"Your Excellency, the battle cruisers of the Germans have caught up. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info At our speed, it's impossible to get rid of them. "David? Lieutenant General Betty's face was serious.

After all, battlecruisers are inherently much faster than battleships in terms of speed. In this regard, the two types of warships are almost incomparable.

"In that case, let's fight them again! Inform each warship of the results of our lightning strike troops, so that everyone can muster up courage again. "John? Admiral Jericho ordered.

The news that the Thunderbolt formation had sunk one of the capital ships of the German Navy and heavily damaged four was already in their hands. John? Admiral Jericho naturally hoped to use this news to boost the morale of the troops. In this way, it may be possible for them to exert stronger combat effectiveness in the next battle.

Of course, for the losses of the lightning formations, John? Admiral Jericho was also very distressed, which had already caused them to lose almost half of their light warships.

If it is calculated, the British Royal Navy will undoubtedly not take advantage of the lightning strike operation just now. It's just that in order to ensure the morale and combat effectiveness of the troops, John? Admiral Jericho and others would never tell the truth to ordinary soldiers. They also hope that in the next battle, these soldiers can continue to fight hard!

"Your Excellency, Commander, it's only an hour before it gets dark. If we can hold on, we will be able to retreat successfully. "David? Lieutenant General Betty said.

An hour, although not a short time. However, for the Royal Navy, which has eight capital ships, it is nothing. Most of the officers of the Royal Navy thought they would be able to hold out for such a long time.

"Not only do we have to hold out for an hour, but we have to sink more of the Germans' capital ships in that hour. The battleships of the Germans have not yet caught up, and this is already our last chance. "John? Admiral Jericho said. Even by this time, he had not forgotten to sink as many of the German Navy's capital ships as possible. It's just that, even so, how many capital ships of the German Navy were they really able to sink? It was undoubtedly impossible to achieve the goal of inflicting heavy damage on the German Navy.

"Yes, Your Excellency Commander, we still have a chance!" David? Lieutenant General Betty nodded.

On the battlecruiser 'Mackensen', Vice Admiral Hipper also gave the order to fight. Although, the battlecruiser 'Hindenburg' was torpedoed and had to withdraw from the battle. However, they still have an overwhelming advantage in numbers. Now it was 11 battlecruisers against the British and eight battleships. At the same time, there were 20 battleships in the rear that were quickly catching up. In this war, the German navy still occupied an absolute advantage.

There were only four 'revenge-class' battleships left in the British Navy. Therefore, Vice Admiral Hipper, when allocating targets, had the three "Mackensen-class" battlecruisers and the "De Fringer" battlecruiser deal with the four 'revenge-class' battlecruisers, and the battlecruiser 'Lützov' against the battleship 'King George V'. Three 'Moltke-class' battlecruisers and three 'Blucher-class' battlecruisers laid siege to the three 'Orion-class' battlecruisers of the British Navy. After taking out the three Orion-class battleships, the British battleships in front of them were laid siege to ensure that the German Navy could quickly win the naval battle.

After all, Lieutenant General Hippel also realized that it was almost dark now. If too much time is wasted, there may be no way to win this battle perfectly.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The British Navy's battleship 'Revenge' was the first to open fire, and the target was none other than the battlecruiser 'Mackensen', the flagship of the German Navy's battle cruiser formation.

It's just that when the British Navy opened fire, the speed of the battle line was still maintained at a speed of 18 knots, which greatly affected the accuracy of their shelling.

After the British Navy opened fire, the German Navy returned fire. 11 capital ships against 8 capital ships of the British, no matter how you look at it, the German Navy has an absolute advantage.

After two hours, the capital ships of both sides once again began a fierce exchange of fire. Heavy cannonballs, under the action of huge kinetic energy, smashed into the opponent's battleship, trying to sink the opponent's battleship.

The British Navy hoped to be able to inflict heavy losses on the German Navy once again before withdrawing from the battlefield. The German Navy also hoped to sink all the capital ships of the British to prevent them from escaping.

Everyone also knows that time is tight. If you don't achieve your goals after dark, you'll find it difficult to achieve them. This naval battle had to end with that outcome. Neither the British Navy nor the German Navy were clearly reluctant to accept such an outcome. Therefore, they all hope to work hard in this last hour. Maybe a miracle can happen because of this.

The distance between the two sides was controlled within 12,000 kilometers. Although, a little longer the combat distance, it seems to be more beneficial for the German Navy. However, in order to improve the hit, Lieutenant General Hipper acquiesced to the fact that the British would shorten the engagement distance.

"The self-righteous English, they will soon learn how wrong they are. After the combat distance is shortened, they will also not take advantage of the slightest advantage! Lieutenant General Hipper's face sneered.

In less than ten minutes, several battlecruisers of the German Navy completed the straddle fire and switched to concentrated fire. This can't help but make John? Admiral Jericho and David? Lieutenant General Betty and the two felt a lot of pressure. The performance of the German Navy is still so strong. It was undoubtedly very difficult for the Royal Navy to achieve its goals in this naval battle.

At 6:12 p.m., the battleship "Blucher" of the German Navy successfully hit the battleship "Sovereign" of the British Navy. Despite the fact that the Orion-class battleships were massive battleships with a full load displacement of more than 25,000 tons, they were armed with five twin 343 mm guns. However, its defenses are no less strong. The main armor belt was 305 mm thick, and the defense of the other turrets and conning towers was only 280 mm.

Although the battle cruiser "Blucher" was equipped with a 305 mm main gun, the shells fired by the 50 times caliber main gun already had a strong armor-piercing ability.