"Your Excellency, the hole is too big to be plugged. However, if the watertight compartment is closed, there will also be too much water, causing the battleship to tilt. "The officer in charge of damage management said to 'Jean? The captain of the battleship 'Byert' reported.

"So what are we going to do?" The captain is also gone.

"Your Excellency, we can fill the port side with water. In this way, it is possible to barely maintain the balance of the battleship. However, if it is attacked again, the battleship will probably only sink. The officer reported.

"What are you doing in a daze? I sighed to close the watertight compartment and fill the port side with water! The captain shouted.

A huge amount of seawater poured into 'Jean? In the battleship 'Byert', the hull was tilted. In order to keep the battleship balanced, they had to pour water to starboard. However, this caused more and more water intake of the battleship, even exceeding the reserve buoyancy of the battleship.

When'Jean? The officers aboard the battleship 'Byert' realized this when they noticed that the ship was sinking.

"Bastard! It can't be filled with water anymore, the battleship is sinking. Immediately use a motor to pump out the seawater. An officer yelled.

But at the moment, 'Jean? There was already confusion in command on the battleship Bayt'. When they saw that the battleship was about to sink, everyone thought about escaping, and no one carried out the order at all. Especially when even the captain takes the lead in escaping from the battleship, which means that the battleship is completely finished.

Soon, 'Jean? The deck of the battleship 'Byert' was submerged under the water. A few minutes later, the battleship, with a displacement of more than 20,000 tons, sank into the sea. This also became the first battleship lost by the Combined Fleet in this naval battle.

The more than 1,100 officers and men of the French Navy on board the battleship, with the exception of a very few, sank into the sea with the battleship and did not escape.

"General, 'Jean? The 'Byrt' has sunk! The adjutant reported to Admiral Lame.

"Hell!" Admiral Lame couldn't help but curse. Before the real battle began, they had already lost one battleship. Then, the next battle will definitely be even more unfavorable for them.

The attack of the German carrier-based aircraft continued. Not only the battleships of the French Navy were attacked, but also the battleships of the Italian Navy.

The battleship 'Dante' was a battleship with a displacement of less than 22,000 tons. However, the battleship was very powerful in firepower, armed with four triple 305 mm guns.

But alas, the battleship 'Dante' no longer had the opportunity to show its formidable combat effectiveness in the fierce naval battle. Now he is under siege by carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The bomb fell on the surface of the sea and splashed up a column of water that soared into the sky. Other bombs fell directly on the battleship. The weak deck armor, which was simply unable to withstand bombs falling from the sky, was directly penetrated.

Flames spread across the battleship, and the damage crews, wearing gas masks, rushed towards the fire with faucets in tow.

The performance of the Italian Army was very bad. However, the performance of their navy is passable. It's a pity that the difference in strength between the two sides is too big. Before the battleship duel between the two sides has even begun, they will be sunk.

"Torpedo, torpedo found! Evade quickly! ”

The battleship 'Dante', with a maximum speed of up to 22 knots, began an emergency turn. However, it was still impossible to avoid torpedoes. Two torpedoes hit the battleship 'Dante'. A torpedo hit the stern, blowing off the tail propeller and making it impossible for the ship to move on. The other torpedo tore a large hole under the waterline of the battleship's bow. The sea is pouring into the battleship in a frenzy.

Hit hard, the battleship Dante floated on the surface of the sea like a dead fish and became a target for German carrier-based aircraft.

Four torpedo attack planes once again attacked the battleship Dante. As the battleship Dante slowed down and finally came to a standstill, four torpedo attack planes attacked. All four torpedoes hit the battleship 'Dante'. Waterline armor, which was only 254 mm thick, was torn apart in one fell swoop in front of a 450-mm medium torpedo, like papier-mâché.

Such a heavy blow was undoubtedly fatal for a battleship with a displacement of just over 20,000 tons.

In less than five minutes, the battleship 'Dante' sank into the sea.

This is already the second battleship to be sunk by carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy.

What's worse is that the battle continues. Carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy also continued to attack French and Italian warships. These fighters completely treat the fleets of these two countries as soft persimmons, and they can handle them at will.

"Oh God! Why are we participating in this war? Why did we betray the Allies? Admiral Paul looked remorseful.

At first, the Kingdom of Italy was a member of the Central Powers, but their king and prime minister chose to betray the Central Powers and join the Allied side of the war. As a result, instead of bringing them victory, it also made them about to face a heavy blow.

It's a pity that it's useless to talk about it now. They were already on the Allied pirate ship, and it was impossible for them to get off the ship. Neither Germany nor Austria-Hungary would spare the Kingdom of Italy. Therefore, they will definitely defeat the Kingdom of Italy and then take the opportunity to slaughter the Kingdom of Italy.

As a soldier of the Kingdom of Italy, the only thing Admiral Paul could do was to lead his fleet and fight to the death. In that case, it may be possible to buy a glimmer of life for the Kingdom of Italy. But now it seems that such a possibility is too small. The carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy were so powerful that they began to pay heavy losses before the capital ships of the two sides began to face each other.

The French Navy and the Italian Navy, which were under siege by the carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy, were in danger. Ships were constantly being hit by torpedoes or bombs. Although so far only two battleships have been sunk. However, no one knows how many more ships will be sunk in the next battle.

"Damn, the Germans are attacking the French and Italians with impunity. Now they have sunk two battleships. Compared with the German Navy, we will not only not have an advantage, but will be at a disadvantage! "John? Admiral Jericho was worried.