Chapter 865: Melee Combat 2

After Antrim was beaten to death and then sent to the bottom of the sea with a torpedo by the destroyer V17, the British light cruiser and destroyer responsible for the lightning strike immediately lost their unified command, and the light cruiser Devonshire behind them Although the command flag was raised immediately, the three light cruisers released clouds of smoke. Who knows what signal you sent! Before the smoke gradually dissipated, the three light cruisers made different choices. The light cruisers Devonshire and Argyll continued to attack, while the Roxburgh chose to retreat...

"Hold the grass!" Just after the Devon broke out of the smoke, he saw several gray figures passing quickly from the side of the hull. Subconsciously, the cruiser aimed its guns at one of the guys. Although most people on the big ship didn't even see clearly what kind of ship was opposite them at the first time, they knew that this painting was definitely not a British ship. ……. The high-explosive shells fired by the 6-inch and 4-inch artillery instantly covered a German destroyer several hundred meters away. The destroyer numbered S5 was jumped from the "Black Forest" before it even knew what was going on. The big bad wolf came out and killed him in one bite... It's also quite sad. But the other two White Rabbits, no, they are destroyers v7 and v11. At the critical moment, the rabbit's secret skill of kicking the eagle was used, and two twin 500mm torpedo tubes were aimed at the raging "big bad wolf." Along with the blast of compressed air, four gray torpedoes entered the water. The G7 torpedo, which weighs 1,360kg and has a charge of 195kg, is definitely a weapon for German destroyers in World War I. It can run 4,000 meters at a speed of 37 knots and 9,300 meters at a speed of 27 knots. At a distance of less than 1 kilometer, it only takes a matter of minutes for these torpedoes with initial speed to hit the target! The smoke from the artillery fire and the smoke from the smoke cans had not dissipated. The British did not notice that the assassin beside them fired 4 torpedoes at a short distance. More than forty seconds later, the ship A huge water column suddenly rose from the side of the unlucky British light cruiser! The 195kg explosive directly cut the light cruiser in half like a peerless magic weapon! After the torpedo exploded, it detonated the ammunition magazine located in the middle of the hull. The violent explosion even lifted part of the bottom of the ship out of the water! A huge fireball rose into the sky, and half a minute later, the unlucky light cruiser quickly sank to the bottom of the sea. When the British chose to release the smoke screen, the German light cruiser obviously retreated. Although the Frankfurt-class light cruiser has a displacement of more than 6,500 tons and has 6 175mm cannons, it is estimated that it would be hit by a torpedo. Can’t go back…. There is no way, the ship-borne torpedoes are too powerful. At this time, it was naturally impossible for Major General Bodick to risk the precious light cruiser. In terms of quantity, light cruisers were actually as rare as battleships... Unfortunately, the Devon-class light cruiser ran into a German destroyer. Then I got fucked…. The light cruiser Argyll rushed out of the smoke screen with several destroyers. The first destroyer to rush out was the Sand Fly. There seemed to be no sound of artillery firing outside, and it was supposed to be relatively safe. Then the Argyll and three other British destroyers rushed out, and then two huge figures appeared in front of the British... The "big bad wolf" Argyle met two amazing guys. The battleship Hessen, which can be called a Tyrannosaurus rex in naval battles, and the battleship Oldenburg behind it were right in front of them! "We seem to have achieved our goal." The captain of the destroyer Elf trembled slightly as his Adam's apple trembled slightly as he looked at the shadow of the ship sailing at high speed in the distance. They successfully avoided the intercepting German light cruiser formation,

Approaching the German main fleet.

But what about the current situation? The distance is still quite far, 6 kilometers away! If you want to hit it with a torpedo, you may not be able to hit it with faith! After all, we also sail, and the distance between the two sides is still increasing. When you launch, they are 6 kilometers apart. After the torpedo passes, how far apart will it be? Eighty percent of it is out of range! Just when the British are hesitating whether to continue charging without smoke screen cover or turn around and leave, the Germans on the opposite side will not give you this chance! The artillery on the sides of the two German battleships quickly turned their muzzles, starting with the 6-inch gun and the 88mm anti-mine gun. More than 30 small and medium-caliber artillery pieces were intertwined into a fire net, and the destroyer Sand Fly was first captured. The destroyer was like an insect falling into a spider web. It was torn into pieces by the violent firepower in an instant, and it died. Couldn't launch the torpedo. The Oldenburg at the back was even more straightforward. It leveled the main gun directly. It was a bit uncomfortable to shoot rabbits with a shotgun. How fun would it be to shoot the big bad wolf with deer hunting bullets? Eight large guns almost parallel to the sea were aimed at the light cruiser Argyll not far away. "Distance 6,500 meters! Fire!" The Oldenburg's fire control officer directly delegated the firing rights to each turret. Relying on the 3-meter turret rangefinder, it was not easy to shoot flatly at 6,500 meters. Before the British could react, a shelling like a wave of hellfire had already swept through! The slender cannonball was like a long knife. The first cut destroyed half of the Argyle's sky cover, and more than half of the slender bow was chewed off at the waterline! While sailing at high speed, a large amount of seawater rushed in, causing the light cruiser, which was not large in the first place, to tilt seriously! Then? The remaining problems were easy to solve. The British cruiser, whose speed had dropped sharply, immediately became Oldenburg's target. The shells fired from the four twin main guns fell on the unlucky light cruiser. Three minutes later , the Oldenburg gained its first clear kill result in this naval battle! Although it did not have the thrill of a one-shot kill brought by hitting the ammunition depot, after tearing three holes ranging from 5 to 7 meters long in the side of the opponent's ship, the light cruiser finally rolled over to the bottom of the sea due to too much water. , even the torpedoes are omitted! In fact, the battle has reached this point. This wave of lightning strikes has actually failed. The light cruiser formation as the mt and vanguard has sunk three ships and lost one. The remaining destroyers still want to rush past the German light cruisers. Intercept multiple destroyers and then close to within 5 kilometers to release torpedoes? What are you thinking about? Are you dreaming? So most of the second wave of destroyers chose to evacuate, while the remaining destroyers wanted to run away, but after the smoke screen dissipated, these destroyers were attacked by the wolf-like Frankfurt-class light cruisers with a bunch of V and G The German torpedo ships/destroyers that start with "s" catch up and kill them one by one. The second update~~~! Please subscribe and reward~~~!