Chapter 886 No Mercy, No Forgiveness 2

"We are about 15 kilometers away from the target, but why don't I feel like this is a flying fish?" the lookout reported through the microphone. "There seems to be a lot of things on its surface." The target was not far away. I don't know whether it was because the Alsatian was not found, or for some other reason. The two sides gradually approached, the Alsatian was on the starboard side of the target, and the courses of both sides were almost parallel. How do you think about the scene when two battleships are fighting?

"The target course is parallel to us, and the speed is 18 knots. What a good target." The 8-meter main rangefinder on the battleship Moltke has firmly locked the target in the middle of the field of view. After magnifying 30 times, the figure of the opponent is already very clear. "The only pity is that this is an auxiliary cruiser, not an armored cruiser." The design process has already begun. The rangefinder continuously tracks distant targets, and then converts the opponent's navigation data through a mechanical computer. into a continuous curve. This data is then passed along the lines to the individual turrets. With a ding, the red signal light for the cannon inside the turret to fire sounded. The four huge turrets turned to the target. The shells were lifted out of the ammunition depot through the conveyor channel. The artillery was lowered to a position suitable for loading. The huge ramrod pushed the shells weighing more than 600 kilograms and hundreds of kilograms of propellant. It was pushed into the gun barrel. Because the target was a lightly protected auxiliary cruiser, the type of ammunition selected was a semi-armor-piercing projectile. "Kill the opponent within ten minutes!" Hipper calmly looked at his first target in the distance. At this time, the distance between the two sides was close to about 14 kilometers. Without a rangefinder, it was impossible to zoom in on the target so much. The British still could not clearly identify the other party's identity. After all, you can't expect a large rangefinder to be installed on an auxiliary cruiser that was commissioned in 1895 and has not undergone much modernization... Boom! A sound like thunder suddenly sounded over the North Sea. Before this moment, no British could have imagined that they would encounter the opponent's battleship here. The fireballs and smoke ejected from the semi-volley of four artillery guns obscured three points. However, to the British who were more than ten kilometers away, they were just a few light spots. There was no way the sound of artillery could be carried so far, but the mere point of light rising from the sea level made Major Cowes feel his heart light up. Major Cowes, who had never eaten pork, had at least seen pigs running! Everyone has seen the scene when a battleship fired a salvo. The bright light in the distance seemed so terrifying and deadly to Major Cowes, like the three-headed dog in hell passing through the gate of hell, projecting its terror and ferocity into the real world! The roaring shells flew across a long distance in just ten seconds, and hit the withered British like a doomsday meteorite! After observing the water column, the German battleship adjusted its second half-volley, directly clamping the target, and then directly hit it in the third round of attack! A 350mm shell directly hit the middle of the hull of the Alsatian auxiliary cruiser. It entered from the bottom of a chimney, then penetrated directly through several decks before finally hitting the old reciprocating triple-expansion steam engine. ..... The unit that had been operating continuously for nearly 20 years naturally fell into pieces under this blow. What is unexpected is that the remaining shell fragments still have huge kinetic energy, and a projectile weighing at least 100kg even It smashed straight down through the double bottom of the hull! This is equivalent to opening a sea valve for the opponent after destroying the power cabin... The top battleship can be described as an instant kill against this guy who is not even a third-class ship! The British did not consider the situation when the auxiliary cruiser encountered an opponent.

So even the smoke can was saved... In desperation, Major Cowes even ordered the battleship to shoot at the sea to raise water jets to protect himself. However, these have no effect after all. The German attack speed is too fast, and the half salvo fired every 20 seconds is too deadly. Without any interference, after entering the effective fire, on average, each round of shooting can Get a hit! And a warship that has been used for nearly 20 years will naturally not be able to sustain it for too long.

In less than 3 minutes after the war started, the Alsatian's radio communication equipment had been destroyed. The remaining 6-inch guns on the battleship were unable to pose a threat to the opponent at all. Tons of shells hit the ship. On this battleship, although it could still float on the sea relying on its high reserve buoyancy, it was just hanging on. Six minutes after Moltke opened fire, Hipper ordered the firing to stop, and the only thing left was to let the destroyer get on board. Fired two torpedoes. He now needs to find his next target! When the destroyer S91, which was ordered to perform the lightning strike mission, had just sent its opponent into the sea with 2 torpedoes, a huge figure appeared at the 10 o'clock position of the battleship Moltke. "We seemed to have discovered a big guy. If we hadn't known that all the British battle cruisers were in the south, we thought we had encountered a battle cruiser!" the gunner on the Moltke recalled. road. "The Alsatian seems to have lost contact." In the control tower of the Minotaur, an officer said to Major General Ace with some concern. "It's no longer necessary. We have found the target. But it seems that this guy can't be called prey anymore, right?" Ace said, wiping the cold sweat on his head. Unlike those auxiliary cruisers that do not have a rangefinder and cannot accurately determine the shape of the battleship, the Minotaur does have a 15-foot rangefinder! When the battleship in the middle of the field of view was magnified 15 times and its appearance gradually became clearer, the British were completely stunned! "This is definitely a battlecruiser! God, why did the German battlecruiser appear here? Are they crazy?" An officer's face was filled with disbelief after hearing the news. "Our large fleet is in the south, and it will be impossible to come back by midnight today. This is a conspiracy. The Germans have used all their fleets!" Major General Ace said with a gloomy face. "Send a report immediately, report the situation here, and order all auxiliary cruisers to evacuate this sea area! This is a trap! This is hell!" However, when the British tried to send a message, they found that the reserved frequency band was full. Clutter, listening to the sizzling interference sound coming from the earphones, the dispatcher shook his head helplessly. "It's another pursuit battle, let's pursue it." After discovering the target, Hipper immediately took the lead and killed it. At this time, the Moltke battleship increased its speed to more than 27 knots, like a long knife. An ordinary bow plows open the sea surface, smashing the waves into pieces, and countless fine water droplets fall on the deck. Thanks to the heightened bow, the wave phenomenon on the bow of the battleship is not serious. The second update~~~! Please subscribe and reward~~~!