The rapid sinking of the Hood put the young battleship Prince of Wales into a difficult situation of fighting alone, and the snow had stopped at this time. This was undoubtedly more beneficial to the Germans, who had the best optical sighting equipment in the world, but the Prince of Wales
The British Royal Navy officers and soldiers on the ship were not afraid. They rushed towards the enemy bravely and stared at the Bismarck battleship company.
It continued to fire, and finally hit the target for the first time in the fifth salvo. However, the Bismarck, whose armor performance and even the armor thickness of key parts had been greatly strengthened compared with history, did not suffer any substantial damage, but the Prince of Wales was quickly damaged.
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After two rounds of test firings, the battleship Tirpitz, which had adjusted its fire control parameters, hit the "little boy" for the first time in its third salvo against the Prince of Wales. The 900-kilogram armor-piercing Prince of Wales
The bridge of the USS was completely destroyed (this gun has never been
Exploded, but in this time and space, due to the great progress in the industrial management systems of various countries [due to Hu Weidong], the reliability of the fuze has been greatly improved, and the failure rate has been greatly reduced. The Prince of Wales has also been tragic), including the captain Li
17 people, including Qi, were killed on the spot.
After the captain died in battle, the officers and soldiers on the battleship Prince of Wales were in a short period of confusion. The first officer quickly took over the command of the warship, but the first order he gave was to escape. High-quality update This is not
Because the first officer was timid and timid, but because the bridge was destroyed, which not only killed the captain and 17 other people, but also destroyed the radar on the battleship Prince of Wales.
If the battle continues with the commander, the naval guns can only rely on the sighting and fire control systems of each turret, and the accuracy of the bombardment will inevitably decline significantly. Historically, the main gun can still hit the enemy ship after the commander is destroyed.
There are only a handful of battle examples, which is enough to illustrate the problem. Under such circumstances, if the first mate orders all the officers and soldiers of the ship to fight to the end, it will not be brave, but stupid.
During the U-turn, the battleship Prince of Wales was hit multiple times by large-caliber guns fired by the German warships. The battleship Bismarck's third main gun salvo hit a 381mm armor-piercing round that hit the battleship Prince of Wales.
The middle part below the waterline, where the cannon holes penetrate is weak (Note 1
) exploded violently behind the armor, igniting an oil depot and causing a large amount of water to enter. Fireworks suddenly burst into the sky on the Prince of Wales, and the ship's hull also tilted slightly due to water intrusion. Even though the British ship's drainage capacity was super strong,
The maximum speed of the Prince of Wales quickly dropped to 26 knots.[
In the fourth salvo of the battleship Tirpitz, another gun hit the enemy ship. The high-quality update penetrated the armor and penetrated the secondary gun fire control room of the Prince of Wales. But unexpectedly it did not explode (the gun fuse
No matter how good the quality is, there is no way there will be no defects.), let it escape the disaster.
At this time, the Prince of Wales finally completely turned its course, but at this time the Bismarck fired another row of guns. One of the armor-piercing rounds hit the stern part below the waterline, penetrated the hull and exploded, but there were no vital points nearby.
It did not cause serious damage, but only increased the drainage pressure of the Prince of Wales.
However, due to the progress of the drainage work, the maximum speed of the Prince of Wales returned to about 26 knots after a few minutes, and the fire on the ship was also under control by this time. Even though the German Navy was
Their enemies couldn't help but admire the British Royal Navy's well-trained training.
Seeing that the battleship Prince of Wales had turned around and accelerated to escape, the three German warships who were unwilling to let it escape quickly turned to pursue it. However, the fire control parameters had to be readjusted.
Because of the enemy, the rear main guns of the three German warships could not function, and the firepower was immediately halved. At the same time, the enemy naturally reduced the receiving surface by turning the stern of the ship towards itself, making the already low hit rate
The rate dropped further, and the Prince of Wales and subsequent main gun attacks on the three German warships also encountered the same dilemma. Therefore, in the next few minutes, both sides failed to hit the enemy ships, but considering that the Prince of Wales
It is the escaping party, and its 356mm main gun cannot threaten the Bismarck-class battleships even if it hits at a distance of more than 20 kilometers, so it is obvious that the Germans are more depressed.
But even so, escaping is not an easy task, because the speed of the two Bismarck-class battleships is already a little faster than the Prince of Wales. Although it is only a little bit, it is enough to bite her and hold her tight.
The distance is slowly getting closer, especially when the radar of the Prince of Wales is destroyed.
Even after forming a cross-fire and determining the fire control parameters, the hit rate of the German naval guns was still far less than that of the previous side-string bombardment. Moreover, the battleship Prince of Wales, which was bent on escaping, also released a smoke screen to cover itself, forcing the three German ships to
The ** ship switched to using radar to guide the bombardment, and the hit rate dropped further. After the two battleships fired three or four salvos each, they only had one 381mm armor-piercing hit, but this one was made by about 18,000
The gun fired at a distance of 300 meters showed incredibly terrifying penetration. It directly penetrated the 406mm thick frontal armor of the rear main turret on the battleship Prince of Wales, and exploded in the main turret. Although this ship type
The excellent anti-explosion design in the main turret did not cause a violent explosion that could destroy the entire battleship, but it was enough to completely render the main turret useless, and it would have to be towed to the shipyard for overhaul for at least more than a month.
As the distance between the two sides gradually narrowed, the hit rate of the German naval guns gradually increased. The stern of the battleship Prince of Wales became the hardest hit area and was hit by two large-caliber guns. Fortunately, they both hit the water surface and did not cause any damage.
Therefore, a large amount of water entered, but the crucial rudder was not damaged.
Note 1: Due to the limitation of the buoyancy of warships, the armor becomes thinner as it goes down the waterline. For this reason, Japan has historically designed special guns to attack the parts below the waterline, namely the "91" type and the later improved "1"
The underwater channel optimizes armor penetration, but in actual combat it rarely plays any role because it can rarely hit any part. However, historically, the Prince of Wales was in the Denmark Strait.
During the battle, this part was really hit by the Bismarck's large-caliber armor-piercing gun, but fortunately the gun did not explode (it is said that if the quality of the German Navy's fuzes could be better in history, the results would be at least doubled.), but in the
In this book, thanks to the help of Hu Weidong, the quality of German fuzes has been greatly improved, so it will be difficult for the Prince of Wales to have such good luck again (to be continued...)
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