Then came the third and fourth! In less than 2 minutes after the second shell hit, two more shells fell on Barem, and the high rate of fire of the German artillery was vividly demonstrated at this moment, with an average of 20 to 25 seconds to complete a firing cycle! At this distance, after magnifying the British battleship to 24 times by a rangefinder, the barrels of the Gneisenau accurately hit the British ship like an exercise, and the Barem was soon surrounded by a column of water of more than 60 meters. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

TWO 350MM ARTILLERY SHELLS CONCENTRATED TURRET NUMBER FOUR IN BALIEM IN SUCCESSION! One of them interrupted the 15-inch L42 gun on the right side, while the other shell pierced between the turret vertical armor and the top armor! The 13-inch armor on the front of the Barem's turret did not withstand this blow. Cannonballs shot through his opponent's head like Hercules' spear, and a burst of red fire tore through the armor, carrying flames and a mass of debris into the turret.

The shell eventually exploded after hitting the armor plate at the rear of the turret, but thankfully, there was no ammunition at the rear of the turret. But when more than ten kilograms of TNT exploded, it still brought a devastating blow to the entire shell, and a dull loud noise came from the stern of the hull, and the British officers and soldiers in the cabin near the turret seemed to feel the floor jump violently, as if it were an earthquake! The turret's hatch was pushed open by the intense pressure of the explosion, and flames erupted like fireworks from all the openings that could lead to the outside.

"Aim all your artillery at Gneisenau, damn order, we'll die!" The captain of the Barem, disobeying Thomas's orders, prepared to aim his guns at the Gneisenau. It's not a long time, maybe ten minutes or so, but the Baliem has already hit 8 shells! Turret No. 3 was temporarily unusable due to motor problems, turret No. 4 was completely destroyed, and turret No. 1 was scrapped! Although turrets 1 and 3 can be restored, now, with only 3 guns left, Barem will not be able to deal a fatal blow to his opponent.

The successive hits made the Baliem feel deadly, and the continuous hits plunged half of the ship's surface into flames and smoke screens, and almost all of the remaining personnel threw themselves into the battle with the fire demons, fighting between flying shrapnel, bullet-wounded compartments, and collapsed cabins. Water dragons try to spread the flames on the surface.

"Let's release the smoke screen." Realizing that in a short period of time, the Barem was unable to effectively strike its opponents, the Barem also decisively released a smoke bomb, and the billowing smoke covered the Baliem's hull of nearly 200 meters, greatly reducing the accuracy of the Gneisenau.

"The Barem appears to have shifted the target." At this time, Thomas on the Queen Elizabeth also noticed the problem. Looking at the friendly forces in the distance, who were already scarred and forced to release the smoke screen, and then at the equally scarred Scharnhorst in the distance, Thomas's face flashed a trace of loneliness and unwillingness.

During this time, the Scharnhorst was also uncomfortable, and the two Queen-class battleships also choked the German battleship during this time. According to the observations of the British, two British battleships knocked at least 10 shells on Suchon's flagship.

"The British have a lot of charge." A 15-inch shell pierced the upper deck of the Scharnhorst from a horizontal direction, and although it was blocked by the heavy horizontal armor, the 871kg shell body and more than 20 kg of explosives inside still caused great trouble for the battleship. The dozen or so surrounding chambers were easily torn to shreds like papier-mâché. A large amount of shrapnel began to jump up and down between the two decks, shattering everything it touched, and two of the pipes that carried the steam were broken, and a large amount of high-temperature and high-pressure water vapor was spewed out. Clouds of white smoke spread through the cabins, and the German soldiers in charge of the pipes had to temporarily shut them down.

3 15-INCH SHELLS HIT THE SIDE WERE BOUNCED OFF BY THE HEAVY ARMOR BELT, THE OUTER 50MM THIN STEEL PLATE SMASHED THE QUILT CAP, AND THEN THE 250MM HARDENED ARMOR IN THE REAR DIRECTLY FACED THE BRITISH WARHEAD. The efficiency of armor-piercing shells without the cap was greatly reduced, and none of the armor-piercing shells successfully penetrated the main armor belt. Of course, there is no way to avoid the problem of misalignment of armor plates or gaps.

THE SCHARNHORST'S TURRET WAS ALSO PUT TO THE TEST, WITH THE TOP ARMOR PLATE OF TURRET A SUCCESSFULLY DEFLECTING A SHELL, AND THE 400MM ARMOR PLATE ON THE FRONT OF TURRET B B LEAVING A SHALLOW CRATER UP TO 6 INCHES DEEP IN THE FACE OF A 15-INCH SHELL. The No. 3 turret was more miserable, and although the turret armor successfully blocked the opponent's attack, the jumping shell broke a barrel .......

But shells that hit elsewhere caused some trouble for the Scharnhorst, and although the ship's four boilers were now supplied with water and had been restarted, a single shell hitting the rear of the hull cut off half of the compartment that supplied oxygen to the boilers. The air intake in the boiler compartment quickly dropped to 70%. The sad Scharnhorst still couldn't keep up with the speed.

Most of the remaining shells hit the ship's surface, and the British had enough explosives to cause some trouble for the battleship, and the green flames from the picric acid explosion began to spread down the teak deck of the ship, burning cables, dinghys, and other things to ashes. Yellow toxic fumes spread along the vents and aisles, and all those fighting on the upper deck had to wear gas masks. However, fortunately, the Scharnhorst's power supply was sufficient, and with the drive of the motor, a large amount of seawater was pumped up and then extinguished, and the fire was slowly brought under control, and at the same time, the Baliem transferred firepower, which also gave Scharnhorst a chance to breathe.

Although pressed down by two British warships, Scharnhorst also responded with three shells from the Queen Elizabeth, one of which opened a large hole in the Queen's front armor belt, causing hundreds of tons of water to enter, and one shell hit the gun gallery on the side side, killing a 6-inch gun. The last shell landed near the stern steering room, but it did not affect the operation for the time being.

Just when the four fast battleships of the two sides were in full swing, 7 kilometers behind the British fleet, the Japanese seaplane carrier Takachiho was hanging far behind, and Suzuki Kantaro carefully observed the situation of the warring sides in the distance with a telescope.

"I really didn't expect that the British Empire would fight against the Germans' second-class battleships with the best warships." An officer next to him put down the binoculars in his hand and said. There was a hint of surprise and a hint of mockery in his tone.

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