In front of everyone, three slender German patrols rushed out from behind the cape, majestic and murderous intent. The Americans were shocked, and the British were even more shocked.

Before this, the Allied Fleet played to their strengths and avoided their weaknesses, and used the minefields laid around San Miguel Island to circle with their opponents. The US and British fleets used static and relied on their superior forces to block the Allied Fleet's retreat to Europe in order to find fighter jets to annihilate it. When some of the Allied Fleets appeared in the northeast corner of San Miguel Island, the US-British Joint Fleet commanded by U.S. Admiral Standley did not rush over like a tiger prey, but adjusted its formation with five British battleships and fought in the front, four US-British Fleets were waiting for the back, and the remaining main ships were divided into two battle groups to open the front in the open water east of San Miguel Island.

After the war broke out, the British mainland quickly became the front-line battlefield for the US and British camps to fight against the Allies. When the British Army and Air Force soldiers fought bloody battles with powerful enemies, the British Royal Navy, which had a long history and strong strength, did not continue their glorious tradition of bravery and fearlessness. Their avoidance behavior was ridiculed by the Allies and even many neutral countries. The doubts and disappointments from the British and civilians made the naval officers and soldiers really hold their anger. Since the Battle of Azores kicked off, the British carrier-based pilots performed very well. Their fighting passion and combat skills were better than their colleagues in the US. In the process of conquering Texel, the British Marine Forces contributed first, casualties first, and their brave and tenacious character shocked friendly forces and opponents.

Shake. In terms of will and quality, the officers and sailors on British surface ships were not inferior, but the haze of the last war enveloped them: The Revenge was sneaked up by an enemy submarine and fell behind, and was beaten by the German war patrol. Immediately afterwards, the "Hood" was blown up in a naval battle of narrow roads, becoming the first main ship lost by the British Navy in this war, greatly damaging the spirit of the British officers and soldiers. In the battle to attack Texel Island and fight against the Allied Fleet from the air, the British aircraft carriers "Glory" and "Indomitable" were successively damaged. After that, they pursued the Allied Fleet, and the British Navy had "Warriors" and the two main ships of "Jut" withdrew from the battle due to injuries. The "Malaya" was hit in the first round of firefighting with the Allied Fleet...

The British-class battleship "Great Britain", "Anglo", the monarch-class battleship "June", the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship "Queen Elizabeth" and "War-weary", these five British battleships were put into battle in a column. As the opponent released tactical smoke screen cover, at first, the British observed only four German battleships north of San Miguel Island, two Bavarian-class battleships near the cape, and the two German-class ships were located more than 3,000 meters behind them. Judging from the scene, the British main

The marginal ships were five to four, and even if they could not achieve a beautiful victory, they would not suffer any loss. Therefore, while concentrating their firepower to bombard the two enemy Bavarian-class ships, they sailed north in a neat combat formation. However, as the battle progressed, the British soon found that they were plotted by their opponents. There were more than four German main ships put into battle, and there were also shore defense artillery to help. The situation of the British battleship formation was very bad, but the American battleship formation was not far behind. The British did not retreat, but gritted their teeth to hold the opponent.

The appearance of three Markensen battle cruisers was like a sharp sword unsheathed, with sharp blades shining in the sun.

For this German battle patrol formation, the distance measurement number obtained by the American warship "Indiana" is 000 yards, while the target distance obtained from the sighting of "Great Britain" is 18,000 yards, that is, about 16,000 meters.

Before this, the main battleships of both sides have never been so close!

The two Queen Elizabeth-class commanders immediately felt the threat. Although they were completed after the end of the previous war, all designs were pre-war standards, and subsequent improvements and modifications were limited. They were not enough to withstand the attack of 15-inch armor-piercing bombs in normal combat distances. If they were bombarded by three Markenson-class fire, they might be difficult to support, and even tragedies might occur.

On the two Great Britain-class battleships, the British officials did not have such concerns at all. They were curious about why the Germans allowed the three battle cruisers to rush into the battlefield without any restraint. Today's German navy, not to mention the existence of super giants like the German class, even the "relict sound" of the King-class and Caesar-class dreadnoughts of the last battle were more suitable for charging and blocking the line than the Markensen-class battlecruiser.

After sailing out of the hidden position behind the cape, the German battle patrol formation quickly opened fire without making any adjustments, and directly fired all the main guns. Unexpectedly, the shell landing point did not appear near the Queen Elizabeth-class with relatively weak defense levels. Instead, there were water columns rising around the command ship of the British fleet, the Great Britain!

The 45,000-ton British class represents the peak level of the shipbuilding industry in the late 1920s. The armored areas of this class of ships were built according to the standards that could withstand 16-inch caliber shells. The armored deck and side armor formed the entire warship into a box-like structure similar to the "armor enclosure" with the main armor belt on the side and the main lightning-proof armor, combining multiple watertight compartments and three-layer bottom to form an underwater torpedo system. Theoretically, the German 15-inch naval gun could not penetrate the key protection areas of the British class. A considerable part of the confidence of the British Navy to avenge the previous shame was based on this foundation.

The gap between reality and theory does not have to be known until actual combat. As early as the Prussian era, Krupp's artillery was the magic weapon for the Prussian army to defeat strong enemies. By the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Krupp's arms were in the leading position in Europe and even the world. In 1914, the German Navy defeated the strong with weak defeat and unexpectedly overthrew the British Navy, which had dominated the ocean for more than two hundred years, to the ground. The power of Krupp's artillery and its supporting ammunition is obvious to all. As for the battle between Vickers armor and Krupp's artillery, British scholars had already made amazing discussions in professional magazines published before the war, but they did not receive the attention and recognition of most people.

In terms of muzzle kinetic energy, the 50-radio 15-inch naval gun manufactured by Krupp has no obvious advantage compared to the US and British naval guns of the same specifications. However, the German theoretical verification and a large amount of test data gave them sufficient confidence in the armor-piercing capabilities of this type of naval gun at a distance of about 15,000 meters. Standard armor-piercing bombs can effectively penetrate the armor of most active battleships of the US and British naval warships, including the British Great Britain class and the US South Dakota class.

Before the British battleships completed the adjustment of their shooting targets, the three Markensen-class fired a second round of volleys with amazing efficiency. In order to accurately determine the bounce point, their shooting order was clear and the connection was compact, making the "Britain" continue to be covered by fierce artillery fire, and the waves stirred by the shells made its huge hull sway violently!

There is no doubt that the formation of warships of the same level is most suitable for the "multi-in-one" shooting tactics. The three German battle patrols formed cross-fires at the target with two rounds of volleys. In less than one minute intervals, they completed the second shooting correction and then fired a fierce and deadly third round of artillery fire...

Looking at the orange-red flames that flashed in front of the ship and the black smoke regiment that bloomed, the British officials on the Anglo battleship bridge were almost stunned. Who would have expected that the German Battlecruiser, who always played the role of a ranger, would fiercely attack a British super battleship in heavy armor in such a violent manner. Aren't they afraid that they would be damaged in artillery battles and lose the power to survive?

The flames and smoke produced by the German shells hit the hull of the Great Britain have not yet dissipated, and the British battleships have begun to fight back. The King and Queen Elizabeth class are both equipped with 15-inch naval guns, and the Great Britain class is equipped with 16-inch naval guns. The armor-piercing shells they fire are enough to penetrate the Markensen-class armor at such a combat distance. However, the British's first and half-volleys were posed as a threat to the German battle patrol. When they corrected the shooting parameters according to the bounce point, the three Markensen-class fired the fourth round of artillery fire extremely fiercely, and the magnificent body of the "Britain" was instantly wrapped in waves, flames and smoke.

Witnessing this amazing scene, the British officials on the Anglo finally realized the terribleness of the enemy's tactics. They wanted to defeat the fighting spirit of British officers and soldiers by severely damaging the Great Britain and completely lose their confidence in defeating their old enemies. Under the current situation, hitting the German battle patrol and forcing them to evacuate may be the most effective way to rescue them. Even if the next second and third rounds of shooting failed to hit, there will be a fourth, fifth and sixth rounds. The Great Britain will definitely be able to support the German battle patrol for longer, so they continued to aim at the German battle patrol for fire. During this period, the far-distance German battleships were able to calmly observe and aim without interference. Instead, they did not stare at the Great Britain and fired, but attacked the other four British battleships clearly. Everything was not dragged down at the slightest, as if they had already planned a combat routine.

The fifth round of volleys of the three Markensen-class battlecruisers left new scars on the Great Britain without any suspense. After their previous round of fire, the triple main guns of the British battleship never roared, and the signal flag and signal lights were all hidden in the rolling smoke. From this point of view, perhaps two more accurate and fast volleys could beat this guy down, but the whistling shells made them dare not fight. Before the American battleship group crippled them with overwhelming artillery fire, the three Markensen-class turned their heads decisively and fired a sixth round of main guns during the turn.
Chapter completed!