"God! Why haven't you sunk German warship yet? We don't have much time!" John? Admiral Jellicoe was secretly frightened. Although, in the fierce battle, their warships continued to score hits. However, at most it only caused some minor injuries to the German Navy battleship, and there was still a long way to go before sinking the German Navy battleship.
"General, German warship's armor is too thick. It is very difficult to sink their warship!" David? Vice Admiral Beatty said.
German Navy battleship uses focused defense. As long as those important parts are not penetrated, even if the battleship is riddled with holes, it will be difficult to sink it.
John? Admiral Jellicoe nodded. From these fierce naval battles, it has been proved that Germany people are correct in their battleship design ideas. In contrast, British Navy's design idea of focusing on firepower and speed and despising defense has been proven to be wrong.
"Boom!"
A dazzling fire broke out on British Navy's 'Fearless' number Battleship. This was German Navy's 'Brandenburg' number Battleship, which scored the first hit in this naval battle. A 380mm Shell hit the superstructure of the "Dauntless" Battleship. The shell exploded, directly blowing a big hole in the upper hull of the "Dreadnought" Battleship. At the same time, a raging fire broke out. Although this kind of injury is not fatal to the 'Fearless' number Battleship, it is obviously not comfortable either.
"Damn it, the Fearless was hit!" John? Admiral Jellicoe couldn't help but curse.
David? Vice Admiral Beatty, his face is also a little ugly.
They all know that the 'Fearless' number Battleship is in front of Kaiser class' Battleship of German Navy, just like an old man in his twilight years facing a young man. The strength gap between the two sides is really too big!
'Kaiser class' Battleship's 380mm Main Gun, if it hits the vital part of the 'Dreadnaught' Battleship, only one shell is enough to cause the 'Dreadnaught' Battleship to suffer heavy damage or even be sunk.
After being hit, the damage control personnel aboard the "Fearless" Battleship immediately carried out damage control. But almost everyone looked pale. They knew that after being hit once, there would be a second hit soon, and a third hit, which would be a fatal threat to the "Fearless" Battleship.
Sure enough, three minutes later, the 'Brandenburg' number Battleship hit the 'Fearless' number Battleship again. A 380mm Shell hit the stern of the "Dreadnought" Battleship. The violent explosion directly blew the stern of the ship to pieces, not only destroying the steering gear, but also blowing off a propeller. As a result, the speed of the "Fearless" Battleship became slower and slower, and it also lost its steering ability. What's even worse is that seawater is pouring into the battleship crazily from the big hole in the stern.
Under such circumstances, damage control is of little use. At most, it can only slow down the sinking speed of the battleship.
The captain of the 'Fearless' Battleship immediately requested John? Admiral Jellicoe to abandon the ship.
However, John? Admiral Jellicoe stubbornly refused to agree. He hoped that the 'Fearless' Battleship could continue to persevere. In that case, it could at least hold back the firepower of German military, a terrifying warship. Otherwise, the Battleship will be able to fire on other warships, which will make the situation of British Navy in this battle even more difficult.
Faced with John? Admiral Jellicoe's almost ruthless orders, the British Navy officers and soldiers of the 'Fearless' Battleship had no choice but to persevere. While cursing John? Admiral Jellicoe, they performed loss control and wanted to save themselves.
However, when the 'Brandenburg' Battleship hit the 'Fearless' Battleship for the third time, the Battleship completely lost the possibility of survival. The violent explosion made all the efforts of the damage control personnel in vain. The sea water poured into the battleship more violently, causing the battleship to sink faster.
Soon, the 'Dauntless' Battleship sank into the sea, while the bow of the ship was raised high and lifted out of the water.
"Crack!" The keel of the 'Fearless' number Battleship broke directly because it could not withstand the force of such a beating. The entire battleship was broken into two pieces. The broken hull quickly sank into the sea.
The sinking of the "Dreadnought" Battleship changed the number of battleships on the battle line to 12 versus 14. Although British Navy still has advantages, the advantages are gradually disappearing. German Navy is changing from disadvantage to advantage.
After the "Brandenburg" No. Battleship sank the "Dauntless" No. Battleship, it immediately aimed its guns at the "Colossus" No. Battleship, and together with the "Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm" No. Battleship, they attacked it from a pincer attack.
The current 'Colossus' number Battleship is not in a good situation either. During the period when the 'Fearless' number Battleship was killed, the 'Colossus' number Battleship also ate a 380mm Shell. A large piece of the side was blown off. Although it was above the waterline, it was enough to scare the officers and soldiers of the Battleship number Colossus out of their wits.
When the Battleship number 'Brandenburg' also opened fire on it, the British Navy officers and soldiers on the 'Colossus' number Battleship were even more desperate. The weak ones were attacked by two ships 'Kaiser class' and Battleship. One can naturally imagine what the final result would be.
Two minutes later, the "Colossus" No. Battleship was hit. The shell was fired from the "Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm" No. Battleship. They didn't seem to want to let 'Brandenburg' number Battleship steal their own results, so their performance this time was very good.
380mm Shell hit the main turret on the side of the Battleship of the 'Colossus'. 'Colossus-class' Battleship Although it has five main turrets, its layout is very strange. Along the central axis of the battleship, only three main gun turrets are arranged, and the other two are located on both sides of the battleship. This allows the 'Colossus-class' Battleship to only be able to focus at most four main turrets when firing in one direction.
The 280 mm thick turret armor was no different from paper in front of 380mm Shell, and it was torn apart easily. The shell exploded, and the two 305mm Shell and hundreds of kilograms of ammunition in the turret also exploded. The entire turret was destroyed in the explosion. At the same time, the fire followed the unclosed fire door and went straight to the ammunition magazine under the turret. You know, there are hundreds of 305mm Shell in the ammunition depot. Once these shells are detonated, the consequences can be imagined.