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Text Chapter 1034 The Fierce German Navy

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    "Your Excellency General, this is the British Lion-class battlecruiser and two Tire-class battlecruisers. In addition, there should be one Tireless-class battlecruiser and three Tireless-class battlecruisers behind it.

    ¡®Invincible class, battle cruiser.  "On the battlecruiser Derflinger, Colonel Feng Zhongsheng put down the telescope in his hand and said. The British battleship formation opposite had 6 ships, while Lieutenant General Hipper only had 6 ships.

    "Order all ships to prepare for battle. Send a telegram to Rear Admiral Burdick and ask him to lead the second reconnaissance detachment closer to me!" Lieutenant General Hipper gave the order calmly.  Although the British Navy had two more battlecruisers than him, he was not afraid. Instead, he proactively prepared for battle.  It seems that he has great confidence that he will defeat his opponent.

    You should know that although the German Navy's most powerful Derflinger-class battlecruiser has a displacement of 31,000 tons, it is two thousand tons more than the British Navy's most powerful Lion-class battlecruiser.  However, the Derfflinger-class battlecruisers are equipped with 5mm main guns, while the Lion-class battlecruisers are equipped with 343mm main guns.  Of course, it does not mean whoever has a larger main gun is more powerful. With German naval gun technology, even a 5 mm caliber naval gun is no less powerful than the British Navy's 343 mm main gun.  The more important point is that no matter how powerful the naval gun is, it must be able to hit the target.

    The second reconnaissance detachment led by German Rear Admiral Burdick quickly considered Lieutenant General Hipper.  However, it would take at least twenty minutes for him to reach the battlefield.  Similarly, the other four battlecruisers of the British Navy were also rushing towards the battlefield quickly.

    At this moment, whether it is Lieutenant General Hipper or David.  Lieutenant General Betty did not escape the battle, but ordered the team to begin to adjust its direction and prepare for the fierce naval battle that followed. The speed of both sides began to shorten.

    The four battlecruisers of the German Navy, 'Derflinger' in front, followed by 'L¨¹tzow', 'Hindenburg' and 'Goben'.  The six battleships of the British Navy are the "Lion" in front, followed by the "Princess Royal", "Queen Mary", "Tiger", "New Zealand" and "Australia".  Among them, the main guns of the four 'Lion-class battlecruisers are 4 twin-mounted 343mm main guns, and the main guns of the two 'Tireless-class battlecruisers are 4 twin-mounted 5mm main guns.  The German Navy is relatively at a disadvantage. Except for the Derflinger-class battleships, which are equipped with 4 twin 5-mm main guns, the Moltke-class battlecruisers and Von.  Germany.  The Tann-class battlecruisers are equipped with 280mm main guns. However, the Moltke-class battlecruisers are equipped with 5 twin-mounted 280mm main guns.  Germany.  The Tann class battlecruiser is equipped with four twin 280mm main guns.

    At 3:49 p.m., the distance between the two sides narrowed to 12,000 meters, and they sailed south in parallel.  The duel between the two fleets officially began. The initial battlefield situation was very favorable to Hipper. Not only did his fleet have its back to the sun, but it was also shrouded in a layer of mist, and the mixture of soot and gun smoke blowing in the wind further reduced the impact.  Visibility on the British side.

    The German navy fired first, and the battlecruiser Derflinger fired the first salvo at the battlecruiser Lion, which was also the first salvo in this naval battle.  Subsequently, the battlecruisers of the German Navy opened fire one after another, and the battlecruisers of the British Navy also fired back.  The calm Beihai was suddenly filled with smoke.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" As balls of orange-red fire flashed at the muzzles of the battlecruiser's four twin-mounted main guns, the entire hull was violently recoiled by the huge recoil.  A shock.

    More than twenty seconds later, columns of water rose into the sky on the right side of the battlecruiser Lion.  Although the first salvo did not hit the target, the nearest impact point distance

    ¡®The battlecruiser Lion, is less than two hundred meters away.  Although the German Navy is also a new navy, their shooting technology does not seem to be worse than that of the British Navy.

    From the perspective of the quality of naval soldiers, there is still a certain gap between the German Navy and the British Navy, but this gap is not big.  However, the German Navy's gun sighting equipment was much more advanced than the British Navy's.  The Chinese Navy took the lead in uniformly equipping battleships with a fire control system, which is used to direct all main guns to fire salvos.  But many of China's fire control system equipment at that time were imported from Germany.  Although the German Navy only started to equip its warships with fire control systems later, it is not far behind the Chinese Navy in technology and is much ahead of the British Navy.

    Colonel Feng Zhongsheng secretly analyzed that the accuracy of the German Navy's fire control system is estimated to be almost the same as the Chinese Navy's second-generation fire control system.  Of course, it is slightly worse than the Chinese Navy's third-generation fire control system.  If a Chinese Navy warship fires at the battlecruiser Lion at a distance of one thousand meters, even if it cannot hit the target, the nearest missile willThe landing point should also be about a hundred meters.

    David, commander of the British Battlecruiser Squadron.  Lieutenant General Betty was also taken aback by the German Navy's precise bombardment technology.  Such a bombardment would be difficult for even the world's best British Navy to carry out.

    "Counterattack! Counterattack immediately and sink those German warships!" David.  Lieutenant General Betty roared angrily.  Because of its numerical advantage, the British navy could defeat fewer with more.  The British Navy's "Lion", "Princess Royal", the German Navy's "Derfflinger", "Queen Mary" and "Tiger", the German Navy's "L¨¹tzow", "New Zealand"

    ¡®Hindenburg¡¯, ¡®Australia¡¯ against ¡®Geben,¡¯

    However, although the British navy had a huge numerical advantage, they did not take advantage in the fierce battle.  Because their line of sight was affected, their bombardment level was much inferior to that of the German Navy.  Especially the 'Tiger' battlecruiser, this 'Lion' class battlecruiser is a later improved version. Compared with the previous three ships, the 'Tiger' moved the main turret amidships to the third chimney and wheel room.  In between, the firing range of the main gun and the impact of the muzzle blast on the ship's superstructure are improved.  Due to the advancement of boiler technology, the power plant has also been modified, and the output power is still significantly higher than that of the Lion even with a reduced number of boilers.  With the increased displacement making it possible to increase protection, the horizontal armor plates were strengthened.  But in this naval battle, the shells fired by the battlecruiser Tiger all missed two thousand meters, hitting David.  Lieutenant General Betty was so angry that he yelled!

    Just two minutes later, the German navy began to reap the results.  The battlecruiser Derflinger hit the battlecruiser Lion in the second salvo, leaving a large hole in the deck amidships and blowing off a secondary gun.  The battlecruiser Queen Mary was hit by the battlecruiser L¨¹tzow and destroyed by two 305mm shells

    "The firing director of the Queen Mary has caused the battlecruiser's bombardment accuracy to drop again, almost to the same level as the battlecruiser Tiger.  The battlecruiser New Zealand hit the Hindenburg, disabling one of the Hindenburg's turrets and making it impossible to turn.

    But 'New Zealand' was also hit by the 'Hindenburg's counterattack. A 5mm main gun shell left a large hole in the 'New Zealand's rear deck, destroying the rear main gun.  The battlecruiser "Australia" Goben showed off its might, hitting the "Australia" with two salvos.  Although the main gun caliber of the Goben is only 280 mm, it is enough to penetrate the armor of the Australia.  Of the two shells, one hit the bow of the ship and cut off a small piece of the entire ship. The other shell hit the middle of the ship and easily penetrated the horizontal armor of the Australia, leaving behind  A big hole.  Fortunately, the location where it was hit was above the waterline, otherwise the Australia would have been in disaster.

    But even so, such a result also made David, commander of the British Navy's battlecruiser squadron.  Lieutenant General Betty was shocked.  The British Navy had a numerical advantage of two ships, but was overwhelmed by the German Navy. This made David.  Lieutenant General Betty was very summoned.  On the one hand, he ordered the four battlecruisers behind him to come quickly, and at the same time, he ordered the four battlecruisers behind him to come quickly.  Admiral Jellicoe sent a telegram requesting the main fleet to rush to the battle.

    In order to buy time and reverse the unfavorable situation, David.  Vice Admiral Beatty ordered the destroyers to launch lightning strikes against the German fleet.  However, the German Navy's destroyer formation quickly passed through the battle lines and engaged in a fierce battle with the British Navy's destroyers in the waters between the two sides' battle lines.

    At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the battlecruiser Derflinger hit the battlecruiser Lion again, and a 5mm main gun hit the No. 2 turret of the battlecruiser Lion.  The 5 mm armor-piercing projectile easily tore through the 229 mm armor of the Lion's turret.  The shell exploded inside the turret, and the entire turret was blown away.  Moreover, a fire broke out and spread to the ammunition depot below.  If the shells in the ammunition depot exploded, one can imagine the fate of the Lion.  Fortunately, the only surviving turret commander ordered water to be poured into the ammunition depot, thus preventing the shells from exploding in the ammunition depot.  But even so, the battlecruiser 'Lion', which was hit many times, was severely damaged.

    It has only been more than ten minutes since the war began, but the British Navy's battlecruiser squadron has already fallen into a hard battle. Most of the battleships have been scarred, but the German Navy's battleships have not suffered much damage!
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