"The enemy ship is 15,400 meters away, and the volley is being prepared..."

When the officers on the bridge heard the battle notice from the shooting command room, many people's first reaction or the reading of the rangefinder had a problem. Since the artillery battle began, although the British and German fleets changed their head-on formation, the distance between the two sides has been steadily shrinking. The previous rangefinder reading had reached 14,600 meters, and with the naked eye, the enemy ship seemed to have not made any move.

In the intense battle, artificial errors may occur, but Xia Shu immediately realized that the British fleet was deliberately pulling long distances. As we all know, the invasion of shells is inversely proportional to the distance. The smaller the caliber of the ship gun, the lighter the shell, and the more obvious the attenuation trend of power. The 13-point 5-inch naval gun of the British super-dreadnought, the long-distance armor-piercing ability is significantly higher than the 12- and 11-inch naval guns of the German Dreadnought. If the firefighting distance is maintained, the German fleet has the advantage of fire rate and sight-seeing accuracy, but cannot pose a fatal blow to the British fleet, and the British fleet has the opportunity to gradually regain its disadvantages.

Xia Shu didn't need to explain these principles and speculations to Scher without any burden. He only said, "You can't let them get a distance away." The fleet commander understood and decisively ordered the fleet to turn right to a prayer point.

Thanks to the rapid advancement of mechanical power technology, the 20,000 ton German dreadnoughts are not as slow and clumsy as those ironclad ships in the past. At higher speeds, the rotation of the rudder oars can quickly change their courses.

After steering adjustment, the shooting angle between the four German dreadnoughts and the enemy ships was reduced, but the main gun at the stern of the ship could still attack the enemy ships. After the course of stability, the shooting command department quickly determined the new shooting parameters. In the case of large relative displacement, both sides took steady alternating shooting again, but the rhythm of entering the state was much faster than the beginning of the battle.

After a moment, Captain Gold quickly informed: "The 'Caesar' formed a cross-shoot on the target!"

When warships attacked the corresponding targets one by one, the shooting effect was indeed very easy to identify. With even better optical equipment and advanced unified shooting command system for the whole ship, the German fleet's artillery accuracy was not surprisingly superior, but the newly-sented "Election Emperor" performed slightly inferiorly. At this moment, the British dreadnought that was hit by the "Oldenburg" fell behind alone. Given its actual threat, the "Oldenburg" turned its muzzle to it The sister ship only turned to several consecutive rounds of shooting, but it did not form a cross-fire at the target, so it was the turn of the "Caesar" to take the lead, but the formation of a cross-fire in the previous round did not mean that it could hit the next round. At the relatively farthest shooting distance, the bounce point of the "Oldenburg" was significantly improved compared with the previous round. When the drop point of the artillery fire was close enough, the shooting commander boldly made the decision to fire a volley and hit it with one blow!

These old ships are really against the will of heaven!

Seeing that the Oldenburg was the first again, Xia Shu felt very moved. The new and old dreadnoughts of the German Navy were his works. In comparison, he was obviously more interested in the later shooting of Caesar and the King, and eagerly hoped that these comprehensive and balanced main ships could have a brilliant performance. In the battle of Jutland, the "Frederick the Great" became the most dazzling star, but its glory was not enough to cover up the "Blüchel" that exploded an enemy battle patrol and sunk many light ships. The two-class old dreadnoughts of Nassau and Hullgran also won the awe of the world with their terrifying firepower.

Regardless of the final result of this battle, the "Oldenburg" will be recorded in the history of war as a positive example.

Xia Shu was thinking about this, and suddenly heard a shrill roar from far to near, obviously the shells fired by the British Super Dreadnought opposite. It still sounded like half of the main guns fired alternately. Xia Shu didn't take it to heart, but he didn't want a loud bang, just like someone put a bronze bell on his head and then knocked it hard. His whole mind was short-circuited instantly, and his ears were completely buzzing. The violent tremor of the hull made him stagger and almost fell to the ground.

Subconsciously looking forward, Xia Shu found that it was dark outside the observation window, but there was no strange smell in the air. After a while, the smoke of the explosion dispersed and the sunlight was seen again. Fortunately, they were in the battle bridge protected by heavy armor. Otherwise, with the intensity of the explosion just now, the fleet command team might be either dead or injured.

Shaking his heavy head, Xia Shu turned his head to look at his colleagues. Scher was stretching his neck and looking out. It seemed that he was not injured. Captain Brigadier General Bainke widened his eyes and opened his mouth wide, but Xia Shu couldn't hear what he was saying. He must have asked his officers to find out the damage to the warship as soon as possible.

The nearly perfect king-class dreadnoughtsman cannot be knocked down by the enemy with one blow, Xia Shu muttered in his heart. After a while, his temporarily deaf hearing recovered a little, and his thinking operation got rid of the chaotic state just now. Looking out through the observation window, the two huge front main turrets and four thick gun barrels were safe and sound. A large piece of it was missing at the junction of the fore deck and the gangway wall. A large amount of smoke flowed out from the thunder. It was not yet clear that the damage inside the hull was not yet clear, but as long as the crew operated properly, there should be no major problems with the ammunition supply passage and ammunition depot.

Seeing the German fleet's leader and flagship were shot hard, the British super dreadnought "Thunder" on the opposite side became a jubilant ocean, and the British officers and soldiers could be heard everywhere from the bridge to the turret. In the Battle of Jutland, the German dreadnought showed the strength of the German navy to the world with its fast and accurate shooting and comprehensive and excellent protection. The British navy, which was rampant in the ocean, suffered a catastrophic blow. In addition to the British's self-proclaimed indomitableness, the only thing worthy of comfort is the powerful power of the 13-point 5-inch naval gun. In the waters of the Jutland Peninsula, the British main battleship equipped with this kind of naval gun not only made a pile of scrap iron in the old German battleship group, but also severely damaged many German dreadnoughts in the final battle. The broken lineup of the German main fleet in front of him is the best proof.

The British fleet, which was able to injure the German flagship in one fell swoop, suddenly raised morale, and the German soldiers couldn't help but feel worried. However, the tense fighting rhythm made them have no time to worry. On the four German dreadnoughts that were put into battle, each of them was doing their best in their posts to observe and calculate carefully, the gunners were loading ammunition in sweat, the damage managers fought bravely and fearlessly in the injured area, and the medical staff rushed against time to rescue the wounded...

On the battlefield, a calm mind is often more important than the weapon itself. Shortly after the King was shot, two consecutive groups of fire suddenly appeared on one of the core battleships of the German fleet on the starboard side of the British fleet, the flagship of the British fleet, the "Caesar", retaliated with the wonderful performance of two shots in a round of volleys.

As the No. 1 ship of the Caesar-class dreadnought, the "Caesar" was in service in 1912. The combat team of more than a thousand people had been trained and trained for a long time. The technical and tactical level was naturally more proficient than the subsequent construction of the main ships, especially the two Kings. Unfortunately, these two shells were both shot on the side armor belt of the British flagship. At this time, the distance between the two warships exceeded 16,000 meters. The armor-piercing shells fired by the German 50-fold diameter 12-inch naval guns could only penetrate the outer armor of the British ship at most. The actual destructive power was very limited to attack the deck building of the enemy ship.

By the same token, the damage to the German flagship by the "Thunder" was not as great as the British imagined. The heavy shells hit the main armor belt on the front of the starboard side of the German battleship. The thick Krupp armor blocked most of the power of the shells. Several irrelevant upper compartments were damaged, some precision optical equipment on the ship malfunctioned, and the appearance of the hull was affected to a certain extent.

The damage of the "King" was quickly controlled, and the gunners used this to explode in three minutes and five rounds of volleys, and formed three spurts. It seemed only a matter of time before the revenge show was staged.

In the battle bridge of the "King", Natsuki and his colleagues stared at the enemy ship angrily. The "King" had also made a hit before, but the armor-piercing bombs failed to achieve the expected destructive effect. At this moment, the officers found that the outline of the enemy ship in the telescope had suddenly narrowed, and Scher directly ordered the ships to accelerate to 21 knots, turning the whole right to 1 prayer point.

The good communication state caused the German main fleet composed of four dreadnoughts to react at the fastest speed. After turning again, the main guns of each ship temporarily lost their firing angle, but the firepower of the British main fleet was also reduced by half. At this time, they could only fire at the German fleet in the future.

After two consecutive maneuvers, the combat distance between the British and German main fleets remained at 14,000 meters away. The positions of both sides were like a needle-to-headed pair, and neither of them had an absolute advantage, but the winning and losing balance of the battle was not stable and unchanged. It swung left and right as the weight continued to increase or decrease.
Chapter completed!