Chapter 1,177 Murder in the Deep Sea
Chapter 1177 Deep Sea Murderous Intent
As for whether the Hipper fleet opposite is 8 ships or 10 ships or more, it actually doesn't matter to a discerning person. You think no matter how many ships there are, you can't beat them, and the Queen is the slowest among these battleships. , it’s not easy to leave. As for Betty's thin-skinned battle cruiser, whether it is a 14-inch gun or a 15-inch gun, it will be no problem if it kills you instantly! So, with God's favor and Hipper not discovering it, Betty carefully took two battlecruisers to hide their figures in the sea fog, while the Thomas fleet was exposed to Hipper's bombardment!
Of course, some people accused Betty of failing to share the pressure on Thomas' fleet. So much so that five Queens were attacked by the German fleet with absolute numerical and qualitative superiority. But in fact, Thomas did not even bother Betty after the incident. Thomas deduced the situation afterwards and considered what would happen if Betty was added to the Hipper fleet when he was sure that it had seven battleships.
First of all, the four Bavarian-class battleships of Hipper's fleet have an absolute advantage against Thomas's four queens. The other queen is also a draw against Moltke and others in a short period of time. However, two battlecruisers facing three other battlecruisers? Based on previous war experience, when both sides' RP is balanced, New Zealand and Tiger will not be able to hold on for long. And even if it is not killed instantly, once too much water enters. After Scheer's fleet arrives, I'm afraid no one can escape.
Thomas confessed after the war that the best choice under the circumstances was not to fight but to leave immediately! Anyone left with the idea of trying to win will only lose more miserably! Thomas realized the crisis not much later than Betty! The first time he discovered that something was wrong, he immediately released a smoke screen. When he discovered that the situation was wrong again, he simply ordered the fleet to disband and everyone went their separate ways! Then the scene from the previous battle happened. Three of the five Queens were killed by the ferocious High Seas Fleet. Malaya fished in the troubled waters and ran away, and then Thomas's flagship was running away for its life... Looking at the current situation, it seems that he is about to die...
However, the god of fate is always so capricious. Just when Thomas didn't have much hope of survival, Betty appeared with two battlecruisers. The sea fog still existed. Betty's fleet implemented strict radio control. Betty was now much more careful than Thomas. He suspected that this time The important reason why it was exposed was that radio silence was not implemented when the fleet was evacuating. As the saying goes, one learns from every experience, and Betty was very careful this time! However, his efforts were not in vain, at least when he discovered the German battlecruiser detachment, the Germans did not discover them! Then a choice was placed in front of him. Looking at the three German battlecruisers in the distance, Betty began to consider whether he should leave or help Thomas!
However, after all the calculations, Betty thought that her chances of winning were too slim. The two Moltke-class super-dreadnought battlecruisers and the Vondertann on the opposite side were not afraid of a Queen, a Tiger and a New Zealand. If nothing else, the battle situation should be like this. About ten minutes into the battle, the New Zealand may be defeated. My tiger may be stronger, but as long as one shot hits the right position of the 350MM heavy artillery,
I will probably kneel down too. Then? Nothing more!
What's more, the opponent also has 3 light cruisers and a large number of destroyers. Even if you can gain some advantages with sneak attacks at the beginning of this battle, you still have to kneel in front of the opponent's absolute strength. What's more, the main force of the High Seas Fleet is around, and they don't know when they will attack. Although I have released the seaplane and know the general situation, the search ability in this era is definitely not comprehensive. If Betty attacks without authorization, the danger is no different than pulling teeth out of a tiger's mouth!
Therefore, Betty is very entangled now. He is eager to prove himself through a battle and save some face for the Royal Navy. However, the huge danger stops him from moving forward. If nothing else, then Betty's result will be another observation. After a few minutes, I made the sign of the cross for Thomas, said a few prayers, and turned away….
However, at this moment, the God of Destiny gently plucked the strings. Betty suddenly observed that the side string of the battleship Goben in the middle of the formation suddenly rose up with a water column as high as tens of meters! Then, the German Navy battlecruiser trembled obviously in Betty's field of vision. Two minutes later, the lookout at the top of the mast sent word that a German battlecruiser on the opposite side seemed to have broken away from the formation!
"Holy shit, what the f*ck is going on?!" Betty rubbed her eyes to express that she didn't believe what she saw. At almost the same time, Major General von Lefetzov, who was more than ten kilometers away, also looked in surprise at the battlecruiser Goben that suddenly stalled behind! Just half a minute ago, the battlecruiser Goeben, which was 500 meters away from the flagship, suddenly heard two loud noises! On the right side of the Goben, two huge water columns rose into the sky accompanied by flames. The German battlecruiser then began to list rapidly to starboard. And the speed also began to drop from a high speed of more than 24 knots to about 17 knots. The battlecruiser Von der Tann behind immediately changed its course in order to avoid a collision. The originally neat formation quickly fell into pieces!
"Damn! It's a British submarine!" Rear Admiral von Lefetzov immediately realized something. After calming down, he felt that he was a little too excited. All light cruisers and destroyers participated in the attack on the Queen Elizabeth class. During the siege, there was no destroyer beside his own battleship, and the attack course was fixed. This allowed the opponent's submarine to find a breakthrough. In fact, the success rate of submarines attacking high-speed battlecruisers is very low.
And this time, sorry, the Germans were unlucky. The British submarine Trout successfully launched a torpedo attack 1,200 meters away from the German fleet. First, two torpedoes were fired from the stern of the boat, but failed to hit the target. After turning, four torpedoes were fired from the front. The 21-inch (533MM) torpedo fired in a fan shape successfully hit 2 rounds! The destructive power of these two submarine-launched torpedoes, which weigh 1.5 tons and have a warhead charge of up to 234KG, cannot be said to be small! If an ordinary British battleship was hit by a shot, it would end up half disabled even if it was not dead! What's more, the unlucky Goben was hit twice at once!
After all, this place is close to the doorstep of the British, and it is normal to have some peripheral submarines cruising. At night, the submarine did not detect the German fleet that was sailing at high speed while implementing radio and light controls. However, during the day, when the British Navy's telegram spread the news to the entire North Sea, more than twenty British Navy submarines began to sail toward the target sea area. . Fortunately, the Trout found its opponent!
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