"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The German Navy's heavy cruisers began firing. Though it was now night and visibility was limited, with the assistance of Fire-control Radar, their hit rate was far higher than that of the Island Nation Navy.
It was not only the Capital Ships of the German Navy that had Radar installed. Cruisers were likewise equipped with air-search radar, Sea-search radar, and Fire-control Radar. Although this increased the cost of constructing warships, it gave them far more formidable performance in naval battles. Once anti-aircraft radar was successfully developed, the German Navy would gradually upgrade these warships as well. Once Radar could guide anti-aircraft guns to fire, the German Navy's air-defense capabilities would undoubtedly rise to another level.
"Boom! Boom!"
Although the power of 210mm shells could not compare to the main guns of Capital Ships, it was still not to be underestimated. At the very least, among cruisers, it was already exceptionally ferocious.
"Return fire! Sink the German warships!"
Izaki Shunji, captain of the heavy cruiser Mogami, gave the order. Though he too wanted to charge directly at the German Navy's aircraft carriers, if they did not fight back, they might be sunk before they could even reach the German Navy's carriers.
The Mogami-class heavy cruisers were large, but they were still a size smaller than the German Navy's heavy cruisers. Though they carried one more main gun, their rate of fire and power were somewhat inferior. Coupled with the gap in protection, in a one-on-one fight, Mogami-class heavy cruisers were simply no match for German Navy heavy cruisers. Not to mention that it was now nighttime: the German Navy's heavy cruisers had Fire-control Radar to assist them, while the Island Nation Navy's heavy cruisers could only fire based on experience and instinct. Whether they hit their targets depended