On the British battlecruiser "Tiger", Davy? Lieutenant General Betty's face was already gloomy, as if she could drip water. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info His own battleships were hit one after another, making him face because the battlecruiser 'Princess Royal' hit 'Frederick? The smile that appeared on the battlecruiser Karl had disappeared cleanly.

It seems that God did not bless them. In front of the German Navy, they were still at a disadvantage.

"Bastard! How so? How could the Germans suddenly behave so strong? "David? Lieutenant General Betty's teeth were about to crunch. Although, there are no losses of battleships yet. However, if this continues, I am afraid that it will not be long before they will have losses.

Although, as the distance continued to close, the hit rate of the British Navy gradually began to increase. But at the same time, the hit rate of the German Navy has increased significantly. The increase is far greater than that of the British Navy.

On the battlecruiser 'Mackensen', a smile appeared on Vice Admiral Hipper's lips. The performance of the fleet made him very satisfied.

"Very good, keep firing!" Lieutenant General Hipperl said. He became more and more confident in this naval battle.

"General, the distance has been shortened to 12,000 meters, do you need to close the distance further?" A general asked.

Lieutenant General Hipper shook his head: "No need, 12,000 meters is already our best shooting distance." If it were closer, the lethality of the British shells would also be great. We're going to sink the British, but at the same time, we're going to need to save our own ships as much as possible. ”

The German Navy was already aware of the fact that the shells of the British Navy had a fuse that was too sensitive and would explode immediately after hitting the target. Of course, this was revealed by Qin Tian.

Because the armor of capital ships is generally thick, in order to inflict enough damage on such a battleship, it is necessary to use armor-piercing shells. The explosion occurred only after the shell penetrated the armor of the enemy battleship. This will cause more damage. The artillery shells used by the German Navy were cap-piercing shells designed by Qin Tian, which could undoubtedly ensure that the armor-piercing shells would penetrate the armor of enemy warships after hitting them. However, the shells of the British Navy, because of their design flaws, exploded immediately when the shells hit the target, and it was difficult to penetrate the armor, so it was naturally impossible to cause too much damage to the warships of the German Navy. In this regard, the German Navy undoubtedly took a big advantage.

After the distance between the two sides was reduced to 12,000 kilometers, the British Navy wanted to close the distance even further. However, it did not succeed. The German Navy clearly wanted to maintain this engagement distance. In such a situation, the British Navy also had no choice. After all, the speed of the two sides is almost equal, and it is simply impossible to rely on speed to close the distance.

And this makes David? The British Navy's battle cruiser formation, led by Vice Admiral Betty, gradually fell to the upper hand over time.

"Boom!"

There was a loud bang, David? Lieutenant General Betty felt only a sharp shake under his feet, and he fell to the deck in one fell swoop.

"Damn, we were hit!" David? Lieutenant General Betty's face changed drastically.

A shell fired from the battlecruiser "Mackensen", the flagship of the 1st Battlecruiser Detachment of the German Navy, successfully hit the battlecruiser "Tiger". Although the 'Tiger' battlecruiser was the most powerful battlecruiser in service with the British Navy, it was undoubtedly too far behind the 'Mackensen-class' battlecruisers.

The 380-mm shells fired by the battlecruiser "Mackensen" were simply not something that the armor of the battlecruiser "Tiger" could resist. You must know that the armor of the "Tiger" battlecruiser is only 254 mm at its thickest point.

"Where was it hit? What about the loss? "David? Lieutenant General Betty asked anxiously.

"General, the side was hit and a 152-mm secondary gun was lost. Several other sailors were killed. Soon, a staff officer reported.

David? Lieutenant General Betty breathed a sigh of relief. Such damage is nothing at all for a warship with a displacement of almost 30,000 tons. Still, David? Vice Admiral Betty was also a little worried that the German Navy's battleships had already made hits, so they would definitely hit them one after another.

"Send a telegram to General Benjamin, we are now suppressed by the Germans, and we need them to rush to the battlefield as soon as possible and cooperate with us to flank the Germans!" David? Lieutenant General Betty ordered.

Now that the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable for them, David? Vice Admiral Betty had to pin his hopes of defeating the German Navy on the three 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships of the 2nd Battleship Detachment.

"Yes, General." The communications officer immediately went to send a telegram.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The fierce battle continued, and the 1st Battlecruiser Detachment of the German Navy had completely gained the upper hand in the battle with the British Navy's Battlecruiser Detachment.

"Boom!"

The British Navy's battlecruiser 'Invincible' was blown up in an earth-shattering bang.

"What's going on?" David? Lieutenant General Betty couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this. Although the battlecruiser 'Invincible' was their weakest battleship cruiser, it was definitely an indispensable and important force in this naval battle. The absence of such a battlecruiser would put them in an even more disadvantageous position in this naval battle.

"General, the No. 1 main turret of the 'Invincible' was hit, and it seems that the ammunition depot has also been destroyed." A staff officer said.

David? Lieutenant General Betty's face suddenly appeared with a dejected look. The 'Invincible class' battlecruiser, as the first class of battlecruisers of the British Navy, had great flaws in its design. The one-sided pursuit of speed and firepower made the defense of the 'Invincible-class' battlecruisers very poor. In addition to the armor of the conning tower, which is 254 mm thick, the turret and waterline armor are only 152 mm thick. Such a defense could not even withstand an armored cruiser, let alone the main guns of a battleship.

The battlecruiser 'Invincible' became the first battleship to be sunk in this naval battle. This left the British Navy battle cruiser detachment with only 5 battle cruisers. Moreover, after the sinking of the "Invincible" battlecruiser, the "Indomitable" battlecruiser, which also belonged to the "Invincible class" battlecruiser, was attacked by the German Navy's "von ? Morality? Siege of the battlecruisers Tann' and the battlecruiser 'Leopold'.