Chapter 2116: Trap Three

However, the Germans' actions were still slower. After all, some FB27 bombers flew over the German fleet and dropped a flare! When the bright yellow light re-illuminated the figure of the German fleet, Major General Gangte's fleet was finally in place!

　　 "It's a pity." Looking at the two German battleships 8 kilometers away, Major General Gangte said with some regret. The British Air Force's reconnaissance was somewhat reluctant. The flares dropped only spotted a small part of the German fleet, and I was still far away from the German fleet. Given this distance and visibility, the former dreadnoughts wanted precise attacks. Obviously some difficulties. But obviously, now the British can't wait any longer. The FB27 bomber in the air obviously couldn't beat it in an air battle. The K8 bomber, which had twice the firepower, was just a few minutes ago. An FB27 bomber was in the air. The incendiary bomb turned into a burning fireball, and most of the wing of another FB27 bomber was cut off and crashed into the sea. Although the K8 bomber was injured, no one was shot down. This shows that although the German bomber's night combat level is amateur, it is much better than the British!

　　 "Rush over immediately! The Sovereign and the Indian attacked the first ship, and the remaining two capital ships attacked the second! The torpedo boat is ready to strike!" Major General Gunter ordered. With the issuance of the attack order, 4 British ex-Dreadnoughts and a dozen destroyers rushed up at the highest combat speed. The destroyers of the 2 detachments fanned out in front of the former Dreadnought fleet, and the large destroyers in the German fleet were also responsible for interception. Rushed up!

The first round of British pre-fearless shells flew more than 7000 meters and landed beside two German battleships. The effect of the first round of shooting was very bad. The nearest shell was more than 500 meters away from the German ship. A sparse column of water rose up beside the battleship. After watching it, Major General Gunte frowned. Half a minute later, when the British battleships were preparing for the second round of volleys, the German counterattack came first!

When the British bombers were lighting up the lights above the German fleet, the German bombers also flew to the top of the British fleet. The number of searchlights and flares of the K8 bomber was still better than that of the FB27. With the fall of a dozen searchlights and a series of flares, The four battleships of the entire British fleet were completely exposed to the sight of the German fleet. The 5-meter baseline body type rangefinder quickly locked the British battleship shrouded in bright light. The combat mission was quickly assigned. The three Caesar-class battleships each stared at one British battleship, while the two armored cruisers aimed at the end. One.

　　 Fire! The five German warships started firing in a salvo. In this encounter, the German battleships once again exerted their superiority in the super-high rate of fire. Even the former dreadnoughts, the German battleships can guarantee a half-fire in 25 seconds, and the armored cruisers behind can even shoot at 20. Hit a half-round volley within seconds! Raindrops of cannonballs fell on the fearless side of the British front, and a series of water jets set the British fleet in it, and it took only 3 minutes to shoot a cannonball from a German battleship to a straddle! And when the minute hand points to 5! The German fleet made its first hit!

　　 A 12-inch shell fired from the battleship Caesar flew over a distance of 6,500 meters and hit the side deck of the battleship Sovereign accurately! Although it was fired by a 12-inch L40 artillery, the armor-piercing projectile weighing 380KG is still enough to tear the British steel plate at such a close distance, but only 9 inches! The armor-piercing projectile was capped and shattered the hardened surface layer of the hardened armor, and then the complete projectile directly tore a crack of more than 1 meter in the 9-inch armor plate. When the final shell collided with the inner dome , The artillery shells and the dome armor turned into countless fragments at the same time under the huge impact force. The flames and the flying shrapnel carried out an indiscriminate attack on the nearby cabin, smashing the boiler chamber behind the dome armor. Water vapor and flames gush out from the breach. Even from a few kilometers away, you can still see a ball of flame jumping on the sea!

The other two German battleships also took the top spot in this match. Relying on the advantage of two more main guns, the Germans could quickly clamp the target by doing a salvo, while the British battleships could only pass the entire battle once every 45 seconds. Shooting to cover the opponents, the old battleships and the unskilled officers and soldiers made the British battleship's counterattack as old-fashioned.

The situation of the battleship New Zealand, which was attacked by two German armored cruisers at the same time, was the worst. The penetration depth of the 10-inch L50 gun was not much worse than that of the 12-inch L40 gun, and the rate of fire of the former was indeed higher. Big cut, not to mention two ships fighting one! Cannonballs, like volcanic eruptions, drowned this poor warship in an instant!

"We were very close to the British warships ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ but only a meter away. With the help of the flares and the searchlights of the destroyers, our vision was very good. We almost leveled the main guns and aimed them at them. At the peak, two warships with 16 artillery pieces could fire at least 32 rounds of 10-inch artillery shells at this poor warship in one minute! A series of artillery shells hit the opponent, even before we Witnessed at least 4 large-scale explosions in half a minute! We can’t count how many shells hit the opponent! I only remember that about ten minutes later, the deck of this poor battleship was almost parallel to the waterline.” At that time, A German officer serving on the armored cruiser Cologne described the situation in this way.

While the capital ship was completely suppressed, the British destroyer squadron also did not take advantage. The German navy had four large destroyers rushing in, and there were two light cruisers behind. It can be described as a medium-range gun battle. With all the advantages, the dense shells almost galloped against the sea level, and the fire net of dozens of medium-caliber artillery woven into pieces would tear anyone who dared to be a car with a manly arm.

　　The destroyers of the two sides began to exchange fire at a distance of 3,500 meters, and continued to fight until the nearest distance of more than 500 meters. The Germans’ firepower projected more than twice that of the British! In the explosions, five British destroyers were destroyed by intensive artillery shells. After a series of explosions, only half of the hull was still floating on the sea to prove that there was a British warship a few minutes ago.

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