After getting the exact news, Marshal Jericho ordered the fleet to sail towards the far sea. The water depth in the offshore areas and the seabed terrain is complex, which is not suitable for the maneuver of large warships. Therefore, he wanted to fight the joint fleet on the far sea. Both warships used
The steam turbine of the coal-fired boiler is used as power. When it is activated, the smoke in the chimney is black and thick, and can be discovered far away.
The lookouts of both sides discovered each other almost at the same time. Both large fleets expanded their formations at the fastest speed and then began to move towards each other. The combined fleet was close to the coastline. The terrain here was complex, and the steering of the warships was restricted. The team was set up.
The speed of the shape is naturally not as fast as the other party.
Marshal Scher's fleet combined the formation of battle, and Jericho's fleet rushed in at full speed. The inconsistency between the two navies made the commander slow to dispatch. The formation had not yet fully expanded, and the Saar shells had already been fired.
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Marshal Scher was just thinking about the air defense issue, but ignored the basic rules in naval battles. After realizing this issue, he immediately ordered the fleet to speed up and rush towards the local fleet of Saal. Marshal Scher was very clear that large ships in the near-shore were not allowed.
If you engage in long-distance artillery battles, the joint fleet will suffer a lot. Only by rushing to the nearest and relying on the number of warships on your own side to fight in close combat can you truly play your own number advantage.
Seeing the other party approaching, Jericho knew that he could not let the other party approach. His own party had better quality. Only by fighting far away could he play the advantage of accurate shooting. Therefore, he immediately ordered the fleet to turn and use side firepower to welcome the United rushed forward.
fleet.
The artillery shells of the Saar Navy landed accurately in the joint fleet and soon sank several cruisers. The joint fleet could only use the front main gun to fight back, and the fire density was greatly reduced.
"The destroyer rushed up and cast torpedoes." Marshal Schell knew that his side was at a disadvantage and had to move back to the situation, so he immediately sent the fastest destroyer fleet.
Lieutenant Colonel Braunau, commander of Yaman Destroyer Fleet, took the lead. His destroyer drove rapidly and rushed towards the Saars first. Dozens of destroyers followed closely behind him, and the destroyers seemed to be
The arrow from the string rushed towards the Saar Empire.
The captains of each destroyer are very clear that their advantage lies in their speed. Only by approaching the opponent at the fastest speed can they avoid the bombardment of the opponent's main gun.
Seeing the opponent's destroyer rushing towards him, Marshal Jericho ordered his destroyer to come forward to stop him, and at the same time, he also aimed the artillery of the main fleet at the same time. The Navy of Saar turned the guns and gave the joint fleet a sorting formation.
Opportunity, taking advantage of this opportunity, Marshal Scher immediately ordered the fleets of the two countries to form separately and attack the Saar fleet from two directions.
Marshal Schell found that it was very difficult to command the warships of the two countries. It was better to do their own things and ask General Gordal to command the Boston fleet. The cooperation between the two sides would have a good effect.
The destroyer of the joint fleet rushed towards the Saar fleet without hesitation. Since they used steam turbines, the speed of these destroyers exceeded thirty knots. The Saar Navy gunners who had never fired such a high-speed target seemed a little busy.
At this time, the destroyer of the Saar fleet rushed up bravely. Under the command of commander Colonel Luke, they quickly launched torpedoes, disturbing the other party's navigation.
Braunau knew that this was a critical moment. If his side slowed down, it would not only waste all his previous efforts, but also put himself in a very dangerous situation. Therefore, he issued a flag verb, requiring all ships to follow the flagship and move forward at the highest speed.
Lieutenant Colonel Braunau believes that it depends on them to get the main fleet out of their current disadvantages, so they must find ways to get close to the main fleet of the Saar Navy to fire to interfere with their shelling and create opportunities for their own side. Therefore, these are the best people.
The Mann destroyer did not avoid any evasion. While using the artillery on the ship torpedo tracks on the water, he accelerated his charge.
Bostonians who lack naval combat experience showed their shortcomings at this time. Seeing the torpedo tracks abound, Lieutenant Colonel McKin, the commander of the Boston Destroyer Fleet, was scared. He started to slow down his speed first and ordered his own.
The flagship carefully avoided the incoming torpedoes. Seeing that the flagship slowed down, other Boston destroyers followed suit, but this made them die faster. Although they avoided a large number of torpedoes, they exposed themselves to the Saar battleship due to their slow speed.
under the main gun.
Seeing that the Bostonian destroyers slowed down, Jericho immediately ordered the main gun to turn and specifically attack them. Although the battleships of the Saar Empire were small in number, their quality was better than the fleets of the two countries. The main gun caliber was generally three hundred.
More than 30 mm, such powerful shells do not need to hit the destroyer directly, but only need to explode within ten meters. Those destroyers with a displacement of less than 2,000 tons will only sink.
Under the dense artillery fire of the Saar Navy, the Boston destroyers overturned one after another, and lost one third in just a few minutes. Seeing that his side suffered heavy losses, McKin was frightened, and at this moment he had already wanted to retreat.
The sacrifice of the Bostonians was not useless. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Saar people focusing on the Boston destroyer, the Yaman destroyer approached the Saar fleet, and with a rapid turn, all the destroyers fired a round of torpedoes.
Torpedoes were drawn out into water lines arranged in fan surfaces and shot straight towards the Saar fleet. They didn't need to aim at it at all, because the Saar fleet had too many warships, and even blind shots in the rough direction could also find the target.
Seeing the opponent firing a torpedo, the Saar cruiser fleet, which had been not far away, rushed over to block the enemy. The small-caliber rapid-fire cannons on each warship bombarded the water surface violently, making the sea water churned like boiling water.
Torpedoes were exploded one by one by one by shell, but no matter how dense the artillery fire was, it could not block the attack route of each torpedo. Finally, a torpedo that escaped the net hit hit the warship. The violent explosion sounded one after another, and several cruisers that were hit quickly began.
sink.
The Saar fleet continued to retreat, and at the same time the fleet continued to deflect, seized the T-head of the Yaman fleet, and aimed the muzzle at the Yaman destroyer fleet that was turning and throwing it into the attack again.
The fierce artillery fire sounded again, bombarding the Yaman destroyer that was charging for the desperate attack. Braunau faced the attack of the Saar battleship but did not retreat but advanced, and bravely rushed towards the opponent.
Seeing this situation, compared to the bravery of Yaman fleet, McGin, who had just escaped the disaster, was completely frightened. At this critical moment, McGin's flagship actually took the lead in escaping. Under his leadership,
The Boston Destroyer Fleet lost all morale and fled with McKin.