What will be the result of the impact of the old armored cruiser on the new dreadnought? The Battle of Malta is well illustrated, although the French armoured cruisers were fast, and the French were heroic. (The bravery of the French Army before World War 2 was impeccable, both in World War 1 and in the Franco-Prussian War, the French Army lacked advanced tactics and strong national strength without lack of spirit.) But no matter how tenacious the spirit is, it can't withstand the firing of large-caliber artillery at close range!

The Glorious, which rushed to the front, was hit first! A shell from the side easily cracked through its fragile armor, and finally exploded in the flue of the hull amidships, accompanied by violent vibrations and shrapnel and flames flying in the sky, the entire armored cruiser shuddered, and then a large amount of smoke poured out of the broken flue, and thick black smoke began to spread through the hull.

The Glory was hit and protected as if it had a head, and soon, countless shells flew towards the French armored cruiser that was trying to evade, and the explosions continued to sound on the battleship, and some people even saw that the Marseillaise was hit by 3 large-caliber shells at the same time! The twin 7.6-inch turret in the bow was directly removed by the detonated ammunition. And two other shells destroyed the steering gear in the stern of the ship...... The other shot penetrated the boiler compartment and blew a dozen boilers to pieces, and less than seven minutes into the charge, the Marseillaise was like a hyena with a broken spine ......... the sea.

The second battered battleship was the Conde, which avoided the first blow of the Italian-Austrian fleet because of its position relatively far back, but sadly. WHEN THE MARSEILLAISE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED, THE BATTLESHIP WAS EXPOSED DIRECTLY TO THE MUZZLE OF THE 350MM GUNS OF PRINCE EUGEN'S GUNS, FIRING ONLY TWO VOLLEYS. The Conde was hit by 5 shells, and at a distance of less than 7KM, almost all the heavy guns could penetrate the protection of the patrol, and even one shell penetrated through the upper armor of the Comte and out of the hull on the other side! Directly hit a penetrating injury! The 10,000-ton crew struggled to advance in a hail of bullets, but eventually a shell that hit the boiler room stopped the Comde's movement. Losing power, the heavily damaged hull of the Conde eventually sank in the rolling waves.

If no other forces intervened, then this surprise attack of the French had no meaning other than to send away warships with a total tonnage of more than 60,000 tons. But it is impossible without external forces, and just when the Italian-Austrian navy was happily killing the French patrol, three Brestani-class battleships also rained bullets on the heads of the Austro-Hungarian fleet! And the two combined-forces class battleships at the tail of the team were taken care of by the French fleet! At the same time that the Comte was being fired at. The stern of the United Forces was hit four times in quick succession in less than 2 minutes! Two of the shells hit the turret, one of which had its top armor pierced and the turret scrapped, while the other turret barely withstood the attack. But because of the violent tremors. As a result, the hydraulic equipment of two of the guns was damaged, and the rear hemisphere firepower of the United Force was almost completely lost! …。

Another shell destroyed a locker in the stern. Under normal circumstances, the damage caused by this shell is almost negligible, but this time it was different, the various fabrics in the stern locker burned in the flames, and the thick smoke completely covered the entire rear part, completely affecting the view not only of the United Forces, but also of the Terghoff of the same class. And this opportunity was seized by the French! While the Ito-Austrian fleet was concentrating its fire on the French cruisers, a convoy of torpedo boats bypassed the area of engagement. Rush from the rear to attack the already battered United Forces!

It was the most brilliant attack of the French in this naval battle, and the closest they came to victory! As many as 9 torpedo boats suddenly appeared in the sight of the Austrians! They approached quickly from the right side of the tail and reached speeds of more than 28 knots, nearly 12 knots faster than the United Forces! SUBSEQUENTLY, 5 OF THE TORPEDO BOATS FIRED 3 TORPEDOES IN ONE GO AT A DISTANCE OF LESS THAN 12KM! The fan-shaped torpedoes split into two and rushed towards the unbelievable Combined Forces! By the time the lookouts spotted the Grim Reaper coming from behind, it was already too late, and before they even had time to inform the officers, the torpedoes had already crashed into the starboard side of the United Force one after another! …………。

"We were torpedoed! They're behind us! "Count Spee, who was directing the battle in front, even received only one telegram, and the explosions behind him were already heard one after another! In less than a minute, the Prinz Eugen, which was attacked by a sneak attack, was hit with at least 4 torpedoes! The dreadnought with a displacement of more than 20,000 tons could not save itself at all in the event that so many torpedoes were suddenly hit on one side, and from Taghoff, the first Austro-Hungarian dreadnought quickly tilted in an extremely short time, and soon the battleship tilted to an irretrievable 25 degrees! All guns were no longer able to fire due to angle problems.

"At this moment, the United Forces made the last and most crucial move of its life! He turned the ship with all his might, ready to stop the despicable assassination of the French for the equally ill-prepared Taghoff, although this would speed up the sinking of the United Forces, and although this action did not necessarily work, their spirit lifted the officers and men of the entire fleet! This is how an officer on the Taghoff commented on the United Forces' last actions before it sank.

With the sinking of the United Forces...... Almost all the French are cheering! Just after Italy sank the French, the French fleet immediately changed colors! Destroyed one of the opposing warships with an extremely decisive action, and from now on, they still have a chance to continue to expand the results, and 4 torpedo boats full of torpedoes did not fire! And they targeted the Taghoff, which was also in the rear! …。

However, the sinking of the United Forces had alerted the Austrians, and within a few minutes of the attack on the United Forces, the destroyers that had been preparing for lightning strikes on the side were quickly moved to the rear, and the Taghoff, which had already recovered from its senses, also aimed the four main guns that could be used in the rear at these dangerous and fast assassins! The shells did not have time to be replaced with shrapnel specifically against destroyers. Instead, directly with high-explosive shells or even armor-piercing shells!

In the face of the fierce fire of artillery of various calibers, all the French torpedo boats braved a dense rain of bullets to quickly approach, even if the torpedo boats that had already finished torpedoes were still moving forward, and they had to use their thin bodies to disperse the fire of friendly forces. AT A DISTANCE OF LESS THAN 4KM, THE SECOND WAVE OF LIGHTNING STRIKES FROM THE FRENCH WAS FINALLY LAUNCHED, AND THIS TIME THE TORPEDOES WERE STILL NO LESS THAN THE LAST ONE, AND AT LEAST MORE THAN 10 TORPEDOES FLEW OUT OF THE TORPEDO TUBES. However, because of the interference of the opposing destroyers, as well as the evasion of the Teghof. Only one torpedo hit the middle part of the hull of the Taghoff.

"Damn, we've got another ship wounded!" Looking at the Taghoff, which was a little tilted after being hit by a torpedo, Holdie's heart was bleeding, Austria-Hungary had a total of 4 new battleships, and in a blink of an eye, one was sunk and one was seriously damaged. Damn the Italians, so that they transferred the direct guard forces that originally belonged to the Austro-Hungarian fleet. Let the hateful French take advantage of the situation. At this time, Holdie hated the Italians even more, and Tycho's strength before the war seemed to him to be completely arrogant! If it weren't for the German government behind Count Spee, who threatened the safety of Silesia, Austria-Hungary would never have accepted such an arrangement! …。

"Vice Admiral Spee, I wish I could have the Prinz Eugen escort the Taghoff away from the battle line, he is wounded, his speed has dropped, and he is not fit to stay in the battle line any longer." Haldy pondered for a moment before asking Count Spee. Coupled with the blow received at the beginning of the artillery battle, the Taghoff was indeed seriously injured, and had been hit several times before it was struck by lightning, causing the bow to enter the water and 3 guns destroyed. And now, because of the torpedo explosion, the violent vibration damaged the ammunition supply equipment of the No. 3 turret, so that there are only 7 guns left that the Taghoff can theoretically use, plus the inclination, so Holdie's request is still more reasonable, in this chaotic situation, a battleship is obviously dangerous, so he also wants to let the Prinz Eugen leave with him to cover the Taghoff's repair and retreat. …。

"Absolutely not! We can tell the Italians to wait for us, but we must not leave the battle line! "Count Spee directly rejected the other party's proposal without even thinking about it! Drop three battleships in one go? That's 8 to 7! The strength of the dreadnoughts on both sides is almost equal. And looking at the front team, the former dreadnoughts and mounted cruisers of the Italian Navy are clearly also on the verge of collapse. It won't be long before the Italian fleet will also have to concentrate its fire on the former dreadnoughts, and what will happen to the Italians if the Austro-Hungarian fleet is gone? . …。

For Tycho, all the former dreadnoughts were transferred...... At first, Count Spee was still quite complaining, and if it weren't for the fear that the Italians would give up, he would never accept it. But now it seems that whether the Italians were selfish or unintentional from the beginning. Tycho had made the right move! And the current situation is such that even if Tycho concentrates the former dreadnought fleet, it will still not be enough to hold back the French!

Just when the Austro-Hungarian fleet was heavily damaged. THE ITALIAN FLEET WAS ALSO CAUGHT IN A BITTER BATTLE, AND THE DANTE, AFTER BEING FIRED BY THE DANTON-TYPE FRONT DREADNOUGHT, FINALLY FLOODED IN LARGE QUANTITIES DUE TO SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AND TAIL ARMOR BELTS, AND THE PROJECTION OF 4 12-INCH GUNS AND 6 240MM GUNS WAS NO LESS THAN THAT OF EIGHT 12-INCH GUNS! Sweep decks more efficiently! Dante's 10-inch main outfit was ultimately unable to hold off the opposing 12-inch guns in close combat, as two shells successfully penetrated his armor, one piercing the gun mount of Turret 2 and causing a sector fire, while the other pierced the steam engine room. Directly deprived the battleship of two-thirds of its power! A large amount of seawater could not be ruled out, the fire spread throughout the ship, and it was only a matter of time before the battle sank!

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Chapter 728: Bloody Battle.

Chapter 728: Bloody Battle. ，。