Chapter 1,122 Blücher’s Last Battle 2
Chapter 1122 Blücher’s Last Battle 2
At this time, due to fuel and injuries, Blücher could only maintain a speed of 20 knots. Less than half an hour after the two sides entered visual distance, the battleship Queen Elizabeth had already brought the target within the range of its own main gun. Among!
"Hurry up and send them to the bottom of the sea, we still have to do business!" Thomas said a little irritably after glancing at the two warships in the distance. The so-called "lost the watermelon and found the sesame seeds" is how Thomas feels now. Letting go of a super-dreadnought and catching a first-generation German dreadnought battleship is really not a sense of accomplishment!
The Queen Elizabeth and the Malayan turned right two compass points and quickly approached the target. The distance between the two sides was once close to about 14 kilometers. The British fleet relied on fierce output to paralyze its opponents, and then used torpedoes to solve them. However, they forgot that the technical and tactical level of the German Navy must not be ignored! Even one of the earliest dreadnoughts will definitely make opponents who underestimate it pay a heavy price!
Nine 12-inch guns spit out long flames. The Blücher caught the opponent in the fourth and a half salvo, and a shell fell on the front deck of the Queen Elizabeth in the fifth shot. ! The shell easily shattered several decks and exploded on the dome. The violent impact and concussion even caused part of the dome to fall off, and a thick column of smoke rushed out from the breach.
However, this was just the beginning. In the eighth and a half salvo, two shells hit the battleship Queen Elizabeth again. The first shell tore through the armor belt of the gun gallery, destroying a 6-inch gun and the entire battery. It was wiped clean from the battleship, leaving a huge hole. Like a monster's huge mouth. Another shell hit the 13-inch armored belt, leaving only a small crater less than 6 inches deep.
The intensive and accurate attacks made even the powerful Queen Elizabeth-class battle array feel a little uncomfortable. After a few minutes, Thomas ordered the fleet to take evasive action. Just like two lions facing a trapped wolf, although the former has an absolute advantage, the latter's combat skills and sharp teeth still make the former a little frightened.
"Ignore the light cruiser behind, and hand it over to our cruiser. Let's focus our firepower to kill the Blücher first." Following Thomas's order, the two Queen-class battleships aimed their main guns at the opponent at the same time. , a total of 16 15-inch heavy guns alternately spit out flames, and shells weighing 871KG drew deadly arcs in the air and flew towards the German battlecruiser in the distance.
The Blücher was completely surrounded by water columns nearly a hundred meters high. Faced with absolutely superior firepower and two of Britain's most elite battleships, which had three guns larger than their own and nearly doubled their number, the Blücher was completely surrounded. The Blücher was quickly and completely suppressed!
The British also shot very accurately. The re-adjusted Queen successfully hit the bow part of the Blücher in the fifth and a half salvo. This shell landed near the old wound and the already damaged The hull simply cannot withstand such a heavy blow,
After a flash of fire, accompanied by the sound of explosion and metal breaking, a large piece of armor plate was smashed into pieces, and the violent impact quickly spread to the surroundings, forming a large hole of several square meters, and a large amount of seawater flowed along the gap. The influx added hundreds of tons of water in a very short period of time.
"Release the smoke! Otherwise we won't be able to support it for long." Looking at the battleship that was almost obscured by the water column, Colonel Hullhouse decisively ordered the battleship to avoid it. The thick smoke emitted by groups of smoke cans gradually obscured the slender hull. When it finally disappeared into it, the British bombardment temporarily came to an end.
"It's really troublesome," Thomas said now, looking at the smoke screen in the distance. It took time for the sea breeze to blow away the smoke, and when the smoke gradually dissipated, Thomas suddenly discovered that the German fleet did not continue sailing south but turned northwest under the cover of the smoke screen. Because the wind blew northwest, the German fleet was shrouded in the smoke screen. On the contrary, it took a little longer. Now, for Colonel Hullhouse, what needs to be considered is how to delay as long as possible. Therefore, the Blücher is fighting and towing, just to prevent the British from having a comfortable fight!
When Thomas once again caught up with the Blücher, the opponent was on the verge of breaking away again. Under the cover of the smoke screen, he once again turned to avoid the opponent's bombardment. This gave Thomas a feeling of powerlessness.
"Give me a group of destroyers, let's get closer! Kill them!" Looking at the wall clock on the wall, nearly an hour has passed. The other party is still walking leisurely, and Moltke has not been found in other directions. The traces of the USS made Thomas a little anxious, but as a qualified fleet commander, even in this situation, he was still very careful about his deployment. The fleet approached the opponent and released seaplanes to help observe, and at the same time, in order to prevent German warships In a hurry, he also arranged for a small group of destroyers to be deployed on the fighting side. If Blücher dared to charge, the destroyer's torpedoes would force the opponent back in minutes!
The British fleet accelerated again, approaching a smoke screen and preparing to press on when the smoke screen dissipated again, and then cleanly solved the opponent. The British fleet was sideways and ahead of the German fleet's original track, regardless of whether Blücher continued to move forward. Whether it's turning or turning, Thomas can guarantee to get on top immediately!
"Let's beat their butts!" Just when the British were about to bite the German fleet coming from the front, two figures, one large and one small, suddenly came out of the smoke screen and rushed from behind the two queens towards the British rear. Light cruiser! At this time, the two light cruisers were only about 7 kilometers away from the German warship!
Yes, you read that right, it’s 7 kilometers! Don’t forget, the 6-inch gun on the light cruiser has a very leisurely range. If it is more than 10 kilometers apart, it will be difficult to hit the opponent. Therefore, when the two Queens attacked the Blücher, the other two British light cruisers The cruiser approached Wiesbaden and engaged in close combat. After realizing that he could not cause effective damage to the British battleship, Colonel Hullhouse decisively targeted the light cruiser which was closer to him and more vulnerable!
Although the Blücher was hit at least 4 times in the previous battle, even an injured alpha wolf is definitely not something a rabbit can resist. Before the British could react, the Blücher was hit with full firepower. The light cruiser Linxian had already been enveloped in flames!
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