Chapter 630: Sinking with the Ship (Asking for a Monthly Pass)

The battleship Revenge is speeding up. The speed of the battleship has been increased to 23 knots under the condition of strong pressure ventilation of the boiler. This is already the maximum speed that the battleship Revenge can run now.

It's a pity that the battleship Bavaria of the German Navy is in hot pursuit. Compared to the maximum speed of the battleship Revenge of 23 knots, the Bavaria-class battleship was able to reach a maximum speed of 24.5 knots. It is undoubtedly a miracle that such a huge battleship was able to reach this speed. Of course, this is mainly due to the fact that the boilers and steam turbines equipped with the Bavaria-class battleships are the most advanced in Germany. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to reach such a fast speed in any case.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The battleship Bavaria and the battleship Revenge are being bombarded against each other. The heavy shell, under the action of huge kinetic energy, smashed into the opponent's battleship.

It's just that when the battleship is sailing at high speed, the swing of the hull will be more intense, which will seriously affect the hit rate of the battleship.

"General, the battleship Frontier Governor has caught up and asked to join us in besieging the battleship Revenge." The adjutant reported to Admiral Reinhardscher.

"Hmm!" Admiral Reinhardschel nodded.

The French and Italians fled, leaving the British with only six battleships left to continue the fight. And the 1st battle line of the German Navy, however, had 12 battleships, two against one, there was undoubtedly no problem. Moreover, it would be very difficult for the battleships of the German Navy to catch up with the British battlecruiser Tiger. Therefore, the German Navy will not do those thankless tasks. They directly abandoned the pursuit of the Tiger battlecruiser and switched to cooperating with the other battleships to besiege the remaining battleships of the British.

When the battleship Frontier Governor joined, the battleship Revenge was in danger. Both massive battleships were armed with 50 times the caliber of 380 mm guns, which was enough to pose a mortal threat to the battleship Revenge.

"Damn! Damn the Germans, don't you dare to have a one-on-one duel with us? Relying on numerical superiority to besiege us, what kind of hero is this? Admiral John Jericho's adjutant scolded angrily.

But Admiral John Jericho did not say a word. This is war, not a duel. In war, as long as you can kill the enemy, you will win. If you can get rid of the enemy with the least cost, you're going to win. It was precisely this victory that the German Navy was pursuing. Therefore, they are naturally not stupid enough to go to a one-on-one duel with the British Navy, which is something that only fools can do.

"Boom!"

A 381-mm shell fired from the battleship Revenge, which hit the battleship Bavaria. The shell hit the bow of the battleship Bavaria, blowing a large hole.

However, this was not a serious injury at all for a huge battleship.

"Hooray!"

The British naval officers and sailors aboard the battleship Revenge cheered. When they couldn't escape, they made it their goal to sink the enemy's warship. That's why hitting the battleship Bavaria made them so ecstatic. Not to mention that this is still the flagship of the German Navy. However, it is a pity that the battleship Bavaria did not cause much damage.

The battleship Bavaria, immediately returned to color. A 380-mm shell hit the stern of the battleship Revenge. The weak deck armor, torn apart, caused shells to explode inside the battleship, causing a raging fire and further traumatizing the battleship.

Immediately afterwards, the battleship Frontier Governor also hit the battleship Revenge. A 380-mm shell hit turret No. 3 on the stern deck of the battleship Revenge. The turret armor was only 330 mm, and it was not able to withstand this armor-piercing shell. The shell tore through the armor of the No. 3 turret of the battleship Revenge, exploding inside the turret.

The violent explosion instantly killed all the gunners in the turret, blowing them into slag. At the same time, the No. 3 main turret was also overturned, smashing into the No. 4 main turret, causing the No. 4 main turret to lose the ability to rotate.

This gun of the battleship Frontier Governor suddenly caused the battleship Revenge to lose half of its firepower, and only the two main turrets on the foredeck could continue to fire.

"Well done!" Admiral Reinhardschel exclaimed.

After losing half of their firepower, the threat to them from the battleship Vengeance had been greatly reduced.

"Send a telegram to the battleship Frontier Governor and we shorten the distance of engagement, from fifteen thousand to eight thousand kilometers. Solve the flagship of the British as soon as possible. Admiral Reinhardschel ordered.

When the combat range is shortened, this will lead to a significant increase in the accuracy of hits. This was even more effective for the German Navy. After all, they were besieging the British with two battleships, one battleship that had suffered heavy losses.

When the battleship Revenge lost half of its firepower, Admiral John Jericho couldn't help but sigh. He knew that the end of the battleship Revenge was coming soon, and the Germans would never let go of this good opportunity.

Sure enough, the two battleships of the German Navy began to close the engagement distance. This meant that they wanted to get rid of the Revenge battleship quickly.

As the distance continued to close, the hit rate of the battleships Bavaria and the Border Governor of the German Navy began to increase.

Shells continued to hit the battleship Revenge, adding to its wounds.

By the time the engagement distance had been reduced from 15,000 to 8,000 meters, the battleship Revenge had already suffered no less than ten 380-mm shells. Despite the fact that the battleship Revenge had a displacement of more than 30,000 tons, it could not hold out.

In such a situation, Admiral John Jericho gave the order to abandon the ship.

The officers and men on the battleship frantically fought for the lifeboat, trying to escape from the sinking battleship of Revenge.

Admiral John Jericho, on the other hand, returned to his cabin and locked the hatch. No matter how the adjutant knocked on the door, he was reluctant to go out.

When the battleship Revenge sank to the bottom of the sea, Admiral John Jericho, along with the battleship, sank into the icy Atlantic.