At this time, the rangefinder at the top of the Barem was covered by a black smoke, and it was impossible to detect Gneisenau at a distance! At the same time, the Gneisenau also readjusted its course, and the queen, who was shooting according to the original parameters, naturally threw all the precious shells into the water....... Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, Major Sinclair naturally didn't know that Baliem in the distance could no longer help him contain the terrifying beast in front of him, and the reason why Raeder distanced himself and tolerated the impermanence to seize the launch position in front of the side was at this time! The smoke released by the light cruisers of the British, on the contrary, provided cover for the Germans! It's temporary, but it's enough to solve the immediate trouble!

EIGHT 350MM GUNS IN FOUR TURRETS WERE SLOWLY FLATTENED AND AIMED AT THE SMOKE AREA ON THE SEA AT AN ALMOST FLAT ANGLE. The gunners also delegated power to the various turrets, at which time the main rangefinder and complex fire control equipment were no longer needed, and the rangefinders and sighting equipment of each turret could be used to effectively attack surface targets at close range.

A figure quickly burst out of the smoke and passed almost as close to the No. 3 turret of the Gneisenau! Because of the smoke, the British came out a little dizzy, and they found themselves walking through the smoke and their opponents seemed to be a little far away. However, this is not a big problem, and for Dublin, which is reaching speeds of up to 24 knots, it will soon be possible to close the distance. But.......

But what is the point with this main turret suddenly pointing at itself? Hasn't the Gneisenau been shooting at Barem?

"Release the smoke, speed up, dodge this guy!" The captain of the Dublin roared frantically, but unfortunately it was too late, at this time, the distance between the two sides was only 4500 meters, if it was closer, the Dublin had every chance to hit a threatening lightning strike, but because the distance was a little farther, not only could not threaten the opponent, but sent his head to the opponent's main gun!

Turret 3 spewed out two fire dragons tens of meters long at the same time, and the huge fireballs crushed all the way with the aura of destruction, and after a few seconds, the two shells almost stuck to the mast of the Dublin and fell into the water, and two huge water columns rose into the air, and a moment later, the falling sea water soaked the entire deck.

"God forbid!" The Dublin hastily fired 4 torpedoes and began to flee into the smoke, the slender hull quickly turned, leaving a narrow projection of the 3rd turret, but exposing its side to the 2nd turret!

The two barrels slammed back. This time the Dublin was not so lucky, two 635KG semi-armor-piercing shells pierced the Dublin hull like a giant's spear. Armor-piercing shells can pierce a hole if they hit an unarmored defensive zone. Therefore, in the face of a light cruiser at close range, Gneisenau chose a semi-armor-piercing projectile with a certain armor-piercing ability, but a larger charge.

A shell directly tore through the armor belt in the middle of the Dublin hull, effortlessly drilled into the rotating boiler room, 30 kg of TNT explosives exploded and detonated the boiler in a high-risk and high-pressure working state, a series of loud noises came from the middle of the hull, one boiler after another was ignited like a bomb, and the slender hull continued to vibrate and twist in the explosion. The second shell hit a little earlier, exploding above the position of the 6-inch gun ammunition magazine, the violent explosion caused the shrapnel to produce extremely high kinetic energy, they easily penetrated the horizontal deck, and when the flames and shrapnel poured into the ammunition magazine, the fate of this poor light cruiser was already sealed!

Boom, with a loud roar like thunder, the entire battleship seemed to be lifted out of the water by a violent explosion! Seemingly in the air, the battleship broke in two, and the bow part of the ship sank rapidly. And the stern of the ship struggled on the surface of the sea for a few minutes and then slipped into the sea unwillingly. The shock wave from the entire explosion quickly spread out in all directions, blowing away a lot of smoke screens on the sea. The explosion was so fast that most of the people on board the Dublin were unable to escape. In just a few minutes, more than 300 crew members were sent to the altar of war.

"Evacuate, evacuate immediately!" Sinclair's encounter with the Dublin made Sinclair break out in a cold sweat, because the position of the Gneisenau was offset, and the Impermanence also did not get a good lightning strike position, and after hastily throwing four torpedoes, the cruiser could only leave the battlefield before the smoke dissipated. When the Impermanence began to withdraw, it also meant that the battle was not really much for him, and the remaining torpedoes and smoke canisters were no longer enough to carry out another such assault.

"Alright, let's brace ourselves and deal with the queens of the British, if we're lucky, they're running out!" Just as Raeder had envisioned, it was during this time that the Scharnhorst finally delivered a high-quality attack!

An armor-piercing bullet easily tore through the ordinary steel plate on the upper deck of the battleship Queen Elizabeth, and then crashed headlong into the gun mount of the Queen! AT A DISTANCE OF 15,500 METERS, THE 10-INCH STEEL PLATE NATURALLY COULD NOT BLOCK THE 350MM HEAVY ARTILLERY ATTACK OF SKODA, BUT THE ONLY FLY IN THE OINTMENT WAS THAT WHEN THE PROJECTILE BODY HAD NOT COMPLETELY PENETRATED THE ARMOR, THE SHELL EXPLODED. At least not to ignite the ammunition depot in the first place!

"Our gun mounts seem to have been penetrated." Looking at the billowing smoke and flames rising from beneath the No. 2 main turret, an officer said in fear. At this time, a fire dragon is spreading up and down along the bomb delivery path at the same time! The British soldiers in the turret immediately closed the fire door leading to the turret, allowing the battleship to survive for the time being. But there was nothing to be done about the flames that were about to rush into the ammunition depot, because the British battleships had only one fire door!

The shells and cartridges in the conveyor tunnel were constantly ignited, and violent explosions rained down from the sky with flames and debris. British naval officers and sailors in the ammunition depot tried to extinguish the fire with fire extinguishers. But unfortunately it didn't work out, and at this critical moment, an officer resolutely opened the sea valve and flooded the ammunition depot with a large amount of seawater! And this practice is undoubtedly a catastrophe for those who are still in the cabin at the bottom of the hull!

The surging sea water instantly poured into the lowest level of the propellant depot. The defenseless personnel inside were flooded along with tons of propellants. Then there is the artillery magazine on the upper level. In a non-productive short time, the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships increased their displacement by thousands of tons! But fortunately, the ammunition depot was not killed. Of course, the second turret is completely finished.

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