Chapter 1018

"boom!"

An X-class destroyer of the Third Reich Navy was hit by a 610mm heavy torpedo. Although the X-class destroyer displaced nearly two thousand tons, it was definitely relatively large among destroyers of this era.

However, in the violent explosion, Still unable to withstand it.

The entire battleship was almost blown into two pieces and soon sank into the sea. But it also resisted the torpedo and prevented it from hitting the battleship behind. The sailors on this destroyer They used their own sacrifices to protect a huge capital ship of the Imperial Navy and prevent the Imperial Navy from paying a greater price.

"boom! boom!"

Explosions continued to sound, and the 610mm heavy torpedoes launched by several heavy cruisers of the Eastern Navy Combined Fleet still achieved some results. Although some light cruisers and destroyers of the Third Reich Navy behaved very bravely, they did not hesitate to sacrifice themselves. Resist the Japanese torpedoes to protect the safety of the battleships.

But even so, some battleships were still hit by 610mm torpedoes.

Among the H-class battleships, the Friedrich der Grosse unfortunately suffered a 610mm torpedo. Power The huge torpedo directly blasted through the waterline armor, blasting a large hole below the waterline. Because several adjacent cabins were destroyed in the explosion, the damage control personnel were unable to plug the hole at all. In the end, the damage control personnel could only choose to close the adjacent cabins to prevent too much seawater from influxing into the hull. However, the hull was still tilted to a certain extent, and the combat effectiveness was also affected to a certain extent.

Among the P-class battleships, the battleship Huadik was also hit by a 610mm heavy torpedo. The torpedo hit the tail of the hull, and the huge power directly tore open the underwater armor. Not only that, the battleship's transmission device was also exploded. It suffered a certain amount of damage, and two of the four drive shafts were broken. As a result, the battleship Waldik's speed began to decrease.

Under such circumstances, Marshal Dönitz had to order the battleships Friedrich der Grosse and Waldik The battleship withdrew from the battle and returned to the mainland for repairs.

However, the luck of the Japanese seemed to end here. Those 610 mm heavy torpedoes, in addition to damaging two battleships of the Third Reich Navy, sank some light cruisers and destroyers Apart from that, there was no further effect.

Moreover, those heavy cruisers that released torpedoes, then turned around and left, preparing to reload torpedoes and attack again, were also attacked by intensive firepower from the main fleet of the Third Reich Navy. There was no chance to launch a second round of attacks, and it was destroyed. The Japanese lightning strike tactics were gloomy and stopped.

This also made everyone in the Third Reich Navy breathe a sigh of relief.

The battleship Hindenburg On the boat, Marshal Dönitz and Marshal Albrecht, who had temporarily moved their flagships here, also had a sense of relief on their faces.

Originally, the flagship of the Third Reich Navy was the aircraft carrier Reich. However, in In the plan of Marshal Dönitz and others, the final decisive battle will be conducted by the battleship. In order to watch the performance of the Imperial Navy's battleship formation up close, they temporarily changed the flagship to the battleship Hindenburg.

Although , the battleship Hindenburg is not the most powerful battleship in the Imperial Navy now, but it was the main ship of the Imperial Navy for a long time before the aircraft carrier entered service, and it has always been the Imperial Navy's high hope. Among the Third Reich Navy, it has unique meaning

"Your Excellency, Commander, the 610mm heavy torpedoes of the Toyos are really powerful. If we had not responded in time, evaded in time, and killed most of their heavy cruisers with powerful artillery fire, we would have paid a greater price this time.."Marshal Albrecht looked frightened.

Marshal Dönitz nodded. Just the lightning strikes of a few heavy cruisers had already made them scramble and pay a heavy price. If 12 heavy cruisers were attacking If they launched a lightning strike at night, the Third Reich Navy would definitely pay a heavy price. In fact, even the battleships did not know how many battleships would be sunk. This made Marshal Dönitz very lucky. After the victory of the aircraft carrier formation, he chose to avoid the Eastern Empire Navy Combined Fleet instead of launching an attack in time. Otherwise, he will regret it very much now

"The sacrifice of our naval officers and soldiers is also very important. Otherwise, our losses will be even greater."Marshal Dönitz said.

Marshal Albrecht nodded repeatedly:"They are all heroes of the empire!"

"Order all ships to launch an attack. This time, we are going to kill all the Japanese people!"Marshal Dönitz ordered

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander!"Marshal Albrecht replied.

Immediately, the huge main fleet of the Third Reich accelerated to catch up with the remnants of the Eastern Empire Navy Combined Fleet and launched a fierce attack.

The remnants of the Eastern Empire Navy Combined Fleet, on the battleship Yamato, Yamamoto Isoroku The Sixth Marshal and the senior generals of the United Fleet all had uncontrollable disappointment on their faces.

They had long since given up on the victory of this naval battle. However, they hoped to win through this lightning strike. It severely damaged the Third Reich Navy and caused the Third Reich Navy to pay a heavy price.

Originally, many people had great confidence in this lightning strike. However, the final result made them very disappointed, and they did not achieve anything at all. expected result

"It's over, completely over! The Imperial Navy would never stand a chance again. The empire is really in danger this time!"Marshal Yamamoto Fifty-sixth closed his eyes in pain.

"boom! boom! boom!"

The forty-three capital ships of the Third Reich Navy launched a siege against the four Yamato-class battleships, two Ise-class battleships, two Fuso-class battleships and two Kongo-class battleships of the Toyo Imperial Navy that had suffered heavy losses.

Large-caliber heavy artillery shells were thrown at these battleships one after another.

Although the Japanese still did not give up resistance at this time, they chose to resist stubbornly. However, their resistance was of no use at all. They even gave up to the Third Reich. The navy was unable to cause serious damage.

One after another, the battleships were hit by cannonballs, big holes were blown out, and they burst into flames.

Soon, these Japanese battleships were all attacked by the Third Reich Navy. No one survived.

In this battle, all the warships of the Eastern Empire Navy's combined fleet were sunk, and not a single one escaped. The combined fleet was truly wiped out.