"Boom!"
The violent explosion woke up Island Nation Coastal Defense Force at the same time.
The siren sounded in the Island Nation Coastal Defense Force military camp. Countless Island Nation soldiers wearing only loincloths rushed out of the barracks frantically and poured into the position, preparing to attack the enemy.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Battleship, which was slowly passing Uraga Channel, German Expeditionary Fleet, began a fierce bombardment. The shells roared and hit Island Nation Coastal Defense Force's position one after another.
"Boom!"
A shell fell into the Island Nation Coastal Defense Force who had not had time to rush into the coastal defense fort. A violent explosion sounded, and countless Island Nation soldiers were torn into pieces on the spot.
"Order all coastal defense batteries to open fire immediately!" Commander of Island Nation Coastal Defense Force ordered loudly with red eyes.
Although the incoming German Expeditionary Fleet is very powerful, the battleships that are like hills are simply not something that Coastal Defense Force can handle. However, he must try his best to prevent German fleet from entering Tokyo Bay. Otherwise, the consequences will be very serious. Once Germany people do what they did in other big cities in Tokyo, then Island Nation will really be finished. When the time comes, he, Coastal Defense Force's Commander, may have no choice but to commit seppuku.
"Report to Tokyo immediately. German fleet is forcing its way through Uraga Channel. Our strength is limited and it is difficult to stop them! Please ask the navy to send warships to assist. In addition, Tokyo please prepare early!" Coastal Defense Force Commander continued.
Obviously, as long as Uraga Channel is passed, Tokyo is just around the corner. At the speed of German fleet, he can kill Tokyo in one hour. At that time, they can use powerful artillery fire to blow the entire Tokyo Metropolis into rubble.
"Boom! Boom!"
Island Nation's coastal defense battery started firing, and one shell after another hit German warship among Uraga Channel.
Because the distance is closer, the hit rate will be high. However, the power of these shore defense guns is too weak and cannot penetrate the armor of German Expeditionary Fleet's Battlecruiser.
"Boom!"
A 280mm artillery shell hit the 'SMS Friedrich der Grosse' number Battlecruiser. However, the shell exploded before it penetrated the waterline armor of the Battlecruiser of the 'SMS Friedrich der Grosse', and did not cause any damage to the Battlecruiser at all.
Immediately afterwards, a 305mm Shell hit the Battlecruiser 'SMS Friedrich Karl', and a large hole was blown out of the battleship's deck, causing a fire. However, such injuries are nothing to the huge Battlecruiser.
German Expeditionary Fleet's Battlecruiser's main gun is also suppressing Island Nation's shore defense position. The 380mm Armor-piercing Shell has extremely terrifying armor-piercing capabilities.
"Boom!"
A 380mm Armor-piercing Shell hit a fort of Island Nation Coastal Defense Force. The two-meter-thick reinforced concrete layer withstood the shell. However, more than half of it was blown up. At the same time, the powerful impact of the shell explosion directly killed the Island Nation artilleryman inside the fort.
Immediately afterwards, another artillery shell hit the fort. The fort, which had suffered heavy damage, could no longer withstand this shell. In the violent explosion, the fort was completely razed to the ground.
The battle was very fierce, and the Island Nation coastal defense artillerymen were almost at full firepower. All kinds of shore defense guns were opened. 305mm, 280mm, 203mm, 155mm, 105mm and so on. There are more than two hundred coastal defense guns of various calibers. These shore defense guns opened fire like crazy, so that the entire Uraga Channel felt like bullets were raining down. Cannonballs continued to explode inside Uraga Channel, splashing water columns into the sky, as if the seawater in the entire waterway was boiling.
In the violent explosion, many Naval Mine deployed by Island Nation Navy were detonated, which actually reduced the difficulty for German Expeditionary Fleet to pass through the waterway.
Although German Expeditionary Fleet and Battlecruiser were constantly hit by artillery shells, they were not able to cause serious damage to them. On the contrary, German Expeditionary Fleet's counterattack destroyed a lot of Island Nation's shore defenses. Those large-caliber coastal defense guns were protected in thick forts, and not many of them were destroyed. However, those small-caliber coastal defense guns are almost always exposed. A lot of them were destroyed. This makes Island Nation Coastal Defense Force's strength decline rapidly.
Fifteen minutes later, the Battlecruiser number 'SMS Friedrich der Grosse' at the front of the fleet had already rushed out of the Uraga Channel and entered the wide Tokyo Bay. As soon as they entered Tokyo Bay, 'SMS Friedrich der Grosse' number Battleship immediately became alert. At this time, what needs to be guarded against is the attack of the destroyer Island Nation Navy. Although, the 'SMS Friedrich der Grosse' number Battlecruiser has powerful firepower and amazing defense capabilities. However, if Encirclement Offensive is encountered by the destroyer Island Nation Navy, the consequences will still be very terrible. The Torpedo launched by the destroyer Island Nation Navy is enough to pose a fatal threat to it.
Fortunately, the response of the island nation's navy did not seem to be fast. When the battlecruiser "Prince Friedrich" rushed out of the Uraga Channel, no ships of the island nation's navy were found.
Immediately afterwards, the number 'SMS Friedrich Karl' Battlecruiser also rushed out of Uraga Channel and began to cooperate with the number 'SMS Friedrich der Grosse' to defend against danger.
'Derfflinger' number Battlecruiser, 'SMS Lützow' number Battlecruiser, 'Hindenburg' number Battlecruiser, all passed through the waterway one after another. Although the hull was left with a lot of scorched black marks from the explosion of shells, overall, there was almost no major damage.
"General, the five Battlecruisers in front have passed through the waterway safely!" Rear Admiral Mauff reported excitedly.
"Very good, order the Light Cruiser formation and the destroyer formation to pass through the waterway immediately. Pass through the waterway at maximum speed to avoid excessive losses under the attack of early Island Nation's shore defense firepower!" Vice Admiral Spee ordered.
Light Cruiser and destroyers don't have as perverted defenses as Battlecruiser. Island Nation's coastal defense guns are enough to sink them. The only way for them to avoid danger as much as possible is to speed up. Fortunately, the speed of German Navy, these Light Cruiser and destroyers can be increased to more than 30 knots. This way, crossing the waterway only takes a few minutes.
German Navy's eight Light Cruiser and destroyers rushed into the waterway. And Island Nation people's coastal defense artillery started again. Although there are still many large-caliber coastal defense guns left, many of the small and medium-caliber coastal defense guns have been destroyed. In this case, the threat is not very great.