Under the bright sunshine, the German battle patrol of two "three chimneys", "Deflinger" and "Sedlitz", sailed on the rippling sea at a speed of 24 knots, and the thick and long dual-mounted main gun pointed to the Allied ships on the distant sea.

Seeing the British fleet turning to retreat, Franz von Hippel on the bridge showed a sneering expression. The opponent only realized at this time that it was obviously too late. At a distance of 16,000 meters, the two German battle patrols achieved a high level with their excellent shooting control equipment. After several rounds of adjustments, "Deferring" had already formed a cross-fire armored cruiser at the row of the enemy array, and "Sedlitz" targeted another armored cruiser behind. Compared with those old protective cruisers, the armored cruiser is moderately sized, like a fat and delicious prey, and easy to succeed. Moreover, the original intention of the battle patrol was to hunt the armored cruiser, and it was the best use of the items at this time.

As the alarm ringtone for the main gun was fired, the officers put down their telescopes one after another, because at the moment when the main gun fired, even the huge hull would be shocked by the recoil and tremble. At this time, staring at the high-power telescope, it could not see the scenery in the distance.

The alarm bell stopped and the huge cannon sound was coming. The non-commissioned officers who had just boarded the warship quickly covered their ears, but the officers led by Hippel seemed indifferent. After the coherent roar, they calmly raised their telescopes and watched the enemy ships still turning in a row.

After a moment, the sound of the shooting commander came from the mouth of the sound tube: "Step the enemy... I didn't see a hit... I lost a shot ten meters on the starboard side!"

Two consecutive rounds of cross-fires and the emergence of close-range and close-range missing bullets that can damage the hull give people the feeling that such a volley can quickly get a direct hit. With the power of Krupp's 50-fold 12-inch naval gun, armor-piercing bombs could kill about 10,000 tons of British armored cruisers with just one shot. However, at this time, Hippel ordered the two-ship formation to turn left and turn 4 rucifix points.

Without doubt or refutation, the officers were like a group of precision gears, executing the commander's orders without fail. As the warship turned, the main guns on the ship temporarily fell silent, and only the large-caliber secondary guns with permission to free shooting continued to fire a few more guns, but they followed up with the fire.

On the sea, two German warships with obvious speed advantage drew two graceful arcs to the left. After the steering was completed, they remained on the port side against the enemy, and the eight main guns of the ship all had sufficient shooting angles. Next, the distance between the two sides steadily reduced. About 5 minutes later, the shooting command room of the "Deferringer" reported a distance reading of 13,500 meters.

This has entered the range of the main gun of the British armored cruiser, but even if the 50-distance 9-point 2-inch naval gun was lucky enough to hit a target of 12,000 meters away, the shells had lost a considerable amount of kinetic energy during the flight, and it was almost impossible to pose a threat to the German war patrol. Moreover, most of the British navy's armored cruisers continued to use old-fashioned sighting equipment, and the long-range shooting hit rate was poor, which quickly proved this point. The first three rounds of shooting were all two or three hundred meters away.

On the bridge of the "De Fringer", officers led by Hippel were calmly waiting for the shooting command room to re-measure the target parameters and adjust the shooting elements accordingly. Attention to maritime shooting training is the tradition of the naval powers, and the British Royal Navy is especially good at this. As an emerging naval power, the German Navy imitates Britain in many aspects and has shown that it is better than the blue ones. This is not only due to the Germans' emphasis on discipline and obedience, but also benefits from the fact that they emphasize discipline and obedience, but also from the fact that they benefit from the Germans' emphasis on discipline and obedience.

The Germanic people's talent in mechanical aspects. In the Jutland Naval Battle, the shooting hit rate of the German main ships was generally better than that of the British ships, but the "De Fringer" was newly in service shortly after it was newly in service. Although it was honored as a "super battleship" and had the latest and best shooting equipment, its overall performance was inferior to other battle patrols of the Hippel fleet. After that, the officers and soldiers of the ship knew their shame and bravely trained hard. The level shown in the Second Flanders Naval Battle has made great progress.

The alarm ringtone for the main gun volley finally rang. For the side who is in the position of victory and the initiative, this is a pleasant fairy music and a note that predicts victory. The officers on the bridge habitually put down their telescopes and use this space to relax their thoughts and spirits. It was not until the heavy artillery fired that they calmly picked up the telescopes and waited for the results of the new round of artillery to be reflected intuitively in the distant sea.

Ten seconds later, the sea surface water columns rose and waves flew, but the outline of the target warship was not covered at all, which meant that the newly measured shooting data was remote. Immediately afterwards, the sound of the shooting commander came from the mouth of the sound tube. With the high-precision optical instruments, he was able to obtain more detailed and accurate observations than the officers.

"The bounce point is remote... poses a threat to other targets with near loss... It is a three-chimney British destroyer!"

"Wow, what an unfortunate guy!" A staff officer under Hippel said in a playful tone, which shows the calm attitude of the German soldiers in this battle.

A mere destroyer is just a side dish for this table of meals. Hippel, known as the empire hero for defeating the British Battle of Jutland, would not take this little temptation seriously? He just stood there without saying a word, and no one would make a decision to prioritize the attack, even if there was another round of shooting that could send the unfortunate British destroyer to the bottom of the sea.

In less than a minute, the shooting commanders of the "DeFringe" quickly completed the artillery correction and conducted the ultimate proofreading of the adjusted firing parameters of each main gun. Then, a short warning ringtone reminded all crew members to leave positions that may be damaged by the flame storm, and pay attention to the possible impact of the hull tremor.

Another round of main gun fire resounded on the battlefield like a war drum, which excited the German soldiers and made the enemy officers and soldiers tremble.

The smoke of the shelling dissipated slightly, and Major Erich Redell, the chief of staff of the German reconnaissance squadron, turned his head and said to Hippel: "General, look, the French armored cruiser following behind the British fleet is coming!"

"The monster of the six chimneys?" Hippel responded quietly. In the telescope, its appearance was significantly different from that of the British ships. Six thick chimneys were divided into three groups, side by side with two sides, which was a unique configuration in the era of steam engines. Even without the report of the reconnaissance pilot, German officials were able to identify its identity through its strange outline at a distance, the Edgar-class armored cruiser of the Third Republic of France.

French armored cruisers appeared in the southern waters of Ireland, and Hippel and his officers did not find it strange at all. They have been paying close attention to the activities of the Speer fleet recently, and they also know that Britain and France have sent several ships to encircle it, trying to boost morale with a victory before the next naval battle. A few days ago, Hippel's reconnaissance squadron and Speer's Pacific squadron secretly met in the southwest waters of Ireland. According to the strategy of the High Seas Fleet Command, two Schonhorst-class armored cruisers and two Moltch-class battlecruisers were formed to Ireland.

The northern waters of Lan, where they attacked British ships and shelled military facilities on the northern coast of Ireland, cleverly made the British mistakenly believe that four German battle cruisers were all operating in northern Ireland. Two German battle patrols disguised as Speer's fleet appeared in the southern waters of Ireland, luring the Allied's pursuit fleet to come. The prey was indeed hooked. Although there were two British and French patrols left in Cork Port due to failure, in this waters close to the Irish coast but far from any major naval base in the Allied, Hippel's two powerful battle patrols had enough time to enjoy this delicious meal slowly.

"Ignore it for now." Hippel's eyes only stayed on the lonely French warship for a few seconds. In fact, the two French-built Edgar-class mount patrols started construction as early as 1905 and 1906, but the slow style and endless internal debate made them not complete and put into service until 1911. At this time, the British Invincible Class mount patrols were in service for almost two years! Since the French have become a tragedy of unfinished and outdated work, the French do not need to lock them into the safe as expensive gems, except that the French have locked them in the safe as expensive gems.

The key technical parameters, their main performance, were known to the outside world before the war. For warships of the same level, the firepower of 14 194mm main guns (7.63 inches) is quite attacking at mid-to-close range, but the two battlecruisers of Hippel are the essence of the German shipbuilding industry, integrating the most advanced warship design concept before the outbreak of World War I, and defeating the British Battle Cruise equipped with 13.5 inches of heavy artillery on the Jutland Peninsula, which gave Hippel and his soldiers enough reason to despise this lonely opponent.

Just as Hippel turned his gaze back to the British fleet, the water column aroused by the previous round of artillery fire had risen to its highest point. The British armored cruiser that the USS De Fringer stared at was covered by white waves, and he could only see its lead-gray hull through the gaps of the water column.

After a flash, the shooting commander's excited tone came: "Span! Span! Beautiful job!"

The bridge was very quiet. Before hitting the target directly, the officers of Hippel only showed a slightly satisfied expression on their faces, and their pride was hidden deep in their hearts. Of course, they knew that such shooting level was close to the championship level of the "Emperor's Cup". This annual shooting competition is the most important training competition within the German Navy. Different ship types are held in groups, and the champion can be rewarded by the German Emperor himself. The "Blüchel" that shines in Jutland is the two-time champion at the main ship level. It is worth mentioning that Shippel
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