"The Germans did it anyway!" Looking at the six huge figures in the distance, Thomas's face turned pale. The identity of these warships has been very clear, this is the most feared existence of the entire Royal Navy, and it is also the pinnacle of naval shipbuilding in this era! 4 Izmail-class battleships armed with 10 15-inch guns and 2 Izmail-class battleships armed with these 12 14-inch guns! The Germans threw the best of the entire high seas fleet into the avant-garde, which put Thomas under a lot of pressure!

"Prepare to engage the enemy and fire!" The fleets of both sides were getting closer and closer, and Thomas finally gave the order to open fire. Hopefully, General Jericho's own team will be able to crush the opponent quickly. I'm not in a good situation here! Thomas said worriedly.

"Crush them! Let's use naval guns and armor to speed up time, who is the pinnacle in this world! In contrast to Thomas's worries and worries, the strong Hipper was full of spirits. He had the most powerful squadron in the world, and he never dreamed that he would one day be able to command such a fleet...... Let's put an end to your nemesis once and for all! As the commander of the fast fleet, he fought Betty many times, and was able to escape even when the situation was bad, but he only suffered Thomas's loss, which made the fierce and aggressive Hipper very dissatisfied. And this time, he finally gained the superior power to have a face-to-face battle with his opponent! …。

The slowly rotating rangefinders locked on to their respective targets, and the opponent's speed and course data were transmitted to the fire console, and then under the command of the fire console, the twin 15-inch turrets weighing more than 800 tons were slowly aimed at the enemy ships in the distance, and then with the ignition of the propellant pack, a shell weighing 800 kg flew out of the gun chamber! The orange muzzle flames were continuous, and the entire fleet seemed to be obscured by the fierce storm. In just a dozen seconds, Hipper's fleet threw dozens of tons of shells at the British fleet in the distance, and Thomas, not to be outdone, opened fire almost at the same time!

The roar of hundreds of large-caliber artillery pieces instantly resounded across the sea. View from the air. The warships of both sides were almost wrapped in thick smoke, fire and water columns, and the super dreadnought, weighing more than 30,000 tons and nearly 200 meters long, loomed over the sea. The fire control personnel struggled to distinguish the target and look for the distant location of the shells. It took nearly a minute after the fire was fired that the shells fell into the sea, forming columns of water that were far or near, and then with the acceleration of the firing speed of both sides, a rain of bullets came, and soon the sea surface became like a boiling boiler.

The sound of violent explosions and the column of water did not appear in Thomas's field of vision, at this time the two sides were 16 kilometers away, and at this distance even a 15-inch heavy gun could hardly penetrate the opponent's armor, at this time the two sides had only been fighting for six or seven minutes. The warships on both sides are in a 1-on-1 heads-up mode, with each warship choosing another battleship to fight each other. But only for a few minutes. Thomas, who has a lot of experience, already feels the difference in dynamism between the two sides. The opponent's rate of fire is obviously faster than its own. He looked at the pocket watch in his hand. The opponent can complete a shot in about 30 seconds, while his own battleship Queen Elizabeth needs at least 45 seconds to complete a firing cycle. Looking at the battleship Bismarck, which was right to him in the distance, Thomas was under tremendous pressure! …。

Although the tonnage of the two sides is similar, the Queen Elizabeth class is a notch worse in terms of firepower! I once heard that the last battle of the Russian fleet in Essen did not achieve any decent results. Thomas also once mocked the other party a little in his heart, after all, 3 battleships with the same performance as the Australian were actually finished like this, I am afraid that this is not only because the other party is too strong. But this time, when Thomas learned the sharp weapons hidden by the Germans, he really felt that the Orbismarck was indeed the culmination of the history of German naval construction! At least in terms of firepower, the rate of fire of 2 rounds a minute, combined with an excellent vertical imaging rangefinder and advanced fire control, can definitely make him the most terrifying existence on the European battlefield! …。

The warships of both sides had to take into account the entire formation. Therefore, the range of maneuvering of the battleship is extremely small, and because the course is relatively fixed. The two sides quickly formed a crash, and the crash was followed by a potency shot. At this point, as long as there is no recurrence of major deviations, the gunners only need to do their best to shoot the shells according to the data. As for when it hits, it can only depend on God's arrangement, but according to the principle of probability, the side that shoots more cannonballs will get .........more hits.

The fleets of both sides were now in a rain of bullets, and the collapse was formed. No more accidents, it was only a matter of time before they were hit, and when each round of shells fell, the officers and men on both sides were under tremendous pressure, watching the water column getting closer and closer to them. And just a few moments away, everyone's nerves are tense, waiting for the moment of hit!

"Hell, we've been hit!" The Malaya, the second in the British fleet, burst out from the side of two huge fireballs...... One shell hit the chimney in the rear of the Malaya, and the huge energy generated by the explosion directly blew the chimney in two, and countless shrapnel splashed and froze on the steel plate that splashed everywhere on the deck, while the other shell hit the tail armor belt, and penetrated the upper edge of the main armor belt, and finally exploded in the upper part of the dome, causing a small fire in the stern.

Soon, when the Malaya was hit, the other capital ships were also hit by the other party in a row, and a loud noise came from the rear from time to time, and columns of flames and smoke dozens of meters high rose from the towering giant ships. Those who watched were shocked. Although the successive hits did not cause too serious damage to the queens due to the distance, they had already affected the combat effectiveness of the battleship, and from time to time optical instruments or equipment located outside the armor box were destroyed, thick smoke and flames began to spread on the surface of the battleship, and the damage management team ran in the cabin to deal with the increasingly rampant fire dragon! …。

The battle is all two-way. At the same time, the Germans also had to withstand the shelling of the British. From time to time, orange flames flashed on the slender hulls of the Bismarck-class battleships, which were the result of being hit by the 15-inch L42 main gun. However, because of the relatively slow rate of fire of the British battleships, and because of the number of guns, the German battleships were obviously hit less often than their opponents.

While the four Bismarck-class battleships and the four Queen-class battleships in the front were inseparable, the situation in the back had already tilted, and the two York-class battleships had begun to slowly occupy the upper spot in the battle between Barem and the Australia. "The amount of projection on the other side is too big, and the big one is amazing!" A British officer who served on the Barem commented on the two Russian-made warships.

And the half-salvo of the Germans, unlike that. The Russians prefer to increase the accuracy of hits with a full salvo after the formation of a broken shot, of course, in order to avoid the effect of the muzzle storm on the walk, guns No. 1 and No. 3 generally fire first on a turret, and the middle gun fires again after an interval of half a second, all controlled by the delay. Add to that a full 12 heavy guns, and in this battle, the projection of the two York-class battleships is definitely the highest! If the previous 4 queens were hit occasionally, then these two battleships can be described as being hit continuously. Violent explosions constantly sounded on the hull, especially the stern of the Baliem, which was actually hit 4 times in a row in just 3 minutes! One of the shells hit the deck at the front of turret No. 4, and the violent armor deformation directly stuck this turret, while the remaining 3 shells almost broke the entire stern behind turret No. 4! From the conning tower, the entire aft deck was distorted, the teak planks that had been thrown into the ship had been blown to pieces, while the deck below seemed to have been repeatedly kneaded and folded by a pair of raised hands, and the gray-black marks left by the flames and the smoke that occasionally poured out of the breaches were terrifying. …………。

If the Barem could still support it, then in the short engagement of ten minutes, the Australia was like struggling in hell. The Queen's armor protection can ensure that the opponent's shells cannot penetrate the armor box at a long distance, but the Australian is obviously a little lacking in confidence in the face of the 14-inch 52L main gun. The opponent's first salvo gave the Australian a dismount, and a main gun shell smashed directly on the junction of the horizontal armor and the main armor, although it was lucky not to be penetrated due to angle problems, but the violent impact still caused the armor junction to crack...... The backplate was shattered, and countless willow nails splattered in all directions. Even a piece of armor almost fell off. And the second hit made a large hole of 3 square meters directly in the front armor belt of the Australia! After penetrating the front armor, the shell knocked out the anchor chamber and the soldier's main cabin in the back. The flames from the explosion ignited the fabric and woodwork in the chamber, and puffs of smoke poured out of the breach, while inside the chamber, flames began to spread to the back.

While the most powerful steel beasts of this era were fighting, the two Moltke-class battleships were also inseparable from the Tiger and New Zealand. These 4 warships can be said to have been battle-hardened for a long time. From the moment the Great War began, they fought for their respective homelands. And to this day, these surviving warships are still doing their duty. Although both sides achieved some hits, the lethality of the 14-inch short-barreled gun was relatively limited at this distance, so that even the weakly defended Tiger and the two Moltke-class battleships could withstand it. On the whole, the British fleet, although at the moment is not in serious trouble. But there are already signs of decline. And at this time, Thomas gave a rather radical order! …。

"The fleet can still support. But we have not been able to achieve effective results. Looking at the fleet in the distance, although it was constantly hit, but still trying to fight back, Thomas felt some confidence in his heart. The fleet is half to the left, and we need to close the distance! After a moment of hesitation, Thomas finally decided to close the distance between the two sides so that the main gun could penetrate the opponent's armor. This is a decisive battle, and any idea of keeping it is extremely dangerous, either you die or I live!

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