"Damn! Damn the Spaniards, they actually used such a despicable and shameless tactic! "On the battleship 'Sultan' of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Mehmet . Kebal. Pasha thundered. There is no doubt that this tactic adopted by the Spaniards made the Ottoman Imperial Navy very uncomfortable. At this distance, it is very difficult for them to hit the opponent's battleship. This puts them almost in a situation where they are beaten passively. The Spanish Navy, on the other hand, could take advantage of this opportunity to inflict heavy damage on the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

Although the Ottoman Empire has always had a navy, in the Balkan Wars a few decades ago, Britain and France jointly eliminated the navy of the Ottoman Empire, and the navy of the Ottoman Empire has since declined. It was only after the end of the last world war that the Ottoman Empire began to rebuild its navy. Because of its extremely backward shipbuilding industry, all the warships of the Ottoman Imperial Turkish Navy, from large battleships to small destroyers and even gunboats, were purchased from other countries. When they were close to the Chinese Empire, they purchased warships from the Chinese Empire. After the two countries became hostile, the Ottoman Empire began to purchase warships from the German Empire.

However, the purchase of warships from Tongguò allowed the Ottoman Turkish Navy to have a powerful navy second only to the Chinese Empire and Germany in terms of the number of capital ships. However, the combat effectiveness of the navy cannot be bought, and this requires arduous training and repeated battles between blood and fire. The Ottoman Turkish Empire, although it hired retired admirals from the German Empire and Great Britain to train their navy, but. In terms of naval combat effectiveness, it still cannot be compared with the Spanish Navy, which has experienced real naval battles.

In the last world war. The Spanish Navy assisted the Imperial Chinese Navy in a bloody battle with the British Navy. Only, in front of the mighty British Navy. The Spanish Navy paid a heavy price. Had it not been for the timely arrival of the Chinese Navy, they might have been wiped out. But even so, the Spanish navy, which had experienced a brutal naval battle, was reborn, which greatly improved the strength of their navy. In terms of naval strength alone, I am afraid that only the Chinese Empire and the German Empire can defeat the Spanish navy.

The Chinese Empire is now the world's most powerful country and the hegemon of the seas. China's navy, both in size and strength, is deservedly the world's first. The German Empire followed. Although the German Empire's navy was established for a short time, it developed rapidly after receiving almost all of the British naval heritage. Coupled with the size of their fleet, they are firmly in the second place among the world's navies. However, if in this world war, the Chinese Empire can win again and defeat the Imperial German Navy. Then, the Spanish Navy after the war will definitely be able to become the second largest navy in the world.

Of course. That's all for later. At present, the most important thing for the Spanish Navy is to get rid of the Ottoman Navy in front of it. Otherwise, everything else is empty talk.

After the Spanish navy deliberately controlled the distance between the two sides, the Ottoman Turkish Imperial Navy suddenly found itself in a difficult situation. at this distance. It's hard for them to hit each other. And he was constantly hit by the Spanish Navy. If it continues like this, it will only make them pay a heavy price in the end, and even lose and blow up into a war.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The battleship 'Queen' fired another volley. Before the previous salvos, the battleship "Queen" formed a straddle fire at the battleship "Sultan", the flagship of the Ottoman Turkish Navy. Arguably. It is precisely because of this that the battleship "Queen" hit the battleship "Sultan". Then it's just a matter of time. It's just that the luck of the battleship 'Queen' does not seem to be too good, and five salvos in the face did not hit the target.

This time, the bad luck of the battleship 'Queen' seems to have come to an end. In this salvo, two of the nine 343-mm shells hit the battleship 'Sultan'. One hit the starboard side of the battleship 'Sultan' and lifted two 155-mm secondary guns directly into the sea. Another shell hit the No. 1 main turret on the foredeck of the battleship 'Sultan'. However, because the shell hit at the wrong angle, after hitting the No. 1 main turret, the shell did not penetrate the thick main turret armor. However, after the shell exploded, a piece of shmelage stuck the steering mechanism of the main turret, making it impossible for the main turret to turn any longer, which directly led to the loss of a quarter of the combat effectiveness of the battleship 'Sultan'. However, the other three twin 343mm guns were still firing heavily, which was not a serious injury to the battleship 'Sultan'. However, this was only the first time that the battleship "Queen" hit the battleship "Sultan", and in the subsequent shelling, the battleship "Queen" hit the battleship "Sultan" many times, causing great damage to the opponent.

The battleship, which was at the top of the battle line on both sides, fought particularly fiercely. The four twin 343mm guns of the Imperial Ottoman Turkish Navy's battleship 'Abdul' fired frantically, but their shells were difficult to hit their targets because of the distance. The battleship 'Ferdinand VII' of the Spanish Navy, which fought against it, showed extreme bravery. Three triple 343-mm guns have long been fired with concentrated fire. Moreover, in previous battles, the battleship 'Abdul' has been hit many times. However, it did not deal a devastating blow to the battleship "Abdul".

At 9:15 a.m., the three triple 343-mm guns on the battleship 'Ferdinand VII' opened fire again fiercely, and nine armor-piercing shells weighing hundreds of kilograms roared towards the target 10,000 meters away. Half a minute later, shells fell from the head of the battleship 'Abdul'. Of the 9 shells, only one hit the target. However, it was this shell that dealt a fatal blow to the battleship 'Abdul', which directly asked for the battleship named after the Sultan of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

The bomb, weighing several hundred kilograms, hit the No. 1 main gun of the battleship 'Abdul' almost vertically. The weak armor on the top of the main turret could not withstand this powerful armor-piercing projectile. The shell pierced the No. 1 main turret of the battleship 'Abdul' with a light light and exploded inside the turret. At this moment, two 343-mm shells had just been lifted up from the ammunition depot and converted into the turret. In addition to two shells, there were propellants weighing hundreds of kilograms.

As a result, these two shells and hundreds of kilograms of propellant were detonated. The power was so great that the No. 1 main gun turret of the battleship 'Abdul' was about to be blown up. Even the No. 2 main turret with it behind it was heavily damaged, and the whole thing was lifted off, and it was no longer possible to design it.

But the deadliest doesn't stop there. After the explosion of the No. 1 main turret, the flames spread downward, and at this moment the ammunition depot had just been opened and not closed, so that the flames spread to the ammunition depot. At this moment, there are hundreds of 343-mm shells in the ammunition depot. If these shells are detonated, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Although, the commander of the battleship 'Abdul' gave the order to fill the ammunition depot with water at the first time. However, it was still too late. In the panic, the naval officers and men of the Ottoman Turkish Empire were so scrambling that the ammunition depot was detonated before they could get ready.

I saw a huge fireball rising on the foredeck of the battleship 'Abdul'. The tremendous force of the explosion of hundreds of 343 mm directly destroyed the entire front half of the battleship 'Abdul'. The hard steel plate was directly blown to pieces, and the entire capital of the ship had disappeared, as if it had been bitten by some monster.

After the explosion, sea water rushed into the battleship 'Abdul'. With such heavy injuries, it was simply impossible for the battleship to hold out. The remaining part of the battleship began to sink into the sea rapidly. The officers and men of the navy, who had not yet been killed in the battleship, frantically jumped into the sea, trying to survive, as if they were dumplings.

However, these efforts of theirs are in vain. After the rapid sinking of the battleship 'Abdul', a huge whirlpool was formed on the surface of the sea. And the surrounding qiē was swept into the spiral nest. Of the more than 1,000 naval officers and sailors on the battleship, none of them survived.

The battleship 'Abdul' was sunk, which stunned the navy of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and for a moment did not know what to do. This was one of the two most powerful warships of the Ottoman Imperial Navy, and it was sunk at the beginning of the war. This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Ottoman Turkish Imperial Navy. In addition, the loss of this battleship would have eliminated the numerical superiority of the Ottoman Turkish Navy, and at the same time, due to the quality of the battleships, they would be at a faint disadvantage. The situation in the naval battle became increasingly unfavorable for the Ottoman Turkish Empire Navy.

"Haha! Well done. Send a telegram to the battleship Ferdinand VII and ask them to join us in flanking the enemy's flagship battleship Sultan and completely destroying the Ottomans! Admiral Antonio exclaimed excitedly. (To be continued......)

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