Striking a Stone with an Egg

"Damn it! The German warships are completely unscathed. How are we supposed to keep fighting?" Rear Admiral Yamashita Gentarō's mouth hung open wide enough to swallow his own fist. It was the first time he had ever seen such a situation.

Admiral Ijūin Gorō shook his head helplessly. "The German warships' defenses are simply too formidable. Their warship design philosophy places great importance on survivability. The British have already proven that this is absolutely correct. The British suffered a devastating loss in this regard, which was why they were beaten to a crushing defeat in their decisive battle against the German Navy."

The Battlecruiser Moltke's turret armor was as thick as 330 millimeters. How could the Battleship Shikishima's old 40-caliber 305mm Main Guns possibly penetrate such thick armor?

However, the Battlecruiser Moltke being hit still gave her captain a fright. He immediately ordered them to abandon the Battleship Tango, which was doomed to sink, and shift their target to the Battleship Shikishima, intending to finish off the warship that had struck them.

The badly flooding Battleship Tango ultimately could not hold on for long. In less than ten minutes, the battleship sank beneath the sea. Of her 668 crewmen, fewer than half escaped with their lives. The rest sank into the sea along with the warship.

The Battleship Tango became the first capital ship sunk in this naval battle. Even though she was merely an old Pre-dreadnought, the officers and men of the German Expeditionary Fleet still erupted in cheers.

After the Battleship Tango sank, only the Battleship Shikishima remained to fight alone. Facing the Battlecruiser Moltke's ferocious firepower, the Battleship Shikishima was constantly in peril. That was hardly surprising. Trying to use these obsolete Pre-dreadnoughts against the most powerful Battlecruisers in the world—such an outcome was only natural.

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