Chapter 2238 Head-On Confrontation 1

Both sides know the key to this naval battle! The most elite ones in the British fleet are the 6 Queens, 4 Revenges and 1 Wrath-class battleship. Their combat effectiveness can even be said to account for more than 40% of the entire British fleet! The core of the German fleet is naturally the 12 Bavaria-class battleships, whose combat effectiveness accounts for more than 60% of the German battleship fleet! Although everyone was choosing to pick on the weaklings at first, in the end the most elite fleets of both sides still had to come into contact.

Now, the Bavarians of the German High Seas Fleet have not yet completely freed up their hands, Thomas can still have a first-mover advantage. If it is later, when the large fleet is really defeated, then Thomas's best choice is to leave! However, at this time, Thomas did not dare to let the Hipper fleet recover from the sidelines, so he found two warships to keep an eye on the opponent, and then led other warships to attack the main force of the German High Seas Fleet!

"Hey, there are still some problems." Looking at the telegram sent by Hipper in his hand, Ruprecht sighed. His current mood was to some extent the same as Thomas. Thomas was disappointed with the collapse of the Grand Fleet. It's a pity that it happened so quickly. After all, for Thomas, if he worked harder, he could send the Hipper fleet to the bottom of the sea. The same was true for Ruprecht. He didn't expect Thomas to fight so extreme... .... Hipper's fleet persisted for a shorter time than planned, so the current situation is a bit embarrassing. Of course, Hipper cannot be blamed for this. After all, even if Hipper fights to the end, it will not be of much use. They are just two battle cruisers. .

"Let the remaining air force launch the attack first. The target is tentatively set on the Revenge class!" So, following Ruprecht's order, after the Emperor of India was killed, the remaining German attack aircraft did not continue to attack The main force of the Grand Fleet launched an attack, but chose to attack the Revenge-class battleships, allowing a considerable number of British battleships to temporarily escape death.

"Order the fleet to adjust course and increase speed. We need to keep a certain distance from the battleships participating in the large fleet! Order the fourth battleship squadron to continue to bite the Revenge-class battleship squadron. The first, second, and third battleship squadrons are ready to attack the Thomas fleet!" Realizing that the Thomas fleet was coming soon, Ruprecht needed to hurry up and adjust the fleet. After all, although the current Hipper fleet has two battlecruisers left, they need self-rescue and maintenance, and they have been temporarily excluded from the battlefield. The main fleet has 19 ships and has to face 11 British battleships equipped with 15-inch heavy guns. With the rest of the warships, the British's huge numerical advantage still exists. Don't look at it now, the British have sunk 7 warships!

However, Thomas came a little faster... In fact, before Hipper sent the telegram, the main force of the Thomas Fleet had already abandoned the German battlecruiser detachment and came over. Before the German fleet completely completed its formation change, the queens of the Thomas Fleet and the domestic cross-cutting to the fourth The head of the Helgoland-class battleship of the battleship squadron! So the current situation is that the Thomas Fleet and the four Revenge-class battleships of the British First Battleship Squadron can flank the German Fourth Battleship Squadron, and the Bavarians, who have given up the main force of the British Grand Fleet, can throw artillery shells on the Revenge-class!

As for whether the remaining warships of the Grand Fleet will come to visit? Most of them won't for the time being, because like Hipper's fleet, they also need to temporarily withdraw from the battlefield to lick their wounds.

This is a time when both sides can stab each other hard in the weak side! come! Hurt each other! As for why we fight Revenge first, it’s because the Bavarians now have the best shooting range when facing Revenge! Moreover, the Thomas fleet still has a certain amount of aviation power in the air, which will seriously weaken the attack effect of the torpedo planes. Therefore, in this case, it is naturally better to deal with the Revenge class first. (Jericho allocated most of his aviation power to the Thomas fleet,

Previously, the focus of the German carrier-based aircraft force's attack was also the Jericho Fleet, so the Thomas Fleet's aviation power loss was not large. )

"We saw the target! It's the British squadron flagship Revenge!" After abandoning the other battleships of the British Grand Fleet, the Luftwaffe's first attack target was the Revenge, the flagship of the British First Battleship Squadron! There's no way, the flag above this guy's head is too dazzling. Naturally, we had to concentrate our firepower to kill the one who stood out, so more than 20 aircraft of various types roared towards the British battleship, which was unleashing deadly firepower on the German fleet!

"It's a German plane coming!" a British officer said to Lieutenant General Burney.

"Pay attention to avoid the torpedo planes. You can ignore the bombers for the time being. Let's work harder to get rid of the Helgoland-class battleships on the opposite side before the Bavarians join the battlefield!" Lieutenant General Bernie said.

However, the lieutenant general apparently underestimated the strike capabilities of German bombers, or mistakenly believed that the bombs carried by German bombers were of the same level as the 250KG bombs of British bombers. However, some German bombers carried 400KG bombs, and they were still half Although it is difficult for armor-piercing projectiles to penetrate the core compartment, the damage to the hull is still considerable!

The first bomb accidentally landed on the No. 2 turret of the Revenge-class battleship. Naturally, this 400KG bomb could not penetrate the 100-mm-thick top armor of the Revenge, but the violent vibration completely destroyed the top armor of the turret. The optical equipment also caused huge damage to the internal equipment. How much is the charge of a 15-inch high-explosive bomb? No more than 50KG, and a 400KG bomb has a charge of more than 150KG! One shot beats three! Then, the artillery jammed directly at the 7 o'clock position. Until the battleship sank, the turret did not fire another cannonball!

The other bomb was also very deadly. This 400KG semi-armor-piercing bomb landed in the middle of the hull. After penetrating several decks, it exploded on the upper part of the engine! Although it still did not penetrate the main horizontal armor of the Revenge, the huge power also caused huge damage to the engine, and the debris generated by the explosion cut off several oil lines! The entire battleship temporarily lost nearly half of its power supply, and the ammunition conveyor inside the No. 3 turret instantly stopped operating. These two bombs caused the battleship to lose half of its firepower!

However, this is not the end! The last hit bomb hit the stern of the hull, and nearly half of the stern was destroyed! The explosion and fire quickly spread to the steering gear room, and the flames and smoke columns rising into the sky were so dazzling that even if the smoke was released, it could not block the Germans' sight!

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