Chapter 431: Siege
"Assign targets for attack, the battlecruisers 'De Verber' and 'Lützov' attack the battleships 'Queen Elizabeth', the battlecruisers 'Hindenburg' and 'Moltke' attack the battleships 'Balham', the battlecruisers 'Moltke' and 'Seydlitz', attack the battleships 'Malaya'. Pen %Fun %Cabinet www.biquge.info "Lieutenant General Shi Pei quickly gave the order.
The 2nd Battlecruiser Detachment of the German Navy had six battlecruisers, and against the three battleships of the British Navy, it could fight two against one.
As a result, the three 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships of the British Navy were under siege in this battle.
"Fight back! Focusing on attacking the three 'D-Fringer-class' battlecruisers of the Germans and sinking them, the remaining three 'Moltke-class' battlecruisers are not to be worried. Major General Benjamin said. In his eyes, it was clear that the 'De Fringer-class' battle cruisers, armed with 380 mm guns, were more threatening. Therefore, he ordered a direct attack on the three 'D-Fringel-class' battle cruisers. Turning a blind eye to the three 'Moltke-class' battlecruisers. Of course, this also made him suffer a big loss in the next battle.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
The three 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships of the 2nd Battleship Detachment of the British Navy also launched fierce return fire, and their 381mm guns began to roar. However, the three 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships only had a total of 24 381mm guns, and they had to face 27 380mm guns and 27 343mm guns. This put the 2nd Battleship Detachment of the British Navy at a disadvantage, almost from the very beginning.
"Whew! Shout! ”
One shell after another, piercing the air and emitting a sharp and piercing whistling sound.
After the cannonballs smashed the sea, they splashed up columns of water that rushed to the sky. It can be said that this naval battle, from the very beginning, directly entered the high tide.
Vice Admiral Spee stood on the bridge of the battlecruiser 'De Fringer' and watched the battle motionlessly.
"Huh? Did the British abandon attacking our 'Moltke-class' battlecruisers, and instead put all their attack power on our 'De Vellinger-class' battlecruisers? "Lieutenant General Spee noticed something was wrong.
However, then a smile couldn't help but appear on his face. The British Navy had only three battleships, so they could only selectively attack some of the German Navy's battleships, and could not attack all of them. However, they chose to attack the 'De Fringer-class' battlecruisers first, which was undoubtedly a huge mistake. After all, the 'D-Verblinger-class' battlecruisers were more defensive, and even in the face of the British's 381-mm guns, they were not unstoppable. The British chose to allow the three 'Moltke-class' battlecruisers of the German Navy to attack almost undisturbed. In this way, the possibility of getting a hit will undoubtedly be greater.
"Give orders to the three 'Moltke-class' battlecruisers, since the firepower of the three 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battlecruisers of the British has been dragged down by us, then it's up to them next. Let them fire all their power and take out three battleships of the British! Lieutenant General Spee ordered.
"Yes, General." The communications officer immediately went to send a telegram.
Indeed, the current battlefield has undoubtedly given the three 'Moltke-class' battlecruisers of the German Navy an excellent opportunity to display their strength. The 343 mm guns may have been difficult to penetrate the 330 mm armor of the British Navy's 'Queen Elizabeth class' battleships. However, the armor-piercing ability of the 50-caliber main gun is already very strong, and it is not impossible to penetrate 330 mm thick armor with a cap-piercing shell.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
The cannon roared on the battlefield, and the six battle cruisers of the German Navy were constantly firing. The three battleships of the British Navy were also fighting back. The two sides went back and forth, and the shells kept smashing on the sea, splashing up columns of water that soared into the sky.
Another battlefield, the 1st Battlecruiser Detachment of the German Navy and the Battlecruiser Detachment of the British Navy. Although there were only four battle cruisers left, the British Navy's battle cruiser detachment continued to hold out.
David? Vice Admiral Betty and the Royal Navy men believed that the 2nd Battleship Detachment would arrive in time to turn the tide of the battle.
"General, the 'New Zealand' has been hit again. The hull was so badly damaged that it was about to be unable to hold on. "A staff officer to David? Lieutenant General Betty reported.
"I see, let them hold on a little longer." David? Lieutenant General Betty said with a dark face.
"Damn, why hasn't the 2nd battleship detachment come yet?" David? Lieutenant General Betty was a little anxious. The current situation is very unfavorable for them. If this continues, they will definitely lose more warships. At that time, it will be even more difficult to reverse the situation.
"General, General Benjamin telegraphed that we had met the Germans six battle cruisers. Now that a big war has broken out between the two sides, there is no way to reinforce us. A communications officer looked at Davy with a panicked face. Lieutenant General Betty reported.
"What? Met the Germans with six battle cruisers? How is that possible? "David? Lieutenant General Betty's face changed drastically.
This result undoubtedly dealt him a heavy blow, and after the three 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships were towed, they would be in extremely unfavorable danger, and they would even be sunk by the German Navy. In addition, the situation of the three 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships is probably not very good. Although the 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships were their most formidable battleships, it was difficult to say whether they would win or lose against an enemy twice their size. Especially among them was the 'De Fringel-class' battle cruiser, Davy? Vice Admiral Betty knew exactly what kind of battlecruiser was good at.
Meanwhile, David? Vice Admiral Betty also knew that if it weren't for the fact that the 2nd Battleship Detachment had encountered six other battle cruisers of the German Navy, then they would probably have to face a siege of 12 German battlecruisers. When the time comes, their fate can be imagined.
"Damn the Germans, they're too vicious!" David? Lieutenant General Betty couldn't help but scold. The current situation is obviously even more unfavorable for them.
"Boom! Rumble! ”
Suddenly, a violent explosion sounded. I saw that the battlecruiser 'New Zealand' was directly broken in two in the violent explosion. Subsequently, the battlecruiser quickly sank into the sea.