Chapter 863: Take the battle!

The foremost second light cruiser formation can block the lightning strikes from the front. The battle line is a weak point of firepower. If the opposing light cruiser and lightning strike diagonally cut the fleet route, although it is difficult to sink the battleship, it can Seriously affect the navigation and formation of the fleet. In order to avoid lightning strikes, the fleet will inevitably carry out maneuvers, which may delay the warplanes. The second light cruiser formation and a lightning group are to avoid this from happening.

The first light cruiser formation is located on the combat side of the fleet, to the southwest of the main fleet, in order to block the opponent's attack as soon as the opposing destroyer launches a lightning strike, while the third cruiser formation is located in the rear as a reserve.

"The German fleet is turning again, they are ready to fight!" An officer pointed to the steel dragon in the distance. At this time, the German fleet was like a dragon that had just awakened from a deep sleep and was stretching its body. He opened his blood-red eyes and opened the claws made of steel and flame. He raised his noble head and turned to the direction of the enemy. He is eager to fight, eager to use his own flames and claws to shred and dare to challenge his existence! At this moment, the most powerful blade of the German High Seas Fleet is finally out!

Under the command of the battleship Bavaria, there is a shield printed in the middle, two lions on both sides, and a crown on the top. The banner with the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Bavaria is raised. The support of the German navy and the gratitude for the construction of the German navy over the years were decided temporarily. And his unintentional action also made another legend. In the years following World War I, this battle flag was raised from time to time, and each time it would bring a **** storm to the enemy!

Even to a certain extent, the popularity of the Bavarian Royal Coat of Arms and its shock to opponents are greater than the future Black Eagle Flag of the German Ocean Fleet! Because this later became the exclusive battle flag of Prince Ruprecht! And every time this flag is raised, it can bring very cruel memories to the other side!

"The fleet accelerates and is ready to engage!" After completing the turn, the British and German fleets turned from the problem of chasing into a problem of encounter... The distance of 4 kilometers was originally enough for the British to chase for half an hour, but now? It took 10 minutes? ! It took only 5 minutes for the German fleet to complete the entire steering and formation. Almost in the blink of an eye, the British suddenly discovered that the opponent had come!

"The situation is wrong! This is definitely not the Hipper fleet!" 7 ships! A whole 7 battleships appeared in Betty's vision. When the optic nerve fed back this amazing news to Betty's brain, Betty's pupils contracted subconsciously, turning into a needle-like light that heralds danger!

"How far is the Moore fleet and Lieutenant General Jeram's fleet from us?!" At this time, Betty realized how wrong her choice was. Her blind pursuit of high speed resulted in only 4 battlecruisers. Facing the opponent's 7 warships, the distance between the two sides rapidly shortened. Just after Betty issued this query, at a distance of 18,000 meters, Scheer issued an order to fire!

The Bavarian-class battleship finally fired its first shot in World War I! 6 battleships with 24 turrets and a total of 48 artillery quickly locked on their targets under the guidance of the fire control systems of each ship. The battleship Bavaria took the lead in the first round of a half salvo. The huge recoil force caused the artillery to jump backwards violently, and flames of more than ten meters long burst out from the muzzle, which was as frightening as the flame sword of a holy angel. Four shells weighing more than 800 kilograms roared towards A distant goal. Ten seconds later, Betty's fleet was shrouded in water columns that were hundreds of meters high!

"Fleet turn, cast smoke! Destroyer cover!" Even with her knees, Betty can understand that this is definitely not a hard fight! The smoke canisters on the four battlecruisers began to pull out streams of smoke. Under the leadership of the Lion, the four battlecruisers turned in turn. The British light cruiser formation, which has been accompanying the main fleet, braved the cannon fodder of the German fleet and launched the first round of assault!

Major General Parkenham, commander of the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron, brought the 4 light cruisers Antrim, Devon, Argyll, and Rocksburg and Colonel Nicholson of the First Destroyer Squadron to launch this battle. The first lightning strike! Four light cruisers formed the spearhead of the attack, and as many as 14 destroyers formed two columns. Under the roar of the steam turbine, these agile and sharp knives came from the northeast of the German fleet at a speed of up to 26 knots! They have to use their lives and loyalty to buy time away from the main fleet!

"Ready to fight!" The second German light cruiser formation at the forefront of the fleet rushed up first under the command of the commander Major General Bodic. This light cruiser formation is the pride of the German Navy. The 4 Frankfurt-class light cruisers equipped with 6 175mm heavy guns and 105mm inclined armor belts are designed to crush British light cruisers of the same level~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The four light cruisers Frankfurt, Pilau, Elbing, and Wiesbaden deviated from the course of the fleet with 7 destroyers, and blocked the only way for the British light cruiser formation.

At the same time, the Württemberg, Hesse, and Oldenburg at the back also aimed their muzzles at the British light cruiser formation in the distance, because the British fleet released a smoke screen and the three German ships in the back The battleship really cannot observe the impact point. So let’s not waste shells at all, and set the target on the light cruisers swarming up!

The light cruiser formations of the two sides quickly approached at a relative speed of more than 55 knots, which means that the distance between the two sides has shortened by about 1.7 kilometers every minute! The seemingly long distance of 17 kilometers can be bumped together in less than ten minutes! In fact, in 5 minutes, the light cruisers at the forefront of the two sides had already started fighting!

"Armor-piercing shells! Hit me fiercely!" Major General Bodick ordered. The Frankfurt's three double-mounted 175mm artillery turrets have aimed at a target no more than 6 kilometers away!

A series of roars instantly resounded across the sea. With the help of servo machinery, the German twin-mounted 175mm artillery fired at a rate of more than 8 rounds per minute! This rate of fire is even much higher than the British 6-inch gun gallery! The latter's steady rate of fire is about 6 rounds per minute, and the Frankfurter is like a three-headed dog from the **** in myths and furiously attacking the opposite light cruiser Antrim.

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