Chapter 1,173 Hunting 3

Chapter 1173 Hunting 3

"Let the destroyers kill them, let's go!" Hipper first telegraphed the approaching destroyers to take a few photos of the first Queen-class battleship to be sunk, and then decisively issued the execution order. The two destroyers were like executions. Like an executioner, he approached this once arrogant huge battleship. The two torpedo boats V180 and S75 said they were happy to carry out such a mission. After most of the British moved to the lifeboats, the two destroyers approaching 400 meters away neatly sent the warship in with 4 torpedoes. Among the rolling waves of the North Sea.

Just when Hipper was killing people, Scheer was not slow in his actions. The Bavaria took the lead, followed by the Württemberg and the Baden. What they captured was the Queen Elizabeth-class ship No. 6. Number. Under the pressure of three Bavaria-class battleships, the Reputation could not make any waves! What's more, these three battleships have almost the highest combat quality in the German Navy, both in terms of equipment and personnel!

One-sided battles don't last long. After confirming that the Renown had hit a shell on the Bavaria's No. 3 turret, blowing a main gun into two pieces, there was no other commendable record. The three Bavaria-class battleships were tilting wildly at a distance of 10 kilometers, raining bullets, and all their artillery were almost directly aimed at distant targets.

The Reputation sank extremely quickly, without even using torpedoes at all. After destroying almost all of the Reputation's main guns, the Baden approached to a position no more than 6,000 meters away from the opponent and fired, and a 15-inch shell directly hit it. The ammunition depot under the Renown No. 3 turret! With an earth-shattering bang, the prince finally achieved a new achievement - killing the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship in an instant!

This shell easily tore through the 330MM thick hardened armor belt, and then penetrated the entire dome armor plate with a thickness of 1 to 2 inches. Successfully diving into the ammunition magazine of the Renown, the gun shot diagonally through the propellant magazine located under the shell. With a loud noise, a fire dragon rushed directly from the bottom of the hull along the ammunition delivery channel! The turret, which weighed hundreds of tons, seemed to be thrown out directly by a pair of big hands, and the power of the explosion quickly spread inside the hull. The entire battleship was shaking with the sound of continuous explosions.

Ten seconds later, accompanied by a series of metal breaking sounds, the second half of the hull began to fall off the battleship, and hot flames and gray-black smoke poured out from the breach. A thick column of smoke rose into the air, and the scene of the Renown's struggle could be clearly seen even from more than ten kilometers away. A huge amount of seawater poured in from the breach. Under the impact of the seawater and the pull of its own weight, the second half of the hull quickly fell off the battleship, and then the front half of the battleship also suffered damage due to excessive water intrusion. The rear part sank, and the bow, which was like a long knife, was lifted up.

In the end, the Reputation did not keep the God of War waiting for the sacrifice too long. Two minutes later, Britain's most cutting-edge battleship, weighing 28,000 tons, sank to the bottom of the sea. The huge vortex formed when the battleship sank would More than three figures of British naval officers and soldiers fell into the water and were involved in the seabed. finally,

No more than 200 people survived on this British battleship!

As for the Balem, which was the most seriously injured at the beginning, it also did not escape the fate of destruction. They were besieged by the three Helgoland brothers and the newly improved battleship Rheinland. When four battleships appeared around the Baliem, the captain of the Baliem, Colonel Pitt, knew the current affairs very well.

"Our battleship has lost more than half of its power. The damage to the motor compartment has further expanded. One of the main gun turrets is no longer usable. There will be no results if we continue fighting." The colonel looked around at his comrades and said. .

"If possible, I hope that more people can live until the end of this war. There is no need for unnecessary struggle. I will fulfill the obligations of a captain, and at the same time I will fulfill my obligations to you." The colonel took a deep breath and made the last and most difficult decision of his life. "All personnel are preparing to abandon the ship. I will stay on this battleship and accompany him to sleep at sea."

"The British seem to be preparing to evacuate." On the battleship Helgoland, a German officer picked up the telescope in his hand and said. "what should we do?"

"Order the destroyer to go up and prepare to accommodate the personnel, and then dispose of the battleship." Captain von Ruyter, the captain of the battleship Helgoland, thought for a while and said. Except for those auxiliary cruisers or submarines that perform "strangling" tasks, the British and German navies are relatively graceful in their regular battles. (The Germans believed that the British auxiliary cruisers were a massacre of German civilians. The British believed that the direct attack by German submarines without warning was a crime. Anyway, the navies of both sides did not have much mercy on the ships and combatants who performed the blockade mission. ) when the opponent is unable to resist and is preparing to sink the battleship. Too much killing is unnecessary.

Therefore, the battleship Balem is the calmest among the three British battleships sunk so far. Four destroyers and a light cruiser moved closer to help collect the personnel transferred from the Balem. The whole process was orderly, and there were not too many barriers caused by previous hostility.

After the last British naval men were transferred from the HMS Baliem. After confirming that all those who could breathe had left the sinking warship, Colonel Pitt returned to his position. He stood on the dilapidated bridge and signaled that everyone could leave, and then said nothing. Waiting for their own doom to come, three German destroyers released 4 torpedoes 400 meters away from the target. Accompanied by loud noises. This British battleship, which had participated in the Battle of the Indian Ocean and participated in the siege of the battlecruiser Blücher, sank to the bottom of the sea in a blaze of fire.

"So now we can confirm that the British have attacked one Queen Elizabeth-class battleship, we have killed three, and one more is in pursuit?" the prince asked, looking at the newly sent battle report.

"Yes, three battlecruisers commanded by Major General Lefetsov are chasing the queen, but in addition to these queens, the British also have two battlecruisers. Except for the initial appearance, Other times, I don’t know where I went,” Major General Scheer said.

"Ask Hipper to bring the fastest fleet to immediately support the battlecruiser detachment. We are responsible for gathering the scattered enemy fleets and preparing to evacuate. Tell Hipper that I will give him at most one hour. Otherwise, regardless of whether the pursuit is successful or not, we will Everyone must retreat!" the prince said.

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