Pressurized forced ventilation is the method to extract the last trace of power from the steam engine. This method can easily cause boiler overheating, loss of boiler life, and even more serious problems such as boiler explosion. But today, the "Queen Elizabeth" no longer needs any boiler life. Even if everything went well, it successfully sank the "Inbrador", she would definitely be finished. In this case, the life of the boiler is meaningless.

As for the explosion of the boiler, the distance between the two sides is only a little more than a thousand meters. At such a distance, the probability of such a thing happening is not high, at least, it is lower than the probability of exactly one shell entering the ammunition depot.

But the speed of a warship is not like a liter motorcycle. When the throttle is turned, and then blinked, the speed is over 100. The acceleration of warships is quite slow, so slow in many cases, if you don't pay attention, you will not even feel at all.

But the French cannon reacted much faster. The 150 cannons on the "Imperatus", the 150 cannons on the "Caesar", and the 100 cannons on the other cruisers were all headed towards the "Queen Elizabeth". A 150 shell hit the port side, penetrated the armor and exploded in the inner fresh water tank-fortunately, no casualties were caused. Another 150 shell hit and exploded near the waterline on the port side, tearing a hole there and letting the sea water in. However, the mouth is not big, so no one is going to take care of it for the time being-the damage management personnel have suffered two-thirds of the casualties, and this kind of small problem is beyond the control.

But the distance is very close, and this point of water ingress does not matter too much-as long as the boat has not sunk when it hits it, it is enough.

As for the 100-gun shells, there were more hits. These shells had no chance of penetrating the armor of the "Queen Elizabeth", but they completely washed the entire superstructure of the "Queen Elizabeth". In fact, if you consider the effect of that near-missing bomb, in today’s battle, at least so far, it was not the 150 mm guns on the French battleship that caused the most damage to the "Queen Elizabeth". , But the 100mm gun of the French armored cruiser.

"Order, immediately fill each ammunition bay with water. All soldiers, be prepared to abandon the ship." Seeing the enemy ship getting closer and more shells hitting the warship, Nelson gave another order like this.

Filling the ammunition bay with water means that after this warship's large and small artillery has finished firing the ready-to-fire rounds that have been moved into the turret, there will be no more rounds to fire. But this order also guarantees that before the "Queen Elizabeth" hits the enemy ship, even if a French artillery shell penetrates the ammunition bay, the entire ammunition bay will not explode, and one guy will blow up the entire battleship. Flying things.

In fact, this order was very timely, because only two minutes after the order was issued, a shell fired from the "Inbrador" penetrated the armor of the former main gun’s magazine — now The distance between the two sides is very close, which makes the armor that was previously impossible to penetrate can be easily penetrated. If it hadn't been filled with water in the ammunition bay in advance, this shell would have killed the "Queen Elizabeth" directly.

On the "Inbredo", Marshal Trewell had already understood what the British thought. He knew that the British tried to attack him by impact. At this time, he had two options, one was to keep the current course unchanged, which would be most conducive to the attack of the artillery against the enemy. Then take advantage of firepower to destroy the enemy with artillery fire before they collide. Or he can turn the warship to the same direction as the enemy ship. In this way, he can only use the tail gun to attack the enemy, but doing so can increase the time for the enemy to catch up with him. Moreover, when the enemy catches up, he can only use the bow to hit the stern of the "Inbrador". . Although the chrysanthemum was exploded by someone, it didn't sound very pleasant to say, but from that angle, the chances of hitting the ship would be much smaller. Even basically became impossible.

If Napoleon made the decision at this time, he would definitely choose option one without any hesitation. See if you smashed me to death, or if I hammered you to death first, the west wind blows and the drums of war, who is afraid of whom in this world?

If Joseph was the one who made the decision at this time, then he would definitely choose option two without hesitation. Turning quickly, saving his life is the first priority. Anyway, even if the **** is pushed by someone, he will not die. Now it is a must-win situation, there is no need to take risks. In addition, if it was Joseph, he would definitely not let himself appear on the battlefield.

But the Admiral of Trewell was neither Napoleon nor Joseph. So, um, at first he was determined to adopt the Napoleonic plan, but as more shells hit the enemy ship, but the enemy ship not only did not explode and sank, but the speed rose further, and the distance was getting closer and closer, Treville The admiral hesitated again. He felt within such a short distance. It was already difficult to prevent the enemy ship from colliding with gunfire, so he ordered the warship to turn. In the summary after this battle, this order was considered to be an important reason that caused the "Inbrador" to suffer heavy losses and eventually even had to abandon the ship.

Marshal Treville and Captain Moreau had an underestimation of the loss of the warship’s steering ability after losing the bow. So when the British "Queen Elizabeth" approached a distance of less than 400 meters At that time, the "Inbrador" began to awkwardly turn to avoid.

It's just that the turning speed of the "Inbrador" was so slow that it really exceeded everyone's expectations. After turning for a long time, it turned forty-five degrees, and then the "Queen Elizabeth" slammed into it with a blazing flame.

If the "Imbrador" has completed its turn, it will be damaged at most the several cabins behind it, because the propeller is all done, and it needs to be dragged away by others, there will be nothing too big. Something up. Go back for an overhaul, maybe it will work.

If there is no turning at all and the "Queen Elizabeth" hits her waist, the loss must be serious. The series of cabins in the center must be finished, but the one in the middle is the one that crashes. Mostly it won't sink, as long as the keel is okay, drag it back for a repair. At least it can be sold backhand to the Turks.

However, the situation was completely different when he was hit at a 45-degree angle. The bow of the "Queen Elizabeth" moved along the port side of the "Inbrador", and almost all the watertight cabins on the left side were opened.

The turbulent sea water suddenly poured into the cabin. Even if the good damage management personnel of the "Inbredo" were relatively tidy, there was still no way to deal with this situation. In order to avoid sinking the battleship. The French could only urgently lock the doors of all watertight compartments on the port side. Only because of this action, as many as 110 navy soldiers were drowned.

Because of the rapid flooding on the port side, the "Inbrado" began to lean quickly to the left. In order to prevent the ship from kicking back, rescuers had to fill some cabins on the starboard side to find balance. However, there are too many damaged cabins on the port side. If the balance is really to be restored, the "Inbrador" will directly become a submarine.

Fortunately, when the Navy was designing this warship, because of Joseph's insistence, it adopted relatively small compartments, and not only divided multiple compartments horizontally, but also divided multiple compartments longitudinally. This design provides "Inbrador" with very good resistance to sinking. Therefore, after such a move, the "Inbrador" was still floating barely on the water, without sinking. It's just that the ship tilted to nearly thirty degrees, and people could no longer stand on the deck. As for the steam engine and so on, naturally they all shut down.

Of course, the "Queen Elizabeth" was not much better. She already got a lot of water. During the collision, her ship's bow also smashed into it, and seawater poured in from here quickly. The "Queen Elizabeth" adopted a large compartment design, and the damage to the management personnel suffered heavy losses. It was impossible to control the situation at all, so her bow First, it sank, and the stern was raised high, and the copper propeller, the red-painted bottom of the boat, and the barnacles attached to the bottom of the boat were all exposed. Some sailors hugged all kinds of floating objects, jumped into the sea, and swam vigorously to the distance. They all knew that the ship was about to sink, and if it couldn't swim a little farther before the ship sank, it would be pulled into the seabed by the vortex formed when the ship sank.

Because there was also a lot of sea water in the aft compartment, the sea water pressed downwards, causing the keel of the "Queen Elizabeth" to rattle. At the same time, sea water poured into the cabin, and compressed air spewed out from various gaps, making a whistling sound similar to a siren, which was touching. In the end, the keel of the "Queen Elizabeth" could no longer bear such pressure. It broke into two pieces with a loud noise. The stern slammed into the water, splashing a huge wave, and the warship that broke into two quickly quickly The ground sank to the bottom of the sea, leaving only a large whirlpool on the surface. Many soldiers who jumped into the sea had not had time to swim far, and were caught by the whirlpool when the ship sank, and then sank to the bottom of the sea.

According to post-war statistics, of the more than 600 officers and men on the "Queen Elizabeth", only six were rescued. The others, including the commander of the fleet, General Nelson, sank with the ship.

The subsequent battle became completely one-sided. Although the French battleship "Inbrado" has lost its combat effectiveness, the second squadron is already in place. Under the crossfire of the French fleet, any British warship that remains on the battlefield is seriously damaged. Just when the "Queen Elizabeth" launched an attack on the "Inbredo", three British cruisers were already sinking slowly.

When the "Queen Elizabeth" sank, the French transferred the firepower that was originally on the "Queen Elizabeth", and the situation of these remaining British warships became even more difficult. Although the British navy is indeed very worthy of the Z-flag raised by General Nelson, it is very worthy of the command "England requires everyone to perform their duties." However, the situation of the battle is not always shifted by people. After only half an hour, all British warships had either sunk or were sinking. The French had stopped shooting and sent small boats to salvage the British soldiers who fell into the water.

On the other side, the Admiral of Treville had boarded a small boat and transferred to the battleship "Caesar". Most of the crew also left the "Inbrador" battleship. Of course, except for those sailors who are enclosed in watertight cabins and are still tapping the deck with a wrench or the like.

The French cruiser "Lyon" approached the battleship "Inbrador" and towed it with a cable, trying to tow it back to France. The keel of this ship was not broken, so it was dragged back for repairs, maybe it could be sold to the Turks for money.

However, in the evening, wind began to blow on the sea and the waves got higher and higher. The condition of the "Inbrador" deteriorated rapidly, and the degree of roll quickly increased to about 40 degrees, and continued to expand. At about 8 o'clock in the evening, the entire ship suddenly reversed and then began to gradually sink.

Under the order of Marshal Treville, the "Lyon" untied the cable that was dragging the "Inbrador". At 9:15 that night ~lightnovelpub.net~ Under the onlookers of the entire fleet, the "Inbrador" sank into the cold North Atlantic.

By this time, the results of the entire battle had come out. The British lost the battleship "Queen Elizabeth" as well as two super cruisers and six armored cruisers, only the super cruiser "Yorkshire" successfully broke through. As a result, the British Navy has now lost all of its new battleships except for another warship of the same level as the Queen Elizabeth, which was only half built on the berth. She now has only four super cruisers and ten armored cruisers left. Although this figure is still good compared with other countries, but with these forces alone, it is no longer possible for them to compete with the French for sea dominance. Today's British navy can probably only act as a coastal defense force under the cover of coastal artillery and mines to prevent the French from launching a landing war.

On the French side, they lost the battleship "Inbrador", and other warships also suffered damage to varying degrees. But it needs to be overhauled, and it is estimated that it will lose combat effectiveness in three months to six months. There are only two armored cruisers. It can be said that this French fleet still basically maintains combat effectiveness. This is really a nightmare result for the British.

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