Chapter 2246 Hipper’s Efforts 4
Many British naval officers and soldiers on the King George V witnessed this successful water bombing attack with their own eyes. They even called the attack "the devil's assassination". It's not that the British didn't know about water bombs, but after the cannonballs entered the water, they could still sail such a long distance and finally hit the warship. This was beyond the British knowledge! In fact, this time the water bomb hit is indeed somewhat extreme! Because, according to the current design level of artillery shells of the German Navy, the maximum straight-line movement distance that a shell can maintain in sea water is 80 to 100 projectile diameters! As a 350MM shell can hit the target after traveling 25 meters in the water, this is close to the limit!
"Many of us saw the scene when this shell hit the water! It landed on the sea less than 30 meters away from us, and the water spray even fell on the deck. We were all scared at the same time. We are glad that we escaped! After all, even if a torpedo exploded at such a long distance, it would not cause much damage to the battleship. However, what happened next was beyond our understanding. A white line appeared in the sea water. The traces left by torpedoes were much shallower than those left by torpedoes, but the speed was too fast! For a moment, we couldn’t imagine what kind of weapons could do this! Then this white line coincided with our battleship, and there was a loud noise. It came from the bottom of the ship. At this moment, we thought we were sneak attacked by a submarine! However, after the war, we learned that it was a water bomb, a water bomb that can travel through the water like a torpedo!" One day after the war A British officer described this water bomb with an extremely long range in his report!
"General, the King George V sent a signal. There is too much water in the hull and the power system is damaged. I'm afraid it can't keep up with us! They expressed their willingness to stay and block the two German battlecruisers!" After a moment, Da Lieutenant General Husband received this telegram that made him despair! Originally, it was his bottom line to bring 4 Dreadnoughts to support the Thomas fleet, but now, 4 ships have become 3 ships! Duff, who had been highly stressed by today's battles and setbacks, was finally reaching his limit!
"Damn Germans!" Lieutenant General Duff's bright red eyes stared at the German warships still firing from the side and rear in the distance! He kept repeating these words, and a crazy idea took shape in his mind.
"It seems that we have no chance to help General Jericho, right?" Lieutenant General Duff turned his head, glanced at the clock on the wall and the subordinates beside him and said. Although Duff is already a little angry, this sentence is still correct, because it has been more than an hour since the end of the first air raid by the German Navy. In other words, the German Air Force is almost ready. The second wave of air strikes is coming! And when the second wave of carrier-based aircraft came, even if the British fleet's battle on the sea could still be tied, when the German planes covered the sky, Jericho was powerless!
"I order the fleet to turn and target the Hipper fleet! Since we are destined to fail in this battle, at least we must recover some costs before defeat!" Finally, Vice Admiral Duff gave up supporting the Thomas fleet and decided instead Aim the muzzle at the Hipper fleet in the distance! If you can sink a few more German warships before you are killed or escape, that would be great!
"The British fleet has turned! Their target seems to be us!" The lookout at the top of the mast of the Seydlitz suddenly said while looking at the British fleet in the distance.
"Pay attention to avoidance. In addition, send a telegram to the Fourth Battleship Squadron and ask them to prepare to disengage from those British dreadnoughts. Our mission is completed, now it is time to consider protecting ourselves!"
Hipper did not expect that the mission would be completed so quickly. This time Hipper seemed to have good luck. A water bomb successfully slowed down the King George V.
Lieutenant General Duff also gave up the support plan because of this problem. But when you anger a lion and protect someone else, you have to face the lion's wrath. At this time, Hipper's decisive response once again saved many German naval officers and soldiers, because he thought of a problem. Duff might not be simply catching himself this time. Compared with the high-speed German battlecruisers, the two The seriously injured Helgoland-class battleship is also a good target!
So at the first moment, while avoiding the attack of Duff's fleet, he ordered the Helgoland-class battleship to prepare to leave the battlefield and join him!
"General, their speed is too fast, and there is smoke cover!" Facing the German battlecruiser that was running extremely fast, the scarred British super-dauntless felt a little weak. It could be seen, but it couldn't catch it. Can't stop! Then Lieutenant General Duff's choice was indeed consistent with Hipper. After much hesitation, Lieutenant General Duff decided to attack the two remaining Helgoland-class battleships!
Then, the situation of the two Helgoland-class battleships was very bad. Although after the damage, the top speed was still not something that the British dreadnought could catch up with, but it took time to increase the speed, and including those who had just returned The Duff Fleet and the British fleet surrounded these two German fast battleships from three directions. What a tragic thing! Dense shells once again flew towards the two poor battleships from multiple directions, and the Oldenburg, which was originally seriously injured, became the focus of attention!
Based on the principle that it is better to cut off one of its ten fingers, the British decisively concentrated most of their firepower on this poor German warship. Countless water columns obscured the target, and even the British could not effectively distinguish the impact point. They rushed forward crazily and attacked from as close a distance as possible! The explosions coming from the Oldenburg from time to time made all the Germans present feel nervous!
"Boom!" Along with another explosion from the side of the hull, the Oldenburg seemed to be hit by a heavy hammer, and the hull seemed to be shaking. The armor that had been reliable in the past seemed to have some problems this time. The British were really lucky with this hit bullet, which hit directly near a previous wound! After a series of heavy blows, even the armor that could theoretically block 15-inch shells at this distance finally collapsed! Although the Oldenburg adopts a cap-free design, the outer armor is 60MM and the inner main armor is 250MM. However, the first shell ripped off a large piece of the outer steel plate, and this shell almost hit the inner main armor belt. The British 343MM artillery is still very powerful, otherwise they would not have built so many! With the cooperation of the new armor-piercing projectiles, the defense outside the Oldenburg's power cabin finally collapsed!
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