After the Seven Provinces sank to the bottom of the sea, the two Longxu-class battlecruisers and the Scharnhorst began to concentrate their fire on the Danton, Glory, and Amsterdam. When the Russian-Dutch fleet attacked the Gneisenau, the Huaxia fleet also sent shells to the opposing warships. There are no more than 3 main guns left on the Amsterdam, which no longer poses any threat to the capital ship. So not the first target. And the remaining two Russian warships were taken care of.

Under the concentrated fire of as many as 16 12-inch guns and 6 11-inch guns, the first to suffer was the Glorious. The attack of more than a dozen heavy guns was simply not something that this second-rate dreadnought could withstand. Violent explosions resounded throughout the battleship. From time to time, orange fireballs rose over the battleship. The huge battleship trembled under the shelling again and again. The sound of metal shattering and cabin collapse was chilling.

By the time the Gneisenau was slowly sinking into the sea, the Glory was already covered in bruises. The two turrets at the bow of the ship have been turned into two huge torches, which were caused by the penetration of two armor-piercing shells from the side, in order to increase the rate of fire, the Russians stacked a large number of shells and propellant packs on the gun emplacement, and the two shells ignited the propellant and shells in them, and the violent explosion tore everything in the turret, and even the strong frontal armor of the turret was shaken away by the violent explosion. At this time, the original shadow of the turret was no longer visible, only a few red-hot steel plates and damaged parts remained.

The 11-inch thick armor stubbornly protected the ship's hull. Although it has not been penetrated for the time being, it has been repeatedly hit by naval guns. Large steel plates began to detach from the hull, and violent impacts and explosions were transmitted through the armor to the back plate, where the willow nails and back plate used to hold the steel plates in place were shattered or detached. Even the frontal armor fell from the hull. The raging sea water poured into the interior of the battleship along the cracks.

The hull amidships protected by heavy armor are still the same, and only the bow and tail protected by light armor are made into honeycombs, and not only can the 12-inch heavy guns easily penetrate, but even the 6-inch guns equipped with caps can also cut holes in them. The Russian damage management team has been struggling to delay the demise of this battleship, but at this moment the battleship is on the verge of falling apart, and the entire battleship has been hit by large-caliber guns at least 15 times! The hull tilt angle has also reached 19 degrees! At such an angle, the main gun was already unusable. And the firing angle of the secondary gun was also compressed to the limit. In just over half an hour, after the battle of the Seven Provinces was sunk, the Glory will follow in the footsteps of the Seven Provinces!

Everything went very well. But at this moment. Something quite unexpected happened. Just when the Huaxia fleet was besieging the Glorious, a shell fired by the Dandong fell into the water less than 20 meters from the bow side chord of the Scharnhorst, and it was supposed that this shell should have exploded directly, but who would have thought. This shell after entering the water. The fuse of the shell did not open, and after the shell entered the water, the body of the projectile gradually straightened, like a torpedo, and rushed into the bow of the Scharnhorst!

Generally speaking, the destructive power of torpedoes is mainly due to the explosion of explosives in the mine head, which produces huge high-pressure, high-temperature bubbles to crush the hull. The real impact force is actually not very large. Not even the hull of the ship could be broken. But the underwater bullet is different, although the warhead is far less powerful than the torpedo, but it is an armor-piercing shell, not to mention the hull, even the internal compartments and highly elastic steel can be penetrated one by one, this underwater bullet easily shredded the underwater protection system of the Scharnhorst. And there was an explosion outside the liquid tank!

The exploded shell exploded like a small torpedo close to the last layer of highly elastic steel. The entire lightning protection next door was completely shattered, and that's not all. After the explosion of this shell was the torpedo compartment of the Scharnhorst! Although the torpedo has long been removed, the compressed air cylinder stored inside has not been removed, and the compressed air can also explode!

As a result, dozens of cylinders exploded like this! Originally, the water bullet made a wide hole in the sidestring of the Scharnhorst. And after the explosion of the compressed air cylinder inside, the water ingress of the entire bow of the ship was uncontrollable! This situation is exactly the same as Xu Jie's Lu Zoufu on that plane! Lütsov also sank because the bow of the ship could not be controlled. In terms of the number of hits, the Seydlitz is more than Lütsov, and in terms of tonnage and design level, Lütsov is stronger than Sedlitz. But the worst result was that the Lytsov, which was shot in the water, did not return, and the Seydlitz crookedly returned to the port of Kiel!

The mine protection system of the German battleship was actually incomplete, although relying on the larger vertical body and subdivided compartments made the whole battleship have a high level of protection, compared with the super dreadnought British battleship, a German battle cruiser hit two mines and went back alive. But good performance doesn't mask this lack of defense. The German battleship mine protection system had only two layers, one with an empty compartment on the outside and one with a liquid tank on the inside. The ideal lightning protection should be at least three layers, the outer layer of empty silos, the middle layer of liquid tanks, and the inner layer of empty silos. The innermost empty compartment is used to contain the remaining energy generated by the explosion of a bullet in the water or torpedo, and to weaken the energy that hits the lightning wall as much as possible, only in this way can it be considered complete.

After being hit by this very lucky shell, the bow of the Scharnhorst was almost completely submerged, and the battleship was heavily tilted. The two guns of the A turret were also unusable due to angle problems, and the combat effectiveness of the entire battleship was greatly reduced. Even the speed of the ship was reduced due to the ingress of water and tilting. The war has reached this point, it can be said that victory is in sight, but the Scharnhorst encountered this, if it is a standard 20,000-ton dreadnought, it may be able to continue, but the Scharnhorst only has a displacement of 15,000. To put it bluntly, it's a larger cruiser. The shell also had after-effects enough to pose a lethal threat.

The sinking of the Glory and Amsterdam was a foregone conclusion, and the two battleships, having been almost destroyed, were handed over to the torpedo boats and light cruisers, and the two battleships were now floating on the surface of the sea like two piles of garbage. The hull is heavily tilted, and the superstructure resembles a huge torch. After several torpedo boats reported that the Russian troops were withdrawn, they approached and fired torpedoes at a distance of less than 1KM. These two Russian battleships were sent to the bottom of the sea.

As a result, the only one still fighting in this sea area is the Dandong. The battleship, which had badly damaged the Scharnhorst, began to chase after the Scharnhorst, which had lost much of its mobility. Ignoring the attacks of the two Longxu classes, they desperately want to bring this battleship with them! However, in terms of output, the two Longxu-class battleships are still much higher than the Dandong, which is a half-way monk. At a distance of 6KM, the two capital ships of the Huaxia Fleet without interference played with an accuracy comparable to training! Even in the most accurate round, the Long Xu shot 8 salvos at a time and hit the opponent 3 shots! Three huge fireballs exploded on the Danton almost simultaneously, and one of the shells hit the hull amidships, causing the two main turrets to malfunction due to the vibration. Another shell destroyed the compass bridge of the Danton. A storm of fire swept through the surrounding compartments, killing all the Russian officers and men inside, and the last shell hit the chimney. Blow this chimney to smithereens.

"We have done our best, 7 main guns on the side of the battle have been destroyed 5. We lost the ability to fight back at the most recalcitrant time. The main engine of the battleship has been damaged, and most of the boilers have been extinguished by water ingress and shrapnel blows. However, we were able to deal a heavy blow to the Scharnhorst, and although it was still floating on the surface, its bow was largely destroyed. And there was a very serious first tilt. I guess I can't go back. The captain of the Dandong wrote in his diary at the last moment.

Subsequently, the Russian captain gave the order to raise the white flag and surrender. The war has come to this point, and the Dandong is actually meaningless. Their purpose has been achieved. The two German warships eventually remained in the area. And the Russian Navy has more or less retained its last dignity. With the raised white flag, the Dandong gave up resistance, and then opened the sea valve and sank itself. The remaining crew also began to evacuate from the battleship.

"Damn the Russians!" The German officers and men on the Scharnhorst looked at the Danton, which had given up resistance, and couldn't help but curse. Now they know perfectly well that the Russians are desperately charging this time to destroy two German battleships! What a hatred this is! They turned a deaf ear to the attack of the Huaxia Navy. Instead, he stared at himself and slammed it. This hatred, which has transcended reason, also makes the Germans angry! Before Russia and Germany were at war, the seeds of hatred were already planted in the navies of both countries!

"The Scharnhorst is a bit outdated." Compared with the anger of others, Count Spee, as the commander of the German fleet, saw very openly, war is inherently sacrificed, and he can sacrifice himself for victory. It's even more said to be a battleship. The Scharnhorst was actually a first-class experimental warship of the German High Seas Fleet. The German Navy has a lot to learn from this battle, and these two ships should be used as tuition! And according to the agreement, the Huaxia Navy will have to compensate after the sinking of these two warships!

"Tell everyone that we will soon have more powerful warships, and we don't need to grieve for these two ships, because they have fulfilled their mission, they were sunk on the battlefield, not in the shipbreaking yard!" Count Spee said.

And just after the confrontation on this battlefield ended, the Russian Navy lost 4 more capital warships, and on the entire battlefield, the Russian fleet was left with only 4 Borodino-class battleships, and they were fighting with the 5 dreadnought-class battleships of the Huaxia Navy at this time. And when the Longxu-class battlecruisers were freed, the final fate of the Russian fleet had been decided, sinking or surrendering!

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