Chapter 447: Shooting at Close Range (1,300 votes)
"Boom!" A huge explosion sounded on the battleship "Ramillis" of the British Navy, and the whole battleship seemed to shake. A 380-mm shell fired from the battleship Saxony hit the high superstructure of the battleship Ramillis www.biquge.info.
The 380 mm armor-piercing projectile, which has a strong armor-piercing ability, easily penetrates the outer armor and explodes inside. The great force directly destroyed the top of the superstructure of the battleship 'Ramillis', and at the same time caused a raging fire. The scattered debris fell, and many British sailors were injured.
What's worse is that the sighting equipment and ranging equipment installed on the roof of the superstructure were all destroyed. This directly reduced the shooting accuracy of the battleship 'Ramillis' to an unbearable level.
Fighting at a distance of more than ten kilometers, if there is no sighting equipment and ranging equipment, only human eyes and experience are used to shoot, and if you want to hit the target, unless it is a divine manifestation. Otherwise, it's simply not possible.
"Your Excellency, the Lamilis is no longer able to aim at the target on the other side. Their shooting, completely wasting shells. If you can, let the Ramiris withdraw from the battle, and when you get back to port, repair the sighting equipment and ranging equipment, and continue the operation. A staff officer suggested.
After all, the current battleship "Ramiris" has completely become a soy sauce player. Getting it out of battle is undoubtedly the best option. In that case, he will be able to be saved. Otherwise, in the fierce battle with the Germans, they might soon be hit. In that case, it's not cost-effective.
Just, John? Admiral Jericho did not take this suggestion. He knew, of course, that the staff officer's advice was for the good of the Royal Navy. However, he has his own plans.
"Let the Ramillis continue to fight. Even if they were used to attract the artillery fire of one of the capital ships of the Germans, it would be good. "John? Admiral Jericho ordered.
"Yes, General." Although the staff officer was a little puzzled, he did not refute it.
John? The reason why Admiral Jericho gave such an order was also a matter of no choice. Originally, the Royal Navy was inferior to the German Navy in terms of the number of capital ships. If the latex 'Ramillis' were to withdraw from the battle, it would make their numerical advantage even greater. At that time, another battleship of the German Navy will be able to cooperate with other battleships to flank other warships of the Royal Navy. This is undoubtedly very disadvantageous for the Royal Navy.
Just, John? Unbeknownst to Admiral Jericho, this order of his quickly decided the fate of the battleship Ramillis.
"Very good, I didn't expect the battleship 'Saxony' to perform so well in this naval battle!" Reinhart? Admiral Scheer was very satisfied with the performance of the battleship Saxony.
"Your Excellency, Commander, Colonham Lunhalt requests that the distance between us and the battleship 'Ramillis' of the British Navy be narrowed." A staff officer reported.
Reinhart? Admiral Scheer hesitated slightly, then nodded, and approved the Conex? Colonel Ronhalt's request. Does he know about Conex? Colonel Ronhalt's intention was undoubtedly to seize this opportunity to further increase the accuracy of the shooting distance by shortening the shooting distance. In the shortest possible time, the battleship "Ramillis" of the British Navy was sunk.
Such a tactic is undoubtedly very good. After all, in the case of the destruction of the sighting equipment and ranging equipment of the battleship Ramillis, even if the battleship of the "Saxony" closes to a distance of 10,000 meters to shoot, it will be difficult for the "Ramillis" to hit the "Saxony". However, if the battleship 'Saxony' had taken the initiative to shorten the distance, it was very likely that it would have been besieged by other battleships of the British Navy. After all, this is not alone, but in the middle of the battle line. The battleship "Resolve" in front of the battleship "Ramillis" and the battleship "Sovereign" in the rear are not vegetarians, and they will certainly not let go of this good opportunity.
Only, even so, Reinhardt? Admiral Scheer agreed to this somewhat risky tactic. After all, in naval warfare, high risk means big reward. If the battleship 'Saxony' could severely damage or even sink the battleship 'Ramillis', it would further extend the German Navy's advantage in this battle. Even if the British Navy wanted to escape, it would be impossible.
"Order the battleship to start turning!" Colonel Ronhatt, having received a telegram of reply from the flagship, immediately gave the order to turn.
The battleship "Saxony" began to leave the queue and approached the battleship "Ramillis".
"Oh God! What do the Germans want to do? "The British officers and men of the battleship 'Ramillis' shouted one by one when they saw the unusual behavior of the battleship 'Saxony'.
This was also discovered by other battleships of the British Navy.
"Damn, the Germans are clearly deceiving people too much, do they want to sink the 'Ramillis' as soon as possible?" David? Lieutenant General Betty was furious.
"The arrogant Germans, their actions, are completely looking for death. Order the battleships 'Determination' and 'Sovereign' to abandon the opposite target and sink the German battleship that was looking for death first! Sinking this battleship may allow us to get out of the predicament at hand. "John? Admiral Jericho also gave the order immediately.
It's just that it is obviously impossible to get two battleships to change the target of their shots and then get a hit in a short time. It takes time to re-fire and then switch to concentrated fire when the test shot is successful. It is true that the battleships "Saxony" took the initiative to shorten the distance and improve their hit rate, but those steps were indispensable.
And the battleship "Saxony" may have been able to use this time to send the battleship "Ramillis" of the British Navy to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish in one fell swoop.
"Fire!"
At a distance of only 12,000 kilometers from the Ramillis, Conex? Colonel Ronhalt gave the order to open fire.
Three triple 380 mm guns continued to fire heavily on the battleship 'Ramillis'.
At the same time, the battleship "Saxony" was also further closing the distance with the "Ramillis", and their ultimate goal was to shorten the engagement distance to 10,000 meters.