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Although Hines's Empress was hit by the Guanghua Emperor, its formidable armor protection was difficult to penetrate by shells for the ultimate battleship. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info╔╗ Especially the ultimate battleship of the German Navy, the emphasis on armor protection allowed it to withstand a considerable number of large-caliber shells. Theoretically, the Empress was able to withstand 16 non-penetrating 20-inch shells fired from the Ultimate Battleship Guanghua the Great.

In fact, the two sides were in a diplomatic fire of 30 kilometers, and in the case of bad weather and a significant drop in visibility, the hit rate was surprisingly low. The two sides had been fighting for more than an hour, and only the Guanghua Emperor hit the Empress with one shell. Hines's five battleships fired more than 400 shells, but none of them directly hit the Guanghua Emperor.

The Wasp Air Wing used all the aerial bombs and torpedoes and returned home after heavy losses.

Under the raging sea, the German submarine fleet that received the order set off. Since the route taken by Hansen was originally the direction of the ambush of the German submarines, the German submarine group was very close to Li Dingxin's Central Fleet, and in less than 20 minutes, it had already entered the anti-submarine identification circle of the warships on the periphery of the Imperial Chinese Navy. ╔╗

"A large number of submarines of unknown origin have been discovered!"

"Battle alert! Notification from superiors! ”

The rapid anti-submarine combat alarm sounded, and several light cruisers and anti-submarine hunting ships of the Central Fleet quickly assembled in the warning area.

Li Dingxin, who was happy to hit the battleship Queen, immediately frowned after receiving this report.

"What is the Alert Fleet for? So many German submarines were put in? ”

"It seems that these German submarines suddenly appeared in the theater of operations, and there are no loopholes in the patrols of the vigilant warships and anti-submarine aircraft on our periphery."

"You mean they appeared out of thin air?"

"I think the German submarine used some kind of special means and was lurking in the theater of operations all the time. ╔╗”

Li Dingxin now has no time to investigate responsibility, and he has no time to care about where this German submarine force came from and how it avoided the anti-submarine patrols of the Chinese Imperial Navy and Air Force. His main concern now was whether the only forces he had could hold off the German submarine attack.

"More than 70 German U-boats are rapidly approaching our fleet at a distance of no more than 30 kilometers. And we have only a dozen anti-submarine warfare ships, and it is obviously too late to block them all. ”

"Commander, let's avoid it first!"

Liu Chuntang suggested avoiding it for the time being. Wait for the end of the anti-submarine battle to fight the German ships. But it was clear that the Germans would not miss this opportunity.

Hines ordered the Fourth Fleet to divide into two routes, one with three super battleships, and the other with an ultimate battleship and a super battleship, approaching the Guanghua Emperor from two directions, and continuously seizing the T-shaped attack position. At the same time, the German submarines also divided into multiple directions and approached the Guanghua Emperor.

The escort destroyers of the Central Fleet quickly converged around the battleship Guanghua the Great and engaged in anti-submarine warfare.

“34-21。 Put! ”

"35-19, put!"

With an advanced sonar detection system. The Chinese Emperor anti-submarine hunting ship was able to accurately locate the location of the German submarine. Depth charges with a set amount of advance were quickly dropped into the sea.

Beneath the surface of the sea. One anti-submarine bomb after another exploded around the perimeter of the German submarine. For the German U-boat, which had only a thin layer of armor, if it was directly hit by any depth charge, the submarine would be blown to pieces in an instant. ╔╗But most depth charges cannot directly hit the submarine itself, and basically explode around the perimeter.

But even so, the violent blast wave of the depth charge was very powerful. If you are close to the submarine, the shock wave is enough to break through the hull of the submarine, damaging or even sinking the submarine.

This long-dormant German submarine force was itself a suicide force. Their goal was clear, that is, to sink the battleship Guanghua the Great at any cost.

In order to quickly approach the battleship Guanghua the Great. The German submarine group did not make the slightest evasive maneuver and advanced at maximum speed. The propellers operating at high speed make a powerful noise. The anti-submarine sonar soldiers of the Chinese Emperor were able to accurately judge the location of the German submarine and strike a fierce blow.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

With huge waves tens of meters high on the surface of the sea, a German submarine must have been sunk under the surface. ╔╗

However, there were too many German submarines. Even if the Chinese Emperor ** has strong anti-submarine capabilities, he is not busy.

Soon, more than thirty German ships shook off the attack of the anti-submarine fleet of the Chinese Empire and headed straight for the Guanghua Emperor.

"Multiple enemy submarines are approaching!"

"Keep a close eye on the movements of enemy submarines! Feel free to report it! ”

The position of the German submarine detected by sonar was quickly revealed, equipped with advanced electronic display equipment. According to the position of the German submarine, the captain of the Guanghua Emperor adjusted the course of the battleship at any time and avoided the attack range of the German submarine as much as possible.

At this moment, the Guanghua Emperor not only had to lead Hines's surface fleet, but also the German submarines under the surface of the sea, so as to give its own anti-submarine warships enough time to destroy the German submarines trying to get close to the Guanghua Emperor.

However, in this way, the light cruisers and destroyers of the Central Fleet had to stay around the Guanghua Emperor. Their fragile armor protection gave the Hines fleet a target to vent its anger.

Although the hits rate of the ships of the Hines fleet against the battleship Guanghua Emperor is still zero, most of its impact points are very close to the Guanghua Emperor, and the light cruisers and hunting ships that defend the vicinity of the battleship Guanghua Emperor have been affected.

Soon, a 20-inch shell that was originally fired at the battleship Guanghua the Great failed to hit the Guanghua Emperor, but hit the hunting ship DD671, which was 300 meters away from the port side of the Guanghua Emperor.

In an instant, the DD671 destroyer was blown to pieces by a huge bomb weighing 1.8 tons, and more than 100 officers and sailors of the Imperial Chinese Navy were killed, becoming the first warship lost by the Imperial Chinese Navy during the decisive battle between the Chinese and German navies in the Atlantic.

The maximum underwater speed of the German submarine was only 16 knots, and it was very difficult to chase the battleship Guanghua the Great, which had a combat speed of up to 34 knots.

The anti-submarine warships of the Chinese Emperor pursued the German submarines and attacked fiercely, so that the German submarines were sunk one after another.

In order to create an attack opportunity for the German submarines, Vice Admiral Hines immediately made a decision and ordered the five battleships to approach the Guanghua Emperor again, shortening the combat distance to 20 kilometers. Of course, this decision was also made because the light was darkened, and it was narrowed in order to get a better shooting range.

The approach of five German battleships forced the battleship Guanghua the Great to perform several tactical evasive maneuvers. It took a lot of time for the huge battleship to turn left and right, giving the German submarines a chance to approach.

"Multiple torpedoes are approaching!"

A German submarine was given the opportunity to attack and fired six torpedoes at the battleship Guanghua the Great in one go. It's just that the German torpedoes are still at the level of the second generation, without any self-guidance devices, and can only attack in a straight line.

This kind of straight-line attack torpedo was relatively difficult to intercept during World War I, but during World War II, the modernization of the warships of the Imperial Chinese Navy was greatly improved, and the torpedo of this straight-line attack method was not cheap.

"Close-in artillery fire!"

At the sound of an order, the close-in defense guns of the battleship Guanghua Emperor, that is, the Vulcan Dense Array, quickly opened fire on the torpedoes that came from the sea.

The formidable Vulcan Dense Array was capable of firing more than 6,000 shells per minute, and instantly built a tight fire interception network on the sea surface, intercepting all incoming torpedoes. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )