Chapter 2232: Storm Five

At such a distance, the Thor could not hide, could not retreat. Accompanied by the sound of torpedoes scratching the water surface, and the trail of white exhaust gas trails, the torpedo weighing more than 500 kilograms rushed towards this place with death greetings. A poor warship. A minute later, 4 huge water columns rose up on the left and right sides of the Thor.

"The Thor is over" everyone who saw this scene knew the result. The 500 kg torpedo was indeed a bit smaller, but it was hit by 4 rounds at the same time in almost a minute. This huge damage, even the intact Bavarian class The battleships are very uncomfortable, not to mention the British first generation super fearless, which is famous for its weak underwater protection.

The total charge of the 4 torpedoes was at least 600 kilograms. The violent explosion blew up the surrounding seawater. A trace of white steam and splashes completely covered the warship, even to outsiders. The battleship was blown up by this huge explosion like a sudden jump

Accompanied by a thunderous noise, the prow of the sailing Thor plunged into the sea. Thousands of tons of seawater rushed onto the deck. The waves hit the artillery, cabin and everything on the deck for an instant, and even submerged it. After the Thor’s No. 2 turret, although the sea water faded a bit, Thor’s No. 1 turret was already half of the waterline.

Three of the four torpedoes hit the front half of the hull. In a very short period of time, these three torpedoes brought an additional 2 tons of water inflow to the Thor, plus the previous water inflow. The full displacement of this ship is not enough. The 250,000-ton battleship has flooded more than 4,300 tons. There is no doubt that even if there is no attack below, this battleship will definitely not be able to return. After all, not all warships are called Cedric.

The last torpedo was more decisive to kill the warship. This torpedo hit Thor’s old wound position. After 150 kilograms of explosive exploded, Thor, who was already close to the hull limit under shelling and sea water impact. No. finally can't hold on

"From a distance, the Thor is like a building that suddenly collapsed. The superstructure quickly disintegrated and collapsed, and quickly sank into the sea. Under the influence of the water and the weight of the hull, the Thor hull broke apart from the middle, and the first half of the hull It quickly disappeared from the sea, and the second half of the hull also rolled and sank to the bottom of the sea. The destroyer next to it tried to save the poor people who fell into the water. However, the huge vortex when the battleship sank not only prevented the destroyer from saving a person, but instead Let yourself be dragged by an invisible big hand, and dragged into the whirlpool. The more than 80 crew members of the destroyer Enthusiast never survived." After the war, a British naval officer described Thor’s last The time and the poor creature next to him.

Soon after the sinking of Thor, the flagship of the Grand Fleet, Iron Duke, followed in Thor's footsteps. In fact, Iron Duke could survive the attack of the two warships Württemberg and Saxony with 16 15-inch guns. It is possible to use a miracle to describe that the original Iron Duke was far from the opponent of Württemberg. After the Saxony turned its artillery to the Iron Duke, it accelerated the destruction of the warship.

　　 However, the British have done their best to protect their flagship. The nearby warships have fired support. In the end, the British destroyer protected the battleship with smoke. Of course, all this is only delaying the demise of the Duke of Tie. This is not only known to the Germans, but also to the British. Ten minutes ago, when the German bomber dropped the first bomb, Jericho and his command team were ready to transfer.

"Your Excellency Commander, the Iron Duke is no longer able to perform the duties of the flagship. On behalf of the officers and soldiers of the Second Battleship Division, I hope that your admiral can move to the battleship Vengeance and continue to command this battle." Standing on the swaying battleship , Lieutenant General Duff said to Jericho.

"You can also transfer. The Iron Duke is too late. The second battleship squadron now only has the Bonbau and the Queen of India. Lieutenant Admiral Stetti was injured in the battle just now. His fleet still has 3 super ships. Fearless, now, you go to the Indian Emperor of India to unify command of the remaining second and third battleship squadrons." Before leaving, Jericho did not forget to adjust the fleet.

　　 "Everyone, take care. I hope that when the war is over, all of us can return to Foss Bay together." After Jericho finished speaking, he glanced at the German High Seas Fleet in the distance. It’s a mixed feeling in my heart. You know, before the war, Jericho had formulated a "decapitation" plan, and was about to assault the flagship of the German fleet from the beginning. However, let’s not say that the decapitation plan was not implemented at all. His flagship was "beheaded" first, which is really a bitter irony to him.

Jericho walked very decisively~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Maybe in his heart he had ten thousand dissatisfaction with his flagship, but the current situation can be described as a critical matter. How can he let his ink stains? So, under the cover of smoke, Iron Duke The USS was temporarily separated from the German artillery attack, and several destroyers also quickly tried to pick up Jericho and others on the ship, and then transferred to the battleship Revenge.

The Vengeance is the best choice, because in the entire British fleet, the situation of the British First Battleship Squadron headed by the Vengeance is the best. At least it is now in a dominant position. To be honest, an inch larger artillery is an advantage. Back then, Su Xiong with Scharnhorst and Gneisenau was able to escape Thomas’ siege, 40% of which were due to the failure of the British armor-piercing projectile, 40% of the reason was good luck, and now if it is really a stand-up output, revenge class Really fierce

　　 And just after Jericho and others were transferred, the heavily damaged Iron Duke could no longer persist, and the British destroyer would not use precious smoke cans for this doomed warship. After all, the Iron Duke’s 5 turrets have 4 water injections, and the entire warship has been hit no less than 20 times. The left string is already flush with the surface of the water, and luck can be attributed to being able to live until now.

When the Luftwaffe’s torpedo planes arrived, the capital ships of the High Seas Fleet decisively stopped the bombardment. This warship was no longer worthy of their precious shells. The German bombers even saved bomb suppression. After the British destroyers dispersed, 3 A torpedo machine entered the attack route from the left, and after two loud noises, the Iron Duke also sank to the bottom of the sea. So far, the British Navy has lost 4 ultra-dreadnought battleships

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