Chapter 1111: contact

Chapter 1111

The six light cruisers commanded by Brigadier General Goodnor formed an arc cordon in front of the three battlecruisers. Half an hour ago, they received a telegram from a reconnaissance aircraft confirming the approximate location of the German fleet. Minutes later, two J-1S seaplanes appeared in his field of vision, and in front of him, they knocked down a British seaplane.

"Turn left at 4 compass points, we need to get closer." The Brigadier General ordered, and then six 5,000-ton light cruisers drew an arc on the sea toward the general direction of the Hipper fleet. At this time, the Hipper fleet also received a telegram from the seaplane, and while informing the Schell fleet, three battlecruisers rushed up quickly.

If someone opens the perspective of God at this time, you can find that the two fleets are approaching at a relatively high speed of more than 50 knots. The Germans are trying to kill the British light cruiser squadron, and the British are trying to pass through the Germans. The battlecruiser intercepted and saw something behind.

"The other party is very experienced." Looking at the British light cruiser returning from a large angle on its own course. Hipper couldn't help but clicked a thumbs up for the other party. The British light cruiser squadron did not go straight to the German battlecruisers. It was to die, but chose to charge at an angle of 70 degrees with the German fleet route. From this perspective When charging, the speed change rate between the two sides is very large, so the long-range firepower advantage of the German battlecruisers is actually limited. However, Major General Goodnor's ability did not stop there. When the two sides approached 15 kilometers, the sudden change occurred!

The British flagship, the Southampton, quickly turned in the rain of bullets from the German fleet and released a smoke screen. Before the smoke screen covered the entire British fleet, the Birmingham and Nottingham also followed, and turned back under the cover of the smoke screen. Fleeing in the direction. At this time, they were only 12 kilometers away from the Hipper fleet. They were not shot at this time. In addition to the worse shooting conditions, luck was also an important factor. Of course, the British could not count on their own. Luck has always been good!

The three German battlecruisers did not give up. Under the guidance of the two seaplanes, the Cedritz and the Von der Tann continued to shoot at the departing British light cruisers. At the end of the queue, the Deveringer left the fleet quietly. The German light cruiser, which was originally behind the battlecruiser, also adjusted its course.

"Interesting. Play with me?" Hipper sneered looking at the smoke screen gradually being blown away by thick smoke behind him.

When the smoke gradually dissipated, three figures suddenly rushed out of the smoke cover! Goodnor has a total of 6 light cruisers, three of which have been transferred in, but three have been hovering under the cover of smoke. Headed by the Dublin, the three light cruisers Wuxian and Champion suddenly rushed over after the German fleet passed in front of them!

Gudnor’s idea is very good. He will definitely not be able to rush through directly. Even if three battlecruisers can’t destroy 6 light cruisers at a time, the Germans are still followed by a light cruiser squadron, based on the experience of the last naval battle. The lesson is that the 175MM turret gun equipped with the German light cruiser is very lethal for the British light cruiser, so hard rushing has no future. He could only use a few cruisers to attract the opponent's attention first, while releasing smoke to cover the other three cruisers waiting for the opportunity to pass through the opponent's interception. Unfortunately, his idea was seen through. At this moment, the K-1S type seaplane that has been hovering in the air of the British fleet was the first to find out what was wrong, and after telling Jericho of this situation, it was doomed to the British tragedy!

The smoke screen not only blocked the opponent's vision, but also blocked one's vision. The De Fringer and the other 4 German light cruisers have already arranged a pocket waiting for the British to rush out!

The Dublin was surrounded by dense water jets as soon as it rushed out of the smoke! His luck was very bad. As soon as he came out, he crashed into the muzzle of the De Fringer. This light cruiser was only 8 kilometers away from the De Fringer! The flat 8 350MM heavy artillery didn't even need corrective firing. The target was caught in the first round, and two 350MM artillery shells were hit on the slender hull of the Dublin in the second round!

The first shot hit the bow, directly blasting a 6-inch cannon into the air and missing a piece from the front of the hull! It's like being bitten off by a shark! The violent explosion tore a large hole several meters in the bow of the ship and poured hundreds of tons of seawater in a few minutes. And another shell hit the bridge of this cruiser! This gun directly cut half of the bridge from the hull, and most of the command team was almost reimbursed by this gun. So far, the outcome of this light cruiser has been determined.

No Fear was the second to be killed, and was spotted by three German light cruisers when it came out! In an instant, more than 10 175MM guns delivered more than 1 ton of shells to this poor British cruiser in less than 2 minutes! Huge fireballs exploded one after another from the hull of the No Terror. The flames and fragments hit the already very fragile hull, blasting the cabins to pieces, and the only 3-inch armor belt was paper-like in front of the 175MM armor-piercing projectile.

The entire process of engagement lasted more than ten minutes. After losing the ability to move, No Fear was finally sent to the bottom of the sea by two torpedoes~www.wuxiaspot.com~, and then a light cruiser named Champion was very lucky. It was just being watched by a German light cruiser. After discovering that the situation was not good, he immediately turned and fled, suffered a few shells, and the loss was not too great. Finally, it slipped away before the other German warships reacted. This is just a small trial between the two parties. While De Fringer and the subsequent light cruisers dealt with the British, the Cedric and Blücher met with Hood's battlecruisers.

"It's a German battlecruiser!" an officer said, pointing to the German battlecruiser that appeared on the sea level in the distance.

"Two ships, it's a bit troublesome." Hood looked at his opponent in the distance, and looked back at his three battlecruisers. In my heart, it is called a bottomless, the other party is 8 350MM, 9 305MM. The defense is several grades higher than himself. In theory, there are 24 305MM artillery pieces. In fact, because of the poor turret layout, generally only 18 main guns can be used.

"Brigadier General Goodnor sent a telegram that the Germans and a battlecruiser will arrive soon." An officer said.

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