Chapter 2128 Bite Back 4
After a while, the artillery was in place, and the firepower of the two German battleships was lost. Forget about the normal long-range salvo, and each turret should fire at close range. With the delegation of power by the fire control officer, the two battleships The eight 12-inch guns of the Japanese army aimed at the flagship of Major General Hiss-the battleship Giant! No way, at this time, it is natural to attack the opponent's battleship in the best condition first. Look at the bear of the Hercules. The Earl estimates that the latter can exert half of its combat power, which is not bad!
When he saw the flames of the battleship salvo appearing behind him again, Major General Heath himself collapsed! He really couldn't understand how the German fleet formed a pincer-like offensive against him in the dark! How did they position themselves! By luck? Major General Heath didn't believe it, how could the opponent's luck be so good? Why are you so bad? Where is the law? Is God German?
I didn't do anything wrong. The fleet tried to hide their whereabouts as much as possible. Signal lights were used to transmit information between the fleets. It was only a short time to turn on the searchlights just now, and before that, there were no German bombers overhead to provide lighting, so , Rear Admiral Heath believes that the German fleet may have some kind of unknown night detection equipment that can detect itself. Maybe the detection range is limited, maybe the stability is not good, so it is not easy to use now, but even so, at some point, it can be used. Let the situation take a turn for the worse! After the war, Major General Hiss also specifically mentioned this kind of "night combat equipment" in his report. Of course, this is something for later, let's not mention it for now!
Before the British could react, several 12-inch shells roared and hit the back of the giant's head! At a distance of 4,200 meters, at a distance too close for the former dreadnoughts to engage in battle, two 12-inch shells hit the furious giant in the first salvo!
The first shell hit the right side of the giant ship, and it was also a shot with a bad angle of incidence, but the huge kinetic energy carried by the shell weighing more than 380 kilograms was still very deadly! Although it couldn't penetrate the opponent's armor, the violent impact still pushed the entire armor plate back nearly 2 feet! The huge impact force penetrated the armor and acted on the rear supporting structure and the back panel. Accompanied by a burst of metal fracture and collision sounds, several cabins were reduced to ruins. This blow was not fatal, but it brought the warship Hundreds of tons of water were poured in, and at the same time, the collapsed cabin cut off several steam pipelines, making this giant a little bit of a foot!
And the second shell hit the rear of the Giant's No. 3 turret! Because of the angle problem, the shell exploded while penetrating the armor. The violent explosion instantly killed most of the people inside the turret and destroyed the hydraulic equipment of one of the cannons. But it's a pity that there are no propellant packs or shells stored inside this turret, otherwise the damage will be even greater!
"Send a report to Lieutenant General Thomas, we need support!" Major General Heath really broke down. The situation of pinching from two directions? And the opponent is still so close! The two British dreadnoughts suffered a lot in the battle just now, and it was even difficult to distribute firepower!
"The Hercules continued to suppress the previous German fleet, the Colossus dealt with the fleet behind it, and the destroyer fleet launched lightning strikes on both sides at the same time, we need time!" Major General Heath issued the order again.
The huge hull began to turn right, and at the same time, the five turrets quickly turned to aim at the German battleship. After being hit by two more shells, the rangefinder on the top of the giant's mast finally put the leading battleship Kaiser in the middle of the field of view! With the order to fire, 9 fire dragons flew out of the muzzle, and a violent muzzle storm spread outside the hull, and more than 3 tons of shells whizzed towards the target!
After a few seconds,
Huge explosions came from the hulls of the Colossus and Caesar at the same time, and both sides hit their opponents almost at the same time! The Colossus was very lucky in this salvo. Two shells hit the Caesar, and the No. 3 turret of the Caesar was hit. Even though the angle was not good, the top cover of the No. 3 turret was still knocked open. With a loud noise, the turret weighing hundreds of tons was almost blown off the turret mount, while another shell opened a large hole of 3 square meters in the front of the hull, and the bow of the ship seemed to be hit by a heavy hammer. , sank down suddenly.
The situation of the Colossus is not good either. A German 12-inch shell successfully penetrated the side armor of the Colossus. The shrapnel smashed the giant's power compartment partition, and then smashed at least 4 boilers to pieces! Accompanied by a series of explosions, the output power of the Giant's gas turbine suddenly dropped by more than 30%, and a cloud of white high-temperature and high-pressure water vapor spread in the cabin. Dozens of British naval officers and soldiers were scalded to death before they could escape!
Another shell hit the No. 4 turret of the Giant. This time, the shell successfully penetrated the British turret from the front, and the 12-inch Vickers hardened armor failed to block the old German 12 In the attack of the 1-inch gun, a 12-inch shell penetrated the armor from the middle of the two cannons. In the distance, the flames flashed between them, and the entire turret exploded in a flash! After the explosion, the two cannons were finally pulled down, and they couldn't fire another shell!
The three battleships attacked each other at a very close distance. This kind of attack was bloody for both sides. After the battle gradually turned into a traditional battle line duel, the two German Dreadnoughts really couldn't beat the giants. No, there is no way. During the first round of contact, the two Caesar-class battleships had already been skinned by the Thomas fleet. Now, the main guns that the two battleships can use together are only five, and the Colossus can There are still 7 doors in use! This time, the British did not have any problems with fire prevention. Unless they shot directly into the ammunition depot, it would be almost impossible to instantly kill their opponents!
In the distance, the Hercules, which was burning like a blazing torch on the rear deck, fought with two German armored cruisers with difficulty. Accuracy is a problem, and although the two British armored cruisers have a large projectile volume, they can't break through the defense at all. As for suffocating the opponent with tons of high-explosive bombs, it may take quite a while. But overall, the German armored cruisers seem to have the upper hand on the scene.
However, at this moment, a telegram changed the situation on the battlefield!
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