Chapter 2238： Head-to-head

Both sides know the key to this naval battle! The most elite of the British fleet are 6 queens, 4 revenges, and 1 Rage class battleship. Their combat effectiveness can even be said to occupy more than 40% of the entire British fleet! The core of the German fleet is naturally 12 Bavarian-class battleships, the latter's combat effectiveness occupies more than 60% of the German battleship! Although everyone was choosing to find soft persimmons at first, after all, the elite fleets of both sides still have to touch each other.

Now that the Bavarians of the German High Seas Fleet have not fully vacated, Thomas can still have a first-hand advantage. If it is late, when the big fleet is really destroyed, then Thomas's best choice is to slap his **** and leave! But at this time, Thomas did not dare to let the Hipper fleet return blood, so he found two warships to stare at the opponent, and then led the other warships to attack the main force of the German High Seas Fleet!

"Hey, there are still some problems." Looking at the telegram sent by Hipper in his hand, Ruprecht sighed. He now feels the same as Thomas to some extent. Thomas is overwhelmed by the fleet. It’s a pity for Thomas to be so fast. After all, for Thomas, even more work can send the Hipper fleet to the bottom of the sea, and Ruprecht is like this. He did not expect Thomas to play such an extreme... .... The Hipper fleet insisted on a shorter time than planned, so the situation is a bit embarrassing now. Of course, Hipper cannot be blamed for this. After all, even if Hipper fought to death, it would be of no use, but only two battle cruisers. .

"Let the remaining air force attack first, the target is tentatively set at the Vengeance level!" So, following Ruprecht's order, after the Indian Emperor was killed, the remaining German attack aircraft did not continue to attack The main force of the large fleet launched an attack, but chose to attack the Vengeance-class battleship, allowing a considerable part of the British battleship to escape temporarily.

"Order the fleet to adjust its course and increase its speed. We need to keep a certain distance from the participating ships of the large fleet! Order the fourth battleship squadron to continue to bite the Vengeance-class battleship squadron. The first, second, and third battleship squadrons are ready to face the Thomas fleet!" Realizing that the Thomas fleet was coming soon, Ruprecht needed to step up time to adjust the fleet. After all, although the current Hipper fleet has two battlecruisers left, it needs self-rescue and maintenance, and has been temporarily excluded from the battlefield. The main fleet has 19 ships and has to face 11 British battleships equipped with 15-inch heavy guns. Compared with the other warships, the British huge number advantage still exists. Don't look at it now, the British have sunk 7 warships!

However, Thomas came sooner... In fact, before Hipper’s telegram, the main force of the Thomas Fleet had given up the German battlecruiser squadron and killed it. Before the German fleet was completely transformed, the queens of the Thomas Fleet and the country crossed to the fourth. The front of the Helgoland-class battleship of the battleship squadron! So the current situation is that the Thomas Fleet and the 4 Revenge-class battleships of the British First Battleship Squadron can flanking the German Fourth Battleship Squadron, and the Bavarians, who have given up the main force of the British Grand Fleet, can throw artillery shells on the Revenge-class!

As for the remaining warships of the Great Fleet, will they come here? Most of them will not temporarily, because they also need to temporarily evacuate the battlefield to lick their wounds like the Hipper fleet.

This is a time when both sides can stab the other side's weakness! come! Hurt each other! As for why you played the Vengeance first, because now Bavarians have the best shooting range facing revenge! In addition, the Thomas Fleet still has a certain amount of aviation power in the air that will severely weaken the attack effect of the torpedo aircraft. Therefore, in this case, it is naturally better to deal with the Vengeance first. (Jerico allocated most of its aviation power to the Thomas Fleet. Previously, the German carrier-based aircraft forces focused their attacks on the Jericho Fleet, so the aviation power of the Thomas Fleet was not very depleted.)

"We saw the target! It is the flagship of the British squadron Revenge!" After abandoning the other battleships of the British Grand Fleet, the first target of the Luftwaffe was the flagship of the British First Battleship Squadron-Revenge! No way, the banner above this buddy's head is too dazzling. For the early birds, it is natural to concentrate their firepower to kill, so more than 20 various aircraft roared and flew to this British battleship that is tilting the German fleet with lethal firepower!

"It's the German plane coming!" A British officer said to Lieutenant General Bernie.

"Be careful to avoid the torpedo planes. The bombers can be ignored for the time being. We will work harder to clean up the Helgoland-class battleships on the opposite side before the Bavarians join the battlefield!" Lieutenant General Bernie said.

However, this lieutenant apparently underestimated the German bomber's strike capability, or misunderstood that the bombs carried by the German bombers were of the same level as the 250KG bombs of the British bombers. However, some German bombers had 400KG bombs~www.novelhall .com~ And it's still a semi-armor piercing projectile. Although it is difficult to penetrate the core compartment, the damage to the hull is still considerable!

The first bomb accidentally landed on the No. 2 turret of the Vengeance-class battleship. Naturally, this 400KG bomb could not penetrate the hundreds of millimeters thick top armor of the Vengeance, but the violent vibration completely destroyed the top of the turret. Optical equipment also caused huge damage to the internal equipment. How much is the charge of a 15-inch high-explosive shell? No more than 50KG, and the charge of a 400KG bomb is as high as 150KG! One serve and three serve! Then, the artillery was stuck in the direction of 7 o'clock, until the battleship sank, the turret did not fire another shell!

Another bomb was also deadly. This 400KG semi-armor-piercing projectile fell on the middle of the hull, and after penetrating several decks, exploded on the upper part of the engine! Although it still did not penetrate the main level armor of the Vengeance, the huge power also caused huge damage to the engine, and the fragments produced by the explosion cut off several oil channels! The entire battleship temporarily lost nearly half of its power supply, and the ammunition conveyor inside the No. 3 turret instantly stopped operating, and these two bombs caused the battleship to lose half of its firepower!

But this is not over yet! The last bomb hit the stern of the hull, and nearly half of the stern collapsed! Explosions and fires spread quickly to the steering engine compartment, and the flames and smoke plumes rising into the sky are so dazzling, even if the smoke is released, it cannot stop the Germans from watching!

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