Ten nautical miles, this is completely within the shooting range of the naval gun!

During the storm, the British local fleet discovered the Germans at this distance. When it discovered this lonely warship, General Tovey, who led the team, immediately ordered an attack!

Admiral Tovey was fished out of the sea. When the aircraft carrier formation of the Athletic God was attacked by German carrier-based aircraft, twenty nautical miles away from them, the local main fleet was coming. When they arrived, only the matter of cleaning the battlefield was left.

When John Tovey was caught, he immediately took over the command and continued to command the fleet and beat the German fleet!

It has not failed yet, it is just a night battle!

This time, their main fleet had arrived. In the formation, there were only four battleships with displacement of more than 30,000 tons.

Queen Elizabeth-class Queen Elizabeth and Barham, as well as Nelson-class Nelson, R-class battleship "June" and heavy cruisers "Dorset" and "Cornwall" etc.

Although Britain has declined, it is still a superpower and has strong naval strength!

More than a dozen warships were swaying on the sea. When the Germans were discovered, the most famous naval gun showdown in World War II began like this.

The British would not know that it was the German who fired the first shot!

The power of both sides is uneven. After all, the German USS. Deutsch is just an armored cruiser, while the other party is coming by more than a dozen large warships.

However, the German fired first.

The 283mm naval guns on both sides of the bow and stern of the ship all turned to the starboard side. In almost half a minute, the entire German roared.

"Boom!" The six guns fired at once, but only a sound was heard. With the sound, huge flames emerged from the muzzle of the naval gun, and a heat wave of several meters was formed at the front of the muzzle. In the heat wave, the 283 mm armor-piercing bomb flew towards the opposite side at a speed of 910 meters per second!

The distance of ten nautical miles only takes less than twenty seconds!

Moreover, at such a long distance, the warship was shaking again, and even the British gunners were not sure of shooting.

The Germans are just making a fool of themselves!

Admiral Tovey was not worried that the other party could hit him, but only worried that the other party would run away. After all, his battleships were only more than 20 knots and could not catch up with the Deutsch, which used high-speed diesel engines.

He didn't know that the failed attack he had launched at night had caused harm to the Germans.

The only way to catch up with the other side's cruiser is not an advantage in firepower. It can be said that the current German warships are just to delay their actions, and they must not let the other side succeed!

"Continue to go forward at full speed and surround the Deutsch!" Admiral Tovey gave only this order, and then he saw a terrible scene.

The fleet was in front of the battle, the Dorset heavy cruiser was planning to surpass the other party with high speed, and then block the other party so that it would be easier for its own group fight.

However, three shells accurately hit the British latest heavy cruiser!

The 283mm armor-piercing bomb is quite powerful. It can tear open 340mm of armor at 15 kilometers, while the Dorset is just a cruiser with a standard displacement of 10,000 tons, and the thickest part of the armor is only 111 mm.

When the 283 mm armor-piercing bomb had close contact with it along the waterline, the shell easily tore open the armor at the waterline and drilled into its belly.

"Boom!" Amid the huge explosion, the Dorset smoke and dust rolled, hitting the boiler at the tail.

"Boom!" One meter apart, another armor-piercing bomb drilled to the lower part of the turret behind. It directly tore open the armor protection at the lower part of the turret, bringing even more terrifying results.

"Boom!" Apart another meter apart, the third armor-piercing bomb drilled into the most empty place. This time, it actually passed directly from the port side and out from the starboard side!

Comparing the power of naval guns cannot simply compare the caliber, which is related to various factors, such as launching drugs, such as diameters, speed of fire, etc. The German-class 283mm naval gun is amazingly powerful and has a terrifying accuracy!

The triple-mounted naval gun at the stern of the ship was blown away, and the triple-mounted naval gun at the head of the ship achieved a proud result of three hits.

"Quick, let go of the water!" At this time, in the Dorset turret, the gunman was broken with his legs. He did not care about the severe pain and shouted loudly to the sailor who had been shocked.

The destruction of ammunition will appear at any time. In order to avoid the destruction of ammunition, it must be put into the sea water to let the sea water flood here. It must be fast!

"Hurry, my children!" the cannon leader shouted.

The pipe was opened, and the surging sea water flooded in. The cannon leader's body was completely immersed in the sea water. He spitted out a few bubbles in his mouth, and his body became cold.

The sea water also swallowed up other people. In order not to sink the warships, they also had to flood the ammunition depot. This was the inevitable ending. Their sacrifice was exchanged for the safety of the warships.

However, this warship no longer has any combat power.

The Germans, the first volley, destroyed a heavy cruiser from Britain!

Colonel Stanger knew very well that when the other party was not prepared, he could attack any warship of the other party. According to general ideas, the threat of the battleship was the greatest.

However, the opponent's battleship is low in speed and cannot catch up with him. Moreover, the battleship has thick armor and its 283mm naval gun is not so easy to kill the opponent. In this case, picking up soft persimmons and pinching them is more confident.

Let the other party know that if you want to pursue you, you have to pay a price.

"Full speed." He continued to shout, "Second volley, target, Cornwall."

The heavy cruisers in Britain are all treaty ships, and they are typical thin and big stuffed, so they bully these warships first!

At the same time, accelerate, join with your own fleet, and let your own fleet destroy them!

The Cornwall belongs to the Kent-class heavy cruiser, and its official title is "Treaty-class heavy cruiser", "Ten Thousand Tons heavy cruiser" and "The first batch of county-class heavy cruisers". However, it is privately despised as "White Elephant", "White Grave" and "Thin Skin".

The same ships Kent, Berwick, Cumberland, Cornwall, and Suffolk.

In order to control the displacement, the balance of various performances must be considered, so we have to sacrifice in defense. The waterline armor belt is only 25 mm thick. Due to the strict weight control during construction, the standard displacement at completion is 9,750 tons, which is 200 tons less than the plan.

From this perspective, the British are also old-fashioned. Such warships are definitely a hit!
Chapter completed!