"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
At 2:25 in the afternoon, during this round of test firing of the Moltke Battlecruiser, a 343mm Shell exploded on the sea surface on the right side of the Lion Battlecruiser, taking the lead in forming a straddle launch.
In an instant, everyone in the 'Lion' number Battlecruiser fell into deathly silence. These proud Royal Navy officers and soldiers seemed not to have expected that German Navy would actually launch a cross-fire one step ahead of them. You know, once a straddle fire occurs, it means that the opponent's warship has been trapped in one's own fire. Next, you can focus your fire and shoot. As for when you can hit the opponent's warship, it depends on luck.
"Asshole!" David? Vice Admiral Beatty couldn't help but cursed secretly.
"Order each artillery position to continue firing. The Germany people are the first to form a straddle fire. This means nothing at all. As long as we are not sunk, we still have a chance." David? Vice Admiral Beatty ordered.
Obviously, their morale has been hit to a certain extent.
"Send Telegram to the 'HMS Royal Princess' and 'HMS Queen Mary' numbers and ask them to come as soon as possible." David? Vice Admiral Beatty ordered. He also felt that something was not quite right. German Navy seems to be more ferocious than he imagined! If this continues, they might be the ones who are defeated. Once defeated, not only will Royal Navy lose a battleship, but his own career will also be greatly affected. David? Vice Admiral Beatty, I don't want that to happen.
"Yes, General." The staff officer immediately went to send Telegram.
On the other side, the Germany sailors aboard the Battlecruiser number 'Moltke' had already begun to cheer. The formation of a straddle shot means that they are one step closer to hitting the target. Of course, this also shows that they are one step closer to winning.
"Order each artillery position to concentrate firepower and fire at full speed. Try to sink Battlecruiser belonging to Britain within half an hour and end the battle!" Vice Admiral Spee gave the order excitedly. If British Navy and one Battlecruiser can be sunk at the beginning of the war, this will be a huge victory for German Navy.
"Yes, General."
The three-seat triple-mounted 50-caliber 343mm Main Gun number Battlecruiser number 'Moltke' immediately began a fierce bombardment. Each round of salvos was extremely violent, with nine heavy Armor-piercing Shells hitting the Lion Battlecruiser hard. These Armor-piercing Shell are very powerful. Just one hit is enough to drink a pot of "Lion" Battlecruiser.
The situation on the battlefield suddenly became very favorable to the 'Moltke' number Battlecruiser. The 'Lion' number Battlecruiser seemed to be suppressed.
However, even so, the shelling of the "Lion" Battlecruiser continued. The quality of Royal Navy's officers and soldiers is indeed the best in the world.
Even German Navy cannot compare with it. The main reason why 'Moltke' number Battlecruiser was able to gain an advantage in the battle was that the hardware equipment was better. In addition to the defense and firepower of the "Moltke" number Battleship being better than that of the "Lion" number Battlecruiser, other aspects such as observation equipment and ranging equipment are also stronger than the "Lion" number Battlecruiser.
When Qin Tian was designing the battleship of the German Navy, he specifically used a word, fire control system. Although there were no electronic computers in this era, existing ranging and aiming equipment could be improved and then integrated to form a rudimentary primary fire control system. Although such a fire control system is far from comparable to those of later generations, it is undoubtedly far ahead of this era. Otherwise, it would be too difficult to gain an advantage when the quality of the officers and soldiers is not as good as that of the British Royal Navy.
Judging from the performance on the battlefield, German Navy Fire Control System is still very effective.
At 2:30, British Navy's 'Lion' number Battlecruiser finally formed a cross shot. Royal Navy's quality is indeed something that cannot be denied.
"Long live! Royal Navy is the strongest!" David? Vice Admiral Beatty couldn't help but cheer.
The other sailors also started cheering. For a time, the previous negative emotions seemed to disappear completely.
"Concentrate fire and shoot to sink German warship!" David? Vice Admiral Beatty ordered.
The four-seater twin-mounted 45-caliber 343mm Main Gun of the "Lion" Battlecruiser began a salvo. The eight main guns struggled to smash the shells one by one at the 'Moltke' number Battlecruiser. This made this battle even more tragic.
"Boom! Boom!"
Three minutes later, British Navy seemed to have better luck. In this round of salvos, one 343mm Shell hit the starboard side of the Battlecruiser number 'Moltke'. A 150mm Secondary Gun was blown away, and several navy sailors were torn into pieces. At the same time, the explosion also caused a raging fire.
However, for a huge warship with a displacement of nearly 30,000 tons, such injuries are nothing at all.
The damage control personnel aboard the 'Moltke' number Battlecruiser immediately carried out loss control. The three main turrets were also firing back.
"Nice job! Keep up the good work and sink German warship." David? Vice Admiral Beatty had a smile on his face. It was as if he had already seen the goddess of victory lifting her skirt towards him.
However, David? Vice Admiral Beatty seems to be happy a little too early. Two minutes later, he couldn't laugh anymore, and the smile on his face disappeared completely, replaced by frost all over his face.
'Moltke' No. Battlecruiser also scored a hit in the subsequent salvo. A 343mm Main Gun hit the No. 4 main turret located on After Deck.
The weak 229 mm thick armor appears so fragile in front of the heavy 343mm Shell. It was as if a sharp knife had cut into the tofu, cutting it open easily.
"Boom!"
The shell exploded and the entire No. 4 turret was blown away. Fortunately, the fire door was closed at that moment, and there were no shells or guns in the gun chamber, so no explosion occurred. Otherwise, this one shell alone would be enough to make the Lion Battlecruiser pay a heavy price.
Of course, even now, the situation of the "Lion" Battlecruiser is not very good. Originally, the 'Lion' number Battlecruiser had one less main gun than the 'Moltke' number Battlecruiser. After losing one main turret, there were only six main guns left, which was only equivalent to two-thirds of the number Battlecruiser of the 'Moltke'. In the next battle, the situation will be even more unfavorable to the "Lion" Battlecruiser.