The battleship "Lion" cruiser is the lead ship of the "Lion-class" battlecruisers of the British Royal Navy. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Before the battlecruiser 'Tiger' entered service, it was definitely the most powerful battlecruiser of the British Navy.

In fact, the 'Tiger' battlecruiser was originally the fourth ship of the 'Lion-class' battlecruiser. However, because many improvements have been made, it is classified as a separate level.

On the bridge of the battlecruiser 'Lion', David? Lieutenant General Betty stood in front of the window, watching the sunset over the sea.

"It's a beautiful view, but it's a pity that such a beautiful view was destroyed by the Germans!" David? Lieutenant General Betty shook her head.

"Yes, General. How good it would have been without the odious Germans! "Standing in David? One of the colonel's officers next to Vice Admiral Betty, who was none other than Colonel Kevin, the captain of the battlecruiser Lion, nodded.

"Damn the Germans, trying in vain to challenge the sea power of the British Empire. Then we have to make them pay the price, let them know that any attempt to challenge the British Empire will be crushed to pieces! "David? Lieutenant General Betty said confidently.

David? Lieutenant General Betty's self-confidence is not without sources. All of this was built on the strength of the British Empire and the centuries-old control of sea power by the Royal Navy. Until now, David? Vice Admiral Betty was still stubborn in his belief that the Royal Navy was the most powerful.

The 'Lion-class' battle cruiser had a displacement of 31,000 tons, was armed with four twin 343-mm guns, and had a maximum speed of 28 knots. Judging by the data alone, this is undoubtedly an extremely powerful warship. At least the firepower and speed are very good. Of course, this is also in line with the British Navy's consistent warship construction thinking, that is, to pay attention to firepower and speed, and to despise defense.

Even the 'Lion-class' battlecruisers have improved to a certain extent in this regard compared to the previous two-stage battlecruisers. However, it still cannot be compared with the German Navy. The armor thickness of the turret frontage, waterline, and conning tower of the 'Lion-class' battlecruisers was only 229 mm. Not to mention a 305 mm or larger caliber gun, even a 280 mm gun can pierce it. In front of the battlecruisers of the German Navy, such thin armor was completely indistinguishable from papier-mâché.

"Let the Royal Princess and Queen Mary be spread apart, one to two hours apart from us. The Atlantic Ocean was too vast, and it was not so easy to get the Germans out. "David? Lieutenant General Betty ordered.

"Yes, General." Colonel Kevin nodded.

After receiving the order, the battlecruisers "Princess Royal" and "Queen Mary" began to turn and adjust the distance between them and the battlecruiser "Lion". Escorted by a number of light cruisers and destroyers, the search for traces of the battle cruiser formations of the German Navy began in the Atlantic.

On the day of 6 August, perhaps because the British Government had warned the merchant ships sailing in the Atlantic, the German Navy's Broken Fleet did not achieve much success, sinking only twenty-three merchant ships. But even so, the loss of so many merchant ships was already a great headache for the British.

On 7 August, the hunt of the German Navy's broken flotilla continued, with six battle cruisers and thirty submarines, continuing to hunt British merchant ships in the Atlantic. However, the British merchant ships were becoming more and more cautious, and their gains were further declining.

Two hundred kilometers northwest of the island of Ireland, the battlecruiser Moltke was sailing southeast.

"General, telegrams from light cruisers and destroyers, they have been searched, and there are no targets nearby." A staff officer reported to Lieutenant General Spee.

"Damn, where did the merchant ships of the British go? It's getting harder and harder to find right now. Lieutenant General Shi Pei couldn't help but scold.

"General, we have sunk so many merchant ships of the British, they must have taken precautions, and it is impossible to be caught by us easily without any defenses like before." An officer said.

Lieutenant General Spee nodded: "After half an hour, after turning east and getting closer to the territorial waters of the United Kingdom, I think there will definitely be a discovery." If the British were really scared by us to cut off overseas trade, it would be a victory too! ”

With fewer and fewer successes, Lieutenant General Spee made a risky decision.

"Yes, General. However, if you are close to British territorial waters, I am afraid that it will be more dangerous. The British will not stand idly by and watch us attack their sea transport lines indifferently. They must have sent a fleet to pursue us. ”

"It depends, if we find the British warship and eat it, we will eat it in one bite, and if we can't eat it, we will run away!" Lieutenant General Shi Pei said with some indifference.

"Send telegrams to the 'Goburn' and 'Seydlitz' to shorten the distance between us and us. If we encounter the British fleet, I'm afraid they'll have to meet us! Lieutenant General Spee ordered.

"Yes, General."

On the orders of Vice Admiral Spee, the battlecruiser "Moltke" adjusted course and sailed off the coast of Great Britain.

Admittedly, Vice Admiral Spee was right in this judgment, and two hours later they spotted a British merchant ship and sank it. However, before it could be sunk, the merchant ship had already sent a telegram.

Dave who got the news? Lieutenant General Betty, overjoyed.

"Go south at full speed and the battle cruisers of the Germans will surely be caught. Order the 'Royal Princess' and the 'Queen Mary' to keep up with us. "David? Lieutenant General Betty gave the order.

To be on the safe side, he intended to use three 'Lion-class' battlecruisers against one of the German Navy's battlecruisers. That way, the odds are a little bit better.

The battlecruiser "Moltke", which did not know anything at all.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the battlecruiser Moltke once again caught a British merchant ship, sank it, and prepared to turn south. However, at this time, thick dark clouds appeared in the northern sky.

"Report, British battleship spotted in the north!"

"The battleships of the British? How many? Lieutenant General Spee asked.

"One!"

"Keep observing, it's the British battleship or the battlecruiser!" Lieutenant General Spee ordered. If it was a battleship to deal with, the battlecruiser Moltke would have to retreat. Even the defense of the battleships of the British was not very strong, but it was always not cost-effective to fight battleships with battlecruisers. All the more so, the task of the battle cruisers of the German Navy was to destroy the sea transport lines of the British. If it was a battlecruiser of the British Navy, it could have fought a war. After all, the battle cruisers of the British, defensive and thin were like papier-mâché. The battle cruisers of the German Navy would have a great advantage.