Almost all large-caliber guns have two cases, the former for firing high-explosive shells and the latter for firing armor-piercing shells. However, in history, individual artillery still used a strong charge, which means that the amount of firing charge is higher than normal! The British's 13.5-inch gun is such a kind of artillery, to be honest, just from the number of guns, the British's 13.5-inch gun can use a normal charge, with a 135KG projectile, with a 135KG projectile, the muzzle velocity of nearly 640KG can be hit by nearly 780 meters per second. At best, this power can only be considered decent. After all, the Americans' 14-inch L45 naval guns could hit shells of almost the same weight with a muzzle velocity of 790 meters per second, and the Austro-Hungarian 350L45 made shells of comparable weight fly out of the muzzle velocity of 820.

But after changing to a strong charge, it is different, driven by a high-energy propellant of about 190KG, this gun can hit a muzzle velocity of 863 meters per second! THIS NUMBER JÙ EVEN THREW THE AUTRO-HUNGARIAN 350MM HEAVY ARTILLERY OUT OF THE WAY! Although naval guns have never played such a high speed in history, in this plane, when various circumstances have changed, the 13.5-inch guns used on the capital ship also have the ability to shoot 640KG shells with an initial velocity of 850! Coupled with the American cap-piercing shell, this power is quite impressive! Although there is still a bit of a gap with the first-line artillery, it has already stabilized the naval guns of the same level of the allies!

The British were really in a hurry this time and no longer cared about the wear and tear of the artillery. Under the influence of the strong charge, the New Zealand has fully possessed the ability to pierce the Moltke at medium distance! And at this distance. Germany's 350L45 has no way to take the other side. In addition, the Moltke's luck did bear a bit, and the 13.5-inch shell that hit the No. 2 turret battery pierced through the armor of the turret and even lit the shells and cartridges in the dressing room along the way, although the number is not very large. But there were also almost 10 kits and a dozen shells. Not only did the violent explosion destroy the entire turret, but the ensuing fire began to spread along the surrounding corridors along with the shockwave from the explosion, and some of the sturdy compartments were directly shredded by the furious energy. In ammunition depots or other heavily protected places, although the flames are not used, the high temperature also makes the temperature of these core areas skyrocket. What's even more tragic is that I think it was because of the explosion. The motor compartment inside the battleship sucked in air containing a large amount of smoke and metal powder, directly leading to the failure of the motor, just like the Queen. The first half of the Moltke's power supply was also largely destroyed, and the fire that began to spread could not be contained.

But the Moltke disaster was much more than that, as a shot hit the rear of the hull pierced the Moltke's relatively fragile underwater protection system like a sharp spear, and then plunged headlong into the engine room. The turbine, which was running fast, was smashed by this hammer, which weighed hundreds of kilograms and had a speed of more than 200 meters per second. It completely turned into a pile of parts, and under the action of inertia, it carried out an indiscriminate attack on all objects in the entire cabin! THE HIGHLY ELASTIC STEEL WITH A THICKNESS OF UP TO 20MM COULD NOT STOP THE LARGE FRAGMENTS AT ALL, AND THE ENTIRE CABIN PARTITION WAS INSTANTLY BEATEN INTO A SIEVE, AND THE SCATTERED SHRAPNEL EVEN PENETRATED SEVERAL CABINS IN A ROW, AND THEN SMASHED THE PERSONNEL WHO WERE WORKING IN A CERTAIN CABIN INTO A BALL OF FLESH!

The destruction of the engine room completely deprived the entire battleship of power, and violent collisions and explosions continued to come from the inside of the hull, and the whole battleship trembled like chaff. The smoke from the chimney began to dissipate, replaced by steam and flames gushing from the breaches in various places. The entire battleship is now on fire in the first half. The whole ship lost power, and at the same time the cabin was flooded with a large amount of water. The battleship lost control, and its firepower was almost reduced to 0. After informing Hipper, the battle-hardened veteran's final outcome was to sink himself.

The accompanying light cruisers had already gone up to receive the withdrawn personnel, looking at the tilted battleship and the constantly beating flames on it, and at the battered sideboard. Many German officers and soldiers left tears, and after many bloody battles, the Germans suffered huge losses, and such scenes have been experienced too much, and many of them have abandoned the ship for the second time. The veterans comforted the newcomers on the ship while helping them evacuate. The war continues, but their battle is over!

"It's not good." Thomas muttered to himself as he looked at the information that had been gathered. Just before the Moltke was abandoned, the Australia had also been destroyed, and on the face of it the two sides were one for one. Both sides did not lose money or gain, but in fact the British avant-garde fleet was generally suppressed, and if for some reason the German battleships for some time fought on their own, they did not take an aggressive approach to expand their advantage. But even then, the British fleet was already showing signs of collapse, and even the mighty War Weary was no longer able to bear it. If the battle continues, the Warweary will be the first Queen Elizabeth-class battleship to be destroyed!

"General, there seems to be something wrong with the Warweary." A staff officer said with some panic in his tone. "What about the telegraph? Take it for me to see. Thomas frowned slightly. Both sides are standard battle lines, and the view of the rear between each other is almost blocked by follow-up warships, so under normal circumstances, you can only know the situation of the battleship by guò telegram, and just now from the intelligence reported by each ship, although the war-weariness was beaten badly, it seems that it can still hold on, is there a new situation?

"Look, General, it seems that the war-weariness has a problem with the steering gear, and the battleship has been out of the combat sequence!" There is no telegram to report at all. Following the direction his subordinates pointed, Thomas could see a huge battleship slowly detached from the battle line, like a log suspended on the surface of a lake, making irregular movements under the dictation of the ocean current! And what's even more terrifying is that the war-weariness is thinking about the approaching enemy battle line in the distance! This is undoubtedly a fool for the War-Weary Horn, which has lost half of its firepower!

The Warweary was unlucky, and just ten minutes earlier, two 15-inch shells had hit the stern of the ship, one of which had broken through the tail armor belt and dismantled the entire wheelhouse to pieces. Another shell took away the repairers and a propeller shaft that arrived later. The servo was destroyed, and it was not even possible to adjust the propeller speed to ensure the course with guò, because the propeller shaft was also destroyed. Although the British tried their best to save the battleship, under the effect of inertia, the battleship still deviated from the course and headed for the German fleet at an oblique direction!

"Give up?" Looking at the war-weariness in the distance, Thomas's heart was like a knife, the loss of the Australia had already made his heart ache, and if he lost one more Queen Elizabeth-class battleship, then the shape of the avant-garde fleet would deteriorate dramatically! The war-weary, swaying in the wind and waves, had become a target by this time. If there is to be a rescue, it is necessary to act immediately, at least to temporarily force the German fleet back! "Light cruisers and destroyers launch lightning strikes, we need to buy time for the warweariness to be repaired!" It's impossible to say whether the War Weary will be able to regain Thomas, but Thomas must come to the rescue with all his might, even if there is only one percent hope! Do your best and let God do your best!

And the Germans on the other side thought that they were wrong at first, after all, the battlefield was full of gunsmoke, and after a period of shooting, all kinds of smoke screens on the battlefield had reached a situation that could affect the cause. Thomas was close enough to see that the war weariness was out of control, but in the eyes of the German fleet more than ten kilometers away, the war weariness at this time seemed to be just some problems with the track, and he didn't expect that the war weariness had lost control at the first time, and at this time, the appearance of Thomas's light cruisers and mine strikers made the Germans realize that the British seemed to want to protect something important! Otherwise, precious auxiliary warships would never have been sent in such a situation! While the Germans were still hesitating, two British light cruisers, which had already rushed up, pulled out a smoke screen to envelop the War Weary in a smoke screen. And the remaining light cruisers led the thunderbolts to the German fleet!

"There's something wrong with the Warweary! The British tried to save the battleship! A thought popped into Hipper's head in an instant. Strike the ship and take out that big guy! Hippert pointed in the direction of the war-weary in the distance and roared loudly, gritting his teeth with hatred for the Queen-class battleship Hipper. Now that he has finally found an opportunity, how can Hippel give up? With the dispatch of the lightning strike ships on both sides, the entire avant-garde battlefield was instantly opened. Both sides focused their attention on the war-weariness that had broken away from the queue, one trying to protect it with all its might, while the other desperately wanted to destroy it!

"Let Bavaria and Saxony cover the lightning strike formation!" Looking at the rapid fire of the 6-inch guns of the two British light cruisers in front, Hipper decisively ordered the two capital ships to suppress the light cruisers of the other side with secondary artillery fire. Generally speaking, when firing at the capital ship, the secondary gun should not be used as much as possible, after all, the water column generated may interfere with the observation. But at such a critical juncture, Hipper needed these secondary guns to compensate for the disadvantages of auxiliary warships!

The British were absolutely generous, and at the critical moment directly put in 8 light cruisers and more than a dozen lightning ships, except for 2 light cruisers left to serve as cover, the remaining 6 light cruisers with a large number of lightning ships launched a lightning strike on the Germans, Thomas did a good job in this step, on the one hand, to provide shelter for the warweary, on the other hand, to put pressure through long-range lightning strikes, whether it can hit or not, as long as it can make the German fleet formation chaotic. The formation of 6 light cruisers slashed at the German fleet like a sharp long knife, and in order to cover the safety of the fleet, the 4 German light cruisers did not care about attacking the warweary, but bravely met the blades of the British lightning strike formation.

The two fleets were as quick as two light cavalry out of their own ranks, and as in ancient engagements, the close quarters of such lightly armored units were often synonymous with blood and fierceness. The two light fleets will have the bloodiest battle with rapid-fire guns and torpedoes.

Thank you for the book friend zhouyu1976 and hukaikaka for the intention ~~~. As well as the constellation of book friends soaring in the universe, Orphein's monthly pass support ~~~. (To be continued......)