The battle between the two lions does not exist zài victor. To paraphrase an allusion from ancient China, the two tigers compete with each other, the weak will die, and the strong will be seriously injured. In the absence of obvious mistakes on the part of both sides, the battle inflicted huge losses on both the British and Germans, and by the time the battle had been fought, the British had sunk 3 super-dreadnoughts and 2 dreadnoughts. One of them was a valuable Queen Elizabeth-class battleship. It can be described as a heavy loss. And what about the German fleet opposite? Lost 3 Dreadnoughts, 2 of which were upgraded from Dreadnought to Dreadnought. The Germans had a huge advantage in the battle, but it seemed that they were still far from defeating their opponents.

Looking at the still thick smoke screen in the distance, and the damaged fleet behind him, Scheer was caught in a dilemma. The combat effectiveness of the British fleet was beyond his imagination, especially the 5 super dreadnoughts that the Germans considered to be the Tin Leather battleships played a huge role, directly sinking the two German capital ships, if it weren't for the Posen's rather moral cannon, I'm afraid that now Scheer would have to consider flashing people! And in terms of the state of the fleet, the main fleet commanded by Scheer is indeed not suitable for further engagement. Except for the two Nassau-class battleships in the rear, which are in relatively good condition, the 10 battleships in front can be described as miserable.

The Revenge-class battleships fully practiced the truth that caliber is justice. 40 15-inch naval guns put the 4 kings and 2 Caesars on the opposite side into order. After Frederick the Great temporarily withdrew from the battle, Scheer's requirement for these six battleships was not to seek merit but no fault, and began to gradually distance themselves. And also abandoned the half-salvo, trying to suppress the opponent with an ultra-high rate of fire. AS MANY 64 AS MANY 350MM NAVAL GUNS DID HAVE A CERTAIN IMPACT ON 5 REVENGE. In the battle, which lasted more than 2 hours, 5 Revenge ships also lost 11 naval guns. These guns were either ineffective because the barrels were blown off or because the guns were stuck due to vibration. Insufficiently protected chimneys, superstructures, and fragile sighting equipment were also lost, but there was only so much that the Germans could do!

The slow and heavy shelling of the Revenge inflicted great damage on 6 German battleships. Although the British fleet was somewhat inferior in terms of the total number of hits. (The hit rate was close on both sides, but the Germans had an advantage in rate of fire and the number of guns.) But the powerful shells compensated for the low number of hits. IN THIS SUB-BATTLEFIELD BATTLE, THE FOUR KING-CLASS BATTLESHIPS BECAME THE FOCUS OF THE ATTACK, AND AT MEDIUM RANGE, THE KING-CLASS 350MM TURRET FRONT AND 180MM INCLINED HEAD DOOR WERE A LITTLE VULNERABLE TO THE ATTACK OF THE 15-INCH HEAVY GUN, AND THEY ALSO HIT THE TURRET. The Revengeance class had more than half a chance of being able to block the opposing shells, while the German battleships faced almost direct 15-inch shells at a distance of 14,000 yards. This also caused the German battleships to lose a lot of firepower, and when the two sides separated, only 22 of the 40 main guns of the 4 Kings class could be used. Almost half of them were lost, and the most tragic Elector had only 2 main guns left to use, almost losing its combat effectiveness.

The greater losses of the German battleships were in the hull, and almost every one of the six King-class battleships involved in the siege of the revenge class had its main belt through. However, because of good luck and optimized positioning, the losses are within a certain range. The King's is more than just 2 more guns than the Caesar. The split deployment in the power compartment and the thicker ton of partitions allowed it to keep the damage to a small extent. But even so, 2 King-class battleships lost a third of their power during the engagement, for various reasons, and more than 1,700 tons of water entered, and the hulls of 2 Caesars and 1 King were torn open from 3 to 7 square meters. Although the water ingress has been temporarily controlled, the situation is more dangerous if the fight continues. And the most fortunate King hull barely suffered much damage. It's just a minor injury.

AS FOR THE 4 BATTLESHIPS BEHIND AND THE BRITISH 343MM GUNS SUPER DREADNOUGHT, THE SITUATION IS NOT VERY GOOD. Overall, although one battleship was lost due to Thuringia's underwater bullets, in terms of remaining firepower, the Germans still had 18 guns left in their four battleships. Germany estimated that the opponent had at least 24 or so artillery pieces that could be used, and it was also a big disadvantage to fight. There are also the last two Nassau-class battleships that are based on dreadnoughts. Now the battle is also a little shrunken, the losses caused by the enemy ships are not very large, the key is that the ammunition consumption of engaging two warships at the same time is a bit large, and these refurbished super dreadnoughts have less ammunition than Caesar.

To sum up, judging from the main fleet of Scheer alone, it is a little powerless to fight! If it weren't for the fact that the situation on Hipper's side was better, Scheer would have planned to talk about it directly. After destroying the war-weariness, Thomas realized for the first time that the British were at a disadvantage in this most elite battleship duel. His own task has changed from taking out the opponent to holding him back. The task of inflicting heavy damage on the German fleet was left to Jericho, so Thomas took full advantage of the auxiliary warships and opened the distance between the German fleet with smoke screens and torpedoes, and the two sides went from hand-to-hand combat at the beginning to long-range hanging fire. To paraphrase boxing, it was the British's decision to use the "points" to win and drag their opponents.

Although Hipper was very unwilling and wanted to rely on the advantage of medium and short range to completely defeat Thomas, but when a light cruiser formation was filled in, and Thomas on the opposite side still had a large number of light cruisers and destroyers, Hipper realized that even if all the auxiliary warships were pulled up, it would definitely not be enough to cover the fleet to re-enter the best combat distance of about 12KM. Although in the ensuing battle, Hipper managed to severely damage two other Queen-class battleships. But his own Goeburn and Bavaria were also not lightly injured. It's just a small profit.

So the battle came to this point, although the Germans had a clear advantage in the number of sunk battleships, but considering the combat effectiveness of the remaining battleships that could still fight, the two sides were really half-hearted. The six refurbished Superintrepids, on which the German Navy's top brass had high hopes, did not give the German Navy the overwhelming superiority as envisaged. The end result is still only a slight advantage. At this time, Scheer was very entangled, should he follow Tirpitz's request, either strive for victory, or hold the battle flag high and sink to the bottom of the sea, or accept it when he sees it?

Historically, Schell said that he could not beat the Royal Navy after the Battle of Jutland, and although the German High Seas Fleet had obtained the same status as the British fleet at this time, but whether it was really fought to the end, Schell was still very hesitant, after all, judging from the current situation, one side died, and the other side was definitely not in a good situation. The 20 years of accumulation of the High Seas Fleet are not just about defeating opponents! It carried the mission of galloping across the ocean after the war. As a continental country, sea power is always a heavy topic. And judging by the current situation, Scheer can go. Of course, if only from a tactical level, fighting in the enemy's sea area, all kinds of accidents can happen, for example, what if the land-based air force that does not know how to move, for example, the armored cruiser formation of the British is transferred over, and then launched a large-scale lightning strike under the cover of the main fleet!

And just when Scheer was undecided, Jericho on the opposite side was actively preparing a sharp counterattack. If the telegram is correct, torpedo planes from the Royal Navy's land-based aviation will appear above his head in 20 minutes. There are a total of 48 torpedo planes in this wave, which will form 4 assault formations. At the same time, there are also a number of fighter escorts. According to the pre-war plan, these torpedo planes were to aim as far as possible at the middle of the battle line of the German naval fleet, because attacking enemy ships in this position would have the least room for the enemy to maneuver, and at the same time, even if the attack could not be effective, at least it would be possible to disrupt the opponent's formation. As for the third point, it's a bit of a big luck, both sides are used to deploying the flagship in the middle, and if the other party's flagship can be heavily damaged or sunk, it will make a lot of money.

"When will the armored cruiser formation arrive?" Jericho asked, the British Grand Fleet had telegraphed the scattered former dreadnought armored cruisers to come over for reinforcements when the German fleet was discovered, but now it seemed that these old and poorly maintained guys were going to miss the battle.

"At least one and a half hours." An officer next to him thought for a moment and said. "We can't wait that long, and if we choose to wait, then we will lose our superiority in the air. I think they're a little bit more reliable than the old antiques. Jericho decided to wait until the Sailfish arrived! The situation of the British was not much better than that of the Germans, and it could be said that the Jericho fleet had the advantage, and the Thomas fleet was repaired enough. The situation is the opposite of that of the opponent, and if there is no support, Jericho may also have to consider retreating, although the score is now a loss for the British.

At this time, both sides are like two samurai in heavy armor and holding giant swords, after a long time of attack, the heavy armor of both sides has been broken, and if you continue to fight, every knife will be very deadly! And just as the smoke gradually cleared and the fleets of the two sides reappeared in each other's field of vision, the black dots that appeared in the sky in the distance made Scheer's heart tighten! The time has finally come, although they did not catch up with the first wave of engagement, but in the face of the exhausted German fleet, the air attack at this time is the most deadly, the reason is very simple, almost all the anti-aircraft guns on the capital ships are not protected by armor, in the battle just now, a large shrapnel can lead to the destruction of an 88MM gun. However, fortunately, several seaplane carriers prepared by the Germans did not receive any impact in the battle just now. (All hid on the other side of the battle line.) It's up to them to see what they are looking at!

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