The first thousand and forty-fifth chapters dream of breaking the North Sea
Although the German Navy severely damaged four battleships of the American Far Flying Fleet in just twenty minutes and forced them to withdraw from the battle, they did not sink these battleships. At the same time, the timely appearance of the British Navy also
As a result, the German Navy had to give up its attack on the American Expeditionary Fleet and instead deal with the more powerful British Navy. Otherwise, the main force of the German Navy will not be able to get rid of its current predicament.
"General, what should we do next? The British are blocked in the northeast. If we don't turn, we will face the superior firepower of the British Navy in five minutes!" Admiral Schmidt asked worriedly. The British
The fleet's more than twenty battleships are already in the northeast, successfully seizing the "T" position. If the German fleet continues to maintain its course, it will be hit by the superior firepower of the British fleet. The intensive artillery fire of more than twenty battleships will easily
Destroy any battleship in the German Navy.
"Turn, turn 30 degrees to the left! Drive the Americans away! Prepare to fight the British!" Reinhardt.
Admiral Scheer ordered. The British Navy already had a numerical advantage, and now it is intercepting the German Navy. It is no longer possible for the German Navy to get rid of the British Navy. Moreover, the British Navy is determined this time
I want to eliminate the main force of the German Navy, otherwise I wouldn't have deployed so many back-ups.
"Yes, General!" Admiral Schmidt nodded. Although the current situation is very unfavorable for the German Navy, as German naval personnel, they will not give up so easily.
The battle line of the German fleet began to turn, and at the same time, intensive artillery fire once again poured into the U.S. expeditionary fleet. William, the commander-in-chief of the U.S. East Coast Fleet.
Admiral Benson immediately ordered the American expeditionary fleet to turn. In just twenty minutes, four battleships were severely damaged, which made William.
Admiral Benson felt very distressed. Now that the British had arrived, there was no need for the American Expeditionary Fleet to continue to fight here.
The American Expeditionary Fleet quickly withdrew, but the British Navy quickly moved closer. When the distance between the two sides was less than 10,000 meters, a fierce exchange of fire began again. The white moonlight shone on the sea, and the visibility was not as good as during the day, but
The huge figure of the battleship stretches like a hill on the sea. Although it is a bit blurry, it is still the best target.
At this moment, only 18 battleships of the German Navy continued to fight. During the brief exchange of fire with the American fleet, the battleship 'Rhineland' was severely damaged and withdrew from the battle. In the fierce battle at that time, both sides of the war had no extra energy to fight.
Regardless of these severely damaged battleships, the Rheinland was able to drag the seriously damaged hull and escape under the cover of darkness under the protection of two destroyers.
At this moment, the British Navy still has 28 battleships. In addition, the remaining battleships of the U.S. Navy obviously will not sit idly by. The joint command of the British and American navies already has a decisive advantage.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The naval officers and soldiers of both sides, who had been fighting fiercely for most of the day, tried their best to throw the shells at each other, praying to hit the enemy. Of course, for reasons that could not be seen clearly. The current hit rate is different from that of the afternoon.
Compared with that time, it has once again dropped a lot. However, the bad situation faced by the German Navy has not changed much. The American fleet joined the British Navy's battle line command, and most of the German Navy's warships will be attacked by two
The enemy ship attacked. This put the German Navy at a complete disadvantage in the naval battle.
"Boom!" An orange-red fireball shone on the bow deck of the British Navy's battleship HMS Conqueror, which quickly pointed the direction for other battleships of the German Navy.
Although the British sailors on the battleship Conqueror put out the fire in just a few minutes, within these minutes, the battleship Conqueror was hit by a dense rain of bullets. Not only the superstructure
was blown up and the bridge was hit
·All officers including the captain were slaughtered. At the same time, three of the five twin 343mm main guns were also destroyed, and the firepower was reduced by 60%. In this case·Command
In confusion, the Conqueror had to withdraw from the battle.
After successfully damaging a British Navy battleship, the morale of the German Navy was greatly boosted. Although the fierce battle for most of the day had made the navy officers and soldiers very tired, everyone still gritted their teeth and persisted.
At 9:18 pm, the German Navy once again hit the British Navy's battleship 'Monarch'. An armor-piercing shell hit the side armor of the 'Monarch' and exploded near the waterline. The turbulent seawater poured in.
Among the battleships 'Monarch, in just two minutes...
The water that poured into the hull exceeded thousands of tons, causing the hull of the battleship 'Monarch' to begin to tilt. The design of the watertight compartments of the British Navy's battleships was unreasonable. This made it impossible for the battleship to respond in time after a leak occurred.
Prevent the intrusion of seawater by closing the watertight door.
The British naval officers and soldiers on board the Sovereign tried their best to plug the leaks and drain the accumulated water. However, this was in vain. Within a few minutes, the Sovereign capsized and the entire ship capsized.
The battleship slowly sank into the sea, leaving a huge spiral hole on the sea. None of the 52 naval officers and soldiers on the battleship successfully escaped.
After continuously damaging a British battleship and sinking a battleship, the German Navy seemed to see the possibility of a miracle. If God was really on their side, it might be possible to reverse the situation. Reinhardt
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Admiral Scheer immediately ordered the fleet to make persistent efforts to win this naval battle for the German Empire.
However, God did not seem to favor the German Navy. After the British Navy lost two battleships in a row, bad luck also befell the German Navy.
At 9:22 pm, the German Navy's Friedrich der Grosse was hit continuously, and the entire superstructure burned. This was so obvious under the night sky, and it became a key target of the British Navy.
within the next 5 minutes
, more than ten battleships launched multiple salvos at the battleship 'Friedrich der Grosse'. More than NO armor-piercing bombs hit the battleship. Even though the armor of 'Frederick the Great' was very thick, under such circumstances
, which is also irresistible.
With multiple parts of the hull damaged and a fatal blow to the keel, the 'Frederick the Great' broke into two pieces and sank to the bottom of the sea in less than thirty seconds.
Except for a few of the more than a thousand German naval officers and soldiers who survived, the rest sank into the icy North Sea along with the battleship.
After the battleship 'Frederick the Great' was sunk, the 'Oldenburg' followed suit again. The 'Oldenburg,' which was besieged by three British Navy battleships, was already scarred, with four
Two twin 5mm main guns were destroyed. At the same time, a small piece of the ship's bow was cut off. The most terrible thing is that the place where it was hit was below the waterline.
, the cold water poured into the 'Oldenburg' through the loophole at the bow of the ship. As more and more water poured in, the bow began to sink, while the stern of the ship rose upward and was lifted.
Out of the water. Finally, the entire battleship sank into the sea with the bow down and the stern up. Of the more than 800 naval officers and soldiers on the battleship, less than 100 successfully escaped.
Two battleships were sunk in succession, which further weakened the combat power of the German Navy. On the contrary, the advantages of the British Navy and the United States Navy became more and more obvious after joining forces. The German Navy was already at an absolute disadvantage.
At 9:31 p.m., the German battleship Hesse was sunk.
At 9:40 pm, the German battleship Bayer was severely damaged and had to withdraw from the battle. However, when withdrawing from the battle, it was besieged by the destroyer squadron of the British Navy and was eventually hit by two torpedoes.
Sunk to the bottom of the sea.
At 9:48 pm, the British Navy's battleship Centurion was severely damaged and withdrew from the battle.
At 9:52 pm, the USS Oklahoma was severely damaged and withdrawn from the battle.
At 9:58 pm, the German battleship Osterfriesland was sunk.
At this time, the German Navy only had 13 battleships left to continue fighting. However, the enemy still had 28 ships, which was more than twice the number of the German Navy.
Reinhardt.
Admiral Scheer's face was full of despair. At this point in the naval battle, he knew that it was impossible for the German Navy to make a comeback. This naval battle ended with a disastrous defeat for the German Navy. Although the German Navy still had more than a dozen
However, no one knows how many of these battleships will be left until the end of the battle. The British Navy will never let go of this opportunity to drive out the German Navy.
At this time, a large dark cloud appeared in the sky, the moon was obscured by the clouds, and the visibility on the sea dropped again.
"Retreat! Retreat immediately!" Reinhardt.
Admiral Scheer no longer cared about continuing the fierce battle with the British Navy, and immediately took advantage of this rare opportunity to issue an order to retreat. Now with the cover of night, the possibility of the German Navy getting rid of the British Navy was much greater. Although this
A naval battle failed, and the German Navy's dream of challenging the British Navy's maritime supremacy was shattered. However, at least it was able to retain part of the main force of the German Navy, leaving hope for the German Navy to rise again.
"Hell! Pursue! Can't let the Germans run away!" John.
Admiral Jellicoe cursed secretly and immediately issued an order to the fleet. Although many battleships of the German Navy were sunk, the remaining dozen or so battleships would still become a serious problem for the British Navy!