At the tail of the battle line, the German Navy's battlecruiser 'Seydlitz' was heroically defeating one enemy and three of them. Moreover, it also made these three battleships of the island country's navy so embarrassed that they could hardly parry.

Not for other reasons, but because these three battleships of the island country's navy are really bad.

The battleship "Fuji" is the first pre-dreadnought equipped by the island navy, a former dreadnought purchased from the United Kingdom, with a full load displacement of more than 12,000 tons, equipped with two twin 40-caliber 305-mm main guns, 10 40-caliber 152-mm secondary guns, and 24 47-mm guns. Among the former dreadnoughts, such firepower can be regarded as powerful. In terms of armor, the armor of the battleship 'Fuji' was also very thick, with 457 mm thick side armor, 102 mm thick deck armor, 356 mm thick conning tower armor, and 356 mm thick turret armor. Such armor is undoubtedly very thick.

But alas, these armors are old-fashioned armor. The old armor with a thickness of 457 mm is estimated to be inferior to the new armor with a thickness of more than 200 mm. So, in front of the battlecruiser "Seydlitz", the battleship "Fuji" was like a lamb to the slaughter.

As for the battleships 'Sagami' and 'Zhoufang', they were even more neglected. Even if the battleship "Saidlitz" did not fight back, and allowed the battleships "Sagami" and "Zhoufang" to fire, its 45 times caliber 254 mm main guns would not pose any threat to the battleship "Saidlitz". At most, the superstructure of the battleship 'Seydlitz' was riddled with holes. If you want to sink the 'Seydlitz', it will be impossible.

Therefore, the battlecruiser "Seydlitz" was able to devote all its firepower to attacking the battleship "Fuji", and after sinking this battleship, it was ready to teach the "Sagami" and "Zhoufang" a good lesson.

"Boom!"

A 343-mm shell hit the armor of the command tower of the battleship 'Fuji', although the armor of the command tower was 356 mm thick. However, the defense of the old-fashioned armor was not strong in the first place, and it was easily penetrated. The shell exploded inside the command tower, killing more than a dozen officers, including the captain Aranishi Keitaro Osa. As a result, the battleship "Fuji" suddenly lost its command.

Then, in less than two minutes, the battleship 'Seydlitz' made another hit. A 343-mm shell hit the stern of the battleship 'Fuji'. The shell pierced the deck armor and exploded inside the battleship. The power was so great that it blew up the entire stern of the ship. A propeller shaft was also blown off. As a result, the battleship Fuji, which was not at a fast speed, began to decline again.

The slowdown made the battleship Fuji more vulnerable to hits. In the five minutes that followed, the battleship 'Fuji' was hit as many as 4 times. 4 343-mm shells fatally damaged the battleship 'Fuji'. Even the keel of the battleship was blown off. In a violent explosion, the battleship broke in two and sank into the sea head and tail. Of the more than 700 sailors of the island nation's navy on the warship, none survived.

After sinking the battleship "Fuji", the battlecruiser "Seydlitz" immediately turned its guns and launched an attack on the battleship "Sagami". Although the battleship Sagami was classified as a first-class battleship, this was mainly due to its displacement of 13,500 tons. Its two 45x caliber 254 mm guns were not in any way the main guns that a battleship should have.

During the battle, the battleship "Sagami" and the battleship "Zhoufang" also hit the battleship "Seydlitz" several times. However, it basically did not cause much damage.

On the contrary, the 343 mm guns of the battlecruiser 'Seydlitz' were able to easily inflict heavy damage on these two battleships. A 343-mm shell can hit it hard, and if it hits a critical position, it can sink it.

Under the onslaught of the battlecruiser 'Seydlitz', the battleship 'Sagami' held out for eight minutes before being sunk. The battleship "Zhoufang" performed a little better, but it only lasted 13 minutes.

When the battleship "Zhoufang" sank into the sea, the battlecruiser "Seydlitz" began to attack the battleship "Mikasa" of the island navy.

So far in the battle, the island navy has lost a full four capital ships. This caused them to face the superiority of the capital ships of the German expeditionary fleet, and they were constantly losing it. In the beginning, they had more than twice the numerical advantage. But now, even a two-fold advantage can not be maintained. The consequence of this was undoubtedly that the balance of victory was once again tilted in favor of the German Naval Expeditionary Fleet.

"Yaga! Your Excellency, Commander, we have lost four capital ships so far. If this continues, how can it be done? Major General Gentaro Yamashita's face turned pale. His previous ambitions had completely vanished, replaced by a deep fear of the future of the battle.

Admiral Goro Ijiin nodded, he felt this too. Although, the battle is still in full swing. However, it was almost always the German expeditionary fleet, whose capital ships were at a disadvantage, who pressed them to fight. It won't be long before their capital ship is sunk. The capital ships of the German expeditionary fleet would also be hit, but they would only be able to inflict some minor injuries. There is still a long way to go, let alone be sunk.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, an earth-shattering explosion rang out. I saw the bow of the battlecruiser 'Haruna' swelling up. Immediately, flames and smoke erupted from the entire bow.

When the smoke cleared, everyone realized that the bow of the battlecruiser Haruna had disappeared.

A 380-mm shell fired from the battleship "Prince Frederick" hit the No. 1 main turret on the foredeck of the battleship "Haruna". Only 230 mm thick main turret armor, naturally, could not withstand 380 mm shells. The shell not only penetrated the main turret, but only after penetrating the armor of the ammunition depot before exploding. At the same time, hundreds of 356-mm shells in the ammunition depot were also detonated. That's why it exploded with such great power.

After the explosion, the battlecruiser Haruna began to sink. Such a wound could not be saved at all, and everyone could only watch the battle cruiser sink into the sea quickly. At the same time, it sank into the sea, as if there was still the confidence of General Goro Ijiin. He knew that this time there was no better chance of winning. 8)