Chapter 991 Fighting to the Death 1
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However, the French who struck first did not take advantage. The opponent's searchlight suddenly went out, and then the French were blinded! why? The target could not be found. In the faint light, the French destroyer HMS Shield could only see an unclear figure. The destroyers on both sides were running wildly in the dark at a speed of more than 25 knots. Imagine a group of lengths A nearly 80-meter-long guy is walking through the dark night. This thing is much scarier than drag racing! There are no roads and no traffic rules. No matter how light the two sides are, the starting weight is 600 tons! The maximum speed can even exceed 60 kilometers per hour!
These "late-night racing gangs" are fully armed in low visibility conditions, and their bodies are filled with deadly weapons. They fight through the night like dragons. This stimulation is enough to send people with weak hearts into shock! The sporadic shells fired by several French destroyers did not hit the target. Destroyer No. 112 quickly slid past the French destroyer, then quickly turned and increased its speed. At the same time, several 88-meter cannons quickly fired a string of flares towards the approximate position of the French fleet.
Accompanied by long and piercing roars, illumination bombs drew unclear arcs in the air, and when they reached the end of the parabola, still a few hundred meters above the sea, the shells at the rear The drag chute opened quickly, and a ball of dazzling light instantly enveloped the attacking French destroyer squadron!
The flare emitted tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of candles in an instant. The white light emitted when the magnesium strips and other metals burned was so dazzling that it not only exposed most of the French destroyer squadron to the light, but also suddenly appeared in the dark night. The dazzling light source that appeared caught many unprepared French naval officers and soldiers off guard! Similar to flash bombs in land battles, many French naval officers subconsciously closed their eyes, and some unlucky ones were even temporarily blinded.
After throwing the dodge, it was natural to jump directly. The destroyer G37 next to it was surprised to find that it was actually next to the French fleet, with its bow facing the French destroyer. Without saying a word, the destroyer flying the Turkish flag rushed forward immediately. At a distance of less than 1,000 meters, three 88-mm artillery guns opened fire at the French destroyer Musketeer not far away, firing more than a dozen shells per minute. The speed was indeed astonishing. The German destroyer easily smashed hundreds of kilograms of shells into the opponent's face!
The battle between destroyers is always short and bloody. They have almost no armor, their cannons are bloody, and their swords are red! There are too many examples of being hit instantly before the situation is clear. The Musketeer falls into this category. The shells fired by the three 88-guns formed an oval impact area. The Musketeer destroyer, which was traveling at high speed, was in the extreme. It was hit by at least double digits of artillery shells in a short period of time. Balls of fireballs shot out from the hull. The fragments flew into the air in a violent impact. The engine room was penetrated at the first time, and then the rear part. The two 65mm artillery pieces were blown into the sky, and then the bow of the ship was hit by at least 3 shells, and a section was cut off! Like a hare hit by a shotgun, this poor destroyer was almost torn apart by successive explosions!
Like a skilled swordsman, the actions of the destroyer G37 fully interpret the three words of agility, ferocity and efficiency. The light sword made of cannonballs left a fiery red scar on the opponent's body at the moment when the two sides crossed each other. However, at the next moment, the heavy sword in his right hand was aimed at another opponent not far away. The two twin torpedo tubes at the rear of the hull fired four 500 torpedoes in a fan shape when the two sides were 700 meters apart! If the fire dragon of the 88 Rapid Fire Cannon is as agile and fast as a light sword,
Then these torpedoes are as unstoppable as two-handed heavy swords. If they hit them, they will die, and if they touch them, they will die!
A French destroyer on the opposite side did not seem to be aware of the lightning strike launched by the G37. In the night, even the white line formed by the torpedo was not clear. After dodging two rounds by accident due to speed, the last torpedo was accurate. hit the middle of the destroyer. The energy generated by the instantaneous explosion of nearly 200 kilograms of explosives was so huge that the entire destroyer seemed to be lifted up from the sea by a pair of big hands, and then easily torn into pieces by the violent shock wave. As a huge fireball rose into the sky, the poor destroyer disappeared from the sea in an instant!
The sudden release of flares had some impact on the French destroyer force. The destroyers of both sides fought hard in a very narrow sea area. The French have more ships, but the Germans seem to have better combat skills. They use flares to reduce the possibility of exposing themselves, and it also makes the French a little uncomfortable.
Artillery shells as dense as locusts shuttled through the night, and there were groups of torpedoes running under the sea, and dense explosions resounded throughout the battlefield. Four German destroyers successfully blocked the attack of the French destroyers at the first time, but one destroyer still sank under the attack of two destroyers. The continuous attacks of six 100-mm artillery guns reduced the displacement of the ship to less than 700 tons. The boat was turned into a sieve. When the last hit bomb successfully ignited the torpedo, accompanied by a rising mushroom cloud, the destroyer numbered v105 also disappeared from the sea.
The blood of the destroyer force was not shed in vain. A series of firefights in the distance caught the attention of Count Spee. He realized that there seemed to be a trap on his original route waiting for him to jump into. The destroyers hidden in the darkness patrolled like piranhas. This is definitely the situation the count least wants to see.
"Let's turn right 2 compass points." The count immediately ordered.
"In that case, we will be exposed to light for a longer time!" Major General Schultz reminded.
"It is better to face the enemy in the light than to face the assassin in the dark." The count continued his previous decision without any hesitation. "Execute my orders now!"
Count Spee's mind is absolutely bright. Judging from the current situation, although the French main fleet has the upper hand and is hidden in the night, their threat is relatively limited. The reason is very simple. They are also 4 battleships. If you can't penetrate other people's armor, your shooting accuracy will also be affected at night, so for a long time, it won't actually cause fatal damage to the count's fleet.
The fight lasted for a long time. Apart from lighting a few fires, the temporary failure of the No. 2 turret of the Teghov was considered a major event. The other damage was nothing to the thick-skinned Allied fast battleship!
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