Chapter 2104: Melee four

"Fuck! What's the situation?" At this time, the British commander who took over the command of Brigadier General Sinclair immediately felt like a dog. The situation that was obviously a great superiority was turned around in an instant, and this time he faced such a situation. The experienced British naval officers also hesitated. After all, the firepower of the three German destroyers on the opposite side is really strong. In terms of output, the Ceres-class light cruiser really has no advantage. 3V3 had the advantage before, now? The Cardiff was sunk, the Ceres was hit hard, and the Coventry was still far away. This situation was embarrassing...

　　 When the British hesitated, Major Franco seized the opportunity to release the smoke again, and at the same time let the destroyer come up to cover, and began to flee into the depths of the night. And at this moment, the firefight that took place in the distance attracted the attention of this light cruiser again! Earl Spey has made it! And this time, the intensity of the exchange of fire between the two sides far exceeded the previous one! Compared with the biggest battle tonight, the previous battle was just a joke!

When the British light cruiser squadron and Major Frank’s large destroyer squad fought, the battlefield situation changed rapidly, especially when the light cruiser Cardiff was accidentally destroyed in the final stage of the fight, the British light cruiser squadron and Major General Harris There was too much radio communication between the armored cruiser squadrons, and such frequent communication naturally attracted the attention of Earl Spey who was hiding nearby. Compared to the British, the Earl was really calm. When Major Franck’s fleet was attacked, the two armored cruisers and two light cruisers under Spey did not act. He gave the major an arbitrary decision. Right, if necessary, you can just stalk people away.

You can say that the earl’s method is too iron and blood, but no matter what, this time, the earl’s waiting has been rewarded. On the west of the earl’s fleet, a source of frequent reports suddenly appeared, and after speculation, there is no accident. , There is at least a light cruiser unit!

"Get ready!" Following the earl’s order, a destroyer squadron and a torpedo boat squadron spread out in front of the main fleet, followed by the armored cruiser USS Mainz and the armored cruiser Prince Albert, while the other two light cruisers followed. Keep up with each other. At the same time, dozens of torpedo boats were deployed on both sides of the fleet. Although the Mainz-class armored cruiser is almost at the bottom of the German Navy’s battleships, it is also a battleship after all. It is impossible to directly face output like a destroyer. If the destroyer-class battleship is to meet and directly face each other, then the battleship It's not the same. The night battle distance between them is more than 5000 meters!

　　 Several destroyers first rushed to the distant target. Originally, the German destroyers were preparing to launch flares and then use searchlights to determine the opponent's ship type. As a result, the K fleet in the sky once again helped the German fleet fighting on the sea! After a flare was dropped, Major General Harris' flagship Crecy was exposed to bright light first!

"It's a large battleship! We have encountered an enemy capital ship!" The figure of the Crecy in the distance appeared in the 4-meter rangefinder of the armored cruiser Mainz, and the black line in the rangefinder just pressed against it. In the middle of the hull of this British armored cruiser, in the case of insufficient light, the fire control personnel on the Mainz could not determine the ship type of the other party, and could only get an approximate image and an estimated length. Then Well, the rest is up to guessing!

"Kill him! Order the destroyer squadron to launch flares. There must be warships behind the opponent! Let's have a meeting and let Prince Albert watch another ship and keep an eye on them!" The earl ordered immediately, when facing the sudden appearance of the opponent , The earl was very calm, because he knew that at present there are few ships left for the British Fearlessness, and the warships above the Fearlessness are still in the Gulf of Forth, and almost none of the ships that can appear in front of him are not Mainz class. The opponent of the armored cruiser. If these warships can be severely damaged, then tonight, the British sea power in the English Channel should be almost empty, right?

"Damn it, kill those destroyers!" Major General Harris ordered loudly. When the distant destroyer covered the Cressy armored cruiser with searchlights, Harris could feel the danger. He realized that it was in the nearby sea. There should be a German battleship hidden in it. After all, the British K-type bomber has exposed the position of the Crecy. If there are only torpedo boats, they will not use searchlights, because this will expose the position of the torpedo boat. And now, the only reason the opponent uses searchlights is to provide better lighting for the capital ships hidden in the distance!

The 6-inch running on the side of the Cressy and the 12-pound anti-lightning gun fired frantically. The flames of the gun fired into one piece, forming a ring of fire expanding outward, and the violent bullet rain and explosion would be nearby. The seas were hitting like boiling ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ A German torpedo boat could not evade, and was shattered by the fierce side fire of this 15,000-ton warship.

The Crecy felt the danger hidden in the surrounding sea. It vented its anger around like a mad bear, and at the same time began to maneuver to evade. The German destroyer was under his nose, and the capital ship might be hidden away. Only a few kilometers away! In the night battle, all distances are shortened, and maybe the shells of the German battleship will fall on him in the next moment!

The British destroyers accompanying the armored cruiser squadron rushed up like wolves. At the same time, the German destroyer forces rushed out of the night to intercept. The destroyers of both sides once again fought a pot of porridge at sea. At this time, the naval battle The real decisive force-Mainz-class armored cruisers also locked their opponents with the help of flares and searchlights. The rangefinder located at the top of the mast has accurately reported the distance and azimuth readings of the British cruisers in the distance, 4 seats The huge twin-mounted 254MM heavy artillery, guided by the fire control system, aimed at the British cruiser that was searching the nearby waters with searchlights.

　　5400 meters! The eight main guns of the armored cruiser Mainz fired the first salvo tonight! The long and thick barrels were almost parallel to the sea level. With the order to attack, eight artillery guns spewed huge fireballs at the same time. The shells roared towards the British armored cruiser at a speed of more than 800 meters per second. In the night, the fire from the battleship volley seemed to cut through the night. From the eyes of the British, it seemed as if a shining spot suddenly appeared in the distant night!

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