Chapter 868 The First Drop of Blood!

On the battlefield measured in minutes, the distance between the two British fleets became closer. After the British used the last set of smoke cans, the distance between the two British fleets had narrowed to about 4 kilometers. . The only problem is that the regrouping hasn't been done yet. At this time, the guns of the German fleet had once again locked onto Betty's fleet.

It cannot be said that Betty's struggle and the blood of the British auxiliary fleet were useless. The actual damage suffered by the British fleet was actually the destroyed left engine room of the Queen Mary. But this is enough for the German fleet, because the distance between the two sides is close to 14 kilometers! The British have overdrawn their auxiliary fleet in advance, and they have overdrawn their smoke canisters that can hide them, and what is left is only a head-on confrontation! Thank God, the weather is clear, and the midday sun is like a scale, no longer leaning towards anyone! In short, today is a suitable day for a decisive battle, at least the prince thinks so! Now, the entire German fleet has the best shot! The firepower of the entire fleet was quickly distributed. Saxony aimed its guns at Betty's flagship Lion, Bayern aimed at the wounded Queen Mary, and the remaining five battleships distributed their firepower among the other two battlecruisers. superior. "When the warship at the head of the team began to fire on the reinforcing British fleet, the other warships reassigned targets in turn, making sure that every British warship was taken into account!" After allocating the targets, Scheer said in the telegram emphasized again. This is also the result that the prince specifically emphasized, because the cost of missing the target may be a bit high. For example, Derflinger, who killed so many people in the Battle of Jutland, was able to instantly kill Queen Mary because no one cared about it... Also in the Battle of Jutland, the fatal injury to the Lütsov was caused by the Invincible, which the Germans did not notice at first. Two shells hit the front of the bow, which then caused the torpedo room to explode and finally flooded. Too much, can’t go back…. Of course, when the German fleet regained its attention, the Invincible died quite simply. It's a pity that Major General Hood, this guy was also a fierce man, died just like that... When there was no interference, the German fleet broke out with shocking combat effectiveness. Even the prince did not expect that the first result would appear so quickly! The two battleships Württemberg and Baden, which were positioned relatively behind, aimed their artillery at the battlecruiser Grand Princess, which was ranked last. Within a minute after Scheer issued the order, the two warships fired four and a half volleys alternately, and clamped the target one after another! In order to better distinguish the water columns, the two warships filled the cannonballs with dyes of different colors. After the cannonballs entered the water, the dyes would quickly color the water columns, making it easier for the fleet to observe. "The deafening sound of artillery came from all around like a tsunami. When you look outside, you can clearly see the orange and red fireballs covering half of the sky. Our warships are like ancient giants. Waving his flaming sword, he kept slashing at the opponent. After each cannon shot, the flames and soot had not dissipated. The huge artillery completed its reset and reloading, and the entire fleet was gradually covered by the smoke produced by its own artillery fire. Sometimes, we even had to reduce the rate of fire." Colonel Beckmann, the captain of the Saxony, wrote in his combat diary. "We were hit!" Suddenly, the entire ship of the Grand Princess was shaking. The side of the battlecruiser seemed to be hit by a heavy hammer, and a 15-inch armor-piercing bullet was like a hot knife cutting butter. The 9-inch armor belt of the Grand Princess was torn apart easily, and the entire projectile squeezed through the gap in the armor plate. The huge impact even caused a crack several meters long. The 9-inch main armor only destroys the shell's cap.

The nearly complete projectile smashed the dome armor, and then the partition wall. Then, with a dazzling flash of light, three of the four motors in the Grand Princess's motor compartment were instantly scrapped!

The raging flames and thick smoke instantly filled most of the engine room, and then spread to the surroundings along the pipes and corridors. In a very short time, a dozen surrounding cabins turned into a sea of ​​​​fire, and the entire battleship Most of the power was lost instantly. And this was just the beginning. A few seconds later, another shell hit the poor British battlecruiser again. This shell directly blew the steering gear room at the stern into pieces, and the Queen Mary, which could not be operated effectively, soon ushered in its end! "Kill him! We will be the first to sink the super-dreadnought battleship!" The tall pillar of fire rising on the Queen Mary's hull in the distance made Colonel Beckman excited, and with him The battleship Baden, which attacked the eldest princess together, also showed no sign of weakness! Just half a minute later, a salvo and a half from the Baden successfully covered the rear half of the Queen Mary's hull again! "Three hits in a row! This is simply a miracle!" In two or three seconds, three violent explosions came from the rear of the Grand Princess. Even in daylight, the dazzling flashes of shells detonating can still make people shudder. "In an instant, almost the entire hull of the British ship was obscured by strong light, and then there was a series of explosions, extending straight forward from the No. 4 turret! It was like fireworks were set off on the deck of the battleship. Every violent explosion The explosions caused the battleship to tremble deeply. Even if we didn’t know what happened, we knew that the queen’s time had come.” A British soldier on a destroyer accompanying the eldest princess recalled this way Condition. The fire on the battleship was out of control. Each explosion threw a large amount of debris into the air dozens of meters high. The battleship was like an erupting volcano, with huge fireballs rising from the deck. The violent explosion shock even tore off the armor plate from the inside, and a bolt holding the steel plate even bounced onto the deck of a light cruiser next to it! The Queen Mary's stern quickly sank underwater, while the bow was slightly raised. Seawater flooded up the stern. The engine room had completely lost contact, and most of the boiler room was flooded. The Queen Mary also gave up the struggle and hoisted the abandon ship signal. "The Grand Princess is over." Betty muttered to herself and lit a cigar shivering. He needed to calm down now. However, the Germans did not seem to understand the "difficulties" of the vice admiral. Just when the Grand Princess was completely out of the battle, and a group of British destroyers and light cruisers began to transfer the personnel on it, the Queen Mary, which was following Betty, suddenly broke out with a loud noise! Three updates today~~~! Please subscribe! ! Please reward~~~!