There is no winner in the battle between two lions. Watermark Advertising TestWatermark Advertising Test Paraphrase An allusion from ancient China is that two tigers compete with each other, the weak will die, and the strong will be seriously injured. In the absence of obvious mistakes on the part of both sides, the battle cost both Britain and Germany huge losses, and by the time the battle had been fought, the British had sunk 3 super-dreadnoughts and 2 dreadnoughts. One of them was a valuable Queen Elizabeth-class battleship. It can be described as a heavy loss. And what about the German fleet opposite? Lost 3 Dreadnoughts, 2 of which were upgraded from Dreadnought to Dreadnought. The Germans had a huge advantage in the battle to this point, but it seemed that they were still far from defeating their opponents.

Looking at the still thick smoke screen in the distance, and the badly damaged fleet behind him, Scheer was caught in a dilemma. The combat effectiveness of the British fleet was beyond his imagination, especially the five super dreadnoughts that the Germans considered to be the battleships of Sippy played a huge role, directly sinking the two German capital ships, if it were not for the fact that the Posen was quite a human ...... I'm afraid Sher is going to have to think about Flashman now! And in terms of the state of the fleet, the main fleet commanded by Scheer is indeed not suitable for further engagement. Except for the two Nassau-class battleships in the rear, which are in relatively good condition, the 10 battleships in front can be described as miserable..........

The Revenge-class battleships fully practiced the truth that caliber is justice. 40 15-inch naval guns put the 4 kings and 2 Caesars on the opposite side into order. After Frederick the Great temporarily withdrew from the battle, Scheer's request for these six battleships was not to seek merit but no fault, and began to gradually distance himself, and also gave up half a salvo, trying to suppress the opponent with an ultra-high rate of fire. As many as 64 naval guns did have a certain impact on the 5 ships of Revenge. During the battle, which lasted more than two hours, the five Revenge ships also lost the fire of 11 guns, which were either ineffective because the barrels were blown off or because the guns were stuck due to vibration. Inadequately protected chimneys, superstructures, and fragile sighting equipment were also lost. But that's all the Germans can do!

The slow and heavy shelling of the Revenge inflicted great damage on 6 German battleships. Although the British fleet was somewhat inferior in terms of the total number of hits. (The hit rate is close on both sides.) But the Germans had an advantage in rate of fire and the number of artillery. But the powerful shells compensated for the low number of hits. In this divisional battle, 4 King-class battleships became the focus of strikes, at medium range. The front of the King's turret and its sloping head were a little vulnerable to the attack of the 15-inch gun. Also hitting the turret, the Vengeance class has more than half a chance of blocking the opposing cannonball. And the German battleships faced almost 15-inch shells at a distance of 14,000 yards, which can be described as a must-wear. This also caused the fire losses of the German battleships to be very open. When the two sides separated, only 22 of the 40 main guns of the 4 King-class could be used, almost half of which were lost, and the most tragic Elector only had 2 main guns left. Almost lost ......... combat effectiveness.

The greater losses of the German battleships were in the hull, and almost every one of the six King-class battleships involved in the siege of the Vengeance-class battleship had its main loader through, but due to good luck and optimized positioning, the losses were within a certain range. Not only did the King-class have two more guns than the Caesar, but the split deployment in the power compartment and the thicker ton of partitions allowed it to keep its losses to a smaller extent. But even so, 2 King-class battleships lost a third of their power during the engagement, for various reasons, and more than 1,700 tons of water entered, and the hulls of 2 Caesars and 1 King were torn open from 3 to 7 square meters. Although the water ingress was temporarily controlled. But if you continue to fight, the situation is more dangerous. And the most fortunate King hull barely suffered much damage. It's just a minor injury. …。

As for the 4 battleships behind and the British artillery super dreadnought, the situation is not very good. Overall, although one battleship was lost due to Thuringia's underwater bullets, in terms of remaining firepower, the Germans still had 18 guns left in their four battleships. Germany estimated that the opponent had at least 24 or so artillery pieces that could be used, and it was also a big disadvantage to fight. There are also the last two Nassau-class battleships that are based on dreadnoughts, and now they are also fighting a little shredded, the losses caused by the enemy ships are not very large, the key is that the ammunition consumption of engaging two battleships at the same time is somewhat large, and these refurbished super-dreadnoughts have a little less ammunition than Caesar..........

To sum up, judging from the main fleet of Scheer alone, it is a little powerless to fight! If it weren't for the fact that the situation on Hipper's side was better, Scheer would have planned to talk about it directly. After destroying the war-weariness, Thomas realized for the first time that the British were at a disadvantage in this most elite battleship duel. His own task has changed from taking out the opponent to holding him back. The task of crushing the German fleet could only be entrusted to Jericho...... So Thomas took full advantage of the auxiliary warships and widened the distance between the German fleet through smoke screens and torpedoes, and the two sides went from hand-to-hand combat at the beginning to hanging fire at long distances. To paraphrase boxing, it was the British's decision to use the "points" to win and drag their opponents.

Although Hipper was very unwilling and wanted to rely on the advantage of medium and close range to completely defeat Thomas, but when a light cruiser formation was filled in, and Thomas on the opposite side still had a large number of light cruisers and destroyers, Hipper realized that even if all the auxiliary warships were pulled up, it would definitely not be enough to cover the fleet to re-enter the best combat distance of about 12km. Although in the ensuing battle, Hipper managed to severely damage two other Queen-class battleships. But his own Goeburn and Bavaria were also not lightly injured. It can only be regarded as a small profit.........

So the battle came to this, although the Germans had a clear advantage in the number of ships sunk. But considering the combat effectiveness of the remaining battleships that can still fight, the two sides are really half-hearted. The six refurbished Superintrepids, on which the German Navy's top brass had high hopes, did not give the German Navy the overwhelming superiority as envisaged. The end result is still only a slight advantage. At this time, Scheer was very entangled, should he follow Tirpitz's request, either strive for victory, or hold the battle flag high and sink to the bottom of the sea, or accept it when he sees it?

Historically, Schell said that he could not beat the Royal Navy after the Battle of Jutland, and although the German High Seas Fleet had obtained the same status as the British fleet at this time, but whether it was really fought to the end, Schell was still very hesitant, after all, judging from the current situation, one side died, and the other side was definitely not in a good situation. The 20 years of accumulation of the High Seas Fleet are not just about defeating opponents! It carried the mission of galloping across the ocean after the war. As a continental country. Sea power is always a heavy topic. And judging by the current situation, Scheer can go. Of course, if only from a tactical level, fighting in the enemy's sea area, all kinds of accidents can happen, for example, what if the land-based air force that does not know how to move, for example, the armored cruiser formation of the British is transferred over, and then launched a large-scale lightning strike under the cover of the main fleet! …。

And just when Scheer was undecided, Jericho on the opposite side was actively preparing a sharp counterattack. If the telegram is correct, torpedo planes from the Royal Navy's land-based aviation will appear above his head in 20 minutes. There are a total of 48 torpedo planes in this wave, which will form 4 assault formations. At the same time, there are also a number of fighter escorts. According to the pre-war plan, these torpedo planes were to aim as far as possible at the middle of the battle line of the German naval fleet, because attacking enemy ships in this position would have the least room for the enemy to maneuver, and at the same time, even if the attack could not be effective, at least it would be possible to disrupt the opponent's formation. As for the third point, it's a bit of a big luck, both sides are used to deploying the flagship in the middle, and if the other party's flagship can be heavily damaged or sunk, it will make a lot of money. …。

"When will the armored cruiser formation arrive?" Jericho asked, the British Grand Fleet had telegraphed the scattered former dreadnought armored cruisers to come over for reinforcements when the German fleet was discovered, but now it seemed that these old and poorly maintained guys were going to miss the battle.

"At least one and a half hours." An officer next to him thought for a moment and said. "We can't wait that long, and if we choose to wait, then we will lose our superiority in the air. I think they're a little bit more reliable than the old antiques. Jericho decided to wait until the Sailfish arrived! The situation of the British was no better than that of the Germans...... Basically, it can be said that the Jericho fleet has the upper hand, while the Thomas fleet is repaired enough. The situation is the opposite of the opponent, and if there is no support, Jericho may also have to consider retreating, although the current score is ......... the British are at a loss.

At this time, both sides resembled two samurai in heavy armor and holding giant swords. After a long time of attacking, the heavy armor of both sides has been damaged, and if you continue to fight, every knife will be very fatal! And just as the smoke gradually cleared and the fleets of the two sides reappeared in each other's field of vision, the black dots that appeared in the sky in the distance made Scheer's heart tighten! It's finally time to come. Although they did not catch up with the first wave of engagements, but in the face of the exhausted German fleet, the air attack at this time was the most deadly, for the simple reason that almost all the anti-aircraft guns on the capital ships were unprotected by armor, and the damage in the previous battle was so badly damaged that a large piece of shrapnel could cause an 88mm gun to be destroyed. However, fortunately, several seaplane carriers prepared by the Germans did not receive any impact in the battle just now. (All hid on the other side of the battle line.) It's up to them to do it!

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