Four 533-mm heavy torpedoes, which had fanned out towards the battlecruiser 'Rodney'. The rate of fire of each torpedo is as high as thirty-five knots. Moreover, the firing range has also been increased to 4,000 meters. The reason why the torpedo was chosen to enter a distance of two thousand meters was to increase the hit rate. After all, it is impossible for enemy warships to be at sea and not move and allow torpedoes to attack. When encountering a torpedo attack, the opponent will definitely try to dodge.

"Four torpedoes on the port side! Circumvent! "Immediately after discovering four torpedoes coming at high speed, the British sailors issued a warning.

"Increase your speed and turn to evade now!" The captain of the battlecruiser 'Rodney' commanded loudly.

With a displacement of 47,500 tons and a length of 262.3 meters, it is undoubtedly very difficult to turn. Normally, it takes more than two minutes to complete. In the current situation of severe disruption, it is undoubtedly more difficult to make a successful turn.

When the battlecruiser Rodney was turning at high speed, all the unsecured items on the deck were thrown into the sea. Even a few British sailors on the side were thrown down, and then they were swallowed up by the raging sea and disappeared.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The secondary guns of the battlecruiser Rodney began to shoot desperately at the sea, trying to destroy the torpedo and protect their battleship in this way. However, the torpedo travels at high speed under the surface of the water, and if you want to hit the torpedo, then it is only God forbid.

Four torpedoes, soon approaching the battlecruiser 'Rodney'. And by this time, the turning of the battlecruiser 'Rodney' was not able to be completed.

A torpedo, which went through the bow of the battleship 'Rodney', did not hit the battleship. The second torpedo was also narrowly avoided. However, the third torpedo. But it got under the belly of the battlecruiser 'Rodney'.

"Oh God! Are we going to get hit? The British sailors aboard the battlecruiser Rodney roared in horror. This is a heavy torpedo, and if it is hit, everyone knows very well what the consequences will be.

"Be prepared for shocks!" The captain also gave such an order. If it is hit, the battleship will shake violently and fall if you are not careful. and even injuries as a result.

To the surprise of the British sailors, however, the expected shock did not come. Their battleship, as if it had not been hit. This took the British sailors by surprise. In fact, the torpedo went straight under the belly of the battlecruiser 'Rodney' due to an error in depth fixing and did not hit.

"God bless the British Empire, we're all right!" The captain of the battlecruiser 'Rodney' shouted loudly.

However, the next second. The battleship shook violently, and the captain was thrown out, falling heavily on the deck, with a cut in his head and bleeding profusely.

This was the fourth torpedo fired by the destroyer 'B-7,' and after the first three torpedoes had been avoided, the fourth torpedo hit the stern of the battlecruiser 'Rodney,' and blew a large hole more than one meter long directly under the water. The sea water poured into the battleship even more frantically. Soon flooded several cabins.

"Immediate loss control!" The captain of the battlecruiser 'Rodney' got up from the deck, not caring about his injuries. An order was immediately issued to carry out loss control. Otherwise, if there is too much water, even if this is a battle cruiser with a displacement of more than 47,000 tons, it will sink.

When the battlecruiser 'Rodney' was torpedoed, it was when the destroyer 'B VII' was sunk. The destroyer "B-7" exchanged its own sinking for the heavy damage of the battlecruiser "Rodney". This is in this matchup. It is undoubtedly a very good deal.

It was not only the battlecruiser Rodney that was attacked. The battlecruiser 'Anson' was also in the midst of an emergency torpedo evasion, and a Chinese Navy's 'Qinglong-class' destroyer and a 'B-class' destroyer joined forces to launch a lightning strike against him. Ten 533-mm heavy torpedoes were fired at the battlecruiser.

It's just that the battle cruiser 'Anson' had better luck. Nine of them were evaded, and only one hit the stern of the battlecruiser 'Anson', blowing up the steering gear and making it impossible to steer. In addition, in the previous battle, the propeller shaft of the battlecruiser 'Anson' was blown off, which slowed down the speed of the battleship. It is foreseeable that although the battlecruiser was not sunk immediately, it was only a matter of time before the capital ship of the Chinese Navy was freed up.

The battlecruiser HMS Hood, the flagship of the British Navy, rushed to the left and right on the surface of the sea, like a wild bull. Now, the speed of the battleship 'Hood' has been increased to 27 knots. In order to avoid lightning strikes from the Chinese Navy, formations and the like are completely out of order.

"Boom! Rumble! "Two loud explosions sounded in quick succession from the side of the battlecruiser 'Lion' of the British Navy. Two 533-mm heavy torpedoes, which hit the hapless battlecruiser almost simultaneously. How can the waterline armor, which was originally only 229 mm thick, withstand the 533 mm heavy torpedo? After the torpedo warhead exploded, the battle cruiser was severely damaged by great force. There are two more gaps below the waterline. The sea rushed into the battleship in a frenzy.

The captain of the battlecruiser "Lion" immediately ordered damage control. However, because the damage was too severe. After only a few minutes, the damage management failed. At this moment, the battleship has entered a lot of water, and the hull has already tilted slightly. As more and more sea water poured into the battlecruiser Lion, the ship's tilting fluid became more and more severe. Eventually, the battleship capsized on the surface of the sea and soon sank to the bottom of the sea, leaving a huge whirlpool on the surface.

The battlecruiser Lion became the second capital ship of the British Navy to be sunk in this naval battle. However, this is not the end, but the beginning.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The side guns of the 'Tiger' battlecruiser were firing fiercely, and a 'Qinglong-class' light cruiser of the Imperial Navy had already approached a position less than 2,500 meters away from the 'Tiger' battlecruiser. This made the British sailors on the battlecruiser "Tiger" feel a great threat.

In order to protect themselves and sink the light cruisers of the Chinese Navy, the secondary guns on the battleship "Tiger" were already firing with all their might. Dense shells hit the light cruisers of the Chinese Navy, and the entire superstructure of the light cruisers seemed to be on fire.

Soon, the light cruiser approached less than two thousand meters from the "Tiger" light cruiser. Two triple 533 mm heavy torpedo tubes in the bow fired torpedoes. Six torpedoes were fired at the battlecruiser Tiger in a fan-shaped manner.

"Six torpedoes on the port side! Circumvent! ”

The British sailors on the battleship roared in horror.

The battlecruiser "Tiger" also immediately began to make an emergency evasion, trying to avoid the incoming torpedo. Although, the battlecruiser "Tiger" was much more powerful than the light cruisers of the incoming Chinese Navy. However, the torpedoes fired by the light cruisers of the Chinese Navy were able to launch a deadly threat to the "Tiger" battlecruiser, which made the "Tiger" battlecruiser have to temporarily avoid the edge, and even pray for God to bless them from being really hit.

The huge battlecruiser 'Tiger' made a difficult turn, trying to aim its bow in the direction of the torpedo attack. In this way, it was possible to reduce the area under attack and thus avoid torpedoes. It's just that it is simply impossible for a huge battlecruiser to complete the turn in a short time. The sailors on the battlecruiser "Tiger" could only watch in horror as the torpedoes approached them. In his eyes, there was despair.

"Boom!" A torpedo hit the underwater part of the bow of the battlecruiser 'Tiger'. The underwater armor, which was only 230 mm thick, was torn apart in an instant by the warhead of a heavy torpedo. A large hole appeared below the waterline, and the sea water poured into it frantically.

"Close the loopholes! If we don't close the loophole, we're doomed! "The captain of the battlecruiser 'Tiger' roared like crazy.

The damage management personnel on the battlecruiser "Tiger" were also desperate. They did their best to plug the loopholes. After a lot of hard work, the loophole was finally closed. But at this moment, the battleship has poured into a lot of seawater, so that the hull of the battleship has been slightly tilted, and the speed has been slightly affected.

This was also the reason why the battlecruiser "Tiger" had better luck, it was only hit by a torpedo. If two more torpedoes hit, the battlecruiser would have died.

Under the lightning strike of the Chinese Navy, the battle line of the British fleet has collapsed, and all battle cruisers are desperately dodging the incoming torpedoes. Although, the mine-strike formations of the Chinese Navy suffered considerable losses under the fierce return fire of the capital ships of the British fleet, as well as light cruisers and destroyers. However, the losses they inflicted on the British fleet can be described as devastating.

Although, the only battleship that was sunk was the battlecruiser "Lion". However, many were severely damaged, including the battlecruiser "Anson", the battlecruiser "Rodney", and the battlecruiser "Tiger". Intact battlecruisers, only three remained. (To be continued.) )

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