Chapter 247 Destroying

"Boom! Boom!"

On the surface of the sea, the warships of both sides were firing desperately, smashing heavy shells at each other fiercely. Although, both sides are battlecruisers that are not suitable for battle decisive battles. This also makes this battle more tragic.

"God bless the British Empire!" Lieutenant General David Beatty kept praying to God. Even though the battlecruisers of the British Navy are superior in number, he has no confidence in winning at all.

Maybe God heard the prayer of Lieutenant General David Betty.

The battlecruiser "Queen Mary" successfully formed a straddle during this round of test firing.

"Good job!" Lieutenant General David Betty, who got the news, couldn't help cheering.

However, just two minutes later, the battlecruiser 'Goeben' also straddled the battlecruiser 'Queen Mary'. The two sides can be said to be evenly matched, and the fight is inextricably linked.

As time passed, more and more warships formed a straddle and switched to concentrated fire. This also means that hitting the target is only a matter of time.

The luck of the British seems to be slightly better. So, the first hit was made by the battleship HMS Invincible of the British Navy. A 305mm artillery shell hit the rear deck of the battlecruiser 'Von der Tann', directly blasting a big hole and causing a raging fire. Fortunately, no other damage was done. Such a small injury is insignificant to a huge battlecruiser with a displacement of 26,000 tons.

But then, the German Navy retaliated. The battlecruiser 'Leopold' hit the battlecruiser 'Indomitable'. A 305mm artillery shell slammed into the bow of the "Indomitable" ship. The weak deck armor was directly penetrated, and the shell exploded inside the bow. Several compartments were destroyed in the explosion, and the fire began to spread.

The sailors on the battlecruiser "Indomitable" immediately carried out loss control. Countless sailors wearing gas masks rushed to the fire with water dragons. They had to put out the fire as soon as possible. Otherwise, there will be serious consequences.

Two minutes later, the battlecruiser 'Leopold' scored another hit. A 305mm artillery shell hit the battlecruiser 'Indomitable' near the waterline of the stern. Only the waterline armor with a thickness of more than 100 mm was in front of the heavy artillery shell, as if it was made of paper, and was instantly crushed. torn apart. After the shell exploded, a large hole was blasted in the side of the battlecruiser 'Indomitable'. Because the place where it was hit was just near the waterline, sea water began to pour into the hull of the battlecruiser 'Indomitable' crazily.

"God! The Indomitable is hit."

"How is the situation? Is the injury serious?" Lieutenant General David Betty also became nervous. Not long after the battle had just begun, if the British Navy lost its battleship, it would be very bad news for them.

"General, the situation is not optimistic. The waterline of the 'Indomitable' was blown up a big hole. Right now, damage control is being carried out," the staff officer reported.

"****! How did this happen? Those naval designers should all be shot." Lieutenant General David Betty couldn't help cursing.

He seems to have forgotten that the time when the British Navy established the design concept of emphasizing firepower and speed and despising defense was when Sir John Fisher was the Lord of the Admiralty. At that time, in order to better maintain its own sea power and ensure the safety of its colonies scattered all over the world, Britain needed to have warships with fast speed and long endurance. It is precisely because of this that such a design idea was established. This also makes the British Navy have been using this design idea over the years. Now is the time for them to taste the bitter fruit.

A few minutes later, the 'Indomitable' reported to the flagship that their hulls were seriously flooded, and their hulls had tilted. If they continued to fight, they would most likely be sunk if they were hit again. Therefore, the captain of the battlecruiser 'Unyielding' requested to withdraw from the battle.

Regarding this request, Lieutenant General David Betty struggled for a while, then nodded.

Originally, the British navy would not have an advantage in this naval battle. If there is one less warship, this will make them even more disadvantaged.

However, the 'Unyielding' cannot be allowed to join the battle with injuries. In that case, I'm afraid the 'Indomitable' will be sunk soon. At that time, the British Navy will forever lack a capital ship.

The heavily damaged battlecruiser 'Indomitable' withdrew from the battle and left the battlefield under the escort of a destroyer. The German navy did not pursue it. For them, defeating the British fleet is the most important thing.

"Very good. Although it was not able to sink it, forcing it to withdraw from the battlefield is also a victory. The British have one less warship, and our pressure will be reduced by one point, and the possibility of winning will be increased by one point." Lieutenant General Hipper said with a smile.

Lieutenant General Spee nodded: "Let the 'Leopold' attack the British 'Indomitable' and get rid of it as soon as possible."

The German Navy has three fewer capital ships than the British Navy. Therefore, they want to sink or severely damage the three battlecruisers of the British Navy as much as possible. Only in this way can they further establish the victory.

Although, in the ensuing battle, the battlecruisers of the British Navy also scored many hits. However, the German Navy's battlecruisers have strong defenses, and the British Navy's artillery shells have problems, so they can only cause some minor injuries to the German Navy's battlecruisers. As for the battlecruisers of the German Navy, as long as they get a hit, they can basically severely damage the battleships of the British Navy. This is the benefit of strong defense.

Although it was already noon, everyone couldn't care less about eating. Everyone was engrossed in the naval battle, even if they were hungry, they didn't care.

At 12:14, the battlecruiser 'Blücher' of the German Navy successfully hit the battlecruiser 'Indefatigable' of the British Navy in this round of salvo, and it was a one-time hit. Two shells.

A 305mm artillery shell penetrated the side armor of the "Indefatigable" and opened a big hole on the right side of it. Another shell, which directly penetrated its No. 2 main turret. Armor with less than 180 mm cannot withstand 305 mm shells at all. After the shell penetrated the armor of the turret, it directly penetrated the defense of the ammunition depot before it exploded.

"boom!"

A huge explosion sounded like thunder. When the fire and gunpowder smoke cleared, the battlecruiser 'Indefatigable' was already dilapidated.