The regrouped German fleet immediately turned into Moltke and Goeben at the front, followed by 4 Caesar-class battleships. The two sides are almost opposite each other. After completing the turn, Hippel suddenly led the Moltke and Goeben to a sharp acceleration, and under the cover of torpedo boats and smoke screens, quickly rushed towards the British fleet, leaving behind the four Caesar-class battleships. At this time, because of the impact of the Lütsov and the Saidritz, the British fleet was unable to concentrate enough firepower to stop the two battleships at the first time.

"It's going to be desperate!" Thomas said as he looked at the two German war cruisers that were sailing at 27 knots and passing by his side as if they were flying. The two fleets were almost opposite each other, with a relative speed of almost 50 knots! Under the cover of smoke and torpedo boats, two German fast battleships quickly passed under the guns of the three Queen-class ships, and when the Baliem and the Warweary were engaged in the battle, Thomas's own team was finally freed, and Thomas, who was in command of six battleships, found that the two Moltke-class fast battleships had begun to attack the two battle cruisers in the tail of the British fleet...... 4 Caesar-class battleships are also targeting the Queen!

The sinking of the two super dreadnoughts is a foregone conclusion, and now if Hipper wants to get back to his roots, he can only find the weak ships in the British fleet, 4 rough-skinned Caesar-class to block the Queen-class, and then take the time to take out the two earliest British battle cruisers, the Invincible and the Indomitable! As for the Tiger, Hipper doesn't have any ideas for the time being, on the one hand, the Tiger itself is relatively solid, and on the other hand, he doesn't know how long the 4 Caesars can last. Although the German fleet in the rear was the main goal from the beginning, on the one hand, to ensure the distance from the British fleet as much as possible, on the other hand, constantly released smoke to interfere with the enemy's shelling. But I can't hold it after a long time!. …。

At this time, Hipper left all distractions behind, and the other fleets were fighting for such an opportunity for themselves. The officers and soldiers even used their lives to delay every minute and every second! And now. He's got to get some money's worth! The distance between the two sides quickly approached, and at less than 14 km, the port side of the Moltke-class fast battleship spewed out hot fireballs, and heavy armor-piercing shells flew out of the gun chambers with the vibration of the hull and flew towards the two battleships in the distance. Tens of seconds later, huge columns of water surrounded the two British earliest battle cruisers. And in order to maintain formation. These two battleships had to continue to move against the German battleships, and the experience of the Sino-Russian war taught them that the weak ships leaving the battle column without permission while being taken care of by the other side were tantamount to seeking death, and the two British battle cruisers then began to counterattack. 16 12-inch 45L guns fired shells.

"Support the Invincible and Indomitable!" Three Queen-class ships were firing at four Caesar-class, and they had no choice but to rely on the Tiger, the only remaining Fisher-type super-dreadnought Cruiser to attack the Moltke at the stern. And in the third round and a half salvo, a shell hit the side of the Moltke, although the distance was only 12km, but because of the angle, this shell did not penetrate the side armor, but the huge impact still tore a huge armor plate off the hull ..........

"The goal remains the same. Concentrate fire on the Invincible. Feeling the shaking of the hull, Hipper glanced at the bullet and said calmly. Plans are in people, and things are in heaven, and Hipper has done his best, so it depends on himself to destroy the two dreadnoughts first. I was seriously injured by the Tiger first!

The firepower of the two Moltke-class ships was exerted to the extreme, and the fastest time was almost 20 seconds to complete a firing cycle, and with the proximity of the distance, the Germans even gave up half a salvo, and after forming a straddle fire, they directly adopted the method of full salvo, the peak moment. The Moltke fired as many as 24 shells at the opponent in one minute! The weight is close to 15 tons! Under such intensive fire attack. The two British battle cruisers, which had been in service for 10 years, finally couldn't hold out! …。

A series of explosions continued to come from the Invincible, and the British couldn't even tell the design interval of the other side, and the shells fell almost like rain, and the barrage covered the entire battleship. Almost at the same time, the Invincible's bow turret No. 1 and the side turret No. 2 were hit at the same time, like a hammer smashing an egg. The powerful cannonball shattered the main turret in pieces, and two fire dragons more than 20 meters high rose into the air, and thick poisonous smoke and flames began to spread on the surface of the ship. Although the British quickly filled the ammunition depot under the damaged turret, this did not change the inevitable sinking of the battleship.........

Almost all three shells went into the power compartment in the middle of the hull. Under the action of explosives, tons of shrapnel flew indiscriminately in the power compartment. Nearly all of the boilers were destroyed in the metal frenzy, and the successive explosions and the diffuse high-pressure, high-temperature steam turned the entire chamber into a hell from which no one could escape...... The entire ship was out of control, and even though it was still afloat, the massive ingress and loss of power, as well as the out-of-control fire, were enough for it to sink.

It has to be said that the British still made great progress in damage management, and still let the battleship float on the water even when the power was almost completely lost and the turret was named one by one. Although only temporarily. In just fifteen minutes, the Moltke had already sentenced the poor battleship to death. Moltke then turned to aim at the Tiger, while the Goeburn continued to attack the Indefatigable!

Although the Moltke has rough skin and thick flesh, the Tiger after changing the shells can also be called sharp! If the two sides go head-to-head, Mao Qi still has a little advantage, but after letting the opponent play for nearly 10 minutes, Mao Zi is also scarred. A series of explosions came from the stern of the ship, and the No. 4 turret was pierced by an armor-piercing shell, and although the fire did not spread to the ammunition depot due to good fire protection, the violent explosion still destroyed the two main guns. Part of the flue in the middle of the hull was destroyed. The honeycomb armor held back large pieces of debris, but a small amount of debris still caused damage to some pipes. In the face of the Tiger in full swing, the Moltke was already exhausted ......... parry.

Rumble! Suddenly, a column of smoke hundreds of meters high rose from the rear of the British fleet, accompanied by a pillar of fire that soared into the sky, and a loud sound resounded throughout the battlefield. The air flow fluctuations, which are almost visible to the naked eye, quickly spread out in all directions! At the first time, both the British and the Germans knew that the Indomitable was finished! After piercing the main armor of the Indomitable, an armor-piercing shell tore through the armor outside the ammunition depot and plunged headlong into the ammunition depot under the No. 1 shell, and the violent explosion completely destroyed the ancient battle cruiser, and the entire bow of the ship was torn to pieces by the huge energy. Then the entire hull thrust into the sea like a sword. The huge whirlpool created by the sinking carried even the surrounding British officers and soldiers who had already jumped into the sea to the bottom of the sea.

"Next up is the Tiger. Order the Goeben and our ship to gather the Fire Tiger together! Looking at the destruction of two British battlecruisers in a row in just twenty minutes, the captain of the Moltke excitedly ordered that as long as these two battleships were given another 20 minutes, the Tiger would at least be severely damaged!

"Let's go, it's dangerous to stay any longer!" Hipper looked at the four Caesar-class battleships behind him that were constantly surrounded by explosions and water columns, and said with a heartache. Although the rear team did not send a telegram asking for reinforcements, Hipper knew that their situation must not be good, and the Caesar, which was at the head of the team, was taken care of by the Malaya of the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship, and the 15-inch bullets fired by eight 15-inch guns hit the Caesar like a heavy hammer. Suddenly, Hipper's position on the Caesar's No. 2 turret suddenly flashed red, and then the entire turret seemed to jump with a violent explosion, there was no doubt that the blow just now had caused the Caesar to lose one turret. The violent explosion even reached the No. 1 turret, and the flying shrapnel shattered the gun mirror of the No. 1 turret to pieces. …………。

In the nearly half-hour-long firefight, the performance of the Caesar-class battleships can be described as tragic, and in the case of 4 to 3, the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships used practical actions to tell the Germans that caliber is justice! Bullet weight is king! The German 635kg armor-piercing shell left a maximum of one pit in the armor of the queens, or caused a small dislocation of the armor plates. And the shells of the queens were at least more than 200 kg heavier than the Germans. Even if the huge kinetic energy cannot penetrate the armor, the strong impact force can still cause the entire armor to fall off or displace it in a large area...... If the turret is hit, even if it cannot be destroyed, it will cause the turret to vibrate violently and cause incapacitation or other damage.

Although there was a smoke screen, because of the headwind, the smoke was quickly blown away by the sea breeze, and the effect was not ideal. Although they were hit hard again and again, the excellent protection of the German battleships still made the vast majority of the battleships in danger, although they did not have the power to fight back, but there would be no major danger in a short time, except for one battleship, that is, the third ship of the Caesar-class Catherine. A 15-inch bullet exploded after penetrating the main armor, and although there was a layer of dome armor behind the main armor belt, it was still pierced by several large fragments, and the flying shrapnel directly cut off several steam pipes, reducing the speed of the battleship by at least 4 knots! At this moment, in order to protect the seriously injured Catherine, the remaining three Caesar-class ships must slow down and cover the ......... of friendly ships breaking through.

"The enemy's 15-inch guns hit our ships again and again. Each hit made the ship shake like a tuning fork. As long as one shell hits a suitable position, it will lead to very serious consequences, the power compartment of the Catherine was damaged, and it will not be able to retreat at full speed for at least half an hour, although we deliberately keep our distance, but the opponent's 15-inch guns can still pose a great threat to us. The turret armor was vulnerable to the attack, and the sidechord main was barely able to withstand the attack with the help of the dome armor. Thankfully, Moltke and Goeben finally settled their opponents. A German officer who served on the Caesar recorded the thrilling battle.

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