Chapter 1,474 Encounter 3
Chapter 1474 Encounter 3
"I found him!" The destroyer Gnome found the target. At this time, the destroyer was passing by the side of the Ferdinand at a high speed of 28 knots. Three 18-inch searchlights accurately locked the target!
"Boom!" A series of 75MM and 150MM shells roared out from the Ferdinand's side string. Obviously, this giant also discovered the dwarf who was causing trouble beside him. The side string artillery was crazy at the target with a displacement of only 850 tons. The bullets are pouring down! At this time, the distance between the two sides was only 2,300 meters!
"Aim all fire at the destroyer! Be careful to dodge the torpedoes!" The Austro-Hungarian captain on the Ferdinand had his heart in his throat at this time. He did not expect that his start would be so bad! The British devoted more than half of their strength to deal with it! At this time, he didn't even dare to fight back against the British battleships in the distance. He just wanted to use intensive firepower to kill or force the nearby British destroyers away!
Bang! Accompanied by a series of crisp crackling sounds, the shrapnel produced by the explosion of the high-explosive bomb instantly shattered the searchlight on the Gnome destroyer. The Ferdinand also fired a series of illumination bombs, and the strong light source enveloped the unlucky destroyer. At this time, the British Only then did he realize that he was too close to this giant beast!
"Hurry up, let's go quickly!" However, when the Gnome was preparing to retreat, a shell weighing more than 400 kilograms decided the fate of this poor destroyer. This shell directly hit the Gnome like a giant shark. Half of the stern was broken off! The violent explosion blew the stern steering gear and propeller into pieces! A large amount of seawater poured in from the stern of the ship, the entire battleship lost power and suffered a serious stern tilt! Although it was still spinning on the sea, it was almost certain that this guy was finished.
Another destroyer, the Gem, also failed to escape the fate of being destroyed. The Zliny, which was ignored by the British, aimed its artillery fearlessly at the unlucky British destroyer. When this guy was planning to avoid the ferocious Ferdinand, During the sideline fire, the Zliny's 150MM cannon fired a series of shells. The Gem's sidecannon and superstructure became riddled with holes in the explosion of high-explosive bombs. Finally, a 150MM cannon fired. Hitting the ready torpedo, a second later the British destroyer turned into a ball of fire.
However, relying on the destroyers' self-sacrifice to guide the target, the three British battleships still achieved some results. A 12-inch shell hit the front of the Ferdinand's No. 1 turret. Although it failed to penetrate due to the angle problem, it still hit a gun. The 12-inch L45 artillery exploded into two ends, and another shell hit the gun gallery. Although the British had many problems with armor-piercing shells, the distance was too close, and a large hole was opened in the armored belt of the gun gallery. There was a violent explosion. Afterwards, two 150MM artillery pieces were destroyed, at least two shells were hit on the superstructure, and a raging fire broke out on the deck. However, at the same time that the Ferdinand was severely beaten, the quasi-dreadnought Zliny and the Redbeard armored cruiser also aimed their guns at the British!
"Hit the most arrogant one!" The Zlini aimed its six 12-inch L45 cannons at the Agamemnon, which was tilting its shells crazily.
The transmission of this battleship is indeed incredible. From a distance, he is the most obvious among the British fleet, and the Zliny will naturally not let go of this most dazzling and dangerous target. No need to correct the firing, six rounds of 12-inch armor-piercing bullets roared towards the distant target!
In this battle, the high rate of fire advantage of the German heavy artillery was fully demonstrated in the close combat at night. In less than a minute, the Zliny fired three full salvos! This means that within one minute, more than 7 tons of artillery shells flew towards the target, and the distance between the two sides at this time was only 7,500 meters!
The power of the hardened capped armor-piercing bullet weighing more than 400 kilograms is indeed awesome! In the first salvo, one shell hit the 10-inch armor belt on the front of the Agamemnon's turret. At 12 kilometers away, there was still hope that armor of this thickness could block such a violent blow, but now, Haha, 7500 meters! If you add another 2 inches, it will be for nothing! The shell tore through the thick armor easily like a hot knife cutting through butter, and then slammed into the servo of a 12-inch gun!
A huge ball of flames spurted out from the front of the Agamemnon No. 1 main turret, and the violent explosion directly turned the turret into purgatory! Dozens of gunners were killed instantly, the cannon weighing dozens of tons was blown into two ends by the huge force, and the servo of another cannon was also seriously damaged.
And that's not all. The 234MM single-mounted turret located in the middle of the hull was also hit. The main gun turret couldn't block it, let alone this single-mounted turret. It died very simply! With the violent explosion, the turret was blown into a flowery bun, and the broken turret ignited a blazing fire, like a huge torch, lighting up the entire battlefield.
The other two shells hit the armored belt of the hull. One opened a hole in the bow of the ship, bringing hundreds of tons of water to the Agamemnon. The other hit the middle of the hull and tore open the outer layer. There was no explosion behind the armor, so the British were lucky.
The armored cruiser Redbeard also launched a counterattack, but this time, the German observation also had problems due to the poor visibility at night. The cruiser Dublin that the Redbeard was targeting was a weakling with only about 5,000 tons!
Although the Red Beard is an old ship with nearly 20 years of age, it has thick armor and powerful artillery after all. Defeating a light cruiser is naturally easy. The eight 10-inch cannons were aimed at targets in the distance and fired wildly. The armor-piercing bullets like raindrops easily penetrated the waterline armor belt of the light cruiser, which was only used to defend the 6-inch cannon. High-speed The rotating shells penetrated the Dublin's power compartment like drills, shattering the steam pipes and boilers inside!
In just a few minutes, the unlucky cruiser was covered in the flames of the shell explosion and its own fire, like a grand fireworks display. The artillery on the surface had been smashed to pieces, and hundreds of British naval officers and soldiers fell in a pool of blood. Yellow-green flames flowed on the surface of the battleship, and together with the blood, minced meat and corpses on the ground, they formed a twisted doomsday scene!
"Holy shit! There's a big guy there!" The Zlini's sudden attack made the British a little confused, but the British, who still had an advantage in the number of warships participating in the battle, quickly adjusted their firepower distribution! After all, the British still have three and a half battleships! (Agamemnon counts as half)
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