Chapter 2237： Thomas' inverse

It has to be said that the time and position of the Mochi’s rush out were very good. The two British fast battleships were firing on the armored cruiser Mainz in front, and Mochi’s position was behind. In the first time, the British Neither the rangefinder nor the artillery aimed at this battlecruiser! And even if the British realized it, only the three artillery at the stern of the Duke of York could be suppressed immediately! That's right, it is 3 artillery, one of the artillery's hydraulic equipment had some problems in the previous engagement...

Before the British combined-type rangefinder turned around and proceeded with the rangefinder, the Mochi had already achieved results! At a distance of 11 kilometers, even if the German 350MM heavy artillery faced the queen, it would be bloody! At this moment, the German naval fleet’s superb artillery skills were undoubtedly revealed. After two and a half rounds of salvos, the Mochi successfully caught the target! Then the fourth round directly made a hit! And it took less than 2 minutes from the first shell to hit!

The first shell directly hit the side armor of the 3rd turret of the Duke of York! Even if the angle is very unfavorable, the powerful hard hat armor piercing projectile successfully ripped the 250mm thick steel plate on the side and penetrated into the turret diagonally! The violent explosion detonated the propellant pack on the ammunition rack at the rear of the turret! So, in an instant, the 3rd turret of the Duke of York was like igniting an oversized firecracker!

The violent explosion even knocked out the turret weighing hundreds of tons! Blocks of armored steel were blown into the sky, and a flame and black smoke enveloped the entire rear deck of the battleship. If it hadn’t been for the fire door in the British ammunition depot to slide down quickly, I’m afraid the Duke of York would follow Hull. The sage of the Royal Navy in the Battle of Golan...

The second shell left a deep scar on the waterline armor belt behind the Duke of York! The attack that the main armor belt of the sidestring can't hold, the waterline armor of the tail but about 150mm is naturally even more white! This shell left a three-meter scar on the tail of the hull! The violent vibration after penetrating the hull directly damaged a drive shaft of the Duke of York! Make the Duke's speed and maneuverability greatly reduced.

The Duke of York, which was backstabbed, immediately stopped its attack on the armored cruiser Mainz and tried to turn around to fight back the attacker. However, the thick smoke at the tail of the hull obscured the rangefinder on the top of the mast. In the huge long-baseline rangefinder, the Mochi not far away is always a vague figure. While turning, the poor Duke of York was hit twice! One shell was opened with a big hole in the bow of the ship, and the other shell penetrated the main armor belt with a thickness of 330mm. Although the back dome blocked the deadly shot, the violent vibration still damaged the back of the dome. Several important steam pipelines.

"Report to the Prince of Wales, help me! We can't cope with this situation!" During the strikes, the captain of the Duke of York was really panicked, and every shell hit made him feel like he was knifed. Dance on the tip! As long as a shell with good luck is launched, this fast battleship with a cost of 3.2 million pounds may sink! The British were even so careful that they had filled the ammunition depot of the No. 3 turret that was hit! I would rather not have the shells inside, and definitely not risk the slightest possible explosion!

"Go harder! We can send this queen to the bottom of the sea!" While evading the shelling from the Duke of York and the Prince of Wales, the Mochi continued to throw a round on the British battleship. At this time, York Nearly one-third of the hull of the Duke has been covered by flames and gunpowder smoke. It doesn't look like an ordinary embarrassment. It seems that the Germans have an advantage in this battlefield?

How can it be so easy? ! Don’t forget, the British have too great an advantage on this battlefield! They have a sufficiently high fault tolerance rate! Just as the Mochi was struggling to attack the Duke of York, the war exhaustion and warrior of an armored cruiser were aimed at Mochi! After a while, the Mochi was covered by a shell fired from another direction!

"The Mochi can't last long." Looking at the Mochi, which was constantly struggling in the distance with fire and explosion, Hipper couldn't help shook his head and said bitterly. According to the current rhythm, after the three Queens had beaten the Mochi to death, a team of destroyers went up and threw a bunch of torpedoes. Once the Mauchi sinks, the only two battlecruisers in Hipper’s fleet, the Cedric and Goben, are just now under the command of Hipper, two battlecruisers and one armored The cruiser barely fought against the four battlecruisers of the Hood fleet and the battlecruiser Tiger. Now, with the sinking of the last Mainz-class armored cruiser, Hipper knew that no matter how hard it was to resist, the entire fleet would be That's it!

"To send a telegram to Crown Prince Ruprecht, saying that the Hipper fleet has been unable to perform its previous responsibilities. If His Highness agrees, then I will lead the remaining fleet to evade temporarily. If we do not agree, then we will fight to the end. "UU reading www.uukānshu.com" Hipper ordered. When sending this telegram, he didn't hesitate at all, nor left his battle position early! Still carrying two battlecruisers to resist the opponent's attack tenaciously.

However, what Hipper did not expect was that before Ruprecht called back, the Thomas fleet that had been freed did not continue to pursue the two battlecruisers, but after leaving behind the Fury and the Duke of York. , Leading other fleets to quickly sail eastward, their target was the main force of the German High Seas Fleet that was forming a group with the large fleet.

And a few minutes later, Hipper also received a telegram from Ruprecht. The latter's telegram was very clear: "You can evacuate, do it cheaply!"

However, when the Thomas Fleet gave up the Hipper fleet to support the main force of the large fleet, it happened to be the time when the main force of the German High Seas Fleet had just begun to besiege the Indian Emperor!

"Your Excellency Commander, with the cooperation of the auxiliary battleship and the air force, we can kill the last two German battlecruisers!" An officer said unwillingly as he watched the Hipper fleet evacuating under the cover of smoke.

"If we can get a quarter of an hour earlier, I will definitely not let that guy go, but now, if we are late, the fleet will be wiped out!" Thomas was also unwilling, but look at the one who was killed in the distance. With the scattered main force of the fleet, and the telegram that Jericho had just received to transfer the flagship, Thomas knew that even though he had recovered some of the decline, the British fleet is still at a disadvantage!

Two changes today~~~! ! ! Three shifts tomorrow~~~! ! ! Please subscribe for a reward~~~! ! !