There are no clouds in the sky and rippling waves on the sea. Today is a very suitable day for a decisive battle. God wants to see a peak showdown of human civilization. This avant-garde battle is very interesting. The eight battleships belonging to both sides are all from the same ship.

A country, this is a scene that has never been seen in any battle before. The British even believe that these 8 warships are all of the same class! The fight between brothers is really interesting.

Facing the Allied fleet that gradually became clearer in the distance, Betty was full of pride. He always believed that he would never lose to the opponent in this almost completely equal situation! Betty's flagship Australia was the first to be among them, sailing towards the Allied fleet.

Go, with the New Zealand, South Africa and Canada following closely behind, and a murderous aura fills the sky above the fleet.

"Since the other party is anxious to die, then we will give them a ride." The most powerful Caesar is ranked third. This lion hidden among the wolves is the trump card against Betty. Everyone is one-on-one.

In a one-on-one duel, the Caesar with a huge advantage has every chance of destroying the opponent in a relatively short period of time.

.As the battle order was issued, heavy artillery shells were lifted up from the protective ammunition depot, and then sent into the gun chamber together with the propellant packs. The three turrets slowly rotated and pointed into the distance, and the barrels continued to fire.

Move it up and down to adjust the pitch angle. A chilling atmosphere before the war permeated the entire fleet.

"A bit nervous?" Lin Yongsheng asked with a smile, looking at Lieutenant General Si Pei who was a little anxious next to him.

"It's abnormal not to be nervous when facing a battle. I want to ask again. Can the Longwu-class battleship really destroy the opponent in a short period of time? Although it is your country's foreign trade warship, its defense power is no worse than that of a battleship of the same tonnage.

." Count Spey told himself

He is very confident about his own battleship. After comparing the Lütsov, Spey believes that the new Scharnhorst is not inferior at all in all aspects. Although the Longwu class has brilliant results, before seeing it,

Si Pei still has some concerns about Longwu's combat effectiveness.

"You will see it soon." Lin Yongsheng smiled and did not say anything. He was quite confident in this Chinese battleship and the Chinese officers and soldiers on it. Of course, he was also very confident in the design level of the Chinese Naval Design Institute.

Confidence. As Yan Boxun said, if the combat effectiveness of this battleship does not far exceed that of the foreign trade ship, then the guys in the design institute can just resign!

"Fire." Lin Yongsheng ordered when the distance between the two sides was 18km.

"Isn't this distance a bit too far?" Lieutenant General Spey frowned and said.

"This distance has entered the Longxiang's optimal combat distance. The Longxiang is equipped with a new fire control system, and because the cannon is larger and the shells are heavier, it is less affected by the outside world and the effective range will be longer.

Some. And the 15-inch heavy artillery at this distance is enough to destroy the opponent's horizontal armor." Lin Yongsheng explained.

"But it's not within the effective range of other warships."

"Only the Longxiang can really achieve results. The foreign trade super fearless defense is enough to deal with the 14-inch low-level artillery. The only thing that can be relied on in a short battle is the Longxiang." Lin Yongsheng insisted on his opinion.

road.

"Then open fire. I hope we can achieve results before the opponent retreats," Lieutenant General Spey said.

Following the firing order, the Kaiser fired the first salvo of the battle. The orange fireballs ejected from nine long and thick gun barrels covered half of the bridge. Like a roaring beast,

With a loud noise like thunder, five shells flew out of the gun barrel and flew into the distance at a speed of more than 2 times the speed of sound. After dozens of seconds, several huge water columns scatteredly covered the South Africa.

live.

"The walk is not bad. It is indeed improved compared to the 14-inch gun." Soon, according to the news from the fire control room, the Kaiser had formed a burst of fire on the South Africa, while the impact points of the other three battleships were still erratic.

Uncertain. At this time, both sides have reached m, but have not been able to switch to effective shooting.

"This situation is not right!" In less than three minutes after the battle started, one of the opponent's warships launched an overshoot at a very long distance, and quickly switched to an effective attack. However, the other three warships failed to overshoot successfully.

, this shows that this battleship has higher accuracy.

Compared to the opponent. But supposedly the opponent obviously uses the same fire control and weapons, how can there be such an obvious gap? And according to the records of previous naval battles, the effective range of the German 350mm naval gun Rear Admiral Moore faintly smelled a hint of conspiracy.

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Almost at the same time, Betty also discovered an anomaly, but what he was thinking about was not whether the other party had any conspiracy, but how he could get out of an unfavorable situation. In his opinion, one of the opponent's warships had a range advantage, and he needed to get as close as possible to the opponent.

Only by spreading out the opponent can we avoid this situation of being beaten without fighting back. So, under his command, the four British fast battleships turned half a compass point to the right and quickly approached the opponent. And launched a counterattack at a distance of m.

After the exchange of fire, the fleets of both sides slowly approached further. m was still a bit far for both sides. Although the accuracy could be guaranteed, it was absolutely impossible for the artillery shells to penetrate the opponent's core cabin at this distance. Although Betty had many problems, she was aggressive

His heart and fighting spirit are definitely among the best in the Royal Navy. He is eager to gain an advantage through the quality of Royal Navy officers and soldiers at a relatively short distance.

"Hit!" Two huge fireballs hit the hull of the South Africa almost at the same time. The huge hull of the South Africa seemed to be shaking from the heavy impact. A 15-inch shell hit the slender bow of the South Africa.

The fragile front and rear armor faced the heavy

More than 800 kilograms of armor-piercing bombs had no effect. The violent impact tore the entire armor plate into pieces, and then plunged into the interior of the ship's hull, exploding slightly above the waterline! The warship's bow and stern were underwater due to its width.

The protection is relatively

Poor. The exploded shells carried countless shrapnel and performed an indiscriminate baptism of steel on the watertight compartment below. Coupled with the damage caused by the torn outer armor, the entire bow suffered serious damage, and a full

There is a gap of 6 square meters

The hole appeared at the bow of the ship, and the impact caused by the warship that was actually sailing at high speed caused secondary damage to the already injured bow. The damaged area further expanded under the impact of the water flow. In a short period of time, the right side of the bow entered

Nearly 1,000 tons of water!

Another shell hit the No. 2 turret of the South Africa. This shell was shot directly from the armor on the top of the turret, hitting it hard like a heavy hammer. With the rupture of the cap, the sharp warhead was as sharp as

The chisel usually drills into the horizontal armor with a thickness of 80mm, and explodes inside the turret, with hundreds of kilograms of shrapnel plus no less than this

Debris weighing 100,000 pounds was raging inside the turret driven by explosives. The British in the turret were killed by the raging flames and shrapnel before they could even figure out the situation. In less than 1 second, the entire turret crew was wiped out.

The artillery was also severely damaged. The two artillery pieces on the left were completely destroyed, and the two slender barrels hung down weakly.

Although this heavy hit brought a lot of trouble to the South Africa, Betty didn't seem to care too much. After all, in his opinion, it was relatively common for the bow of the ship to be hit and the turret to be destroyed. Sometimes the turret even

It cannot be penetrated and will still be disabled due to shock. At this moment, the remaining three British fast battleships are fighting with their opponents.

There was a fierce exchange of fire. Both sides had hits on each other, and Betty's flagship Australia still had a slight advantage in the exchange of fire with Scharnhorst. A 343mm shell hit the rear turret of Scharnhorst.

The pitching equipment of one gun was destroyed. Another shell hit the middle of the hull and destroyed two secondary guns.

However, the performance of other battleships in the British fleet did not improve the seriously injured South Africa, because the shell that hit the turret almost killed all the gunners in an instant, so the fire spread quickly and ignited the fire to prevent it from being fired.

A small number of propellant packs behind the turret. A dull explosion sounded from the No. 2 turret.

From inside, more smoke and flames began to pour out from the damaged areas. The fire quickly developed out of control. If it was just this, it would not sink this elite warship. After the South Africa's firepower was greatly reduced,

The Kaiser's attacks were more precise. A series of hits brought the battleship to its demise quickly!

The water in the bow caused the battleship to tilt to the right and forward. In order to balance the hull, the British had to reversely inject water on the left side for balance. However, because there was too much water on the right side, after the water was injected on the left side, the forward shearing bow was almost faster.

It is level with the water surface, coupled with the waves on the bow caused by high-speed travel. From a distance, the bow of the entire battleship is almost submerged by sea water. When it realized that there was too much water, the British were trying to drain the water.

.Two more shells hit the forward hull of the South Africa,

The third hit bomb successfully penetrated the waterline armor belt under the No. 1 turret of the South Africa! Since the beginning of the war, the Chinese export-type super-dreadnought, which has experienced many naval battles, is famous for its super protection. It has experienced the Germans

, after being baptized by various 14-inch artillery from Italy and Britain, the main armored belt has never been penetrated. But this time, it faced the attack of 15-inch heavy artillery also from China, and it was less than 14km away.

At a distance, a 15-inch artillery shell

It successfully penetrated the 320mm sloped armor. The slender projectile penetrated into the hull and exploded in the compartment directly between the hull and the ammunition depot. Although it failed to detonate the ammunition depot, the flames caused by the explosion still spread to the front of the battleship.

Later, in order to prevent the ammunition depot from exploding, the British were forced to fill the ammunition depot with water. As a result, the entire battleship had lost two-thirds of its firepower. More importantly, there was too much water in the bow, exceeding the limit.

The scope of damage control that can be maintained.

Just when the British officers and soldiers on board the South Africa tried their best to save the battleship, the fourth shell ruined their last hope. The shell that hit the engine room penetrated through the horizontal armor, although it did not reach the target due to the angle.

It completely penetrated the armor, but the huge impact still caused a serious backplate effect on the horizontal armor.

Countless pieces of debris fell from the top, destroying the high-speed running generator set, causing the power supply to half of the hull to be interrupted! Flames and thick smoke spread wantonly in the front hull, while the damage control team faced a passage that looked like the door to hell.

With nothing to do, a large number of people carrying out drainage operations were trapped in the darkness, and the only thing waiting for them was death!
Chapter completed!