Chapter 879 Fierce Battle 3

The Bavaria continued to hit this distant opponent. The battleship armor that the British thought was relatively strong became extremely fragile under the repeated hits of the 15-inch heavy gun. The second gun directly tore open the power compartment located at the bottom of the second chimney. Armor, the fuse of this shell had a problem during the collision and did not explode. But just a solid iron lump weighing more than 800 kilograms and rushing into it at a speed of more than 500 meters per second can cause horrific damage.

Two boilers were blown up instantly! Countless debris and high-temperature and high-pressure steam launched an indiscriminate killing of the people in the cabin! Subsequently, the shock wave mixed with various debris and water vapor successfully formed the partitions of the cabin into a honeycomb, and then surged out and spread to the surroundings! The disaster continued. During the seventh round of shooting, the Ajax was hit by three shells at the same time, directly destroying the motor compartment and the No. 4 turret in the middle and rear of the hull. The violent explosions and vibrations also The drive shaft passing through the bottom of the hull was damaged. The sound of the mechanical structure breaking and the discordant twisting sound of the main shaft came from the hull. Amidst the slight tremors, the British were frightened! However, just as the Bavaria was preparing to make persistent efforts to kill the British super-dreadnought, an earth-shaking loud noise suddenly erupted from the rear of the British fleet, and a pillar of fire more than 100 meters high rose into the sky! Even though the distance was very far, through the telescope, the prince could still see a lot of broken pieces being thrown into the air! Before the flames dissipated, the thick smoke gradually cooled down and formed a huge mushroom cloud. The rising mushroom cloud rose to a height of several hundred meters before slowly dissipating! "A certain brother in the back seems to have done something great." Scheer said with a hint of envy. Just a minute ago, the battleship Hessen hit two 15-inch shells in the face of the Indomitable at the same time in a salvo. The two shells hit the front and rear of the hull at the same time. Then two large holes with an area of ​​several square meters were opened on the armored belt outside the ammunition depot. How could a mere 6-inch armored belt withstand the attack of a 15-inch heavy artillery? This hit was crisp and clean, and the cannonball like a meteor exploded directly in the ammunition depot, without giving the British any chance to release water in the ammunition depot! More than ten seconds later, hundreds of tons of shells and propellants were ignited, and the entire battleship was instantly blown into three pieces! The middle section sank directly into the sea with lightning speed, and the stern was directly blown into pieces. The flying wreckage obscured the face of the battlecruiser Indomitable behind it! Even the independent rangefinder on the Indomitable One turret was smashed to pieces by what appeared to be some kind of steel beam! A battlecruiser with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons was killed instantly. Although it was expected and reasonable, it still shocked people when it happened suddenly! Tens of thousands of tons of steel were torn apart by the violent explosion, and thousands of crew members were wiped out in an instant. It is impossible to say that you are not afraid! "Work harder, brothers, let's continue! Kill the other one too!" Captain Carl Russ, captain of the battleship Hesse, who had achieved the first kill of the battle, turned his attention to the other battleship, excitedly He hopes to reap more fruits of victory! "Mr. Captain, I'm afraid we don't have much ammunition." At this time, a somewhat disappointing news came, which made the colonel feel very dissatisfied. "From the beginning of the battle to now, we have destroyed 550 rounds of armor-piercing shells, and when we came out, the total amount of armor-piercing shells was 760 rounds." The gunnery commander said with some embarrassment. "Next time we should bring all armor-piercing bombs." The colonel said with a wry smile. Each gun of the Bavaria-class battleship has at least 120 rounds of ammunition. If nothing goes wrong, this battleship can have a main gun of 960 rounds. cannonball,

But these shells cannot all be armor-piercing. There will be a certain proportion of armor-piercing bombs, semi-armor-piercing bombs and high-explosive bombs. Armor-piercing bombs are suitable for attacking main battleships, semi-armor-piercing bombs can hit targets with certain defenses, and high-explosive bombs can deal with unprotected targets such as destroyers.

"If nothing happens, the Germans can sink us all in this sea one by one." On the Invincible, Major General Hood looked at the wreckage on the sea and the debris falling from the air. He said with a livid face. He has realized that the British have lost, and the entire fleet seems to be walking a tightrope without protection at this moment! Neither the 12-inch gun nor the 13.5-inch gun can effectively damage the opponent. But the opponent's attack was bloody! At the front of the battle line, Lieutenant General Jerram also felt tremendous pressure. Except that he and the Saxony, which had lost a quarter of its firepower and had not much ammunition left, were tied. The remaining three battleships were obviously suppressed by their opponents, especially the battleship Ajax in the second position. The battleship had tilted, and the fire in the middle turned the entire battleship into a large torch, and even the smoke screen could not cover it. The battleship's speed has dropped to about 14 knots, and it is only a matter of time before it is forced to leave the battle line. "We saved Betty, but who will save us?" Jerram said with a bitter smile. The current situation is unbeatable, and it is useless to say anything. Betty can't even come up. Betty's four battleships currently can't even save the firepower of one battleship. There seems to be no better way besides sharing some damage. "High-speed Betty quickly evacuated. We can't fight any longer, and we have to leave." Lieutenant General Jerram issued the order in just 30 seconds. What a strong man needs to cut off his wrist is courage, and at the same time, Need to be decisive! When the venom spreads throughout the body along the blood vessels, there is no need to hold the bowl! "It is said that we have sunk nearly 10 light cruisers?" Lieutenant General Jerram said something that made people around him feel baffled. "Okay, let's work hard to turn this number into a dozen! Order the light cruiser to cover the torpedo boat to launch a lightning strike!" Jerram said decisively! If you continue to fight when you can't beat him, that's courting death! What makes Jerram better than Betty is that he knows to stop this morning. Instead of regretting it when the situation collapses! "The flagship turned its guns to aim at the enemy's flagship. Before leaving, we want to leave a souvenir for them!" Looking at the battleship flying the fleet commander's flag and the flag of the Kingdom of Bavaria in the distance, Jeram said fiercely said! The light cruisers and destroyers patrolling next to the British fleet took action again. Under the cover of six light cruisers, more than 20 destroyers of various types separated from the fleet, and some of them approached the main ship and pulled out. There were thick smoke screens, and most of them followed the light cruiser and launched a wave of desperate charges! The second update~~~! Please subscribe and reward~~~!