"Command the fleet to prepare for battle. The glory of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, fight here!" John? Admiral Jellicoe issued the battle order.
David? Vice Admiral Beatty, said nothing, but his face was very serious. He knew that this might be the last naval battle in his life.
Despite facing powerful enemies, the officers and soldiers of British Royal Navy still showed extremely tenacious fighting will. The spirit handed down from Nelson's time has always inspired and inspired them.
Under the command of John? Admiral Jellicoe, Royal Navy is ready for the last fight. 14 Battleship formed a long battle line. At the beginning, there were five ships 'Revenge-class' Battleship, followed by 'King George V' Battleship, followed by three ships 'Orion-class' Battleship, followed by 'Agincourt' number Battleship, 'Ireland' number Battleship and 'Canada' number Battleship, and finally 'HMS Hercules' number Battleship.
Facing British Navy's several kilometers long battle line, General Reinhard? Scheer also made a choice immediately.
"By 'Bavaria-class' Battleship, 'Kaiser-class' Battleship and 'Nassau-class' Battleship, composed of 'Kaiser class' Battleship, 'Helgoland-class' Battleship and Battlecruiser Squadron. Among the three ships 'Mackensen-class' Battlecruiser and 'Derfflinger class' Battlecruiser, the No. 2 ship 'SMS Lützow' Battlecruiser formed the World War II line, and launched a pincer attack on the Britain people!" General Reinhard? Scheer ordered.
If German Navy is added to Battlecruiser, the number of Capital Ships is twice as much as the remaining Capital Ships from British Royal Navy. Therefore, this allows them to form two battle lines to deal with British Navy. Although, Battlecruiser seems not suitable for use in decisive battles on the battle line. However, it has undoubtedly been proven in previous naval battles that Battlecruiser of German Navy is no worse than Battleship of British Navy in terms of defense. It can definitely compete with Capital Ships from Britain. Under such circumstances, German Navy is naturally a sure winner.
As for the remaining eight Battlecruiser, they are led by Mark Similian von Vice Admiral Spee. Their mission is to deal with the small and medium-sized warships of British Navy, including Armored Cruiser, Light Cruiser, destroyers, etc. There are hundreds of British Navy's small and medium-sized warships. If they launch a lightning strike regardless of casualties, it will undoubtedly be a huge threat to the Capital Ships team of German Navy.
When I saw German Navy forming two battle lines, intending to attack British Navy from a pincer attack. The faces of Lieutenant General John? Admiral Jellicoe and David? couldn't help but become very ugly. There is no doubt that German Navy is preparing to bully them with more and less.
"Shameless Germany people, don't they dare to fight us openly and openly? They actually adopt such despicable and shameless tactics!" David? Vice Admiral Beatty couldn't help but curse.
Although John? Admiral Jellicoe is not like David? Vice Admiral Beatty, I feel very aggrieved.
"First attack the Germany people's flagship, and then deal with the other battle line. This time, we must try our best!" John? Admiral Jellicoe ordered through gritted teeth.
"Yes, General." The order was conveyed immediately. The officers and soldiers of Royal Navy were already filled with righteous indignation and were ready to fight German Navy to the death.
At 12:34, the battle officially began.
1st Battle Line of German High Seas Fleet started the attack first. 2nd Battle Line needs to spend some time because it has to go around to the other side of British Navy. Of course, in order to avoid being attacked as much as possible, British Royal Navy also kept speeding up, trying to get rid of German Navy 2nd Battle Line's pursuit. However, in terms of speed, the British Royal Navy battleship has no advantage at all. This makes it impossible for them to get rid of German Navy's two-sided attack. The most they can do is hold on for a little longer.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
German High Seas Fleet's flagship 'Bavaria' No. Battleship opened fire first, and the three-seater triple-mounted 50 times caliber 380mm Main Gun started roaring. Cannonballs weighing more than a ton roared and smashed into Royal Navy's flagship 'Vengeance' No. Battleship.
'Bavaria-class' Battleship and 'Revenge-class' Battleship represent the strongest battleships of German Navy and British Navy respectively. Now, the two levels Battleship are finally about to begin their final showdown.
"Fire!"
British Royal Navy immediately launched a counterattack. Although the current distance is more than 15 kilometers, for the large-caliber Naval Gun, this is already their effective attack range. It's just that it's very difficult to hit at such a long distance.
Although both sides were just testing fire, the shelling was not too violent. However, the sound of cannons was still rumbling across the sea, which seemed very intense.
'Bavaria-class' Battleship, as the most powerful first-level Battleship of German Navy, although the key data is similar to 'Kaiser class' Battleship. However, what is more powerful than 'Kaiser class' Battleship is the improvement in the soft power of the battleship. The sighting equipment, Fire Control System, is state-of-the-art. In addition, the 'Bavaria-class' Battleship is also equipped with a semi-automatic loader, which greatly reduces the firing time of the 'Bavaria-class' Battleship. If it takes one and a half minutes for 'Kaiser class' Battleship to fire a salvo, then it only takes one minute for 'Bavaria-class' Battleship.
Before there were precision-guided weapons, it was undoubtedly necessary to hit the target and increase the firepower output. The more shells fired, the higher the hit rate will naturally be. In addition, the ability to aim more accurately naturally greatly increases the possibility of hitting the target.
As soon as the battle started, John? Admiral Jellicoe and David? Vice Admiral Beatty felt this. How come those huge battleships opposite German Navy have such a fast rate of fire?
"God! Germany's 'Bavaria-class' Battleship, the average rate of fire reaches one minute, right? How is this possible?" David? Vice Admiral Beatty looked shocked. You know, their 'Revenge-class' Battleship also needs one and a half or even two minutes to launch a volley.
John? Admiral Jellicoe's heart is constantly sinking. Because, he found that Royal Navy's disadvantage seemed to be getting bigger and bigger.