Chapter 453
"boom! boom! boom!"
On the battle line of the Third Reich Navy, every battleship was firing at full strength.
Not only were the main guns pouring shells on the light cruisers and destroyers of the Royal Navy, but the secondary guns also joined in.
At the same time, the third The Imperial light cruisers and destroyers also bravely rushed towards the Royal Navy's light cruisers and destroyers, engaging in hand-to-hand combat.
Although the Third Reich's light cruisers and destroyers were relatively small in number, they were not afraid.
Their mission, It is to protect one's own capital ship from the threat of lightning strikes from the Royal Navy's light cruisers and destroyers. What
's more, with the support of the powerful firepower of one's own capital ship, it can withstand the attack of these light cruisers and destroyers of the Royal Navy. Attacking is not a problem. In fact, it is easy to kill them.
"boom! boom!"
The Royal Navy's Orchid light cruiser was hit continuously by 150mm artillery shells.
For a light cruiser with a displacement of only more than 5,000 tons, even 15mm artillery shells can cause huge damage to it.
Several consecutive shells The 150mm bomb hit the bow of the light cruiser Orchid, almost blowing the entire bow to pieces, and igniting a raging fire. But even so, the light cruiser Orchid did not retreat, but continued to move forward. They rushed towards the battleship Hindenburg at a speed of up to 32 knots, hoping to use 533 mm heavy torpedoes to severely damage or even kill the battleship Hindenburg.
However, their luck did not seem to be very good.
Just a minute later, the Orchid The light cruiser suffered fatal damage
"boom!"
A 410mm shell fired by the battleship Hindenburg hit the bow of the light cruiser Orchid.
The entire bow was completely destroyed. It looked like a huge monster had killed the light cruiser Orchid in one go. The bow of the ship was bitten off.
Seawater poured into the ship crazily, causing the light cruiser Orchid to sink quickly.
Soon, the light cruiser Orchid sank with the bow down and the stern up. A mile away
"Go! Boost!"The destroyer USS Comet is racing at a speed of up to 36 knots.
Although this is only a destroyer with a displacement of only 1,900 tons, the two quadruple 533 mm heavy torpedoes it carries are even more powerful than even a battleship. Dare to underestimate
"boom! boom! boom!"
During the charge, the Comet destroyer's four 120mm naval guns were also firing wildly. The shells hit the huge battleship in the distance.
That was the battleship Friedrich der Grosse of the Third Reich Navy.
At this moment The battleship Friedrich der Grosse was at full power.
Three triple-mounted 410mm main guns, three twin-mounted 150mm guns on the sides, 4105mm high and flat dual-purpose guns, and 688mm anti-aircraft guns all opened fire.
Rushing to the front The Comet destroyer naturally became the focus of the attack.
In just two minutes, the Comet ship was riddled with holes.
Although the Royal Navy's light cruisers and destroyers performed very bravely in the battle, They braved the dense rain of bullets and rushed towards the battleships of the Third Reich Navy.
However, most of the light cruisers and destroyers did not even have a chance to get close to the battleships of the Third Reich Navy, and were already attacked. The powerful firepower that came in was destroyed.
Especially when the light cruisers and destroyers of the Third Reich Navy also launched a counterattack.
This made the battle more intense.
The light cruisers and destroyers of both sides were in this area. Strangulation on the sea, warships were shot at every moment, then caught fire and sank
"Your Excellency, Commander, the Third Reich is well prepared for lightning strikes. It would be very difficult for us to defeat them with lightning strike tactics. Lieutenant General Arthur Powell said.
Admiral Charles Forbes nodded:"I hope God bless the Royal Navy and the Empire on which the sun never sets." Our capital ships, continue to fire. If we can seize this opportunity and cause heavy damage to the Third Reich Navy, then we may still have a chance."
Lieutenant General Arthur Powell then understood the intention of Admiral Charles Forbes.
Admiral Charles Forbes knew very well that if the Third Reich Navy was fully prepared and wanted to severely damage or even sink the battleships of the Third Reich through lightning strikes, then It is undoubtedly very difficult.
However, the five battleships of the Royal Navy can take advantage of this opportunity to severely damage or even sink the capital ships of the Third Reich.
"boom! boom! boom!"
The two Nelson-class battleships of the Royal Navy, the two George V-class battleships and the Malaya battleship, opened fire fiercely.
One after another, large-caliber shells hit the battleships of the Third Reich.
Chapter 1 The battleships of the Three Reichs turned all their firepower to the light cruisers and destroyers of the Royal Navy, but they were unable to suppress the battleships of the Royal Navy for a while. In this process, the light cruisers and destroyers of the Royal Navy paid a great deal of effort. Huge casualties.
The Third Reich Navy, the battleship Oldenburg, the battlecruiser Barbarossa and the battlecruiser Dunkirk were also shot one after another.
For this reason, Marshal Redl had to order this The three battleships withdrew from the battle and returned to the mainland for repairs to avoid being sunk if they continued to fight.
The battleships were damaged, but they could be repaired and continue to serve. If they were sunk, they would be completely lost.
The three main battleships The ship withdrew from the battle, which boosted the morale of the Royal Navy. They seemed to have regained hope of making a comeback.
But they soon noticed that it was simply impossible to make a comeback.
At this moment, the light cruisers and destroyers of the Royal Navy , has suffered heavy losses. The remaining partIt was also suppressed by the light cruisers and destroyers of the Third Reich Navy.
The capital ships of the Third Reich Navy can continue to fire on the battleships of the Royal Navy.
Suddenly, this greatly increased the pressure on the five battleships of the Royal Navy on the main battlefield.
The battleship Malaya was besieged by the battlecruisers Wallenstein and Strasbourg, suffered heavy damage, and soon sank.
The two Nelson battleships and two George V-class battleships also struggled to hold on under the siege.
The battleship Nelson was already severely damaged, and under the siege of Hindenburg and Ludendorff, it could no longer withstand it.
Soon, the battleship Nelson was sunk.
General Charles Forbes and Lieutenant General Arthur Powell had to escape in a lifeboat.
The flagship was sunk, directly dealing an extremely heavy blow to the Royal Navy.
The officers and soldiers of the Royal Navy seemed to have no courage to continue fighting and fled one after another.
The arrogant Royal Navy actually collapsed under such circumstances. _To read the ununderlined version of the novel, please download Feilu Novel A
