Chapter 1,104 The Battle of the Norwegian Sea 2
Chapter 1104 Battle of the Norwegian Sea 2
Moltke turned first, followed by Blücher, while the light cruiser Emden, which was originally at the rear of the fleet, gradually overtook Moltke and would lead the way as the eye of the fleet.
"It's really the Queen! They are traveling faster than us now!" Thomas discovered his opponent first, so the fleet picked up speed earlier and moved faster. At this time, the speed of the two Queen-class battleships reached 24 knots. Due to the late turn and speed increase of Moltke and Blücher, the current speed is only 23.5 knots. Therefore, the distance between the two parties is still narrowed.
"It seems that we have to spend a day racing against the queen behind us. In addition, send a report to the naval headquarters, saying that the British queens have recovered! Let them be careful." Colonel Lefetsov ordered . It is a principle to report any exceptions first. However, just when he was about to report the situation, there was an abnormal situation that shocked Colonel Lefetsov.
"Our radio communications have been disrupted!" an officer reported. "All commonly used frequency bands cannot be contacted with the fleet base." The colonel ran over and grabbed the headset of the radio starter. At this time, the only sound that could be heard in the headset was the harsh sound like a knife cutting glass. This kind of sizzling sound The voice sounded like a reminder to Lefetsov's ears, causing him to panic.
"This is a trap. We can no longer contact the headquarters." The colonel took a deep breath and threw the earphones aside. His brows knitted together and he fell into deep thought.
"Do we use the backup frequency band to contact the headquarters?" someone asked.
"Don't do this first. We need to find out the situation. If the British can find out our common frequency band, it is also possible to find out the backup frequency band. Our opportunity to contact is very precious. Don't waste it easily like this. Order the fleet to increase its speed to 25 knots. Above, I don’t believe it. The British can keep up with us!” After a brief thought, the colonel decisively ordered, don’t you want to kill us? Then let’s catch up with us first!
All idle personnel devoted themselves to the coal shoveling operation, changing the coal shoveling work cycle that originally changed every two hours to a 90-minute wave. When the sea breeze in the Norwegian Sea outside the battleship was already biting, three German battleships In the boiler warehouse, men with exposed bronze muscles were frantically throwing shovelfuls of coal into the boiler. The raging flames instantly engulfed these high-quality coal mines produced in the Ruhr area and converted hundreds of tons of boiler water into steam to drive the steam turbine located at the rear of the boiler house.
When the temperature reaches a certain level, the heavy oil spray equipment located at the top of the boiler warehouse starts to work. The black and sticky heavy oil will be gasified and burned immediately after entering the boiler warehouse, which will improve the working status of the entire boiler warehouse. More surging steam enters the rear engine room from the small water tube boiler. The temperature of the entire boiler warehouse rose to more than 45 degrees. Already, more than double digits of people have suffered from heatstroke due to long hours of work and high temperatures.
However, their efforts are still very good;
Today's sea conditions are very good, and the two battlecruisers have reached a high speed of more than 26 knots! The distance between me and the queens is also slowly widening. "Let them slow down enough for us to catch up!" Following Thomas's order, the "Queen's" servants began to take action, and the first group of destroyers rushed towards the behemoth in the distance like sharp daggers!
The sea conditions were pretty good at this time, and these little guys could run at a speed of nearly 30 knots. They were like hungry wolves gathered next to a herd of elephants, waiting for the opportunity to tear up a piece of meat, and act as a wolf (light cruiser). After receiving the signal to attack, they rushed forward.
"Moltke aims at the light cruiser and kills him! Wiesbaden disrupts their attack formation." The order was quickly conveyed through flags, and the high quality of the German Navy was quickly reflected in this contact.
Eight huge 350MM cannons were aimed at the British light cruiser that was also running wildly on the sea. In order to open up a way for the destroyer behind, the British had to contain the Wiesbaden. Not long after it turned, four thick water columns There appeared a place only 150 meters away from the battleship!
boom! boom! Pillars of water followed the British cruiser's path. Re-export it to a safe distance. At this time, four other British destroyers had already rushed up, and the Wiesbaden bravely blocked the opponent like a sheepdog.
The two sides approached at a relatively high speed of more than 50 knots. They entered from the left front of the German fleet, and the Wiesbaden bravely faced them and shortened the fighting distance between the two sides to about 5 kilometers! Just like a hedging between cavalry, as the two sides passed each other, the fire net composed of 6 175MM heavy guns and a large number of 120MM rapid-fire guns tightly covered a destroyer!
The slender hull drew a huge arc on the sea, and the two sides fought directly from 4,500 meters to 1,500 meters! The 175MM artillery with more than 4 rounds per minute plays a decisive role in this kind of close combat. With only one hit, the 800-ton destroyer opposite was forced to fire GG! This semi-armor-piercing shell hit the middle of the destroyer almost close to the water. The penetrating shell exploded in the boiler compartment at the bottom of the chimney. Along with a series of loud noises, the entire middle part of the battleship was like a volcano erupting. The fragments of the two chimneys were blown directly to an altitude of nearly 100 meters. Some debris even landed on the bridge of the Wiesbaden.
The Wiesbaden was like a skilled knight. After easily smashing an enemy's head into pieces with the chain hammer in his right hand, he also stretched out the rapier in his left hand, and a series of 120MM shells fell on another British ship. On the destroyer, the picric acid high-explosive bomb exploded, leaving nearly a hundred bullet holes in the side string of the more than 50-meter-long destroyer. The destroyer was forced to leave after hundreds of tons of seawater entered it.
A moment later, the other two destroyers still rushed forward. One of them was killed by a 12-inch high-explosive shell from the Blücher before it could fire a torpedo. However, this was not a direct hit. This shell The place where it fell into the water was a full 15 meters away from the destroyer. However, after the explosion, the shock wave generated by the explosion of high-temperature and high-pressure bubbles still carried countless fragments and easily cut through the fragile bottom of the destroyer like blades. The entire stern of the destroyer seemed to be struck by a pair of The invisible big hand repeatedly tore and twisted, and the violent impact directly tore off the propeller at the tail of the battleship. Then the battleship was destroyed by the dense 150MM secondary guns, and turned into a burning torch in less than 2 minutes.
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