Chapter 1167： Engage in battle

Chapter 1167

And soon another German light cruiser Pirau also aimed its muzzle at the British light cruisers and destroyers that came up. The two German warships, with the cooperation of the three destroyers, suppressed the British assault. At a distance of 6000 meters to 2500 meters, rain-like cannonballs flew toward the fleets of both sides, and flames from time to time soared from the hull. The bright flames instantly illuminate the positions of the fleets of both sides, and the rising black smoke is like a signal light telling the battleships of both sides that there is battle!

"Your Excellency Commander, we have been attacked!" In the command tower of the flagship Queen Elizabeth, a British officer pointed to the light warships of the two sides that had been fought in the distance.

And Thomas didn't pay attention to the battlefield after taking a look at the battle in the distance. As a commander, he needs to consider where his fleet is going! The saying goes that 70% of a fleet commander's salary is used to pay for his resilience. This statement is correct. Adaptability is also the most important and basic quality of an officer. Thomas is now trying to speculate on the other's thoughts and goals.

The firefight just now occurred on the side of the center and rear of the fleet. Now only the Tiger, New Zealand and the light cruisers behind the palace are attacking. The five fast battleships in front did not attack because of visibility problems. It has been determined that it is the opposing light cruiser, then according to the practice of the German Navy, they should be the avant-garde force of a main fleet!

"There is no doubt that we are being spotted by a German fleet! And it is a sufficiently powerful fleet!" Thomas muttered to himself as he walked to the chart. The Germans are not stupid, their light cruisers are even less than the battleships, it is impossible to send a team here for nothing, and when you look at the posture, it is obvious that there is someone behind me! Seeing one's own capital ship, without considering one's size, they just come up and bite! This is obviously to delay your speed!

"Order the fleet to turn to the left half a compass point, deal with the troubles behind, and then evacuate at full speed towards the Gulf of Forth!" Thomas gave an attack order after less than 2 minutes of thinking. Generally speaking, the German avant-garde light cruiser is away from the main force. The fleet has a distance of at least 20 kilometers, and in this kind of weather, the visibility is very low, even if he turns around to cut off these pesky little tails. He was still out of sight of the German fleet. And if the two sides are chasing after each other, it is not easy for the Germans to get closer to the firing distance. So Thomas thinks he has enough time to solve the problem!

And if the stalker behind you is not resolved, there are too many hidden dangers. He knew that the German battlecruisers could be solved by encirclement in multiple directions, and the Germans must know too! Thomas even thought that the main force of the entire high seas fleet might be around him, so he must hide himself again!

Through the signal lights, the 5 Queen-class battleships quickly turned, and after letting out the firing range, more than 30 15-inch guns aimed at the German light cruiser squadron looming in the sea fog from the side! Along with the firing order, fireballs of several meters in diameter roared out from the muzzle! Looking from a distance, an orange flame rose up on the sea almost at the same time!

"We discovered the British fleet! It's in our ten o'clock direction! It's the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship! All the queens are there!" The lookout on the battleship Saxon immediately noticed the flames jumping on the sea! What was somewhat unexpected with Thomas’ expectations was that this time, the German fleet was not behind the British fleet, but on the side. At this time, the distance between the two sides was only 12 kilometers!

As a result, the entire Hipper fleet quickly raged like a shark smelling blood, and a series of lights and signal flags were hung on the mast. The eight capital ships of the Hipper fleet quickly entered a state of combat readiness. "Wait first, we have to determine the opponent's course and block them!" At this time, the Hipper fleet, which is still not sent, is like a cheetah entering the final hunting stage. They cautiously approach the opponent and stretch out the hidden in the meat pad. Minions, ready to launch the final blow at any time!

"Your Excellency Commander, we seem to be in the middle of the opposing formation. 5 battleships are on our left side, and the other 2 battleships are on our starboard side..." At this time, an officer found one A very important and depressing question, their encirclement net did not completely contain the prey!

"Major General Bodick confirmed that they bit the Tiger?!" Hipper asked.

"That's it," the officer replied.

"Regardless of the rubbish, we are going to kill the queen this time! The fleet cannot be dispersed, we must guarantee absolute advantage!" After weighing it, Hipper decided to ignore the two British battlecruisers for the time being, and then put all firepower Aim at the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship ahead!

In the long baseline rangefinder of the German battleship, the blurred figures gradually became clear. Five figures of similar size lined up in a row and almost rushed towards the German fleet. After the battleship chose the first two British battleships as targets, the remaining 6 German battleships aimed at one British battleship every two. In this way, the 8 battleships were assigned their targets in 2 minutes, and then Within a few minutes, the formation was adjusted, and the hidden hunter had loaded the shotgun with bullets and aimed at the prey that was still killing!

During this period of time Major General Bodick's light cruiser detachment was under tremendous pressure, and the light cruiser Elbin, which was first bitten by the British, quickly became a target of public criticism. The flame storm composed of 15-inch semi-armor-piercing shells of the queens instantly submerged this light cruiser with a displacement of less than 6000 tons!

"We can't even see it. The entire hull is covered by a tall water column. The loud noise from time to time is frightening. At least two British battleships have targeted him, with an average wave every 20 seconds. Bullet rain made it impossible to fight back.” Major General Bodick described the scene after the war.

But the actual situation is really not bad, the British played hard and accurate this time! The queens of Thomas really deserve to be battle-tested veterans! In the fourth round of the semi-volley, the target was clamped, and then the Malaya and Queen Elizabeth alternately threw a shell weighing 875KG near the opponent!

The first hit was so deadly! This shell hit the sidestring of the Elbing hull. Nearly 900KG shells easily ripped off the upper armor belt of Elbing from 10 kilometers away, but the armor was only 5 inches! Under the action of the huge kinetic energy, the huge armor-piercing projectile squeezed in directly!

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