"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
North Sea On the sea, the sound of cannons rumbled. German Navy and Battlecruiser of British Navy were firing wildly, intending to use powerful shells to hit the opponent's warship and sink it.
"Boom!"
A cannonball fell on the sea and splashed a column of water into the sky. This is a 380mm Shell. Even though it was Armor-piercing Shell, the power of the explosion was still amazing.
"Damn Germany people, they actually equipped so many battleships with 380mm Main Gun. Why didn't we expect such a situation before?" David? Vice Admiral Beatty sighed in his heart.
Royal Navy has always been at the forefront of the world, leading the development of the world's navy. But this time, they fell behind German Navy. And the consequences of this will be catastrophic. Once Royal Navy loses in this naval battle, British Empire will pay an extremely heavy price. In fact, Empire will be destroyed as a result and become a third-rate small country.
380mm Shell launched by German Navy is incredibly powerful. Don't say that British Navy's Battlecruiser is a battleship with thin skin but big stuff. Even their Battleship is absolutely irresistible.
The only thing British Navy can do is probably pray to God, praying that those shells will not hit them. Otherwise, the consequences will be very serious.
However, many times God cannot hear the prayers of his believers. Just five minutes after the war started, German Navy's 'SMS Friedrich der Grosse' number Battlecruiser took the lead in forming a straddle shot. A shell exploded in the sea on the left side of the Battlecruiser number 'HMS Queen Mary'. Although, this shell is more than two hundred meters away from the 'HMS Queen Mary'. But the British Navy sailors on the battleship still had pale faces.
"Well done!" Vice Admiral Hipper couldn't help but cheer.
After the cross-fire was formed, the 'SMS Friedrich der Grosse' No. Battlecruiser immediately switched from a test fire to a salvo. The three-seater triple-mounted 380mm Main Gun began to fire with full force. Each salvo can hit the "HMS Queen Mary" No. Battleship with almost ten tons of artillery shells. The power of the 380mm Armor-piercing Shell is amazing. Once it hits, it can easily tear apart the weak armor of the 'HMS Queen Mary' number Battleship.
"Damn it! Germany people are still so lucky!" David? Vice Admiral Beatty couldn't help but curse. There was also a vague feeling in his heart. If German Navy's luck is still so good, I'm afraid they may not be able to win even if there are three 'Queen Elizabeth-class' Battleship ships to help! From the perspective of David? Vice Admiral Beatty, the combat effectiveness of 'Queen Elizabeth-class' Battleship is probably equivalent to that of German Navy's 'Mackensen-class' Battlecruiser.
"General, the distance is too far. It is difficult for our gunners to hit the target." said a staff officer.
David? Vice Admiral Beatty hesitated for a moment, and then ordered, "Close the distance between the two sides! Let the gunners perform as well as possible. Whether we can kill German warship depends on them."
"Yes, General."
In order to improve the hit rate, British fleet began to turn, trying to get a hit by shortening the distance.
However, in this case, the hit rate of German fleet will be further improved.
Vice Admiral Hipper stood on the bridge of the 'Mackensen' ship Battleship and put down the telescope in his hand. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"It seems that Britain has not changed at all from before! Don't they know that when the distance is shortened, it is also very beneficial to us? Our Battlecruiser armor can withstand their main guns. And their Battlecruiser armor is like paper in front of our main guns." Vice Admiral Hipper said with a smile.
"General, the Britain people must think they can get more hits!" an officer laughed.
The other officers immediately burst into laughter.
The distance between the two sides kept getting closer, and soon, the distance was only 13,000 meters. As the distance gets closer, the shooting percentages of both sides continue to increase. However, no matter how you look at it, it seems to be more beneficial to German Navy.
Less than twenty minutes after the battle began, the six Battlecruisers of German Navy completed straddle launches one after another. Similarly, except for two of the six Battlecruiser ships of British Navy, the remaining four ships completed the straddle launch. Battlecruiser on both sides began to fire concentrated fire, which made the naval battle more intense.
"Boom!"
A loud noise was heard, and a huge fireball erupted from the bow of the German Navy's 'Friedrich Karl' Battlecruiser. British Navy's 'HMS Royal Princess' number Battlecruiser achieved the first hit, and it was also the first hit in this naval battle.
343mm Shell, directly on the bow deck of the "Friedrich? Karl" Battleship, a big hole was blown and a raging fire was ignited.
"Haha! Well done! God bless British Empire!" David? Vice Admiral Beatty couldn't help but smile after seeing his own battleship hit first. The uneasiness in my heart seemed to have disappeared.
"It seems that we are very lucky. Maybe we can win in this naval battle." David? Vice Admiral Beatty couldn't help but feel a little hopeful.
However, David? Vice Admiral Beatty was obviously happy too early. The 'HMS Royal Princess' did not cause much damage to the 'Frederick Karl'. Even the combat effectiveness of the 'Frederick Karl' was not affected in any way.
Although British Navy got the first hit, German Navy then returned the favor.
"Boom!"
Two minutes later, the 'SMS Friedrich der Grosse' scored the first hit of this naval battle. A 380mm Shell hit the side of the 'HMS Queen Mary' Battlecruiser, directly chewing off a large piece of the hull. If the place where it was hit was not above the waterline, the 'HMS Queen Mary' would have been in disaster.
Five minutes later, German Navy's 'Blücher' number Battlecruiser hit British Navy's 'New Zealand' number Battlecruiser.
In just one minute, the Battlecruiser of the Friedrich Karl successfully retaliated against the Battlecruiser of the HMS Royal Princess. One 380mm Shell overturned the main turret of the Battlecruiser at the stern of the HMS Royal Princess. Although no further losses were caused, the 'HMS Royal Princess' lost a quarter of its firepower.
Seeing this scene, David? Vice Admiral Beatty couldn't laugh anymore.