Chapter 1475 Encounter 4
Chapter 1475 Encounter 4
In terms of the number of 12-inch gun barrels, it is absolutely suppressed! The Agamemnon, London, and Triumph immediately aimed all their firepower at the target. The shells like a fire storm instantly enveloped the exposed Zliny. This round of shelling was so fierce that at 7,500 meters, From a distance, the explosion of artillery shells illuminated the sea near Zliny completely white, and even flares were no longer needed.
During this period, the Zlini was hit by at least two 12-inch shells, about five 234MM shells, and an unknown number of 6-inch high-explosive shells. Fortunately, the performance of this Austro-Hungarian warship was pretty good. Except for a 12-inch gun barrel that was broken by a 12-inch shell, most of the remaining shells were bounced away by the thick armor belt.
"Release the smoke immediately, let's hide first!" As the saying goes, if you defend for a long time, you will lose. No matter how strong the armor is, it can't withstand the continuous blows. The Zlini, which was originally hoping to delay the time, decided to temporarily avoid it, and the smoke screen started to emit smoke. The tank emerged, gradually obscuring the figure of the battleship. On the other side, the second-class battleship Triumph also fought back and forth with the Red Beard. The British seem to be in control again? !
In line with the principle of taking advantage of your illness to kill you, the British naturally wanted to kill their opponents in one wave. At this time, the British no longer hid, and all their strength was invested. They scanned the sea with searchlights unscrupulously, guiding them Then the destroyer rushed towards the German fleet in the distance. The British offensive reached its peak at this moment! 4 battleships, 2 cruisers, and the remaining 8 destroyers rushed towards the dodging German fleet in the distance.
"Look, there seems to be something!" A British officer pointed at the dark sea on the opposite side of the battle and said.
"Huh?! It seems like there really is something?!" Another British officer also looked into the distance. It seemed that something was really moving on the dark sea? ! But what is that thing? ! Why didn't you even turn on the beacon light? ! Besides, the fight is in full swing here, how can a ship be so ignorant? !
"There are only 6 battleships above cruisers, 4 battleships, and 2 light cruisers! The last one of them has been beaten half to death." The British were not dazzled, but they just didn't see clearly. The British fleet was very far away. Less than 4,000 meters away from the fighting side, four super-dreadnoughts commanded by Count Spee have sneaked up!
In fact, after the main fleets of the two sides began to fight, Count Spey already knew the location of the British main fleet, but he did not know the size of the British fleet, and due to the angle problem, the attack window was not ideal, so among the three ships After the pre-dreadnoughts attracted their opponents, the four German super-dreadnoughts turned off almost all their lights, sneaked up to the flank of the British fleet, and then put their powerful 350MM heavy cannon on the British's forehead!
After the battle, someone once rebuked Count Spey for putting the three pre-dreadnoughts in a very dangerous situation. The earl did not refute this accusation.
Because this is indeed the case, 3 vs 6, the three German warships are completely inferior. But the count had his own reasons!
"In night battles, there are too many variables. A destroyer may suddenly rush out of the night and then deliver a fatal blow to a precious battleship at close range! The heavy artillery of old battleships will also pose a threat to new and cutting-edge battleships. A huge threat, because the distance between the two sides is too close! In a night battle, it is difficult for you to completely destroy the entire opponent's fleet. Even if there are one or two warships left, it may leave serious hidden dangers. Therefore, we must let the British Expose all means as soon as possible, and if you want to do this, you must let the British see the hope of victory!" After the war, Count Spee explained what he did at the time like this!
(Actually, this is not wrong. Did you see that in the history of the Guadalcanal Naval Battle, when the battleship South Dakota was blocked due to an unexpected shrewdness of an officer and was besieged by Japanese battlecruisers and a group of subordinates, the battleship Washington behind it was not Did he also secretly watch the Japanese attack his boss, and then get close enough before suddenly attacking and killing Kirishima in one strike?!)
So, when the British fleet suddenly launched an attack, the earl watched with cold eyes. When the British sent the first wave of destroyers to attack the Ferdinand, the Earl slowly approached the target. And when the British put all their troops into it! When there was not even a destroyer next to his main fleet, the hunter's shotgun was already pressed against the forehead of his prey! And the prey is still attacking the hound serving as a bait in the distance!
At this moment, the outcome of this battle has been determined!
"4500 meters! All warships are targeting the British warships in sequence, and the destroyers are ready. When we fire, the destroyers will go up and strike with lightning at the same time! Kill all opponents as soon as possible!" Count Spee ordered.
A total of 32 350MM cannons have been leveled, and the rangefinder on the top of the battleship's mast has locked the opponent tightly. It's over, the fate of the British battleship has been sealed!
"Fire!" A series of loud noises like thunder came from the other side! The fire storm of the battleship salvo lit up half of the night sky! Before the British could react, the 350MM shell weighing more than 600 kilograms had roared into the British battleship! The knife is bloody!
The Sultan Selim I was aimed at the Agamemnon. This poor battleship had no ability to resist the shells fired from extremely close range! The fragile armor is as paper-like, and the hit rate at close range is naturally frighteningly high. In the first salvo, this poor battleship was hit by four 350MM shells!
So, almost instantly! The entire port side of the battleship was riddled with holes, and hundreds of tons of various components were torn off the battleship in pieces under the violent explosion and impact! Balls of bright yellow flames spurted out from the side of the battleship, and a violent fire storm swept across the entire battleship in an instant!
"After our first round of shooting, we were already sure that the enemy's flagship was dead. The entire middle of its hull turned into a sea of flames. The three huge turrets on the side were all destroyed in more than ten seconds. We The ammunition inside must have been ignited, and the explosion of tons of shells and propellants tore the battleship apart. We could even observe with the naked eye that a second-class main gun turret was blown into the sky!" a German officer recalled.
Continuous explosions continued to destroy this poor battleship, and the Germans wisely stopped the attack, because this guy was no longer worth wasting precious ammunition. The British front-dauntless man who was still chasing Zliny with great prowess two minutes ago has now become a ruin temporarily floating on the sea. Burning with raging flames all over his body, he drifted with the current. The Germans didn't even bother to add a torpedo to it!
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