The Hood was still within range of the German Navy, and it would not be a joke if it had been hit a few more times while the ship had been stopped. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Taking a step, the damage control commander planned to take the lead and rush to the bridge to see if the real commander survived.

By turning off unnecessary energy waste, you can save a lot of power and use it in many ways. For example, the power needed for emergency repairs, and other things.

Now the Hood, with only a few remaining boilers in the stern and a damaged turbine, barely keeps the ship running.

The battleship is a product of modern technology, and it is more sophisticated and complex than any kind of warship before mankind. Lighting, ventilation, and auxiliary equipment all need to be maintained by electricity.

Maintaining air circulation throughout the ship's upper and lower cabins relies on electricity and a sophisticated ventilation system. Once the power is completely cut off, the consequences are absolutely severe.

In addition, there are other auxiliary equipment for emergency repairs, all of which use electricity, and in this case, the interruption of power will put the Hood in danger of losing its ability to repair itself and sinking slowly.

On its own, the hull trauma of the battleship Hood was not serious, and the leakage was only a few compartments that were submerged. Most of the leaks have been contained, except that the hull is tilted slightly.

It's just that the location of the leaky compartment is too embarrassing, and once the power room is completely flooded, the Hood will soon become a piece of driftwood floating on the sea because of the loss of power.

Even without the shelling of the German battleships, the complete loss of power in such a wall-high sea condition would not be good news.

Everything must be based on the repair of Hood, and of course, maintaining the momentum to leave this dangerous sea is the premise of this so-called everything.

In fact, it was the decision of the Germans that really saved the battlecruiser Hood. When the light appeared in the eastern part of the sky, Lütjans faltered.

He had wasted too much time in the vicinity with the German fleet, which made Lütjens feel uneasy.

You must know that in any case, no matter how beautifully the German fleet fought against a detachment of the enemy, it could not change the fact that the overall strength of the German navy was inferior to that of the British navy.

Therefore, Lütjens feared that his fleet would not be out of battle at once, and that he would be encircled by the British fleet after daybreak.

At that time, his numerical superiority will cease to exist, and the enemy will be able to exploit his superiority in strength and amass his fleet.

This concern widened as the sky began to brighten, eventually outweighing his desire to sink the battlecruiser Hood.

"Keep course and speed! We have to get rid of the enemy's encirclement, and we can't waste any more time! Lu Teyans looked at the white belly of the fish in the sky, and ordered with some regret.

Rather than annihilating a British detachment, preserving his own fleet was what was most interesting to Lütjans.

Because of this, in his eyes, letting go of a British Royal Navy warship is just a "pity" or "regret".

At the tactical level, a commander with such an idea may be a spiritual loser who has lost his faith by the strength of the enemy.

But Lu Teyans's choice was undoubtedly what Li Le, the fake head of state in the rear, wanted to see the most. What he needed was a commander who could judge the situation, not a madman with just a heart.

The German fleet was out to engage in guerrilla warfare and break engagements, not to fight a decisive battle with the British navy. Therefore, in the eyes of Li Le, a later person, sinking the British battleship was also not the main purpose.

Being able to avoid the opponent's main force, and then grab the opponent's most vulnerable place to fight, and then quietly retreat, is the effect that Li Le wants most.

Lu Teyans's caution, unconsciously, was secretly in line with Li Le's plan. The German fleet retreated at this time, without the slightest dragging mud and water.

The sea conditions are still very bad, with John? Tovey's estimate was the same, the heavy clouds in the sky obscured the light of the sunrise.

If the two battlecruisers of the British search fleet could hold out until this moment, then the German battleships would indeed be illuminated by the dim light of the sky, and there would be nowhere to hide.

It is a pity that two British battleships, one sunk and one seriously wounded, were already out of battle. So the German battleship calmly ushered in the dawn.

The USS Zeppelin swayed all night in rough seas, and Hines found that his carrier was still useless at dawn.

The waves were so big that they made the deck wobbly. In this case, the plane barely took off, and eighty percent of them crashed into the sea.

And the clouds in the sky, which were as dense as quilts, had begun to drizzle. It seems that in the next few days, the star aircraft carrier Zeppelin in the German naval fleet can only play soy sauce under the cover of other warships.

In order to maintain the formation of the fleet in the waves and to stabilize the attitude of the ships, the German naval ships had reduced their speed to 20 knots.

A few minutes later, the battlecruiser HMS Hood, which was badly wounded by the British Navy, also saw the gray sky light up.

The flames on the bridge were still not completely extinguished, and some soldiers rushed into the bridge with water cannons, dragging out some corpses close to the hatch.

Some of the bodies were charred black, and some could still see fragments of officers' clothing. But no one found John? The body of General Tovey.

"Sir! What do we do next? A sergeant walked up to the commander of the damage management and asked with a sad face.

The sky lit up, but all the sailors on the Hood who had experienced the battle did not feel the brightness at all.

It was as if their world was still shrouded in a gloom, and this gloom turned out to be the German navy that they once disdained.

Even in the days of the High Seas Fleet, the British Navy was never so afraid of the German Navy. But now, with one-fifth or even one-seventh of the strength of the British fleet, the Germans won the naval battle......

Letting the sea lap against the ship's side, a young British sailor covered his face and sobbed softly.

In the past hour, they have experienced a battle that can be called catastrophic. Their comrades sank into the deep sea with the battlecruiser Prestige, and after being hit, they barely survived.

Just as everyone was silently cleaning up the broken parts of the battleship and the equipment destroyed by the fire, another fleet appeared on the surface of the sea.

The interception fleet commanded by Somerville finally arrived at 7:02 a.m. in the area where the battle was engaged.

When the battleship Sovereign saw the tragic Hood, Somerville, who was standing on the bridge, couldn't believe his eyes.

A day before, he had seen the ship, but now it had changed beyond recognition, and had become a warship that could only float on the surface of the sea.

"Oh my God...... Somerville let out a soft sentimental sound, then turned his head sideways and commanded, "Let the battleship Barham go up and help!" Pay attention to the surrounding sea and watch out for the submarines of the Germans! ”

The battleship Nelson finally did not escape, and the battleship, which had lost power and was badly flooded, was not able to be repaired and sank at about 4 a.m.

The British home fleet, having lost the battleship Nelson, had not yet been able to reach the nearby seas at this time. They were so late on the road that they were too late.

After losing the Nelson and the Prestige in quick succession, Somerville found that the German fleet was once again missing.

Moreover, this time, the British Navy no longer had any interceptor force that would be able to stop the German fleet from rushing to Brest. The six British battleships in the Atlantic were now left behind the German fleet.

Among the higher-speed battlecruisers, the Prestige sank and the Hood was badly damaged, and the Royal Navy was left with no ships capable of catching up with the German fleet except for the Counterattack......

Looking at the battlecruiser USS Hood, barely floating above the waves, Somerville sighed - what could the Counterattack do even if it was still there?

yes, what can be done? This time the Germans entered the Atlantic from the Danish Strait, and the British fleet could not intercept it. Now that the place has been changed to the French port of Brest, which is more suitable for sailing, it is possible to imagine what the future holds.

During the First World War, the Americans pulled the Germans and kept the German explosives pack, while also causing Britain to lose a lot of blood.

The rise of the world nationalist revolution was directed against the old world hegemon, the British Empire. The old overlord of the colony, which was crumbling, could barely maintain a navy that still looked strong on the surface.

Although, at the beginning of the war, Britain had 13 battleships and 7 aircraft carriers, the lack of funds made such a numerical advantage seem so ridiculous.

Eighty percent of the 13 battleships were built by old men during the First World War, and the rest were treaty-type battleships, with terrible performance rubbish.

As for aircraft carriers, the old ones are not mentioned, although there are many new ones, but there is no embarrassment of carrier-based aircraft, so that the use of aircraft carriers has been greatly discounted.

The British Royal Navy, which saved money and used old battleships, finally tasted the bitter fruits of its own brewing over the years.

Somerville felt inexplicably humiliated by the scene in front of him—six battleships and several aircraft carriers chased and intercepted him, and he let his opponent slip away calmly under his nose.

"We are really disgraced to the ancestors of the British Empire." Somerville found a chair and sat down lonely, shaking his head with a wry smile: "The first time the mainland has been attacked on a large scale, and the navy has let the enemy play a ...... for the first time."