Almost all large-caliber guns have two cases, the former for firing high-explosive shells, and the latter for firing armor-piercing shells. However, there is still data on the use of strong charges in individual artillery pieces in history, which means that the amount of propellant used is even higher than normal! And the British 13.5-inch gun is such a kind of artillery, to be honest, only from the artillery data, the British 13.5-inch gun with a normal charge, with 135kg of propellant can hit nearly 640kg of shells out of the muzzle velocity of nearly 780 meters per second. At best, this power can only be considered decent. After all, the Americans' 14-inch L45 naval guns can hit shells of almost the same weight with a muzzle velocity of 790 meters per second, and the Austro-Hungarian 350L45 makes shells of comparable weight fly out of the muzzle velocity of 820.

But after changing to a strong charge, it is different, driven by a high-energy propellant of about 190kg, this gun can hit a muzzle velocity of 863 meters per second! This data even threw the Austro-Hungarian heavy artillery off the street! Although in history has the naval artillery never fired at such a high speed...... However, in this plane, when various circumstances have changed, the 13.5-inch guns used on the capital ship also have the ability to shoot 640kg shells with an 850 muzzle velocity! Coupled with the American cap-piercing shell, this power is quite impressive! Although there is still a bit of a gap with the first-line artillery, it has stabilized the naval guns of the same level of the allies! …。

The British were really in a hurry this time and no longer cared about the wear and tear of the artillery. Under the influence of the strong charge, the New Zealand has fully possessed the ability to pierce the Moltke at medium distance! And at this distance, the German 350L45 has no way to take the other side. In addition, the Moltke's luck did bear a bit, and the 13.5-inch shell that hit the No. 2 turret turret pierced the armor of the turret and even lit the shells and firing packs in the dressing room along the way, although the number is not very large, but there are also nearly 10 pill packs and more than a dozen shells. Not only did the violent explosion destroy the entire turret, but the ensuing fire began to spread along the surrounding corridors along with the shock wave from the explosion. Some of the sturdy compartments were shredded directly by the furious energy. And in ammunition depots or other heavily protected places, although the flames are not used. However, the high temperature also makes the temperature of these core areas rise sharply. What is even more tragic is that, thinking that the explosion was the cause, the engine room inside the battleship inhaled air containing a large amount of smoke and metal powder. As a direct result of the motor failure, like the Queen, the first half of the Moltke's power supply was basically destroyed, and the fire that began to spread could not be contained.

However, the Moltke disaster is far more than that, a shot hit the rear of the hull like a sharp spear penetrated the Moltke's relatively fragile underwater protection system, and then plunged into the engine room, the fast-running engine was smashed by this hammer weighing hundreds of kilograms and more than 200 meters per second, completely turned into a pile of parts, and carried out an indiscriminate attack on all objects in the entire cabin under the action of inertia! Highly elastic steel up to 20 mm thick simply can't stop large pieces of debris. The entire cabin was instantly beaten into a sieve. And the scattered shrapnel even pierced several compartments in a row, and then smashed the personnel who were working in one of the cabins into a ball of flesh! …。

The destruction of the engine room completely depowered the entire battleship, and violent collisions and explosions continued to come from the inside of the hull, and the whole battleship trembled like chaff. The smoke from the chimney began to dissipate, replaced by steam and flames gushing from the breaches in various places. The entire battleship is now on fire in the first half. The whole ship lost power, and at the same time, a large number of water flooded the cabin, the battleship lost control, and the firepower was almost reduced to 0. After informing Hipper, the battle-hardened veteran's final outcome was to sink himself.

The accompanying light cruisers had already gone up to receive the withdrawn personnel, looking at the tilted battleship and the constantly beating flames on it, and at the battered sideboard. Quite a few German officers and soldiers shed tears. After many bloody battles, the Germans suffered huge losses, and there were so many such scenes that many of them had abandoned their ships for the second time. The veterans comforted the newcomers on the ship while helping them evacuate. The war continues, but their battle is over! …。

"It's not good." Thomas muttered to himself as he looked at the information that had been gathered. Just before Moltke was abandoned, the Australia had also been destroyed. On the face of it, the two sides are one for one. Both sides did not lose money or gain, but in fact the British avant-garde fleet was generally suppressed, and if for some reason the German battleships for some time fought on their own, they did not take an aggressive approach to expand their advantage. But even so. The British fleet was already showing signs of decline, and even the mighty War-Weary was no longer able to bear it. If the battle continues, the Warweariness will be the first Queen Elizabeth-class battleship to be destroyed! …。

"General, there seems to be something wrong with the Warweary." A staff officer said with some panic in his tone. "What about the telegraph? Take it for me to see. Thomas frowned slightly. Both sides are standard battle lines, and the view behind each other is almost blocked by follow-up warships, so under normal circumstances, the situation of the battleships can only be learned through telegrams, and from the information reported by the ships just now, although the war-weary was beaten badly, it seems that it can hold on...... Is there something new going on?

"Look, General, it seems that the war-weariness has a problem with the steering gear, and the battleship has been out of the combat sequence!" There is no telegram to report at all. Following the direction his subordinates pointed, Thomas could see a huge battleship slowly detached from the battle line, like a log suspended on the surface of a lake, making irregular movements under the dictation of the ocean current! And what's even more terrifying is that the war-weariness is thinking about the approaching enemy battle line in the distance! This is undoubtedly a fool for the War-Weary Horn, which has lost half of its firepower!

The Warweary was unlucky, and just ten minutes earlier, two 15-inch shells had hit the stern of the ship, one of which had broken through the tail armor belt and dismantled the entire wheelhouse to pieces. Another shell took away the repairers and a propeller shaft that arrived later. The steering gear was destroyed, and it was not even possible to ensure the course by adjusting the speed of the propellers, because the propeller shaft was also destroyed 1. Although the British tried their best to save the battleship, due to inertia, the battleship deviated from course and headed towards the German fleet at an oblique angle! …。

"Give up?" Look at the war-weariness in the distance. Thomas's heart was wrenched, the loss of the Australia was already heartbroken, and if one more Queen Elizabeth-class battleship was lost, the situation of the avant-garde fleet would deteriorate dramatically! The war-weary, swaying in the wind and waves, had become a target by this time. If there is to be a rescue, it is necessary to act immediately, at least to temporarily force the German fleet back! "Light cruisers and destroyers launch lightning strikes, we need to buy time for the warweariness to be repaired!" It's impossible to say whether the Warweariness will be able to regain Thomas's maneuver, but Thomas must come to the rescue with all his might, even if there is only one percent hope! Do your best and let God do your best!

And the Germans on the other side thought that they were wrong at first, after all, the battlefield was full of gunsmoke, and after a period of shooting, all kinds of smoke screens on the battlefield had reached a situation that could affect the cause. Thomas could see the war weariness out of control when he was close, but in the eyes of the German fleet a dozen kilometers away. At this time, the war weariness seemed to be just some problems with the track, and at the first time I did not expect that the war weariness had gotten out of control, and it was at this time that the appearance of Thomas's light cruisers and mine-striking ships made the Germans realize that the British seemed to want to protect something important! Otherwise, precious auxiliary warships would never have been sent in such a situation! While the Germans were still hesitating, two British light cruisers, which had already rushed up, pulled out a smoke screen to envelop the War Weary in a smoke screen. And the remaining light cruisers led the mine-strike ships to the German fleet!. …。

"There's something wrong with the Warweary! The British tried to save the battleship! A thought popped into Hipper's head in an instant. Strike the ship and take out that big guy! Hippert pointed in the direction of the war-weary in the distance and roared loudly, gritting his teeth with hatred for the Queen-class battleship Hipper. Now that he has finally found an opportunity, how can Hippel give up? With the dispatch of the lightning strike ships on both sides, the entire avant-garde battlefield was instantly opened. Both sides focused their attention on the war-weariness that had broken away from the queue, one trying to protect it with all its might, while the other desperately wanted to destroy it! …。

"Let Bavaria and Saxony cover the lightning strike formation!" Looking at the rapid fire of the 6-inch guns of the two British light cruisers in front, Hipper decisively ordered the two capital ships to suppress the light cruisers of the other side with secondary artillery fire. Generally speaking, when firing at the capital ship, the secondary gun should not be used as much as possible, after all, the water column generated may interfere with the observation. But at such a critical juncture, Hipper needed these secondary guns to compensate for the disadvantages of auxiliary warships!

The British are absolutely generous...... At the critical moment, 8 light cruisers and more than a dozen mine-striking ships were directly put into operation, except for 2 light cruisers left to serve as cover, the remaining 6 light cruisers carried out lightning strikes against the Germans with a large number of light-raiding ships, Thomas did this step very well, on the one hand to provide shelter for the war-weary, and on the other hand, to exert pressure through long-range lightning strikes. Regardless of whether it can hit or not, as long as it can make the German fleet formation mess up. The formation of 6 light cruisers slashed towards the German fleet like a sharp long knife, and in order to cover the safety of the fleet, the 4 German light cruisers did not care about attacking the warweary, but bravely met the blade ......... of the British lightning strike formation.

The two fleets were as fast as two light cavalry out of their own ranks. As in ancient engagements, the close-quarters combat of such lightly armored units is often synonymous with bloody and intense. The two light fleets will have the bloodiest battle with rapid-fire guns and torpedoes.

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