Chapter 880: Fierce Battle 4

"This is the third wave of the day, right?" Looking at the figure approaching quickly on the sea in the distance, the prince said helplessly. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Yes, it will waste a lot of our time, and what we lack now is time, the main British fleet is coming." Scheer glanced at the wall clock on the wall, and then looked at the dark black curve on the huge chart on the table, which was the speculated route of the British Grand Fleet, and now, it seemed that there were less than 2 hours left!

"Grab a handful and go! Send a telegram to Württemberg and Hesse, tell them to concentrate their fire on the Indefatigable, and after killing them, we will go home! The prince said very decisively. Without the slightest hesitation, without a hint of melancholy, at the final stage of this campaign, the commanders of both sides made an almost unanimous choice! The only difference is that the British are just venting their anger and covering the retreat of the fleet, while the Germans are thinking about how to get a handful and leave at the last moment!

Less than a minute after the telegram was sent, the Bavaria was rained down with shells, and the British fleet was gradually enveloped by a smoke screen of release, while two British battleships struck a furious blow at the flagship of the German Navy!

"I'll go!" A HUGE FIREBALL ALMOST CROSSED THE PRINCE'S EYES, AND THEN SLAPPED DIRECTLY ON THE ARMORED CONNING TOWER OF THE BAVARIA, THE CONNING TOWER AS THICK AS 400MM WAS STILL ABSOLUTELY RELIABLE, THE HUGE SHELL FORMED A RADIOACTIVE BULLET HOLE UP TO 6 INCHES DEEP ON THE SHELL, AND THE BULLET HOLE WAS SURROUNDED BY TRACES LEFT BY LIQUEFIED METAL, AND THEN THE WHOLE FLOOR SEEMED TO JUMP, AND THE ENTIRE CONNING TOWER ALSO SHOOK, AND A CUP SMASHED ON SCHEER'S HEAD, AND THEN SCHEER, WHO HAD A HOLE IN HIS HEAD, COULDN'T CARE TO WIPE THE BLOOD STAINS ON HIS HEAD, Lifted up His Royal Highness the Prince who had fallen.

The British's final attack before leaving was surprisingly good, as a shell hit the Bavaria's flue, and the debris from the explosion directly shattered part of the flue armor, pouring black smoke into the boiler compartment, temporarily rendering several boilers inoperable. Another shell hit the conning tower, and the flying sheln blew up the communication antenna above and the compartment behind the signal flag. That is, from now on, Bavaria is no longer suitable as a flagship.

As for the kind of shelling that did not work at all on the main armor belt and turret, it is not counted for the time being, and another more troublesome attack was near the steering engine room, although it did not destroy the steering room but the shock caused by the explosion of the huge shell still brought some damage to the steering engine, so the legs and feet of the Bavaria were not very neat. If it were to be repaired, it would take about half an hour.

This is the hustle and bustle before the end of the war! After receiving the order, Württemberg, Hesse, and the battleship Baden, which did not receive the order, immediately aimed their guns at the fourth ship of the George V-class battleship Erling, which was trying to withdraw into the smoke screen!

That's right, you read that right, it was the Erin, Hood's fleet was too slippery, and after receiving the order to retreat, the three battleships immediately turned to 10 compass points and hid in the smoke screen released by the destroyers. It's not just about speed, it's about ...... luck. Tons of shells fell into the smoke screen almost in the footsteps of Hood's fleet, and had no other effect than to blow up a few columns of water.

And the German battleships, which ran away like this when they saw the meat in their hands, naturally did not give up, and the tactical turn of the British fleet was not that everyone lined up in a battle line, and then followed the flagship, the leader left, and the other battleships turned one by one. It's all going to be, so naturally the faster you run, the better! So, almost at the same moment, all the British battleships turned on their own! (Similar to the Scheer fleet in the Battle of Jutland in front of the Jericho fleet.) )

However, at this time, the battleship Centurion that the Baden was aiming at had gradually lost its trace, and the rangefinder located on the mast turned to the next target in turn, locking the Erling, which was still leaking outside the smoke screen, in the middle of the field of vision!

If the target to be hit is lost, then the Württemberg can only aim its guns at the original target again. Then there was the battleship Hesse, and two more battleships behind it also lost their targets, but because of the angle, the firepower seemed to be somewhat difficult to exert .......

What a scenario it was for the three battleships to concentrate their fire and cover the target in a salvo every 20 to 25 seconds! It can be described as devastating! The barrage of the battleship's main gun shells after entering the water even directly covered the appearance of the target battleship! Balls of fireball kept rising from the hull of the battleship Erin! Although the dense firing hindered the observation, the three German battleships could easily determine the location of the target just by relying on the moving smoke columns!

"As the shooting continued, we simply could not distinguish where we landed, and although we had different dyes on different ships, the shells were so close together that there were even several columns of water forming a curtain of water! We can't be sure that the battleship hit the opponent, we just need to know that the opponent is constantly hitting, and almost everyone realizes that this battle has reached the final moment, and it is time for us to go, so we will not hesitate to tilt all our ammunition on the target in the slightest! Don't leave here with extra shells! My captain said this to me. The Württemberg's gunnery chief wrote in his diary.

"The Erin is over, and after this battle, it will be difficult for us to face the Bavarans of the Germans again!" When the battleship George V finally retreated into the smokescreen, Vice Admiral Jeram took one last look at the Erryn, who was struggling between fire and water, and Vice Admiral Jeram knew that no ship would be spared from such a horrific attack. In less than 45 minutes of engagement, Jerram and Hood also threw away 3 battleships, the struggling battleships and the blood-stained sea were so thrilling, when was the last time the Royal Navy conducted such a large-scale battle? Jeram can't remember that after standing at the top of the world for more than 100 years, this generation of officers and men of the Royal Navy finally tasted the cruelty and bloodshed of war again!

The strength, cunning and ferocity of the other party left a rather profound impact on Jeram and the others, and in a few hours of fighting, the Royal Navy had lost as many as 6 capital ships and double-digit light cruisers and destroyer lead ships! As for the destroyers, I'm afraid it's more than a dozen, right?

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