A cannonball from the Prince William struck the Neptune's turret accurately, and unlike the waterline armor, the turret armor was round, so the shell fired from any angle would be fired at a vertical angle, which meant that there was almost no problem with the horizontal angle, (of course, the angle on the vertical plane still exists.) That is, for better protection, the armor of the gun mount should be thicker than the side chord, for example, the French battleship Richelieu in World War 2, the side chord was nothing more than inclined armor, and the gun mount armor was as thick as that! to improve protection.

But alas, the British's artillery mount armor was no more than 12 inches! Although it was much stronger than the Queen's 10-inch gun mount in history, the German artillery also became 14 inches! At a distance of about 13km, 12-inch armor is not enough to see the hard cap armor-piercing shells of the artillery!

"From my vantage point, I could see a small fireball flickering beneath the turret on the Neptune, followed by a loud bang...... Puffs of smoke poured out of the breach! Then the entire turret was violently shaken by a huge shock wave. A German officer who served on the Prince William said. After a few seconds, the flames and high-temperature shrapnel from the explosion ignited the ammunition in the dressing room that was hoarded in the gun mount, dozens of shells and propellants detonated in an extremely small space, and the violent explosion made all fire prevention measures become decorations, countless fire dragons rushed inside the battleship, and the whole battleship's bow finally fell off the hull with a series of loud noises. The Neptune didn't even remember to fill the ammunition depot with water and was destroyed by a violent explosion! The first half of the battleship quickly sank into the sea, and the second half finally disappeared into the rolling waves of the North Sea with a violent explosion.........

"Let the armored cruiser cover the destroyer for a lightning strike, we must stall for time!" After receiving the news of the sinking of the Neptune. Jericho commanded with a gloomy face. Less than 20 minutes after the battle, a dreadnought was sunk. And with the passage of time. The rate of loss of British battleships will be even faster, and even the precious Super Dreadnought will be included! Because compared with dreadnoughts, Germany's super-dreadnoughts have not improved much in terms of protection, dreadnoughts can't carry heavy artillery, and super-dreadnoughts can't carry either! Now the distance can't be pulled. All it takes is one shell to hit a suitable spot, and that means the death of a steel behemoth that cost more than £2 million and weighs more than 20,000 tons!

The British cruisers, which had never been dominated by opposing opposing armored cruisers and broken battleships on the oceans, never imagined that today they would have to face the super-dreadnoughts of the Germans. This was beyond their design requirements, but at the critical moment, the Royal Navy's spirit of sacrifice and indomitable fighting spirit made the British armored cruiser formation kill the battle line in the distance, which heralded death! And behind them were dozens of destroyers of various types. They will use their bodies and torpedoes to disrupt each other's deployments!

The British armored cruiser formation had already practiced many times, they skillfully penetrated the gap between the main fleet, and then launched an attack with various types of mine-strike ships of several hundred tons behind them! These fast-moving figures were discovered by Scheer at the first time. And then, the German fleet will carry out according to the plan. It was well known that the guns of armored cruisers could not inflict lethal damage on dreadnoughts, and the Germans knew it perfectly, but the mine-striking ships with hundreds of torpedoes behind them were different, and God knows what consequences these deadly assassins would have on the fleet as soon as they came into range! …。

The tactic of the British was to use armored cruisers to tear apart the interception of German light cruisers and mine-striking ships, and then cover their own mine-striking ships to penetrate through the gap. Even if it doesn't really cause any fatal damage, simply breaking up the formation can have a huge impact on the operations of the High Seas Fleet. Don't forget, in the distance there are also more than a dozen heavy guns of British capital ships roaring! …。

"The fleet deviated half a point to the left and opened the distance. We're going to have to deal with these Assassins first! Scheer looked at the British fleet in the distance, which was covered in thick smoke from the water column and the muzzle of the gun, and ordered decisively. Although the two sides fought for a short time, the roar of nearly 400 guns still filled the entire sea with a smoke screen, and the British Navy had a situation in history when it had to rest for a while and wait for the smoke to dissipate, and today, such a situation also appeared. In order to avoid unnecessary losses, Scheer sensibly chose to retreat temporarily.

The huge high seas fleet began to gradually move away from its opponents, but Jericho clearly did not want to give up, and soon after the Germans turned, the British fleet followed suit, but they turned more than the Germans, a Roking point. Jericho knew that if he didn't get some results before the cruisers and destroyer formations were wiped out, the battle in Britain would be more difficult later. God knows when he's back!. …。

The idea is great, but the key to it is how long these armored cruisers will last! Led by the USS Defense and the Black Prince...... At least 10 destroyers and torpedo boats rushed towards the King, who was the backbone of the German High Seas Fleet, so they were also targeted by the British fleet, but the 40 Kings battleships with 4 guns were easy to mess with?

The Black Prince, who had been tragic in history, unexpectedly approached less than 3 kilometers away from the German main fleet during the night engagement, and at this time he actually sent out a recognition signal as if deadly. And as soon as the Germans saw that the signal was not their own, they naturally waited for a cannon service, and in just a few minutes, the armored cruiser of almost 15,000 tons was torn to pieces! And this time, the Black Prince is still dead, and it is still in the daytime with a good view!

Under the salvo of the King-class battleships, the Black Prince and the Defense seemed to be encased in a moving wall of fire, although the two armored cruisers were fast, but they kept closing the distance and the closer they were to death! Finally. With the King still 7 kilometers away, a cannonball pierced the Black Prince's horizontal armor and successfully entered the power compartment, and a huge fireball rose from the hull! Under the short explosion and tremor, this armored cruiser with a slender body like a long sword finally stopped on the surface of the sea unwillingly, while the other battleship was even worse, directly smashed into pieces by the other two King-class battleships! …。

"We don't know if the other side's ammunition depot was concentrated, but we know that after 2 minutes of firing, the whole battleship was like an erupting volcano. The violent explosion was transmitted from the bow to the stern, and the entire battleship was blown into several pieces, countless parts and fragments were thrown into the air, and even some fragments were swept towards the British destroyers behind, and these little guys struggled to dodge shrapnel and flames and continued to rush forward. Scheer later recalled.

The British had many cruisers of the pre-dreadnought period, but at the same time they needed these ships for protection along their long lines of communication. And Thomas also took away some elite cruisers, so the mounted cruisers who can be on the table and can walk around in this pinnacle battle are even rarer, so this wave of armored cruisers sent by the British is only 8, and the face is 16 German dreadnoughts! The results can be imagined! Neither Scheer nor Jericho expected that the battleship of more than 100,000 tons would be completely destroyed in less than a quarter of an hour! Huge fireballs continued to rise on the sea, and the strength and violence of the dreadnought were vividly displayed at this moment!

Like a mighty giant armed with a war hammer, they easily crushed the child-like armored cruiser in front of them, and the successive explosions constantly tested the nerves of the British, and this lightning strike was doomed to failure. Having lost the cover of the armored cruisers, the remaining light cruisers and mine-strike ships were directly exposed to the fire of the main German fleet! At a distance of 6 to 5 kilometers, the German fleet was in full swing, and all the guns that could be used were constantly designed, from heavy guns to 150 guns, to 88mm anti-mine guns and even a large number of machine guns! …………。

The rain-like shells formed a continuous barrage across the sea, and in the face of such a dense attack, the dodging of destroyers and torpedo boats was almost ineffective, and even if they were lucky enough to dodge a wave of attacks, they might fall within the range of another battleship as soon as they turned around. Most British destroyers had to fire torpedoes at maximum distances, and torpedoes fired from a distance of 3 km were almost inaccurate, and these torpedoes with white trails at the tail could be easily spotted and then evaded!

The British attack did not yield substantial results, and not a single German capital ship was torpedoed...... But in the face of hundreds of torpedoes coming from all directions, the German captains were still under pressure. They struggled to avoid the incoming torpedoes and tried to maintain their formation, but there was still a certain amount of confusion in the formation. And at this time, Jericho's fleet managed to seize this very short time!

"What if your artillery can't penetrate your opponent?"

"Then get close until you can get through!"

"What if the opponent's formation makes you unable to start?

"Then create chaos!" Thomas once asked Jericho this question. At that time, Jericho replied very simply, and today he did the same, at the same time as the lightning strike force set off, Jericho was already preparing to get closer to the German fleet, and when the German fleet turned part of its firepower to the patrol, the main force of the British fleet, which had been greatly reduced, had already begun to get closer to the opponent under the cover of the smoke screen, and before the Germans could react, they launched a fierce attack! . …。

The British fleet locked the engagement distance to a little over 10km. It's closer than the battle! And because of the confusion of the German formation, the British fleet had already slightly overtaken the German fleet, and at least 6 super dreadnoughts in front faced the 4 Caesar-class battleships at the head of the high seas fleet! A local numerical advantage has been formed!

In extreme time, four Orion-class battleships and two George V-class battleships with a total of 60 main guns launched a fierce attack on the 4 Caesar-class ships that were caught off guard! At a distance of only 10km, the trajectory is extremely straight! And the German Vice Admiral Von Trota, who was in charge of commanding the fleet, was suddenly caught off guard by such a fierce attack!

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