Chapter 1171: Round-up 1
The light cruiser first began to pull out the smoke, and the gray-black smoke mixed with the sea fog instantly formed a gray wall of fog. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info And at this time. Thomas suddenly noticed that the Malaya behind him had signaled "Good luck to you all safely" and rushed out with the destroyer, which made everyone, including Thomas, feel a little confused.
"How did this guy go up against the German fleet?!" Thomas was a little puzzled, but thinking that he had already given the order for the fleet to disband and act separately, then theoretically the captains of each battleship had the right to command alone, so it was understandable that the captain of the Malaya, Colonel Sinclair, would lead the battleship to charge the opponent.
"Colonel Sinclair and his Malaya were true warriors, who withstood the shells of the Germans with their flesh and loyalty, and saved the entire fleet with their own sacrifices. His actions may not make a big difference to the situation of the war, but his courage and commitment are worth learning from every Royal Navy officer. "A British officer, in a state of agitation, wrote a compliment to the officers and men of the Royal Navy aboard the Malaya!
"How's the situation on Hipper's side?" Prince Ruprecht only glanced at the British light cruisers, which were hidden by the smoke screen, and then returned to the chart, by which time the smoke screen released by the British fleet for the first time had dissipated, although the sea fog still existed. But from Hipper's side, it was no longer a problem. And at this time, it is obviously time to close the net!
"Repeat the state of the British fleet one more time." The prince commanded.
"The three Queen Elizabeth-class battleships have been moderately traumatized and will not be fast, the flagship and the other battleship are almost intact, and two battlecruisers have run, but at this time, the other side is hiding in the depths of the sea fog, and we don't know if they are gone or still here." An officer said.
"Ignore these scum for now, let Hipper do it immediately, his battle cruiser detachment is the fastest, let them pursue the two queens who are in better condition, and then according to the original plan, each squad bites one and quickly solves the battle!" The prince gave the order for a general attack.
Thomas threw all of his last auxiliary ships into the fight against Scheer's fleet. Then he was almost almost undefended on Hipper's side. In the hard-fought battle between the capital ships of the two sides, it is only a matter of time before Thomas's queens are killed, and the only thing to worry about is how to catch them one by one after the other party disperses and breaks through!
"The situation of the Cedritz is not very good, it has been hit by a torpedo, and the speed may not reach more than 24 knots, I am afraid it will have to be replaced." A moment later, Scheer said, holding the telegram Hipper's had just sent.
"Let Hipperer solve this problem himself! Let's take out the British's auxiliary warships first. The prince said, and then the two light cruiser detachments of the Scheer fleet rushed to the British light cruisers with a full 20 destroyers, and a moment later, the 9 German fast battleships also adjusted their course and rushed to the British fleet in the distance diagonally, and now the prince did not intend to give the British time to breathe, the prince used his auxiliary warships to kill the opponent's auxiliary warships, and at the same time took the main fleet and Hippel to flank the British fleet! A full 16 capital ships rushed to the British fleet in the distance.
"Stop them! Our target is the enemy's capital ship, don't get tangled with the little ones of the Germans! "Under the command of Rear Admiral Napier, four British light cruisers braved the fire of six German light cruisers to force a turn on the sea, and the dense shells formed a moving barrage to follow the footsteps of the British, and the boundless rain of fire fell from the sky, and the entire sea seemed to be blown to a boil!
The most taboo thing in the battle is to turn in front of the opponent's artillery array. If it was just a complete reverse evacuation, then there was still a chance, after all, the distance between the two sides could be quickly widened, but the British chose to sail almost parallel to the course of the German light cruiser detachment, and they were eager to bypass the line formed by the German light cruisers to attack the capital ships behind, and by the time Rear Admiral Napier made this decision, he and his fleet had already stepped into the gates of hell with one foot! At the turn of the fleet, the German light cruisers fully seized this time, pouring tons of shells on the British light cruisers!
THE LIGHT CRUISER CALIOPE, LOCATED AT THE TAIL OF THE QUEUE, BECAME THE FIRST VICTIM FIRST, HE WAS BITTEN BY TWO GERMAN LIGHT CRUISERS, AND 12 175MM GUNS WERE AIMED AT THE LITTLE GUY WITH A DISPLACEMENT OF JUST 5000 TONS AT A DISTANCE OF LESS THAN 4000 METERS! THE 175MM GUN, WHICH HAS BEEN LEVELED, SPITS SHELLS FRANTICALLY AT A RATE OF FIRE OF MORE THAN 4 ROUNDS PER MINUTE, AND THERE IS NO NEED FOR CENTRALIZED FIRE CONTROL AT THIS DISTANCE, EACH TURRET ONLY USES ITS OWN RANGEFINDER, AND THEN FIRES WILDLY.
Countless dark red fireballs flew out of the flame-spewing barrel and smashed headlong into the side of the Kaliope's hull in less than 5 seconds, and a series of explosions were heard from the side of the hull. Clouds of dark red flames burst through the deck, and under the continuous fire of the two German light cruisers, the battleship quickly turned into a burning torch, and five minutes later, after a series of violent explosions, half of the chimney and other parts were blown into the air by a huge impact force, and then, the entire hull was blown to pieces like large fireworks, and the shock wave from the explosion carried the debris and even hit the hull of another British light cruiser next to it.
And when the German light cruisers completely suppressed the opponent's firepower, the destroyers were not to be outdone, they boldly rushed to those things that were scorched, and then fired a torpedo at a distance of less than 1200 meters! As a result, under the torpedo fire of at least 4 destroyers, the light cruiser Constance was directly blown into three pieces by 2 torpedoes and sank into the sea.
And just when the German light cruisers, relying on the double superiority of quantity and quality, happily beat the British, a huge figure suddenly burst out of the edge of the smoke screen! Sail west!
"Hold the grass! What's that? We seem to have found a big dick! The German light cruiser Stettin was a little dumbfounded when he looked at the behemoth that appeared less than 6,000 meters away from him! However, before the light cruiser could tell its comrades the news, the 6-inch guns on the side of the behemoth frantically spat out flames. One of the shells landed on the top of the Stettin's mast. Blow up the communication antenna on it and the box next to the signal flag in the sky!
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