"Hell! The battleships of the Germans were unscathed, how can this be fought! Major General Gentaro Yamashita's mouth opened as if he could swallow his own fist. It was the first time he had seen such a situation.

Admiral Goro Ijiin shook his head helplessly: "The defense of the German warships is too strong, and their battleship design concept is to pay attention to the survivability of the battleship. This has been proven true by the British. It was precisely because the British suffered a great loss in this regard that they lost a decisive battle with the German navy. ”

The turret armor of the Moltke battlecruiser, which was up to 330 mm thick, and the old 40 times caliber 305 mm main gun of the Shikishima battleship, wanted to penetrate such thick armor, how could this be possible.

However, the battle cruiser Moltke was hit, which still startled the captain. He immediately ordered the abandonment of the doomed Tango battleship and set his sights on the battleship Shikishima, intending to kill the battleship that had hit him.

The battleship Tango, which was heavily flooded, was not able to hold out for long in the end. In less than ten minutes, the battleship sank into the sea. Of the 668 crew members on the battleship, less than half escaped. The rest sank into the sea with the battleship.

The battleship Tango became the first capital ship to be sunk in this naval battle. Even if it was just an old former dreadnought, it also made the officers and men of the German expeditionary fleet cheer.

After the sinking of the battleship Tango, only the battleship Shikishima was left alone. In the face of the fierce fire of the Moltke battlecruiser, the battleship Shikishima was in danger. It is no wonder that it is very normal to try to use these old former dreadnoughts against the most powerful battlecruisers in the world.

"General, we've already killed one!" On the battlecruiser Mackensen, the flagship of the German Expeditionary Fleet, Rear Admiral Maugf said excitedly.

"Well, but there are still eighteen warships of the islanders to be sunk." Lieutenant General Spee nodded. The sinking of a battleship of the island navy is undoubtedly a good start, but if you want to win this naval battle completely, you have to sink all the remaining 18 battleships of the island navy. In this case, it is the real victory.

"General, you'll see. Our warships will definitely be able to kill all the remaining warships of the islanders! "Major General Maofu is very confident in this.

Lieutenant General Spee smiled, unimpressed. In other words, he never thought that it would be difficult for the huge combined fleet of the island nation's navy to change in front of him. With the strength of the German Navy's expeditionary fleet, defeating such a fleet should have been a sure thing to do.

Although the combined fleet of the island navy has 19 capital ships, unfortunately, these 19 capital ships have a total of 32 45 times caliber 356 mm guns, 8 50 times caliber 305 mm guns, 32 45 times caliber 305 mm guns, 28 40 times caliber 305 mm guns and 4 45 times caliber 254 mm guns.

On the other hand, the nine battlecruisers of the German Navy had 54 50x caliber 380 mm guns and 27 50x caliber 343 mm guns. It is undoubtedly obvious who is strong and who is weak. The 305 mm guns of the island navy could hardly cause fatal damage to the battle cruisers of the German Navy, at most they could only penetrate some superstructures. As long as the core compartments were not destroyed, the combat effectiveness of those battle cruisers of the German Navy would not be greatly affected.

The Kongo-class battlecruisers became the hope of Admiral Goro Ijiin and others, who hoped that the 356 mm main guns of the Kongo-class battlecruisers could penetrate the armor of the German Navy's battlecruisers Mackensen and Prince Frederick, and if they could sink these two battlecruisers, then they would have a chance to turn the tables.

It's a pity that the officers and men of the island country navy on the four Kongo-class battle cruisers tried their best, but they didn't seem to have achieved any results.

"Boom!"

The battlecruiser Hiei, firing a salvo of 8 356-mm shells, flew towards the battlecruiser Mackensen. Of the 8 356-mm shells, one hit. The shell hit the aft deck of the battleship Mackensen. The fragile deck armor, which simply could not stop the heavy shells, was directly penetrated.

Fortunately, the shellman did not cause any serious damage to the battleship Mackenson, except that it blew a large hole in the aft deck, killing several sailors and causing a fire.

Subsequently, the battlecruiser Mackensen returned to color.

A 380-mm shell hit the bow of the battlecruiser Kongo. The fragile side armor, which was simply like papier-mâché, was penetrated at once under the huge kinetic energy of the 380-mm shells. The shells exploded inside the battleship, causing a raging fire.

"Damn! What happened to the losses? "General Ijiin Goro's face changed drastically.

If the battlecruiser Kongo had been severely damaged, there would have been no way to continue the battle.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I was shot in the bow of the limited ship. Fortunately, the place where it was hit was above the waterline and did not cause much damage. A staff officer reported.

The heart that General Gorou Ijiin had been hanging in his heart was put back in his stomach.

"Tell the ships that the flagship is okay and let them continue to fight!" Admiral Goro Ijiin ordered.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander."

The fierce fighting continued, but the battle continued to work in favor of the German expeditionary fleet. If the island navy wants to defeat the German naval expeditionary fleet, the difficulty is not half as big!

"Boom!"

A loud explosion sounded, and the side of the Haruna battlecruiser was enveloped in fireballs and gunsmoke. A 380-mm shell fired from the battlecruiser Prince Frederick successfully hit him. A 152-mm secondary gun was blown up instantly. From a distance, you can see that the Haruna battlecruiser looks like it has been bitten by a monster.

"Well done, keep up the good work of Prince Frederick. These Kongo-class battle cruisers were the backbone of the island's navy. If we can take out these Kong-class battlecruisers, we've won! Lieutenant General Spee's mouth hung into a smile.