"General, Island Nation's cruisers and destroyers have turned around, and they are going to launch a lightning strike!" Rear Admiral Abraham exclaimed.
"Damn it! The Island Nation people took the initiative to retreat. It was indeed a trap. Order the fleet to prepare for lightning strikes!" Otto Lieutenant General Schneewind ordered. The horror of Island Nation Navy's 610 mm Torpedo made Otto? Lieutenant General Schneewind's heart skip a beat. Once hit by these terrifying Torpedo, the consequences will be very serious.
The five Battlecruiser, which were speeding up, began to turn. At the same time, the speed is also further improved. And those cruisers and destroyers began to prepare for battle. The main and secondary guns began to turn, aiming at the direction of Island Nation Navy's Light Cruiser and the destroyer.
Although, it is night now, the line of sight is greatly affected, and those Light Cruiser and destroyers are not visible at all. However, relying on the guidance of Fire-control Radar, we were still barely able to discover these Light Cruiser and destroyers. However, because these Light Cruiser and destroyers of the Island Nation fleet are very fast, it is almost impossible to hit the target.
Several Battlecruisers did not open fire, and a blackout was also implemented. In this case, it would be difficult for the Light Cruisers and destroyers of the Island Nation fleet to see these Battlecruisers clearly and unable to accurately release Torpedos. If Torpedo is released randomly, the threat will naturally be much smaller.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The heavy cruisers German fleet and Light Cruiser, as well as the destroyers, all started shooting. Dense artillery shells enveloped the lightning strike formation of the Island Nation fleet. However, almost all of these shells fell into the water and did not hit the target at all.
"Order Light Cruiser and the destroyers to separate part of the force and attack the lightning strike formation of the Island Nation people! If you fire from too far away, it will be difficult to hit the target. Since the Island Nation people want to defeat us with lightning strikes, let's fight with them with bayonets!" Lieutenant General Otto Schneewind ordered with a serious look.
"Okay, General." Major General Abraham nodded.
Anyway, the cruisers and destroyers of German fleet are very large. The number of Light Cruiser is as high as 20, and the number of destroyers is as high as more than 30. This was originally to deal with the lightning strike of the Island Nation fleet.
After receiving the order, the 10 Light Cruisers of the 2nd Light Cruiser formation and the 10 destroyers of the 3rd destroyer formation immediately rushed to the battlefield. Although it is very dark, if the distance is reduced to a few kilometers, the target can still be seen. Moreover, both the 150mm Main Gun of the Light Cruiser and the 105mm Main Gun of the destroyer can exert their firepower advantage at a distance of several kilometers.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A fierce battle began immediately. German fleet invested a large number of Light Cruiser and destroyers to encircle and suppress the lightning strike formation of the Island Nation fleet. The displacement of German Navy and Light Cruiser is generally large, generally close to tens of thousands of tons, or more than ten thousand tons. The displacement of the destroyer is also larger than the more than 2,000 tons of the Island Nation fleet, and is often more than 3,000 tons. Larger displacement allows battleships to be equipped with more weapons. This also makes the German Navy battleship's air defense capability very powerful.
Light Cruiser's three triple-mounted 150mm Main Gun, 105mm and 88mm high and flat dual-purpose guns, were all firing wildly. The two 105mm Main Gun and 88mm high and flat dual-purpose guns on the destroyer were also firing continuously.
For a time, under the encirclement and suppression by German fleet's superior force, Island Nation Navy's lightning strike formation was continuously hit and suffered great losses.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The destroyer 'Chu Xue' of Island Nation Navy was attacked by two destroyers of German fleet and one Light Cruiser. The shells hit the destroyer "Chu Xue" like raindrops, making this warship with a displacement of more than 2,000 tons like a small boat in a storm, with the possibility of capsizing at any time.
"Boom!"
A 150mm Shell hit the destroyer "Chu Xue", blasting a big hole in the bow of the ship and igniting a raging fire.
Although the destroyer "Chu Xue" also used Naval Gun to fight back, her two fists were no match for four. Under the Encirclement Offensive of the German fleet battleship, the destroyer "Chu Xue" was in a very difficult situation.
The Light Cruiser number 'Kitakami' and the Light Cruiser number 'Oi', as the core of the lightning strike formation of the Island Nation fleet, were naturally targeted by the Light Cruiser formation and destroyer formation of German fleet. Although Germany did not know that the two Light Cruisers had been converted into heavy torpedo cruisers, it was always right to sink the enemy's Light Cruisers with larger displacements.
Several Light Cruiser and destroyers German fleet launched a Encirclement Offensive attack on the two heavily mined cruisers.
"Baga! There are too many escort warships of the Germany people. Our lightning strike formation was attacked by their Encirclement Offensive. It is impossible to get close to the Capital Ships formation of the Germany people, let alone launch a lightning strike." Lieutenant General Takasu Shirō was furious.
Originally, he thought that his lightning strike would be successful and achieve significant results. But now he suddenly discovered that everything was not what he imagined. German fleet's huge escort fleet is protecting the Capital Ships formation from being struck by lightning.
"Your Excellency Commander, the Germany people may know the power of our Torpedo. That's why they will equip so many escort warships." Major General Suzuki Yoshio guessed.
"Damn it! If we had known earlier, we should have prepared more torpedo ships. In that case, it wouldn't be like this." Lieutenant General Takasu Shirō regretted a little.
However, there is no regret medicine in the world.
"General, are we going to turn around and attack the Germany people?" Major General Suzuki Yoshio asked.
After all, these Capital Shipss, heavy cruisers and Light Cruisers in the Island Nation fleet are also equipped with 610 mm Heavy Torpedos. They can also participate in lightning strikes.
However, Lieutenant General Takasu Shirō thought about it and shook his head. He believes that it may be difficult for the lightning strike formation to succeed. Under such circumstances, if the remaining fleet is invested, once it fails, the consequences will be very serious. It would be better to take advantage of this opportunity and retreat.
In order to avoid the lightning strike of the Island Nation fleet, the Capital Ships formation of German fleet is turning and keeping Tula distance. There was no further pursuit of the Island Nation fleet. This is a good opportunity for the main force of the Island Nation fleet to evacuate. Otherwise, once the lightning strike formation is wiped out by German fleet, the Capital Ships formation of Germany people will probably catch up with their speed advantage. By then, it may be difficult for them to escape.