In the eastern waters of Scotland, Royal Navy of the British Empire Grand Fleet and German Empire High Seas Fleet are engaged in the largest naval battle in human history. Both sides invested more than 200 ships, and more than 100,000 officers and soldiers participated in the battle. Giant ships made of steel collided crazily in this sea area.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Those huge steel warships were firing wildly, and their heavy cannons were slamming into each other, trying to sink the other side's warships. The cannonball hit the water, splashing water columns into the sky.
The situation on the battlefield is very unfavorable for British Navy. Although Royal Navy Grand Fleet increased its speed to the highest level, it was still being hit continuously under the 24 Capital Ships and Encirclement Offensive in the two battle lines of German Navy.
Especially those Battleships at the back of the battle line, among the Capital Shipss and Encirclement Offensives of German Navys, were in a very difficult situation.
British Navy's 'Canada' number Battleship and 'HMS Hercules' number Battleship are such unlucky guys. German Navy's 'Regent Leopold' number Battleship, 'Nassau' number Battleship, 'Westfalen**' number Battleship, 'Rheinland' number Battleship, 'Posen' number Battleship, and three 'Mackensen-class' Battlecruiser and 'SMS Lützow' number Battlecruiser's Encirclement Offensive. This is undoubtedly a disaster for these two Battleship!
'Canada' No. Battleship is also a foreign trade type Battleship, with a full load displacement of more than 32,000 tons, and is equipped with five twin-mounted 356mm Main Gun. Such firepower is undoubtedly very powerful. However, like other foreign trade warships, the armor of the 'Canada' Battleship is very weak. The armor thickness of the main armor belt on the waterline is only 228 mm, the armor of the turret is only 254 mm, and the armor of the command tower is only 280 mm. Such a defense is undoubtedly vulnerable to German Navy battleship's main gun. This is undoubtedly a typical British Battleship, heavy on firepower and light on defense.
'HMS Hercules' number Battleship is the second ship of British Navy's 'Colossus-class' Battleship. The displacement is only more than 20,000 tons, and it is equipped with five twin-mounted 305mm Main Gun. The armor is still very weak. The main armor belt is only 280 mm thick at most, and the armor on the front of the turret and the command tower is also only 280 mm.
'Canada' number Battleship and 'HMS Hercules' number Battleship, with such weak defenses, it is understandable how difficult it is to survive German Navy's Capital Ships's and Encirclement Offensive's.
"God! What should we do? Germany people have gathered so many Capital Ships Encirclement Offensive us!" The captain of the Canada Battleship's face was almost turning green. Seeing those cannonballs constantly falling around his battleship is undoubtedly a great psychological test.
"Boom!"
A loud noise came, and the number 'Canada' number Battleship shook violently. Fortunately, the captain immediately grabbed the table fixed in the command tower, otherwise, he would have fallen to the ground. However, his face at this moment had turned pale. He knew that his battleship had been hit.
"Report! We were hit by a 380mm shot from Germany. The entire stern of the ship was knocked off." A staff officer reported.
"Asshole, carry out damage control immediately!" the captain yelled. 380mm Shell ah! This is a fatal blow to the weakly armored 'Canada' No. Battleship.
However, before the captain's roar could end, the 'Canada' was hit again. The shells fired from German Navy's 'Mackensen' number Battlecruiser and 'SMS Friedrich der Grosse' Battlecruiser hit the unlucky Battleship almost simultaneously. Two 380mm Shells directly penetrated the hull of the Battleship 'Canada' and exploded inside the battleship. The huge power blew up all the internal cabins. What's even more terrible is that a shell also broke the keel of the Battleship number 'Canada'.
This immediately caused fatal damage to the number 'Canada' number Battleship. Soon, with a 'click', the keel of the 'Canada' number Battleship broke. This directly caused the number 'Canada' number Battleship to be broken into two parts. In less than two minutes, the Battleship sank into the sea. Not one of the more than 1,100 officers and soldiers on the battleship survived.
After the 'Canada' Battleship was sunk, the 'HMS Hercules' Battleship, which was at the rear of the battle line, was immediately attacked by several German Navy's Battleship's Encirclement Offensive. This makes the 'HMS Hercules' number Battleship unable to last long under Encirclement Offensive. In less than ten minutes, the Battleship 'HMS Hercules' was hit multiple times, and the entire Battleship was ablaze. At the same time, there were loopholes everywhere, causing the warship to take in a lot of water. Soon, the 'HMS Hercules' Battleship followed the footsteps of the 'Canada' Battleship and sank into the sea.
Two Battleships were sunk in succession, making the situation of Royal Navy even worse.
Now, of Royal Navy, there are only four ships 'Revenge-class' Battleship, one ship 'King George V' Battleship and three ships 'Orion-class' Battleship. Moreover, these Battleship are also full of dangers under the advantages of Capital Ships and Encirclement Offensive of German Navy.
"Your Excellency Commander, the current situation is even more unfavorable to us. The 'Canada' Battleship and the 'HMS Hercules' Battleship were sunk, and we only have eight Battleship left. And Our enemies have a total of thirty-six Capital Shipss, which is more than four times our number. It is probably impossible to survive until night. "David? Vice Admiral Beatty's face was already pale and without any trace of blood, and he looked like he was suffering from a serious illness.
John? Admiral Jellicoe nodded. Even though it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, there were only a few hours until dark. However, these few hours were undoubtedly difficult for Royal Navy. German Navy and Capital Ships will fire continuously during this period of time. They simply couldn't last that long.
"Your Excellency Commander, there is no way for us to always be under the attack of Germany people. We must find a way to break through the siege of Germany people. Only in this way can we escape." David? Vice Admiral Beatty continued.
"Do you mean to use small and medium-sized warships to launch lightning strikes?" John? Admiral Jellicoe said.
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander, this is the only way. Only in this way can we break through!" David? Beatty looked determined.
John? Admiral Jellicoe thought about it and finally nodded.