If it is a large fleet operation, it can be intercepted with its own light cruisers, as long as the opposing light cruisers are forced to throw away torpedoes outside the effective distance, then the light cruisers will not be threatened, and they can also temporarily divide part of the main artillery fire attack, because the number of capital ships is large, and the impact of one of the battleships to transfer firepower in a short time is not fatal. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

But now, the Gneisenau is no less powerful against the light cruisers than the two light cruisers! The 12 6-inch guns on the side of the two British light cruisers rained bullets frantically at a distance of 9,000 meters. Clusters of orange fireballs constantly flew out of the muzzles, and every minute, two light cruisers dropped at least 2 tons of high-explosive shells at the target! Supported by a huge number, the absolute number of hits was not at all small, although the British's hit rate was not very high.

Shells struck the hull of the Gneisenau, and the shells that hit the armor belt were of no use other than a shallow mark and a scorching mark of fire, but the high-explosive shells that hit the bridge and deck caused problems for the Gneisenau. The flames from the explosion of the picric acid explosives ignited the combustibles in the decks, compartments, and even the thin metal objects themselves. Columns of smoke rose up one after another, even interfering with the rangefinder at the top.

The damage crews tried to extinguish the fire in the middle of the hull, but the dense high-explosive shells and flying shrapnel made anything outside of armor protection dangerous. Paul and his team walked through the dilapidated cabin, and through the bullet holes, they could see the fire at the back of the second chimney, which had to be extinguished because it was too close to the boiler compartment intake chamber, and it would be a very bad thing if the boiler sucked in too much exhaust gas and dust.

"We need to get closer and put the hose in this position." Just as Paul was wearing a gas mask and gesturing with an urn, suddenly, a loud noise came from behind him, and then his eyes were suddenly filled with flames, and a powerful shock wave instantly knocked him to the ground. Just now, a 6-inch cannon fell less than 20 meters away from him. This gun directly reimbursed the double-digit number of officers and soldiers.

"The maximum speed of the flagship is 21 knots, and it cannot be separated, and your ship can choose its own tactics." Raeder soon received Raeder's banner. Now, the battle has been going on for an hour, and neither side can get the opponent, and the British reinforcement fleet does not know when to enter the field, at this time, if he can go, Raeder is absolutely flashed, and he doesn't even have to think about the light cruiser, and he directly soars to 24 knots, how can he get rid of it. But unfortunately, Scharnhorst was unlucky, and the speed was very unimpressive.......

"But at least we can move freely." Raeder drank the entire cup of coffee, the bitter taste refreshing him. Although the situation is unfavorable, it is not impossible for him.

"Be careful, reduce the speed a little bit to ensure the steam stock." Raeder gave the first order, and as it was given, the Gneisenau gradually reduced its speed from 21 knots to more than 19 knots. And as the speed decreased, the distance between the two battleships began to widen a little.

"The Germans seem to have slowed down? Did we wound him? Colonel Sinclair said with some surprise, to say that a semi-armor-piercing shell fired by a 6-inch gun can damage a battleship, he himself does not believe it, but before, a 15-inch shell seemed to have been hit in the middle of the hull of the Gneisenau, it should have been that shot, Sinclair found a reason for the Germans to slow down.

The Germans' main guns were not aimed at themselves, and the two light cruisers set fire to each other with superior firepower, and looking at the smoke and flames on the Gneisenau, Colonel Sinclair thought he could do better. Especially when there was a distance between the two warships, and Scharnhorst could not effectively support Gneisenau!

"Maybe I'll be the first Royal Navy officer to sink the super-intrepid one." Sinclair was a little confused. However, years of experience still tell him that the closer he is to victory, the more likely it is to have an accident, for example, the opponent will level the powerful main gun at a critical moment, or for example, he will make a lightning mistake. Two light cruisers in one wave could fire 8 torpedoes. But if you can hit, you have to close the distance, so close that for a large-caliber main gun, it is almost the distance from the top of someone's gun!

"If you attack an opponent from the side side, they can switch to reducing the striking area. The effect will be poor. If we open a certain distance and attack from two directions, a cross-lightning strike will be formed, the hit rate will be higher, and the battleship's main gun will have a certain dead angle in the front. Sinclair pondered.

"Impermanence accelerates, Dublin maintains speed, and we carry out a cross-lightning strike on the Gneisenau!" The colonel ordered that he would lead the Impermanence to strike from the flank front, while at the same time, the Dublin would strike from the flank, in which case no matter which direction the Gneisenau turned, there would always be a wave of torpedoes facing the side of the hull.

The Impermanence began to speed up, and at the same time once again turned half a compass point to prepare for the course of the Gneisenau, and by this time the cruiser had reached a high speed of 26 knots! Because the speed of the ship is too high, there is a strong vibration, and the wave resistance of the bow is becoming more and more large, and the slender bow of the ship hits the rising waves into a cloud of fine mist, but the strong impact also makes the bow a little overwhelmed, and the sound of tooth-inducing impact and metal deformation makes people feel uneasy, and even water seepage has appeared in some places.

"Your Excellency, the British seem to be preparing for a lightning strike." An officer said, pointing to the British fleet, which had already opened its formation. DURING THIS TIME, THE BRITISH GOT CLOSER AGAIN, AND NOW THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES WAS CLOSE TO ABOUT 6,500 METERS, AND AT THIS TIME, REDDER STILL DID NOT ORDER THE MAIN GUN TO FIRE, AND STILL BARELY RESISTED WITH THE 150MM GUNS ON THE SIDE OF THE SIDE.

"Wait for them to smoke before firing. The battleship is ready to accelerate. Raeder looked at the position of the Baliem and the Impermanence in the distance, which had been beaten with thick smoke billowing out. A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. And at this time, the British finally moved, and the smoke canisters on the Impermanence and the Dublin spewed billowing smoke, which instantly obscured most of the figures of the two light cruisers!

At this time, the Gneisenau was just downwind, and under the blowing of the sea breeze, the smoke quickly drifted towards Gneisenau, and the smoke released by the two British light cruisers certainly blocked the view of the Gneisenau, but at the same time it also obscured the view of the Baliem!

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