Chapter 1153: Bite Them!
"The speed of the Grand Fleet has also increased slightly. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" A moment later, the crimson arrows representing the Grand Fleet also began to move forward. However, the Grand Fleet seemed intent on outflanking the right flank of the German fleet. At this time, the entire British fleet was like a fiddler crab. Two pincers have been stretched out, one is thick and powerful, if it is solid this time, it can completely beat the pollution fleet half to death. But another pliers? Hehe.......
"Turn west! Let's try the Queen's Look! After a very short thought, the prince ordered, and Vice Admiral Schell, without asking why, faithfully fulfilled his duty, and by radio waves and flags, the prince's order was soon transmitted to the whole fleet, and the huge German fleet began to turn.
The Hipper's fleet was at the forefront, with 2 Bavarian-class battleships at the head, followed by three battlecruisers that had belonged to him, followed by 3 more battleship detachments. Fifteen high-speed battleships completed the formation in less than 8 minutes. A 6-kilometer-long battle line followed. A detachment of light cruisers with a detachment of 3 destroyers spread out on the flank, sailing parallel to the capital ships, ready to respond to the enemy's lightning strikes at any time.
In addition to these combat ships, 5 seaplane carriers also followed the fleet under the escort of 2 detachment destroyers, but they were on the non-combatant side, and after the navigation adjustment, several seaplanes were released, but unlike the previous seaplanes, these twin-engine seaplanes converted from K-4 medium bombers were more powerful and had a larger payload!
The main force of the strong and agile High Seas Fleet slaughtered Moore's fast fleet like a spear, and the whole fleet headed for the course of the British fleet!
"The German fleet has been deployed, they rushed to the fast fleet!" Soon Jericho also received the news of the German fleet, at which point he stood up sharply and quickly walked to the drawing board.
"How fast is the fleet now?" Jericho asked.
"It's 18 verses."
"From now on, all battleships will be raised to more than 21 knots! Right now! ”
"Your Excellency, the dreadnoughts in the rear will not reach this speed, and our fleet will be separated." Charles. Lieutenant General Madden reminded tactfully.
"Don't worry about those dreadnoughts, we already have an overwhelming advantage!" Jericho has never felt so excited! The German fleet actually rushed directly to the fast fleet with the Grand Fleet on the side, and really thought that the most elite Queen Elizabeth-class battleship in the British Empire was a sick cat? It is true that the German Bavaria and the Japanese Fuso cannot be defeated by a single head-to-head, but the Moore fleet has ten ships after all! No matter how strong the German fleet is, you won't be able to bite it in a short time! As long as you get bitten, then you still want to run?
"Tell General Moore to bite his opponent hard and hold on for 45 minutes, no, half an hour at most! We can outflank the Germans! Admiral Jericho emphasized.
If anyone stands in God's perspective, he can see that the main forces of the German High Seas Fleet and the fast fleet under the command of Rear Admiral Moore are approaching at high speed. When the two sides were 22 kilometers apart, Major General Moore also turned to the northwest and drew a battle line in less than seven minutes. Rear Admiral Moore's course cut across the German High Seas Fleet, trying to take advantage of the inner circle to push the Russians back and drive them into the guns of the Grand Fleet. At this time, the Grand Fleet was also trying its best to chase after it from the northeast, and the two huge pincers had been opened, just waiting for the moment to close!
The rangefinders of the steel giants locked onto distant enemies at a distance of nearly 20 kilometers. 8 Bavaria-class battleships and 3 battlecruisers quickly completed the assignment of targets. With the exception of the weak von der Tann, which was located in the middle, and allowing the two battleships to attack one target together, the remaining German battleships were each aimed at one more target. And the German fleet behind could not be put into battle in a short time because of the factors of distance and angle.
"Fire!" After one last glance at the position of the British Grand Fleet in the distance and the billowing smoke rushing into the sky, the order to attack was given!
Bang! A loud sound like a tsunami suddenly resounded throughout the battlefield. More than 150 main guns of 21 capital ships on both British and German sides spewed flames more than ten meters long almost at the same time. Heavy guns weighing tens or even hundreds of tons fell back sharply under the huge recoil, and then slowly reset with the help of hydraulic equipment. At the same time, hundreds of tons of steel swept through the air at a speed of more than twice the speed of sound, and after meeting each other, they flew firmly into the distance! The battle representing the top combat power of the British and German navies has finally begun!
In less than a minute, both huge fleets were almost covered by huge columns of water! The two fleets collided together in an unprecedentedly tough attitude, with no dodges, no roundabouts, only fist-to-flesh fights! The prince believed that the fleet he had built was enough to take down the 7 queens and 3 junk on the other side. And Rear Admiral Moore believed that Admiral Jericho's fleet would arrive as promised!
At this time, the speed of both sides was more than 19 knots. But because it was almost parallel sailing, and the speed difference was not large, the rate of change in speed was not large, and neither side thought of releasing a smoke screen to cover themselves. They all focused their energies on the battle. Attack at all costs! Before the other party kills himself, beat the other person to a pulp!
Because of the unexpected absence of the battleship Saxony, the two Bavaria-class battleships Hesse and Mecklenburg were temporarily assigned to Rear Admiral Hipper, as the fifth and sixth Bavarian-class battleships, they had been in service for nearly two years, and they participated in the Thunder-Thurbrus battle, and their battleships and the quality of their personnel were the first-class in the German fleet. And the two battleships, which were in the best position at the same time, scored the first wave of hits on both sides of the battle in less than 6 minutes after the start of the battle!
"We've got the target!"
"Immediately move to the effectiveness shooting phase!" With the order issued, the two Bavaria-class battleships frantically poured a deadly rain of bullets at the battleship Queen Elizabeth and the Baliem in the distance at an average speed of one round every 25 seconds. From a distance, the entire battleship was almost covered in flames and smoke, as if a demon from hell had descended with flames and smoke!
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