The Lion, Vice Admiral Betty's flagship, was now the lead ship of the entire Allied battle line, followed by the "Royal Princess" of the 1st Battle Cruiser Detachment and the "Tiger", the only remaining ship of the 2nd Battle Cruiser Detachment, each of the three ships was equipped with four twin 13.5-inch (343 mm) main gun turrets arranged in the full center line, and the turret and waterline armor were up to 9 inches (229 mm) thick. This was followed by Rear Admiral Thomas's Fifth Battleship Detachment, HMS Revenge, HMS Elizabeth, and HMS Brave, each with two twin 15-inch (381 mm) main gun turrets in a centerline piggyback arrangement, with turrets and waterline armor ranging from 13 inches (330 mm) to 13.5 inches (343 mm) in the fore and aft.

Their opponents were six Thunderbolt-class battle cruisers of the reconnaissance units of the East Asian Army, each with two twin 350-mm main gun turrets in a center-line piggyback arrangement, with a maximum thickness of 305 mm turret and waterline armor.

Six against six, "Lion" against "Thunder", "Royal Princess" against "Thunder", "Tiger" against "Thunder", "Revenge" against "Thunder", "Queen Elizabeth" against "Kirishima", "Brave" against "Haruna", and the seemingly fair duel has been going on for 15 minutes.

"The Conqueror exploded and sank." Second Staff Lieutenant Colonel Kanter coldly reminded Betty.

Betty shrugged, tickling fingers rubbing meaninglessly against the edge of the soft hat above her head: "That's none of our business, look at the other side, the other side." "The artillery fire on the opposite side is more accurate than ours and faster than us." Kante didn't open any pot, "In 10 minutes, the ship was hit by 5 bullets, and only 3 shells were confirmed to have hit the enemy ship." ”

The corners of Betty's mouth twitched slightly: "It's not something you and I can control, God will give him what he thinks is fair arbitration." ”

What is fair arbitration......

Outside the window, orange flames flashed, the hull of the ship shook, and the sound of cannon swept across the deck. Stirring Betty's eardrums, another volley shot out.

Betty unconsciously silently counted seconds in her heart, and sure enough, in the interval between the next salvo, the opponent fired at least two rounds of shells, 4 rounds each, apparently using the half-salvo method, that is, each salvo only uses the barrel on one side of the turret, and the other side is used in the next round, so that the time between each salvo can naturally be shortened. However, since the number of projectiles per round is only half of that of a full salvo, the probability of a single round of projectiles should theoretically be inferior to the latter.

Theoretically......

Betty now had no need for any theory, and had no intention of weighing the pros and cons of a full salvo or a half salvo, his ship had become an integral part of the "most powerful battle line of steel in history", and he had no right to act autonomously until he received a new order from the commander-in-chief, and he was the only one who could do it. It's just waiting, waiting for that...... God gives the arbitration.

Suddenly. A low, strange, devouring roar sent a chill down Betty's heart. A frightened and terrifying scream was heard from the speaker: "The Royal Princess in the back...... Exploded! ”

Betty's face sank. Fist Swing angrily: "Replace the observer who only screams." ”

"Commander. Now is not the time to deal with such trivial matters. The real battle has just begun. Please be patient. Kante ignored Betty's anger. Speak boldly.

The distorted and transposed voice in the speakers unconsciously continued to spread the terrified toxin

"The plume of smoke rises above the clouds...... Seeing the bow of the ship, completely lifted out of the water, it was sinking. Sink fast. Oh my God. I just saw it. It's going to be gone...... It's gone. Completely gone. All that was left was black smoke, steam, and swirls......"

The flagship of the reconnaissance unit of the East Asian Army "Thunderbolt".

There was jubilation in the bridge. Only Yuan Feng, whose head was wrapped in a bloody bandage, did not move.

"Commander. It's a blast! Another one exploded, the British ship is really sturdy."

"The thunder has made a meritorious service. Next up is 2-on-1, hurry up and send Betty's flagship to the bottom of the sea! ”

"Long live the thunder number. Long live the long pipe 3.5 million! ”

Yuan Feng, who was reclining on the steel sailing chair, lifted his knife with a slash, instantly shattering the carnival atmosphere, and half of the young staff officers also wrapped their eyes away from the towering black pillar of smoke 17,000 yards away, and instead focused on Yuan Feng's thick, round face that showed no emotion.

Yuan Feng endured the stinging pain on his bulb head, still pressed his knee with one hand and the knife with the other, and said slightly: "Can anyone tell me what the situation of the ship behind the thunder is now?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, but in a few seconds they reacted together, and when they boarded, they rushed to the flying bridge protruding on both sides of the mainmast, scrambling to look in the direction of the stern, and a few two or three people also used signal flags and communication lights to ask questions directly to the ship behind.

"4 rounds of thunder were hit, some auxiliary guns were damaged, and a fire broke out near the rear mast......"

"5 lightning bolts, flooding in the stern, malfunction of the rotation mechanism of the A turret, damage to 2 150 guns in the front of starboard side......"

"Kirishima was hit by 6 bullets, the starboard secondary gun was completely extinguished, the B turret was penetrated and caused an internal fire, and the ammunition depot was filled with water......"

"Haruna was hit by 5 shots, a lot of water entered the bow and stern, the rear mast collapsed, and the C turret could only use the left gun ......"

Due to the time lag in signal transmission and the rapid changes in the battle situation, the damage reports that had long been outdated came one after another at the moment of delivery, and in the meantime, the "Thunder", which had just forcibly "inserted" the "royal princess" with a 350-millimeter bullet, had turned its artillery fire to the "Thunderbolt" against the "Lion".

"Sure enough, it is the strongest and most advanced warship of the British Empire...... It's not possible to fight hard with a battle patrol, not to mention that the two boats in Ben have been washed solidly by the rain of bullets just now......"

Yuan Feng muttered to himself while listening to the report, but completely forgot that the large-caliber shells that his ship had eaten before were not much worse than those two unlucky ships.

There was a sudden shock under his body, Yuan Feng felt that his heavy big ass had flown off the chair, and for a moment when his mind was suddenly blank, he smashed the steel plate with a hundred ** ten pounds of bear body, which made him grin in pain, and he almost reached out to confirm whether the baby was still there.

"A turret shot! Erupt fire! ”

"The bow was shot in the waterline, and the water entered rapidly"

It's all crooked like that, and you can still hit 2 bullets in one salvo? And also penetrate the main turret and the waterline at the same time?

"I had a lot of luck today...... Ladies and gentlemen, I really bow to you. ”

Yuan Feng muttered insincerely, and by the way, he folded his hands and greeted the Bodhisattvas who had worshiped before the war without any dirty words.