Chapter 985: Night Battle 2

When the German plane appeared above the British, the British were also nervous. Because they don't know where the hell the German fleet is? The Germans knew that at night this distance could not effectively attack British ships, but the British did not know! After the four battleships responsible for attacking the British were exposed to the dazzling white light, the British paused for a moment, wondering whether to continue the attack or hide first.

The High Seas Fleet fired! The slender muzzles of the four Caesar-class battleships of the Second Battleship Formation of the High Seas Fleet spewed out dazzling tongues of fire, but their target was not the 4 British Super Dreadnoughts in the distance, or the British Dreadnoughts who were beating Hansen! At this time, the two sides are equivalent to playing hide and seek in the dark night, and the first to be exposed will definitely suffer, and only the side with sufficient hole cards can win. The British dreadnought fleet was exposed, so it was beaten by Hansen, and after Hansen was exposed, he was beaten by the British super dreadnought, and after the British dreadnought was exposed, because the distance was a little far ......, so the Germans could only take the opponent's dreadnought.

No, only some of the German battleships could only attack the front dreadnought, and some of the Germans wanted to take a risk under the cover of darkness! "The planes are still hovering over the opposing battleships, the flares are still indicating the position of the opponent, although we cannot attack effectively at this distance, but we can get closer, my fleet is relatively fast, and there are no British auxiliary warships around, we can be like those Prussian pistols, quickly approach and attack, and then quickly disengage, although the results may be limited, but it is better than wasting precious shells on the dreadnoughts." Hippert ordered.

Within the German Navy there was a rumor that Schell was aggressive, but in reality. As his deputy, Lieutenant General Hipper is more radical and daring than him! Especially when you have a fleet that is quite strong in terms of size and strength! At this time, Hipper, who had 7 capital ships in his hands, even had the idea of secretly attacking the British capital ship fleet under the cover of night. However, this overly risky plan was soon abandoned by him. When the 4 Caesar-class battleships attacked the British former dreadnought battleships, Hipper, guided by the auxiliary warships, began to slowly approach the 4 British super-dreadnoughts who were firing!

"Each battleship can attack a maximum of 10 and a half salvos, regardless of the result, it is necessary to evacuate with the flagship!" Hipper, though bold, was absolutely not reckless, leaving behind the wrath of the British Grand Fleet that awaited him once he was found by the other party's searchlight. And 10 and a half salvos are only about 6 minutes at most. In such a short time, the British simply could not effectively lock down the attack.

4 British super-dreadnoughts could quickly cripple the exposed German ex-dreadnought fleet. Similarly, the four Caesar-class battleships could easily defeat the battered British former dreadnought fleet, with the Duke of Edinburgh armored cruiser being the first casualty. The King Albert received its first result in this naval battle. TWO 350MM SHELLS THAT HIT ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY TORE OPEN THE DUKE'S SIDE OF THE DUKE, AND ONE HIT THE ENGINE ROOM, BLOWING THE HIGH-SPEED ENGINE TO PIECES, AND THE VIOLENT EXPLOSION ALSO DESTROYED THE NEARBY POWER TANK. ANOTHER 350MM SHELL PIERCED SEVERAL LAYERS OF ARMOR AND EXITED FROM THE WATERLINE ON THE OTHER SIDE. Although this shell was a dud. But the damage caused was not small at all, and the shell made a large hole of about one square meter 5 meters below the waterline on the opposite side! The same hole, at the waterline and under the waterline is not the same concept, the deeper the damaged place, the faster the water will enter, and the strong water pressure is equal to a super pump, constantly transporting seawater into the battleship's body. And this damage apparently exceeded the ceiling of the drainage system of the old former dreadnought, and coupled with the partial destruction of the electrical system, the battleship eventually quickly tilted and sank into the sea.

Subsequently, two more British pre-dreadnoughts were destroyed by the Caesar and Frederick the Great. In this engagement, only 3 ships of the British former dreadnought were evacuated with wounded. ON THE GERMAN SIDE, ONLY 1 DREADNOUGHT LEFT THE BATTLEFIELD UNDER THE ATTACK OF THE BRITISH 343MM GUNS, AND THE LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES WERE HALF A POUND AND A TAEL. With the evacuation of the former dreadnoughts, the war entered a completely new phase, and the auxiliary battleships and light cruisers of the British did not retreat, on the contrary they began to rush towards the formation of Caesar-class battleships, they tried to search for their opponents with searchlights, and at the right time they would launch a lightning strike!

"When did the British fight so hard? But that? "Looking at the actions of the British fleet, Scheer's eyelids also jumped sharply, the opponent's light cruiser is still approaching the German fleet after the withdrawal of the former dreadnought, so it means that the other party does not plan to flash people, but continues to play the advantage of auxiliary warships to fight night battles, Jericho's main fleet may even be approaching 4 Caesar-class battleships!" Send two more destroyer formations to cover the transfer of Caesar-class battleships! ”

The roar of the heavy artillery had stopped, but the battle at sea had not stopped, and countless destroyers rushed towards each other like light cavalry, led by light cruisers. Various shells from various medium-caliber artillery and machine guns weave into a web of death at sea. The British Navy was never short of courage, and the German Navy fought-for-tat. "We were able to hit the opposite destroyer at high speed with our rifles, and the average engagement distance quickly shortened to about 1KM! We can easily determine the location based on the light of the opponent's gun, and even the searchlight is omitted. The sound of explosions rang in the ears one after another, and the destroyers of several hundred tons turned into a dazzling fire, illuminating the nearby sea. THE 88MM RAPID-FIRE GUN AND THE 50MM RAPID-FIRE GUN FIRED SHELLS ONE AFTER ANOTHER SWEPT BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE SEA LIKE A LONG WHIP."

In the chaos of the war, a large number of people and ships were an advantage, and the British destroyer detachment of up to 12 destroyers, led by 4 light cruisers, finally broke through the German blockade. After 2 British light cruisers exploded 6 German destroyers in a row, a German destroyer finally fired 3 torpedoes at a distance of less than 500 meters from another British light cruiser! THE SUCCESS OF A TORPEDO WITH A CHARGE CLOSE TO 200KG BLEW THE LIGHT CRUISER, STAINED WITH THE BLOOD OF THE GERMANS, IN HALF! However, at this time, the interception of the Germans had also come to an end, and 4 Caesar-class battleships were exposed to the eyes of the British auxiliary fleet!

"Kill all those flies!" Seeing that his little brother was beaten by the other party, the 4 Caesar-class battleships no longer retain firepower, and the main and secondary guns work together to deal with these desperate flies, anyway, once they are locked, they will be attacked by the super dreadnought that the other party is constantly approaching, so it is better to fight! At this time, the Luftwaffe still threw a flare above the head of the British 3rd Battleship Detachment, and the looming 3rd Battleship Formation was getting closer and closer to the German 2nd Battleship Formation!

"The Germans were finally in a hurry, the guns on the four Caesar-class battleships were like volcanoes that suddenly erupted, countless shells were like the rolling lava flow swallowing up a target they could touch, and we could even see the hull of the German battleship in the distance wrapped in a three-color circle of light, which was formed by the fire of the main gun, the 150MM secondary gun and the 88MM anti-lightning gun. He poured out their fury like an enraged beast, and we simply couldn't get close under such a dense firefight, and all attempts to get close failed at all! A British officer on a light cruiser recalled.

The British did not give up, only the remaining 3 light cruisers on the sea took an S-shaped trajectory to avoid the opponent's attack, the Chester light cruiser rushed to the front, the 5000-ton light cruiser in service in 1914 dodged while using the ship's 6-inch guns to suppress the opponent, and this did not know whether it could be a reckless or brave action was immediately taken care of by Frederick the Great, 8 350MM naval guns attacked it almost at a horizontal angle, and huge water columns rose next to it. The huge water pressure generated by the near miss bomb into the water continued to hit the hull below this waterline, and even cracked and hollowed out in some places, but the British did not give up, but continued to move forward!

Suddenly, the light cruiser Birmingham, which was behind the Chester in the attacking British light cruiser formation, suddenly exploded hugely, and a huge fireball smashed directly on the scabbard of the Birmingham, slashing the entire upper part of the hull like a long knife. Although it was a high-explosive bomb, it had already made the battleship almost ineffective. Before the British could wake up from their shock, another shell hit the hapless battleship again, this shell directly penetrated the ammunition wagon of the Birmingham, and a huge column of fire rose into the sky, and the resulting shock wave tore the battleship to pieces, scattering fluttering debris and wreckage on the sea for several kilometers!

Shortly after the Birmingham was restored to a parts state, Frederick the Great finally managed to crush the jumping rabbit in front of her! The Chester's dense 6-inch shells reached a torch, and then, after unleashing a failed torpedo attack, it was hit by a 350mm shell as it turned away, and the whole battleship sank as if it had been hit by a heavy hammer, but before the hull could regain balance, two more main gun shells hit the stern, and finally the battleship sank to the bottom of the sea.

Only 1 light cruiser ran, and the British lightning attack attempt had completely failed, but the destroyer who arrived later still used a searchlight to firmly cover the 4 German capital ships in the distance, and at this time, the 4 British super dreadnoughts in the distance had also reached the distance where they could effectively attack in the night battle, at this time, in the British rangefinder, the 4 German battleships had been firmly locked, and it was difficult for the Germans to find the British battleships with only muzzle flames! At this moment, is the winner decided?

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