The battlecruiser Gneesenau is equipped with a 280mm caliber main gun, which is too small compared to the 381mm caliber main gun equipped on the British Navy battlecruiser.

However, small caliber still has the advantage of small caliber, which is the amazing fire rate of the Gneisenau artillery.

After the Hood battlecruiser hit Bismarck, the battlecruiser Gneesenau made a volley.

This round of volleys aimed at the Battleship of the Reputation and the Battlecruiser of the Gneesenau, and attacked the Battleship of the Reputation just right.

Its shells flew out in a dense manner, and most of the nine shells landed on the deck of the Battlecruiser of the Reputation.

Three shells hit the side of the Reputation Battlecruiser, two hit the deck of Reputation, and one directly penetrated a chimney of Reputation.

In just a moment, the hull of the Battlecruiser of the Reputation Battleship became lively. Explosions came one after another, and John Tovey secretly cried in his heart.

He only has two battlecruisers in total. If one is lost at this time, all the firepower of the German warship will be concentrated on the Hood side.

If it really becomes like that, the opponent has the advantage of dozens of artillery guns and will soon hit the battlecruiser of the Hood.

The battlecruiser type has been proven to be a weapon that is not suitable for participating in the decisive battle in the Battle of Jutland during World War I.

The original purpose of its design was to chase and annihilate the opponent's guerrilla fleet on the distant ocean.

This guerrilla fleet mainly refers to a small fleet composed of warships similar to the German ironclad ships.

During World War I, the Battle of the Falkland Islands, where the British battlecruiser Invincible and the Inquisitive Battlecruiser defeated the Spee fleet, was the most successful example of the battlecruiser.

In the attack on the old-fashioned armored cruisers, the battlecruisers outperformed their opponents in speed and firepower, easily defeating the experienced and brave and tenacious Earl Spey fleet.

There are always many coincidences in history. In the naval battle in 1914, the Spe fleet also included the Gneisenau and Nuremberg; it happened that in real history, the commander who surrounded and annihilated Bismarck was the current commander of the British search fleet, General John Tovey...

Now, the Gneisenau and Nuremberg are both desperately firing to revenge their former enemies.

The Gneesenau, which hit the reputation, is no longer an armored cruiser that is willing to kill the enemy but is powerless to return to the sky, but a real battle cruiser.

The 280mm caliber shell hit the armor of the Battlecruiser of the Reputation Battleship and burst into pieces of sparks. The loud noise of metal hit echoed in the huge waves of the Atlantic Ocean.

The armored steel plates that block the shells from advancing were twisted and deformed in an instant, and then shattered, tearing off the load-bearing beams that supported these steel plates.

The rivets on the warship flew around like bullets, knocking the soldiers in the cabin to a bloody and bloody state.

The shells smashed the armor and continued to fly forward in the cabin, then hitting the wall inside the cabin, tearing the iron plates open like a piece of white paper.

Then, this time-delay fuse armor-piercing bomb exploded here and began to use chemical reactions to expand its power thousands of times.

The chemical energy that diffuses from the inside to the outside expands and spreads along the corridor. The huge energy shatters the walls of the cabin and breaks the thick steel bars.

The Reputation had a huge explosion, so huge that some parts were even blown into the sky and landed on the battlecruiser of the Hood at least two hundred meters away.

"It's over!" Standing on the bridge of the Hood, British Admiral John Tovey saw the flames rising from the battlecruiser of the Reputation battleship and subconsciously lamented.

Seeing the increasing flames, a burst of cheers came from the German naval warship. They had never severely damaged the enemy ships, and this time they finally hit the enemy.

On the sea, the explosion of the Battlecruiser of the Reputation Battlecruiser not only illuminated itself, but also illuminated the Battlecruiser of the Hood not far away.

The two British warships had nowhere to hide in the darkness, and the German fleet could finally conduct intuitive aiming and attack at this moment.

The place where the British Navy's Reputation Battlecruiser exploded was about two-thirds of the length of the hull. The one hit was still near the rear mast.

Because the place where the Reputation Name was hit for the first time was here, the German Navy subconsciously aimed at it and opened fire.

The deadliest shell penetrated the fuel tank of the reputation, and the huge flame was caused by the combustion of the fuel tank.

The second deadly shell hit the ammunition warehouse under a sub-cannon of Reputation, detonating the ammunition of the secondary cannon, causing the explosion to mix with the leaked fuel.

"Quick! The damage control troops are in place immediately! Be sure to put out the fire!" An officer shouted hysterically on the Reputation.

"Fill water into the ammunition compartment! Stop the fire from spreading! Adjust the water injection volume on the other side and do not tilt the warship!" Another officer ordered loudly, his face red in the flames.

After all, it is not a heavily armored battleship. When the battlecruiser faces the firepower above the cruiser, it seems to be powerless.

The 280mm caliber main gun, which was not originally powerful, was still difficult to suppress the damage caused at this time. It really caused the battlecruiser's survivability to hit a big question mark.

"Our ship must leave the battle!" On the bridge of the Battlecruiser of the Reputation Battle, the captain sent a request signal to his flagship to leave the battle.

If you persist like this, everyone knows that the Reputation will be sunk by the hit shell after several rounds of volleys of the enemy.

On the other side, on the Hood, who was loading the artillery, John Tovey decisively issued an order to order the battle cruiser of the Prestige to escape from the battle.

The current reputation number can no longer be called a support, but can only be a burden to the Hood.

Fortunately, Hood hit the Bismarck battleship because of his first round of volleys just now because of his good luck.

The flames on the opponent's hull also make the Bismarck battleship the target of Hood. As long as it can bite the opponent's warship, the British warship may seriously injure the German warship.

With this idea in mind, John Tovey issued an order to retreat to the Destiny, but he led the Hood to continue chasing the German fleet.

A British battlecruiser was chasing two enemy battleships and a battlecruiser... Such an incredible scene happened.

"If it is loaded, don't wait for my order! The targeted German warship will open fire!" After a glance at the cannon command officer, General John Tovey ordered.

"Boom!" Not long after he issued the attack order, the Hood fired the second volley in the battle.

Then, after this volley, John Tovey issued a steering order: "The battleship turned to the right and ruddered 10 degrees! Slightly widen the distance!"

He had to take as much maneuver as possible to avoid the increasingly accurate German naval artillery. After fighting for so long, John Tovi also realized that his opponent was also a group of well-trained naval soldiers.

On the other hand, he also realized that the opponent's warship was equipped with devices that could discover themselves, perhaps radar, or some other secret weapon.

He had sent this information to all fleets and locals, but he had to face it alone, such a German fleet with secret weapons and equipment.

General John Tovey, who put away his contempt, began to use movement to adjust the distance between himself and the German fleet, hoping to avoid being hit by the artillery of the German warships.

The Hood began to turn after a few seconds of fire, and its shells hit the Bismarck battleship again.

Yes, another hit! As the pride of the British Navy, the soldiers on the ship are of course very elite.

Under the guidance of the flames, a cannonball in the volley accurately hit the deck of the Bismarck, exploded the anti-aircraft cannons above, and directly destroyed some nearby lifeboats and boats.

Fortunately, Bismarck's own heavy armor once again prevented it from losing. Although it looked serious in surface damage, it did not have fatal trauma.

At the same time, when he was hit, the Bismarck battleship also fired its fifth volley. The shells tore through the air and flew toward the Hood in the distance with a roar.

Watching the flames that exploded on the deck of his flagship, Lütjens's concerns were growing.

He was worried that his warship would be injured by the British army, causing slowing down and forced to leave the fleet. In this case, disengagement would mean being sunk by the enemy.

The British's luck was absolutely destined to the sky. In this case, the German warship seemed to be doomed.

"The fleet turns left and rudder 10 degrees! Adjust the distance with the British warships! We cannot continue to be beaten so passively, we must think of a way." Shortly after the fire opened, Lütjens issued an order to turn the fleet.

On the other hand, the battleship Tirbitz launched a volley, accurately hitting the Battlecruiser of the Reputation, which had already begun to slow down.

Luck seemed to have not only patronized British warships, but also shone on German warships. On such a dark night, German shells accurately flew over 15 kilometers and landed on the hull of the Reputation.
Chapter completed!