"Your Excellency, Captain, the hole is too big to be blocked at all. However, if the Watertight Compartment is turned off, too much water will enter, causing the battleship to tilt." The officer in charge of damage control reported to the captain of the "Jean Bairt" Battleship.
"Then what should we do?" The captain was also confused.
"Your Excellency, Captain, we can inject water to the port side. In this case, we can barely maintain the balance of the battleship. However, if it is attacked again, the battleship will probably sink." The officer reported.
"Then why are you still standing there? Go and close Watertight Compartment with emotion, and then inject water to the port side!" the captain shouted loudly.
A large amount of seawater poured into the "Jean Bairt" Battleship, causing the hull to tilt. In order to maintain the balance of the battleship, they had to fill the starboard side with water. However, this caused the battleship to take in more and more water, even exceeding the battleship's reserve buoyancy.
The officers on board the "Jean Bairt" Battleship realized this when they discovered that the battleship continued to sink.
"Asshole! No more water can be added, the battleship is going to sink. Use a motor to pump out the sea water immediately." An officer shouted loudly.
But at this moment, the command aboard the 'Jean Bairt' Battleship was already in chaos. When they saw that the battleship was about to sink, everyone was thinking of escaping, but no one followed the order. Especially when even the captain takes the lead in escaping from the battleship, this means that the battleship is completely destroyed.
Soon, the deck of the 'Jean Bairt' Battleship was submerged under the water. A few minutes later, the warship with a displacement of more than 20,000 tons sank into the sea. This also became the first Battleship lost by Combined Fleet in this naval battle.
Except for a very few of the more than 1,100 French Navy officers and soldiers on the battleship, the rest sank into the sea with the battleship and could not escape.
"General, the 'Jean Bairt' has sunk!" the adjutant reported to Admiral Lame.
"Hell!" Admiral Lame couldn't help but cursed. Before the real battle started, they had already lost one Battleship. Then, the next battle will definitely be more disadvantageous to them.
The attacks of German military and Carrier-based aircraft are still continuing. Not only French Navy's Battleship was attacked, but Italian Navy's battleship was also the target of attack.
'Dante' No. Battleship is a Battleship with a displacement of less than 22,000 tons. However, this Battleship has very powerful firepower and is equipped with 4 Triple 305mm Main Guns.
But it is a pity that the 'Dante' number Battleship has no chance to show its strong combat effectiveness in the fierce naval battle. Now he is under German Navy's Carrier-based aircraft's Encirclement Offensive.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The bomb fell on the sea and splashed a column of water into the sky. Other bombs fell directly on the battleship. The weak deck armor was unable to withstand the bombs falling from the sky and was directly penetrated.
As flames spread across the battleship, damage control crews wearing gas masks and dragging hoses rushed toward the blaze.
Italy Army's performance was very poor. However, the performance of their navy was passable. It's a pity that the strength gap between the two sides is too big. Before the Battleship duel between the two sides begins, they will be sunk.
"Torpedo, found Torpedo! Avoid it quickly!"
The 'Dante' number Battleship, which had a maximum speed of 22 knots, began an emergency turn. However, Torpedo still cannot be avoided. Two Torpedo hit the 'Dante' number Battleship. A Torpedo hit the stern of the ship and blew off the propeller at the tail, making it impossible for the warship to move forward. Another one, Torpedo, tore a large hole under the waterline on the bow of the battleship. Sea water is pouring into the battleship crazily.
Suffering such heavy damage, the number Battleship of 'Dante' floated on the sea like a dead fish, becoming the target of Carrier-based aircraft's attack from German military.
Four Torpedo Bomber once again launched an attack on the 'Dante' number Battleship. When the speed of the 'Dante' number Battleship became slower and slower, and finally almost stopped on the sea, four Torpedo Bomber immediately launched an attack. All four Torpedo hit the number 'Dante' Battleship. The waterline armor, which was only 254 mm thick, was torn apart in front of 450mm Medium Torpedo like paper.
Such a heavy blow is undoubtedly fatal to Battleship, a ship with a displacement of only more than 20,000 tons.
In less than five minutes, the 'Dante' number Battleship sank into the sea.
This is already the second Battleship sunk by Carrier-based aircraft of German Navy.
What's even worse is that the fighting is still going on. German Navy's Carrier-based aircraft continues to attack the French and Italy warships. These fighter planes completely regarded the fleets of the two countries as soft persimmons and manipulated them at will.
"God! Why did we participate in this war? Why did we betray Allied Powers?" Admiral Paul looked regretful.
At first, Kingdom of Italy was a member of Allied Powers, but their König and Prime Minister were obsessed and chose to betray Allied Powers and join the fight on Allied Powers's side. As a result, this not only failed to bring them victory, but also made them about to face a heavy blow.
It's a pity that it is of no use to talk about these now. They have already boarded the pirate ship Allied Powers, and it is already impossible for them to get off the ship. Neither Germany nor Austro-Hungarian Empire will forgive Kingdom of Italy. Therefore, they will definitely defeat Kingdom of Italy, and then take the opportunity to slaughter Kingdom of Italy.
As a soldier of Kingdom of Italy, the only thing Admiral Paul can do is to lead his fleet and fight to the death. In that case, maybe we can get a glimmer of hope for Kingdom of Italy. But now it seems that the possibility of this is too small. German Navy's Carrier-based aircraft was so powerful. Before the duel between Capital Ships on both sides started, they began to suffer heavy losses.
French Navy and Italian Navy, which are under German Navy's Carrier-based aircraft Encirclement Offensive, are in danger. Battleships are constantly being hit by Torpedo or bombs. Although so far, only two Battleship have been sunk. However, no one knows how many more warships will be sunk in the next battle.
"Damn it, the Germany people are attacking the French and Italy people unscrupulously. Now they have sunk two Battleship. Compared with German Navy, we will not only have no advantage, but we will also be at a disadvantage!" John? Admiral Jellicoe is worried.