Chapter 1124

Of course, there are more things that they can't think of. At this moment, the four German battleships led by Hipper have entered the Skagerrak Strait, and they are now less than 70 kilometers away from the British fleet!

"Release half of the seaplanes. I need to know the situation of the battlefield as soon as possible!" Hipper said anxiously. Just ten minutes ago, he received the news of the sinking of the Blücher.

"You know, what I hope most at this time is to find the Moore fleet that is blocking the door nearby, and beat them up! Believe me, if 4V4, I hope to end the battle within half an hour!" An angry Hipper said to the staff. However, there is a difference that after the British fleet discovered the Mochi, the Moor fleet, which was guarding near the Skagerrak Strait, directly chose to go north to intercept the Mochi.

Although the two Queen-class battleships behind him were thrown further and further by the Mochi, at first they could still see a shadow of the ship. Later, only a trace of blue smoke could be seen. In the end, the two Queen-class fast battleships Based on the information provided by the air reconnaissance and friendly forces, the general direction of the Mochi can be determined.

Through the alternate radio channel, the Mochi finally learned that the High Seas Fleet had arranged a response fleet, and determined that the distance between the two parties was about 220 kilometers, which is 120 nautical miles. Considering the relative navigation of the two sides, there would be two at most. You can meet in just a few hours, but at this moment, the watchman on the Mochi noticed that a fleet appeared to the southwest of him!

"It seems that you still have to pay some price if you want to go home." Lefetsov looked at the ship shadow that gradually became clear in the distance. According to the intelligence reality, this should be the fleet that Thomas has never seen. In terms of scale, there are a total of 4 battleships! Before Hipper came, he had to hold on for at least an hour!

"Hold on for an hour in front of a main ship squadron and a light cruiser squadron. This is really challenging. But I like it!" Lefetsov was like a militant lion. "Tell my brothers, if we are lucky, we might be able to take a British warship!"

"The fleet turns left at 3 compass points and is ready to pick up the enemy! At the same time, tell the other friendly forces our position and let them hurry up and support!" The British also saw the battlecruiser Mochi in the distance, and Major General Moore decisively issued a pick-up. Enemy orders. The German warship in the distance didn't seem to be appointed. The tower accelerated and then sailed westward, delaying the time when the two sides met.

"This is not good, right? Our 4 warships are enough to get the target." An officer said.

"It's better to be careful. I'm always a little uneasy." Moore said.

Through the backup frequency, the Mochi quickly informed Hipper of the position of the British fleet, and the lieutenant admiral who received the signal was as excited as a shark smelling a fishy smell. "The fleet has increased to 28 knots! Let's meet the returning comrades, and teach the British a lesson!" Hipper commanded a victory. Of course, even the new Bavaria would never be able to run at 28 knots. This is just To boost morale. (Betty did the same thing in the Battle of Doger Sandbar)

And just half an hour after Hipper received the telegram, the Moore fleet finally exchanged fire with the Mochi!

"Concentrate fire on the opponent's No. 3 ship!" Colonel Lefetsov looked at the British fleet in the distance and said after roughly judging the opponent's ship type. This time he aimed his muzzle at the battlecruiser New Zealand. It might be troublesome to fight the Queen and the Tiger. There is also some problem with whether he can penetrate the sidestring armor and dome of the Tiger at a distance of 16 kilometers. New Zealand’s 6-inch armor belt should not be too simple.

4 British battlecruisers are fully fired, 28 large-caliber artillery from 12 inches to 15 inches is like a volcanic eruption, pouring more than ten tons of ammunition into the target area per minute! From a distance, the fire and smoke from the guns even completely covered the fleet. After nearly a minute of flight, water jets, large and small, instantly wrapped the battlecruiser Mochi in it. From 2,000 meters away from the battleship to the nearest 500 meters, the falling artillery shells seemed to boil the sea!

However, although it looks very lively, the effect is actually not very good. The British fleet did not form an effective straddle after a few minutes of rapid firing. "It's too messy. I don't even know where our shells landed. It can't be corrected at all." A few minutes later, the artillery chief of the Moore flagship counterattack contacted Major General Moore via the phone on the ship.

In fact, two warships attacking a target at the same time can destroy the opponent faster, but if three warships are on the same target, it may not be necessary, because 2V1 can also distinguish the drop points of their respective shells, and if it is 3V1, the falling shells will make people There is no way of distinguishing, and the ballistic cannot be corrected without distinguishing. Therefore, in this case, apart from shooting a large number of valuable shells into the water, it seems that there is no use for eggs....

And then, Moore also found that something was wrong, he had to admit that his opponent was very cunning. "It's morning, the German fleet is east of us, and the position is upwind. Because of the sunlight, the target in our rangefinder is often shrouded in phantom, and the blowing smoke also hinders our observation~ lightnovelpub.net~Major General Moore said. "Order the ships to re-coordinate the firing sequence and send a seaplane to observe. "

When the order was continuously passed between British warships through signal flags, relying on the seaplane’s gang, Mochi’s firing became more and more stable. After the first three and a half salvos fell near the Tiger, one shot was sent. The water column splashed by the cannonball slowly approached the third-place New Zealand like a death scythe!

Two huge water jets fell on both sides of the New Zealand almost at the same time, which made this warship not calm! While hesitating whether to evade, a volley after 1 minute accurately hit a shell on the sidestring of the New Zealand. This shell easily penetrated the 6-inch sidestring armor and then penetrated all the way. The flue in the upper part of the power cabin exploded. A dozen kilograms of TNT explosives pushed hundreds of kilograms of steel to create a catastrophe within a radius of more than ten meters, accompanied by bursts of explosions and fragments of partitions being torn apart. In pieces, turbulent smoke and flames burst out from the middle of the hull.

This made the British realize that the battle this time may not be easy. Even a lamb surrounded by wolves will fight back at the last moment!

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(End of this chapter)