Chapter 988 Blood and Fire 1
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To be honest, although the French navy is not elite, it is at least well-trained. Although it was attacked by a sneak attack, it is still unable to effectively determine the opponent's situation, and it is almost unable to move. But from a subjective point of view, the French response is also commendable.
Of course, there is no need to say more about the specific effects. Naturally, it is of no use. To be honest, if they were dragged out to fight, four Dandongs would be tortured to death when facing three Helgeland-class fast battleships. And in this case, naturally there is no way to fight back. This is determined by hardware strength and battlefield conditions, and it is beyond the scope of human power to change!
The only neglected Dandong-class battleship Voltaire, after the French officers and soldiers on board suddenly realized that they were not being "cared for", they immediately began to measure the distance of their opponents in the night. At the beginning, due to the obstruction of friendly forces, the observation effect was not good. The entire rangefinder was filled with flames and smoke, so nothing could be seen. However, when the rangefinder followed the erratic ship shadow and turned to the other side. At that time, the fire control officer on the Voltaire suddenly discovered to his surprise that they could clearly measure the distance between the distant fire and their own side!
"Get ready to fight immediately!" the captain of the Voltaire said overjoyed! Some of them were carried out according to the tactical process. Groups of data were sent to each gun position through the information transmission system, and then the seven 12-inch L45 artillery on the side string began to adjust the angle and orientation. The huge shell is loaded, the gun is locked, and then the elevation is adjusted with the help of huge hydraulic devices.
Then, just before the Voltaire opened fire, a stream of shells fell around the Voltaire! Are you kidding me? How could the Germans forget that there was still a battleship that was not taken care of? I ignored you just now because I couldn't hit you, but now that I can hit you, I must definitely focus on "taking care of you". Therefore, the Sultan Osman I and the Reshadier simultaneously aimed their main guns at this unlucky ship. Battleship!
At this time, the German fleet had passed in front of the French fleet, then turned three compass points to the south, outflanking the French fleet. At this time, the originally well-hidden battleship Voltaire became The most conspicuous target was reached, and the more than 160-meter-long hull was exposed to fire and German gunfire. The other three Dandong-class battleships were unable to organize an effective counterattack in a hurry, and the only remaining battleship with full combat effectiveness naturally became the target of public criticism!
The 16 350 guns of the two fast battleships fired alternately with salvos every 30 seconds. At a high rate of fire, when the fire and smoke from the previous shot had not dissipated, new shock waves and fireballs erupted from the gun barrels again. It spurted out, and the continuous shooting illuminated the surroundings of the two battleships like daylight!
At least 10 tons of shells fell around Voltaire every minute, and the poor French battleship was immediately in dire straits! The 350-meter heavy artillery powerful enough to penetrate armor and the immovable French battleship. In this case, the Voltaire had no reason to survive!
And indeed it is! Voltaire, who was under concentrated fire, was hit by at least three 350 shells within the first minute of being under concentrated fire! The slender hull made huge explosions one after another, and tons of steel plates and debris were thrown into the air tens of meters like gravel and lava during a volcanic eruption! The superstructure of the battleship is constantly covered by huge fireballs, and the dazzling white light can be clearly seen even more than ten kilometers away!
When the fourth salvo came,
Two more shells hit the waterline armor belt of the battleship Voltaire, and the two shells almost hit the same point! The double impact caused several times the lethality. After the artillery shell penetrated the armor, the already damaged armor belt quickly fell apart under the violent impact! Like a breastplate dented by a heavy hammer, the armor belt, which was more than ten meters long, fell off, twisted and cracked amidst the constant explosions and vibrations! Ten seconds later, accompanied by bursts of heart-wrenching sounds of metal twisting and breaking, and under the impact of the influx of seawater, the battleship Voltaire's side line was torn open to a length of more than ten meters, with a total area of several dozen. A huge crack of ten square meters!
At this time, God could not save the battleship. Within minutes, the influx of thousands of tons of seawater caused the battleship to tilt rapidly. The projection of the towering bridge on the water quickly expanded, as if it had been shot in the foot. Like a giant, he fell straight into the sea water on the left!
The Voltaire sank so fast that within 2 minutes, the water on the left side was uncontrollable, and the tilt angle increased from 15 degrees to 45 degrees in an instant! Then, the burning bridge, which was more than ten meters high, hit the sea like a huge torch. The huge reaction force instantly smashed the burning bridge to pieces!
When falling into the water, water columns and firelights up to hundreds of meters high shot out like fireworks! At the same time, a large amount of water vapor was generated after the high-temperature burning parts fell into the water. The sizzling sound and diffuse white mist enveloped most of the tilted hull.
After the entire superstructure was submerged in the water, the battleship continued to roll and tilt under the huge force. After a while, the hull covered with barnacles and other seaweed could be seen leaking out of the water! And the propeller that seems to be turning slowly out of reluctance!
"We killed a battleship." Schultz looked at the watch on his wrist. It seemed that the war had only started for 10 minutes? ! Good results!
"No, it's not enough! We still need to kill more French warships! If we get closer, our work efficiency will be higher!" Looking at the anchorage in the distance that has become a sea of fire, the count ordered.
Just as the fast battleship was hammering the French fleet in the distance, the destroyers from both sides also struggled. However, except for the three destroyers also in the anchorage, the only destroyers available to the French were 3 ships as patrol boats! Facing the sneak attack and siege of six German destroyers, they all knelt down in less than a quarter of an hour.
One of the French destroyers, the Axe, was the most unlucky. When the German fast battleship opened fire, it was only 4,000 meters away from the German fleet! The Germans naturally discovered this little guy who had not implemented a blackout. Two German destroyers instantly swept their searchlights on the Ax. Then, the Sudan took the lead. The six 150-meter cannons on the side taught the Ax to start a new life in a matter of minutes. In a matter of seconds, the Ax was turned into the "Torch". After a series of explosions, the battleship disappeared from the sea.
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