The battleship HMS Normandy, the flagship of the French Navy.

Admiral Lame paced anxiously back and forth in the conning tower. Although the rumbling sound of cannon echoed in his ears, it did not reassure him. Although, with five battleships, they were besieging two battleships of the German Navy, the French Navy had no chance of winning at all.

"Damn! Why is this happening? Our five battleships fought two of the Germans, and now we still haven't been able to get hits! If this continues, how can it be good? Admiral Lame said angrily.

The other French naval officers in the bridge, not a word. They all knew that Admiral Lame was angry, and they didn't dare to touch his brow. If it triggers Admiral Lame's anger, it won't be good.

Although the French navy had absolute superiority in numbers, it did not have an advantage at all in other aspects. In terms of the performance of battleships, the French have long had no ambition to vigorously develop the navy, so how can they build advanced battleships? In terms of the performance of the warships, compared with the warships of Britain and Germany, they are a cut behind. The quality of the officers and men of the navy is also not comparable with that of the British and German navies. That's why it's the current situation.

"General, a telegram from General Jericho, he hoped that we would be able to sink two battleships of the Germans as soon as possible." A communications officer reported.

"Bastard! Of course, I also wanted to sink the battleships of the Germans. But if I can't do it now, what can I do? Admiral Lame roared angrily.

The officer immediately lowered his head, not daring to say anything more.

"Send a telegram to the ships and tell them that we are running out of time and that we must sink the German ships as soon as possible. Otherwise, we're doomed. When the time comes, we will all sink to the bottom of the sea, just like the battleships that were sunk by the Germans before! If you want to survive, you have to do your best! Admiral Lame ordered.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the battleship Normandy shook. Admiral Lame did not stand on his feet, and fell to the deck at once, and fell a dog eating.

"Damn, we were hit. Report the loss! Admiral Lame shouted at the top of his voice. At the same time, I secretly prayed to God in my heart that the wounds would not be too severe. Otherwise, there would be no way to fight this battle.

"Report to the general, the bow deck of the ship was hit, the armor was pierced, and the compartments of the second floor were blown up in two, causing a fire!" The officer quickly understood the problem.

Admiral Lamei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Order the damage control, immediately carry out the damage control!" ”

"Yes, General!"

"Boom!"

A violent explosion sounded on the German battleship King Albert, and the flames enveloped the command tower.

"Oh God! We hit the conning tower of the Germans! Admiral Lame cheered.

Although this shell was not fired from the battleship Normandy, as long as it can damage the German warship, it is a good thing. For the French Navy, it was a rare victory.

The shell was fired from the battleship Gascony of the French Navy, and with good luck they hit the conning tower of the battleship King Albert with the first hit. But alas, the 340-mm guns of the French Navy, in the face of the 350-mm armor of the battleship King Albert, looked a little difficult. The shell exploded before it could penetrate the armor, and the impact was so great that the officers in the command tower fell to the ground. My head felt dizzy, too. However, it was not able to cause them further harm.

When the smoke cleared and the German warships were still intact, Admiral Lame was dumbfounded.

"Shit! What's going on? How is it possible that the armor of the command tower of the Germans was not able to penetrate it? How thick their conning tower armor really is! "Admiral Lame wanted to cry without tears.

The battleship King Albert did not affect its combat effectiveness because of this hit. On the contrary, the more he fought, the more courageous he became, and in less than five minutes, he scored another hit.

A 343-mm shell hit the stern 4th main turret of the battleship Normandy. 340 mm thick armor, there was no shell that could withstand the firing of a 50-mm gun of 343 times the caliber. The power of the armor-piercing bullet is vividly demonstrated at this moment. The shell penetrated the armor of the turret and exploded inside. The force was so great that it destroyed the entire turret. Or, at this moment, there are still hundreds of kilograms of propellant in the turret that have just been extracted, and there is a martyrdom because of this. The entire stern of the ship burned in the explosion. The frightened French captain immediately ordered the ammunition depot under the main turret to be filled with water, for fear of causing the depot to explode. In that case, the battleship Normandy would be completely finished.

Rao was like this, and the battleship Normandy, which had lost one of its main turrets, also lost a lot of firepower. At the same time, the morale of the officers and men of the navy on the battleship was also greatly affected.

"Damn, send a telegram to the battleships Gascony and Flender and ask them how the hell they did it? They fired at the enemy ships without interference, why was the hit rate so low? Admiral Lame was very dissatisfied.

In the case of the battleship Normandy, which attracted the fire of the battleship King Albert, there were simply no battleships to fire at the Gascony and Flanders. In such a situation, they should have had an easier time hitting the target. But now, their performance is simply not enough to satisfy Admiral Lame.

Admiral Lame's questioning did not play a good role in promoting the development of the war situation. On the contrary, their situation is getting worse and worse.

The battleships Brittany and Guba of the French Navy achieved many hits in a row. However, it is undoubtedly unlikely that the 340 mm guns and 305 mm guns they fired would penetrate the thick armor of the battleship Regent Louitpold. However, the counterattack of the battleship Louitpold was too much for the French battleships to withstand.

"Boom!"

A 343-mm shell hit the chimney No. 2 of the French battleship Brittany. The shell directly broke the chimney, and the falling chimney smashed into the third main turret between the two chimneys, smashing it. At the same time, the explosion ignited a fire, which caused the superstructure of the battleship Brittany to begin to burn.