Compared to the main Axis fleet commanded by Lütjans and Hines, the composition of the pursuing fleet commanded by Lindemann was less complicated.

Although he only had three battlecruisers, these three battleships were all battleships commanded by the Germans themselves, so they were not messed up to the point of being unbearable.

"Hit the target! Sink the Soviet cruiser! The Counterattack is continuing to fire! Lindemann looked at the sea with a blank face, and behind him there were officers reporting the latest results.

More than a dozen volleys passed, and in addition to sinking a Soviet cruiser, the German pursuing fleet had not yet been able to continue to expand the results.

The consequences of the frenzied expansion of the navy tenfold were finally manifested, and the German army's tradition of accurate artillery bombardment was now almost gone.

The gunners who had worked hard to train them, the German gunners who could sink the Hood in a few salvos in the original historical time and space, had now become commanders of the artillery positions.

What's more, some soldiers with actual combat experience have been assigned to various warships, either as commanders or in important technical positions, and most of them will not continue to serve on the front line.

Therefore, after more than a dozen rounds of shelling, the Soviet battleship Paris Commune was still unscathed, which made Lindemann a little ashamed.

This was the first fleet battle he commanded, and if something really happened, he, the commander of the Mediterranean Navy, would almost be done.

"When I go back, I still have to practice artillery shooting! What level is this? With his hands behind his back, Lindemann questioned the officer beside him.

The officer was also embarrassed, the Scharnhorst and the battle cruiser Gneisenau were not the battleships of the Mediterranean Fleet under Lindemann, but were temporarily grouped into the pursuing fleet.

Therefore, the problem of missing a hundred shots is not the problem of the Mediterranean Fleet itself, but the problem of the entire German Navy at this stage.

"Remind me, write a report after the battle! It is necessary to strengthen artillery training! Otherwise, how will you fight in the future? Lindemann commanded in frustration, then stared back at the horizon in the distance.

"Yes!" The officer in charge of weapons stood up and saluted, and replied, "I will pay attention to strengthening artillery drills!" ”

In fact, he was quite aggrieved in his heart, because the expansion of the navy promoted and dispersed all talented people.

This has led to a serious decline in the level of soldiers in some positions, after all, new recruits cannot immediately become veterans and become proficient in business.

As a result, most of the new recruits were just civilian sailors or volunteers who had studied hastily for two months in the sailor school, and now they can maintain the naval fleet and fight, which is already the result of his efforts and countless officers.

Moreover, in the course of the training, the Supreme Command issued a special document from the Führer, ordering the Navy to strengthen its anti-aircraft defense and anti-submarine mine-sweeping operations.

You said that the head of the state gave an order, who would dare to disobey the yang and the yin? You know, that's the head of state with a shadow intelligence department to keep an eye on everyone at all times! It is easy to deceive!

Therefore, after the expansion of the navy, the focus of training is air defense and anti-submarine, which has also caused a further reduction in artillery combat capabilities.

However, everything was not without gains, Germany's anti-submarine mine-sweeping combat effectiveness has been markedly enhanced, and its air defense operations have changed from a short board to a strong point.

In more than a month, the battleships such as Bismarck and Tirbitz were modernized, and there were only two key points: the installation of updated radars and the addition of anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns!

With the new radar, the German Navy's anti-aircraft alert capabilities have become quite strong, and even on the battleship Tirpitz, Germany is testing a new fire control radar.

This kind of fire control radar can guide semi-automatic anti-aircraft guns for firing, which can be regarded as an advanced high-tech equipment.

In addition, both the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau are equipped with the latest sea fire control radars, which greatly improve the accuracy of shooting.

This is also the reason why Lindemann's face is becoming more and more ugly: with the assistance of the new radar, the accuracy of the German naval gunners is still low to the point of making people laugh and cry.

"Boom!" Just as the officer in charge of weapons was muttering in his heart, the battlecruiser Scharnhorst fired another volley.

Eight 283 mm guns shot out a dazzling light together, and the shells flew out of the muzzles at breakneck speeds, almost three times the speed of sound!

The shells crossed the distance between the two fleets and rushed into the ranks of the Black Sea Fleet of the Soviet Navy. Although it was already very close to the Soviet battleship, this time it was a close miss, and it did not cause any losses to the Soviet troops.

"What are the Germans doing? It's been an hour...... Only hit once? With a telescope, Gorshkov couldn't believe his eyes.

The Germans slaughtered here with great vigour, blocking the Kerch Strait and disappointing the slower Soviet fleet.

The previous series of actions of the German fleet were as precise and standardized as textbooks, and they were completely textbook-like classic actions of a thousand-mile attack.

But then the combat literacy of the German Navy immediately turned into schoolchildren - they cut off the connection between Soviet battleships and transports, and they did not be able to sink the second Soviet battleship for an hour......

"Their gunner skills are really terrible!" Originally, I didn't want to believe it, but this time Gorshkov had to admit the facts in front of him, and the German Navy's gunnery seemed to be rotten to the extreme.

"Keep firing! Stall! Since the Germans don't have good gunnery, then we still have a chance to win! Gorshkov came out of his previous despair and spoke of encouragement to everyone around him.

"Boom!" A few minutes earlier, the two sides had narrowed the distance to the point where the Soviet Navy could open fire. So the Soviet Navy also began shelling, 12 305 mm caliber cannons began to wield, and the German Navy also had to adjust its position.

By now, it was already around four o'clock in the afternoon. The German naval pursuit fleet had circled to the designated position, intercepting between the huge Soviet auxiliary ships and the Soviet fleet.

"Compared to their rotten artillery shooting skills, their command art, and their ability to grasp the fighter planes are absolutely first-class!" Watching his cannon spew flames, Gorshkov sighed.

The German naval fleet in front of me, except for its clumsy gunnery, has not made any major mistakes until now!

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