On board the British "Tiger" Battlecruiser, David? Vice Admiral Beatty's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip from his eyes. His own warships were hit one after another, and the smile on his face because the 'HMS Royal Princess' Battlecruiser hit the 'Frederick Karl' Battlecruiser had completely disappeared.
It seems that God did not bless them. In front of German Navy, they were still at a disadvantage.
"Asshole! How could this happen? How could Germany people suddenly act so tough?" David? Vice Admiral Beatty teeth were almost broken. Although, no battleships have been lost so far. However, if this continues, they may suffer losses before long.
Although, as the distance continued to get closer, British Navy's hit rate gradually began to improve. But at the same time, the hit rate of German Navy has been significantly improved. The extent of improvement far exceeds that of British Navy.
On the number 'Mackensen' Battlecruiser, a smile appeared on the corner of Vice Admiral Hipper's mouth. He was very satisfied with the fleet's performance.
"Very good, keep firing!" Vice Admiral Hipper said. He is becoming more and more confident about this naval battle.
"General, the distance has been shortened to 12,000 meters. Do we need to further shorten the distance?" asked a general.
Vice Admiral Hipper shook his head. "No need, twelve thousand meters is already our optimal shooting distance. If it is closer, the lethality of Britain's shells will be great. We want to sink Britain's warships, but at the same time, we also need to save our own warships as much as possible."
British Navy's artillery shells have a fuze that is too sensitive and will explode immediately after hitting the target. German Navy already knows this. Of course, this was revealed by Oscar.
Because the armor of Capital Ships is generally very thick, to cause enough damage to such a battleship, you must use Armor-piercing Shell. The explosion occurred after the shell penetrated the armor of the enemy warship. This will cause more damage. The shell used by German Navy is the capped Armor-piercing Shell designed by Oscar, which can undoubtedly ensure that Armor-piercing Shell can penetrate the armor of an enemy warship after hitting it. However, due to design flaws, the British Navy cannonball will explode immediately when it hits the target. It is difficult to penetrate the armor. Naturally, it is impossible to cause too much damage to the German Navy warship. In this regard, German Navy undoubtedly takes a big advantage.
After the distance between the two parties narrowed to 12,000 meters, British Navy wanted to close the distance even further. However, it failed. German Navy obviously wants to maintain this combat distance. In such a situation, British Navy has no choice. After all, the speeds of both sides are almost the same. It is simply impossible to rely on speed to close the distance.
And this also makes British Navy Battlecruiser Squadron led by David? Vice Admiral Beatty gradually fall into a disadvantage as time goes by.
"Boom!"
There was a loud noise, and David? Vice Admiral Beatty felt a violent shaking under his feet, and he suddenly fell to the deck.
"Damn, we were hit!" David? Vice Admiral Beatty's face changed drastically.
A shell fired from the flagship 'Mackensen' Battlecruiser of German Navy 1st Battlecruiser Squadron successfully hit the 'Tiger' Battlecruiser. Although the 'Tiger' Battlecruiser is the most powerful Battlecruiser currently in service in British Navy, compared with the 'Mackensen-class' Battlecruiser, it is undoubtedly far behind.
The 380mm Shell fired by the Battlecruiser of the 'Mackensen' was simply not something that the armor of the 'Tiger' Battlecruiser could withstand. You know, the thickest part of the armor of the Tiger Battlecruiser is only 254 mm.
"Where was it hit? How's the damage?" David? Vice Admiral Beatty asked anxiously.
"General, the side was hit and a 152mm secondary gun was lost. Several other sailors were killed." Soon, a staff officer reported.
David? Vice Admiral Beatty was relieved. Such damage is nothing at all to a warship with a displacement of nearly 30,000 tons. However, David? Vice Admiral Beatty is also a little worried. German Navy's battleship has already scored a hit, so they will definitely hit them one after another.
"Send Telegram to General Benjamin. We are now suppressed by the Germany people. We need them to rush to the battlefield as soon as possible and cooperate with us to attack the Germany people!" David? Vice Admiral Beatty ordered.
Now that the situation is becoming increasingly unfavorable to them, David? Vice Admiral Beatty has no choice but to pin its hopes of defeating German Navy on 2nd Battleship Squadron's three ships, 'Queen Elizabeth-class' and Battleship.
"Yes, general." Communications Officer immediately went to send Telegram.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The fierce battle is still going on. German Navy 1st Battlecruiser Squadron has completely gained the upper hand in the battle with British Navy Battlecruiser Squadron.
"Boom!"
British Navy's 'HMS Invincible' number Battlecruiser, with an earth-shattering noise, the entire defense was blown up.
"What's going on?" David? Vice Admiral Beatty couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this scene. Although the HMS Invincible Battlecruiser is their weakest Battleship cruiser, it is definitely an indispensable and important force in this naval battle. The lack of such a Battlecruiser will put them in a more disadvantageous situation in this naval battle.
"General, the No. 1 main turret of the 'HMS Invincible' was hit. It seems that the ammunition depot also exploded." A staff officer said.
A dejected look suddenly appeared on David? Vice Admiral Beatty's face. 'Invincible-class' Battlecruiser, as the first level Battlecruiser of British Navy, has major flaws in its design. The one-sided pursuit of speed and firepower made the defense of 'Invincible-class' Battlecruiser very poor. In addition to the 254 mm thick armor of the command tower, the turret and waterline armor are only 152 mm thick. With such defensive power, not even Armored Cruiser can withstand it, let alone the main gun of Battleship.
The 'HMS Invincible' number Battlecruiser became the first warship to be sunk in this naval battle. This also leaves British Navy Battlecruiser Squadron and only 5 Battlecruiser ships. Moreover, after the 'HMS Invincible' number Battlecruiser was sunk, the 'Indomitable' number Battlecruiser that also belonged to the 'Invincible-class' Battlecruiser, was attacked by Battlecruiser of German Navy's 'Von? De Tann' number and Encirclement Offensive of 'Lothringen' number Battlecruiser.