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The Terghoff and Prinz Eugen in the back had worse gunnery, but they still knocked the two Brestani-class battleships to the ground, and the No. 1 turret of the Lorraine was penetrated, causing dozens of casualties, and at the same time a large torch was lit at the front of the deck, while the No. 4 turret of the Provence behind was also penetrated, and at the same time, one of the guns of the No. 3 turret was destroyed, and two openings were made at the waterline. And during this time, the French hit no more than 5 shots in total, one of which hit the Count's flagship, made a hole in the front waterline, and the other two hit the secondary gun gallery of Reshadiere, destroying a 6-inch gun, and the other hit the No. 4 turret of Prince Eugen, leaving a shallow pit on it, and two more suspected hits the main armor belt, of course, there was no use after the hit.

After less than 20 minutes of shooting, De. Vice Admiral La Perel finally realized that this would not work, and the accompanying destroyers began to release smoke screens, and then, led by the flagship Brestani, the French battleships behind began to turn around in turn to prepare for a battle line engagement.

However, when the smoke screen gradually cleared, the French suddenly found that the German fleet had slapped their butts and left, and the distance between the two sides had been stretched to 18 kilometers, which even exceeded the effective range of the Lone class battleships! (The artillery elevation angle was not enough.) The German fleet had no idea of a large-scale head-on battle with its opponents, as long as it could delay for time. And now, the Germans seem to have reached their goal, and even if the French fleet turns again, the Germans will only repeat the previous process, and at this time, the damaged Negovan fleet is passing due east of the French fleet, more than thirty kilometers away!

"We don't seem to be able to catch up anymore." Lieutenant General La Perel said with frustration. In fact, this was also the first official daytime battle between the French fleet and the German fleet, and in this engagement, which was at least fair on the scene, Vice Admiral La Perel had to admit that in terms of combat quality, the gap between the French navy and its opponent was obvious. And the gap in the quality of individual ships is even more huge. And when he thought that the other party now had 6 fast battleships, Vice Admiral La Perel couldn't help but shudder......

"It dawned on me that we needed to get out of the Eastern Mediterranean for a while, and that we couldn't afford to fight the assembled Allied Fast Fleet until repairs were completed on our damaged ships." On the day after the battle, Lieutenant General La Perel wrote these rather frustrating and discouraged words.

"The French seem to have been beaten back." Kato Dingyoshi said as he looked at the French fleet that was beaten in the distance.

"Yes, if it weren't for the sheer numerical inferiority of the German fleet, the French would have lost two ships. After this battle, I am afraid that the entire Eastern Mediterranean will be calm for quite some time. The captain of the Fuso said with a sigh.

"That's fine, instead of fighting with the Allied fleet like this, it's better to take a step back, go back and rest and come back, just like when you hit someone, your fist retracts first, and then stretches out to be more powerful." Kato Dingyoshi said.

"That's the best outcome, but the French don't necessarily do it very simply. Don't forget, in the anchorage of Crete, there are several French naval battleships that have sunk at the bottom of the sea. There was a hint of sarcasm in one of the officer's words. During the war, being able to fight is king, and the French Army can mock the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Army, because the latter is really a bit rubbish. And in the same way, the Japanese were also somewhat shameless about the performance of the French fleet.

While the Japanese were leisurely watching the play, Vice Admiral La Perel was also engaged in a fierce ideological struggle, and the three super dreadnoughts, the cornerstone of the French fleet, were all damaged to varying degrees, especially the Brestani, which was half of its combat strength during the period. And if the German fleet is ready to fight with the French fleet once it is fully equipped, it is really difficult to say the result. As for the Japanese? As for the state of the two battleships Oki Fuso and Hyuga, it is estimated that they will not be able to get out of the dock in 3 months.......

"The damage to the Allied fleet was also severe, and the damage to the USS Union and St. István was enough to keep them in the Turkish dockyard for more than 3 months, and during this time we had every time to tow the battleship stranded on Crete. Even the Spey fleet, which has relatively well preserved combat effectiveness, will definitely not choose to strike again in the near future. Their large-caliber shells and various consumables needed to be brought over from the mainland. It will also take a long time to repair these ships and bring them back into shape. ”

"The efforts of the Germans have only made it incapable of either side to take the next step, and we must not show weakness at this time. Of course, if they could, the British would be very helpful in stabilizing the situation in the Mediterranean if they were willing to send a fleet to the Mediterranean. "Right in Germany. Vice Admiral La Perel hesitated, Vice Admiral Lebris said.

"Yes, we still have the British, and the queens should have been almost renovated by now, so it's okay to let the Britons come and help. No more, as long as we can temporarily provide 4 battleships, it will be enough for us to withdraw most of the damaged battleships! Lieutenant General La Perel said in his heart.

And as Vice Admiral Le Bris said, after the end of this battle, the Count of Spee had no intention of continuing his attack in a short time, and to be honest, the battle had achieved its most important purpose - to join the Austro-Hungarian fleet. (Although both fast battleships were seriously wounded.) At the same time, it greatly weakened the combat effectiveness of the French Mediterranean fleet, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the French fleet was temporarily expelled from the Eastern Mediterranean.

But at the same time, it must be noted that the Allied fleet also needs a considerable period of time to restore its combat effectiveness, needless to say the two heavily damaged warships, according to Turkey's level of ship repair and the speed of domestic delivery of materials and accessories, it is estimated that it will be repaired in 4 months, and then its own 4 fast battleships, almost every part of the waterline has problems, and it is only to deal with it temporarily with a pontoon, and it is best to go to the dock for maintenance, so that it will take about half a year for the entire fleet to be repaired, right? And even if the ship is repaired, it will take time for consumables such as ammunition and engine oil to be delivered. AFTER ALL, AFTER THE END OF THE TWO BATTLES, THE FLEET OF THE EARL OF SPEE USED UP MORE THAN 1,500 ROUNDS OF 350MM SHELLS, AND IT WILL TAKE TIME FOR DOMESTIC PRODUCTION.