The so-called differential steering method is to give the propellers on both sides of the warship different speeds, and the propeller propulsion force of the fast speed will be higher than that of the slow speed, so the warship will deflect to the side of the slow speed to achieve steering.

But such a steering method also has a disadvantage, because the loss of thrust on one side will definitely reduce the speed of the warship, and if it is in an engagement, this large decrease in speed is almost fatal.

Therefore, as a last resort, it is impossible for an ordinary warship commander to turn in this way, but now there is really no way, and Kurt has no choice.

"Agreed!" Lütjans's reply was quickly delivered.

"Push a half car on the left, and push at full speed on the right!" Kurt gave the order as soon as he received a reply.

The huge warship quickly turned to the left with different propellers on both sides of the propeller, but at the same time the speed of the ship quickly dropped from 26 knots to 18 knots.

At the same time as Friedrich turned, the Prestige and the Hood fired another salvo at the Friedrich, and 14 rounds of 381mm shells simultaneously fired at the battleship Friedrich.

Six of them hit the sea without incident, while the other eight flew straight towards the Friedrich, which was turning, and finally hit the Friedrich three times!

The most important thing is that these three shells are also very accurate, except for one that hit the main armor belt and ricocheted as usual, the other two actually hit the No. 2 turret at the front of the hull and the No. 3 turret at the rear of the hull respectively.

The one that hit turret No. 2 hit the turret bezel, causing turret No. 2 to die at an angle of 89°.

The shot that smashed on the No. 3 turret was somewhat fatal, it pierced through the top of the No. 3 turret, and then detonated the reloading cartridge, and the violent detonation blew the entire No. 3 turret off the hull of the battleship Friedrich!

Thanks to the quality of the German sailors, the entire loading was meticulously carried out in accordance with the loading specifications - they closed the fire doors after the propellant was brought up from the main ammunition depot, which did not cause the main ammunition depot to be destroyed.

Seeing the violent explosion of the Friedrich, Lütjens was taken aback and hurriedly called by radio: "Friedrich Albert!" Battleship Friedrich Albert! Are you alright? ”

After a long time, the pained voice of Major General Kurt came: "Rutte...... General Lutjans, we're all right......"

"Huh~" Hearing the response of the Kurt general, Lu Teyans let out a sigh of relief and said, "What's the situation over there?" Why can it still be attacked if it is circumvented? ”

"I don't know, General......" Kurt finally breathed a sigh of relief, he was also confused.

"What about the damage?" Lütjans asked.

"The servo was damaged, the No. 1 propeller shaft was damaged, the No. 3 turret was completely destroyed, and the No. 2 turret was stuck at an angle!" Kurt quickly sorted out the situation on the spot, "The other turrets and hulls should also be damaged to varying degrees, but they should not affect the operation. ”

"Okay, you guys keep turning!" "The other warships will provide you with cover!" ”

After a series of orders from Lütjans, except for the seriously wounded battleship Friedrich, which continued to turn and retreat, the other warships, regardless of their type, were desperately firing to cover the Friedrich.

Soon, after constant calibrated firing from reconnaissance aircraft, the battleship Bismarck of Lütjäns successfully formed a straddle fire at the battlecruiser Admiral Hood, the lead ship of the British battle line.

The captain of the battlecruiser Hood was very experienced, and he ordered the helmsman to turn away from the straddle fire at the first moment of the straddle fire, and turned the turret to launch a salvo at the "battleship Bismarck".

Unfortunately, because the Bismarck had the same livery as the Prinz Eugen, Rear Admiral Friedrich Wokewick, captain of the battlecruiser Hood, and Vice Admiral Lancelot Holland, commander of the battlecruiser detachment of the British Home Fleet, mistook the Prinz Eugen for the Bismarck.

Eight 381mm shells hit the Prinz Eugen, which really frightened the officers and men of the Prinz Eugen, and they hurriedly turned to evade the shooting.

After the Hood turned to get rid of the Bismarck's straddle fire on it, unwilling to do so, Lütjans continued to order the Bismarck to shoot at the Hood.

Five minutes later, Bismarck's fourth shot at the Hood finally landed another leap.

Rear Admiral Walkwick immediately ordered the warship to turn again, but Lütjens did not give the Hood another chance to dodge.

"Fire!" He grabbed the fence of the bridge and commanded loudly.

"Boom!" The nine 406mm guns on the Bismarck roared again.

One of the nine shells fired in this salvo hit the rear of the mainmast of the Hood.

Soon, a large amount of smoke suddenly rose from the deck of the lifeboat near the rear mainmast and a very dull explosion, although not very loud, but very violent, and the rear half of the hull of the Hood was immediately enveloped in black smoke - the 4-inch auxiliary gun propellant in the stern was pierced by shrapnel from 406mm shells, and the 18.5 tons of propellant stored there were ignited!

But this was only the beginning of the Hood's bad luck, the 18.5 tons of propellant easily blew through the two turret propellant depots next door, "X" and "Y", and the 94 tons of propellant stored in the two turret propellant depot immediately detonated, almost instantly, the entire warship was engulfed in smoke and fire, the X main turret of the Hood was violently exploded to a height of tens of meters, and the smoke of the explosion rushed straight to hundreds of meters!

After the explosion, the Hood tilted 6 to 7 degrees to the right, and then to the left. The hull of the ship broke into two at the rear mainmast, and the rear part was blown into a pile of wreckage, which was separated from the front part and capsized to the left. The bow of the ship was lifted out of the sea within seconds of the explosion, and after being smashed back into the water, a large amount of water entered the rear fracture and sank rapidly, and then the entire front half of the ship sank vertically into the sea in the posture of the bow up and down the rear.

Many people didn't realize what was happening, and the 48,360-ton ship, known as the "pride of the Royal Navy", disappeared from the sea.

Royal Navy, it's over!