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Chapter 639

Sinking with the Ship

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'Vengeance' number Battleship is accelerating and cannot escape. The battleship's speed has been increased to 23 knots with the forced ventilation of the boiler. This is already the maximum speed that the current 'Vengeance' number Battleship can run.

It's a pity that German Navy's 'Bavaria' number Battleship is chasing after him. Compared with the maximum speed of 'Vengeance' Battleship of 23 knots, the maximum speed of 'Bavaria-class' Battleship can reach 24.5 knots. It is undoubtedly a miracle that such a huge Battleship can reach this speed. Of course, this is mainly because the boilers equipped by 'Bavaria-class', Battleship and Steam Turbine are the most advanced boilers of Germany and Steam Turbine. Otherwise, the speed would never have been so fast.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

'Bavaria' number Battleship and 'Vengeance' number Battleship are bombarding each other. The heavy shells, under the influence of huge kinetic energy, slammed into the opponent's warship.

However, when the battleship is sailing at high speed, the swing of the hull will be more intense, which will seriously affect the hit rate of the battleship.

"General, 'Brandenburg' No. Battleship has caught up. Please join us Encirclement Offensive 'Vengeance' No. Battleship." The adjutant reported to General Reinhard? Scheer.

"Yeah!" General Reinhard? Scheer nodded.

French and Italy escaped with their heads, leaving Britain with only six battleships left to continue fighting. As for German Navy's 1st Battle Line, there are 12 Battleship's, two against one, so there is no problem. Moreover, it would be very difficult for German Navy battleship to catch up with Britain's 'Tiger' number Battlecruiser. Therefore, German Navy will not do those thankless things. They directly gave up the pursuit of the "Tiger" Battlecruiser, and instead cooperated with other warships, Encirclement Offensive Britain the remaining Battleship people.

After the number 'Brandenburg' number Battleship joined in, the number 'Vengeance' number Battleship was immediately in danger. The two huge Battleships are equipped with 50 times the caliber 380mm Main Gun, which is enough to pose a fatal threat to the 'Vengeance' Battleship.

"Damn it! Damn Germany people, don't you dare to have a one-on-one duel with us? Relying on our numerical advantage Encirclement Offensive us, what kind of heroes are we?" John? Admiral Jellicoe's adjutant cursed angrily.

But John? Admiral Jellicoe said nothing. This is war, not a duel. In war, as long as you can kill the enemy, you will win. If the enemy can be eliminated at the minimum cost, it will be a complete victory. It is this kind of victory that German Navy pursues. Therefore, they will naturally not be stupid enough to have a one-on-one duel with British Navy. That is something only a fool can do.

"Boom!"

A 381mm artillery shell fired by the 'Vengeance' number Battleship hit the 'Bavaria' number Battleship. The shell directly hit the bow of the "Bavaria" ship Battleship, blowing a big hole.

However, for the huge Battleship, this is not considered a serious injury at all.

"Long live!"

The British Navy officers and soldiers on board the Battleship number 'Vengeance' all cheered. When they couldn't escape, they made it their goal to sink the enemy's warship. Therefore, hitting the number 'Bavaria' Battleship made them so happy. Not to mention that this is the flagship of German Navy. However, unfortunately, it did not cause much harm to the number 'Bavaria' number Battleship.

The number 'Bavaria' was Battleship, and he immediately returned the favor. A 380mm Shell hit the stern of the ship Battleship of the 'Vengeance'. After the weak deck armor was torn apart, the shell exploded inside the battleship, causing a raging fire and further causing trauma to the battleship.

Immediately afterwards, the number 'Brandenburg' number Battleship also hit the number 'Vengeance' number Battleship. A 380mm Shell hit the No. 3 turret of the Battleship on the stern deck of the 'Vengeance'. The turret armor is only 330 mm, and it cannot withstand this powerful armor-piercing shell. The shell tore through the armor of the No. 3 turret of the Battleship number 'Vengeance' and exploded inside the turret.

The violent explosion instantly killed all the gunners in the turret and blew them into pieces. At the same time, the No. 3 main turret was also overturned and hit the No. 4 main turret, causing the No. 4 main turret to lose its ability to rotate.

This shot from the 'Brandenburg' Battleship immediately caused the 'Vengeance' Battleship to lose half of its firepower. Only the two main turrets on the front deck could continue to fire.

"Well done!" General Reinhard? Scheer praised.

After losing half of their firepower, the threat from 'Vengeance' number Battleship to them has been greatly reduced.

"Send Telegram to Battleship number 'Brandenburg', and we will shorten the combat distance from 15,000 meters to 8,000 meters. Get rid of the Britain people's flagship as soon as possible." General Reinhard? Scheer ordered.

After the combat distance is shortened, the hit rate will be significantly improved. This is more effective for German Navy. After all, they were composed of two Battleship Encirclement Offensive Britain and one Battleship suffered heavy damage.

When the 'Vengeance' number Battleship lost half of its firepower, John? Admiral Jellicoe couldn't help but sigh. He knew that the end of the 'Vengeance' number Battleship was coming soon, and the Germany people would never let go of this good opportunity.

Sure enough, German Navy's two ships, Battleship, began to close the fighting distance. This means that they want to quickly get rid of the 'Vengeance' number Battleship.

As the distance continued to get closer, the hit rate of German Navy's 'Bavaria' number Battleship and 'Brandenburg' number Battleship began to increase.

Shells continued to hit the number 'Vengeance' Battleship, causing more injuries.

When the combat distance was shortened from 15,000 meters to 8,000 meters, the number 'Vengeance' Battleship had already been hit by no less than ten 380mm Shell. Although the displacement of the 'Vengeance' number Battleship is more than 30,000 tons, it cannot hold up.

Under such circumstances, John? Admiral Jellicoe issued the order to abandon the ship.

The officers and soldiers on the battleship frantically scrambled for lifeboats, trying to escape the sinking 'Vengeance' Battleship.

John? Admiral Jellicoe returned to his cabin and locked the door. No matter how hard the adjutant knocked on the door, he was unwilling to go out.

When the Battleship 'Vengeance' sank to the bottom of the sea, John? Admiral Jellicoe, along with the Battleship, sank into the cold Atlantic Ocean.

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