Chapter 1,171 Hunting 1
Chapter 1171 Hunting 1
The light cruiser first started to pull out the smoke. The gray-black smoke mixed with the sea fog instantly formed a gray fog wall. And at this time. Thomas suddenly found that the Malaya behind him had signaled "I wish you all a safe return home" and rushed out with the destroyer. This move made everyone, including Thomas, feel a little confused. .
"Why did this guy go up against the German fleet?!" Thomas couldn't figure it out, but he thought that he had given the order to disband the fleet and act separately. In theory, the captain of each battleship has sole command. Then there is nothing wrong with Captain Sinclair, the captain of the Malaya, leading the battleship to charge against the opponent.
"Colonel Sinclair and his Malaya are real warriors. They used their own flesh and blood and loyalty to resist the German shells, and used their own sacrifice to restore the decline of the entire fleet. Perhaps his behavior will not have any impact on the war situation. A big change, but his courage and responsibility are worth learning from every Royal Navy officer." A British officer wrote a commendation to the Royal Navy officers on the Malaya in an emotional state!
"What's the situation on Hipper's side?" Prince Ruprecht just glanced at the British light cruiser hidden by the smoke screen, and then returned to the chart. At this time, the smoke screen released by the British fleet for the first time It has dispersed, although the sea fog remains. But it was no longer a problem to observe from Hipper's side. And this time it’s obviously time to close the net!
"Repeat the situation of the British fleet again," the prince ordered.
"The three Queen Elizabeth-class battleships have suffered moderate damage, and their speed will not be very fast. The speed of the flagship and another battleship is almost intact, and there are also two battlecruisers. However, at this time, the opponent is hidden deep in the sea fog. , we don’t know if they left or are still here," an officer said.
"Ignore these scum for now, let Hipper take action immediately. His battlecruiser detachment is the fastest, let them chase the two queens in better condition, and then according to the original plan, each team will bite one. Solve the battle quickly!" The prince gave the order for a general attack.
Thomas devoted all his last auxiliary battleships to the battle to block Scheer's fleet. Then he was almost defenseless on Hipper's side. In a head-to-head battle between the battleships of both sides, it was only a matter of time before Thomas's queens were killed. The only thing to worry about was how they would catch them one by one after they dispersed and broke through!
"The situation of the Seydlitz is not very good. It was hit by a torpedo and its speed may not reach more than 24 knots. I'm afraid it will need to be replaced." After a while, Scheer took the telegram just sent by Hipper. said.
"Let Hipper solve this problem by himself! Let's kill the British auxiliary battleships first." The prince said, and then two light cruiser squadrons of the Scheer fleet rushed towards the British light cruisers with 20 destroyers.
A moment later, the nine German fast battleships also adjusted their course and rushed diagonally towards the British fleet in the distance. Now the prince had no intention of giving the British time to breathe. The prince used his own auxiliary battleship to kill the opponent's auxiliary battleship. At the same time, he led the main fleet and Hipper to attack the British fleet together! A total of 16 battleships rushed towards the British fleet in the distance.
"Stop them! Our target is the enemy's capital ship, don't get entangled with the German little guys!" Under the command of Major General Napier, four British light cruisers braved the firepower of six German light cruisers and forcibly attacked the sea. Turning around, the dense artillery shells formed a moving barrage following the footsteps of the British. Boundless rain of fire fell from the sky, making the entire sea seem to boil!
The most taboo thing in a battle is to turn in front of the opponent's artillery array. If it is just a complete reverse evacuation, then there is still a chance. After all, the distance between the two sides can be quickly opened, but the British choice is almost parallel to the course of the German light cruiser squadron. They are eager to bypass the German light cruiser squadron. The defense line went to attack the capital ships behind, and when Rear Admiral Napier made this decision, he and his fleet had already stepped into the gate of hell with one foot! When the fleet turned, the German light cruiser took full advantage of this time and poured tons of artillery shells on the British light cruiser!
The light cruiser Calliope at the rear of the queue became the first victim. It happened to be bitten by two German light cruisers. Twelve 175MM cannons were aimed at the ship with a displacement of just 5,000 meters from a distance of less than 4,000 meters. Tons of little ones! The leveled 175MM artillery was spraying shells crazily at a rate of fire of more than 4 rounds per minute. At this distance, there was no need for centralized fire control. Each turret only used its own rangefinder, and then fired wildly.
Countless dark red fireballs flew out of the flaming gun barrels and hit the side of the Calliope's hull in less than 5 seconds. A series of explosions came from the side of the hull. Groups of dark red flames burst through the deck and spurted out. Under the continuous shooting of the two German light cruisers, the battleship quickly turned into a burning torch. Five minutes later, after a series of violent explosions, half of The chimney and other parts were blown into the air by the huge impact, and then the entire hull was blown into pieces like a large firework. The shock wave generated by the explosion carried the fragments and even hit another British light cruiser next to it.
When the German light cruisers completely suppressed the opponent's firepower, the destroyers were not to be outdone. They boldly rushed towards the battered things and fired torpedoes one after another from a distance of less than 1,200 meters! As a result, under the torpedo fire of at least four destroyers, the light cruiser Constance was directly blown into three pieces by two torpedoes and sank into the sea.
And just when the German light cruisers relied on their dual advantages of quantity and quality to happily beat the British, a huge figure suddenly jumped out from the edge of the smoke screen! Sailing west quickly!
"Hold the grass! What is that? We seem to have found a big guy!" The German light cruiser Stettin was a little dumbfounded when he saw the behemoth appearing less than 6,000 meters away from him! However, before the light cruiser was ready to tell its comrades the news, the 6-inch gun on the side of this behemoth spewed out streams of flames crazily. One of the shells accidentally landed on the top of the Stettin's mast. Blow up the communication antenna above and the box with the signal flag next to it into the sky!
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