The Russian tactics were very conservative, at least in Hipper's view. Several destroyers were rearing behind and constantly using smoke canisters to interfere with Hipper's bombardment. Both sides were in single columns, and it was difficult to fully exert their firepower.

Therefore, even if the Russian fleet has entered the firing range, the sparse bombardment does not seem to cause much interference to the opponent.

"This won't work. The speed is too fast, and it will be difficult for the submarine force to find a chance." Essen has devoted half of his energy to submarines in the past few years. Up to now, the German Baltic Fleet has nearly two dozen submarines.

There are at least nine submarines deployed in this area because of the issue of advance notification and the possibility that the Russian fleet can lure them.

As a result, Russian submarines should have a chance here. However, contrary to expectations, the speed of the Russian and German fleets was too fast. The submarines could not find an attack window at a speed of several knots underwater, and the Germans seemed to be on guard against the submarines.

, it is not a straight line but a zigzag line. All this leaves the Russian submarine force with no choice but to act in a hurry.

"Why don't you try to hold them back?" At this time, Essen's mind changed. Now that the follow-up German fleet has not yet appeared, it is safe for at least 2 hours. If you don't fight, it will be a bit difficult.

Not willing to give in! When the two sides move to the battle line, the speed of the fleet will inevitably decrease. This is an opportunity for the submarines arranged by the Russians in advance!

"Turn the fleet 3 compass points to the right and grab the T-shaped head." After confirming that it was temporarily safe, Essen decided to fight Hipper. The auxiliary battleships of both sides were equal, and his battleship had better protection. There was no reason why he couldn't beat him.

What an opponent! Not to mention there is a hidden arrow under the water!

Four Gangut-class battleships drew a huge white track on the sea. 36 14-inch naval guns aimed at the approaching German fleet in turn. An upright dreadnought showdown began. Faced with an evenly matched force,

Opponent, Hipper rubbed his hands together excitedly. He hoped to gain new results today.

!According to past experience, British artillery shells are not enough to penetrate the armor of German warships. But this is not necessarily the case for French and Russian warships that use American artillery shells. For this reason, Hipper decided to use his shooting skills and the quality of his officers and soldiers at long distances to slowly attack.

Deadly opponent. And the artillery shells were replaced with semi-armor-piercing bullets with a larger charge but slightly poorer armor penetration.

"For American battleships with thick main armor belts, unless you can penetrate its main armor, it is better to use semi-armor-piercing shells. If I have four King-class battleships in my hand, then I will choose to get close without hesitation.

Attack, but the protection of my Moltke-class fast battleship is very problematic. I can't guarantee that my armor can block the opponent's shells. So I would rather choose to damage it from a long distance. Then wait for the arrival of the main fleet." Shi Xipei.

Er explained it this way.

Facts have proved that the quality of the battle-hardened Hipper fleet's officers and soldiers is indeed superior to that of the Russian fleet, which is practicing target practice in the port. Even though it has 4 fewer guns, before the Russian fleet can score a hit, it is willing to

The Gut number has been

Two rounds were hit. One of them hit the No. 1 turret of the Gangut. It turned into a ball of orange fireball, leaving a dent of about 2 inches on the armor plate. The other one hit the No. 1 turret of the Gangut.

Firing a cannonball will leave a hole in the bow of the ship. It's not a big problem.

However, strategically speaking, the battle-hardened Hipper made a mistake this time, that is, the tactic of suffocating the opponent with high-explosive bombs, which is very effective when both sides have similar projections and both are main battleships.

Small. The reason is very simple. For example, an unlucky guy was hit by 20 rounds for 35 seconds.

0mm level artillery shells. A semi-penetrating high-explosive shell contains less than about 20kg of explosives, and the total weight is only 400kg. If you want to say that the underwater part was hit by 400kg of explosives from mines and torpedoes, that is indeed fatal. But you

It is said that the upper part of the building was hit by 400kg of explosives, and that the upper part of the building was hit by explosives.

Split shells will inevitably hit places like armored belt turrets. In fact, the effect is very poor. Historically, since the beginning of the dreadnought, no battleship has been used by another battleship of the same level with high-explosive shells.

Killed. Even the deceleration effect is average, because although the Russian warship has no upper body

Armor belt, but the length of the waterline armor belt is sufficient, reaching more than 60%. Therefore, there are not many places where water may enter after penetration. (Historically, during the Battle of Jutland, the Lütsov used semi-armor-piercing shells for a period of time.

Come to attack the British battle cruiser, I don’t know whether it is because of overwhelming self-confidence or other reasons.)

Therefore, due to a combination of circumstances, Hipper achieved some hits during a long period of shelling, but the effect was very poor. As time passed, the Russian warships quickly formed a straddle fire and achieved hits.

, heavy armor-piercing bombs weighing 600+kg hit Hipper's fleet. In the rain of bullets, Hipper's flagship Moltke barely resisted the opponent's attack, with a reliable fuse and stable D explosives.

For Mao

The Qihao is still very challenging. Each shell hits the side like a heavy hammer. Although the thick armor can barely resist it, the violent armor will still cause certain dislocation and cracking. Such a battle is obviously not easy.

Cruisers can participate, and the escort warships on both sides hide aside in a tacit understanding. Hipper believes that time is on his side. And Essen also believes that he can achieve results before Scheer's main fleet arrives!

As time went by, Hipper found that he was gradually at a disadvantage. It was not that his hits were lower than those of the opponent. On the contrary, the total hits of Hipper's fleet were at least 20% higher than the opponent's. But the problem is, if you hit

Don’t move! Soon, Essen also realized this. Generally speaking,

, battlecruisers of the same level are obviously at odds with themselves when fighting battleships on the battle line. The same goes for German battleships! Perhaps because of the smooth sailing some time ago, Hipper was a little more confident, and

This time, he will definitely pay the price for his mistake!

The Essen fleet began to approach, and the powerful 14-inch naval guns repeatedly put huge pressure on Moltke and Goeben! Finally, at a distance of 12,000 meters, a 14-inch 45l shell fired almost vertically successfully hit

Wearing wool

The lower edge of Qi's side armor! After shattering nearly 12 inches of sloping armor, the shell penetrated into the hull against the side of the power room and directly blew up the adjacent power supply cabin. The lack of power caused the rear

The two turrets immediately misfired!

"Keep your distance!" Hipper ordered with a gloomy face as he looked at the billowing smoke coming from the motor room. So the entire fleet, led by the Moltke, began to turn right half of the Luo Jin point, preparing to cut a diagonal line to escape!

This order was not wrong, but what they didn't expect was that near their route, there was a shark gradually opening its sharp teeth and waiting for the arrival of the German fleet!

"This is definitely an accident. Although we tried to get close to each other's route, we never succeeded because of the too slow speed. The Germans passed through the ambush zone of most friendly ships without any danger. But for some reason, they went straight

It's heading in my direction. And in order to avoid the gunfire, the German destroyers are far away, so we can launch this attack calmly." The captain of the submarine numbered 57, Kolyunov, said afterward.

Originally, he planned to aim at the Moltke at the front, but considering that attacking the warship in the middle would have less room for the opponent to dodge, he decisively targeted the Goeben at the rear. When the two sides met less than 1,000 meters away,

From a distance, submarine No. 57 fired all 4 torpedoes! 4 deadly fish

The mines drew white trails on the sea surface, fanning out towards the German fleet at high speed. During the fierce artillery battle, the Germans never expected that a submarine would launch torpedoes so close to them. When they were on the lookout

When the sentinel discovered the murderous intention lurking underwater, it was already too late for the Goeben to dodge!

Boom! With a loud noise, a huge water column rose up from the middle of the Goben's hull. The violent explosion of hundreds of kilograms of TNT explosives caused huge damage to Germany's earliest super-dauntless ship. In a few seconds

Within a few minutes, the three watertight compartments were torn open by violent energy.

, nearly a thousand tons of seawater poured in from the breach, and the entire battleship tilted about 10 degrees in a short period of time! Part of the seawater even continued to seep into the interior of the hull from the gaps, and soon some core compartments were flooded, and the German naval officers and soldiers could not

Don’t try hard to block the damage in water that can submerge your calf.

"Damn, I obviously hit two torpedoes, why did one explode?" Captain Kulyunov cursed, but it was obvious that he had no chance to attack again. The No. 57 small submarine did not have a tail torpedo tube.

It will take at least half an hour to wait for the front torpedo tube to be reloaded.

.And the German destroyer would not let him attack again with peace of mind. In less than 2 minutes after completing the attack, a series of explosions of depth charges began to sound in the water. He did not bother to continue studying the unexploded torpedoes.

, submarine No. 57 began to dive quickly to avoid the German destroyer that was pursuing it.

"The Goben broke away from the battle line and began to retreat. The destroyer released smoke to cover the retreat of the fleet!" At this time, Hipper was depressed to a certain extent. Not only did he fail to complete the task, but it made Essen feel guilty. At this time, he

You know what it means to become a mature person with old age, a guy who can survive many bloody battles is definitely not that simple. No.

However, Hipper was relatively confident in saving the Goeben. After all, the speed of the fleet was quite good, and the torpedo boats could buy enough time for the fleet. More importantly, Scheer brought 4 König-class and 2 Kaiser-class battleships.

He will arrive soon. If Essen dares not to leave, he will get his money back with profits soon!

However, to Hipper's disappointment, Essen did not continue to pursue the evacuating German fleet, but turned directly to evacuate, because just now, the airship force's telegram said that the German main fleet had arrived and was less than 1 hour away.

It’s an hour’s journey! If you don’t leave now, you may not have the chance to leave in a while!
Chapter completed!