"General, it can be concluded that the three Battleships belong to the Britain people's 'Queen Elizabeth-class' Battleship. They are all the latest Battleship." An officer reported to Vice Admiral Spee excitedly.
"'Queen Elizabeth-class' Battleship? However, I am very curious as to why they appeared here!" The corners of Vice Admiral Spee's mouth raised slightly, and a smile appeared.
"General, the battlefield of the Battlecruiser detachment of the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron and Britain people is just to the north. Obviously, the Britain people are preparing to use these three Battleships to carry out a sneak attack on our 1st Battlecruiser Squadron." The officer also laughed.
"Haha! It seems that we are lucky, and we actually broke through the conspiracy of Britain. 'Queen Elizabeth-class' Battleship is Britain people's most cutting-edge Battleship, our 'Derfflinger class' Battlecruiser, can't be worse than it, right?" Vice Admiral Spee asked.
"General, according to the intelligence we have obtained, the British Navy' Queen Elizabeth-class' Battleship is equipped with a four-seat twin-mounted 42-caliber 381mm Main Gun. In terms of armor, its main armor belt is 330 mm thickest, the turret armor is 330 mm, and the command tower armor is 280 mm. Britain's 42-caliber 381mm Main Gun is much weaker than the 50-caliber 380mm Main Gun of our 'Derfflinger class' Battlecruiser. In terms of defense, the main armor thickness of the 'Derfflinger class' Battlecruiser is 350 mm, which is thicker than the 'Queen Elizabeth-class' Battleship of the Britain," said a staff officer.
"In other words, our 'Derfflinger class' Battlecruiser has a stronger overall combat power?" Vice Admiral Spee said.
"Yes, General. However, the difference is not very big. Their 'Queen Elizabeth-class' Battleship will also pose a threat to us."
Vice Admiral Spee nodded. "In that case, let's start fighting! Chase them and intercept them. Then, kill them. We have six Battlecruisers, two of them will fight one, and we will get rid of them as quickly as possible!"
"Yes, General." the officers replied one after another.
German Navy 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron's six Battlecruiser quickly caught up. Although, 'Queen Elizabeth-class' Battleship is not slow either. However, Battlecruiser, who is known for his speed, is still at a disadvantage.
At this time, British Navy's 2nd Battleship Squadron's Commander Rear Admiral Benjamin is also getting angry.
"Damn it, why did you meet German warship here? Or six Battlecruisers?" Rear Admiral Benjamin was very angry. Originally, his mission was to sneak attack German Navy 1st Battlecruiser Squadron. In his opinion, his sneak attack is very likely to succeed when his own Battlecruiser detachment has attracted the attention of German Navy 1st Battlecruiser Squadron. However, I didn't expect it to turn out like this.
"General, Germany's Battlecruiser are catching up, what should we do?"
Rear Admiral Benjamin's brows were even more tightly knitted together.
At the speed of 'Queen Elizabeth-class' Battlecruiser, it is definitely impossible to escape. Then, it seems that they have only one way left, and that is to fight with all their strength.
"Germany's Battlecruiser is very powerful. Not only is it fast, it has strong firepower, but its defense is also terrifying. However, how can there be such a perfect battleship in the world? Even British Empire's Battlecruiser, had to make concessions in defense while ensuring speed and firepower. Therefore, the Battlecruiser of the Germany people must have been like this. In the previous naval battles, no one was able to sink the Germany people. Battlecruiser, mainly because our firepower is not strong enough. Now 'Queen Elizabeth-class' Battlecruiser is equipped with 381mm Main Gun, which can definitely penetrate Germany's Battlecruiser's defense. Therefore, even if Germany's Battlecruiser has twice the advantage, if we really have to fight, we may not have any chance of winning." Rear Admiral Benjamin analyzed secretly.
Of course, he didn't know that German Navy's Battlecruiser was mainly based on new power equipment in order to increase speed and strengthen firepower and defense. Oil-fired Boiler plus the new Steam Turbine enable the warship to have ample power and ensure high speed.
"Send Telegram to Admiral Beatty. We encountered six Battlecruisers from Germany people, and now we are unable to reinforce them." Rear Admiral Benjamin ordered.
Under such circumstances, he naturally had no way to rush to join David? Vice Admiral Beatty. What's more, even if they merge, nothing will change. They are still at an absolute disadvantage. Even, it will put them in the Encirclement Offensive of Germany people. Only his 2nd Battleship Squadron, which defeated German Navy's 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron, could reverse the situation.
"Yes, General."
"Order all ships to reduce their speed and prepare to fight! Tell the brave officers and soldiers of Royal Navy that we can't escape now. For the honor of the British Empire, we must let the Germany people fight. Only by defeating them can we have a chance of survival!" Rear Admiral Benjamin ordered.
"Yes, General."
After the order was issued, British Navy's three ships, 'Queen Elizabeth-class' and Battleship, began to reduce their speed and formed a battle formation.
British Navy's move made Admiral Spee, who had been following them, very satisfied.
"Order all ships to prepare for battle. Since the Britain people are not ready to escape, let's fight them openly and honestly!" Vice Admiral Spee ordered.
No matter what, in this battle, German Navy has a huge advantage. The combat effectiveness of the three 'Derfflinger class' Battlecruiser is not inferior to that of the 'Queen Elizabeth-class' Battleship. At the same time, there are also three 'Moltke-class' Battlecruiser's cooperation, which makes them almost invincible.
Although, the armor of British Navy's 'Queen Elizabeth-class' Battlecruiser is 330 mm thick. However, the 50-caliber 343mm Main Gun equipped by 'Moltke-class' Battlecruiser can still penetrate it.
With both sides intending to fight, the two battle lines began to draw closer quickly. Soon, the distance shortened to fifteen thousand meters.
"Fire!"
It was still German Navy who fired first. The three 380mm Main Gun ships of 'Derfflinger class' began to roar, and the shells weighing more than a ton were slammed into the three British Navy ships of 'Queen Elizabeth-class' Battleship. Three ships, 'Moltke-class' and 'Battlecruiser', also followed suit and opened fire.