"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
On Atlantic Ocean, a fierce battle is going on. The three German Navy's 'Blücher-class' Battlecruiser and the six Battleship's of British Navy are inextricably linked.
Although, British Navy has an absolute advantage over Capital Ships in terms of quantity. But in the naval battle, they still failed to take advantage. German Navy's Battlecruiser is fast and gradually extends the combat distance from the very beginning. Soon, the fighting distance increased to fifteen thousand meters. At this distance, the German Navy warship can maintain a high hit rate with its advanced Fire Control System. But compared to before, British Navy is a little worse. But because of their numerical advantage, they can do two against one, which gives British fleet comrades a great advantage.
"Boom!"
A 305mm Shell launched from the 'Blücher' number Battlecruiser hit the 'Nevada' number Battleship. The shell directly hit the bow main gun turret of the ship Battleship 'Nevada'.
Unfortunately, the shells failed to penetrate the main turret armor. American Navy's 'Nevada-class' Battleship's armor is quite thick. Especially the main turret armor is 457 mm thick. Such armor is generally impossible to penetrate. Even German Navy's 'Bavaria-class' Battleship's 380mm Main Gun can only be penetrated at a relatively short distance. Not to mention the main gun of the 'Blücher' number Battleship is 305 mm. Even with a main gun of fifty times the caliber, there is still nothing that can be done against the armor of these turtle warships.
After the shell exploded, the main turret of the 'Nevada' number Battleship was safe and sound. It was just that the huge vibration and impact shocked the gunners in the turret to death. An injury like this is nothing. After replacing the spare gunner, it was soon possible to resume firing.
Vice Admiral Martin stood on the bridge and witnessed the explosion with his own eyes. When the turret was hit, his heart almost rose to his throat. After the smoke cleared, he couldn't help but smile.
"Although other performance of Americans's battleship is not good, its defense is really amazing. In this aspect, it is much stronger than Royal Navy's battleship. If it were Royal Navy's battleship, I'm afraid it would have been severely damaged!" Vice Admiral Martin was secretly stunned.
Of course, for them, this is undoubtedly only good and not bad. The armor is thick, which means the battleship has stronger defense. In battle, it is even less likely to be sunk. They will have a greater advantage in this naval battle.
On the other side, the officers and soldiers of German Navy were also stunned. When the explosion broke out on the 'Nevada' No. Battleship, the officers and soldiers cheered. But then, when they saw that "Nevada" number Battleship was completely fine, the German Navy officers and soldiers were immediately dumbfounded.
"God! It didn't penetrate? The fifty-fold caliber 305mm Main Gun couldn't penetrate the main turret of the Americans battleship? Their defense is too strong!" an officer exclaimed.
Rear Admiral Lübeck's face became very ugly. He knew that they were at an even greater disadvantage now. It may not be that easy to defeat the enemy.
"Americans's turtle battleship is indeed well-deserved. However, the thick armor of the main turret does not mean that other armors can withstand it." Rear Admiral Lübeck said.
American Navy's defense concept is focused defense, that is, adding thick armor to key parts such as turrets, waterlines, power cabins, and command towers. The rest of the parts can be saved, or even naked. This does not mean that this design concept is undoubtedly correct. Because, the German Navy battleship actually adopts this design concept.
If a warship is hit in a naval battle, it will be riddled with holes. But as long as the key parts are not fatally damaged, it will be difficult to sink. Even the combat effectiveness will not suffer much loss.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The battle became more and more intense. The main guns of both sides were roaring crazily, and heavy shells hit the other side's warships one after another. A series of towering water columns splashed up on the sea surface, just like a whale spouting water.
"Boom!"
A violent explosion sounded on the starboard side of American Navy's 'New York' Battleship. A 305mm Shell launched from the 'Von De Tann' USS Battlecruiser successfully hit the side of the 'New York' USS Battleship. After the shell exploded, it blew away a 127mm secondary gun of the USS New York Battleship, and also detonated a bunch of secondary battery shells. A raging fire broke out on the side of the battleship.
"Damn it! We were hit again. It won't work if we continue like this. Tell the main gun turrets of each ship to aim at one point. We don't have so many shells to waste." Vice Admiral Martin was a little anxious.
After all, now we are just facing three ships German Navy and Battlecruiser, and the battle has just begun. Once the main force of German Navy enters the battle one after another, this battle will last for a long time. If too many shells are wasted, they will be unable to participate in the next battle. In this case, their plans may be greatly affected. After all, these battleships from United States have become their main force.
"Yes, General." The staff officer issued the order to each ship. All Royal Navy officers and soldiers know the importance of the outcome of this naval battle to the British Empire. Once he loses, British Empire will be completely doomed and will never have any chance again. Therefore, they must do their best to win.
However, even if you are determined, you may not be able to hit the enemy warship. After all, there are too many unexpected factors in naval battles.
"Boom!"
A violent explosion sounded, 'Blücher' number Battlecruiser, and I couldn't help but trembled. Rear Admiral Lübeck, if he hadn't grabbed the handrail, he would have fallen directly to the deck.
"Damn it, we were hit!" Rear Admiral Lübeck's face suddenly became very ugly.
"Report the damage!" Rear Admiral Lübeck shouted.
After a while, an officer reported, "General, the No. 3 main turret at the rear was hit. The entire main turret was destroyed."
"Asshole!" Rear Admiral Lübeck couldn't help but curse. The loss of a main turret caused the "Blücher" number Battlecruiser to lose one-third of its firepower. This makes them, who were already at a disadvantage, now even more disadvantaged.