However, the British did not bring out the flagship to accept the surrender like the Japanese did, but only sent out a light cruiser. In this way, the "Admiral Grafspey" could not get too close to the "Malaysia"
The battleship "Laiya", but the gunner on the ship believed that
Even at a distance of about 12,000 meters, a salvo can hit at least one shot, but it is hard to say whether it can hit the vital parts, and whether it can penetrate the thickest parts of the British battleship at this distance
Armor, even Hank is not completely sure
But since Rear Admiral Langsdorf has decided to fight, he will not change his mind again. In order to increase the chance of winning, he also plans to use the two 4-unit torpedo launch tubes on the ship, "Grafspe
The torpedoes carried by the "Admiral" this time were all improved by China.
Although the caliber of the oxygen torpedo is not as crazy as Japan's 610mm, it is still more terrifying. Even a battleship will have to go back to the shipyard for repairs for at least a month or two if it takes one hit. If it takes two hits, it will probably sink directly. If
If you hit three shots in a row, you're doomed.
After discovering that the British warship that came to accept the surrender did not block the torpedo's navigation route, Rear Admiral Langsdorf breathed a sigh of relief. If it had blocked the way, he would have been able to sink only one light cruiser at most, and everyone would have died.
It’s not worth it anymore. Captain Langsdorff couldn’t help but secretly thought a little funny about his own thoughts that were completely inconsistent with the navy’s tradition, “Those Chinese values have actually affected me without knowing it!
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The internal test results of the German Navy before the voyage showed that the improved version of the oxygen torpedo eliminated the two main defects of the original one (easy to self-destruct when launched, during the voyage, and before hitting. The main reason was that the Japanese oxygen kerosene engine at that time was very sensitive to vibration.
Too sensitive.], easy to deviate [caused by insufficient lubrication. In the final analysis, it is because it is too dangerous and most soldiers are careless when lubricating.].) All explained.
After the determination, not only the accuracy and reliability are greatly improved, but also because there will be no early self-destruction to warn the enemy, the advantage of its unobvious track can be fully reflected. For a relatively clumsy large warship, even if the ship is on board
Someone with sharp eyes notices it, and generally speaking, there is no time to evade it. Whether it hits or not depends on luck. If it is launched from a submarine (Note 1), the enemy will have no way of guarding against it.
However, for surface ships, on the one hand, they cannot be too close to the enemy, and on the other hand, the enemy ships will definitely continue to make various maneuvers to avoid cannons during combat. Therefore, the accuracy of torpedoes is simply limited to zero. Unless
The launch distance is enough and there are also many targets, so there is a certain chance of hitting. Therefore, in previous battles, unless the target is immobile, it is necessary to launch torpedoes to update the target.
Efficiently sink. The eight 533mm torpedo tubes equipped on the pocket battleship "Admiral Grafspee" have basically never been used, but now the enemy ship thinks that the "Admiral Grafspee"
After surrendering, even if they are still sailing, they will not make unpredictable direction changes like in battle, and the difficulty of hitting will naturally be greatly reduced, so it is worth the gamble [
Since some of the torpedoes have been used up in the previous breakup mission and the "last hit" in the two battles, the eight torpedoes launched now are the last reserves on the ship. However, with the long reloading time of the torpedo tube, even if there are
Don't even think about using the extra torpedoes in a single battle. Previously, Langesdorf had only reserved the torpedoes needed for one round of launch. It was precisely for this reason.
About 8 minutes later, the British flagship "Malaya" battleship suddenly rose into billowing smoke. With their rich experience in naval battles, the British immediately realized that it had been hit by a torpedo. However, due to the inertia of thinking, the British's first
My first reaction was that there was virtue nearby.
It was not until the "Admiral Grafspey" pocket battleship saw the rising smoke column of the "Malaya" battleship that it opened fire and began bombarding them.
Opportunity for a torpedo sneak attack
The furious British immediately fired back, vowing to destroy all the despicable enemies. However, at this time, not only the smoke on the battleship "Malaya" became thicker, but the hull began to tilt, and the speed also dropped rapidly. The British
Only then did I realize that the "Malaya"
The damage suffered by the battleship was far more serious than they thought. In the end, although the British carried out almost perfect damage control, the battleship "Malaya", which was hit by three 533mm oxygen torpedoes at once, was still alive.
Can get rid of the bad luck of sinking.
But a battleship is a battleship. Before it sank, the 381mm cannon on the battleship "Malaya" retaliated against the murderer who attacked her. In just one round of shelling, the "Gravespe" with a displacement of more than 16,000 tons was destroyed.
The pocket battleship "Admiral" was completely destroyed, and as a result, the latter sank to the bottom of the sea earlier.
Although the "Admiral Grafspey" pocket battleship sank forever into the sea not long after it set sail, it still became the pride of the German Navy because it not only accomplished the task of breaking diplomatic ties in the oceans, but also
It also sank 1 battleship, 2 heavy cruisers, and 3 light cruisers, which greatly boosted the confidence of the German navy. The mustache, who was deeply inspired and moved, even gave a speech to further incite the German people to war.
enthusiasm
Such a tragic result of this battle also made the French government, which had previously been dreaming of "driving disaster eastward", wake up and begin to prepare for the war with all its strength. However, at this time, a major event occurred that once again shocked the world: the Soviet Union annexed the Baltic Sea without bloodshed.
After that, the three countries (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia) made territorial claims to Finland. After being severely rejected, they brazenly sent troops to launch a sudden attack on Finland, and the Soviet-Finnish War broke out!
Note 1: However, due to the slow speed of old submarines, there is no chance to attack enemy combat ships except for setting up ambushes in advance at sea. As for sneaking into the military port to attack parked ships, Mustache is worried that the actual oxygen torpedo will be stolen by the British.
Copy it after you get it, but don’t allow it to be used.
Oxygen torpedoes (that is to say, oxygen torpedoes can only be used in deep sea areas where even if they occasionally misfire and sink to the bottom of the sea, the enemy cannot salvage them.), so the real power of the improved oxygen torpedoes did not come until the teardrop-shaped submarine became combat effective.