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"Your Excellency, the English' Lion-class battlecruisers and two 'Indefatigable-class' battlecruisers. In addition, there should be 1 'Indefatigable' battlecruiser and 3 'Invincible' battlecruisers in the back. "On the battlecruiser 'De Fringel', Colonel Feng Zhongsheng put down the binoculars in his hand and spoke. The British battleship formation on the opposite side had 6 ships, while Vice Admiral Hipper had only 4.

"Order the ships, get ready for battle. Send a telegram to Major General Berdick and ask him to lead the second reconnaissance detachment closer to me! Lieutenant General Hipper gave the order calmly. Although the British Navy had two more battle cruisers than him, he was not afraid and actively prepared for battle. It seems that there is a great deal of confidence that he will definitely defeat his opponent.

You must know that although the most powerful 'D-Verblinger-class' battlecruisers in the German Navy have a displacement of 31,000 tons, they are 2,000 tons more than the most powerful 'Lion-class' battlecruisers in the British Navy. However, the 'D-Verblinger-class' battlecruisers were armed with 305 mm guns, while the 'Lion-class' battlecruisers were armed with 343 mm guns. Of course, not whoever has a larger caliber of the main gun is powerful, with the German naval artillery technology, even the 305 mm caliber naval gun is not inferior to the 343 mm main gun of the British Navy. More importantly, no matter how powerful the naval guns are, they must be able to hit the target.

The 2nd Reconnaissance Detachment, led by German Rear Admiral Berdick, quickly approached Vice Admiral Hipper. However, it will take him at least twenty minutes to get to the battlefield. Similarly, the other four battlecruisers of the British Navy were rapidly approaching the battlefield.

At this moment, whether it is Lieutenant General Hipper or Davy. Lieutenant General Betty, did not run away from the battle. Instead, the fleet was ordered to adjust its direction and prepare for the ensuing fierce naval battle, and the speed of the two sides began to get closer.

Of the four battlecruisers of the German Navy, the "De Fringel" was in front, followed by the "Lützov", "Hindenburg" and "Goeben". Of the six battleships of the British Navy, the 'Lion' was in front, followed by the 'Royal Princess' and the 'Queen Mary'. 'Tiger', 'New Zealand' and 'Australia'. Among them, the main guns of the four 'Lion-class' battlecruisers were four twin 343-mm guns, and the main guns of the two 'Indefatigable-class' battlecruisers were four twin 305-mm guns. The German Navy suffered relatively at a loss, with the exception of the 'D-Flinger-class' battleships, which were equipped with four twin 305 mm guns. The 'Moltke-class' battlecruisers and the 'von. Morality. The Tann-class battlecruisers were all armed with 280 mm guns, but the Moltke-class battlecruisers were equipped with five twin 280 mm guns. Morality. The Tann-class battlecruisers were armed with 4 twin 280mm guns.

At 3:49 p.m., the distance between the two sides was reduced to 12,000 kilometers and they sailed south in parallel. The duel between the two fleets began in earnest, and the initial battlefield situation was in Hipper's favor, as his fleet was not only facing away from the sun but also shrouded in a layer of mist. The mixture of soot and muzzle smoke from the muzzle reduced visibility on the British side.

The German Navy opened fire first, and the battlecruiser 'De Fringer' fired the first salvo at the battlecruiser Lion, which was also the first salvo in this naval battle. Subsequently, the battle cruisers of the German Navy opened fire. The battlecruisers of the British Navy also launched a return fire. The calm Beihai was filled with gunsmoke for a while.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "As clusters of orange-red fire flashed through the muzzles of the four twin main guns of the battlecruiser 'De Fringer,' the entire hull shook violently under the tremendous recoil. More than twenty seconds later, a column of water rose into the sky on the right side of the battlecruiser 'Lion'. Although the first salvo did not hit the target. However, the nearest point of impact was less than two hundred meters from the battlecruiser "Lion". Although the German Navy was also an emerging navy. But their shooting skills, it seems, are no worse than those of the British Navy.

Judging from the plain appearance of the naval soldiers, there is still a certain gap between the German Navy and the British Navy, but this gap is not large. However, the German Navy's artillery sighting equipment was much more advanced than that of the British Navy. The Chinese Navy was the first to equip battleships with a unified fire control system, which was used to direct all the main guns to fire a salvo. But many of the equipment for China's fire control system at that time were imported from Germany. Although the German Navy only later began to equip warships with fire control systems, in terms of technology, it was not much behind the Chinese Navy, and much ahead of the British Navy.

Colonel Feng Zhongsheng secretly analyzed that the accuracy of the German Navy's fire control system is estimated to be about the same as that of the Chinese Navy's second-generation fire control system. Of course, compared to the third-generation fire control system of the Chinese Navy, it is slightly worse. If a warship of the Chinese Navy had opened fire on the battlecruiser Lion at an altitude of 12,000 kilometers, the nearest impact point would have been about 100 meters, even if it could not hit the target.

Commander of the British Battlecruiser Squadron David Brown. Vice Admiral Betty was also taken aback by the German Navy's precise artillery techniques. Such an artillery bombardment is difficult for even the world's largest British Navy to fire.

"Fight back! Fight back now and sink those German ships! "David. Lieutenant General Betty roared in exasperation. Because of the numerical superiority, the British Navy could fight more and less. The British Navy's 'Lion' and 'Royal Princess' against the German Navy's 'De Fringel', the 'Queen Mary' and 'Tiger' against 'Lützov', the 'New Zealand' against 'Hindenburg', and the 'Australia' against 'Goeburn'.

However, although the British navy had a large numerical advantage, they did not take advantage of it in the heat of battle. Because of the impact on their line of sight, their shelling level was much inferior to that of the German Navy. In particular, the "Tiger" battlecruiser, a later modification of the "Lion-class" battlecruiser, compared with the previous three, the "Tiger" moved the main gun turret of the amidship between the third chimney and the wheel room, improving the firing range of the main guns and the impact of the muzzle explosion on the hull superstructure. Due to the advancement of boiler technology, the power unit has also been modified, and the output power is still significantly higher than that of the Lion class with a reduced number of boilers. In the case of increased displacement, which made it possible to increase protection, the horizontal armor plates were strengthened. However, in this naval battle, the shells fired by the battlecruiser "Tiger" were all deflected two thousand meters away. Lieutenant General Betty was so angry that he scolded!

Just two minutes later, the German Navy was reaping the benefits. The battlecruiser 'De Fringel' hit the battlecruiser 'Lion' in the second salvo, leaving a large hole in the deck amidship and blowing away a secondary gun. The battle cruiser "Queen Mary" was hit by the battlecruiser "Lutzov", and two 305-mm shells destroyed the firing commander of the "Queen Mary", so that the accuracy of the shelling of this battle cruiser decreased again, almost the same as that of the "Tiger" battlecruiser. The battlecruiser 'New Zealand' hit the 'Hindenburg', causing one of the turrets of the 'Hindenburg' to fail and prevent it from turning. But the 'New Zealand' was also hit by the counterattack of the 'Hindenburg', and a 305-mm main gun shell left a large hole in the aft deck of the 'New Zealand', destroying the rear main gun. The battlecruiser 'Goburn' was in great prowess and hit the 'Australia' in two salvos. Although the main gun caliber of the 'Goburn' was only 280 mm, it was enough to penetrate the armor of the 'Australia'. Two shells, one hit the bow of the ship, slicing off a small part of the entire ship's capital, and the other hit the amidships, lightly penetrating the horizontal armor of the 'Australia', leaving a large hole. Fortunately, the position where it was hit was above the waterline, otherwise the 'Australia' would have been miserable.

But even so, such a result made the commander of the British Navy's battle cruiser squadron, David Brown. Lieutenant General Betty was shocked. The British Navy had a numerical superiority of two ships, but was crushed by the German Navy. Lieutenant General Betty was very convened. While ordering the four battlecruisers behind to come quickly, and at the same time to John . Admiral Jericho sent a telegram requesting the main fleet to quickly arrive at the battle.

In order to buy time and turn the tide of the situation, Davy. Vice Admiral Betty ordered the destroyers to launch a lightning strike on the German fleet. However, the German destroyer formation quickly crossed the battle line and fought fiercely with the British destroyers in the waters between the battle lines of the two sides.

At 4 p.m., the battlecruiser "Dfringer" hit the battlecruiser "Lion" again, and one 305-mm main gun hit the No. 2 turret of the "Lion". The 305 mm armor-piercing bullet lightly tore through the 229 mm armor of the 'Lion' turret. The shell exploded inside the turret, and the entire turret was blown off. And, a fire broke out, and the fire spread to the ammunition depot below. If the shells in the ammunition depot were to be killed, the fate of the 'Lion' could be imagined. Fortunately, the commander of the turret, the only surviving turret at this time, ordered the ammunition depot to be filled with water, which prevented the shells in the ammunition depot from exploding. But even so, the battlecruiser "Lion", which was hit many times, was heavily damaged.

It has only been more than ten minutes since the start of the battle, but the British Navy battlecruiser detachment has already fallen into a bitter battle, most of the battleships are already scarred, but the German Navy's battleships have not suffered much damage!