Chapter 1,243 Three-Party Melee 2
Chapter 1243 Three-party melee 2
After a series of explosions, the entire rear part of the turret exploded like a blooming steamed bun. The violent explosion swept tons of shrapnel across the entire front deck. Even the bridge was shaken by the continuous blows. The personnel who were putting out the fire on the ship Most of them were directly killed by this blow. With the help of the sea breeze, the fire quickly spread from the front deck to the rear. The entire battleship turned into a fire dragon under the continuous attacks of the Prinz Eugen. Thick smoke rushed hundreds of meters into the air, and even in the air dozens of kilometers away, you could see the Russian dreadnought struggling before its death. What? You mean releasing a smokescreen? Please, the superstructure camp has turned into a big torch. I can still see you even if you set off a smoke screen...
The Teghov's performance was a bit worse. It only had time to stick a shell into Queen Maria's butt, and then it happened to run into the Russian destroyers and two pre-dreadnoughts that rushed up to fight for their lives! "These annoying guys!" the captain of the Teghov couldn't help but cursed. When the two sides reached a certain level, the 12-inch guns of the Russian pre-dreadnoughts were also a threat, not to mention more than half a dozen destroyers. Come up with the torpedo and fight with yourself!
"Hold the grass!" Captain Horthy of the Teghov was in a terrible mood now. Considering his own safety, he had to order the fleet to aim the main guns at the two approaching Dreadnoughts, and all The secondary guns are used against destroyers. The 6 150MM secondary guns and 6 88MM anti-thunder cannons on the side strings are still usable, and even 4 40MM rapid-fire guns originally used for air defense are also used.
"Run! Don't let those guys get close!" Following the captain's order, the Teghov speeded up again. There was no way. At this time, there was no destroyer next to this unlucky fast battleship. The Spey fleet's There were not many destroyers to begin with. The four destroyers were next to the heavily damaged Reshadier, providing air defense cover while trying their best to resist the attack of Russian destroyers. In addition, there were two destroyers on standby next to the flagship, and excluding the two that were hiding in the smoke screen and could not find the main force, the Austrians on the Tegelhof sadly found that they had to face at least 8 Russian destroyers! In addition, the distance they rushed out was too close. The fleets of both sides were only 8,000 meters apart. When it was discovered that the Russian destroyers were rushing up like a pack of wolves, the Teghov was only 5,500 meters away from the nearest Russian destroyer!
So, at the next moment, the Tegelhof, a fast battleship, immediately showed its speed, proving that the 2.5 million pounds the Austro-Hungarian Empire spent on it was absolutely worth it! After the 18 boilers were running at full speed, the Tegelhof, which was carrying hundreds of tons of water, actually ran faster than a destroyer... Yes, you read that right, it can run faster than a Russian destroyer!
It stands to reason that destroyers generally run the fastest, but this speed refers to theoretical speed and trial speed. There will always be some situations encountered in battle, such as the maintenance of machinery and today's sea conditions. Today's sea conditions are very important for destroyers. That's very friendly for battleships of more than 10,000 tons, but for destroyers of several hundred tons, it's a bit depressing. The Russian destroyers are relatively old, and their trial speed when launched was only 30 knots. And now, at least 8 years have passed. How fast do you still want to run?
The Teghov was running on the sea at a speed of 25 knots while tilting its shells crazily towards the approaching Russian destroyer.
The first destroyed destroyer was directly detonated by a 150MM shell into the torpedo tube located in the middle of the hull. With a violent explosion, the rapier-like hull was directly blown into two halves, while the second destroyer was killed It was fired by the main gun in seconds. The main gun shells originally used to deal with the two Russian Dreadnoughts accidentally landed near the destroyer. The shells that exploded after entering the water directly destroyed the underwater part of the destroyer. Sieved. Within minutes, the destroyer was heading straight into the water.
Dense shells fell around the Russian destroyer, exploding water columns one after another. Flying shrapnel and flames spread death and destruction all around. A moving wall of fire rose around the Teghov, like a giant holding a flame. The giant warrior with the sword drove away the bloodthirsty hyenas around him like crazy! The sound of explosions and the roar of engines echoed throughout the battlefield. Russian destroyers rushed over from all directions one after another. Even if some of their companions were destroyed by fierce firepower, they still could not shake their will!
In this case, the torpedoes released by the remaining destroyers still made Tegelhov busy. The torpedoes trailing the tail line streaked across the sea, forcing the fast battleship to evade. The rudder at the stern adjusts the direction from time to time. The steel battleship, which is more than 200 meters long, keeps walking a zigzag route on the sea. The wakes representing destruction are intertwined with the battleship's tracks. A large number of machine guns and small boats The caliber artillery began to turn its muzzle and shoot at the speeding torpedoes. Curtains of water rose into the sky, and occasionally there were one or two loud explosions. The people held their breath, opened their eyes wide, and operated the battleships to dance on the blade of life and death. It was not until the arrival of the former dreadnought HMS Ferdinand that the situation changed.
The six 12-inch guns on the side string and a large number of secondary guns were put into the battlefield, allowing the German fleet to regain the overwhelming firepower advantage. With the cooperation of the two battleships, a dense cross-fire network was quickly formed, and a destroyer was caught off guard. , was directly hit by a 12-inch shell in the engine room. After a flash of orange fire shot up into the sky, the bow of the ship suddenly sank. After half a minute, only the raised stern made people realize that the ship was finished. , and another destroyer successfully launched a torpedo when it was close to a distance of 3,000 meters, but it was of no use. In a tail pursuit situation, a 35-knot torpedo wanted to hit a 23-knot warship. That was really... ..... It’s almost impossible!
Immediately, a torrent of flames formed by raindrops of shells instantly engulfed the poor destroyer. 6-inch high-explosive shells and 88MM rapid-fire guns instantly smashed the destroyer into a sieve as it turned to try to escape. Finally, the battleship hit the water almost diagonally. After struggling for less than a minute, he sank to the bottom of the sea.
The Russian destroyers are indeed a bit annoying, but they are just annoying. With the full deployment of German battleships, the defeat of the Russian Black Sea Fleet has been determined. It was under this circumstance that the remaining British bombers that originally planned to attack the Resaldier pounced on the German fleet, preparing to create opportunities for the remaining Russian warships to retreat. Looking at the group of British bombers flying towards him, Count Spey finally let out a sigh of relief. "The Resaldière was finally saved, wasn't it?"
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