"General, the No. 4 turret was completely destroyed. Fortunately, no more damage was caused. However, we only have six main guns left!" the staff officer reported to David? Vice Admiral Beatty.
"Damn it!" David? Vice Admiral Beatty cursed.
The current situation is very unfavorable to the 'Lion' number Battlecruiser, which also shows that they have been suppressed in this battle. It's not that the quality of British Navy's officers and soldiers is not as good as German Navy's, then this undoubtedly shows that British Navy's warships are not as good as Germany's people.
"How could German warship be better than Royal Navy? This is not scientific at all!" David? Vice Admiral Beatty roared in his heart.
British Navy has always been leading the world's naval development trend. This can be seen from the fact that British Navy took the lead in starting the construction of dreadnoughts. This also made the generals of British Navy think that their warships were the best and most powerful. However, now the 'Lion' Battlecruiser is suppressed by the same class warship as German Navy, which naturally makes it difficult for them to believe it.
"Well done, boys! Keep up the good work, hit me hard, and sink Britain's battleship!" Vice Admiral Spee's face was filled with smiles. After destroying a main turret of the "Lion" Battlecruiser, they had an even greater advantage in this battle.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The three-seat triple-mounted 343mm Main Gun of the 'Moltke' number Battlecruiser continued to fire, constantly hitting the 'Lion' number Battlecruiser with shells. The shells fell around the "Lion" Battlecruiser, splashing water columns into the sky.
At the same time, although the 'Lion' Battlecruiser only had three twin-mounted 343mm Main Gun left, they were still desperately launching a counterattack. Even though they are now at a disadvantage, Royal Navy's perseverance fighting style allows them to persevere even in adversity.
"We haven't lost yet, we are just temporarily at a disadvantage. As long as we have better luck, can get hits in the next battle, and seriously injure Germany people, we will be able to make a comeback!" David? Vice Admiral Beatty thought secretly.
At the same time, David? Vice Admiral Beatty also ordered the communications troops to continue sending Telegram to the 'HMS Royal Princess' and 'HMS Queen Mary' so that they could come for reinforcements. He knew that it would be difficult for the 'Lion' Battlecruiser alone to defeat the 'Moltke' Battlecruiser of the German Navy, let alone sink it. Only by gathering more warships can it be possible to achieve this strategic goal.
"Boom!"
At 2:44 pm, 'Moltke' number Battlecruiser once again scored a hit in this round of salvo. A 343mm Shell hit the front deck of the "Lion" Battlecruiser. The weak front deck armor was directly penetrated, and the shell exploded inside the battleship, igniting a raging fire.
The heroic British Navy sailors, wearing gas masks, rushed to the fire scene in an attempt to put out the fire as quickly as possible. Otherwise, if the fire is allowed to burn, it will only cause greater damage to the battleship. However, the fires caused by the explosion of artillery shells are often highly toxic. Even if you wear a gas mask, you cannot ensure that you will not inhale poisonous smoke. Therefore, it is often difficult for the Britain sailors who participate in firefighting to come out alive after rushing into the fire scene. But even so, these Britain sailors were fearless and tried their best to put out the fire.
"****! Why are the Germany people so accurate? More accurate than us? Is it possible that the quality of German navy officers and soldiers has surpassed British Empire? How is this possible?" Such a result was unacceptable to David? Vice Admiral Beatty.
"Fight back, keep fighting back! Give those damn Germany guys some color!"
Being hit one after another has greatly affected the morale of the British Navy officers and soldiers on the "Lion" Battlecruiser. However, even so, they were persevering and did not give up.
"Where are the numbers 'HMS Royal Princess' and 'HMS Queen Mary'? When can they arrive?" David? Vice Admiral Beatty asked. Now, he is even more eager for reinforcements to arrive in time.
"General, they are on their way." Captain Kevin replied.
Because the combat effectiveness of Battlecruiser of German Navy was underestimated, the situation of the "Lion" Battlecruiser is now very dangerous. If the reinforcements cannot arrive in time, the "Lion" Battlecruiser, let alone the defeat of the "Moltke" Battlecruiser, may even escape intact, which will probably become a big problem.
"God! I hope the numbers 'HMS Royal Princess' and 'HMS Queen Mary' can arrive in time!" David? Vice Admiral Beatty secretly prayed to God. By this time, even he, Commander, felt a little desperate in his heart.
On the other side, the Germany sailors aboard the Battlecruiser number 'Moltke' became more and more courageous as they fought. After successive hits, their morale was boosted and they saw the hope of victory.
"Boys, work harder. The honor of sinking the Britain's first ship, the Capital Ships, will soon belong to us! Now, we absolutely cannot let this upcoming honor slip away like this!" Vice Admiral Spee said with a smile on his face.
If they can sink a British Navy battleship in this battle, then this will become the first British Navy battleship to be sunk in this war. It would be a huge honor.
The shelling of the 'Moltke' number Battlecruiser became more intense. Shells kept falling on the "Lion" Battlecruiser, making the "Lion" Battlecruiser in danger, as if it might be hit again at any time.
"General, the number Battlecruiser of 'Goeben' called. They found two Battlecruisers of British Navy, rushing here. They will be able to enter the battlefield in twenty minutes at most." A staff officer reported to Vice Admiral Spee.
Vice Admiral Spee couldn't help but frowned, British Navy and two more Battlecruiser came, which was not good news for them. If things go wrong, the cooked Masako will fly.
"Order the 'Goeben' to entangle the Britain people, one Battlecruiser, and let the other one come over. Even if we are one against two, we may not be afraid of Britain People. Let each artillery position seize the time and sink or severely damage the Britain Battlecruiser before the reinforcements of the Britain people arrive!" Vice Admiral Spee ordered.
"Yes, General."
Ten minutes later, British Navy's 'HMS Royal Princess' number Battlecruiser arrived on the battlefield. As for the 'HMS Queen Mary' number Battlecruiser, it was held back by the 'Goeben' number Battlecruiser. But even so, 'Moltke' number Battlecruiser had to fight one against two.