Chapter 2126 Bite Back Two
Chapter 2126 Bite back 2
"Yes, that's it, keep the speed and don't change the course!" At this time, under the rolling waves of the Strait of Dover, a giant steel shark was slowly cruising in front of the British fleet. The periscope of the submarine U335 has risen out of the sea. Just a few minutes ago, the submarine accidentally ran into the Heath fleet. Unfortunately, the British fleet was trying to pass in front of it.
"The attack distance cannot be confirmed, and the angle estimate is a little off," said an officer next to him. The prudence of Rear Admiral Hiss still played a role. The two battleships that had implemented blackout were hidden in the night, with only a handful of lights on. Looking from the position of the submarine, it is difficult to see clearly. Although the destroyer next to it has turned on the searchlight, it is fast and small, and it is difficult to lock on. This makes the attack of the U335 submarine very difficult. After all, even Dorez In general, the distance from a submarine to attack a capital ship is also between 1,200 meters, but this time, in order to carry mines and carry out mine-laying missions, only two torpedo tubes can be used by the U335 submarine.
"Let's fight!" The U335 submarine began to accelerate, increasing from 5 knots to 12 knots! However, this speed is still too slow compared to surface warships. When receiving the British fleet recently, the German submarine fired two 500MM torpedoes, and the two white lines sailed straight towards the blurred British warships in the distance.
"9 o'clock on the left string! Torpedo alert!" However, at the last moment when the torpedo arrived, the lookout at the top of the mast still found the white trail produced by the torpedo! The giant battleship in front began to accelerate and turn!
In order to prevent other submarines from attacking, Major General Hiss didn't bother to hide himself at this time, "Order the fleet to turn on all searchlights and search the surrounding sea!" The most controversial order ever!
Brush it! More than a dozen searchlights on the two main battleships instantly illuminated the surroundings of the battleships like daylight, and the huge beams of light strafed back and forth on the sea surface, while the British destroyer next to them also quickly approached the main battleships to carry out anti-submarine operations. Yes, the periscope of submarine U335 was discovered! Two British destroyers like hungry wolves rushed forward and threw a string of depth charges to the bottom of the sea!
"Fuck! What's the situation?!" At this time, in the northwest direction of the British fleet, Earl Spey is leading the fleet to carefully avoid the British search fleet. To be honest, Major General Heath's handling is still very good, although the Earl can I saw the FB27 bomber in the sky turning around and lighting up the lights, but the range finder of the German battleship could not find the British battleship hidden in the night, so the Earl could only avoid it, but it’s better to bite back, but it’s different now up! For some reason, the British fleet suddenly turned on the searchlights, and these light sources directly exposed the position of the capital ship. In the bright field of view, the two German battleships successfully locked the opponent's position! At this time, the distance between the two battleships was less than 6,000 meters!
"Your Excellency,
Are we attacking? ! "An officer next to him said with some doubts. However, before Earl Spey had not decided whether to fire, a dazzling fire suddenly burst out on the sea to the east of the British fleet! Afterwards, there was a thunderous sound From afar!
"Liole! It seems that you still don't want to part with me, an old man." Earl Spey said a little angrily and a little relieved. Needless to say, it must be the two armored cruisers led by Major General von Liöhler that attacked the British fleet at this time. According to the earl's idea, the most important thing Major General Liorer should do is to let the two armored cruisers slip back quickly while he restrains the British fleet. But now? Major General Liao Le not only did not leave, but fired the first counterattack!
When he saw the sudden burst of flames behind the fleet's buttocks, Admiral Hiss felt as if thousands of alpacas ran past in his heart! The position of the German fleet is too tricky! If the fleet is on the front or the side, then the two dreadnoughts can be compared to each other in minutes by turning the turrets! However, now the German fleet is deployed directly behind the British fleet! So, this is embarrassing, because only the 4 12-inch guns of the battleship Hercules in the back can shoot... . This is not enough to be a threat!
"Quick fire! Use high-explosive bombs and concentrate firepower to attack the second British battleship!" Major General Liao Le seized this opportunity, which can be said to be luck! More than a dozen 10-inch guns on the two German armored cruisers crazily tilted towards the Hercules at a distance of less than 5,000 meters at a rate of fire of more than 2 rounds per minute! Every minute, at least 5 tons of shells are flying towards this poor British dreadnought! The Hercules was surrounded by jets of water, and the flames generated by the explosion of the shells spread instantly on the rear of the deck and the superstructure. Even though the German 10-inch guns could not penetrate the opponent's key defense area, such a fierce attack still The British suffered heavy losses!
The first 10-inch shell hit directly on the left barrel of the Hercules No. 5 turret. With a loud noise, the 12-inch artillery weighing dozens of tons was blown into two pieces. And the flying shrapnel even destroyed the artillery sighting equipment of the No. 4 turret, which was piggybacked behind it! Within 2 minutes of opening the station, more than half of the originally insufficient rear firepower was instantly lost! And then, more shells fell on the non-core cabin and deck at the rear of the hull! The German high-explosive bombs easily ignited the decks and cabins on the hull, and the violent explosion tore the side of the hull again and again, allowing more air to pour into it.
Under the blowing of the sea wind, the fire quickly spread to the front of the battleship, and the black smoke rising from the deck even covered the main rangefinder on the top of the mast in the middle of the hull, while the fire inside the hull spread to the front engine room and flue The area spread, and all the damage control teams and auxiliary personnel on the Hercules mobilized to try to control the spread of the fire. However, no matter how fast they moved, how could they compare with the speed of setting fire by the two armored cruisers?
"Damn it! Don't run away!" Although they were threatened by German armored cruisers and German submarines in the deep sea, the quality of the officers and soldiers of the large fleet is still guaranteed. The destroyer next to it began to release smoke quickly to provide protection for the capital ship. , and a group of destroyers bravely rushed to the German armored cruiser to buy time for the main fleet. And what about the two dreadnoughts? Take a zigzag course on the sea while making sharp turns to avoid possible lightning strikes! Major General Hiss can't bet that there is only one German submarine in the waters near here!
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