"The only ones who can rule the blue area of ​​the Mediterranean are the great Austria and the wise Emperor Franz!"

In the command of the United Power Tower, Austro-Hungarian fleet commander House looked at the Allied fleet turning to escape from afar, clenched his fists, and the stirring heart was hard to express in words. Next to him, the Austrian staff members also looked full of longing and excited, and some young officers even had warm tears in the corners of their eyes.

One hundred and fifty years ago, Austrian merchant ships were suffering from the attacks of the other side's privateers in the Seven Years' War because they were not protected by warships. The Habsburg decision makers decided to build their own fleet, opening a new era for the traditional Central and European land power empire to move towards the ocean. In the following century, although the Austrian Navy ushered in two royal commanders who were keen on the development of the fleet, due to many reasons such as national economy, industrial strength, ideology, etc., this fleet was always the "yellow water force" in the Adriatic Sea, and there was no even a little further green water. Britain, France, and even Italy, which was completely defeated in the Battle of Lissa, directly ignored the existence of the Habsburg fleet and regarded it as the same insignificant product of Ottoman and Greece.

However, since the last decade of the 19th century, with the help of the Second Industrial Revolution, the dual monarch empire with the rapid development of national strength, finally freed its fleet from the shackles of offshore defense and bathed in the warmth of the truly Mediterranean. Habsburg, Radez, and the united forces, as the first-class battleships burst into the water in the shattered mellow fragrance of champagne, the fleet with the red and white crown flags was expanding its strength at an unprecedented speed, and in fifteen years, it surpassed Sulai in the field of main ships in one fell swoop.

Italy, a traditional naval power that despises Vienna, is close to France, the second navy of the world. Today, the Austro-Hungarian Navy is striding forward on the broad road to create history, defeating the two most powerful naval forces in the Mediterranean, the two formerly powerful naval forces in the Mediterranean, to lose their troops and lose their troops, and chase them to the north, only one step away from the final decisive victory. A great victory in the Battle of Lissa is coming, and Anton House will also become a giant who can stand against Tegerhov, and will always be remembered by imperial subjects!

"Boom!" A 305mm shell broke through the air like a rainbow. Thunder angrily hit the fearless main armor belt in front of the British "Ambition". After penetrating the 150mm armor, the shell still failed to decay. It broke through its 50mm thick homogeneous inclined dome armor again, drilled into the boiler compartment and exploded. The shrapnel and a large amount of superheated steam were raging under the fierce air waves. Nearly twenty soldiers of the furnace flew across the flesh and blood in an instant.

The intestines were pierced and the stomach was rotten. On the spot, a large amount of sea water surged in along the hull torn by the explosion, submerging the fiery red coal and swallowing the blazing boiler. Under the impact of the rapid changes in hot and cold, it continued to destroy everything it encountered. The battleship with a permanent displacement of 13,150 tons shook violently, and its speed suddenly slowed down. The strong flames, black smoke and steam rushed out from all parts, covering the entire battleship!

"Maria Theresia did a good job. It is worthy of being the best former fearless in the imperial artillery!" After receiving the report from its own ship, House's satisfaction increased a little. The former fearless, built with drawings provided by Germany, has excellent performance and staggering offensive and defensive capabilities. Since the enemy ship's power has been destroyed, it is impossible to escape without losing.

At this point, House couldn't help but take a look at the four Italian Queen Elena's fearless ships sailing in front of the city. The originally handsome and unconventional crust of the long three chimney hull was already gushing with flames, and the broken walls were spreading across the walls. The deck bridge collapsed, and it looked quite miserable and embarrassed. In the confrontation with the top French top, the Italian warship, which was better than speed than the main gun, was rarely at a disadvantage and was beaten up by the opponent's main gun. House felt

Unfortunately, the protection of this class of Italian warships is still very conscientious. The artillery fire on the French front only caused skin injuries to it, but did not cause any damage. Like House, the French platoons placed the main battleships in the center and front position so as to take on the central and forward assault forces at the same time. The Austrians' plan to kill people with a knife was failed, and their own dreadnoughts still took on the most difficult decisive task.

However, even so, the group of dreadnoughts on its own side also gained an advantage over the French Dandong class in the battle. The three Radez class and one Hailing class have large waterline armor of 280 mm or even 300 mm. The high and wide core compartment is indestructible in front of the legal 305 mm L45 main gun; the Dante's 250 mm main equipment and 220 mm top equipment are slightly inferior, but the fierce firepower is enough to make up for this defect. The United Power made the French warships have no idea and their powerful combat power. Only the Guba-class super fearless who was still in the sea can barely fight against it. In the face of the battle line composed of these towering ships, the French battleship, which seemed tall and powerful, was obviously ineffective. As long as God blessed the two sides with equal luck, the final winner must be the Allies!

"Boom!" Several large-caliber shells rushed into the sea. A row of wide water walls surged around the French warships. The lookouts above the mast immediately reported to the commander tower that the French fleet began to evasively turn again, and the current round of shooting deviated from their purpose. After learning about this situation, House angrily poked the telescope in his hand on the table. Whenever his artillery found the shooting parameters, the French warship would turn a coquettish turn at the sea, causing the hit rate of his artillery to be lost. With its superior steering performance, the six French dreadnoughts still maintained a nearly-rule battle line while making small steering avoidances, without giving the other party any chance to compete for the T-shaped head.

After thinking for a while, House made a quick decision to redistribute firepower. Zorini turned his gun and worked with the Joint Force to bombard the Danton, which was at the forefront of the French battleship; Ferdinand and Radez gathered the fire at the center of the fire, and Heiding and Dante attacked the Voltaire, which had previously lost a single main turret. It was better to cut off one of its fingers than to hurt its ten fingers. Concentrating superior firepower to bombard it, which was obviously an effective means to break through the current situation and not score points. Although the enemy's warships that were not taken care of by the enemy can take the opportunity to carry out pressure-free shelling on their own ships, the advantages in armor made House dare to make this decision!

The lights flashed and the colorful flags rose. The dedicated Austro-Hungarian signal soldiers faithfully issued a new order from the fleet commander with their skillful operation. After the repeated lights and flag-speaking signals were issued twice, the Allied Dreadnoughts battleships, which were only 4 kilometers from the beginning to the end, all experienced the command of the flagship in the current weather with superior visibility. The rangefinder located on the main mast began to change direction and incorporated new targets into the aiming center; hundreds of tons of turrets slowly rotated under the drive of the motor, and the artillery pitched, and finally aimed at the French warships.

"Boom!" The artillery fire thundered, and the red light exploded. The flames of the dozens of meters long muzzles blew and roared, as spectacular and pleasing as clouds. Four 350mm shells thunder whistled into the sea nearly a hundred meters away from the Dandong, causing huge waves and rolling waves. Seeing the surging water waves rushing from a distance, the French fleet commander De La Perel showed a mixed look of jealousy and teasing: compared to the 340mm L45 on the Colbert that was completed a month and a half ago in his country.

Naval guns, the 350mm heavy artillery of the Austro-Hungarian warship seem to be even better in single shot power. Even the Brittany-class battleship that the French Navy will complete the year after, the main gun caliber of its equipment is still lower than that of the Austro-Hungarian warship. However, under its strong command, the Austro-Hungarian battleship has not yet obtained a direct hit on the Dandong, and two near-loss data; among them, the direct hit shell hits only the Dandong bow anchor chain rather than the key part.

More than ten seconds later, Dra Perel, who was smiling at the Dandong for his outstanding play against the enemy's fire control, suddenly heard a scream like a train coming towards him. Before he could react, his ears were suddenly filled with thousands of violent thunders, and his eardrums were about to break; the hull was shocked, and the charts and pencils hanging on the wall were shocked to fly around. Dra Perel lost balance and fell heavily on the hard steel floor. The extreme pain conveyed by the fragile bones in the break immediately made the general over 60s unable to bear it: he faintly heard his adjutant screaming at his name loudly, and then he became unconscious.

Austro-Hungarian artillery continued to roar, and he concentrated all his strength to bombard the three injured French dreadnoughts. Under the coverage of 2-to-1 firepower, the Allied fleet quickly achieved more results than before: the chimney of the French Mirabo was blown up, two of which collapsed in the vigorous flames, and the overall speed dropped to 14 knots. The Voltaire was even beaten to the sky, and the rolling smoke almost enveloped the entire warship; the thick rear mast collapsed, blocking the rotation path of the main turret at the stern.

Since Hausen's fire-raising order was based on the release of three opponent's dreadnoughts, while beating the target, the Allied Dreadnoughts were also repeatedly frustrated under the opponent's sharp artillery fire: the cabin exploded, the deck broke, the hull was infiltrated, the turret was stuck, and the number of casualties rose sharply. However, the wide main armor and reliable horizontal defense made the Allied Dreadnoughts far better than that; with the coma of De La Perel, the situation of the French fleet also collapsed step by step.
Chapter completed!