Chapter 837 Fighting 2
The Japanese Navy studied under the British Navy and worshipped the Royal Navy. However, no matter what, the Royal Navy's brilliant achievements have been history. Since the Sail Age was completely over, the Royal Navy has almost no new achievements. Now, as the country with the most brilliant results in the world's steam armored warships, the Japanese are also a little proud. After all, by now, the Japanese have won the Beiyang Fleet, the American Fleet and the Russian Fleet.
Now, the British fleet was determined and unintentional, and the caliber of the gun was one inch higher than the opponent, and this actually scored a draw, which lowered the Japanese's evaluation of the British by half. According to the Japanese officer's heart, I had the advantage of fighting the American battleships on the Asama armored cruiser produced by Germany, and they were so taller than you that I don't know where!
"The Germans' battleships have better defense, which is their usual philosophy. The British shells seem to be difficult to destroy their core compartment. Until now, the firepower of the two German battleships has been maintained very well, but the British are not good. Looking at the Barrym behind, its No. 3 turret seems to have not fired for a long time, and the No. 4 turret has become a torch." A young officer next to him pointed at Barrym in the distance with only three fingers.
"So, you mean, the British may lose?" Suzuki Kantaro said, looking at the officer next to him who was nicknamed "80 cents" by his colleagues.
"I think it's like this. British artillery is difficult to destroy German warships, but German warships easily penetrate British turrets. If I remember correctly, the main turret of Queen Elizabeth-class battleships has the same defense as the main armor belt on the side. Perhaps a just right hit can make the queen pay the price of bleeding." said Ikuro Yamamoto. (As for why Ikuro Yamamoto is called 80 cents, interested readers can check it.)
The so-called bystanders are clear, while the authorities are confused. Both sides have been fighting for a long time, and the shots on both sides have exceeded two digits, and basically all the places they can reach are hit. However, judging from the current situation, the firepower of the German warships has not decreased, while the situation of the British Barem is a bit bad. If such a war of attrition continues, the British will naturally suffer a loss.
In this case, Suzuki Kantaro should consider it. If the British could not hold on and chose to retreat, what should I do... Takachiho is an unprotected warship, and the distance was not too far. Now the Germans cannot make any moves. If they can make any moves, wouldn't they be lost in minutes?
"We stay away, and then send a telegram to Malaya and the War War in the north, telling them the location of the German warships again." Suzuki Kantaro ordered.
The rhythm of the battle seemed to gradually fall on the German side, but at this time some minor twists and turns occurred. "Okay, the power supply has been restored, tell the people above to give it a try." A Royal Navy soldier covered in oil shouted to his colleagues above.
Accompanied by the roar of the machinery, the No. 3 turret, which had been stopped for more than ten minutes, began to rotate slowly. The drooping muzzle once again raised high, aiming at the fast battleship Gneisenau, which was constantly spitting flames in the distance. After some effort, the British finally repaired the No. 3 turret. When the No. 3 turret sprayed long flames again, almost all the British gave a breath, and they finally had the ability to fight with their opponents!
Boom! The flames instantly filled the entire field of vision. A 15-inch shell landed on the command tower of the Gneesenau, and the violent explosion left a radioactive crater of 8 inches deep on the steel plate with a thickness of 400mm. With the help of others, Raidel stood up and patted his ears with a little tinnitus. After the acting captain walked to the observation hole and looked at the Barrym, who was constantly firing in the distance. "It's very tenacious."
The British were fighting hard, and the two sides had been fighting for nearly an hour. At this time, the two fleets were sailing southwest at a speed of 21 knots. Although the British seemed to have some disadvantages, they still bit their opponents tightly. In this case, both sides were a little impatient. The British wanted to get back their disadvantages, while the Germans wanted to make their opponents completely give up their pursuit through a heavy blow - for example, slowing down the opponent!
"Let the Impermanence and Dublin come on, we need its torpedo." Thomas said. There are only two light cruisers in the entire British fleet. Originally, Thomas didn't want the lamb to participate in the battle between the lions, because even a light blow by the lion might be fatal to these warships that can only defend against 6-inch high-explosion bombs, but now, Thomas is increasingly feeling overwhelmed.
Two light cruisers were prepared to launch lightning strikes under the command of Colonel Sinclair. They increased their speed to 25 knots and quickly entered the battlefield from the rear of the fleet. Their target was the Gneesenau, located in the second position. The light cruisers were also very particular about their level of playing lightning strikes.
Take the mk2 type 21-inch torpedo equipped on two light cruisers as an example. This kind of fish has two speed gears. It can hit 5,000 meters at a speed of 30 knots, and can hit 3,600 meters at a speed of 35 knots... If you want to hit a battleship, then the most optimistic estimate is that you must also get close to about 3,000 meters... And how do you say this distance? A life-threatening life?!
The two light cruisers made good use of the cover provided by Balem's hull and the smoke generated on it. When they had to expose themselves, the two warships chose a very large angle to the German warship, so that the speed change rate would be very large and could significantly reduce the opponent's hit rate.
Two light cruisers, like flying fish flying close to the sea, were included in Redel's field of view. The 150mm secondary gun located on the side began to turn the gun mouth and aim at the assassins with sharp blades. The water columns quickly rose up on the sea 10 kilometers away, wrapping the Impermanence that rushed in the front. However, the 150mm half-armor-piercing shells still had limited lethality against the British cruiser with a thin armor belt of Narcissus. The shells hit from time to time did not have much effect except setting a few fires on the hull.
"The German main gun was restrained by the queens, so we can get closer." Major Sinclair ordered the fleet to turn half of the prayer point and get closer to the opponent at a more direct angle.
Raidel is really not as disgusting as these two small boats now. He dared not easily let the main gun turn the gun and aim at these fast-savvy assassins. But at the same time, the rare 6-inch gun is indeed difficult to cause too much damage to the light cruiser.
Chapter completed!