Chapter 1124: Response 1
Chapter 1124 Response 1
Of course, there were many things that they could not imagine. At this time, four German battleships led by Hipper had entered the Skagerrak. They were now less than 70 kilometers away from the British fleet!
"Let out half of the seaplanes. I need to know the situation on the battlefield as soon as possible!" Hipper said anxiously. Just ten minutes ago, he received news that the Blücher had sunk.
"You know, what I hope most at this time is to find the Moore fleet blocking the door nearby, and then beat them up! Believe me, if it's 4V4, I hope to end the battle within half an hour!" An angry Hipper said to his staff. However, something different is that after the British fleet discovered the Moltke, the Moore fleet, which was originally stationed near the Skagerrak Strait, directly chose to go north to intercept the Moltke.
Although the two Queen-class battleships behind her were pushed further and further away by the Moltke, at first a shadow of the ship could be seen, and then only a faint trace of smoke could be seen. In the end, the two Queen-class fast battleships were no longer visible. The general direction of the Moltke can be determined based on information provided by aerial reconnaissance and friendly forces.
Through the backup radio channel, Moltke finally learned that the High Seas Fleet had arranged a response fleet, and determined that the distance between the two sides was about 220 kilometers, or 120 nautical miles. Considering that the two sides were sailing relative to each other, there would be at most two They could meet in an hour, but at this moment, the lookout on the Moltke discovered that a fleet appeared to the southwest of him!
"It seems that you still have to pay some price if you want to go home." Lefetzov looked at the silhouette of the ship that gradually became clearer in the distance. According to the intelligence reality, this should be the fleet that Thomas has never shown up, and In terms of scale, there are a total of 4 battleships! He would have to hold out for at least an hour before Hipper arrived!
"It's really challenging to hold on for an hour in front of a battleship squadron and a light cruiser squadron. But I like it!" Lefetzov was like a bellicose lion. "Tell the brothers, if we are lucky, we might even be able to take away a British warship!"
"The fleet turned 3 compass points to the left and prepared to engage the enemy! At the same time, tell other friendly forces our position and ask them to come to support quickly!" The British also saw the battlecruiser Moltke in the distance, and Major General Moore decisively issued the order to receive the enemy. enemy orders. The German warship in the distance didn't seem to intend to be appointed. The tower began to accelerate and then sailed westward, delaying the encounter between the two sides.
"Isn't this bad? Our four warships are enough to capture the target." An officer said.
"It's better to be careful. I always feel a little uneasy," Moore said.
Through the backup frequency, Moltke quickly informed Hipper of the position of the British fleet.
The Lieutenant General who received the signal was as excited as a shark that smelled something fishy. "The fleet has been increased to 28 knots! Let's go greet the returning comrades and teach the British a lesson!" Hipper ordered in victory. Of course, even the new Bavaria will never be able to reach the speed of 28 knots. This is just Just to boost morale. (Betty did the same thing at the Battle of Dogger Sands)
And just half an hour after Hipper received the telegram, the Moore fleet finally exchanged fire with the Moltke!
"Concentrate firepower to attack the opponent's No. 3 ship!" Colonel Lefetsov looked at the British fleet in the distance and roughly judged the opponent's ship type before saying. This time he aimed his guns at the battlecruiser New Zealand. It would be troublesome to hit the Queen and Tiger. There were also some questions about whether the Tiger's side string armor and dome armor could be penetrated at a distance of 16 kilometers, but it would be difficult to hit the Queen and Tiger. New Zealand’s 6-inch armor belt should not be too simple.
The four British battlecruisers opened up their firepower, and 28 large-caliber cannons ranging from 12 inches to 15 inches were like a volcanic eruption, pouring down toward the target area with more than ten tons of ammunition per minute! Viewed from a distance, the fire and thick smoke when the artillery was fired even completely obscured the fleet. After nearly a minute of flight, large and small water columns instantly enveloped the Moltke battlecruiser. From 2000 meters away from the battleship to the nearest 500 meters, the shells falling one after another made the sea area seem to boil!
However, although it looked very lively, the actual effect was not very good. After the British fleet fired rapidly for several minutes, it did not form an effective straddle. "It's so chaotic. I don't even know where our shells landed. It can't be corrected at all." A few minutes later, the gunnery chief of Moore's flagship Repulse contacted Rear Admiral Moore through the ship's phone.
In fact, two warships attacking a target at the same time can destroy the opponent faster, but this is not necessarily the case if 3 warships attack together, because 2V1 can also distinguish the impact points of their respective shells, and if it is 3V1, the successive falling shells are confusing. There is no way to tell the difference, and if you can't tell the difference, you can't correct the trajectory. Therefore, in this case, apart from hitting a large number of high-value shells into the water, it seems to have no effect...
Later, Moore also discovered that something was wrong with the situation. He had to admit that his opponent was very cunning. “It is now morning, the German fleet is to the east of us, and the position is in the upwind direction. Due to the problem of sunlight, the target in our rangefinder is often shrouded in a shadow, and the smoke screen blowing down also hinders our observation. "Major General Moore said. "Order all ships to re-coordinate their firing order and send out seaplanes for observation."
While orders continued to be passed between British warships through signal flags, relying on the help of seaplanes, the Moltke's shooting became more and more stable. After the first three and a half volleys landed near the Tiger, one shot after another The water column splashed by the shell was like the scythe of death, slowly approaching the New Zealand in third place!
Two huge water pillars fell on both sides of the New Zealand almost at the same time, which made the battleship suddenly uneasy! When he was hesitating whether to evade, a salvo fired one minute later accurately hit the side string of the New Zealand. The shell easily penetrated the 6-inch side string armor and then penetrated all the way. The flue in the upper part of the power cabin did not explode until more than ten kilograms of TNT explosives pushed hundreds of kilograms of steel to create a catastrophe within a radius of more than ten meters. Along with bursts of explosions, pieces of partitions were torn apart. It broke into pieces, and raging smoke and flames rushed out from the middle of the hull.
This made the British realize that this battle may not be easy. Even if the opponent is a lamb surrounded by wolves, they will fight back at the last moment!
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