Chapter 835: Life or Death!

To the British, a point of light hit the opponent's warship and turned into a ball of fire, from which thick smoke emerged a moment later.

At first, Su Xiong didn't notice anything. Looking from the direction of the control tower, there seemed to be a flash of light from the side. The battleship seemed to shake for a moment, and then nothing happened. At least the people in the control tower thought so, but This optimism only lasted for a minute, and a piece of depressing news came. "A fresh water tank for a boiler on the starboard side has ruptured. Before switching to other water tanks, we will have some problems with at least four boilers." An officer reported. "This is really a tragic thing, isn't it?" Su Xiong looked at the smoke screen that was gradually drawn out, and said with a gloomy face. At this time, the smoke screen had already covered the two battleships. According to the original plan, as long as they ran Passing this most dangerous distance - from 11 kilometers in front of the British fleet, if the British wanted to chase them, they would have to chase them. At this time, the speed of the fleet had increased to 24 knots. In theory, including the British turning With the time and re-determination of the target distance, the distance behind the two sides will increase to about 18 kilometers. Then if his fleet works harder and reaches the sprint speed of 25 knots, it will be easy to get rid of it completely. But now, a shell has disrupted all plans! It must be said that the hit this time was very fatal. Even if the shell hit the turret or anywhere else, there would not be a big problem. The boiler uses fresh water. Once it breaks and mixes with seawater, the fresh water will The cabin is completely unusable. Without the water supply, the boiler cannot provide sufficient steam. Now, it takes time to switch other fresh water pipes, and it also takes time for the boiler to restore pressure. During this time, the German warship is absolutely running at high speed. "The steam pressure in the pipeline has begun to decrease, and our speed has dropped to 22 knots! The speed is expected to continue to decrease." Another officer reported. The Scharnhorst has a total of 18 boilers, 4 of which can only operate at low efficiency due to fresh water problems, and cannot inject oil (certain conditions are required for injecting oil into kerosene mixed-fired boilers). The speed can It would be good to maintain it until more than 21 knots, and at this speed it is absolutely impossible to get rid of the opponent! "If we are destined to return to the sea today, I hope we can take away at least one British warship! The fleet turns 130 degrees, let's fight them!" It was not until this moment that Su Xiong decided to fight his opponent. One game! Under the cover of smoke, Scharnhorst took the lead to turn. At this time, after the first tactical turn, the routes of both sides were almost parallel, but in opposite directions. The smoke screen could cover the German warships from sailing through the section closest to the two sides. , and then the British will inevitably turn. In this case, the fleets of both sides will sail parallel to the southwest! "The German fleet began to turn, and their speed seemed to be lower. They were about to miss us!" In the distance, on the bridge of the Queen Elizabeth, Thomas's staff stood against the looming smoke in the distance. Two German battleships. Although the line of sight was not very good, the British still discovered the other party's actions! "The fleet turned and let us be parallel to them. Now we are half successful. Their speed has been reduced. The only thing left is to kill them! We will be the first to sink the opponent's capital ship after the outbreak of the war. People!" Thomas said excitedly. The battle seemed to have turned in favor of the British. "The German battleships are not as strong as they thought." An officer's teasing made the atmosphere in the entire command center lively! The tense atmosphere before the battle also dissipated somewhat. The British fleet also began to turn. In order to reduce the turning radius as much as possible,

The British deliberately reduced their speed. At this moment, the German fleet, which had completed its turn, scored the first hit of this battle!

Boom! A loud noise came from the middle of the Elizabeth-class battleship. This 350mm shell from the Scharnhorst easily tore open the gun gallery on the fighting side of the Queen. The two 6-inch guns were directly smashed into pieces. The flying flames and shrapnel ignited the propellant and shells in the gun gallery. A series of explosions came from the middle of the hull. Thomas could feel it even in the forward bridge. The battleship is shaking slightly! "We seem to be in some trouble?" Thomas lit a cigar and took a deep breath to relieve the pressure. Looking from the bridge, teams of damage control personnel were using water hoses to extinguish the fire that erupted from the ship. Although the blow was fierce, it was only a small trouble for the Queen. But at this moment, Balem behind was in great trouble. Balem, who had been concentrating fire on Scharnhorst with the flagship, was facing Gneisenau, which had not received any interference. No. 1, when the routes of both sides were parallel and the distance was less than 15 kilometers, the Gneisenau's hit rate increased sharply. The third salvo formed a straddle fire, and the fifth half salvo was Hit the target! The effect of the first attack was limited. An armor-piercing projectile penetrated the bow of Baliem. It only destroyed a few cabins and caused a moderate fire. However, soon, the sixth round was launched. The two hits made Balem feel a real crisis. One shell penetrated the main armor belt outside the motor compartment. The transition from 13-inch main armor to 6-inch was indeed the queen's weakness. The cap and the outside were The hardened layer was shattered at the same time, and then the exposed round and blunt warhead successfully tore through the armor with a thickness of about 10 inches. The nearly complete warhead was sent to the interior of the cabin, and then the motor on the fighting side was completely blown to pieces! With a loud noise, a huge pillar of fire rose from the middle and rear of Zhanjiang! The Balem lost nearly one-third of its power in an instant. The lights in many cabins were instantly black, and the motor originally used to drive the turret also malfunctioned, and the No. 3 turret was instantly stuck. While flames continued to spray out from the motor compartment, another hit bomb hit the top armor of the Balem No. 1 turret. Although it could not completely penetrate due to the angle, it The violent impact still caused the top of the turret to shatter against the back plate! The position of the gun on the left side of No. 1 turret was like a rain of steel. Countless fragments were shot at the unprepared crowd. Most of the Royal Navy soldiers who were loading ammunition were swept down almost in an instant. More than forty people fell in a pool of blood, and red blood flowed in the turret. Three updates today~~~! Please subscribe and reward~~~!