Chapter 453: Crisis (1400 votes plus change)

"Send a telegram to General Hipper, asking when the 2nd Front will be ready to join the battle?" Reinhart? Admiral Scheer ordered. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Although, the British were going to run away. However, the German Navy also needed to maximize its gains and sink as many British ships as possible.

If, at this time, the 2nd Battleline could join the siege of the British Navy, then everything would have been much easier. On the 2nd battle line, however, there were 14 equally powerful battleships and battle cruisers. For the British Navy, there was no less mortal threat.

"Your Excellency, General Hippel has called, and they will be able to join the battle in half an hour at most." The communications officer reported.

Reinhart? Admiral Schell nodded, and the 2nd Battleline was able to join the battle in time, which undoubtedly allowed the German Navy to mobilize more forces to besiege the British Navy. Of course, it is not realistic to sink all these battleships of the British Navy. But it was also possible to sink as many British ships as possible. In this way, the German Navy will also be able to achieve a brilliant victory.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The battleships of the German Navy were still firing frantically, and shells were smashed at the British battleships that were trying to escape. It's just that because both sides are sailing at high speed, the hit rate has dropped to an outrageous level.

John? Admiral Jericho and David? After Lieutenant General Betty saw this scene, the heart that had been hanging back into his stomach was put back in his stomach.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the Germans will have a hard time hitting us. Perhaps, we can hold out until the evening. "David? Lieutenant General Betty said.

Of course, they have lost more than a dozen capital ships in this battle. However, to be able to save another batch of capital ships is already quite a victory.

"Well, let's hope God will bless the British Empire!" John? Admiral Jericho said.

Now John? Admiral Jericho, who has already started to have a headache, is going to report to Churchill next. There is no doubt that this time the Royal Navy once again planted a big heel, losing so many capital ships. Moreover, the combat mission assigned by Churchill has not yet been completed. This undoubtedly made the Royal Navy lose a complete defeat in this battle. Not only that, but this also means that Britain is on the verge of never being able to turn over in this war.

"Your Excellency, the second line of battle of the Germans is catching up." It was at this time that a staff officer reported.

"What? The second battle line? "John? Admiral Jericho and David? Lieutenant General Betty was all shocked.

The German Navy lost three capital ships on one battle line. And had to retreat in disarray. If there is another battle line, how can they possibly withstand it? Even if you want to hold on until the evening, I'm afraid it will become delusional.

"Bastard! The Germans are going to exterminate us! "David? Lieutenant General Betty couldn't help but scold.

John? Admiral Jericho's face was also very ugly. He knew that he was still too optimistic before. The Germans would not have let their ships escape so easily. How many ships were they able to hold out into the evening and finally escape back to Scarpa Flow, under the attack of the Germans on two fronts, John? Admiral Jericho was not at all sure now.

The 2nd battle line of the German Navy, commanded by Vice Admiral Hipper, Chief of Staff of the High Seas Fleet, consisted of 5 'King-class' battleships, five 'Helgolland-class' battlecruisers, three 'Mackensen-class' battlecruisers and the battlecruiser 'Lützov'.

To some extent, the combat effectiveness of the 2nd battle line is even stronger than that of the 1st battle line. Because among the 14 capital ships that make up the second battle line, except for 5 'Helgoran-class' battleships equipped with 343 mm guns, the rest of the capital ships are equipped with 380 mm guns. This is the real lethal threat to the warships of the British Navy.

The flagship of the 2nd line was the battleship 'King', to which Vice Admiral Hipper was also transferred from the battleship 'Mackensen'.

"Order the fleet, continue to accelerate, catch up with the British, and fire! Either way, this time they can't be allowed to escape again. Lieutenant General Hipper said.

The first battle line, which sank three battleships of the British Navy, and at the same time beat the British to flee in embarrassment, which made Vice Admiral Hipper also very hot, and he also wanted to establish more merits. Since there are so many powerful warships on the second battle line, he is certainly not willing to let go of such a good opportunity easily.

The second line of battle of the German Navy began to pursue relentlessly, and in less than half an hour, it successfully caught up with the British Navy and began to attack.

"Fire! Sink all the British battleships! "Lieutenant General Hipper gave the order.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Nine battleships and battlecruisers armed with 380-mm guns, plus five battleships with 343-mm guns, began to pour shells on the British Navy. That's a full 81 380mm and 45 343mm guns! Both the number and caliber of the main guns completely overwhelmed the British Navy.

The addition of 14 battleships on the second line of battle suddenly made the situation of the British Navy even worse.

Although, in the case of high-speed sailing, the probability of wanting to hit the target is low. However, this does not mean that it is impossible to hit the target. It's just a waste of a little more shells. This was nothing at all for the German Navy.

The German Navy's two battle lines, a total of 28 capital ships, besieged the remaining 11 capital ships of the British Navy, which suddenly made this naval battle even more tragic. Of course, the word tragic is undoubtedly relative to the British Navy. For the German Navy, this was nothing at all. They just need to use powerful shells, destroy the battleships of the British, and win the final victory.

On the battleship 'Revenge', the flagship of the British Navy, John? Admiral Jericho and David? Lieutenant General Betty's brow was about to twist. In the face of the powerful attack of the German navy, the entire British fleet was in danger, like a small ship passing through a storm, and it could capsize at any time.

"Damn the Germans! They are obviously relying on the fact that there are more capital ships than us, and they are deliberately bullying us! "David? Lieutenant General Betty scolded unwillingly.

But even so, they are already in an existential crisis, which cannot be changed.