In the eyes of the British, a point of light crashed into the opponent's battleship, and then turned into a ball of fire, from which a moment later smoke came out. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

And at first, Su Xiong didn't find anything, looking from the direction of the conning tower, it seemed that there was a flash on the side, the battleship seemed to shake for a while, and then nothing happened, at least the people in the conning tower thought so, but this optimism only lasted for 1 minute, and a frustrating news came.

"One of the boiler fresh water tanks on starboard side has cracked, and we have some problems using at least four boilers before switching to other tanks." An officer reported.

"It's a tragic thing, isn't it?" Su Xiong looked at the smoke screen that was gradually pulled out, and said with a gloomy face, at this time, the smoke screen had covered the two warships, according to the original plan, as long as he ran through the most dangerous distance - tried from 11 kilometers in front of the British fleet, then the British wanted to chase after him, that is, the tail chase, at this time the speed of the fleet has been increased to 24 knots, theoretically counting the time of the British to turn and the distance to redetermine the target, the distance behind the two sides will increase to about 18 kilometers. Then if your own fleet increased its strength and pulled the speed to a sprint speed of 25 knots, it would have been easy to get rid of it completely, but now, a single shell disrupted the whole plan!

I have to say that this hit is very fatal, even if this shell hits the turret or anywhere else, there will not be too much of a problem, the boiler uses fresh water, once it cracks and mixes into the seawater, then this fresh water tank is completely unusable, and the boiler without water supply naturally cannot provide sufficient steam. And now, it takes time to switch other freshwater pipes, and it takes time for the boiler to restore pressure, and during this time, the German battleships are definitely running at high speed.

"The steam pressure in the pipes is starting to drop, and our speed has dropped to 22 knots! Speed is expected to drop further. Another officer reported.

The Scharnhorst has a total of 18 boilers, of which 4 boilers can only ensure inefficient work because of fresh water problems, and they can't inject oil (certain conditions are required when the kerosene mixed boiler injects oil) The speed can be maintained to more than 21 knots, and this speed is absolutely impossible to get rid of the opponent!

"If we are destined to go to sea today, I hope we can take at least one British battleship! The fleet turns 130 degrees, and we fight with them! "It wasn't until this moment that Su Xiong decided to have a big fight with his opponent! Under the cover of smoke, the Scharnhorst was the first to turn, at this time, after the first tactical turn, the routes of the two sides were almost parallel, but in the opposite direction, the smoke screen could cover the German ships passing the closest section of the two sides, and then the British would inevitably turn as well, so that the fleets of both sides would sail parallel to the southwest!

"The German fleet began to turn, and their speed seemed to be a little lower. They're about to miss us! In the distance, on the bridge of the Queen Elizabeth, Thomas's staff stood against two German warships looming in the smoke in the distance. Although the sight was not very good, the British still noticed the actions of the other party!

"The fleet turns, let's be parallel to them, now we are halfway there, their speed has been reduced, all that remains is to take them out! We will be the first to sink the opponent's capital ship after the outbreak of the Great War! Thomas said excitedly. The battle seems to have moved in favor of the British.

"The Germans' ships weren't as sturdy as they thought." The teasing of an officer made the atmosphere in the entire command somewhat lively! The tension of the battle has also dissipated somewhat.

The British fleet also began to turn, and in order to minimize the turning radius, the British deliberately reduced their speed. And it was at this time that the German fleet, having completed the turn, made the first hit of the battle!

Rumble! A loud bang came from the middle of the Elizabeth-class battleship, and the 350mm shell from the Scharnhorst easily tore through the porcade on the Queen's battle side. The two 6-inch guns were directly smashed into pieces, the flying flames and shrunnel ignited the propellants and shells in the gun gallery, and a series of explosions came from the middle of the hull, and even in the forward bridge, Thomas could feel the battleship shaking slightly!

"We seem to be in trouble?" Thomas lit a cigar and took a deep breath to relieve the stress. From the bridge, a team of damage management personnel were using water hoses to extinguish the fire that had ejected from it, and although the blow was fierce, it was a minor nuisance for the queen.

But at this moment, the back of Baliem is in a big boredom, has been with the flagship to concentrate fire on Scharnhorst, Barem is facing the Gneisenau without the slightest interference, when the two sides of the route parallel, in the case of a distance of less than 15 kilometers, Gneisenau's hit rate skyrocketed, the third salvo formed a straddle shot, and the fifth half salvo hit the target!

The first attack had a limited effect, an armor-piercing shell pierced the bow of Barem's ship, destroying only a few compartments and causing a small fire, but soon, the two hits of the sixth salvo made Barem feel a real crisis, a shell pierced the main armor belt outside the motor compartment, and the transition from the 13-inch main armor to the 6-inch was really the queen's soft underbelly, which was shattered by the cap and the hardened layer on the outside at the same time, and then, the exposed round blunt warhead successfully tore through the armor with a thickness of about 10 inches.

A nearly intact warhead was sent inside the ship's hold, and then the motors on the warring side were completely blown to pieces! With a loud bang, a huge pillar of fire rose from the middle and rear of Zhanjiang! The Barem lost nearly a third of its charge in an instant. The lights in many cabins were black in an instant, and the motor originally used to drive the turret also failed, and the No. 3 turret instantly stuck.

And just as the flames continued to erupt from the motor compartment, another hit hit the top armor of the Barem's No. 1 turret, although it could not be completely penetrated due to the angle, but the violent impact still caused the top of the turret to shatter the back plate! On the left side of the No. 1 turret, it was like a rain of steel, and countless fragments were overwhelmingly fired at the unprepared crowd, and most of the Royal Navy soldiers who were loading ammunition were swept down almost instantly. More than forty people fell in pools of blood, and the red blood flowed in the turret.

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