"Damn it! German warship is unscathed, how can this fight continue!" Rear Admiral Yamashita Gentarō's mouth opened as if he could swallow his own fist. This was the first time he had seen such a situation.
Admiral Ijūin Gorō shook his head helplessly. "German warship's defense is too strong. Their battleship design concept is to pay attention to the survivability of the battleship. This has been confirmed by The Britain people proved to be extremely correct. The Britain people also suffered a big loss in this regard, so they lost completely in the decisive battle with German Navy."
The turret armor of the Battlecruiser number 'Moltke' is 330 mm thick. How is it possible for the old 40 times caliber 305mm Main Gun of the 'Shikishima' Battleship to penetrate such thick armor.
However, the captain was still shocked when the 'Moltke' number Battlecruiser was hit. He immediately ordered the abandonment of the 'Tango' Battleship that was destined to sink, and aimed at the 'Shikishima' Battleship, hoping to deal with the warship that hit him.
The 'Tango' number Battleship, which was seriously flooded, could not last long in the end. In less than ten minutes, the Battleship sank into the sea. Of the 668 crew members on the battleship, less than half escaped. The rest of the people sank into the sea along with the battleship.
'Tango' Battleship became the first Capital Ships to be sunk in this naval battle. Even though this was just an old Pre-dreadnought, the officers and soldiers of German Expeditionary Fleet also cheered.
After the 'Tango' number Battleship sank, only the 'Shikishima' number Battleship was left to fight alone. Facing the fierce firepower of the 'Moltke' number Battlecruiser, the 'Shikishima' number Battleship was in danger. It's no wonder that trying to use these old Pre-dreadnoughts to fight against the most powerful Battlecruisers in the world, it is naturally very normal for such results to occur.
"General, we have killed one!" Rear Admiral Mauff said excitedly on Battlecruiser, German Expeditionary Fleet's flagship 'Mackensen'.
"Yeah, but there are still eighteen Island Nation warships that need to be sunk." Vice Admiral Spee nodded. Sinking one Battleship of Island Nation Navy is undoubtedly a good start. However, if you want to completely win this naval battle, you must sink all the remaining 18 Battleships of Island Nation Navy. This is the real victory.
"General, you will see. Our battleships will definitely be able to kill all the remaining battleships of Island Nation's people!" Rear Admiral Mauff was very confident about this.
Vice Admiral Spee smiled and didn't take it seriously. In other words, he never thought how difficult it was to change the huge Island Nation Navy's Combined Fleet in front of him. With the strength of German Navy Expeditionary Fleet, defeating such a fleet should have been a sure thing.
Although Island Nation Navy's Combined Fleet has 19 Capital Ships, unfortunately, these 19 Capital Ships only have a total of 32 45 times caliber 356mm Main Gun, 8 50 times caliber 305mm Main Gun, 32 45 times caliber 305mm Main Gun, 28 40 times caliber 305mm Main Gun and 4 45 times caliber 254mm main guns.
On the other hand, the nine Battlecruisers of German Navy have 54 doors of 50 times the caliber 380mm Main Gun and 27 doors of 50-caliber 343mm Main Gun. It is undoubtedly obvious who is strong and who is weak. It is difficult for those 305mm Main Guns of Island Nation Navy to cause fatal damage to Battlecruisers of German Navy. At most, they can only penetrate some superstructures. As long as the core cabin is not destroyed, the combat effectiveness of Battlecruiser's German Navy's will not be greatly affected.
'Kongo-class' Battlecruiser has become the hope of Admiral Ijūin Gorō and others. They hope that 'Kongo-class' Battleship's 356mm Main Gun can penetrate If the armor of German Navy's 'Mackensen' Battlecruiser and 'SMS Friedrich der Grosse' Battlecruiser can sink these two Battlecruisers, then they will still have a chance to make a comeback.
It's a pity that the Island Nation Navy officers and soldiers on the four 'Kongo-class' Battlecruiser tried their best, but they seemed to have achieved no results.
"Boom!"
'Hiei' No. Battlecruiser fired a salvo, and eight 356mm Shell flew towards 'Mackensen' No. Battlecruiser. Among these 8 356mm Shell, one hit. The shell hit After Deck of number Battleship 'Mackensen'. The fragile deck armor was unable to stop the heavy shells and was directly penetrated.
Fortunately, this artillery bomb did not cause any serious damage to the Battleship number 'Mackensen'. It only blew a big hole in the After Deck, killed several sailors, and caused a fire.
Subsequently, 'Mackensen' number Battlecruiser returned the favor.
A 380mm Shell directly hit the bow of the Battlecruiser ship 'Kongo'. The fragile side armor was as if it were made of paper. Under the huge kinetic energy of 380mm Shell, it was penetrated at once. The shell exploded inside the battleship, causing a raging fire.
"Damn it! How's the damage?" Admiral Ijūin Gorō's face changed drastically.
If the 'Kongo' number Battlecruiser is severely damaged, then there will be no way to continue this battle.
"Your Excellency Commander, the bow of the ship was hit by a bullet. Fortunately, the hit area was above the waterline and did not cause much damage." A staff officer reported.
Admiral Ijūin Gorō The heart that had been hanging around finally returned to the stomach.
"Tell each ship that the flagship is fine and let them continue fighting!" Admiral Ijūin Gorō ordered.
"Hi, Mr. Commander."
The fierce battle continues, but the battle is still developing in German Expeditionary Fleet's favor. If Island Nation Navy wants to defeat German Navy Expeditionary Fleet, the difficulty is not half as great!
"Boom!"
A huge explosion sounded, and the side of the 'Haruna' number Battlecruiser was shrouded in fireballs and smoke. A 380mm Shell launched from the 'SMS Friedrich der Grosse' number Battlecruiser successfully hit him. A 152mm secondary gun was blown away immediately. Looking from a distance, it can be seen that the number 'Haruna' Battlecruiser looks like it was bitten by a monster.
"Well done, let the 'SMS Friedrich der Grosse' keep up its efforts. These 'Kongo-class' Battlecruiser are the backbone of Island Nation Navy. If we can solve these 'Kongo-class' Battlecruiser, we will win!" Vice Admiral Spee had a smile on his lips.