Chapter 838 Tiger Vs. Wolf

If it is a large fleet battle, you can use your own light cruiser to intercept it. As long as the opponent's light cruiser is forced to throw away the torpedoes beyond the effective range, then the light cruiser will no longer be a threat. You can also temporarily dedicate part of the main gun firepower to attack, because the battleship There are more of them, and the impact of one of the battleships diverting firepower for a short period of time is not fatal.

But now, the firepower used by the Gneisenau to deal with the light cruiser is not as powerful as the firepower of the two light cruisers! The 12 6-inch guns on the sides of the two British light cruisers were wildly tilting and raining bullets at a distance of 9,000 meters. Groups of orange fireballs continued to fly out of the muzzles. Every minute, the two light cruisers projected at least 2 tons of high-explosive bombs at the target! With the support of huge numbers, although the British's hit rate is not very high, the absolute number of hits is not many at all. The shells hit the Gneisenau's hull one after another. The shells that hit the armored belt had no other use except leaving a shallow mark and traces of flames. But the high-explosive bombs hitting the bridge and deck caused trouble for the Gneisenau. The flames produced by the explosion of picric acid dynamite ignited combustible materials on decks, compartments, and even the thin metalwork itself. Pillars of smoke rose up, even interfering with the observation of the rangefinder at the top. The damage control team members tried to extinguish the fire located in the middle of the hull, but the dense high-explosive bombs and flying shrapnel made any place outside the protection of armor very dangerous. Paul led the team members through the dilapidated cabin. Through the bullet holes, they could see the fire point at the rear of the No. 2 chimney. This fire point had to be extinguished because it was too close to the air intake chamber of the boiler compartment. If the boiler inhales too much exhaust gas and dust, it is definitely a very bad thing. "We need to get closer and put the water dragon in this position." Just as Paul was wearing a gas mask and gesticulating angrily, suddenly, a loud noise came from behind, and then his eyes were suddenly covered by flames. Full of energy, a powerful shock wave instantly knocked him to the ground. Just now, a 6-inch cannon landed less than 20 meters away from him. This artillery directly killed two digits of officers and soldiers. "The flagship has a maximum speed of 21 knots and cannot escape. Your ship can choose its own tactics." Redel quickly received Redel's semaphore. Now, the battle has been going on for an hour, and both sides are unable to defeat their opponents, and the British reinforcement fleet does not know when it will enter. If he can leave at this time, Redel will definitely dodge, without even considering the light cruiser, and rush directly to Section 24, I got rid of it no matter what. But unfortunately, Scharnhorst was unlucky and his speed was very poor... "But at least we can move freely." Redel drank a whole cup of coffee in one gulp, and the bitter taste refreshed him. Although the situation was very unfavorable, he was not helpless. "Attention, reduce the speed to ensure the steam inventory." Redel issued the first order. As the order was issued, the Gneisenau gradually reduced the speed from 21 knots to more than 19 knots. As the speed dropped, the distance between the two battleships began to grow wider. "The German seems to have slowed down? Have we injured him?" Colonel Sinclair said with some surprise. He himself did not believe that a semi-armor-piercing projectile fired by a 6-inch gun could damage a battleship. But before that, the Gneisenau seemed to have been hit by a 15-inch shell in the middle of the hull. It should have been from that shell. Sinclair found a reason for the Germans to slow down. The Germans' main guns never aimed at themselves. The two light cruisers set fire to each other with superior firepower. Looking at the thick smoke and flames on the Gneisenau, Colonel Sinclair Think you can do better.

Especially when the distance between the two battleships was widened and Scharnhorst was unable to effectively support Gneisenau!

"Maybe I will be the first Royal Navy officer to sink the super-dreadnought." Sinclair was a little fanciful. However, years of experience still tell him that the closer he is to victory, the easier it is for something to happen. For example, the opponent will level the powerful main gun and fire at a critical moment, or he will make a lightning strike mistake. Two light cruisers can fire 8 torpedoes in a wave. But if you can hit it, you must close the distance, so close that for a large-caliber main gun, it is almost as close as the muzzle of another person's gun! "If we attack the opponent from the side, they can turn to reduce the strike area. The effect will be very poor. If we open a certain distance and then attack from two directions, a cross lightning strike will be formed and the hit rate will be reduced. It's higher, and the battleship's main gun has a certain blind spot on the front." Sinclair calculated. "The Impermanence accelerates forward, the Dublin maintains its speed, and we conduct a cross lightning strike on the Gneisenau!" the colonel ordered. He will lead the Impermanence to launch a lightning strike from the side and front, and at the same time, the Dublin The attack would be from the side. In this case, no matter which direction the Gneisenau turned, there would always be a wave of torpedoes facing the side of the hull. The Impermanence began to accelerate, and at the same time, it turned half the compass point again and prepared to cut the Gneisenau's route diagonally. At this time, the cruiser had reached a high speed of 26 knots! Because the speed of the ship was too high, it produced strong vibrations, and the wave resistance of the ship's bow became larger and larger. The slender bow crashed the surging waves into small pieces of water mist, but the strong impact also caused the ship to vibrate. The bow of the ship was a little overwhelmed, and the sound of teeth-breaking crashes and the sound of metal deforming made people feel uneasy, and there was even water seepage in some places. "Your Excellency, Captain, the British seem to be preparing for a lightning strike." An officer pointed at the British fleet that had already formed its formation and said. During this period, the British got closer again, and now the distance between the two sides was close to about 6,500 meters. At this time, Redel still did not order the main gun to fire, and still used the 150mm cannon on the side to barely resist. "Wait for them to release smoke before firing. The battleship is ready to accelerate." Redel looked at the smoke-filled Balem and the position of the Impermanence in the distance. A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. At this moment, the British finally moved. The smoke canisters on the Impermanence and Dublin sprayed out billowing smoke, which instantly obscured most of the two light cruisers! At this time, the Gneisenau happened to be in the downwind direction. Blown by the sea breeze, the smoke quickly drifted towards Gneisenau. The smoke released by the two British light cruisers certainly blocked the Gneisenau's fire. field of view, but at the same time it also blocks the view of the Balem! There are still three updates today~~~! Please subscribe and reward~~~!