Fierce flames mixed with debris, driven by powerful shock waves, swept the entire surface of the ship over and over again. The entire superstructure had been riddled with holes, and the hot flames devoured everything it could touch. The British had done their best.

, they had filled the ammunition depot with water and balanced the hull as much as possible, but under the extreme conditions, everything they did was in vain.

Lao, the Orion inevitably tilted, first at 9 degrees, then 15 degrees, and finally sank violently. The entire battleship hit the sea like a collapsed building, and the more than 20,000-ton hull hit the ground hard.

on the sea, and then smashed into pieces under the violent impact! From the time when the Allied fleet started to gather fire to the time when the Iron Duke was sunk, it only took a quarter of an hour!

A quarter of an hour is neither long nor short. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea or smoke a cigarette. But on the ever-changing battlefield, it is enough to change a lot of situations! In other words, it is the time that Lin Yongsheng worked hard to win.

It was only a quarter of an hour, but in just such a short period of time, under the full attack of the Allied fleet, the Iron Duke had sunk, and the Emperor behind it was also seriously injured!

"The time for your performance is over, now it's my turn!" Shortly after the Orion sank, Betty's fleet also entered the battle. Under the cover of the auxiliary battleships, this fleet easily broke through the protection of the Allied auxiliary battleships. They

Like heavy armored cavalry, it rushed towards the Allied fast fleet from the side. At this time, the British fleet was completely released.

Abandoning defense, it approached the Spey fleet at maximum speed, but because it began to focus on the Orion and Emperor, it did not pay too much attention to Betty. This mistake also allowed Betty to find an opportunity, and five fast battleships were very close.

Deadly flames are spitting out from a distance, and each cannonball pierces the opponent with a straight trajectory like a spear!

In order to achieve victory as early as possible, Betty's two last-ranked Revenge-class battleships were used to attack Scharnhorst at the same time, while the remaining three battleships withstood one of the opponent's capital ships each. The Revenge-class battleships were formidable.

The 15-inch cannon finally showed its power, vibrating

The deafening sound of artillery declared its strength! 16 15-inch naval guns aimed at the Scharnhorst, which was attacking the Emperor, at a distance of less than 14km. Almost all of the latter's turrets were aimed at the Emperor.

The weakness behind the turret is exposed to the opponent!

This is like a cheetah dealing with the prey in front of him, but two lions suddenly came behind him. When the Scharnhorst turned the turret and prepared to deal with these two behemoths, everything was already too late! The huge water column and

The flames surrounded the flagship of the German Far East Fleet almost at the same time, 320

mm's sloped armor could not block the attack of the 15-inch capped armor-piercing projectile at such a close distance. The 871-kilogram shell hit the Scharnhorst's thick armor like a battering ram. There was a burst of fragmentation and

The sound of steel twisting. A shell successfully penetrated into the midship boiler room of the Scharnhorst!

This shell destroyed everything it encountered along the way. Neither the armored bulkhead nor the pipelines and corridors could prevent this fatal blow. Finally, after reaching the boiler room, the fuse detonated more than 20 kilograms of explosives contained in the shell, and countless

The fragments spread radially in the cabin. The pipelines were cut off. The boilers were destroyed. White streams of high-temperature and high-pressure steam and flames raged in the cabin. Bursts of dull explosions came from inside the hull, and the entire battleship seemed to

They were all shaking in the explosion. And this was just the beginning. A series of blows followed. In less than 5 minutes, the Scharnhorst was hit 7 times in a row, including a hit on the side string.

Pierced twice. The two turrets on the bow were also hit. One of the turrets was stuck due to violent vibrations. The other turret was penetrated on the side. After experiencing a baptism of steel storm, the entire turret was destroyed, and there was no one inside.

People come out alive!

Fortunately, the other battleships in the Spey fleet were not satisfied with the reaction. When the two Revenge-class ships beat up the Scharnhorst, the other battleships also turned their guns and started fighting with the approaching Allied fleet. Lin Yongsheng and Spey

The Vice Admiral's ship, the Caesar, also aimed at the Canada, which was only 12km away from him! There was a loud bang! A 343mm cannon shot

The shell exploded on the front of the 400-mm-thick turret of the Kaiser. Although the shell shocked the personnel inside, it was not penetrated, and the gun did not seem to have suffered much damage. It was just a matter of elevation.

You just can't adjust it too high, but this problem has no effect at all in close combat. The nearly straight trajectory does not require such a high elevation angle.

Nine 15-inch L45 naval guns attacked the Canada in the distance at a rate of fire of up to 2 rounds per minute. Before the smoke from the first shot had completely dissipated, the second round of attacks had already been launched, and the people and soldiers on the battleship

It seems to be a whole, working tirelessly like a precise instrument. Now everyone is working with

Death race. A second difference may be the difference between life and death! Within 12km is too close. Even the 14- to 15-inch-thick sloped armor of the Kaiser cannot guarantee that it can withstand the opponent's attack! At this time, the protection is up

The gap has been narrowed as much as possible, and the rest depends on who can kill effectively as soon as possible!

The god of death was flying over the fleet, but the Kaiser did not let it wait too long. In less than 3 minutes of exchange of fire, a 15-inch hard-cap armor-piercing projectile successfully penetrated the mount of Canada's No. 2 turret.

, with the violent impact, the shell was successfully sent into the ammunition in the middle of the gun base.

Lifting the shaft! And successfully destroyed a large number of ammunition being lifted! The fire door can isolate the flame, but it cannot prevent the ammunition in the lifting shaft from being ignited! This is the same as being shot in the ammunition depot. Survival depends more on luck.

Nothing else! A strong explosion quickly spread from the center of the bullet to the surrounding areas.

One after another, the fire dragons successfully broke through various obstacles and rushed towards the surrounding cabins. The fire door in the turret was destroyed by the huge shock wave. The flames quickly shot up from underneath and ran rampant in the turret. Another fire dragon also followed the lifting shaft.

Rushing downward, but in

After tearing open the fire door, they encountered an ammunition depot that had begun to fill with water. The British's excellent quality and decisive actions temporarily saved them. The ferocious fire dragon was finally defeated by the sea water. Although one turret was lost,

Survive for now!

The two sides were constantly hammering each other with heavy hammers like knights in heavy armor. Fortunately, the Kaiser's rate of fire was faster, and the heavy armor on its body was strong enough. The 15-inch sloped armor protection of the ammunition depot made it successful.

Blocked two attacks from the opponent! One shell was bounced away, leaving only one on it

A 6-inch deep crater, and another shell caused a certain amount of displacement of the armor plate. The problems are not big, but its opponent is different. Facing the fierce attack of 15-inch armor-piercing projectiles, the 320mm

The sloped armor had almost no effect and was repeatedly penetrated at a distance of 10km!

Almost two shells hit the middle and rear of the Canada at the same time. One shell exploded in the upper part of the power compartment. Although it was blocked by the horizontal armor, the violent vibration still caused problems with some equipment, while the other shell hit the wheel.

In the engine room, the high-speed running turbine was directly blown to pieces. Amidst the dull explosion and sharp sound of metal fracture, the

The Canadian finally slowed down. This was not over yet. The fire caused by multiple hits began to spread at the stern, even affecting the ammunition depot of the No. 3 turret, and the damage control team members who tried to save the battleship were also blocked.

The shells that entered the hull exploded into pieces. At such a close distance, all the main guns and secondary guns of both sides fired at the same time, sweeping the other side over and over again.

After all, the Caesar was an improved product of the Canada. Coupled with the well-trained Chinese officers and soldiers, it finally won this bloody close battle of life and death. A 15-inch shell successfully penetrated under the No. 1 turret of the Canada.

ammunition depot, and ignited the propellant inside. A loud noise came from the bow of the Canada, and a column of smoke hundreds of meters high enveloped

It rose into the sky with a large amount of debris and flames, as if the end was coming! Countless debris and broken hulls were thrown into the air, and then fell to the surrounding sea. Several destroyers that were closer were horribly attacked.

Affected by the storm, debris ranging from several kilograms to tens or hundreds of kilograms flew over, even breaking a torpedo boat of dozens of tons into pieces!

The violent explosion formed a mushroom cloud that reached the sky and could not dissipate for a long time. The Canada was completely broken into two parts. The bow quickly sank into the water, and the stern was buried by the sea within minutes. A huge vortex formed from the sea, making

The destroyers trying to save the survivors did not dare to move forward easily. But before Lin Yongsheng could appreciate his second victory, a hail of bullets

It has already flown over! Just now, the Kaiser had just destroyed the Canada, and the two Revenge-class ships had also sunk the Scharnhorst. The two most powerful warriors in the British navy drew their swords and looked around in confusion.

The Caesar, who had just solved their opponent, became their next enemy. The two battleships immediately mobilized 15-inch naval guns to attack the Caesar!

"Release the smoke immediately to avoid the attack!" Following Lin Yongsheng's order, the entire fleet began to pull out smoke screens, and the remaining destroyers and torpedo boats also rushed forward, trying to use their lives to provide cover for the fleet. Lin Yongsheng knew that there was no way now.

The French fought. Although both sides lost one more battleship, it was obvious that their side was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of remaining firepower.

Although the Caesar was powerful enough, two of its main guns were destroyed in the previous battle. A 14-inch shell hit a barrel of the Caesar's No. 2 turret, breaking it into two pieces.

Another cannon was also temporarily unusable due to vibration. As for the other warships? Although everyone responded quickly, they all suffered some losses at the beginning. Of the remaining 3 warships, only 19 of the 27 cannons were usable.

And Bettiin

For the purpose of taking the lead, the firepower of the Australia and New Zealand was still intact. What was even more frightening was that the 16 15-inch guns of the two Revenge-class ships could be used. The Scharnhorst did not cause much damage to the opponent until its death.

The firepower of the two Vengeance ships was so fierce that it almost immediately deprived the Scharnhorst of its counterattack ability. And more importantly, the opponent's auxiliary battleships also had an advantage! If you keep fighting, you will suffer a loss.

It can only be yourself!
Chapter completed!