Chapter 1172： Hunting II

Chapter 1172

And Steading would naturally not confront the queen, and immediately released the smoke screen, and then hid in the shadows. Fortunately, this British battleship did not intend to stay here anymore. It flashed immediately after pushing back the opponent. people. And this battleship was the Malaya that left first after Thomas ordered the disbanding of the fleet and escaped!

Contrary to what most British people imagined, the Malaya did not intend to sacrifice itself to perfect others! Colonel Sinclair's idea is simply to fish in troubled waters! "If we wait until the German warships have killed our auxiliary warships and then come up to catch us, then we have no chance at all. To give a more vivid example, our warships are like fish in a pond. And Germany People are like fishermen with trawling nets. Their encirclement quickly closes to the center. The only chance is that they run out of the loophole before the other party is completely encircled. They can’t wait. We can’t even expect from them. Flee in the direction, because there is a trap set by the hunter!"

To paraphrase an old oriental proverb is to take advantage of it! The German fleet did not expect that at this time the British would do the opposite, rushing up against the German fleet's blade. Of course, Colonel Sinclair’s command is also better. Although they followed the lightning forces to launch their attacks, they were behind the lightning forces and their positions were just downwind. In this case, the smoke screens released by the British light cruisers and destroyers were very high. Good cover for this "stowaway".

Under this circumstance, if some luck is added, the two German fleets that are staring at the main force of the Thomas fleet did not expect such a warship to run out of the gap between the two fleets, if this time it ran out If there are two ships, then it may be discovered because the target is too large. However, it is a coincidence that this time is the best condition in the fleet, and the only one that chose to take the chestnut from the fire, the Malaya ran out, and When it came out, the radio communication equipment of the Studding was scrapped.... Therefore, the daring Colonel Sinclair successfully escaped with the Malaya.

Of course, this behavior is suspected of taking the entire fleet back. Although this approach saved the warship, although it is also forgivable, for the Royal Navy, which advocates dedication and sacrifice, this behavior has been the responsibility of many people after all. Of course, this is something to say, let’s leave it alone, let’s put our perspective back on the main battlefield. At this time, the dominant German auxiliary battleship has basically emptied the British light cruisers and destroyers, except for a small amount of troops to continue to deal with. In addition to the remaining enemies, more than 70% of the British auxiliary warships have been sunk or are preparing to sink... The remaining 4 Queen Elizabeth-class battleships hugged together were also bitten by the German fleet coming from all directions!

The Goben, Mochi, and Von De Tann under the command of Major General Lefetzoff are three thoroughbred battlecruisers. Their main goal is to maintain a relatively intact speed, Thomas’ flagship, Queen Elizabeth. There would be Cedric, but because it was hit by a torpedo, the Cedritz, whose speed was not up to the standard, could only besiege the slowing British warship with other capital ships.

First bite the opponent's Hipper fleet! The four Bavarian-class battleships took the lead, and with a small brother, they caught up with the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship No. 7 Counter Strike! This warship had already flooded more than 1,500 tons of water during the previous engagement. The warship was tilted by 5 degrees and its power system also suffered certain losses. The current maximum speed is around 22 knots. Faced with the British warship that had become a lame wolf, Hipper thought it was too extravagant to arrange four Bavaria, so he decided to send two to continue chasing the other queens.

At the final moments of the Counterattack, the British warship that had just been in service for March still tried to fight back, and the desperate jackal did have some impact on the lion. Two 15-inch shells hit the De Shao. In the bow position of the ship, one of the shells tore through the 6-inch bow armor belt, and the fragments after the explosion penetrated two compartments, while the other shell actually shot out a water bomb. This shell was like a torpedo. Generally, it hit the De Shao directly 5 meters below the water. The sharp warhead easily ripped off the three layers of high-elastic steel plates and exploded before approaching the last layer of lightning protection wall!

The large charge of the British artillery shells is really not a joke, countless fragments blasted the outer lightning protection next door under the turret to pieces. However, the heavy oil tank in the middle played a great role. The thick heavy oil with a thickness of nearly 1 meter greatly weakened the impact of the shrapnel. The last layer of Bavaria's underwater defense system has also proven to be sufficiently reliable. The lightning protection wall with a thickness of 75mm extending from the main armor belt successfully blocked the debris. After a burst of crackling impact, there was not even a seam...

However, a large amount of water is unavoidable. This shell brought 900 tons of water to the battleship, but through the underwater connector, some of the water was pumped into the counter compartment. A few minutes later, the Bavarian tilt angle was corrected. Hipper said that although the attack was insidious, it had little effect...

The Counterattack was in danger under the siege of two Bavarian-class battleships After three minutes of fighting again, the Weimar made her first hit. This shell directly greatly advanced the defeat of the Counterattack! Accompanied by the harsh whistling sound, a shell weighing 875KG successfully hit the stern of the Prestige. This horizontally incident shell easily tore the horizontal armor on the upper part of the stern rudder cabin, and then shattered the equipment and personnel inside. , And this shell did not feel powerful enough. After falling to the floor and exploding, the violent explosion opened a big hole in the bottom of the ship! With a loud noise and the sound of metal tearing, a steering gear and a propeller on the side of the prestige hull were directly unloaded! There was a burst of noise from the huge drive shaft that was enough to make people crash. A few minutes later, the British on the entire battleship knew that the Weimar was no longer operational!

Then the rest of the battle entered the shooting state. Facing like an antelope with its limbs broken, two Bavarian-class battleships threw a shell on the opponent’s hull like a target from a distance of 12 kilometers. , The violent explosion and the flames that rose up in the sky have never been cut off. After less than a quarter of an hour’s attack, when Weimar beat the counterattack's last counterattack 4 main turret into a burning iron box, this The battleship completely lost its combat effectiveness.

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