The concept of electoral originated from the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation, that is, the First German Empire. Anyone with a free body could participate in the election of the king, but the voting rights were limited to several specific church princes and secular princes, who were electoral princes. "Election Princes" specifically refers to Frederick William, the Elector of Brandenburg who reigned from 1640 to 1688. In 1685, he led the Brandenburg-Prussian army to defeat the Swedish army that had repeatedly interfered in Northern Germany's affairs since the Thirty Years' War, and recaptured Western Pomerania, and was therefore respected as the "great electoral prince".

The second king-class dreadnought of the German Second Imperial Navy was named after this.

At first glance, the German officers and soldiers on the "Election Emperor" were all shocked by this spectacular scene. However, when the British heavy shells fell down one after another with sharp roars, the shock turned into shock. The position of the ship led them to feel sincere pride. Only then did they truly realize what "swords and fires" were!

At a distance of more than 20,000 meters, the British fleet's first rounds of shooting failed to grasp the theme. The nearest bounce point to the "Election Emperor" was fifty or sixty meters away. However, a large torpedo boat sailing in the left front of the "Election Emperor" was hit by a large torpedo boat. A nearly missing bomb exploded through its weak hull, causing it to lose all its power soon. The hull began to tilt, and the crew hurriedly put down their lifeboat and began to abandon the boat to escape.

This small blow obviously did not affect the judgment and decision-making of the German fleet commander. Under the artillery fire of the British fleet, the German fleet calmly adjusted its course until the distance between the two sides was closer to 20,000 meters, and the Germans opened fire without rushing.

According to the one-to-one correspondence in the fleet array, the attack target of the "Election Emperor" was the leader of the British main fleet, a George V-class super-dreadnought. Although there is nominal difference between ordinary dreadnought and super-dreadnought. Except for the larger main gun caliber, British warships actually do not have an advantage in other aspects. The "Election Emperor" is the second king-class dreadnought. It started construction in 1911 and officially put into service in August 1914. The standard displacement is close to 27,000 tons, the maximum speed is 24 knots, and the armor thickness in key areas reaches 13.8 inches. The four George V-class ships of the British Navy were all started in 1911 and completed in 1913. The standard displacement is 25,000 tons, the maximum speed is 21 knots, and the armor thickness in key areas is 11 to 12 inches.

Judging from the situation of the Battle of Jutland and the Second Battle of Flanders, the George V-class 13-point 5-inch main gun was powerful and its protection level was excellent. The Centurion still fought for more than 20 minutes under the close siege of four German dreadnoughts. During the whole process, he was hit by more than 60 German armor-piercing bombs with 11 and 12-inch caliber. The hull and deck building were riddled with holes, and he still rose up to resist, causing great trauma to two of the German dreadnoughts. In the end, he was greatly traumatized.

Due to unfavorable damage to the pipe, the fire spread to the ammunition depot at the stern of the ship and exploded. The combat experience of the "Centurion" became the material for the British official to promote the spirit of the navy. People saw that the British main warships were not inferior to the opponent's survival ability, so they had great expectations for the British Navy's turnaround. Unfortunately, in the battle of Flanders, the German fleet won by tactics, "boldly" was sunk by torpedo, and the "Ajax" was destroyed by artillery fire. The four George V-class ships were left with the lonely "George V"...

By the mature use of Zeiss' stereoscopic rangefinder and the unified shooting command system for the entire ship, the first two rounds of alternate shooting of the "Election Emperor" achieved a clear accuracy that was better than the opponent. However, the British main ships on the opposite side pointed the muzzle at the "Election Emperor". No matter how brave it was, before it could kill the target, it might have turned into a pile of scrap iron under the fierce attack of the British fleet.

The naming of warships often has the deep meaning of people's high hopes. Frederick William, who was respected as the "Election Emperor", was not an ever-winning general. He was defeated by the French and was named a treacherous reputation for tearing down the covenant many times. However, it was with all kinds of flexible ways to break the rules that he made Brandenburg develop from a weak and weak electorate state to a strong state with economic prosperity, military strength and national survival consciousness. He was regarded as the founder of Brandenburg-Prussia.

Faced with the "group fight" of the entire British fleet, the "Election Emperor" neither resisted nor rashly left the array. Before leading the group of dreadnoughts, it had already issued instructions to the accompanying ships. Six large torpedo boats were soon lined up in front of the starboard side of the "Election Emperor". While walking through the water columns of enemy shells, they released tactical smoke screens through smoke agents and cigarette tanks. Soon, a surface of the sea appeared.

A smoke wall of four or five hundred meters long and thirty or forty meters high, and this smoke wall was moving with the movement of the German fleet. In addition to a small piece at the top of the mast, the majestic hull of the "Election Emperor" was hidden behind the smoke screen. The British fleet could not accurately aim it and the "Border Governor" that followed closely, but the German warships could continuously adjust the shooting parameters with the help of carrier-based aircraft's calibration shooting. The British suffered a great loss in tactical terms again.

The British main battleship group concentrated artillery fire on the head of the German ship. The disadvantages were as prominent as the benefits. In the face of a fleet known for its precision artillery fire, this strategic arrangement seemed too risky. When the British dreadnought, super dreadnought and battlecruisers buried their heads and bombarded the "Election Emperor", the remaining nine German dreadnoughts were able to aim and shoot without human interference. Because a British dreadnought had a dreadnought after being injured by an aviation torpedo, the German fleet had an advantage in the number of main battleships even if they did not participate in the battle patrol, the number of main battleships was advantageous. The "Helgolan" and "Thuringian" at the tail of the fleet were able to unite to attack the 9th British main battleship column. It was a new British warship that the Germans had never seen before!

Within ten minutes, six of the ten German dreadnoughts formed cross-fires against the target warships, and the "Caesar" became the first major warships on both sides to achieve the best. Its attack target was an Orion-class super dreadnought. At a distance of about 17,000 meters, the armor-piercing shells fired by its 12-inch main gun directly penetrated the armor plate of the starboard bow of the British warship, but their location was far from the ammunition depot and the bomb channel. The armor-piercing shells that exploded in the ship did not cause serious damage to the British ship, but this shell was a warning to the commander of the British fleet: If this trend continues, your situation will be dangerous!

Sir Jackson, who is in charge of the flagship "Iron Duke", could not ignore such a situation. On this ever-changing battlefield, the precious ten minutes passed like this. Nine British main battleships bombed a German dreadnought, but because of the interference of artificial smoke screens and the lack of strength of his own HNA, he could not even confirm the results of the battle. He was deeply upset. At this time, he couldn't help but think of John Jelico, who had suffered repeated setbacks, Levis Bailey, and the perseverance of David Betty. It can make these talented and courageous colleagues all frustrated. How terrible should the German High Seas Fleet be the combat team?

When Jackson finally couldn't help but change his strategy, the excitement of the crew on duty on the mast watchtower came from the soundtrack: "It's fire! The target is fire! There is fire behind the smoke screen, and there is a different black smoke!"

The officers on the bridge quickly focused on the same direction, including Jackson.

Although the abominable smoke screen made the two or three main battleships in the forefront of the German fleet cover up in front of the British fleet, the sea breeze and heavy rain reduced the residence time of the artificial smoke screen significantly compared with usual. The smoke walls formed by the release of smoke by multiple light ships were thick and thin. At those relatively thin "slits", a strong wind blew, and the German warship behind the smoke screen appeared looming, and the flame light of the naval gun fire was clearly visible. If there was an open flame different from the flame light appeared on the ship, it would not be difficult to find it if you observe carefully.

"That's great! Let's continue shooting. As long as we can kill the German flagship, we will win half of the naval battle!" a colonel staff officer said excitedly.

Another major immediately answered: "Yes, if you send the devil to hell, this German fleet is not afraid of!"

For the British, Nelson was a god of war, and for the French and Spanish in the Napoleon era, it was definitely a "devil" worthy of respect.

Since the British Navy is facing such a rare devil now, and it is a more elusive opponent than Nelson, Jackson and his staff still have a different trick. They did not expect that the German flagship, which had been rushing to the front, chose a relatively safe position. Even if they took a step back, they concentrated their firepower to attack the German flagship at this time, and the few hits over a distance of several thousand kilometers were far from enough to kill a King-class dreadnought. The German ship has outstanding ability to withstand naval guns and torpedo attacks, and has shown tenacious survivability in many naval battles. This kind of damage control
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