"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The 11 battleships and battlecruisers of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet formed two battle lines respectively and fired at the battleships of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet! Orange-red flames flashed across the thick
The muzzle of the main gun shines like fireworks!
The British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet only has six Devon-class heavy cruisers equipped with three twin-mounted 210mm main guns, which are relatively powerful! However, at a distance of 10,000 meters, these Devon-class heavy cruisers
The cruisers still have no way to deal with the thick armor of the battleships! Unless they can close the combat distance to less than five thousand meters. Otherwise, even if they hit the battleships of the Chinese Navy, they will not be able to cause fatal damage to them.
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Several Jianghe-class heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet also joined in the shooting. The three triple-mounted 210mm main guns equipped with them are both superior to the British Navy's Devonshire in terms of firepower and power.
Class, heavy cruiser. Under such a powerful firepower attack, the British Navy's warships simply cannot rush to the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet!
"Boom!" A huge explosion came from the heavy cruiser HMS County Durham of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, and the bow of this heavy cruiser with a displacement of 10,000 tons was completely shrouded in thick smoke.
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He was hit by a 343mm armor-piercing projectile fired from the battleship HMS Benbow. The armor-piercing projectile weighing more than 500 kilograms easily tore through the bow deck armor of the heavy cruiser HMS County Durham and exploded violently inside!
The explosion will directly
'Durham,' the bow of the heavy cruiser was torn into pieces. The water poured in crazily. 'Durham,' among the heavy cruisers, in less than a minute, the heavy cruiser turned its bow downwards.
sank into the sea.
When the heavy cruisers of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet were attacked by the battleships of the Chinese Navy, the light cruisers and destroyers of the Mediterranean Fleet also launched a high-speed attack! The caliber of the guns of the light cruisers and destroyers was too small to pose any threat to the battleships.
threats, but they are also
There are weapons that can pose a fatal threat to battleships. The heavy torpedoes carried on battleships are much more powerful than caliber naval guns. If a battleship is hit by a heavy cruiser, it will
It may cause serious damage or even be sunk!
The five light cruisers and 16 destroyers of the British Navy rushed towards the battle line of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet's battleships at maximum speed. They wanted to rush to a distance of about a thousand meters and then launch torpedoes. However,
The attempts of these light cruisers and destroyers will obviously not succeed! When they began to charge, Ning of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet
Wave-class light cruisers and 'Fuqing-class destroyers have appeared beside the battle line, forming a tight line of defense, blocking the incoming direction with their own hulls. At the same time, the main and secondary guns on the battleship
, all began to fire on the light cruisers and destroyers of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet. The dense artillery shells hit the Mediterranean Fleet, and columns of water splashed on the sea!
The tonnage of light cruisers and destroyers is small, and the armor is very weak, almost non-existent. Even if they are hit by small-caliber naval guns, it is enough to cause serious damage! In addition to protecting the ships of the 8th Marine Division, the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet
In addition to the light cruisers and destroyers of the fleet, all
Entered into battle, the number was much more than the light cruisers and destroyers of the Mediterranean Fleet. Under such a siege, the Mediterranean Fleet suffered heavy losses and had not yet reached a distance of one thousand meters from the battle line of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet.
Most of the battleships were severely damaged or even sunk!
In the end, only a few light cruisers and destroyers rushed to a distance of about 1,500 meters from the Chinese Navy's battle line and launched torpedoes! However, if torpedoes were launched at this distance, it would be easy for the Chinese Navy to launch torpedoes.
The battleship was evaded. Except for the sinking of a relatively unlucky destroyer, no other results were achieved!
The Battle of the Alboran Sea ended in less than an hour. The British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet was completely annihilated. All the Devonshire-class heavy cruisers were sunk, and 8 of the 15 light cruisers were sunk.
Sunk, most of the remaining 7 light cruisers were severely damaged, and then forced to surrender by the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet! 16 ships were destroyed
Most of the warships had this result! The Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet suffered minimal losses. Only one destroyer was sunk. Two other destroyers and two light cruisers were severely damaged and had to return to Sicily for repairs. The Chinese Navy
At this time, a small shipyard had been built in Sicily, which could repair light warships.
The other battleships only suffered minor damage at most, which will not affect the battle!
After annihilating the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet continued to move westward. At 1 p.m., the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet appeared in Gibraltar. At this time, the British Army and Navy's defense forces in Gibraltar also did
Ready for battle! In John.
When Admiral Jellicoe's flagship, the heavy cruiser Cambridgeshire, was sunk, other warships had already sent telegrams to Gibraltar.
Roslyn, Chief of Staff of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet.
On the one hand, Lieutenant General Wells ordered all the troops in the Fortress of Gibraltar to prepare for battle, and on the other hand, John.
The news of Admiral Jellicoe's death in battle was reported to the British Admiralty! British Navy Minister John.
After Sir Fisher learned the news, he cursed John.
Admiral Jellicoe is a fool. His behavior of seeking death has ruined thousands of officers and soldiers of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet! You know, after the British Royal Navy suffered several defeats, not only the capital ship losses were too great, but also the training
The experienced naval officers and soldiers also suffered serious losses. If these officers and soldiers of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet can be preserved, this will have a great positive effect on the re-emergence of the British Navy! However, even if John.
Sir Fisher to John.
Admiral Jellicoe was very dissatisfied with this action, but when publicizing it to the outside world, only General John.
Admiral Jellicoe is promoted as a hero who fights to the death for the glory of the Royal Navy. Only in this way can he inspire the Royal Navy and the British people.
The British Navy's Gibraltar Fortress, after decades of construction, has formed a complete defense system! On the platform south of Gibraltar, the British Navy has built 5 strong forts here, each with the largest caliber.
They are 305mm fortress guns, two for each fort. In addition, each fort also has four 280mm fortress guns, as well as varying numbers of 210mm fortress guns, 155mm coastal defense guns, etc.! All cannons plus
Get up straight
The Bulatu Fortress has more than 150 guns with a caliber of 155 mm or more! These forts built on the platform are very strong. They are basically hollowed out directly on the platform, and then the fortress guns are placed inside! The top is thick
Meters of lime
The front of the rock is made of reinforced concrete and embedded with steel plates hundreds of millimeters thick. It is very strong and can withstand the shelling of the 5mm main gun. Of course, even the 343mm main gun is difficult to hit.
penetrate the defenses of these forts.
However, limestone is not very hard. If a limestone several meters thick is shot by a battleship's main gun, it will be easily destroyed if it is hit several times! When the Gibraltar Fortress was originally built, its main purpose was to defend the front.
The enemy, the mainstream naval gun in the world at that time was only a 5mm main gun. But now the 5mm main gun is also
Already lagging behind, the main guns of the super battleships are as high as 343 mm or more. The main guns of the Chinese Navy's Tang-class battleships, the British Navy's Queen Elizabeth-class battleships and the Revenge-class battleships under construction all have main gun calibers as high as 381 mm.
Such a blow is also unbearable for the British Navy's Gibraltar Fortress!
At 1:05 p.m., on the sea about 10,000 meters away from the Fortress of Gibraltar, 11 battleships of the Chinese Navy began bombarding the Fortress of Gibraltar.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Except for the two Qin-class battleships, the main guns of the remaining nine battleships are all 343 mm, and they all fire armor-piercing projectiles. A total of 89 343 mm main guns and 16
The 5mm main gun began a fierce bombardment of the Fortress of Gibraltar!
A few minutes later, the forts of the Gibraltar Fortress also began to counterattack. The fortress cannons opened fire quickly, and armor-piercing shells exploded on the sea, splashing water columns into the sky!
The fort's fort has strong protection and is difficult to penetrate. The battleships are constantly cruising on the sea, which makes it difficult for the fort's fort to hit the target. The artillery fire from both sides is very fierce, but they can't do anything to the other side for a while!
While the battleships were engaged in artillery battles with the British Navy's fortresses, the Chinese Navy's anti-submarine formations composed of Lop Nur-class frigates and Fuqing-class destroyers were also cruising around, looking for possible submarines. Especially the 8th Marine Corps.
The vicinity of the division's transport fleet is even more of a focus of monitoring.
If the transport fleet is attacked by a submarine of the British Navy, it will cause serious losses! After all, to capture Gibraltar, you have to rely on the Marine Corps to land! Otherwise, even if the navy's main ship will
The forts of the Gibraltar Fortress have all been demolished, no one has landed, and there is no way to capture it!
At this time, the Chinese navy launched an attack on Gibraltar, which also attracted the attention of other countries. For example, the Kingdom of Spain! A Spanish army has appeared in the north of the Gibraltar Fortress!