Even the battleship with the strongest armor protection cannot cover everything, let alone this kind of pocket version. Although the superstructure is completely destroyed, it will not cause the warship to sink, but serious damage will have a huge impact on the speed of the warship.
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Once this pocket battleship, whose main mission is to break diplomatic ties in the ocean, loses its maximum speed of 29 knots, it will be easy for the Royal Navy to deal with it. Although there are not many high-speed new battleships in the country, there are many older battleships with slower speeds.
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After changing its combat strategy, the British fleet indeed achieved certain results. The "Admiral Grafspey" pocket battleship, whose superstructure was violently bombarded, suffered more than a hundred casualties and its speed also began to decrease. However, the three British warships
Already injured
, naturally even more unable to withstand the fierce bombardment of the 6 large-caliber main guns and 8 secondary guns on the pocket battleship "Admiral Grafspey". The most seriously injured was the flagship "Exeter".
The patrol sank into the sea 11 minutes after the battle began.
After the flagship sank, the remaining two British light cruisers lost their unified command. In addition, although these two light cruisers are considered big among similar ships, they are still just light cruisers after all. In the 280mm type specially designed for their characteristics,
After the continuous hits from the guns, the light cruisers "Ajax" and "Achilles" quickly followed in the footsteps of the flagship.
Unlike his subordinates who were cheering for victory, Captain Langsdorff frowned even more. Although this battle was an unexpected victory, it was still a 3:0 victory. But "Graves"
The superstructure of the pocket battleship USS Admiral Paige was also severely damaged, and eight secondary guns were damaged.
There were only 2 doors left in the ship, and more than 200 officers and soldiers were killed or injured. Some positions even had to let the wounded continue to work. What's more terrible is that the maximum speed of the "Admiral Grafspey" dropped to 24 knots. It can be said that the British
Although they lost three cruisers, their goal was basically achieved.
While being deeply shocked by the courage and sacrifice of his British colleagues, Captain Langsdorff, who knew the danger, could no longer care about his gentlemanly demeanor and hurriedly ordered to leave the battlefield immediately. However, within a few days, the speed of the ship dropped.
The "Admiral Grafspey" was overtaken by a British fleet again.[
After a fierce battle, the British warship was forced to retreat with one ship sunk and two injured. The ship that was more seriously injured on the way could not be saved and sank to the bottom of the sea. However, at this time, the "Admiral Grafspey" was
The battleship has lost half of its diesel engines, and its maximum speed has dropped to less than 18 knots. This means that even if it encounters an old British battleship, the "Admiral Grafspey" pocket battleship cannot escape.
Whatever they were afraid of came, and within a few days, a large fleet headed by the British Royal Navy "Malaya" (Queen Elizabeth class) battleship caught up with them. In order to save cannons, it was even more important to understand the weapons on the pocket battleship.
Technically confidential, the British sent a telegram demanding the immediate surrender of the "Admiral Grafspey".
The German naval officers and soldiers on the ship all knew that the armor, guns, and radars must not fall into the hands of the British. Captain Langsdorff, who had just been promoted to rear admiral by Berlin, naturally knew better, but in order to avoid unnecessary sacrifices,
He still decided to accept the British's persuasion to surrender, but only the people on the warship would surrender, and the warship would sink with him in this sea far away from his homeland.
At this time, a young officer on the ship jumped out to express his objection, "We can still fight, why should we surrender? What about the battleship? Our model has super armor-piercing capabilities, as long as the distance is reduced to less than 20,000 meters
, the battleship’s armor can be penetrated!”
Captain Langsdorf looked at the officer named Hank with some disgust. Hank was a fanatical Nazi, and he was very different from a traditional naval officer in all aspects. Now he jumped when he saw Hank.
When he came out and bared his teeth and claws like a clown, Captain Langsdorf snorted coldly and said, "Even if it can penetrate the enemy
The armor of the ship, but how powerful is a mere 280mm caliber, how can it sink such a large battleship? And our warship will be destroyed as long as it takes one shot from the enemy ship's 15-inch gun, not to mention that the enemy has a total of
Seven warships can't win no matter what, so why should everyone sacrifice in vain?"
Hank, holding his neck, shouted, "As long as we can kill or injure even one British guy, our sacrifice will not be in vain! As long as we can consume even one British cannon, our sacrifice will not be in vain! Even if we all
As long as our comrades can achieve final victory, our sacrifice will not be in vain!"
"You, how do you look like a naval officer?", the angry Captain Langsdorff pointed at Hank and scolded him.
"The Chinese navy and army are rubbish, but they are able to defeat the weak and defeat the strong, so that the British dare not send large warships to the Far East; but you, your elegant and graceful rear admiral, now want to surrender
!I would rather
Sacrifice without grace, like your comrades in the army who died in a pool of blood and mud, and even the body was difficult to identify after the war, and don't be like the old-timers in World War I who neatly lined up to surrender!", Hank Hao!
Go up against the bull without fear.
Hearing Hank talk about the Chinese Navy, Rear Admiral Langsdorff's expression of disdain and disgust finally changed significantly. It has been difficult for them, the orthodox German navy, to understand how the Chinese navy can fight with such little strength.
The arrogant British Royal Navy is in pain, but Hank, who has been to China as an instructor, seems to have revealed the root of their strength. Soldiers are willing to sacrifice everything for their country, not only their lives, but even soldiers are the most important.
This honor is really unimaginable
"All ready to fight!" Rear Admiral Langsdorff finally decided to abandon his most cherished military honor and sacrifice everything for Germany. Once he abandoned his principles, this experienced naval admiral was obviously more cunning than his subordinates.
, he actually came up with a false surrender plan that was completely inconsistent with the characteristics of the Germans. Due to the old-fashioned image of the Germans and the tradition of Western navies generally valuing honor, even the experienced British navy was deceived (unfinished)