"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Heavy artillery shells, under the influence of huge kinetic energy, flew towards the target more than ten kilometers away. The projectile body of the cannonball clashed violently with the air, resulting in a sharp whistling sound.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The shell hit the sea hard, exploded, and splashed a water column up to ten meters high.
In the command tower of the Battleship number 'King George V', Rear Admiral Carroll looked coldly at German Navy's Battlecruiser who took the lead in shooting, but he was not moved at all.
Because the distance was too far, the effect of German Navy's shooting was not good. The nearest impact point was three to four hundred meters away. Seeing this scene, a sarcastic smile appeared on Rear Admiral Carroll's face.
"Stupid Germany people, is this all they can do? I really don't know how the 'Lion' number Battlecruiser was sunk by them at that time. Maybe the guys on the 'Lion' number Battlecruiser were unlucky. I hope this time, God will be on our side." Rear Admiral Carroll thought secretly.
In naval battles, luck is always very important. As long as you are lucky, even if you are at a disadvantage, you may have a chance to turn defeat into victory.
German Navy's Commerce Raiding Fleet, after the first round of test firing, did not immediately conduct the second round of test firing, but began to make adjustments. The seaplane in charge of the school building was overhead British fleet, reporting the observed bomb impact point to its own fleet. The gunners of our own fleet will adjust the shooting direction according to the impact point of the bullet, so that they can achieve better bombardment effects in the next round of bombardment.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Three full minutes later, German Navy's fleet launched the second round of bombardment. Although this round of shelling still failed to score a hit. However, the impact point is getting closer and closer.
Next, German Navy fired several more rounds. Although it still failed to score a hit, the nearest impact point was less than a hundred meters away from British Navy's battleship. This is already a relatively dangerous distance. Maybe, as long as you have a little better luck, you can get a hit.
The smile on Rear Admiral Carroll's face had completely disappeared, and he also felt that something was wrong.
"Damn, Germany's skills are so good? It's only been a few rounds of test firing, but it has such an effect. Even Royal Navy has absolutely no advantage compared to them!" Rear Admiral Carroll exclaimed in his heart.
"General, there is something above our heads. It seems to be German aircraft." An officer yelled.
Rear Admiral Carroll rushed out of the command tower and looked at the sky with the telescope. Sure enough, there were two German Navy planes in the sky. They are more than a thousand meters away from the sea. In addition, British Navy's energy was completely focused on naval battles, so they were not discovered.
"Damn! No wonder the Germany people's artillery fire is getting more and more accurate. It turns out that two more aircraft are providing them with artillery guidance. The Germany people are really despicable. They can only use this method to fight Royal Navy. They don't have the guts to fight us openly." Rear Admiral Carroll was a little angry. However, there is simply no way. British Navy and Battleship are not equipped with anti-air shooting weapons. There is no other way except to wave their fists and curse a few times.
"General, what should we do now? If this situation continues, the Germany people may soon get a hit." An officer said with some worry.
Rear Admiral Carroll frowned. The distance between the two sides is now about 12,000 meters. Originally, he wanted to shorten the distance to 10,000 meters, which would be more conducive to Royal Navy's gunnery skills. However, it seems that I can no longer wait any longer. I'm afraid their Battleship will be hit before the distance can be reduced to 10,000 meters. When the time comes, Germany people will definitely not let them close the distance as they wish. After all, Battlecruiser of German Navy is faster, and Battleship of British Navy wants to forcibly shorten the distance between the two parties, which is almost impossible.
"Order all ships to prepare to fire! I believe that the quality of Royal Navy is far stronger than that of Germany. They are definitely not able to make up for it with two small toy-like aircraft." Rear Admiral Carroll ordered.
"Yes, general." Communications Officer immediately conveyed Rear Admiral Carroll's order to each ship.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
'King George V' No. Battleship took the lead in firing. Five twin-mounted 45 times caliber 343mm Main Gun let out a thundering roar. Heavy shells roared and smashed into the German Navy battleship.
Although, British Navy and Battleship also failed to hit in this round of shooting. However, their impact point was closer to German fleet. It can be seen that in this era, the quality of Royal Navy is definitely not guaranteed.
The other three British Navy, Battleship, soon joined in the shooting.
The battle lines of both sides, separated by a distance of more than ten kilometers, launched fierce shooting.
Although both sides were only conducting test firings, the artillery fire was still very fierce. On the sea, the sound of cannons rumbled, like thunder. Cannonballs exploded in the sea one after another, splashing high water columns, just like a storm was raging.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
'Blücher' number Battlecruiser achieved the first hit during the test launch at 10:24 am. An 305mm Shell directly hit the side of Battleship, the number 'Audacious' of British Navy. Although, the side armor of the 'Audacious' Battleship is 305 mm thick. But faced with the shells fired by the 50 times caliber 305mm Main Gun, it was still unable to withstand it.
The shell penetrated the side armor of the 'Audacious' Battleship, blasting a large hole and blowing away a secondary gun. But unfortunately, the place where it was penetrated was above the waterline of the 'Audacious' number Battleship. If this shell had hit below the waterline, this hit alone would have been enough to make the 'Audacious' number Battleship pay a heavy price. Even if it won't sink, it will be severely damaged and even affect its combat effectiveness.
But even this made the officers and soldiers of German Navy cheer for joy.
The captain of the 'Blücher' Battlecruiser directly issued the order to focus fire. Three triple-mounted 50 times caliber 305mm Main Gun began to fire at the maximum rate of fire.