Then came the third and fourth! In less than 2 minutes after the second shell hit, two more shells hit Barlem. The high rate of fire of the German artillery was vivid at this moment, with an average of 20-25 seconds to complete a shot. cycle! At this distance, after magnifying the British battleship by a rangefinder to 24 times, Gneisenau’s gun barrel accurately hit the British ship with one round like an exercise. The Barrem was very Almost surrounded by a water column of more than 60 meters.

Two 350mm artillery shells were concentrated on the No. 4 turret of Barlem! One of the rounds interrupted the 15-inch l42 artillery on the right side, while the other round penetrated between the vertical armor of the turret and the top armor! The 13-inch armor on the front of the Barlem turret could not withstand this blow. The cannonball shot in from the opponent's forehead like a spear of Hercules. A red flame tore through the armor and engulfed the flames and a large amount of fragments poured into the turret.

The shell finally exploded after it hit the armor plate at the back of the turret. Fortunately, there was no ammunition at the back of the turret. But when more than ten kilograms of tnt explosives exploded, it still brought a devastating blow to the whole shell. A dull loud noise came from the tail of the hull, and the British soldiers in the cabin near the turret seemed to feel the floor jump suddenly. , Like an earthquake! The hatch of the turret was pushed open by the violent explosion pressure, and flames vented from all the openings that could lead to the outside like fireworks.

"Aim all the artillery at Gneisenau, **** order, we will die!" The captain of the Barlem disobeyed Thomas' order, preparing to aim the muzzle at Gneisenau. This period of time is not long, about ten minutes or so, but the Baliem has been hit by 8 shells! Turret No. 3 was temporarily unavailable due to motor problems, Turret No. 4 was completely destroyed, Turret No. 1 was generally abolished! Although the No. 1 and No. 3 turrets can be restored, now, with only 3 artillery left, Barlem cannot deal a fatal blow to the opponent.

The successive hits made the Ballem feel a fatal crisis. The continuous hits plunged half of the ship's surface into flames and smoke. Almost all the remaining personnel were engaged in the fight with the fire demon. Shrapnel, bullet-marked compartments, and collapsed compartments fought. The water dragons tried to spread the flames.

"Let's release the smoke screen." Realizing that in a short period of time, the Barrem was unable to effectively attack the opponent, the Barrem also decisively released smoke screens. The billowing smoke covered the nearly 200-meter hull of the Barrem, making Gneisson The Nao’s hit rate dropped drastically.

"The Ballem seems to have shifted the target." At this time, Thomas on the Queen Elizabeth also noticed this problem. Looking at the bruised friendly forces in the distance and forced to release the smoke screen, and then at the same scarred Scharnhorst in the distance, a trace of loneliness and unwilling flashed across Thomas's face.

During this period of time, Scharnhorst was equally uncomfortable, and the two Queen-class battleships also beat the German battleship very hard during this time. According to British observations, two British warships knocked at least 10 shells on Su Xiong's flagship.

"The British have enough charge." A 15-inch shell shot through the upper deck of the Scharnhorst from the horizontal direction. Although it was blocked by the heavy horizontal armor, the 871kg shell and the inside More than 20 kilograms of explosives still caused a lot of trouble for this warship. The dozens of cabins around were easily torn to pieces like paper. A large number of shrapnel began to jump up and down between the two decks, smashing everything that was encountered. Two of the steam transmission pipes were punctured, and a large amount of high temperature and high pressure water vapor sprayed out. Clouds of white smoke spread in the cabin, and the German soldiers in charge of the pipelines had to temporarily close these pipelines.

Three 15-inch shells hitting the sideboard were bounced off by the heavy armor belt. The outer 50mm thin steel plate smashed the quilt cap, and then the 250mm hardened armor at the rear faced the British warhead directly. The efficiency of the armor-piercing projectile without the cap was greatly reduced, and none of the armor-piercing projectiles successfully penetrated the main armor belt. Of course, the problem of dislocation of armor plates or cracks cannot be completely avoided.

The turret of Scharnhorst also withstood the test. The top armor plate of the a turret successfully flew a shell, and the 400mm armor plate on the front face of the b turret left a 6-inch deep when facing a 15-inch shell. Shallow pit. The No. 3 turret is rather sad. Although the armor of the gun mount successfully blocked the opponent's attack, the jumping shell broke a barrel...

But the shells hitting other places still caused some trouble to the Scharnhorst. Although the four boilers of the battleship have now been restarted after receiving water supply, a shell that hits the middle and rear of the hull will directly feed the boiler. The oxygen supply chamber is cut in half. The intake air volume of the boiler bin quickly dropped to 70%. The speed of the sadly reminded Scharnhorst is still not up to the speed~lightnovelpub.net~ The remaining shells hit the ship, and the British enough explosives caused some trouble for this warship, bitter taste The green flames produced by the acid explosion began to spread along the teak deck of the ship, burning cables, boats and other things to ashes. Yellow toxic smoke spreads around along the vents and passages, and all those fighting on the upper deck have to wear gas masks. Fortunately, Scharnhorst’s power supply was sufficient. Driven by the motor, a large amount of seawater was pumped up and extinguished. The fire was slowly controlled. At the same time, the Barrem transferred firepower to Scharnho. A chance to breathe.

Although he was crushed by two British warships, Scharnhorst also responded with three rounds of Queen Elizabeth. One round opened a large hole in the Queen’s front armor belt, causing hundreds of tons of water to enter. A shell hit the gun gallery on the side, killing a 6-inch gun. The last shell hit near the stern steering gear room, but it did not affect the operation for the time being.

Just as the four fast battleships on both sides were in full swing, 7 kilometers behind the British fleet, the Japanese floatplane carrier Takachiho was hanging far behind, and Kantarō Suzuki carefully observed the distance with a telescope. Of the warring parties.

"I didn't expect that the British Empire used the best warships and the German second-class warships to fight an incomprehensible battle." An officer next to him put down his telescope and said. There was a hint of surprise and a little bit of sarcasm in his tone.

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