately raised the heavy shells and launching medicine bags from the ammunition depot, and then piled them next to the artillery gallery to obtain a greater rate of fire. So much so that after Prince Albert's bow of the Agile ship just opened a big hole, the British decisively responded to three 7.5-inch shells!

All three shells landed on the upper deck of Prince Albert. The violent explosion blew two lightly protected 88mm anti-lightning guns into pieces. At the same time, the highly combustible picric acid explosive also formed a local fire on the surface of the warship. In this battle where neither side could effectively penetrate the opponent's armor belt, the British decisively chose a large number of high-explosive bombs filled with explosives. It seems that the situation is good at present!

"Get closer, use our high-explosive bombs and semi-armor-piercing bombs to completely overwhelm the opponent!" The battle made Jericho enter a state of excitement. He knew his strengths and weaknesses very well. Melee output was the key to victory. Sher naturally could not compete with the opponent's 4 10-inch cannons and 7 7.5-inch cannons at a close distance of 5km. Prince Albert drew a zigzag avoidance curve on the sea to start to widen the distance, and at the same time he used heavy cannons to return to this rash person!

The Agile did not dare to sail at high speed because before departure, the British Royal Navy engineers used very obscure statements to remind him that the ship's airworthiness might be worse. During the trial voyage in the North Sea, there was indeed a case of the lower artillery being poured back by sea water. Although it was now a calm Mediterranean, Jericho was flammable and did not dare to play with it.

So when Prince Albert looked at the distance again when the power system was not in good condition, the balance of war once again fell to the German side. At a distance of 9 kilometers, the firing boundary and strike accuracy of the 190mm artillery corridor artillery dropped sharply. It turned out that the rain of bullets that densely covered the German ship became sparse. At this distance, the advantage of the 10-inch artillery gradually emerged. In less than 2 minutes, four 10-inch shells fell on the slender hull of the Agile!

A series of explosions came out, and the violent vibration made Jericho, who was in the command tower, feel uneasy. Although the 10-inch shell could not theoretically penetrate the opponent's heavy 7-inch armor, it was still very lethal for those dense and long 7.5-inch gun barrels that stretched out! One of the shells fell on the front of the battleship, and the shells like awls drove the lower 7.5-inch gun barrels into two sections. At the same time, the violent impact also caused problems with the other gun's supply system. In a short period of time, the Agility lost the firepower of two 7.5-inch guns.

The loss of the secondary gun group caused a loophole in the dense firepower network of Agile. The narrow shooting range of the artillery itself further highlighted this problem. "Reduce the speed a little, keep it at the 10 o'clock direction of the opponent's warship. They have a large blind spot in the artillery at this position." The experienced Scher soon discovered this weakness and used the relatively high speed of the warship to occupy this position. Although Jericho wanted to make up for this by adjusting the relative position, the speed that he never dared to raise would make all efforts vain. If nothing unexpected happens, the advantages and disadvantages of both sides will be locked.
Chapter completed!