Chapter 2246: Hipper's Noth

Several British naval officers and soldiers on board the King George V witnessed the successful underwater bombing attack. They even called the attack the "devil's assassination." It's not that the British don't know about water bombs, but after the shells enter the water, they can still maintain such a long voyage and eventually hit the battleship, which is beyond the British's knowledge! In fact, this time the underwater bomb hit does have some limits! Because, according to the current design level of the German navy's shells, the maximum linear movement distance a shell can maintain in seawater is 80 to 100 bullet lengths! As a 350MM shell can hit the target after traveling 25 meters in the water, this is close to the limit!

"Many of us have seen the scene when this cannonball fell into the water! It landed on the sea less than 30 meters away from us, and the splash of water after the splashed water column even fell on the deck. We were all scared at the same time. I am glad that I escaped a disaster! After all, even a torpedo exploding at such a distance will not cause much damage to the warship. However, the next thing is beyond our understanding, a white line in the sea Traveling in the middle is much shallower than the traces left by the torpedoes, but the speed is too fast! In an instant, we can't imagine what kind of weapon would be like this! Then this white line coincides with our battleship, and there is a loud noise It came from the bottom of the ship. At this moment, we thought we were attacked by a submarine! However, after the war, we knew that it was a water bomb, a water bomb that can travel through the water like a torpedo!" In the report, a British officer described the water bomb with a super long range!

"General, King George V sent a signal that the hull has too much water and the power system is damaged. I am afraid that it will not be able to keep up with us! They expressed their willingness to stay and stop the two German battlecruisers!" A moment later, Da The Lieutenant General received this telegram that made him desperate! It was already his bottom line to take 4 super fearless to support the Thomas fleet, but now, 4 ships have become 3 ships! Duff, who has been extremely nervous by today's battles and setbacks, is finally reaching his limit!

　　 "Damn German!" Lieutenant Admiral Duff's bright red eyes stared at the German warship that was still firing in the distance! He kept repeating these few words, and a crazy idea formed in his mind.

　　 "It seems that we have no chance to help General Jericho, don't we?" Lieutenant General Duff turned his head and glanced at the wall clock and the subordinates beside him. Although Duff is already a bit angry, this sentence is still quite right, because now it has been more than an hour since the end of the first air strike by the German Navy, which means that the German Air Force is almost ready. The second wave of air strikes! And when the second wave of carrier-based aircraft arrived, even if the battles on the seas of the British fleet were still tied, Jericho would not be able to recover when the German aircraft obscured the sky!

"I order the fleet to turn and target the Hipper fleet! Since we are doomed to fail in this battle, at least before we lose, we must recoup some of the costs!" Finally, Lieutenant Admiral Duff gave up support for Thomas' fleet and decided instead. Point the muzzle at the Hipper fleet in the distance! If you can sink a few German warships before you are killed or run away, then it is also great!

　　 "The British fleet has turned! Their target seems to be us!" The watcher at the top of the mast of the Cedric said suddenly, looking at the British fleet in the distance.

　　 "Be careful to avoid it. In addition, send a telegram to the Fourth Battleship Squadron asking them to prepare to disengage from those British dreadnoughts. Our mission is complete. Now it is time to consider protecting ourselves!"

　　 Hipper did not expect the task to be completed so quickly. This time Hipper seemed to be lucky, and a water bomb successfully slowed down the King George V. And Duff also gave up the support plan because of this problem. But when you anger a lion and protect others, you have to face the lion's anger. At this time, Hipper’s decisive response once again saved many German naval officers and soldiers, because he thought of a problem. Duff may not simply catch himself this time. Compared with the high-speed German battlecruisers, two ships The heavily wounded Helgoland-class battleship is also a good target!

　　 So in the first time, while evading the attack of the Duff fleet, he ordered the Helgoland-class battleship to get out of the battlefield and join him!

"General, their speed is too fast, and they are covered by smoke!" Facing the fast-running German battlecruiser, the scarred and scarred British Super Fearless felt a bit too powerful. I could see it, but scratched. Can't help it! And then Lieutenant General Duff’s choice was the same as Hipper. After hesitating, Lieutenant General Duff decided to attack the remaining two Helgoland-class battleships!

Then, the situation of these two Helgoland-class battleships is very bad, although the maximum speed after damage ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is still not that the British dreadnought can catch up, but it takes time to speed up, and Counting the Duff fleet that just rushed back, the British fleet encircled the two German fast battleships from three directions. What a sad thing! The dense shells once again flew to these two poor battleships from multiple directions, and the Oldenburg, which was originally injured, became the focus of attention!

　　 Based on the principle that it is better to break one finger than one finger, the British decisively focused most of their firepower on this poor German warship. Numerous water jets obscured the target, and even the British could not effectively distinguish the landing points. They rushed frantically, attacking as close as possible! The sound of explosions from the Oldenburg from time to time made all the Germans present feel tight!

　　 "Boom!" With the explosion sound from the side of the hull again, the Oldenburg was hit by a heavy hammer, as if the hull was shaking. The previous reliable armor seemed to have some problems this time, but the British had really good luck with this hit bullet, and it hit directly near a previous wound! After continuous heavy blows, even the armor that theoretically could block 15-inch shells at this distance finally collapsed! Although the Oldenburg adopts a design that is separated from the quilt, the outer armor is 60MM, and the inner main armor is 250MM. However, the first shell offloaded a large area of ​​the outer steel plate, and this shell almost happened to hit the inner main armor belt. The British 343MM artillery was still very powerful, otherwise it would not have made so many! With the cooperation of the new armor-piercing projectile, the defense outside the power compartment of the Oldenburg finally collapsed!

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