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Chapter 8 The Otaku's Fleet (1)

From sunset to night, the Battle of Dogers Sands has evolved into a chaotic battle with a 30-nautical mile front. The Invincible Battle Patrol was the first to sink, and the third battleship squadron, the two old ironclad ships of the squadron of the Third Battleship and the two cruisers of the Second Light Patrol were still searching for the Invincible crew scattered on the ocean; the Moltke was dying, but he still had the power to fight back, and the battle between David Betty and Wang Heidi continued; Queen Mary sank Blüchel at the cost of the declining boiler speed, and after resting, she pursued the direction of the fleeing of the Von-de-Tanen; the monarch, the conqueror, the Thor battleship and the tiger, and the Royal Princess battle patrol had surrounded the Von-de-Tanen battle patrol that fled eastward.

Given the awkward position of the Lion Battle Patrol, David Betty did not hesitate to hand over the command of the Eastern Front to Major General Arthur Ravenson (a.esen), the commander of the rank and highest-ranking team commander of the three battleships.[..com]

At 19:55, the three Orion-class dreadnoughtsmans, who were solemnly waiting, measured their distance and adjusted their shooting angle. Through the signal lights between the internal telephone and the warship, fifteen double-mounted 13.5-inch turrets, a total of 30 main guns, fired a round of cross-fires, and used an all-metal storm to engulf the Von-de-Tann battle patrol.

A high-explosion bomb and an armor-piercing bomb hit the battle patrol of the Von-de-Tanne. The high-explosion bomb hit the rear of the Von-de-Tanne bridge, so the steel plate was twisted into a ball, making a strange creaking sound. The rear bridge, radio antenna, telegraph room and chart room disappeared instantly. Except for the communication officer, navigation chief and chart room, all the officers and soldiers of the telegraph room died heroically. The armor-piercing bomb hit the bow of the Von-de-Tanne ship. The already seriously damaged water-skin armor and the 50-mm steel plate on the top of the ammunition loading room could no longer save the world. The ammunition depot under the turret failed to continue the miracle and was completely detonated.

Accompanied by muffled groans, dozens of fine cracks appeared in the waterline and armor on the bow of the ship, semi-melt iron blocks, rotating shrapnel, dripping human body fragments and black smoke were projected into the sky dozens of meters high, and the sky-burning fire was enough to light up the nearby sea area hundreds of meters.

"Inject water into the turret b ammunition depot!"

The power of the British's first round of spurts was more than that. The Von-der-Tann power steering chamber was pierced by a nearly bullet-loss fragment, and the steering machinery was locked. The tens of thousands of tons of war patrol had to charge toward the three dreadnoughts in a decisive charge.

"Organize sailors to turn the manpower to the winch!" At the moment of survival, Captain Marx Hahn issued a self-rescue order almost based on his instinct. He arrested the communications officer and shouted desperately: "Report the position of our ship to Commander Hippel and let them join the battle as soon as possible!"

"Captain, the radio antenna is broken, the telegraph room is gone..." The communications officer took a few steps back, and he was lonely and depressed: "The Feng-de-Tann is finished!"

Thick smoke and toxic gases spread along the linkage between the ammunition depots. The sailors had to wear gas masks to put out the fire, trying their best to stop the fire from spreading. The medical soldiers rescued the wounded as much as possible, but the medicines in their hands were useless to burn and poisoned sailors. Countless sailors died in pain with the names of their relatives and lovers. The staff officer commanded more than 20 sailors to push the manpower to the winch, and a nearly missing bullet came over. The staff officer was killed on the spot, and countless sailors were also killed and injured.

At 20:02, even though the water pump desperately poured water into the B turret ammunition depot and several cabins on the bow of the ship, it still could not stop the fire from spreading, and the b turret ammunition depot of the Von-der-Tann B turret ammunition depot was killed.

The tiger chasing relentlessly, the Royal Princess battle patrol followed the burning floating objects, the bodies of German sailors, the fragments of waterproof canvas and the fragments of turrets. When the two battle patrol officers and soldiers rushed to the battle waters at a glance, they saw a scene that made them ecstatic: a ball of fireworks burst out from the depths of the bow of the battle patrol, and the overwhelmed water line with armor was shattered. The heavy horizontal deck of the bow arched high, and then broke in half. Tons of sea water rushed into the terrible crack.

"Long live the British Empire! God bless my king!" Cheers and applause resounded throughout the deck, bridges and portholes of the Royal Navy. They rushed for more than thirteen hours of long-distance attacks. The fatigue of fighting for two hours was wiped out. The Royal Navy, who had suffered repeated defeats since the war, could finally raise his chest proudly, raise his arms and shout for a refreshing and long-lost victory!

"What is that?" On the main mast watchtower of the Monarch battleship Golden Rooster, Sergeant Roger, who was in agitation, moved his eyes back from the flames soaring into the sky at the bow of the Fighter Von-De-Tann battleship, and accidentally discovered a shadow pounced from the northeast.

"Who else can there be in the Dogers shoals except for the Royal Navy with the British Rice Flag?" Sergeant Halle, with teasing and teasing, threw a contemptuous look along the eyes of his colleagues, and was shocked by the several shadows galloping northeast. The pale moonlight shone on Sergeant Halle's face, and his proud mood collapsed, and the halo of the full moon magnified his fear infinitely.

"Ocean Fleet!" Sergeant Haller, who came to his senses, grabbed the microphone and connected to the Monarch Commander Tower, and shouted regardless of the situation: "The position is 301, the distance is about 3,800 yards, and the Ocean Fleet is discovered!"

The lookout's hoarseness made the relaxed atmosphere of the Commander Tower disappear. A second ago, he was still looking forward to the landing battle of the Dardanell Strait hosted by Navy Secretary Winston Churchill. Major General Arthur Ravenson, who was waving his words and waving the square words, stopped his waving arm, like a funny clown.

According to the intelligence of the Navy's intelligence department, the elite warships of the German Ocean Fleet were transferred to the Baltic Sea by their emperor. Reinforcements composed of old dreadnoughts and unbearable front dreadnoughts were sailing at full speed, and there was at least an hour and a half to the east of the Dogel Shoal. More importantly, at this time, all the muzzles of his three Orion-class Orion-class main guns pointed to Von-der-Tann on the port side. How dare the Ocean Fleet rush over at this time!

The cold sweat penetrated down the brim of Arthur Ravenson's hat and fell straight into the half-open collar, making the major general's panicked heart even more impetuous.

"Sergeant Haller, please confirm the information!" Arthur Ravenson pretended to be calm at the microphone with a last glimmer of luck.

"Three-legged mast, that's the Seidlitz! Large deep-cut bow, high freeboard, forecastle type, and carrying turret, that's the latest German DeFringer-class battle patrol! Oh my God, when will the Germans have two DeFringer-class battle patrols!" Sergeant Haller was incoherent, and his panic spread through the commander's tower along the telephone line. The sudden ocean fleet hit the British's chest like a giant's fist, making them frightened.

Haven't the DeFringe class returned to the factory and modified? There are pictures and truths. The Ocean Fleet in November can't even take out one DeFringe class, so how can there be two battle patrols? Wasn't the first reconnaissance fleet of the Ocean Fleet transferred to the Baltic by their emperor? When did the Junker Navy officers' group, which was based on the firm belief of the Teutonic Knights, begin to betray the oath of their ancestors and disobey their emperor?!

"Not considering the degree of intelligence accuracy that Major General William R-Hall said..."

At this moment, the passion of the Von-der-Tann battle patrol faded, the Royal Navy's sense of honor and responsibility for hundreds of years was destroyed, the ideals under the Navy of Portsmouth Navy were shaken, and the conservative and retreating emotions occupied his heart like a tide.

The First Battlecruiser fleet had already sunk the Sileme fleet that invaded the British Empire, sank three main battleships and kill the most outstanding commander of the German Navy, and there was no need to let the naval battle slide in an unpredictable direction, and then evolve into a terrible battle of large ships and giant cannons.

Major General Arthur Ravenson, the management talent and tactical commander of the British Navy Academy, expressed his fear in his heart: "The most important thing is that the First Reconnaissance Fleet that should not appear in the Dogel Shoal has appeared. Does this mean that the German Caesar, Kingdom, Helgolan, and Nassau are also ambushed nearby? Once we are entangled by the First Reconnaissance Fleet, the Great Fleet is beyond the reach. The First Battle Cruise Fleet's Battle Cruise can escape, and where are we with a maximum speed of only 21 knots?"

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At 20:04, just as Queen Mary, who was in the boiler cabin, was pursuing the direction of the fleeing of the von der Tann at a speed of 20 knots, the Lion battle patrol, more than ten nautical miles away, and the flagship of the large fleet located on the northwest side of the Dogers Shoal received a notice of Major General Arthur Levins' retreat.

At the same time, the Royal Princess Battlecruising Telegraph Room received vague and confusing retreat orders from the Monarch battleship. Major General Arthur Ravenson, authorized by command David Betty, stubbornly ordered Tiger. The Royal Princess turned right and met with the main force of the large fleet swimming in the waters on the northwest side of the Dogelsand.

The battle patrol von der Tarn is about to sink, so there is no need to retreat in a mess, right? You must know that the First Battle Cruise is a victorious army. They wiped out the German raid fleet commanded by Major General Heidi Silme, the young generation of the German Navy. This fleet shamelessly stormed the British Empire more than ten hours ago and sent Marines to the coastline! You must know that everyone in the First Battle Cruise was still fantasizing about being able to line up through the Wellington Arch and Trafalgar Square, and accepting flowers and kisses from London girls in front of the Downing Street Cavalry Guard Parade, Westminster Castle, and Westminster Cathedral, and receiving reception from the king, MP and Prime Minister!

When the Tiger and Royal Princess battle patrol commanders were talking, the First Reconnaissance Fleet used shells to make the best annotation for Arthur Ravenson's abnormality.

The three battle patrols, Luzov, Deflinger and Seidlitz, have central firepower control systems. Under the command of the unified command tower, the dark main gun pointed directly at the Orion-class dreadnought that had no resistance. The cross-fire opportunity formed between the dust waves was quickly opened.

The 16 350mm main guns allowed the officers and soldiers of the Ocean Fleet, whose main gun caliber were always at a disadvantage, to feel the charm of the large ships and giant cannons for the first time, and the pleasure of firepower was the first. The cannons illuminated the excited faces of the German gunners, and headed straight to the other side of the ocean with the shouts of the sailor "los!los!los!"

At 20:07, shells hit the column formations of three British fleets like meteors. The Thor battleship at the end of the column exploded with an orange-red flame in the lonely night, and then a dull sound that was different from the near-lost bomb explosion came.

"General, Thor, who serves as the defender, was shot!"

Major General Arthur Ravenson had just issued a retreat order when the German shelling began. A nearly missing bullet exploded twenty meters on the starboard side of the Monarch. Twelve sailors were injured and a 4-inch secondary cannon scope was broken. Just as Ravenson was secretly glading, bad news came from the watchtower again.

"Can you see the shot position?" Ravenson was quite dissatisfied. As the world's first "super dreadnought", the Orion-class battleship has a level of protection that is far beyond the 305 main gun that the Germans generally equipped. However, he obviously ignored the Deflinger-class battle patrol.

"It's the engine room!" Sergeant Haller's hoarse voice was shocking.
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