Iron Blood Germany: Rise of the Kaiser's Son
Chapter 642

Great Victory (Please Vote)

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At dusk, the afterglow of the setting sun spilled across the sea, bathing it in golden light. Everything looked so beautiful. Unfortunately, the smell of gunpowder in the air, the corpses floating on the surface, and the warships burning as they sank had utterly ruined the scene.

Commander Reinhard Scheer of the German High Seas Fleet, Chief of Staff of the High Seas Fleet Vice Admiral Hipper, and Commander Vice Admiral Spee of the Commerce Raiding Fleet had all gathered aboard the battleship Bavaria. Faint smiles graced all three faces. The day's fierce battle had left everyone exhausted, but winning this decisive naval battle filled them with joy. From this day onward, no navy in the world would be able to threaten the German Navy.

"Commander, it has now been confirmed that all of the British capital ships were sunk by us. The battlecruiser Tiger was sunk by carrier-based aircraft. Some smaller and medium-sized warships escaped, but we focused all our efforts on the British capital ships and had no time to deal with those vessels," Hipper said with a smile.

Scheer nodded. "Being able to eliminate all of the British capital ships is already very good. Let those smaller and medium-sized warships escape. They will not affect the overall situation."

"Commander, we also captured four French battleships and two Italian battleships. However, those battleships are not particularly capable. They simply cannot compare to the Imperial Navy's battleships. The previous naval battle has already proven that," Spee said.

The battleships of the French Navy and the Italian Navy were typical multi-turret vessels, most carrying more than twelve main guns. However, their weak armor was a fatal flaw. Their main gun calibers were also relatively small, incapable of matching the German Navy's large-caliber, long-barreled main guns.

"Bring the French and Italian

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