Chapter 247: The Power of the 380 Main Gun (Asking for a Monthly Pass)

While the British and German battlecruisers were in a fierce battle of sacrifice for their lives, the duel between the German Navy's 'De Fleeter-class' battlecruisers and the British Navy's 'Iron Duke-class' battleships had also begun. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Although the distance between the two sides is 15,000 meters, whether it is a 380 mm gun or a 343 mm gun, they can reach each other at this distance. In particular, the 380-mm guns of the German Navy were not only powerful, but also had a long range, completely surpassing the 343-mm guns of the British Navy. Of course, the two sides are not at the same level in terms of power.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

Three battle cruisers of the German Navy were firing, and the roar of 380-mm guns was as if it were thunder. I saw that the muzzle of the gun was shining with orange-red fire, and the shells weighing more than a ton had already smashed into the British battleship in the distance.

Although the British Navy has four 'Iron Duke-class' battleships and the German Navy has only three 'D-Fringel-class' battleships, no matter how you look at it, it looks like the British Navy is being pressed and beaten!

"Damn, the Germans are aiming for us. Let the 'Marlborough' seize the opportunity and hit the German battleship! Major General Robertson ordered.

At the moment, no German warships fired at the battleship Marlborough, which allowed them to fire at the German Navy's battlecruiser De Fringer without any interference.

This also put the captain of the battleship Marlborough and the officers and men of the navy on the battleship under great pressure. After all, Major General Robertson seems to have placed the hope of victory on them. In many cases, the greater the pressure, the greater the motivation, and even the abnormal performance due to excessive pressure.

Although the battleship "Marlborough" carried out several rounds of test firing, it was never able to form a straddle fire, let alone switch to concentrated fire.

The British Navy played abnormally, but the German Navy played very normally.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

Within fifteen minutes of the battle, the battlecruiser "Lützov" successfully formed a straddle fire, and then switched to concentrated fire, with three triple 380-mm guns beginning to fire at the maximum rate of fire.

This suddenly made all the personnel on the British Navy's battleship 'Ben Bauer' tingle their scalps. After the 'Lützov' switched to a salvo, it meant that it was only a matter of time before they hit. Many people prayed to God that the shells would not hit them so quickly. Although, it is not clear what the power of the German Navy's 380-mm guns is, however, absolutely no one wants to take the initiative to try it.

Subsequently, the battlecruiser "Hindenburg" also formed a straddle fire on the battleship "Emperor of India" and began to fire at a concentrated fire.

For a while, the tide of battle became very unfavorable for Major General Robertson. He could almost foresee that the battleships of the British Navy would be severely damaged if they were hit. At that time, it will probably be even more difficult to contend with the remaining warships of the German Navy.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The warships of both sides opened fire fiercely, desperately smashing the shells at each other, and columns of rushing water rose from the sea. The whole sea is like boiling water.

Although the number of troops used in naval warfare is not as large as that used in combat on land, this does not mean that naval warfare is not as tragic as the fighting on land, or even more so.

The duel between the two warships lined up in the battle line was as tragic as knights in heavy armor attacking each other. Every hit takes away countless lives.

In this era, the showdown on the battle line undoubtedly represents the showdown of the highest industrial strength and scientific and technological strength.

"Boom!"

A fireball rose from the battlecruiser 'De Fringer', and the place where the fireball broke out was exactly where the command tower was.

"Hooray! God bless us! ”

Seeing this scene, Major General Robertson immediately cheered. The officers and men of the other British Navy also cheered. It would be great if you could take out the enemy's flagship conning tower with a single shot. This can not only confuse the opponent's command, but also severely damage the enemy's morale! Maybe they'll be able to turn defeat into victory.

"Great! If I can command the fleet to defeat the powerful fleet of the Germans, I will definitely do a great job. Maybe when I get back to the UK, I'll be promoted. Major General Robertson thought secretly.

It's a pity that this little thought of Major General Robertson quickly disappeared.

Because, when the smoke cleared, it was found that the battleship "De Fringel" of the German Navy was intact. The bridge that was hit, it was not penetrated, the shells just exploded outside.

"Oh God! How is this possible? "Maj. Gen. Robertson couldn't believe what was happening in front of him. Obviously, your own shells have been hit, but the other side has nothing to do.

"The armor of those Germans, how can it be so thick. This shouldn't be! How could the defense of a battlecruiser be so strong? Major General Robertson muttered.

In his impression, the defense of the battle cruiser should be relatively weak. But the battlecruisers of the German Navy subverted this point of view.

In fact, although the 343-mm shell was not able to penetrate the armor of the conning tower of the 'De Fringel' battlecruiser, the power of the shell explosion was still relatively large, not only some sailors on the deck were directly killed, but other officers in the conning tower were also shocked, and some officers who were close to the explosion point were even stunned.

Good thing, Reinhardt? Admiral Scheer, who was far from the point of the explosion at the time, was just a fall, and there was no major problem.

The shelling of the battlecruiser 'D-Fringer' was interrupted for only a few minutes and was soon resumed.

Although the British Navy was the first to hit, it did not help them to win the war.

Because, subsequently, the battlecruisers of the German Navy, also made hits.

"Boom!"

The battlecruiser "Hindenburg" successfully hit the battleship "Emperor of India" of the British Navy in this round of volleys. The shell hit the second turret of the battleship 'Emperor of India'. The 280 mm thick turret armor was completely unable to withstand 380 mm shells and was easily penetrated.

After the shell exploded, the entire No. 2 turret was blown away, and at the same time, the No. 1 main turret in front was smashed, so that the battleship "Emperor of India" directly lost 40% of its firepower.