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The officers and men in the bridge of the heavy cruiser London were staring nervously at the German heavy cruiser that was gradually revealing its figure.

"Is there a result from the form comparison? What kind of ship is that? Captain Aldrich, captain of the USS London, asked the adjutant beside him.

"Wait a minute, sir." The adjutant rummaged nervously through a stack of photos.

After a moment, the adjutant picked one out of the pile of photographs and carefully compared it with the approaching Prince Eugen.

"Sir, I found it!" The adjutant excitedly handed the photo to Aldrich and said, "If the intelligence is correct, the warship we are facing now is the flagship of the first heavy cruiser detachment of the German High Seas Fleet, the third ship of the Admiral-class heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen!" ”

"Prinz Eugen? The flagship of the first heavy cruiser detachment? Aldrich muttered to himself.

"Yes, sir!" The adjutant replied firmly.

"Damn it!" Aldrich seemed to think of something, and his face changed drastically, "Turn on the radar!" Turn on the radar! ”

"Sir? The enemy ships are already in visual range, so there's no need to turn on the radar, right? The herald was stunned when he heard Aldrich's words.

"Hurry up and turn on the radar! They may not be the only warship! Aldrich said hurriedly, "Have you ever seen a flagship acting alone?" ”

"Understood, turn on the radar!" The herald heard Aldrich's words, realized the problem, and hurriedly gave the order to the radar man.

Immediately after receiving the order, the radar crew turned on the sea search radar on the heavy cruiser London.

"Sir...... We may be in trouble. The radar soldier looked at the point on the radar representing the enemy ship, and said in a daze, "The radar shows that there are two other German ** ships at a visual distance, 35 kilometers away from us, and they are rushing towards us at high speed!" ”

"I knew it! Damn it! Aldrich slapped the table in front of him fiercely, gritted his teeth and said, "I knew that there was definitely more than this ship on the German side!" ”

"Sir, what are we going to do?" The adjutant asked fearfully, with the strength of the London, it was already difficult enough to face the Prince Eugen, and now there are two more warships coming out, with the current 1V3 situation, even if Nelson is reincarnated to command here, it is impossible to beat the German fleet.

Aldridge thought for a while with an ugly face, gritted his teeth and decided: "Report the situation here to your superiors!" Let the other heavy cruisers scattered around the heavy cruiser detachment come closer to us to support! As for us, the whole ship is combat-ready! The spirit of the Royal Navy does not allow us to run away without a fight! ”

"Understood!" The adjutant saw that the captain had decided, and slowly calmed down.

Not only the adjutant, but also the other officers and men in the bridge were infected by this spirit and began to efficiently carry out the captain's orders.

"Also, send me that damn submarine to the bottom of the sea!" Aldrich, who was determined to fight the Germans to the death, remembered the German submarine that killed a destroyer on his side, and said viciously.

Not long after Aldridge gave the order, the main and auxiliary guns of the heavy cruiser London were aimed at the U47 submarine, which was barely floating on the surface, and fired a salvo at it.

And U47 is empty at the moment, and Prien and others abandoned the ship and ran away after seeing the reinforcements.

Just as the London sent the dilapidated U47 to the bottom of the sea with a salvo, the Prinz Eugen approached 18 kilometers and conducted a test launch at the London with the No. 1 turret.

After a sound of "boom~", the three 203mm main guns of the No. 1 turret pushed three 203mm shells towards the heavy cruiser London 18 kilometers away.

The heavy cruiser London did not panic at all when it saw the Prinz Eugen firing, because everyone understood that this was only a test launch, and it was impossible to hit the first round at a distance of 18 kilometers.

Sure enough, three shells landed a few hundred meters away from the heavy cruiser London, causing a splash.

Not to be outdone, the London fired a half-salvo at the Prinz Eugen after the main guns were reloaded, and the shells also landed a few hundred meters away from the Prinz Eugen.

In the following ten minutes, the two sides carried out round after round of test firing, slowly calibrating the ballistic data, and the shells became more and more accurate with the increase in the number of test firings.

It wasn't until the distance between the two sides was reduced to 12 kilometers that a half-volley from Prince Eugen was able to get a cross over the London.

As soon as the London saw that it had been straddled, it quickly adjusted its course to get rid of Prince Eugen's lock on him, but the Prinz Eugen had previously fired a round and a half of salvos, so at this moment the two turrets of No. 2 and No. 3 were filled with shells.

"Boom~" Prince Eugen would let go of such a good opportunity, and the No. 2 and No. 3 turrets immediately fired a salvo at the London after confirming the cross-fire of the No. 1 turret.

Six 203mm APC cap-piercing shells flew at a speed of 925 m/s towards the heavy cruiser London, which was making a sharp turn 12 kilometers away.

12.97 seconds later, three of the six cap-piercing shells smashed the heavy cruiser London, causing minor damage to the London.

The deadliest of the three shots hit one of the secondary gun turrets on the starboard side of the London, and immediately passed through the frontal gun shield of the secondary gun turret, triggering the delayed fuse of the armor-piercing shell inside the turret, blasting the secondary gun into the sky.

The other two hit the chimney of the London, and the strong piercing ability of the APC Cap-piercing shells allowed them to easily pierce the chimney made of a layer of iron and fly out from the left side without causing any substantial damage.

After Prince Eugen hit these three shells, the heavy cruiser London successfully cut out of its current course and broke free from the lock of Prince Eugen, and the No. 3 and No. 4 turrets in the upper and aft of the London also fired a round of straddle fire at the Prinz Eugen, and even a shot in the water.

The shot landed a few meters to the left of the Prinz Eugen in the water, and after a brief glide, it crashed into the underwater armor of the Prinz Eugen.

Although it was unable to penetrate the underwater armor of the Prinz Eugen due to the severe loss of energy due to the fact that it had taxied some distance in the sea, the shock caused by its impact on the Prinz Eugen surprised the officers and men of the Prinz Eugen, and shook several sailors operating anti-aircraft guns on the deck into the sea.

Now, it was Prince Eugen's turn to maneuver with all his might to break free from the lock of the London.

"Right full rudder! Cut! Cut! The captain of the Prinz Eugen, German Navy Captain Helmut Brinkmann, shouted at the pilot.

But again, the London was preceded by a round and a half of salvos, so the London, seeing that it had achieved a straddle shot, also fired a salvo with the remaining turrets No. 1 and No. 2.

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The officers and men in the bridge of the heavy cruiser London were staring nervously at the German heavy cruiser that was gradually revealing its figure.

"Is there a result from the form comparison? What kind of ship is that? Captain Aldrich, captain of the USS London, asked the adjutant beside him.

"Wait a minute, sir." The adjutant rummaged nervously through a stack of photos.

After a moment, the adjutant picked one out of the pile of photographs and carefully compared it with the approaching Prince Eugen.

"Sir, I found it!" The adjutant excitedly handed the photo to Aldrich and said, "If the intelligence is correct, the warship we are facing now is the flagship of the first heavy cruiser detachment of the German High Seas Fleet, the third ship of the Admiral-class heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen!" ”

"Prinz Eugen? The flagship of the first heavy cruiser detachment? Aldrich muttered to himself.

"Yes, sir!" The adjutant replied firmly.

"Damn it!" Aldrich seemed to think of something, and his face changed drastically, "Turn on the radar!" Turn on the radar! ”

"Sir? The enemy ships are already in visual range, so there's no need to turn on the radar, right? The herald was stunned when he heard Aldrich's words.

"Hurry up and turn on the radar! They may not be the only warship! Aldrich said hurriedly, "Have you ever seen a flagship acting alone?" ”

"Understood, turn on the radar!" The herald heard Aldrich's words, realized the problem, and hurriedly gave the order to the radar man.

Immediately after receiving the order, the radar crew turned on the sea search radar on the heavy cruiser London.

"Sir...... We may be in trouble. The radar soldier looked at the point on the radar representing the enemy ship, and said in a daze, "The radar shows that there are two other German ** ships at a visual distance, 35 kilometers away from us, and they are rushing towards us at high speed!" ”

"I knew it! Damn it! Aldrich slapped the table in front of him fiercely, gritted his teeth and said, "I knew that there was definitely more than this ship on the German side!" ”

"Sir, what are we going to do?" The adjutant asked fearfully, with the strength of the London, it was already difficult enough to face the Prince Eugen, and now there are two more warships coming out, with the current 1V3 situation, even if Nelson is reincarnated to command here, it is impossible to beat the German fleet.

Aldridge thought for a while with an ugly face, gritted his teeth and decided: "Report the situation here to your superiors!" Let the other heavy cruisers scattered around the heavy cruiser detachment come closer to us to support! As for us, the whole ship is combat-ready! The spirit of the Royal Navy does not allow us to run away without a fight! ”

"Understood!" The adjutant saw that the captain had decided, and slowly calmed down.

Not only the adjutant, but also the other officers and men in the bridge were infected by this spirit and began to efficiently carry out the captain's orders.

"Also, send me that damn submarine to the bottom of the sea!" Aldrich, who was determined to fight the Germans to the death, remembered the German submarine that killed a destroyer on his side, and said viciously.

Not long after Aldridge gave the order, the main and auxiliary guns of the heavy cruiser London were aimed at the U47 submarine, which was barely floating on the surface, and fired a salvo at it.

And U47 is empty at the moment, and Prien and others abandoned the ship and ran away after seeing the reinforcements.

Just as the London sent the dilapidated U47 to the bottom of the sea with a salvo, the Prinz Eugen approached 18 kilometers and conducted a test launch at the London with the No. 1 turret.

After a sound of "boom~", the three 203mm main guns of the No. 1 turret pushed three 203mm shells towards the heavy cruiser London 18 kilometers away.

The heavy cruiser London did not panic at all when it saw the Prinz Eugen firing, because everyone understood that this was only a test launch, and it was impossible to hit the first round at a distance of 18 kilometers.

Sure enough, three shells landed a few hundred meters away from the heavy cruiser London, causing a splash.

Not to be outdone, the London fired a half-salvo at the Prinz Eugen after the main guns were reloaded, and the shells also landed a few hundred meters away from the Prinz Eugen.

In the following ten minutes, the two sides carried out round after round of test firing, slowly calibrating the ballistic data, and the shells became more and more accurate with the increase in the number of test firings.

It wasn't until the distance between the two sides was reduced to 12 kilometers that a half-volley from Prince Eugen was able to get a cross over the London.

As soon as the London saw that it had been straddled, it quickly adjusted its course to get rid of Prince Eugen's lock on him, but the Prinz Eugen had previously fired a round and a half of salvos, so at this moment the two turrets of No. 2 and No. 3 were filled with shells.

"Boom~" Prince Eugen would let go of such a good opportunity, and the No. 2 and No. 3 turrets immediately fired a salvo at the London after confirming the cross-fire of the No. 1 turret.

Six 203mm APC cap-piercing shells flew at a speed of 925 m/s towards the heavy cruiser London, which was making a sharp turn 12 kilometers away.

12.97 seconds later, three of the six cap-piercing shells smashed the heavy cruiser London, causing minor damage to the London.

The deadliest of the three shots hit one of the secondary gun turrets on the starboard side of the London, and immediately passed through the frontal gun shield of the secondary gun turret, triggering the delayed fuse of the armor-piercing shell inside the turret, blasting the secondary gun into the sky.

The other two hit the chimney of the London, and the strong piercing ability of the APC Cap-piercing shells allowed them to easily pierce the chimney made of a layer of iron and fly out from the left side without causing any substantial damage.

After Prince Eugen hit these three shells, the heavy cruiser London successfully cut out of its current course and broke free from the lock of Prince Eugen, and the No. 3 and No. 4 turrets in the upper and aft of the London also fired a round of straddle fire at the Prinz Eugen, and even a shot in the water.

The shot landed a few meters to the left of the Prinz Eugen in the water, and after a brief glide, it crashed into the underwater armor of the Prinz Eugen.

Although it was unable to penetrate the underwater armor of the Prinz Eugen due to the severe loss of energy due to the fact that it had taxied some distance in the sea, the shock caused by its impact on the Prinz Eugen surprised the officers and men of the Prinz Eugen, and shook several sailors operating anti-aircraft guns on the deck into the sea.

Now, it was Prince Eugen's turn to maneuver with all his might to break free from the lock of the London.

"Right full rudder! Cut! Cut! The captain of the Prinz Eugen, German Navy Captain Helmut Brinkmann, shouted at the pilot.

But again, the London was preceded by a round and a half of salvos, so the London, seeing that it had achieved a straddle shot, also fired a salvo with the remaining turrets No. 1 and No. 2.