Chapter 2230 Storm 3
But the British did not gain nothing! The previous fierce firing from the two British light cruisers had turned the Rostock's upper deck into a sea of flames. More than 80% of all secondary guns had been destroyed, and the light protection areas at the bow and stern of the battleship were also riddled with holes. Even for The balanced hull had to be reversely filled with water. If the Rostock was an agile leopard before the battle, its reaction now is no better than that of an old lion! And don't forget, there are jackals all around who are waiting for an opportunity!
In the end, a British destroyer finally rushed forward over the wreckage of its contemporaries and fired four 21-inch torpedoes from a distance of less than 600 meters. Following two loud noises, the German Navy lost its first life in this battle. A battleship with a displacement of more than 5,000 tons!
However, in the end, the German light cruisers and destroyer squadrons successfully blocked this desperate British attack. After losing 5 light cruisers and more than a dozen destroyers, the British fleet retreated with scars all over its body. , and the German fleet on the opposite side also returned to its own fleet after losing 2 light cruisers and 5 destroyers. While the auxiliary battleships of both sides were temporarily separated, the battle between the main fleets had already entered a fever pitch!
"Fire!" Along with the muzzle jumping fire, the eight 15-inch heavy guns on the battleship Saxony once again sprayed out huge fire. In the distance, the British super-dauntless HMS Daring that he caught was already in the battle just now. It was beaten all over, and the five twin-mounted 343MM turrets on the hull had been hammered out for three and a half. The British battleship in the distance used its last three artillery pieces to resist tenaciously, but this kind of shooting that could not even be corrected was excepted. It doesn’t do much beyond explaining your own will and determination.
Eight shells once again shrouded the unyielding British battleship. The moment the shells fell, a series of loud noises erupted from the Bold again. A 15-inch shell successfully penetrated the armored belt of the Dadan in the gun gallery. The secondary battery ammunition depot below! Accompanied by an explosion like a volcanic eruption, the battleship was constantly shaking amidst flames and thunderous noises. Even if it was more than ten kilometers away, the German officers and soldiers on the Saxony could clearly see the battleship with telescopes. Quickly tilt to the left!
"Okay, this guy is finished! Next target!" Colonel Bockmann, the captain of the Saxony, was not interested in wasting precious shells on the sinking battleship. After hesitating, he ordered the Saxony to aim the naval guns. The battleship in front of the Bold - and this battleship is the flagship of the British Royal Navy, the Iron Duke!
On the other side of the battlefield, the three battleships of the German Fifth Battleship Division also achieved the first kill in this naval battle soon after. With the cooperation of the Posen and Nassau, the British dreadnought Colin The Wood was sunk, and the battleship's power compartment and steering gear compartment were completely destroyed. After the British fleet abandoned it, the German destroyers went up and ended the battleship's pitiful life with torpedoes. So far, the bombers in the Air Force have not Before arriving, 4 of the 21 British battleships had been completely lost. Now the number of the main fleets of both sides is 17 to 19!
In what can be called the darkest moment of the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet, the only bright spot for the British is the Revenge-class battleship at the front of the battle line. Although in the Royal Navy's battle sequence, the Revenge-class's status is lower than the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship , but in this naval battle, the most capable and resistant one is the Revenge-class! With the entire main force of the British fleet being suppressed, the Revenge-class not only managed to not fall behind in the confrontation with the Helgoland-class battleships, but also gained some advantages!
As the artillery of the Helgoland-class battleship roared again, eight armor-piercing shells roared towards the battleship Resolution in the distance.
Tens of seconds later, the Revenge's wide side string armor belt once again burst into flames. This time, the Helgoland's performance was not bad! 2 rounds hit the target.
With the violent collision between the shells and the armor, the 330MM armored belt of the Resolution successfully smashed a 350MM shell into pieces, and another shell hit between the two armor plates, which almost made people crazy. The noise and violent collision shattered the back plate and support structure behind the armor plate. The huge shell also penetrated and was half pulled, leaving a crack more than one meter long. However, it is a pity that in the end, this The fragments after the explosion of the shell were also blocked by the dome armor behind the Revenge's main armor. Although some water entered, the damage was not great.
"Damn it, we can't penetrate their defenses. These guys are too strong, and there is dome armor behind them." Lieutenant General Behnke, standing in the command tower of the battleship Helgoland, turned pale. This was already the third time. How many times? There were 4 hits but no penetrations observed on my own battleship alone, and if the entire fleet were added together, there would probably be more than a dozen, right?
Now Lieutenant General Behnke felt the tragic feeling of the British being unable to penetrate the armor with repeated hits. This war experience was simply terrible!
"The Revenge-class battleship is definitely the most difficult thing to deal with in the British Royal Navy. It does not have the Queen's high speed, but its defense is too strong. Our 350MM shells may penetrate some parts of the gun base and the front of the turret, but they are almost impossible to attack normally. To penetrate the core area at a combat distance, even the Bavarian-class 15-inch heavy artillery can only penetrate the main side armor and dome armor at a relatively short distance."
After the war, not only Rear Admiral Behnke, but also other German officers who had experienced the hard shell of the Revenge class, such as Admiral Scheer, Commander of the High Seas Fleet, Vice Admiral Nordmann, Commander of the Second Battleship Squadron, and the Third Battleship Lieutenant General Schmidt, the commander of the squadron, favored the Revenge-class defense capabilities, and the high praise from the commander of the three Bavaria-class battleship squadrons is probably the highest praise for this class of British battleships, right?
Of course, the Revenge is powerful not only in its defense, but also in its artillery! You know, in history, when the British used German warships to test the penetration depth of new armor-piercing projectiles, they penetrated a 350MM thick steel plate at a simulated distance! Paired with British artillery shells weighing more than 870 kilograms, even if they cannot penetrate, such heavy artillery shells will cause great pressure on the hull. And this time, the Helgoland-class battleship that first fought the Revenge-class battleship experienced The pressure brought by the British 15-inch heavy artillery!
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