"The Germans are sailing too fast......" Looking at the skyrocketing waves on the bow of the German battleship in the distance, British Rear Admiral Heath was anxious, and his face was full of urgency and anxiety. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoAt this time, nearly 15 minutes have passed since the torpedo charge of our own side, but our own destroyer group has not even grabbed the most basic attack position. Not only that, but the relative distance between the British destroyers and the German battleships was still more than 8 km.

Although on paper, this has long entered the maximum range of 12km of the British Mark-9 torpedo, as long as you know a little bit about naval warfare, you can know with your ass that the hit rate of the torpedo launched at this time is simply zero!

According to the normal torpedo attack procedure, the destroyer should take advantage of its speed advantage to occupy a lightning strike position in front of the flank of the target in advance. Only in this way can a large relative velocity be formed between the launched torpedo and the target ship, and the basic hit rate can be guaranteed.

For example, if a torpedo with a speed of 35 knots attacks a warship with a speed of 25 knots from the front of the side, the relative speed of the two sides is about 50 knots, leaving the warship with very limited reaction time. And if the torpedo is chasing the warship from behind the buttocks, the relative speed of the two is only 10 knots, and the warship can be used to evade almost five times as long as before, and the hit rate of the torpedo will naturally drop sharply.

And when occupying an attack position, the closer the destroyer is to the opponent when firing the torpedo, the easier it is to hit the torpedo. Normally, a torpedo fired at a distance of 5 km can only play a role in temporarily disrupting the course of an enemy ship, and only when you enter 3 km can you barely hope to hit, and only within 1.5 km can you have a greater hope of hitting. Since the advent of the torpedo weapon, the firing position and distance have been the core pursuit of the lightning strike ships of various countries in battle -- because the characteristics of the torpedo itself determine that the lightning strike ships must do this!

Due to the harsh requirements for the firing position of the torpedo, the destroyer with this weapon as the main force must have a high speed advantage over its prey. Otherwise, people will directly turn to not play with you, and you can't catch up with you, so why talk about torpedo attacks? Generally speaking, a lightning strike ship needs to be 8 to 10 knots faster than the target ship to achieve a more ideal maneuver attack: whether it is to seize an attack position or to close the distance with a high-speed charge, the lightning strike ship can easily launch a torpedo filled with explosives in the most threatening way for the opponent.

Now, however, the situation is noticeably deviating with the British destroyer. The two German battleships had barely slowed down in the previous gun battle, and were still racing at 29 knots, while the British destroyers, although they were at full speed of 35 knots, were unable to respond effectively to the enemy with unusual agility. The most immediate consequence of this was that the entire lightning charge was prolonged, and the exposure to the close fire of the German fleet was greatly prolonged. For British destroyers and light cruisers, every shell fired from the opposing battleship contained infinite possibilities for sinking themselves with one shot!

"Boom!" Heath's ears suddenly seemed to be filled with thousands of thunderbolts, and the huge vibration around him made his body instantly unbalanced and fell to the ground. Luckily for Hiss, the captain, Colonel Nordin, was crushed under him and became a meat pad. With the latter's crisp fractured sound and heart-rending screams, Heath was unharmed. Ignoring the intense pain and roar in his head at this moment, Hiss gritted his teeth and stood up with difficulty against the bulkhead, and as soon as he glanced at it, he was shocked to find that the entire foredeck had been lit with monstrous flames, and the fire was so fierce that even the two front main turrets were in the fire!

The sea breeze was blowing, and the poisonous smoke of the hot waves poured into the command tower, and the Heath and the others, who were almost suffocated by the smoke, struggled to break open the hatch to escape, and almost ran to the rear of the bridge with a roll. A military doctor hurriedly arrived to temporarily treat the captain and other wounded, and dug out several gas masks from his suitcase. Hiss took a few deep breaths of clean air, his mind finally cleared, and he looked intently at the bow of the ship, and for a moment froze where he was.

Smoke billowed and red flames rushed into the sky, and a huge hollow depression appeared on the deck where the Birmingham's front main guns were located, more than 10 meters in diameter. The B turret and the turret that had been looking forward to the self-righteousness had completely disappeared, leaving only a blackened and rolled steel ruin. The A turret was also lifted off the top cover, and the whole body was twisted into an S-shape, completely losing its combat effectiveness. The black-red severed limbs were densely scattered with flesh and blood, sizzling under the scorching fire, and the grease flowed sideways; As far as the eye can see, there are many British sailors whose bones are gone, and they are reduced to pieces under the devastating blow!

"Glara ......" There was a sudden screeching sound of metal tearing inside the hull, and Heath, who was standing on the deck, turned pale, and after a few breaths, he felt the bow of the ship begin to bury into the sea, and the speed of the warship slowed down. Hiss knew that this was the ship's steel structure that was overwhelmed by stress, and the overall displacement fracture occurred, which led to the lack of a hull seal and water ingress.

After all, the design of this warship imagines that the enemy is only a conventional light patrol of the great powers equipped with 152 mm guns, and at most it will rely on its numerical superiority to surround the heavy patrol, and it has absolutely no intention of fighting the capital ship head-on, let alone a monstrous giant gun warship like the Bismarck-class. Being hit by such a super cannonball is absolutely catastrophic for this light cruiser, and if there is any mistake in the damage management, it is not surprising that it will sink directly!

The waves were raging, the cannon was roaring, and another 15 minutes passed quickly. During this time, the Birmingham staggered west away from the battlefield with the smoke, and the remaining British warships continued to wrestle with the German fleet. The Light Cruiser Glasgow was wiped out of the bridge by a shot from the Tirpitz, and the only remaining captain and chief engineer acted as the captain to rescue himself; Two British destroyers were caught in flames, and the sailors on board had to grit their teeth and jump into the icy water, which was only 5 degrees. The German destroyer Z-27 completely overturned, and the Z-24 also had a 20-degree roll.

After a long assault, the remaining 14 British destroyers finally arrived in front of the German battleship, and they began to charge from a distance of 7 km, all 112 torpedo tubes ready to deliver a crucial blow.

Facing the enemy in front of him, Kars's expression also became solemn. He somewhat underestimated the skill and determination of the British: the opponent was still trying to complete this final blow despite such great pressure and losses. However, Kars has no regrets about his decision. If you don't take any risks, where can you achieve greater victories? The German Navy will no longer be afraid to retreat, this is the heart of the blue water that runs through the entire new high seas fleet!