As expected by both parties, the former Dreadnought Fleet showed signs of decline as soon as they met against the Italian and Austrian Fleet. However, George Legg's life was not easy at this time. Taking advantage of this period, the Italian and Austrian dreadnoughts and super-dreadnoughts were still there.

They were racing against time to tilt the deadly rain of bullets towards the opponent. Long before the French pre-dreadnought battleship launched its charge, the solitary enemy

The dialing situation was already very bad. Although the visibility on the sea was reduced due to the firing of hundreds of large-caliber artillery, it was obvious that under the intensive care of as many as 20 artillery pieces, less than half of the battle was completed after the war started.

In a matter of hours, this French first-class dreadnought had already run out of gas!

Fortunately, the battleship's ammunition depot was not hit, so it kept being hit. The core cabin was also penetrated several times. The internal boiler and main engine emitted bursts of heart-wrenching noises under the ravage of shrapnel.

Sounds and pipelines were torn apart by flames and explosions. The ship looked majestic.

After a long battle, only 2 of the 6 twin-mounted turrets could be used, and the rest were either penetrated or damaged. It has to be said that placing 6 turrets on a battleship is too compact.

When a shell falls, two adjacent piggyback turrets will be damaged.

Boom! The Guba shook again. I don’t know whether it was because of the roll of the hull or the shot just now. The French officer in the control tower felt the battleship shake violently and some tearing and cracking sounds.

The sound coming from the battleships at their feet was like whispering demons in the abyss. The captain of the Guba knew that their last moments were coming, and the bow and bow of the ship were smashed to pieces by 14-inch guns.

At the same time, because the propellants in the two turrets on the bow were ignited, the spreading fire completely blocked the damage control team's path to the bow. One-third of the front part of the hull had been engulfed by flames and thick smoke.

At least five large holes were punched in the waterline on the battle side of the battleship. The hull tilt has reached 15 degrees. The speed has been reduced to about 10 knots.

"Perhaps we will be the first dreadnought lost by the Allied Powers." Looking at the rising water columns on the sea, the captain of the Guba couldn't help but smile bitterly. But at this moment, there was a loud noise from behind.

Overwhelming all the sounds on the battlefield. The crew of the Guba tried to look behind them and found that almost all of their vision directly behind them was blocked by a huge water curtain!

"Oh God, what happened to the ground?" A French officer prayed while looking at the battleship France in the queue in horror. The sound of the explosion was too loud, and the detonation even caused the explosion 500 meters away.

The Guba outside felt a powerful impact, and the air waves hit the hull of the Guba over and over again. Although it could not cause any substantial damage, it was still frightening. If this is the case 500 meters away, then the person involved will

How?

As the water spray gradually dispersed, the French discovered in horror that the France was blown into two pieces by the powerful explosion! The entire bow, including the two front turrets, had disappeared from the sea. The second half of the hull also gradually sank.

Into the bottom of the sea! "What's going on?" Looking at the sudden sinking of the French warship in front of him, George Legg's heart tightened! He did not expect that the French warship would sink so suddenly!

"It seems that the bow of the France was hit just now. But it was not the turret position, but the torpedo room below the bow deck. Only in this way can there be enough energy to blow the battleship into two pieces." A staff officer next to him expressed his opinion.

In fact, the staff officer was right. A shell from the Saint-Martin accurately hit the front of the French hull, and easily penetrated the dome armor with a thickness of less than 50mm, and was finally trapped in the torpedo room.

There was an explosion, drama

The violent explosion not only shattered the high-pressure gas cylinder used to launch the torpedo, but the resulting flames and explosions also ignited the torpedo in the entire torpedo cabin. The amount of explosive in one torpedo was equivalent to more than 10 rounds of armor-piercing bombs.

The explosive charge and the serial explosion of more than a dozen torpedoes are enough to put any warship into a desperate situation! This kind of loss cannot be rescued at all. Both the warship and the crew were swallowed up by the raging explosions and seawater in an extreme time and eventually disappeared.

Without a trace.

"Your Excellency, Admiral, the situation of the Guba is also very bad. If nothing happens, whether the two Italian super-dreadnoughts attack the Guba or turn to the Paris, the battle situation will be one-sided. Even if we are against

The Austro-Hungarian fleet has a certain advantage, but the rapid collapse of the front fleet will lead to the entire fleet being in dire straits

"Yes!" Rear Admiral Jean-Pierre, the captain of the Brestany, said anxiously. In his opinion, if the France was destroyed, the freed Italian fleet would be wiped out in a short time.

The Guba or the Paris behind it, and if three dreadnoughts were lost at once, the French fleet would not even be able to move!

"No, wait. As long as there is a chance, we can recover our losses from the Orians." George Legg shook his head and said. "And we can't leave now. Before the opponent's front fearless fleet is defeated,

Before our battleships block the Italians' 350mm gun ports, we will not be able to cross the opponent's battle line." After saying that, he looked at the battleship Guba that was facing the attack of two Italian super-dreadnoughts.

What Jean Pierre said makes sense. Judging from the current situation, the collapse of the main fleet is not far away. There is really no chance of winning against an opponent with 3 super-dreadnoughts and 4 Dreadnoughts against 6 super-dreadnoughts and 5 Dreadnoughts.

It was useless to continue fighting, but George Legg also had his own ideas. Although the front team was in a hard fight at the moment, his three super-dreadnoughts in the rear attacked the two Dreadnoughts and two Super Dreadnoughts of the Austro-Hungarian Navy.

but not bad,

The Austro-Hungarian fleet, which has been in Turkey for a long time, has experienced a fierce battle in the Aegean Sea and the "abuse" of Turkey's backward basic conditions. Its combat effectiveness itself has been greatly reduced. In addition, the Austro-Hungarian navy itself is relatively low, so it

The Austro-Hungarian fleet, which had the advantage of fighting back and forth, could not defeat the three French super-dreadnoughts!

It would be difficult to sink a dreadnought through pure shelling. It took the Italians nearly half an hour to sink the French in a 2 vs 1 situation, but in an almost evenly matched situation

Next, it will be even more difficult for the French to sink the Austro-Hungarian warships! However, George Legge obviously has a back-up, that is, the 4 cruise ships and their associated destroyers, George Legge, which have been useless

It was discovered that the Austro-Hungarian fleet had almost no auxiliary battleships. The auxiliary battleships of the Italian-Austrian fleet were not as good as the French, and when Tycho concentrated the auxiliary battleships, the Austro-Hungarian fleet lacked even more auxiliary battleships. In this case, 5

If an armored cruiser covers the torpedo boat to launch an attack, there is a high chance of success. Of course, whether these cruisers can come back is no longer within his scope of consideration!

And another reason is just as he said, the current French fleet really can't leave! The speed of the Guba is only about 10 knots. If the fleet wants to leave, it can just abandon Guba and the former Dreadnought Fleet that is responsible for containing the opponent.

The Austrian and Austrian battleships suffered no losses, but the French fleet lost two dreadnoughts.

, this is absolutely unacceptable to George Legge! These former dreadnoughts and Guba have become sunk costs. In order to make their death more worthwhile, George Legge must also persevere! If Austria-Hungary can be forced to

If the fleet withdraws from the battle, it is not impossible for the French fleet to turn defeat into victory!

"Send a signal to the reserve fleet, and hope that what they do will live up to their name!" George Legg ordered. Not long after, the four Glory-class armored cruisers that had been making soy sauce brought nearly 20 ships of various types with them.

Three destroyers sailed out of the formation, and their target was the Austro-Hungarian fleet that was struggling to parry!

When four slender figures quickly rushed towards the Austro-Hungarian fleet, the battle-hardened Count Spee was aware of the danger at the first moment. Having participated in the Sino-Russian War, he clearly realized that the main gun firepower was restrained by the opponent's warships.

In this case, a large-scale lightning strike can at least delay or organize the actions of the opponent's fleet. And if the opponent has a large number of armored cruisers to cover it, the high-speed destroyer will approach faster and the threat will be greater!

"Evasion of the fleet, concentrate all firepower on the opponent's cruisers and destroyers, pay attention to maintain the formation, and all destroyers will intercept! Target the opponent's destroyers!" Within a few seconds, Count Spey issued a series of orders. But at this time, with the arrival of this new force,

Join in, and the situation on this local battlefield was reversed in a short time! Nearly two dozen warships of various types rushed towards the Austro-Hungarian fleet at a speed of more than 20 knots, and behind them there were as many as 27 14-inch guns roaring!

At this time, the Spey fleet was launched to try its best to maintain the formation to evade, using intensive firepower to block the opponent. It was not only Lieutenant General Spey who discovered the crisis, but Tycho in front also discovered that the rear guard had a tendency to be defeated.

, if the Austro-Hungarian fleet is severely damaged or withdraws from the battle, then the Italians will be the unlucky ones. Therefore, the Italian Vice Admiral immediately ordered the two Count of Cavour-class battleships at the end of the fleet to abandon their targets and help Austria-Hungary.

The fleet blocked this deadly and fierce attack!

44 12-inch naval guns and 16 350mm naval guns lowered their elevation angles. These heavy artillery fired almost flatly to meet the French's second desperate charge! "Highest rate of fire, fire!" At the first time, as many as 60 guns fired.

The heavy artillery began to fire a deadly hail of bullets at the 6 armored cruisers! On average, an armored cruiser was attacked by 10 main guns! Because it was aimed directly and the distance was very close,

Some heavy guns require almost no correction, and the gunners can even use the turret's own gun scope for sighting and shooting! On average, a battleship hits an armored cruiser. The result can be imagined! The fire dragons are almost touching each other.

Flying out of the sea, groups of fireballs streaked across the sky and landed on the target area within a few seconds. The French people had high hopes for a blow, but they were blocked by absolutely superior firepower from the very beginning!
Chapter completed!