After a successful raid by the British destroyer fleet, the distance between the main battle patrols of both sides was further widened to more than 18 kilometers. The roaring ensemble between the large-caliber artillery gradually subsided, and only a small-scale battle between the cannon fodder ships on both sides was still in progress. Not far from the main battlefield, the scarred light cruisers also returned to their own teams; the flames still crackling on the deck and the long smoke dragged behind them all proved that they had also experienced a fierce battle before.

On the de Fringer, the adjutant was constantly summarizing various reports to Hippel. Up to now, the German reconnaissance fleet has achieved brilliant results: two British battlecruisers and five light cruisers were sunk, and its side has not lost a warship of the torpedo boat or above. The heaviest-hit Sedlitz ate a torpedo and 5 343mm shells, and a main turret was unavailable. The total water inlet of the warship was 1,200 tons and the left tilt was 7 degrees. The current water inlet and inclination are gradually recovering as the damage pipe continues. Previously, it has been

The two enemy ships Balfos and Moritz were hit by 6 and 5 305mm shells respectively; their core compartments were intact, and the stuck turrets could be restored to use in subsequent battles through emergency repairs. Compared with the two paper indicators of speed and firepower, the British Battle Cruise, which used all means to compress tonnage and cost, was essentially the German Battle Cruise of all high-speed battleships, which gained an overwhelming advantage in the performance of a single ship, let alone the huge gap in the quality of the shells and safety operating procedures between the two sides!

On the sea, the V27 torpedo boat, which was completely destroyed, was towed by another cannon fodder; the Kali life raft full of surviving crews of the V29 torpedo boat, was floating with the waves. Soon, a friendly ship threw down the cables at it. Looking at the ship that was rescued by the people who fell into the water, Hippel lit a cigar. While swallowing the clouds and spitting mist, his mind began to quickly think about it.

At present, there are two completely different roads in front of Hippel. One is to turn left and accelerate, rush forward and fight to the death with the British Battle Patrol again; the other is to take advantage of the situation to open up contact with the British Battle Patrol, turn right and go to the northwest to find the trace of the British Fleet that has not appeared so far. Although Ingnoll arranged him at the southern end of the main force of the High Seas Fleet rather than to the west, it was to detect and control the actions of the British Rapid Fleet. But this is not a problem.

It prevented him from making changes within his sphere of authority. Now the position of the British Battle Patrol has been discovered. His main fleet can rush to the battlefield in less than an hour, and his mission has been completed. Compared with the British Fast Fleet, the large fleet with 25 dreadnoughts is obviously the most worthy enemy of the High Seas Fleet. If he can take the lead in reconnaissance and let the High Seas Fleet take the lead in the battle with the Great Fleet, it will undoubtedly be much more effective than sinking the British Battle Patrol!

"The British fleet began to turn right, with a speed of 21. The distance was 18,500!" Hippel was pondering and weighing himself. The voice of the lookout soldier in the soundtrack instantly pulled his thoughts back. Hearing these words, he opened his eyes wide in surprise and said, "What are Betty thinking? Just now, under the superior force of 9 to 7, he lost 2 main battle patrols in just twenty minutes; now the number of both sides is equal, where does he have the courage to wait for the 18 old men to come and challenge them alone?"

The sea breeze was howling, the waves were undulating, and the slight vibrations of the boiler and the turbine were heard from the bottom cabin. After a while, the lookout hand on the main mast reported a closer distance number. Looking at the British battle patrol rushing towards him like a big beetle, the doubt in Hippel's eyes gradually faded away. Instead, it was a sharp look and said, "Since you are so eager to fight like Nelson, I will fulfill your wish. The command, the fleet turned right and the ships distributed firepower in turn, ready to start the war!"

Thunder roared, the air waves collapsed, and in the colorful purple flames dancing at the muzzle, the fleets of both sides began a new round of confrontation. Due to the losses in the previous battles, the number of large-caliber shells flying across the air decreased, but the momentum of their bang crashing into the sea was still as amazing as before. What surprised Hippel was that the accuracy of the artillery fire of the British this time was quite improved compared to the previous battles. With the change of the sea wind direction, the British rangefinder soldiers were no longer suffering from the sight of coal smoke and muzzle smoke. When a full-scattered round was fired every 40 to 50 seconds, their fire density was not sparse than that of the German warships with half-scattered fires; as long as a cross-fire was formed, the threat they posed to the target was also amazing!

"Boom!" A 305mm shell was shot like a comet, thundering on the stern of the Blücher, and the flames burst into flames. The stacked and flying air waves were wrapped in a huge shrapnel, and after traveling for a distance in the water, the ship's steering tail was firmly stuck. The Blücher lost its direction and swung out from the German battle patrol array to the left. No matter how the mechanics and the trampling team worked hard to repair the oil and coal smoke, it still refused to return to the queue like a stubborn donkey. Seeing this situation, Dan Reutt, the gunman on the Invincible, who was facing it, could not believe that he would have such good luck; the unexpected out-of-control steering of the German warship just gave the P turret of its own warship an almost luxurious opportunity to fire!

The Invincible Class Battlecruiser has a permanent displacement of 17,373 tons, a maximum speed of 25 knots, and is equipped with four dual-mounted 305mm L45 main guns on the ship. This was the key news for Fisher's plan to give the world navy that year, demonstrating the invincible core weapon of the Royal Navy. In recent years, the Royal Navy has also claimed to be the power of the Invincible Class, claiming that its 8 305mm main guns have a clear firepower advantage over the 8 283mm main guns of the German Blücher class; however, anyone with a little common sense will see that if the battle of the Royal Navy really comes, then the invincible Class's proud crazy firepower will be completely on paper.

Due to the turret layout, the two main turrets arranged in the invincible class have a reverse firing range of less than 40 degrees each; unless it is in extremely special circumstances, the main guns on the other side can only stay in their original position and only watch the show without any action. In the Battle of Helgolan Bay that broke out in early June, the two Invincible classes that were chasing at high speed could only exert the firepower of six main guns; and in the battle just now, these three last-place slags could only use 6 main guns to fight against eight of the German war patrols. The firepower advantage claimed by the British Admiralty was not reflected in actual combat at all.

However, this time, the Blüchel, whose servo was damaged, gave the Invincible a great opportunity to exert all firepower for the first time. Amid the slightly trembling and excited voice of Lieutenant Colonel Danreut, the 457-ton P turret began to rotate slowly. The thick and long gun barrel barely avoided the back of the Q turret and aimed at the distant target from a narrow gap. Accompanied by the loud thunder, eight armor-piercing bombs weighing 386kg broke out at a speed of 831m/s, and soon it flew to the top of the Blüchel's head!

"Boom!" The Betha turret race at the Blüchel's Blücher suddenly exploded with a huge ball of Chili fire, and shrapnel shot. Although the shell failed to penetrate its 280mm thick gun armor, the huge impact kinetic energy and explosive air waves made a armor plate loose and fall off, jamming the normal operation of a bomb lifter, and the deformed gun seat also caused the turret to be rotated. Less than a minute later, another shell roared and smashed a big hole in the rear deck;

The members of the turret drilled out of the turret and helped the damaging team level the twisted and rolled deck with hammers and welding guns to avoid affecting the steering of the turret. However, while they were working hard to repair it, a 305mm shell made a shrill scream, roaring and roaring on the side of the side less than 10 meters according to it, and the surging flames were roaring; the burning poisonous smoke and the shrapnel produced by the explosion raged on the rear deck, and more than thirty people were killed instantly, and more than ten other people also lost their combat effectiveness due to serious injuries!

Perhaps because of the successive battles with Queen Mary, the British sailors in the hearts of the British, all of the four turrets of the Invincible were fired and loaded like crazy. In 8 minutes, they observed 8 direct hits. The Blüchel fired into the sky, and the warship was completely across the sea. Major General Hood, the commander of the third battlecruiser fleet in charge of the Invincible, could not suppress the ecstasy in his heart, and shouted in a loud voice in his voice: "Well done, just keep firing and fire quickly, and you must find blood to avenge the British warriors!"

The smoke was rolling and the sea of ​​fire was in full swing. In the messy ruins, the turrets of Anna and Catherine, who were still fighting on the Blücher, began to rotate slightly, and then four brilliant purple-red lights were suddenly spit out amid the roar of the gunman White Doug! A 330kg 283mm armor-piercing bullet roared, and pierced through the 180mm armor-Q gun mount of the Invincible Unit, and then exploded suddenly. The fire waves shot straight into the open explosion-proof door leading to the ammunition depot below; when hitting the same part, the warships of both sides of the British and German sides suffered two completely different results!

"After Buyi and the Royal Princess, we were fortunate to see this spectacular scene. The blazing pillar of fire smoke gushed out from every part of its hull, and the triangular mast collapsed like a sawed tree; various fragments danced colorfully in the air, and the warship was soon shrouded in the endless sea of ​​fire. The bastard who tortured us finally got the end it deserved. I shouted to the microphone: The enemy ship exploded! Suddenly cheers and applause rang every corner of the deck." The gun officer of the Blüchel recorded what happened at that time.

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