Six-six-zero bait is starting to turn back

"Missed?"

"Yes, missed it. ※※※※※I ※ I ※ ※

Many years later, when a generation of navy people put on military uniforms and listened to the old-timers talk about this naval battle, their eyes would widen and they would be surprised to say this.

On May 16, at 2 p.m., two decoys passed by under the watchful eye of the Brazilian freighter Simos.

No one knows if Captain Bandacus had the idea of pulling them back together, but according to his later autobiography, he kept the white pants because it allowed the Seamos to avoid four deaths in two hours.

The fog, which gradually began to thicken, helped both sides, whether it was David Betty, who forgot his responsibilities and was impulsive and ready to beat up the enemy, or Hipper, who was ready to be a lure to the enemy but could not find a target, and began to scratch his head in the face of the fog.

The lookout on the mast found that his arm holding the telescope was a little numb, the gunners on standby felt like grasshoppers trapped in a cage, the officers smoked cigars fiercely and waited for orders, and the busy ones were probably the power cabins, because they were required to constantly increase their horsepower, especially the three St. Vincent-class battleships, which had a high speed of only 20 knots, which could not be maintained for too long, but General Betty's seven battle cruisers had exceeded 24 knots.

The sound of curses filled the sky over the two fleets, but the target of the curse was unaware at the moment, Vice Admiral Sinclair tried to correct the course, but was entangled by Rear Admiral Berdick, who knew nothing and was full of murder, he really wanted to pull this Hansian out of the bridge and tell him: "Hey, man, we are all cruisers, don't be so desperate." ”

It's a pity that Rear Admiral Berdick couldn't hear it at all, and the rigidity and rigor of the German ** people returned to him at this moment, and there was only one thought left in his mind, pestering these Brits, waiting for the battle cruiser brothers behind to wash the floor.

In fact, it was later learned that both Betty and Hippert had a chance to discover each other, and the three Schott-184 reconnaissance planes sent by Jericho had actually arrived in the war zone, but because the clouds were too low and the fog was thick, the planes dispersed to reconnoiter after they arrived, and although one of them discovered the Hipper's fleet, because the radio was broken, the partner didn't know where it flew, so he could only desperately rush back, but the problem was that the pilot may have wanted to return to the mothership too much, and he flew directly back to the Jellico main force, And not to go to the Betty fleet, which was supposed to be intercepted halfway.

The German plane also discovered the Betty fleet, but the Germans did not install a radio on the plane, and when the pilot returned according to the original route, he found that Hipper's fleet was no longer in place, so he had to look around, and finally found it in 50 minutes.

But at that time, the battle patrol led by Hipper was less than 12 miles (about 20,000 meters) away from Jellico's main Grand Fleet!

According to the gunners officer of the De Verblinger, he recalled: "After magnifying 15 times, I can clearly identify from the telescope the advanced 6 advanced Queen-class and Avenger-class battleships, their 15-inch muzzles are still low, but they are too big for us, in addition to them, there are 14 capital battleships on the sea, they are in 5 columns of marching columns, not a battle formation, probably did not expect to meet us, they follow one after the other, their majestic bodies are like legendary prehistoric beasts, I don't know how to describe it, because the lieutenant general said that we were delicious bait, but apparently, the prey that was seduced out was just too big and too big! ”

Hipper's eyes were dumbfounded, and the cigars in his mouth fell off, and when the rapid sirens sounded from all over the five battlecruisers, his surprise turned into joy for a moment, because he found that the other party was still in the form of a marching army. ※※※※※ I ※ I ※ ※

He's finally going to be a decoy!

"Left full rudder!"

"Calculate the shelling parameters with reference to the first column on the right."

Hipper's repeated care in the Commander Tower of the D-Fringel: "Remember, any mistake at this point will lead to irreparable defeat!" I don't want to see anyone surrounded, and then torn apart! After taking out a cigar and stuffing it into his mouth, he stared at the four British Orion-class battleships on his right, and he was secretly nervous in his heart, these big guys were too big for him, so he had to take advantage of the fact that the other party didn't expect him to appear, and strive for a little chance.

So he shouted: "Our ships are in order de Fringel, Lützov, Seydlitz, Al-Qi, and von de Tahn, the battle column, the direction is southeast, and there are four Orions on the port side, although they have inch naval guns, but the shelling command can only control about 15,000 yards, and the speed will not be higher than 20 knots, and now there is fog at sea, which is beneficial to us, so the ships follow the movement of the flagship, and must pay attention to controlling the combat distance." ”

"Boom."

The sound of cannon drifted into the bridge, and the destroyers on both wings began to fight each other, until this time the main formation of the Jellico fleet suddenly woke up, and everyone no longer wondered why the other party appeared here, and why the first battle cruiser detachment did not stop this question, because the "dark clouds" on the horizon reminded them that the enemy had really appeared!

Jericho immediately ordered the formation of five battleship detachments, but the battleship itself was only 20 knots and was extremely slow, and it would take at least 10 minutes to immediately switch from a five-column marching formation to an artillery battle line.

At this time, the opponent's speed was 24 knots, and even with the maneuver and rudder time, that is, when he lined up the battle line, five German battle cruisers were enough to close the distance to 16,000 yards (about 15,000 meters).

Of course, this is a distance that Jericho can accept, because this is exactly the best killing distance for his own naval guns, and fire control will be a problem if he is far away, but the cunning Hippert never thought of crossing the line to attack.

Later, when people criticized Jericho's slow movement, his opponent Hua Imperial Navy wrote a special article pointing out that no matter how good the commander was, when he released the decoy and several reconnaissance fleets in front of him, and led the fleet to prepare for an ambush, but the enemy miraculously bypassed the avant-garde fleet and crashed into his side, and if it were not for the foggy environment of the North Sea, he found that the enemy's distance would be at least 25,000 meters away, so Hipper would only have to turn around and escape.

In the command tower, everyone watched the five German battle cruisers getting closer and closer, accelerating the formation while waiting for the enemy's coordinate parameters, but the gunners held the phone for a long time, and there was still silence in the microphone.

Are both ranging and fire control asleep? No, this is due to the special environment of the North Sea, which is very humid and humid during this season, and the sunlight cannot penetrate it.

Unfortunately, the clouds above the main forces of the Grand Fleet actually cracked a large opening, and the sunlight shone down, the enemy could see themselves, and the impact point of the bullet was easy to identify, but they only had a vague outline when they saw the German fleet, and they could not even make out the details, so the rangefinder did not report the parameters for a long time.

Both the German and British gunners began to gear up, thick armor-piercing shells were filled into the chambers, the turrets began to turn, all the barrels, binoculars and rangefinders were glaring at each other, the damage management team was already in position, and the medical officer peered out from time to time.

The long-awaited battle is finally about to begin!

"18,000 yards!"

At 2:12, when the rangefinder shouted out the long-awaited number, the four-seater twin L50/305 mm of the De Vorlinger took the lead in firing, and the violent vibration made the 26,600-ton giant beast tremble violently, and the dark red flames that erupted from the muzzle made every German sailor clench his fist excitedly, but the British sailors on the opposite side were not good, because he had participated in the naval battle of Sibilu Island and saw the Russian Emperor Tai being killed in seconds, Hipper, who had obviously learned how to concentrate fire in the early stage, The guns of all five battle cruisers were aimed at the Conqueror, which was in the lead.

The dense rain of bullets enveloped the huge body of the Conqueror, and two minutes later, 20 battleships that were still in formation, including four Orion-class battleships, also fired back one after another, and the sea was filled with gunsmoke and the sound of artillery rumbled.

Just when Hipper's adventure attacked, a dramatic scene appeared, 50 nautical miles away Betty on the other end of the ghost also ghostly crashed into Scheer, the two sides were also across the sea, stunned by the smoke, slightly better than the opposite hydrological environment so that the two sides found each other 25,000 miles away, and then everyone was startled, the black pressure of the German capital ship group ran wild on the sea like a herd of migratory beasts!

Later, when he learned that Betty and Hippert did not lure out the enemy, but sent themselves into the dramatic scene of blood, even Li Mo only said three words to express the sigh in his heart.

"Fuck!"

If Betty knew Chinese, he would probably have jumped out of this national curse, because he was facing a full 21 heavily armed German battleships!

"Prepare for battle!"

Unlike Hipper, who was still a little hesitant and impulsive, Betty, nicknamed "Fighting Dog", first sent a telegram back to Jellico, saying that after encountering the enemy's main force, he immediately ordered to go into battle, but his order later caused a lot of controversy, because at this moment he only had 7 battlecruisers in his hands, and 3 St. Vincent-class battleships were still struggling to catch up 3 nautical miles away because of their slow speed.

Battlecruisers can't fight battleships, this truth is clear to later generations of whites, but they all ignore a big problem, this is an era when there are more cannons and thicker cannons!

As for armor and survivability ?! Directly ignored by Betty, because Sir Nelson never cared about bullshit defense, he stood in the bow every time he commanded the battle, and strong offensive ability was a fine tradition in England, and now what he needed to do was to teach Germany a lesson with heavy artillery fire, not to mention that the cards in his hand at the moment were really good.

The seven battlecruisers, all built within five years, all at speeds of up to 24 knots, and importantly, all of them were equipped with four twin-inch (343 mm) guns, all of which added up to 56 guns, and three more battleships were approaching behind them.

On the other hand, the opponent, although there are 21 capital ships, but 4 Nassau-class belong to the old man, 4 Helgoland-class also belong to the old guy ten years ago, and they are overwhelmed, as for the 9 Caesar-class and King-class, it is the year of fighting, but the caliber of the naval guns is 305 mm caliber, which is a large circle thinner than himself, and the only one who suppresses him in the caliber of the cannon is only 4 Bavaria-class equipped with 4 twin L47/380 mm heavy guns developed with Hua, but its speed is only 20 knots, and it can't catch up with the battle patrol.

There were more heavy artillery than the enemy, so Betty decided to teach the Germans a good lesson, what is the king of heavy artillery!

But Betty forgot one thing, and that was Germany's technological superiority in optical rangefinders.

Optical rangefinder is one of the cores of the ladder fire control system, even if it is Hua, the domestic optical system scientific research force is trained by Germany, even if it has been developed for more than ten years, it is slightly inferior in core technology, and the only advantage is the electrical integration, signal transmission and fire channel layout and other systems.

Although Germany is inferior to China in the latter aspects, or even far behind, it still comes up with a fire control command instrument second only to China by relying on sophisticated optical rangefinders and mechanical computers, although it is inferior to the latter in weather, hydrology and integration, but it is much better than Britain.

It can be said that in terms of optical technology, only China and France can catch up with Germany a little, the former is supported by Germany, and the latter gritted its teeth because of the need for confrontation.

At 2:20, the 7 battlecruisers completed the formation of the battle line, although Rear Admiral Thomas, who was leading the 3 St. Vincent-class battleships behind, sent a signal asking to wait for him, but Betty couldn't wait!

According to Sergeant Sergeant Franz on the deck of the battlecruiser Tiger, recalled: "It was clear to everyone on board the ship, from the boilermaker to the commander, that they were about to participate in a collision between the Titans. Such an opportunity has remained in everyone's mind from the beginning of the war, countless plans, countless prayers. The British Empire has had a firm grip on sea power since the Victorian era, will this time be an exception? More than 100,000 officers and men of the Royal Navy and 52,000 officers and men of the Home Fleet look forward to it, and the turning point in history depends on the performance of each individual. ”

At the same time, Schell also realized that this was a good opportunity, 7 battle cruisers were already all the current mobile forces of Britain, and if they could be destroyed, then Germany would henceforth have the right to maneuver in the North Sea!

"The horn has sounded, the curtain has been opened, and the actors are in place." The words of the lookout of the battleship Viceroy Furster, who was a lover of literature, were later remembered by generations of German naval personnel when he stood on the mast and shouted: "I seem to see the heroic spirits of the ancient brave men haunting the distant tip of the làn, shining in front of the barrels, whispering in the clouds, commenting on the value of our generation." ”

Even if the speed of the battleship could reach the speed of the battlecruiser, it was far inferior to the opponent in maneuverability and dexterity, so when Beatit got closer to 20,000 yards (18,000 meters), the 21 German battleships were actually not lined up in the battle line, but what the British sailors did not expect was that the shells had already flown by this time!

"Boom, boom." The 5 Caesar-class battleships of the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the German Navy kicked off with the 50 L50/305 mm naval guns they carried, and Rear Admiral Hansen knew very well that the enemy's naval guns were larger than his own, so he had to use his steel body to buy time for his comrades behind him!

Betty didn't expect the Germans to fire at such a long distance, although the Chinese Navy in the Pacific Theater set the current record of 22,500 meters in the world's navy, but it was in the calm Pacific Ocean, if it was in the North Sea, he believed it would be shortened to at least 18,000 meters!

And now, these Hansians have actually chosen this distance!

"Boom."

At the same time as a ball of fire rose in the middle of the Lion-class battle cruiser Queen Mary, 56 L45/343mm naval guns also roared and roared, and the wind from the muzzle of the guns blew away the thick fog, replaced by red and black smoke that obscured the sky!

The two baits, which were supposed to be fragrant and delicious, were sent to the teeth of the prey in such a way that it was so disgusting that the prey was not even ready to swallow it, and then with their own thoughts and ideas, they opened this world-wide attention, and even almost became the prelude to the sea battle in this war!

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