Volume 10 Battle for Domination Volume 38 Bloody Battle (5)
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On the Atlantic Ocean, which is about to set sun, the British special mixed fleet began a roundup operation. Who is the hunter and who is the prey? No one knows until the winner is decided. The columns are turned neatly, the main turret slowly rotates and aims, the smoke and flash of the main guns, the collision of steel shells and steel armor. This sea battle is called the Delong Island Naval Battle because it was held near Delong Island in the Atlantic Ocean. This battle and the naval battle in Asia two months later are called the two greatest battles in the era of battleships. It was regarded as a classic by the cannon giant shipists and BBs, and was later made into countless classic movies.
Although the torrent of the times ruthlessly put the battleships into the ranks of eliminating people, the mighty warships of Yuri were replaced by aircraft carriers and aircraft, the knight-like show of past knights gave way to the performance of unconfronted airdrop bombs and torpedoes, and the sky of World War II never saw a Jutland-like fleet battle again.
But at that moment, the battleships were still mighty and invincible.
The situation was very unfavorable to the Germans. After entering the darkness, the accuracy of the shooting would not be greatly affected. In fact, most of the targeting of both sides used radar instead of sight. However, the only problem was that the observation of the shooting effect after shooting had a serious impact. It was impossible to know whether its own shelling hit the target. A battleship was only a few hundred meters long, and only God knew how many people might be hit.
In this case, both sides could only make luck with each other, and in this regard, the British were very smart, with a large number of artillery. Although the Germans had amazing power, they could not give a well-known blow to the British in this environment.
This situation can be regarded as the worst situation, but the British were a little proud. Although the sky darkened, Germany and Britain had aircraft with night flight capabilities, and these aircraft also flew over to gain honors and merits in this naval battle.
Even the battleships were afraid of fighting with planes in the dark, but letting these two giant battleships go away to avoid planes was even more unacceptable to the British, so the British had to entangle with the German giant ships on the dark night, like the Germans, and try to strike each other like two giants.
At 7:30 p.m., to everyone's surprise. In the third round of volley, "William III" concentrated the British Royal Battleship "Bold". This shell directly penetrated the 120-meter front armor of the Bold. In the British warship protection concept, it believed that the armor box was the best defense method, but gave up the armor with comprehensive protection.
Although this shell tore the front of the Daring, it did not cause fatal damage. However, the blazing fire on the Daring made him the best object of observation. Then, Fitle II's round of fire shots hit the Daring's turret a, then detonated the ammunition depot below, and then exploded and then broke the 2,500-ton turret directly to break the 2,500-ton turret + 7,000-ton giant ship into two sections.
Just fifteen minutes after the war began, the British lost a battleship, and the other side seemed to be unscathed, which made British Laur very frustrated. The commander of the fleet, General Cunningham, remained silent, as cold as a stone, and he always admired Nelson and believed that only victory was its greatest responsibility.
"Target 126 degrees west, fire
"Target West 123, open fire
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"Target West 113, open fire
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"Target West 110, open fire
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"Target West 103, open fire
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"The target is 93 degrees west, fire
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"Target 88 degrees west, fire
The sound of fire came one after another. In the night sky, a line of fire could be seen, quickly shifted from one point to the next, and winding in succession. More than 20 search battleships surrounded two giant German ships as the center, forming a semicircular arc, and countless shells hit.
"It's really hard to believe. I think I will never see such a wonderful picture again in my life. When I see the highlights in the sky, I know that it is not the stars in the sky, but the shells we fired in 381, 356, 330 mm. They took long flames and fell directly to a certain point. At that point, there was a shell falling constantly, but there was no reaction. I even thought that there was a black hole in it, swallowing all the shells."
"Perhaps some people would say that the Germans would envy us, but I don't envy my current experience. Because from time to time, a few big guys flew over, and the sound was completely different from other shells, as if they were flying with the roar of death. As an observer, I could see clearly the landing point of the enemy shells during the day, but on this night, I became the most leisurely person, and sometimes I could see clearly when standing at the highest point of the ship, such as the time when the Bold was hit."
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The Germans feel completely different
"From times, I feel the hull shock violently. I know that we must have been hit by another heavy shell. Although I am very confident in my ship, I also know the power of those big guys. It's like a man telling you when you meet a tiger that only three of the 100 tigers eat people. But can this give you confidence in the Zheng family when you meet a tiger? This is absolutely impossible."
"After a long time, I felt numb. Then we saw a warship on the sea in the distance caught fire, and within less than five minutes, he sank. I know that we might win the final battle. Although the hope is so small, it can still be said to be hope."
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In fact, both sides were like playing roulette. No one knew what would happen next. The two German battleships were hit by several bombs on the bridge, but they did not cause major damage. The German warships and British warships were shooting hard, and the sea surface was like boiling boiling water, with high water droplets everywhere, like a forest made of barrage.
Chapter completed!