Chapter 529: Battle Two
Although the two sharp teeth of the British shark, Agile, were broken off, the Prince Albert was not without a price. The 150mm secondary guns above were also killed. The various small guns on the combat side were even more expensive. It was swept up by the dense 7.5-inch high-explosive bombs. At this moment, all the main guns are busy dealing with the prince of the Agile also have their own weaknesses. For example, now he can't deal with the ship that has been patrolling in the distance, and only joined the battle until the midfield, like a wolf-like cunning Bisana. Armored cruiser!
This 6,000-ton little guy equipped with 12 6-inch guns would be as vulnerable as a baby if facing the Prince Albert alone, but unfortunately, now when the Prince and Agile are close opponents fighting to the death. At that time, a small weight can affect the progress of the battle. At this moment, the lone wolf rushed forward without hesitation, and poured tons of high-explosive shells on the bridge of the Prince Albert with a 6-inch cannon that looked like a wolf!
"Annoying stuff!" In the distance, the beating fire from the muzzle of the cruiser Bisana made Scheer angrily. It was just a small boat, but it caused him great trouble. A dense high-explosive bomb was on the side of the battleship. There were fires on the strings. The German and Turkish sailors who assisted the damage took the water dragon and tried to suppress the spreading fire, but the death storm composed of flames and shrapnel swallowed all the lives that dared to be exposed! The toxic gas produced by the violent burning of picric acid began to spread in various compartments. Many people were caught off guard and were poisoned. They could only crawl on the weak ground, waiting for the arrival of death.
The rear deck of the battleship gradually turned into a sea of fire, and even the rear main turret, which was protected by an armored fort, became very unsafe. The high temperature scorched everything in the cabin, and the flames burned down pipelines and everything that could be ignited.
"I can feel the area outside the turret burning, because when I get close to the side wall, I can feel the obvious scorching sensation. And the news from the ammunition storehouse is the same, we seem to be in a huge furnace During the war.” After the war, the gunner at the No. 4 turret recalled the situation at that time.
"General, the artillery chief suggested that we separate firepower to deal with these two targets. We cannot let the Italian cruisers attack us!" said an officer.
"However, the result of dispersing the fire is that neither of the two warships can be suppressed." Scheer categorically rejected the request of the artillery chief. If half of the artillery was allocated to deal with the cruiser, the loss would not only be the amount of projection, but also the accuracy. If you use four guns to attack, even the most basic corrective shooting is difficult to complete. So Schernin can choose to concentrate his firepower to sink or drive away the cruiser, and then deal with the Agile.
But soon, Scheer seemed to have a new idea. He suddenly discovered that the British warship on the opposite side seemed to be suppressing the speed. According to intelligence, the warship could easily run at a high speed of 20 knots, but in actual combat, the opponent The speed has been maintained at around 14 knots. To ensure the stability of the bombardment, sailing at this speed is understandable, but the opponent should realize that long-distance combat is not good for them, but still has not accelerated the pursuit. What the **** is this?
"Freeboard! It must be freeboard!" Scheer accidentally saw the 7.5-inch cannon on the lower deck of the Agile again. "It's the risk of seawater backflow that prevents the British from speeding up!" Scheer said confidently. "To increase the speed to 17 knots, we need to get rid of that difficult guy. After figuring this out, Scheer decisively ordered.
"The German seems to be leaving?" Jericho said with some confusion. The battle situation does lean towards oneself, but the balance is fragile. The difference between the two sides is actually not that big. A shot of the right shell can smooth out this advantage. In the absence of other Italian fleets around, the Germans choose There seems to be something wrong with the evacuation.
However, Jericho was considering whether the other party had deceived, such as leading himself into a certain minefield. The cruiser Pisana rushed up! The latter has been playing smoothly, and it thinks that the Nixie will keep catching up, and then firmly restrain the opponent.
The distance between the two British warships gradually opened up, and it was a coincidence that the Pisana happened to be on the line between the Prince Albert and the Agile. The heavy smoke removed by the Pisana directly hindered Agility. Ranging and aiming of the number. And Prince Albert, whose pressure was greatly reduced, immediately aimed all his firepower on the Italian cruiser that had just set him on fire for a long time....
In the absence of pressure just now, the Bisana was only about 5km away from the Prince Albert. Now, under Scheer’s deliberate control, the distance between the two parties has been reduced to about 4000 meters. Er worried that the other party would release the torpedo. At this distance, the 10-inch gun can almost shoot straight! Scheer avoided a test shot, and his almost leveled muzzle aimed at this guy who had offended him!
boom! With a series of roars, 7 rounds of 10-inch shells flew towards the target not far away! In the first round of the salvo, 3 shells hit this poor warship! I have to say that Bisana’s luck is a bit bad~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Two of the shells fell very close, and the dense 6-inch gun galleries deployed in the middle of the hull could not withstand the attack of 10-inch armor-piercing shells, fierce flames and steel The storm swept across an area tens of meters in the middle of the hull. After the smoke cleared, only two huge holes were left on the battleship. Another shell hit the chimney of the Pisana and blasted it to pieces. A large amount of thick smoke could not be eliminated, so it poured back into the hull. The heavy smoke even turned off several boilers!
In just a few minutes, the whole situation was reversed, and the Pisana was like a badly damaged hyena. Prince Albert now has only one enemy, and that is Agile!
"Damn it, what's going on?" Just as Scheer was preparing to take down the Agile in one fell swoop, there was a loud noise from the sidestring of the battleship. A 10-inch shell fired from the agility hit a turret in the middle of the hull. This shell could not penetrate the armor, but it happened to jam the rotating mechanism of the turret. As a result, the Prince Albert At most, it can only use the firepower of five main guns.
"Lucky for you, British!" Scheer glanced at the Agile on the sea for the last time, then ordered the fleet to evacuate. The first battle between Britain and Germany came to an end. The Prince Albert was one enemy and two, and the two sides were almost tied. However, the British can quickly repair the warship when they go back, but the situation of Prince Albert is hard to say....
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