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Chapter 16 Hole Cards (4)

Major General Lewinterzo, whose resume is not very rich, is always inseparable from the second navigator, deputy captain, general staff officer of the fleet, and deputy commander of the fleet. On March 3, 1915, Major General Lewinterzo finally got what he wanted and directed the steel fleet to challenge the twilight Royal British Navy.

"The Luzov test gun was over, and the long-range missile was reduced by 300 meters!"[]

"Order, the fire control command tower quickly corrects the data, and the main turrets of each ship of the First Reconnaissance Fleet have half-cannon five rounds of armor-piercing shells fired!" The flames sprayed from the main turret of Luzov's main turret oath the Germans' determination. Major General Lewentzow, who temporarily took over the command, estimated Wang Heidi's strategic intentions and the ammunition reserves that the First Reconnaissance Fleet no longer had, and issued a murderous order with a little reserve of reserve.

The German Navy commanders who were born in the mainland had some compassion for the world. They were rarely commanded by David Betty, who engraved reason and rigorously buried in their bone marrow and buried in their blood. The Royal Navy's graceful demeanor and spirit were highly praised before World War I, while the Germans were questioned for their old-fashioned paranoia that penetrated into their blood. However, the collision and confrontation between passion and depression was the truth of the Jutland coastline, which was filled with smoke and blood.

While the fleet was not yet covered by sea fog and the smoke that was about to spread, Lewentzor's order was expressed by the word "searchlight" on the main mast of the Luzov. Within the next minute and a half, the first reconnaissance fleet, which had been through many battles, was like a clockwork full of force, and was carefully operated. The range was re-measured, the shooting elements were calculated, the main gun angle and the elevation angle of the barrel, and the bullet-raising machine supplied ammunition. These tactical actions seemed to have become part of the life of the German sailors and were skillfully executed.

"The armor-piercing bullet was capped, and the left half of the main gun in the turret was fired, and fired!"

The North Sea in the sea fog was calm, so the main guns of tens of thousands of tons of main ships did not need to be considered for the roll cycle of the warships. The shelling command was shouted out by the gunman in the fire control command tower. Four 350mm armor-piercing Luzov, which popped out of the bore and smashed into the unknown sea like a bamboo shoot.

"Half-armor-piercing bombs, port side secondary turret fired, fire!"

Due to the use of the two back-loaded turrets in front and rear, the center of gravity of the Defringer-class battle patrol was raised, which undoubtedly reduced the nautical performance of the warship, resulting in insufficient large-scale steering ability during the roll cycle of the warship. At the same time, the survivability of the warship was greatly reduced. Therefore, the 12 150mm secondary turrets of the Defringer-class turrets and 12 88mm secondary turrets were moved down one deck. The downward movement of the sub-turrets effectively reduced the center of gravity of the Defringer-class, but also caused the forward shooting range of the Defringer-class battle patrol to be limited, while the opposite side shooting range became a fantasy. However, the British were within the shooting range of the Luzov sub-turrets.

"Commander Tower, long-range blast, reduce 300 meters!"

By observing the landing point of the shells, the Luzov observation tower began to feedback more detailed data to the fire control command tower. The experienced gun commander could carry out the detailed ballistic lines of 4 350mm main guns even if he closed his eyes. This was not the innate talent of the gun commanders. Moreover, countless artillery trainings were recorded bit by bit against the sea breeze and sun. The good gun commander and excellent shooting disc made the modification of the shelling parameters very quickly. After the new data was transmitted to the main turret, the electric-driven main turret began to correct the shooting angle and the elevation angle of the main turret, so Luzov's shelling started again.

"The armor-piercing bullet was capped, and the right main gun of the entire turret was fired, and fired!"

Even though the armor thickness of the Commander Tower is more than 400 mm and has shock absorbing devices, the recoil generated by the 350 mm main turret shooting still makes the soles of the commanders in the Commander Tower of Luzov numb. The waiting process is the most tangled. Even if the first round of artillery is hit and hard to find, even if the service life of Luzov's main gun barrel has been over half, the accuracy has decreased. The atmosphere is a bit solemn here. At this time, a noise came from the telephone and microphone inside the Commander Tower.

"The commander tower, the British tested the cannon, and the landing point was located at 276 on the port side, about 500 meters away!"

The news from the watchtower made the commanders feel a little relieved, and then they felt a pity. It was gratifying that the British test guns at a distance of 4,000 yards were not ideal, which means that the British might even hit the cross-fire and even hits would be pushed back. Unfortunately, the result of the first round of the volley of the right main gun of the entire turret is still a mystery.

"Commander Tower, long-range blast, reduce 150 meters!"

The news from the observation tower allowed the commanders of the Luzov to breathe a sigh of relief. The distance of 150 meters is equivalent to the width of the British main battleship, which is already a long loss of bullets.

The second round of the main turret of the Luzov's left half-gun was already in full swing. Defringer, Seidlitz, Moltke and Germany successively began the first round of main turrets, and the British counterattack was late. It was obvious that the First Reconnaissance Fleet had the advantage of the battle line, and at least the three forward P turrets of the untired class battle patrol units could not obtain the cross-side fire due to the limited space between the chimneys of the No. 1 and No. 2.

Due to the design requirements of 18.500 tons of standard displacement and the use of coal-fired boilers and the maximum speed of 25 knots, the designer had to place as many boilers as possible in the limited space of the untired class battle patrol. Therefore, the boilers were placed at the bow and stern of the ship. The distance between the three chimneys could hardly accommodate the main turret arranged in the center line. In addition, the British attached great importance to the British at that time to pay great attention to the successive firepower, so the advanced back-and-back turret became an inclined span front-and-back turret, the p turret was located in the front side of the port, the q turret was located in the back side of the starboard side, and the firing boundary barely reached 180 degrees.

Maintaining the advantage of the number of main guns is attractive to the Royal Navy commander, and in order to prevent the two carrying turrets at the stern of the Queen Elizabeth-class ship and the X-tumble stern of the P-class ship, the stern of the P-class ship, Major General Moore ignored his subordinates' persuasion and insisted on ordering the Second Battle Cruise to turn and maintain the battle line. Therefore, the British tried their best to complete the steering action for a long time after the first round of ineffective shelling, and were in a passive situation of being beaten.

"The target ship entered the fog area, and the fifth round of right half of the cannon fire was volleyed, and the results of the battle cannot be confirmed!"

Under the interference of the night, the distance measurement work became a "dare". In three minutes, four rounds of main artillery shelling, the first reconnaissance fleet's firing speed was not fast, and none of them could achieve results. Despite this, the three-minute heavy battle still made the mediocre veteran Moore burst into cold sweats. Moore was almost sure that the second battle patrol fleet in the turn of the second battle patrol fleet would lose one or two main battleships. Fortunately, a sea fog "saves" the veteran's random thoughts. With the darkness flashing in the lens barrel of the lens of the voyeur battle patrol range measurement tower group lined up at the end of the line, Moore could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Chief of Staff, this is a successful turn!" The veteran took off his military cap that was sweating and said with ease.

"Commander, I'm sorry, the news sent by the Telegraph Room will ruin your wonderful mood!" The Chief of Staff of the Second Battlecruiser led the Telegraph Room confidential officer into the Commander's Tower with a gloomy face. I don't know if it was gloating or worried: "Queen Elizabeth was hit by the deputy gun Luzov thirteen times. The second chimney, two secondary guns and starboard crane were destroyed. The starboard underwater armor was deformed and seeped out due to a large-caliber near-blast explosion, and twenty-nine sailors were killed; the Australian was hit by the deputy gun of the Seedlitz twelve times, the bridge of the Luzov, a secondary gun and a lifeboat were destroyed, and eleven sailors were killed; the New Zealand was hit by the Moltke twice, but the loss was not great; the Fury was not attacked, and the Fury observation tower failed to find its opponent from beginning to end..."

"That is to say, General Betty's battle report is too conservative. In fact, the German German battle patrol had sunk or had completely lost its combat effectiveness?" A brilliant flash flashed quickly on Major General Moore's old face. Perhaps in the next second, those orders that turned to avoid the war will perish, and the Second Battle Cruise fleet will pounce on the heavy losses without hesitation.

"However, the War War was unfortunately shot in the last round of main gun bombardment of the Germans. A 350mm armor-piercing projectile penetrated the upper armor belt of the War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War War Wars, but the 350mm armored missiles were destroyed. The starboard steering cabin and a boiler cabin was destroyed. Forty-four sailors were killed in battle..." Major General Moore's chief of staff easily shattered those unreasonable ambitions and gave a cruel ultimatum of facts.

"Rush... rudder cabin?!"
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