Eventually, the Dutch and the British came to an agreement and decided to make a detour to intercept the Confederate fleet on the orders of the silent Jack instead of directly joining up with the main fleet. As for why Majifen was not consulted? The answer was to ask for instructions, but for some technical reasons, Majifen did not receive it. In all fairness, the tactics of the silent Jack were correct, because the main fleets of both sides were engaged in an artillery battle, the speed would not be fast, and the fast fleet had an advantage of at least 6 knots. Considering the air raids of the other side, if the other side launches a large-scale air attack on the Allied fleet, although the effect may not be very good, it can at least disrupt the formation of the Entente and provide an opportunity for Tycho to evacuate. The fast fleet that joins from the back of the team will also not be able to take advantage of its speed due to the location, so it is better to choose to intercept it directly.

After getting rid of the first air raids, the three fast battleships moved quickly under the command of the silent Jack, and just as Majifen complained about where his avant-garde fleet was hitting, a fleet cut diagonally from the side to the head of the Confederate fleet! "Well done!" After distinguishing that these three capital ships were fast fleets that had disappeared for a long time, Majifen had to admit that this commander's handling was very appropriate, and at this step, he directly forced Tycho into a desperate situation!

If they continued to shoot parallel to the main fleet of the Entente, then the three fast battleships could force the T-shaped crosshair, and then Tycho's flagship would be beaten by the three fast battleships. And if it is turned, then it will give the Majifen fleet an advantage. This is a situation that will not please no matter how you go, after weighing it again. Still, Tycho chose to turn, pulling away from the formidable Majifen fleet, trying to repel the opposing fast fleet before escaping.

"The Italians want to run. But they forgot that we have an absolute advantage! By the time the Italian fleet began to unleash the smoke screen again, Magiffen had already understood Tycho's options. But by this time, a large number of light cruisers and destroyers had already followed, and Majifen had enough cannon fodder to hold off his opponents! Before the Italians could begin to unleash lightning strikes to hinder their opponents, the American cruisers and destroyers followed! The two sides braved the rain of bullets fired by each other to hedge against each other on the sea, and one torpedo was fired into the sea, dragging a white trail towards the enemy ship not far away.

AN AUGLIDIAN LIGHT CRUISER HAD JUST SUNK A DESTROYER WITH 105MM GUNS. The three American destroyers that then rushed out from the side fired eight torpedoes at it, and when it dodged left and right to avoid the fan-fired torpedoes, it accidentally rushed to a place less than 5 km away from an American armored cruiser. NATURALLY, THE AMERICAN CRUISER WOULD NOT GIVE UP ITS PREY, AND THE 10-INCH SHELLS AND 6-INCH SHELLS QUICKLY COVERED THE BATTLESHIP, AND THE 10-INCH SHELLS LIGHTLY SHREDDED THE LIGHT CRUISER'S SIDESTRING ARMOR OF LESS THAN 80MM, AND SUCCESSFULLY DESTROYED THE ENTIRE BOILER COMPARTMENT. The white fog formed by the condensation of high-temperature and high-pressure steam quickly covered the entire battleship. The flames and the hot steam put to naught the Austrians' plan to save them. And the large hole in the amidship of the hull caused the battleship to quickly tilt and sink.

The officers and men of the American patrol excitedly celebrated their victory, in their opinion, they were the kings of the place without the participation of the capital ships, the hunters would not give up the attack because the prey was dying, shells continued to fall on the poor light cruiser, even the machine guns were used to sweep the Austrians who fell into the water, the battle went on for almost 4 years, and the front-line soldiers who participated in the war had taken pity out of their own dictionaries, and they did not give up any opportunity to kill. The rain of dark red bullets fired from machine guns of various calibers completely covered the target area, and neither floating nor sinking into the sea was spared. Fresh lives quickly turned into clumps of minced flesh and blood. Patches of red appeared on the surface of the sea. Countless lives have been put on the altar of the god of war!

The retreat of the Allied fleet did not go well. The diversionary attack did not achieve much effect, and instead wasted a lot of auxiliary ships. And Magifin's main fleet, with the cooperation of auxiliary warships, once again firmly bit the opponent. And just when it seemed that the overall situation had been decided, and the two fleets of the Entente could firmly clamp the opponent like pincers, and then send the opponent's capital ships to the bottom of the sea one by one, the buzz from the air changed the situation!

As many as 60 attack waves of various aircraft made Majifen not fail to pay attention, after all, these buzzing guys had destroyed a King-class battleship at one time! In terms of air defense strength, Magifin was far from being able to compare with the high seas fleet at that time. Not only did they have several times the number of warships than Majifen, but they also had seaplane carriers. Air support can be provided, and Majifen has nothing! Looking at the Allied fleet that had fled again, and the Allied air force that was about to attack, Majifen could only choose to respond to the air attack first and then pursue it.

Compared to the specially trained Royal Naval Aviation, these attack aircraft formations, which consisted mainly of Italians and Germans, were poor. But fortunately, their opponents, the Americans, are even worse, and they haven't even practiced before that! And unlike the British attacking the Germans, the Allied attack this time added bomb attacks, although the torpedo was the most powerful airborne weapon, but at the same time, because of the harsh launch conditions and extremely low altitude, the aircraft was also in a state of vulnerability. In addition, the Allied planes were too few to carry torpedoes. Therefore, most of the aircraft chose bombs, but at the level at that time, even the 200KG level of high-explosive bombs would still have a greater impact on the battleship, although it could not penetrate the horizontal armor of the core cabin, but with the large charge and the high flammability of picric acid explosives, it was enough to set these steel giants on the sea on a fire!

The battleship has good horizontal armor, but it can only protect the place below the middle deck, and the protection of the upper deck is extremely low, after being smashed through by these 200KG bombs, the fire caused by the detonation of 100+ KG of explosives will definitely make the "smoke exhaust" of these battleships a few percent more! Although the opponent's attack was really weak, more than 60 bombs dropped by various aircraft only hit 3 rounds! Among them, the capital ship was hit twice, two fires were lit, and another bomb hit an unlucky light cruiser, in the face of the attack of 200KG high-explosive shells, the American light cruiser, which had been in service for a long time, said that the pressure was very high, the bomb exploded above the horizontal armor, and the shrapnel from the explosion tore through the already very fragile horizontal armor and blew up the entire power compartment.

However, these planes provided Tycho with an opportunity to turn in, and while the American fleet dodged these air strikes, Tycho was finally able to escape the latter's attack for the time being, and now there were only three fast battleships standing in his way home. And in the face of the Confederate battleship formation rushing over like a mad tiger, the silent Jack was also a little empty. But at this time, it is obviously not that you can't get out of the way, if the other party runs away, it will really be a tiger into the mountains!

"Sink them!" Faced with the three fast battleships rushing to block the road, Tycho gritted his teeth and ordered. At present, the entire fleet still has nearly 40 main guns to use, and under the effect of the desire to survive, the officers and men on these Allied battleships are desperately attacking the interceptor fleet, and the originally very good tactics are now in vain because of the participation of the opponent's air force. The fleets of both sides approached rapidly, and although the direction changed greatly, the accuracy of the artillery bombardment on both sides skyrocketed as the distance closed. Soon, the Malaya made the first hit, and a 15-inch shell smashed into the stern of the Prince Eugen, which pierced the tail armor belt of the Prinz Eugen like a heavy gun, and was finally blocked by the dome after tearing through the light armor. The vibrations caused by the violent explosion caused one of the drive shafts to break.

Soon, however, the Italians returned the favor, and the combined attacks of the Caraccino and Veneto caused the Malaya to be shot one after another. "In one minute, our battleship hit the opposing side at least 4 times! It was the most accurate and lethal blow I had ever seen, and with less than 14 kilometers of distance, I could clearly see the fireballs and smoke rising from the Malaya. An Italian officer recalled. THE ITALIANS' 350MM GUNS FINALLY BROKE THE DEFENSE OF THE MALAYA TURRET FROM THE SIDE, ALTHOUGH THE ANGLE OF INCIDENCE WAS NOT VERY GOOD, BUT THE SIDE ARMOR OF THE TURRET WAS TOO FRAGILE COMPARED TO THE FRONT, AND THE INTERSECTING ROUTES GAVE THE ITALIANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTACK THE FRAGILE SIDE OF THE TURRET.

The shell, which hit the side armor of turret No. 2, tore through the armor and swept through the battery with countless fragments and huge kinetic energy, killing the gunners who were busy inside with a flurry of shrapnel and scorching flames before they even knew what was happening. Eventually, the shell hit the tail of one of the guns, and the violent explosion completely destroyed the 100-ton cannon connected to the servo. At the same time, the hot debris also detonated the propellant in the turret, and the successive explosions rang out, and the entire turret turned into a burning iron box.

Two other shells also killed the other turret of the Malaya, and as the distance approached, the Malaya became precarious under the close combat of the two super dreadnoughts. The situation of the other two Dutch fast battleships is also very bad, with only 6 14-inch guns, they are already weak in the face of regular battleships, even if the Dutch naval officers and sailors are relatively high, but because of hardware problems, the table of these two battleships is not as good as the New York!

The MALAYA relied on good protection to temporarily keep the safety of the core cabin, but the two Dutch fast battleships did not have this ability, the Amsterdam first tasted the bitter fruit, a 350MM shell hit the right engine room of the battleship at a distance of 12KM, after tearing off the inclined armor, it hit the fast steam turbine, the violent explosion of the hull destroyed the engine engine on the right side, and even some fragments with large kinetic energy also tore through the bulkhead and flew to the adjacent cabin, The entire battleship lost half of its power in an instant!

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