Chapter 722: pebble hit rock

   "Damn it! The German battleship is unscathed, how can this be fought!" Rear Admiral Gentaro Yamashita opened his mouth as if he could swallow his own fist. It was the first time he had seen such a situation.

General Ijiin Goro shook his head helplessly: "The defense of the German warships is too strong. Their design philosophy of warships is to attach importance to the survivability of warships. This point has been proved to be extremely correct by the British. The British also It is precisely because of this that they suffered a huge loss in the decisive battle with the German navy."

  The turret armor of the battlecruiser "Moltke" is as thick as 330 mm. The old-fashioned 40-caliber 305 mm main gun of the battleship "Shikishima" wants to penetrate such a thick armor. How is this possible.

  However, the battlecruiser 'Moltke' was hit, which still shocked the captain. He immediately ordered to abandon the battleship "Tango" that was destined to sink, and aimed at the battleship "Shikishima", trying to get rid of the battleship that hit him.

  The battleship 'Tango', which was seriously flooded, did not last long in the end. In less than ten minutes, the battleship sank into the sea. Of the 668 crew members on the battleship, less than half escaped. The rest of the people sank into the sea together with the battleship.

  The battleship 'Tango' became the first battleship to be sunk in this naval battle. Even though this is just an old pre-dreadnought ship, it also cheered the officers and soldiers of the German expeditionary fleet.

  After the battleship 'Tango' sank, only the battleship 'Shikishima' was left to fight alone. Facing the fierce firepower of the battlecruiser "Moltke", the battleship "Shikishima" is in danger. It's no wonder that trying to use these old pre-dreadnoughts to fight against the world's most powerful battlecruiser, it is naturally very normal to have such a result.

   "General, we have already killed one!" On board the battlecruiser "Mackensen", the flagship of the German expeditionary fleet, Major General Maofu said excitedly.

   "Well, but there are still 18 island warships that need to be sunk." Lieutenant General Spee nodded. Sinking a battleship of the island navy is undoubtedly a good start, but if you want to completely win this naval battle, you have to sink all the remaining 18 battleships of the island navy. This is the real victory.

   "General, you will see. Our warships will definitely be able to kill all the warships left by the islanders!" Major General Maofu was very confident about this.

   Lieutenant General Shi Pei smiled, not paying attention. In other words, he never thought that it would be so difficult to change the huge combined fleet of island nations in front of him. With the strength of the German Navy's expeditionary fleet, defeating such a fleet should have been a sure thing.

Although the combined naval fleet of the island country has 19 battleships, it is a pity that these 19 battleships have only 32 45-caliber 356mm main guns, 8 50-caliber 305mm main guns, and 32 45-caliber main guns. 305mm main gun, 28 40-caliber 305mm main guns and 4 45-caliber 254mm main guns.

  In contrast, the nine battlecruisers of the German Navy have 54 50-caliber 380mm main guns and 27 50-caliber 343mm main guns. It is undoubtedly obvious who is strong and who is weak. It is difficult for the 305mm main guns of the island navy to cause fatal damage to the battlecruisers of the German Navy, at most they can penetrate some superstructures. As long as the core compartment is not destroyed, the combat effectiveness of the battlecruisers of the German Navy will not be greatly affected.

The 'King Kong-class' battlecruiser has become the hope of Admiral Ijuin Goro and others. They hope that the 356 mm main gun of the 'King Kong-class' battleship can penetrate the German Navy's 'Mackensen' battlecruiser and 'Frederick'. If the armor of the battlecruiser Prince' can sink these two battlecruisers, then they still have a chance to come back.

   It's a pity that the officers and soldiers of the island nation's navy on the four "King Kong-class" battlecruisers tried their best, but they didn't seem to have achieved any results.

   "Boom!"

  The battlecruiser 'Hiei' fired a salvo, and eight 356mm shells flew towards the battlecruiser 'Mackenson'. Among the eight 356mm shells, one scored a hit. The shell hit the rear deck of the battleship 'Mackenson'. The fragile deck armor could not stop the heavy shells at all, and was directly penetrated.

   Fortunately, this artillery shell did not cause any serious damage to the battleship 'Mackenson', it just blew a big hole in the rear deck, killed several sailors, and caused a fire.

  Subsequently, the battlecruiser 'Mackenson' retaliated.

  A 380mm artillery shell directly hit the bow of the battlecruiser 'King Kong'. The fragile side armor was as if it was made of paper. Under the huge kinetic energy of the 380mm shell, it was penetrated at once. The shell exploded inside the battleship, igniting a raging fire.

   "Damn it! How's the loss?" General Ijuin Goro's expression changed drastically.

  If the battlecruiser "King Kong" is severely damaged, then there is no way to continue this battle.

   "Your Excellency, a limited part of the bow of the ship was hit. Fortunately, the place where the hit was above the waterline did not cause much damage." A staff officer reported.

   General Ijiin Goro put his heart in his stomach all the time.

   "Tell all the ships that the flagship is fine, let them continue to fight!" Admiral Ijuin Goro ordered.

   "Hi, Your Excellency Commander."

  The fierce battle is still going on, but the battle is still developing in favor of the German expeditionary fleet. It is not half as difficult for the island navy to defeat the German Navy's expeditionary fleet!

   "Boom!"

  A huge explosion sounded, and the side of the battlecruiser 'Haruna' was shrouded in fireballs and gunpowder smoke. A 380mm artillery shell fired from the battlecruiser "Prince Frederick" successfully hit him. A 152mm secondary gun was blown up immediately. If you look at it from a distance, you can find that the battlecruiser 'Haruna' looks like it was bitten by a monster.

"Good job, let the 'Prince Frederick' continue to work hard. These 'King Kong-class' battlecruisers are the backbone of the island nation's navy. If we can get rid of these 'King Kong-class' battlecruisers, we will win! There was a smile on the corner of Lieutenant General Shi Pei's mouth.