Hipper left very unwillingly, quite unwillingly. He came out to fight, not to let the other party chase him around! Back then, this was just a matter of face. In this case, he was unwilling to give in.

I have no choice but to endure it for now. Do I have to worry about having no firewood to keep the green hills? But this time Hipper's luck seems to have come home. It seems that it is not easy to even run this time! Although it is only a short ten minutes.

,but

At this moment, Hipper keenly felt that the opponent's fleet was faster than his own. Even if both sides mentioned the maximum speed, the speed of Blücher and von der Tann was still the lowest among all the battleships. If everything is calculated according to ideal conditions,

The distance between the two sides will gradually shrink. If the British's four super-dreadnought battle cruisers are more bold, the speed gap between the two sides will be reduced to 2 to 3 knots, and they will soon catch up!

Under normal circumstances, if there is an advance warning from the vanguard fleet, Hipper will not appear in the opponent's field of vision at all. After receiving the telegram, it will be a mess. No matter how bad it is, as long as the weather is better, the target can be found in time.

.However, the fog was a bit heavy this morning. When they found each other, both sides

The distance was already very close. In this case, Hipper was not sure that he could carry the opponent's shells and run all the way back! Therefore, Hipper knew that if he could not hurt Betty, he would not be able to walk safely, and he would not be able to walk safely.

Your main fleet has not come out, and it is almost impossible to wait for follow-up support!

"The fleet turns 110 degrees, let's go back the other way!" Hipper ordered. Before that, the German fleet was heading southeast, but with this turn, the heading became south-west! It was almost the same as Betty's pursuit.

They were heading in opposite directions. Under the cover of the smoke screen, Betty could not clearly see Hipper's movements. As a result, Betty's fleet was still chasing southwest, and the speed was not slow!

This action is a bit like an antelope on the American prairie avoiding a cheetah's attack. It uses a sharp turn to get rid of the cheetah that has the advantage of speed. Although Betty's fleet is fast and stronger, because there are many battleships, the turning flexibility and time required

But it is much longer than Hipper's fleet, plus the time required for the light cruiser formation, the adjustment time of the entire fleet will be longer!

What's more, Betty still doesn't know Hipper's actions!

"Where are the people?" Betty said to herself on the Tiger, looking at the empty sea in front of her. The distance between the two sides was only ten kilometers just now? How come they were gone in the blink of an eye? Betty said in her heart. At this time, he felt a bit like being dumped by an antelope.

It feels like a cheetah driving, and the fat in the mouth says

It's gone! At this moment, the artificial smoke gradually dissipated under the blow of the sea breeze. The British soldiers on the lookout saw several vague figures leaving quickly to the southwest. But on the first

For a moment, no one thought that this was the German fleet.

Betty's main fleet was pretty good, but a reconnaissance cruiser formation on the right wing directly experienced a test of life and death. Four British light cruisers spread out to look for traces of the German fleet. Suddenly, several huge ships appeared on their left side.

Guys. The distance between the two sides is so close, and the sailing is almost opposite!

The speed was as high as about 40 knots! The British light cruiser also sent out an identification signal, but what they responded to was a dense rain of bullets! Hipper, who was suffocating, threw a series of shells over without hesitation.

There are 6-inch ones, 88mm guns, 12-inch ones, and even 14-inch ones!

This unlucky British light cruiser made the list of the fastest battleships sunk since the beginning of the war! A 14-inch shell fired from the Moltke directly penetrated several decks of the British light cruiser, and then hit the bottom of the ship.

Explosion. The violent shock wave carried shrapnel and sparks flying around. Unfortunately, the shrapnel destroyed the wall of an ammunition depot in the middle of the hull, and the subsequent flames ignited

The propellant pack stored inside. With a loud noise, the entire battleship was like a long knife broken in the middle. The energy generated after the explosion splashed a large number of fragments into the air, many of which even fell on

There was a crash on the deck of the Goeben, which was leading the way! In just 2 minutes, a light cruiser with a displacement of more than 4,000 tons turned into a pile of scrap metal!

However, the loud noise of the explosion also allowed Betty to discover the opponent's position. As a result, the fleet quickly turned around under Betty's command and pursued the Hipper fleet. At the same time, the light cruiser formations accompanying the left and right also followed the fleet and turned.

The entire fleet drew a huge arc on the sea. At this time, the distance between the two sides

In fact, it is not far away. Both fleets are within the range of the other side's naval guns. However, it is obvious that if Betty continues to sail or moves slower, the two sides will quickly distance themselves from each other in almost opposite directions. The result is

The two sides are getting further and further away, and it will not be easy for Betty to bite Hipper again!

It is actually taboo to perform large-scale maneuvers such as turning within the strike range of the opponent's naval guns. For example, on Xu Jie's plane, Togo Heihachiro's turning in front of the battle formation in the Tsushima naval battle was actually very dangerous. The final success was not related to

It is said that it is the fruit of Togo Heihachiro

It is better to say that the Russians are too poor! At this time, in order to chase Hipper, who was fleeing, Betty turned around within the opponent's attack range. Unfortunately, she did not have Dongxiang's luck, and neither did the opponent.

The Russian fleet is such a soft persimmon!

"Here's the opportunity!" Looking at the turning British fleet in the distance, Hipper's mouth showed a sneer. This was the opportunity he was waiting for. The German fleet turned again and drew a horizontal bar in front of the British fleet! But this

It is not a standard T-shaped horizontal head, and the four battleships are not in a straight line, but they are staggered a little from each other, so there is a better firepower window!

At this time, Hipper did get the upper hand and was in a good position. It can be said that he gained a double advantage in time and position. But Hipper also knew that it would take a long time for the opponent to change this passive situation and re-draw the battle line.

Within 10 minutes! No matter how powerful Hipper's fleet is, there is no guarantee that it will be able to defeat the British fleet in about 10 minutes. If he really had such ability, Hipper would not have to run!

Seeing that the German fleet turned again and had a tendency to grab the T-shaped head, Betty noticed something strange at this time. However, it was obviously too late to correct it at this time. Some of the warships behind had just completed the turn, and some had not yet turned.

If he takes the lead and turns again, the formation will definitely be chaotic. But if he continues to sail in the original direction, the distance between the two sides will be too small, and his flagship may be surrounded!

The fact was indeed as Betty expected. Soon the four German fast battleships were bombarded with artillery fire. Although the angle was very bad, the Moltke and Vondertann in the middle of the queue could still concentrate their firepower to attack the Lion, which was turning again.

, the battleship will not turn very quickly, but

And when turning, it will be difficult to use its own firepower. In these few minutes, Betty can only parry but not fight back. What happened to Hipper's fleet just now happened again to Betty, but the only thing

The difference is that the Tiger is not as strong as the Moltke!

At this time, after a series of entanglements between the two sides, although the course changed drastically, the distance between them did not widen, but became much closer. The straight-line distance between the Moltke and the Tiger was only 12km! At this distance,

There is absolutely no reason for a German warship to miss a warship whose speed has been greatly reduced due to its turn. Moltke's second salvo was a burst of fire. Then in the fourth and a half salvo, Betty finally tasted the opponent.

A heavy punch!

A 13.8-inch shell streaked across the sky like a meteor and hit the front main turret of the Tiger, which was spitting out tongues of fire. With a violent collision and the sound of metal tearing, the 11-inch armor on the front of the No. 1 turret was

Tear it apart. Then the shell penetrated into the turret and swept across the entire gun emplacement, directly knocking out a 34

The tail of the 3mm artillery crashed. Then countless metal fragments were ejected repeatedly throughout the turret. The gun crew was delayed directly! Fortunately, the shell did not explode! However, the propellant detonated by the shrapnel was still violent.

It burned, and a column of fire mixed with smoke rose from the bow of the Tiger.

However, the Tiger's tragic journey was obviously not over yet. Two more 12-inch shells hit the flagship Betty. One of the shells bounced off the 11-inch armor on the ship's side due to the angle. However, although it failed to penetrate,

The huge impact of the cannonball

A large piece of armor was still dislocated. A large amount of seawater began to pour in along the gap. But another shell hit the middle of the hull, not only destroying the cabin where the signal flag was stored, but the flying shrapnel also destroyed the signal cable and

Antenna exposed to the outside.

It has to be said that Betty's choice of Tiger was a very discerning thing. Among the British battlecruiser pedigree, the Invincible and other four battleships are imitations of the Longxu-class battlecruiser. They only have 8-inch main decorations.

But there is a 100mm dome armor on the back

The Lion, Grand Princess and Queen Mary are the first level, with 9-inch main armor and thinner dome armor. The Tiger has 11-inch sloped armor on the sides, and the internal dome armor is just bulletproof. But this

For once, the Tiger's defense was relatively successful.

Facing the dense rain of bullets, Betty did not have the guts to bet whether the German artillery shells were more powerful or the Tiger's armor was stronger! So Betty ordered the Tiger to continue to avoid the rain of bullets, and planned to order the remaining warships to continue the pursuit! And

Just before the Tiger left, a 350mm heavy artillery shell hit the unprotected area at the stern of the Tiger and passed through from the other side, leaving two large holes in the side strings, one of which was still at the waterline!

Betty didn't know that her battleship was no longer able to transmit signals. According to the general standard tactics, the following ships should follow the flagship. But now Betty has not handed over command. She can't even send a signal to withdraw from the battle! And!

At this time, the quality of the British Royal Navy was fully demonstrated. The Lion, which was in the second battle position, quickly discovered the strange movement of the Tiger.

"Vice Admiral Betty is no longer able to command the fleet. All warships are temporarily under my command. Each ship will follow our ship and continue to attack!" Captain Charron, the captain of the Lion, ordered. After a brief hesitation, the subsequent warships expressed their willingness.

Obeying the order, although Betty could no longer command the fleet, other British warships continued to complete the maneuver and followed up. Supported by chi1979's monthly ticket. This book has been renamed "Chinese Sea Power". I hope you can support it~~~. (To be completed
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