Chapter 1,179 The Goeben Returns to Battle

Chapter 1179 The Goben returns to battle

Based on the principle of not putting all your eggs in one basket. Generally, core cabins such as the motor cabin are arranged separately. For example, the battleship Richelieu has two motor rooms. Veneto-class battleships have 4 motor rooms. The Moltke-class battleship also has four. In addition to the two normally used motor compartments, there are two spare ones in the lower compartment. After the motor room at the bow of the ship was destroyed by a torpedo, the two spare motor rooms not only took on the task of discharging water, but also took on the task of supplying the battleship's combat consumption.

After more than 20 minutes of emergency repairs, the battlecruiser Goeben, which was hit by two torpedoes, has controlled the water ingress to about 2,000 tons. At the same time, the tilt angle of the battleship has also been corrected to 8 degrees off the side chord. The bow is tilted to an extent of 5 degrees. Although the maximum speed of this battleship is only about 17 knots due to the damage to the power cabin, it has to be said that the Goeben has recovered somewhat from the heavy blow just now, and its six 350MM heavy guns are definitely impressive. A fearsome weapon!

"Aim at the guy behind and hit hard!" At this time, due to angle problems, both the Queen Elizabeth and the Tiger were blocked by friendly forces or smoke. Only the New Zealand was exposed in the Goeben's field of vision, and in line with the principle of taking immediate action if it could be seen, the Goeben aimed its guns at the New Zealand, which was only 14 kilometers away from it!

"Hit, shoot quickly, concentrate all firepower on the Moltke! It is more valuable than the Vondertann!" At this time, the British attention happened to be focused on the Moltke, because of the sea breeze and the smoke effect of the German fleet It was not as good as expected. The Moltke's tall mast and a small half of the hull at the back were exposed, and this gave the Tiger a very good striking angle!

At this moment, Betty has never been so close to victory! Not only the Tiger, but also the New Zealand behind it also aimed its guns at the Moltke, which was dodging in the hail of bullets. Hit a few hits in Crossfire. Major General von Lefetzov experienced the most dangerous moment in his life!

Artillery shells fell like raindrops around him. The artillery shells were so dense that he could actually see four tall water columns rising at the same time just from the narrow angle of the command tower! The Tiger's 343MM heavy artillery and New Zealand's 12-inch artillery shells fell on the hull from time to time, making the entire battleship tremble like a heavy hammer. A fireball burst out from the oblique side of the No. 3 turret of the hull again. A shell weighing more than 600 kilograms from the Tiger hit the 8-inch armor on the side. Although it did not penetrate due to the angle problem, the violent impact still caused Part of the steel plate inside the turret cracked, and the flying debris instantly caused more than a dozen people to fall into a pool of blood.

As the battle continued, Moltke also fought back from time to time. A 350MM shell successfully penetrated Tiger's No. 4 turret. This shell hit the connection between the front and top armor of the turret and was directly lifted off. The half-pull forehead of No. 4 turret! A large amount of air poured into the turret along the breach, turning the entire turret into a burning iron box. But even so, Tiger and New Zealand still relied on their previous advantages to suppress Moltke.

And at this time,

Von der Tann was also trying its best to fend off the powerful Queen Elizabeth-class battleships. Although the Queen has various troubles such as the speed is not too fast, the armor belt is slightly short, there is a problem with the shell fuse, etc. But it is still not something that von der Tann, the first-generation German battlecruiser, can match. When both sides are unable to penetrate the other's armor, the side with bigger guns and higher projections will naturally have an advantage, just like how the Fuso fought against Austria. The Hungarian battleships are the same, except that the gap between the two sides is even greater.

Two 12-inch shells hit the Queen's thick side armor belt and the front of the turret. The 330MM armor successfully smashed the 12-inch capped armor-piercing shells into pieces. It has no other effect except leaving a shallow pit up to 7 inches deep. The 405KG armor-piercing bullet is also considered to have much charge.

"If we only look at the threat, this German battlecruiser has caused us less trouble than the three light cruisers that came close to shoot. After all, their effective penetration is greater, and the torpedoes they carry are even more real. Threat." Thomas later commented.

As the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship with the longest service time and the highest combat efficiency, the Queen failed to achieve good results in several shots. Although it was also unable to penetrate von der Tann's main armor belt, one shot hit the front. The shells at the seams between the armor and the main armor belt caused a lot of trouble to the latter!

Although the fuses of British artillery shells have premature explosion problems, you absolutely cannot say that all British artillery shells have problems, nor can you ignore the huge impact of the Queen's armor-piercing projectile weighing more than 800 KG when it hits! And this time, at a distance of 12,500 meters, the Queen's 15-inch heavy artillery fired the most accurate shot since the war began! Nearly 10 inches of armored belt in the link section was penetrated! The violent impact and squeeze even tore the two connected steel plates directly apart! A crack more than 2 meters long appeared on the side of von der Tann, and the support structure behind the armor plate was shattered by the collision of broken shrapnel!

The fourth 15-inch shell that hit von der Tann was also very good. This shell hit the gun mount at the lower part of the No. 2 turret. Although it failed to penetrate the armor, it also caused severe deformation of the shot site and directly jammed it. After changing the artillery's steering equipment, the turret finally stopped at the 2 o'clock direction. Although the core cabins of the two German battlecruisers were still intact, it had to be said that the situation on the entire battlefield had tilted in the direction of the British until the Goeben entered the battle again!

boom! Three water columns suddenly appeared less than 150 meters away from the New Zealand. This startled the British. Before the British could readjust their course and look for the guy who stabbed the enemy in the back, the Goeben's third The second salvo had already fallen. This time, three shells landed on the opposite side of the New Zealand. The closest distance was less than 80 meters!

Just 20 seconds later, the third and a half salvo successfully caught the target! The Goeben quickly tilted its deadly energy towards the New Zealand at a rate of three and a half salvos per minute. However, due to angle problems and the loss of its own firepower, the New Zealand only had three guns that could be used to counterattack the Goeben at this time. 12-inch gun! In this encounter, New Zealand quickly fell to the absolute bottom.

"Damn it, that damn guy still has fighting power!" Betty couldn't help but cursed as she looked at the battleship Goben that was spitting flames again in the distance. With the addition of the Goeben, the battle situation that was originally tilted towards the British was instantly rebalanced.

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