529 Battle 2
Although the two sharp teeth of Agility, a shark produced in the UK, Prince Albert was not at all cost. The 150mm secondary cannon on it was also killed 2, and the various small cannons on the battle were swept away by dense 7.5-inch high-explosive bombs. At this moment, all the main cannons were busy dealing with the Prince of Agility, and they also had their own weaknesses. For example, now he could not deal with the Pisana armored cruiser, which had been patrolling far away and fought until midfield before joining the battle. He was as cunning as a wild wolf!
If this 6,000-ton little guy equipped with 12 6-inch guns faces Prince Albert alone, he is as fragile as a baby. Unfortunately, when the Prince and Agility, an opponent with close strength, fight to death, a small weight can affect the progress of the battle. At this moment, the lonely wolf rushed forward without hesitation and poured tons of high-explosive bombs on the bridge of Prince Albert with a 6-inch gun like a wolf's teeth!
"Annoying thing!" The fires that kept jumping at the muzzle of the Bisana cruiser in the distance made Scher angry. It was just a small boat, but it caused great trouble to himself. The dense high-explosive bombs hit fire points on the side strings of the warship. The German and Turkish sailors who assisted the pipes were holding water dragons to try to suppress the ever-expanding fire, but the death storm composed of flames and shrapnel swallowed all the lives that dared to be exposed! The toxic gas produced by the violent burning of picoric acid began to spread in various cabins. Many people were caught off guard and were able to crawl on the ground powerlessly, waiting for the arrival of the god of death.
The rear deck of the warship gradually turned into a sea of fire, and even the rear main turret protected by the armored fort became very unsafe. The high temperature burned everything in the cabin, and the flames burned the pipelines and everything that could ignite.
"I could feel the area outside the turret burning because when I approached the side wall, I could feel the obvious heat. The same was true for the news from the ammunition depot, and we seemed to be in a huge stove." After the war, the cannon leader located in turret No. 4 recalled the situation at that time.
"General, the artillery chief advises us to separate firepower against these two targets. We cannot allow the Italian cruisers to attack us!" said an officer.
"However, the result of dispersing firepower is that neither warship can be suppressed." Scher flatly rejected the request of the artillery master. If half of the artillery was distributed to deal with the cruiser, the loss was not only the projection, but also the accuracy. If only four guns were attacked, it would be difficult to complete the most basic agile shooting. Therefore, Scher would rather choose to concentrate firepower to sink or drive the cruiser away, and then deal with the Agility.
But soon, Schell seemed to have a new idea. He suddenly found that the British warship opposite seemed to have been suppressing their speed. According to intelligence, the warship could easily run at a high speed of 20 knots, but in actual combat, the opponent's speed has always been around 14 knots. If it is said that in order to ensure the stability of the shelling, it is understandable to sail at this speed, but the opponent should realize that long-distance battle is not good for them, but still does not accelerate the pursuit. What the hell is this?
"Freeboard! It must be freeboard!" Schell accidentally saw the 7.5-inch cannon at the lower level of the Agility again. "It is the risk of sea water flowing back that made the British dare not speed up!" Schell said confidently. "Add speed to 17 knots, we need to get rid of that difficult guy. After understanding this, Schell decisively ordered.
"It seems that the Germans are leaving?" Jericho said with some confusion. The combat situation did tilt towards his own side, but the balance is fragile. The difference between the two sides is actually not big. A perfect hit of a shell may smooth out this advantage. In the absence of other Italian fleets around, it seems that the Germans choose to evacuate.
However, just as Jericho was considering whether the other party was cheating, such as leading himself to a minefield, the Bisana cruiser rushed up! The latter kept fighting smoothly, and it believed that the Agility would keep chasing and then tightly restrain the opponent.
The two British warships gradually distanced apart, and by chance, the Pisana happened to be on the connection between Prince Albert and Agile. The thick smoke from Bisana directly hindered the distance measurement and aim of the Agile. Prince Albert, who had greatly reduced pressure, immediately aimed all his firepower at the Italian cruiser that had just set fire to him for a long time......
Without pressure just now, the Bisana was only about 5km away from Prince Albert. Now, under Schell's intentional control, the distance between the two sides has been closer to about 4,000 meters. It would be impossible to get closer. Schell was worried that the other party would release the torpedo. At this distance, the 10-inch cannon could almost aim directly! Schell was spared even the test shot, and his almost flattened muzzle aimed at the guy who angered his reverse scales!
Boom! Accompanied by a series of roars, 7 10-inch shells flew towards the target not far away! In the first round of volleys, three shells hit the poor warship! I have to say that Bisana's luck was a bit bad. Two of the shells landed very close. The dense 6-inch gallery deployed in the middle of the hull could not resist the attack of 10-inch armor-piercing bombs. Fierce flames and steel storms swept through the area dozens of meters in the middle of the hull. After the smoke of gunpowder was dissipated, only two huge holes were left on the warship. Another shell hit the Pisana chimney and blew it to pieces. A large amount of thick smoke could not be eliminated, so it poured back into the hull. The thick smoke even shut down several boilers!
In just a few minutes, the whole situation was reversed, and the Pisana was in a slump like a severely damaged hina. Prince Albert now has only one enemy, that is, the Agility!
"Damn it, what happened?" Just as Scher was confidently preparing to take down the Agility in one fell swoop, a loud bang suddenly came from the side string of the warship. A 10-inch shell shot from the Agility hit a turret in the middle of the hull. The shell could not penetrate the armor, but it just stuck the rotating mechanism of the turret. In this way, Prince Albert could only exert the firepower of the five main guns at most.
"You're lucky, British!" Schell took a last look at the Agility on the sea and ordered the fleet to evacuate. The first battle between England and Germany came to an end. Prince Albert fought against two, and the two sides almost tied. However, the British could quickly repair the warships when they returned, but Prince Albert's situation was hard to say...
Chapter completed!