Chapter 1474： Encounter Three

Chapter 1474

"I found him!" The destroyer Gnome found the target. At this time, the destroyer was passing the sidestring of the Ferdinand at a high speed of 28 knots, and three 18-inch searchlights accurately locked the target!

"Boom!" A series of 75MM and 150MM shells roared out from the sidestring of the Ferdinand. Obviously, the giant also spotted the dwarf who was doing things around him. The sidestring cannon was madly at this target with a displacement of only 850 tons. The pouring of bullets! At this time, the distance between the two parties was only 2,300 meters!

"All firepower is aimed at the destroyer! Be careful to dodge torpedoes!" The Austro-Hungarian captain aboard the Ferdinand was caught in his throat at this time. He didn't expect his start to be so bad! The British used more than half of their power to deal with it! At this time, he didn't even dare to counterattack the British battleships in the distance, only to use the intensive firepower to kill or force the nearby British destroyers away!

Pop! Accompanied by a series of crisp cracking sounds, the shrapnel produced by the explosion of the high-explosive bomb instantly shattered the searchlights on the destroyer Gnome, and the Ferdinand also fired a series of flares. The strong light source enveloped the hapless destroyer. At this time, the United Kingdom The talent found that he was too close to this behemoth!

"Hurry up, let's go quickly!" However, when the Gnome was about to retreat, a shell weighing more than 400 kilograms determined the fate of the poor destroyer. This shell was like a giant shark. The stern was knocked out by half! The violent explosion blew the stern steering gear and propeller to pieces! A large amount of sea water poured in from the stern, the entire warship lost its power, and a serious tail tilt occurred! Although it was still spinning on the sea, it was almost certain that this guy was finished.

Another destroyer, the Gem, also failed to escape the fate of being destroyed. The Zirini, which was ignored by the British, quasi-fearlessly aimed its artillery at this hapless British destroyer. When this guy tried to avoid the ferocious ferdinand When the firepower of the sidestring fire of the Zrini was, a series of shells were fired from the 150MM artillery of the Zrini. The sidestring artillery of the Jewel and the superstructure became riddled with the explosion of the high explosive bomb. Finally, a 150MM shell It hit the torpedo that was about to go, and a second later, the British destroyer turned into a ball of fire.

However, relying on the destroyer’s forgotten guidance, the three British battleships still achieved some results. A 12-inch shell hit the front of Ferdinand’s No. 1 turret. Although it could not penetrate due to angle problems, it still shot one. The 12-inch L45 gun exploded at both ends, and another shell hit the gun gallery. Although the British had a lot of problems with armor-piercing shells, but the distance was too close, a big hole was opened in the armor belt of the gun gallery, and a violent explosion occurred. After that, two 150MM artillery pieces were destroyed, and at least two shells were hit on the superstructure, and there was a raging fire on the deck. However, at the same time that the Ferdinand was beaten, the Zrini Quasi-Fearless and Redbeard armored cruisers also aimed their guns at the British!

"Fight the most arrogant one!" Zellini pointed six 12-inch L45 cannons at the Agamemnon, which was leaning wildly with the shells. The transmission of this battleship was indeed not covered. In the distance, the United Kingdom He is the most obvious in the fleet, and the Zrini will naturally not miss this most dazzling and dangerous target. Without pretense, 6 rounds of 12-inch armor-piercing projectiles whizzed and flew towards the distant target!

In this match, the high rate of fire advantage of the German heavy artillery was fully displayed in the close combat at night. In less than a minute, the Zrini fired three rounds! This means that within one minute, more than 7 tons of artillery shells flew towards the target, while the distance between the two sides was only 7,500 meters!

The hardened armor-piercing bullets weighing more than 400 kilograms are really powerful! In the first round of the salvo, one shell hit the 10-inch armor belt on the front of the Agamemnon turret. At 12 kilometers away, the armor of this thickness still hopes to block such a fierce blow. But now, Ha ha, 7500 meters! You can add 2 inches to it for nothing! The cannonball tore the heavy armor easily like a hot knife slicing butter, and then slammed into the servo of a 12-inch gun!

A huge flame spewed from the front of the Agamemnon No. 1 main turret, and the violent explosion directly turned the turret into a purgatory! Dozens of gunners were killed instantly, the gun weighing tens of tons was blown into two ends by huge force, and the servo of another gun was also seriously damaged.

And this is not over yet, the 234MM single-mounted turret located in the middle of the hull was also hit, and the main gun turret could not be stopped, so let alone this single-mounted turret, it was dead very simply! Along with the violent explosion, the turret was exploded into a blooming bun, and the broken turret lit up a raging fire, like a huge torch, illuminating the entire battlefield.

The other two shells hit the armor belt of the hull. One made a hole in the bow and brought hundreds of tons of water to the Agamemnon. The other hit the middle of the hull and tore the outer layer. After the armor did not explode, it was lucky for the British.

The armored cruiser Redbeard also launched a counterattack, but this time, the German observation was also problematic due to the poor visibility at night. The cruiser Dublin targeted by the Redbeard was a weak chicken of only 5,000 tons!

Although the Red Beard is an old ship with nearly 20 years of age, but after all, he has heavy armor and powerful artillery. Shooting a light cruiser is naturally handy. Eight 10-inch guns fired frantically at a distant target. Raindrop-like armor-piercing shells easily penetrated the waterline armor belt of the light cruiser only used to defend the 6-inch gun. The rotating shells pierced like a drill bit in the power compartment of the Dublin, and the steam pipes and boilers inside were crushed!

In just a few minutes, this hapless cruiser was covered by the fire from the bomb explosion and its own fire, like a grand firework show. The artillery on the surface has been smashed, hundreds of British naval officers and soldiers fell in a pool of blood, yellow-green flames flowed on the surface of the battleship, and the blood, minced meat and corpses all over the ground formed a distorted doomsday scene!

"Fuck! There's a big guy there!" The sudden attack of the Zlini made the British a little bit frantic, but the British, who still had the upper hand in the number of warships participating in the battle, quickly adjusted the firepower distribution! After all, there are three semi-capital ships on the British side! (Agamemnon counts as half)

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