Chapter 2236： Thomas' inverse

"Immediately release the smoke! The fleet is maneuvering in squads!" Seeing the sudden burst of fire in the Thomas fleet in the distance, Hipper was so nervous! Squatting at this time is definitely not a wise choice. You can only find a way to evade it immediately, and the evasion cannot withdraw from the battlefield. Otherwise, what about the main fleet behind? It can be said that the current situation is almost the most critical moment in Hipper's life! He felt himself dancing on the tip of a knife!

All battleships began to use two battleships as a team. The smoke canisters on the destroyers and battleships began to release smoke, and the battleships also began to evade maneuvers. However, this trick is not very effective at all times. This time, the German fleet will Somewhat unlucky, some battleships are located in bad wind direction...

The first among them is the battlecruiser Von De Tahn! At a distance of 10500 meters, this first-generation German battlecruiser was spotted by Queen Elizabeth and Malaya! This is the first two of the British queens to serve, and also the most experienced battleship! At such a close distance, regardless of whether you have any camouflage, level the artillery, and then shoot with a simple gap to quickly get the main target! The so-called zebra pattern is just a little troublesome for the fire control officers on the two battleships!

"Fire!" A series of flames from the muzzle almost covered the entire hull of the Queen Elizabeth, and the British's previous anger spurted out at this moment! In this salvo, nearly 5 tons roared towards the German battlecruiser that was trying to hide itself in the smoke!

In the first round of shooting, the British did not clamp the target. After re-increasing the distance by 500 meters, the second round of shooting did not clamp, and then the experienced fire control officer reduced it by 200 meters! The third volley of 8 water columns were evenly distributed around this poor battlecruiser!

"We were hit!" In the fourth round of a volley, Thomas got a hit as he wished. Two 15-inch shells whizzed and hit the sidestring armor of the Vonde Tahn. At a distance of 10 kilometers, the British shells Wear depth may even exceed 400MM! This has surpassed the limit of Vonde Tahn's tilted armor defense! Accompanied by the sound of metal tearing and cutting, a 15-inch shell was successfully transferred into the boiler chamber, breaking 6 small boilers running at high speed to pieces! boom! Accompanied by the violent explosion, countless shrapnel splashed in the cabin, fragments of compartments were shattered, dense steam pipes were cut to pieces, flames began to spread in the cabin, and hundreds of German naval officers and soldiers were killed or injured.

And another 15-inch shell did not disappoint, and easily penetrated the No. 2 turret of the Von De Tann! And ignited the ammunition and propellant cartridges stored in the rear of the turret! The explosive power of tons of shells and explosives is so huge that almost the entire tail of the turret was blown up! A thick flame rushed into the sky, and the plume formed by the billowing smoke was so dazzling that even if the smoke was released, it could not cover the scar!

The Malaya performed equally well. Two minutes after the Queen Elizabeth made an effective hit, the Malaya also threw two shells on the Von De Tann within one minute, one of which penetrated the right string of the fighting side. Armor belt, and destroy the condenser, while another shell hit the gun gallery of the hull, destroying two 150MM secondary guns.

"The Von De Tann is over." Hipper said with a sigh as he watched the battlecruisers that had been beaten in the distance but had only parry but no fighting power. However, the Vonde Tahn was not the first main battleship to be sunk. Before he was sunk, a Mainz-class armored cruiser with it had been destroyed by the war exhaustion and the Warrior! One of the 15-inch shells successfully penetrated the ammunition depot of this old armored cruiser. With a loud noise, the British also created a miracle. This was the first time in the history of war that they lost a major German ship. Ship, although it was an old-fashioned armored cruiser with the strongest artillery of the British in World War I!

However, the sinking of the Von De Tann was only the beginning, and the second target the British focused on was the Mochi. The two battleships, the Duke of York and the Prince of Wales, focused on the Mochi, which was originally in the middle of the fleet. However, unlike the previous direct hitting of Vonder Tann, the cooperation between Mochi and the Mainz armored cruiser was still given to the two Queens. The battleship caused a lot of trouble!

"Damn, we were attacked!" The shells that were suddenly drilled out of the smoke fell on the hull of the Duke of York. The huge water column rose one after another, and the falling waves even splashed onto the deck! The sudden blow made the British feel nervous! There is no way not to be nervous! At such a close distance, the queens’ 15-inch guns can indeed penetrate the opponent’s armor, but their own armor is not reliable! You know, the 350MM artillery used by the Germans in this plane is the 350MM artillery of Skoda in history, which is at least half a grade stronger than the German 350MM artillery! When the two sides fought at such a distance, it was actually two eggs smashed with a hammer!

"I found them! At our 10 o'clock position!" The watcher at the top of the mast of the Duke of York noticed flames erupting from the smoke and the strong muzzle wind even blew Part of the smoke was dispersed, and the smaller half of the hull was exposed to the sight of the British fleet. And shortly after the watchman sent out the information, a large-caliber cannonball directly cut off the mast and the watch post above!

"Kill it!" The British reacted very quickly. After spotting the sneak attacker, the two Queen-class battleships madly poured bullets at the target 11 kilometers away, and huge water jets instantly surrounded this place. A poor warship, and from time to time there was a huge explosion from the target ship. The target dodged from the storm-like shells, but from the flames under it, the tilted hull could be clearly observed. Everyone in the naval battle knows that the ship’s deadline is approaching.

"We seem to have killed another target, don't we?" Aboard the Duke of York, a Royal Navy officer put down his binoculars and said comfortably.

However, just as the British were about to put the third result in the bag, the sudden shaking of the ship made everyone realize that this matter was not easy!

An elegant warship rushed out from the other end of the smoke. It was powerful and agile, and it exuded a strong sense of oppression. With every flash of the muzzle, the British trembled slightly! This is a real battlecruiser!

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