Battle of the Third Reich

The first hit, Admiral Sher has never encountered such good luck since it was launched. This seems to be something that Scharnhorst or Gneisenau encountered. The German battleships in the first row, except for the light cruise on the far left, all began to enter a tense loading. Due to the range, the Leipzig did not join the fire, although her two 150 straws can reach each other. However, considering the speed and weight of the terminal, don't let it go out of the way.

While the front-row battleship was still loading, the second-row battleship shot a round of volley. The German navy's high seas fleet has an absolute advantage in long-range firepower. Compared with the fact that the other side only has three heavy cruisers and one battleship, the German fleet has six warships that can be bombarded by more than 20,000 meters.

The three warships all relied on the bombardment parameters reported by the front row of warships. These parameters have been corrected after the first round of shooting, so that the effect was immediate. The Gneisenau shot a beautiful blow to the Royal Navy’s flagship Kent .

A cannonball directly hit the rear of the British heavy cruiser. This 75-kilogram steel block maintained a bullet speed of 300 meters per second at the end of the trajectory, first rubbing on the top of the observation deck on the left side of the battleship Kent After that, he almost hit the secondary gun rangefinder on that side. This shell magically passed three huge chimneys, torn off four or five fixed steel cables, and then inserted at an angle of 17 degrees. Entered the heavy cruiser's seaplane ejection platform.

After striking through two thin iron plates effortlessly, the excellent fuze made in Germany worked as always, and the 42 kg charge in the shell exploded in the cabin directly below the hangar of the seaplane. The explosion was so violent that the quality of the German firework was high, and the thin armor of the Kent was penetrated from the inside.

On the side of the heavy cruiser, a hull of about eight meters in length was blown away, and the ripped rift was full of holes, and it looked like an aluminum beer can with a shotgun shot.

More seriously, the explosion ripped the aviation fuel tank under the hangar, and within seconds the blazing flames jumped onto the hangar deck. Immediately, two walrus-type seaplanes in the hangar were lit. At the same time, there were several barrels of fuel and lubricating oil piled on the side of the hangar. Out, the entire hull tail was shrouded in suffocating pungent smoke.

The damage control personnel of the Royal Navy were well-trained. They bravely rushed into the smoke. The two damage control teams approached the fire from the top and bottom of the deck at the same time. Then they encountered a second violent explosion. The hangar The oxygen and acetylene gas cylinders inside exploded at high temperature, and the instantaneous high-temperature flames and shock waves carried the high-speed flying debris across the deck and corridors and shattered the entire row of people.

Just after a piercing crack of metal, the ceiling of the hangar collapsed. The steel beam crushed the two planes in the hangar, and the full fuel tank on the plane was immediately squeezed. Once again, thousands of gallons of high-quality fuel were injected into the raging fire, and the flames followed the flowing fuel. It began to spread on the upper deck and flowed down the open stairs into the next cabin.

The Germans were not aware of the disaster on the Kent at this time, and they were applauding for being able to accurately hit the enemy ship. The small battleship Lüzov did not get as lucky as her captain. All three of her shells were off target, but one of the off-center shells turned to the side of the cruiser, and gave it to Berwick. The number one is missing.

Although the shells of the German-type 28 heavy artillery are old models. The projectile is relatively old and its armor-piercing ability is average, but it is also filled with 36 kg of explosives. The huge water pressure generated by the explosion hit the thin underwater hull of the treaty-type heavy cruiser. The fifteen-millimeter-thick steel plate was twisted and deformed, the rivets were broken from the nail holes, the hull was cracked with a five-meter-long opening, and seawater poured into the freshwater tank on one side.

The results of Prince Eugen appeared most brilliant in this round of shelling. This is due to the excellent fire control of the Earl Hipper-class heavy cruiser. This new heavy cruiser condenses the latest military technology of the German Navy. The huge rangefinder can almost be comparable to those of battleships.

Three missed. In one hit, Prince Eugen's achievements surpassed all the leaders. The unlucky victim was still the heavy cruiser Berwick, and the 203-mm projectile hit her a turret diagonally.

In front of the German semi-armor-piercing projectile, the 25-mm armor was as fragile as a piece of paper, and the violent big explosion unavoidably happened.

This heavy cruiser had just hit a volley, and the turret was being reloaded. The sailors had just unloaded the ammunition from the bomb, and had to fill the gun breech in the future. A gram carrying 21 kilograms of powerful explosives. The Krupp product broke open the front armor and broke in. The German shell first hit the tail of a 204-mm main gun, and then took off towards the ceiling of the turret. No one could see how the shell exploded, because before that, the fragmented front armor fragments of the turret Like a grenade, it raged in the turret and instantly killed all the people in the turret.

The flame of the explosion detonated the shells on the rack, to be precise, the propellant cartridges placed under the shells. The violent shock wave bent the guide rails on the elevator shaft of the turret and bombs, which caught the fire that had to be closed in the future. Cover, the burning flame rushed into the bomb reserve room below the turret along the bombing well, and immediately killed the sailors who were working tensely in the cabin. At this time, they were unloading the new launching cartridge from the ammunition magazine. The warhead has been moved into the turret's bomber.

All this happened in an instant, and the whole process took less than two seconds. The British navy officers and soldiers had no time to understand what happened. A turret erupted like a volcano. The entire turret roof was lifted up. The flying steel plate almost hit the bridge and the flames from all the openings on the turret Jetting around, followed by the second big explosion, the height of the fireball rose beyond the bridge and the main mast. Following the fireball were various twisted and broken pipes and broken parts. A turret made its internal organs. Throw in all directions.

The tragic scene of the explosion terrified the captain of the Berwick. He decisively ordered emergency water injection to the front ammunition depot. He was afraid that the fire would spread to the ammunition depot of the lower cabin, where the two main turrets were stacked. Hundreds of shells, once exploded, the first half of the warship would be blown into pieces.

At this time, the captain did not know that the fire door at the bottom of the turret was actually closed, and the ammunition depot was now very safe. As a result, the sailors still poured seawater into the front ammunition depot in strict accordance with the command of the captain, resulting in intact b turret As a result, ammunition supply was cut off, and the Berwick lost all forward firepower five minutes after the war.

As the fireball exploded from Berwick's turret, Prince Eugen's armored command tower burst into joy.

Someone who self-respected the fearless knight was initially a bit resistant to entering the armor room. The reason seemed to be that he was hiding behind that thick steel plate and lost a decent official, standing against the enemy’s artillery fire The sea breeze blowing in the face was the romance of naval warfare, but after seeing the Sher gun through the bridge of the other battleship, the fearless knight took the lead and ran into the armored control tower.

"See the fireballs, see the big fireballs, God, we got rid of her!" Randolph shouted excitedly with a high-powered telescope.

"Not yet, she is still in the formation, neither slowing down nor getting out of control, but don't worry, we are not so lightly wounded by us, my subordinates are the best in the German navy, we will soon put that An English ship was sent to the bottom of the sea." von Hertz stood aside with a telescope, he said proudly to Randolph.

"Hahaha, dear Christian, guess whether those British people have scared their pants, they think they still control the ocean, these arrogant guys may be shaking with fear now, regret to initiate this to us Challenge yourself.

The German leader led by the great head is invincible, whether it is land sky or sea, we are the strongest. As the most trusted subordinate of the head of state, I am extremely proud to be able to witness this fact in person. "After finishing, Randolph put down the telescope, and in the most solemn posture he thought, looked around every officer in the command module.

Everyone froze for a moment, not knowing what tricks he was doing. As a result, von Hertz's brain turned the fastest. He stood upright and raised his right arm straight.

"Hi, Reinhardt! Hi, Reinhardt! Hi, Reinhardt!" the captain shouted loudly. The subordinates finally responded and quickly followed the captain to stand up and salute, shouting the name of the head to show his loyalty.

"Hi! Reinhardt!" Randolph was very satisfied with the scene in front of him, and it was his natural responsibility as a confidant to show the prestige of the head of state anytime, anywhere. Of course, more importantly, his little vanity can also satisfy him.

"The head of state will be very happy to see the defeat of the British navy. Now he needs you to continue to work hard. I will report to the head of state exactly what I have seen, so everyone, in order to get more glory and praise, fight hard." Randolph turned around and continued to pick up the telescope and looked forward.

"This time the reality is so handsome. Should I look for a painter to draw a portrait with the name "Randolph in the Great Battle of the English"... um...or "Randolph in Eugen" "Prince". Hanging back on the honor wall of the family will surely make the old guys happy at home." The young Major SS secretly thought. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and faster!