Chapter 1368 Ambush

In the German fleet, the gun-sighting radars on several battlecruisers began to operate. After the radar soldiers detected the main ship of the island nation's navy, they obtained specific data and fed it back to the main turrets. The main turret is constantly turning to adjust the firing position.

With the speed advantage of the German fleet, they have already seized a favorable shooting position. Although it is not a real T prefix, all five battlecruisers can aim their main guns at the leading battleship in the island nation's fleet.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the distance between the two sides is now 25 kilometers. Soon, we will be discovered by the detection radar of the navy of the island country." The captain of the battlecruiser 'Blücher' reported.

Lieutenant General Otto Schneewent nodded. He knew that if the distance was further shortened, the hit rate of the main gun could indeed be improved. But at the same time, that will also bring great risks to the fleet. The spear torpedoes of the island navy are very threatening.

"Order our destroyer formation to be ready to meet the destroyers of the islanders at any time! They must not be allowed to launch torpedoes calmly!" Lieutenant General Otto Schneewendt ordered.

If it is found that the destroyer of the island navy is approaching, in order to avoid being hit by a torpedo, they have to turn in advance to avoid it. Although the performance of the spear torpedo of the island navy is very superior, it is world-leading in terms of range, speed, and warhead charge. However, it is not so easy to hit the enemy's high-speed warships in naval battles. After all, with a maximum range of 22,000 meters at a speed of 50 knots, it would take 13 minutes for the torpedo to sail 22,000 meters. These times are enough for the battleship to turn to evade. Therefore, when the navy of the island country launches a lightning strike, it will also shorten the launch distance as much as possible. In this case, the hit rate can be greatly improved.

"Yes, Commander. The destroyer formation is on standby!" Rear Admiral Abraham replied with a serious face. He also knew how dangerous the next battle would be. Although the German navy has a great advantage, the islanders are not powerless to fight back. Once the opportunity is seized by the islanders, the German navy will also pay an extremely heavy price.

The German Navy hopes to win this naval battle, but it does not want to suffer major damage. Especially capital ships, it is best not to lose a single one, in that case, it would be great. After all, the Japanese navy will soon have more powerful battleships in service. The German Navy's Pacific Fleet and Indian Ocean Fleet have not received support in this regard for a long time.

"Order all ships to fire!" Lieutenant General Otto Schneewent gave the order to fire.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The three triple-mounted 50-caliber 380mm main guns of the battlecruiser "Blücher" took the lead in shelling. Under the guidance of the gun-sighting radar, nine armor-piercing projectiles weighing one ton roared and slammed into the battleships of the Japanese navy. That battleship was none other than the battleship 'Suruga', the flagship of the battleship battleship of the island nation's naval task force.

After the battlecruisers 'Blücher' opened fire, the battlecruisers 'Von der Tann' and 'Leopold' followed, and 'Derfflinger' The remaining two battleships among the "class" battlecruisers, namely the battlecruiser "Lützow" and the battlecruiser "Hindenburg", also started shelling.

For a moment, the 45 380mm main guns of the five battlecruisers frantically poured shells at the battleship 'Suruga'.

The flying speed of the cannonball has already exceeded the speed of sound. So much so that when the shells hit, a violent explosion occurred, and then a high water column was splashed, the island fleet realized that it had been attacked.

Lieutenant General Takasu Shiro's complexion suddenly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

"Baga! We were ambushed by the Germans! They have assembled a large number of capital ships and are attacking us!" Lieutenant General Takasu Shiro cursed. Although he had expected it before, the German fleet would definitely appear this time. It is very likely that a fierce battle will break out between the two sides. However, being attacked by the German fleet now still makes him very angry.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the German warships are beyond our radar detection range. However, the peripheral destroyers reported that the German fleet has been spotted. It is more than 20 kilometers away from us!" Rear Admiral Suzuki Yoshio reported.

"Order the ships, increase the speed, and shorten the distance between us and the Germans!" Lieutenant General Takasu Shiro ordered.

Now that it has encountered the German fleet, it seems that the island nation's fleet has no other choice but to fight. Therefore, they can only pin their hopes on defeating the German fleet.

"Hi, Your Excellency Commander!" Major General Suzuki Yoshio replied.

Facing the fierce bombardment of the German fleet, the island nation's fleet began to adjust its formation. The four battleships lined up in battle. At the same time, by speeding up and turning, an attempt was made to narrow the distance with the German fleet.

The current combat distance is more than 20 kilometers away. Even the German fleet with the help of artillery targeting radar is very difficult to hit the target at this distance, let alone the island fleet without the assistance of artillery targeting radar. . If they were firing at that distance, it would be no different than wasting shells.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The five battlecruisers of the German fleet are pouring shells. They hope to seize this opportunity and first severely damage a capital ship of the island fleet. In this case, they will be able to gain a greater advantage in the battle. However, it is indeed difficult to hit a target more than 20 kilometers away. Even with the assistance of artillery sighting radar, it is difficult to complete.

"General, the distance between us and the islanders has been shortened to less than 20 kilometers!" Major General Abraham reminded.

Lieutenant General Otto Schneewendt nodded: "Closely monitor the destroyers and light cruisers of the islanders! Once you find signs of lightning strikes from them, immediately dispatch the destroyer formation. At the same time, the capital ship immediately turns to avoid it!"

Even after the attack started, Lieutenant General Otto Schneewent was still very concerned about the destroyer formation and light cruiser formation of the island navy, for fear that they would launch a lightning strike. The performance of the 610mm spear torpedo is really crazy. Compared with the torpedoes used by the U.S. Navy and the spear torpedoes of the island navy, the gap is very obvious. Even the German Navy, although it has started research in this area, has not yet achieved success. The equipped 533mm heavy torpedo is a bit worse than the spear torpedo in terms of range, rate of fire, and power.