If we talk about returning to the submarine, then in the First World War, if the British recognized the second, then no country's fleet dared to recognize the first. As for the US military, which was rich at that time, but its military strength was not ranked at all among the world's military powers, it was not worth mentioning.

Sonar was invented in 1906 by Lewis Nixon of the British Navy. The first sonar he invented was a passive listening device used to detect icebergs. This technology was used on the battlefield by the time of World War I to detect submarines lurking underwater.

However, it is impossible not to make people sigh for what happened to the British Royal Navy, and the lack of advanced equipment has not become a savior to save them.

When the entire fleet was pursuing at maximum speed, not only was the sonar affected by the interference of the ship's own noise, but at the same time, dozens of fast-moving warships formed a huge noise, making the sonar almost completely useless.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The sound of naval gunfire like a heavy drum came from the sea almost 19 kilometers away. Immediately after that, the sound of large-caliber naval artillery shells flying through the air was dull and trembling in the air, which also stimulated the eardrums of every British naval personnel.

Vice Admiral Bader was in his own war room, listening to the enemy shells outside the ship falling into the water, and the strong shock wave formed by the violent explosion washed over the steel plates on the warship's hull, and the steel plates of the battleship made a creepy "creaking" sound.

"It's a very bad feeling to listen to the explosion of enemy shells! We counterattacked, concentrating our fire on the opposing "Lütsov". It's not a bad thing to make Speer nervous! ”

"Boom, boom, boom......"

When the 342-mm cannon on the battle cruiser roared, the huge recoil made the 21,650-ton giant ship tremble for a while. I can't imagine if the German battlecruisers were also equipped with this kind of artillery, then the British would have been more worried!

BUT THE FIRE OF THE GERMAN NAVY, WHICH USED AN ADVANCED ALL-SHIP UNIFIED AZIMUTH FIRING COMMAND SYSTEM, WAS MORE ACCURATE, AND THE MAIN GUNS OF THE 305MM ON THE BATTLECRUISERS WERE ALREADY CENTERED, WHICH WORRIED THE BRITISH.

Due to the accuracy of the sighting equipment adopted by the German ships, the artillery hit rate was much higher than that of the British ships. In addition, the Germans were superior to the British in armor-piercing shells. After an exchange of fire, the first salvo of German ships hit the battleships in Bed's fleet.

"General, the Queen Mary was hit by a 305mm shell, and according to intelligence, the damage is being counted."

The staff officer whispered to the lieutenant general, who was listening intently to the sound of the Germans' returning artillery, about the situation on the sea. This is clearly not what Bader wants to hear, as it doesn't fit his mission. With a wave of his hand, he interrupted the staff officer, asking him to pay more attention to the significance of their mission.

"In any case, we have to firmly entangle them, our main fleet is only 20 nautical miles from here, I believe that when they arrive, we can solve the German ocean fleet once and for all, and we don't have to patrol in this cold North Sea."

The little staff officer seemed to know his mistake, and after observing the distance between the two sides, he looked a little excited when he reported it, as if their naval battle had been won.

"Sir, these guys are fighting and retreating!"

"Fighting and retreating, that's not the style of Speer, what are they going to do? Belch...... Get down! ”

At this moment, a cannonball swooped down on Vice Admiral Bader's flagship battlecruiser, the Lion, with a shrill whistling. Bader, who had been listening intently to the sound of German artillery, rushed to the side of the staff officer and crushed him under his body.

Intuitively, although he didn't have much affection for these young naval officers, as long as they survived on the battlefield, then they could grow into some very good naval officers.

"Boom"

In the violent explosion, some shards of steel even shattered the layers of armor protection, and flew into the war room. When Vice Admiral Bade raised his head, he found that the young officer was curled up in the ground, and in a low voice, life was moving away from him little by little.

But by this time, the good fortune of the British fleet had come to an end, and they had fallen into the eyes of some "wolves" who had been lurking here.

The British avant-garde flotilla, which was working with the "decoy fleet" under the command of the German Vice Admiral Speer, did not pay attention at all, and on their sides some periscopes just protruded from above the sea.

"Target Bearing...... The distance is 3000 yards, and the first torpedo tube is fanned out in * degrees...... Salvo ......"

The bow of the German Navy's large attack submarines usually had four torpedo tubes, and in order to achieve tactical suddenness, each boat launched a surprise attack with a sudden salvo. Dive immediately after the launch and re-prepare to fire the torpedo again.

As for the destroyers under Betty, it is believed that they are already in a hurry in the face of the German ships of the "decoy fleet". If this raid can take out a few large ships of the British avant-garde fleet, then they will have no advantage in the face of Vice Admiral Speer's "decoy fleet", and how can they divide a large number of destroyers to return to the submarine leisurely!

His own flagship had just been hit by a 305-mm armor-piercing projectile, which pierced the central turret of the "Lion" and exploded inside the tower.

The officers in the war room of the frightened "Lion" battlecruiser stood up one by one with ugly faces leaning on the bulkhead. What they saw each other was each other's colorless faces.

They could hear it clearly from the microphone tube just now, and the voice that showed a lot of pain was familiar to quite a few officers, it was Colonel Harvey, who commanded the No. 3 turret.

"Fill turret No. 3 with water...... Fast water filling ...... Gunpowder bag ......"

At this moment, the report of the captain of the damage management team came from the microphone.

"General, a shell hit our No. 3 turret and exploded inside the turret, killing all the gunners. The violent explosion ignited the powder bag, and Major Harvey was seriously injured in the leg by then......"

Listening to the report of the captain of the damage management in the microphone, the officers in the war room were all silent, as if the mistake was of their own making.

The fact is that at the last moment, the turret commander, Colonel Harvey, whose legs had been blown off, struggled to order the ammunition compartment to be filled with water through the microphone tube to save the 26,000-ton "Lion" from the doom of destruction.

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Just as everyone was feeling uncomfortable with the silence and wanted to say something to break the ice, a sonarist's shrill exclamation came from the microphone.

"Torpedo...... God, a large number of torpedo attacks from our unknown enemy fleet......"

"Torpedoes? Where did the torpedo come from? Could it be a German submarine? ”

Bader shouted loudly, and at this time there was a torpedo? It's just a joke that torpedoes appeared from the empty sea during a heavy artillery battle with a German battlecruiser.

His shout seemed to question the officers around him, and as if to ask the heavens.

"Which bastard came up with this nasty tactic?"