As Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy's four ships 'Radetzky-class' and Battleship were sunk, Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy was at an increasingly disadvantaged position in naval battles. German Navy Combined Fleet still has 22 Capital Ships. But Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy only has 12 Capital Ships. The advantage of German Navy Combined Fleet has been expanded to 10 ships.
"Redistribute targets!" Admiral Hipper ordered.
"Yes, General!"
Now, German Navy has an absolute advantage. What they have to do next is to further expand this advantage, and then defeat Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy in one fell swoop and eliminate them all.
After redistributing the attack targets, it became that apart from German Navy's 'Caesar' number Battleship and 'Frederick the Great' number Battleship were one-to-one with Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy's 'Monarch of Austria-Hungary' number Except for the battle between Battleship and the Battleship of the 'Franz? Joseph I', the rest turned into two German Navy's Capital Ships attacking one Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy's Capital Ships.
Originally, the performance of German Navy and Capital Ships was far stronger than that of Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy. Now, Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy is facing Encirclement Offensive. This makes it difficult for them to escape the fate of defeat no matter how hard they try. Unless a miracle happens, they will definitely lose this time.
"General, our situation is even more dangerous now!" said a Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy general.
Admiral Anton House nodded. "The advantages of the Germany people are too great! We are worthy of being able to defeat German Navy, the former world's most powerful country. Compared with them, we are like toddlers, and the gap is really too big. Perhaps, at the beginning, I We should not provoke the Germany people and give them an excuse to start a war. In that case, nothing will happen now. However, it is too late to say this. Our country has been destroyed, so we have to fight to the end with the Germany people."
Indeed, Admiral Anton House now knows that he is bound to lose and has no chance of winning. However, even so, he still hopes to fight to the end, even if the entire army is annihilated, he will die heroically.
"Yes, General." The general nodded, he understood what Admiral Anton House meant.
Perhaps, among the officers and soldiers of Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy, some do not want to die. However, most people still have the determination and courage to fight to the end.
The fierce battle continues, and Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy is completely at a disadvantage.
At 10:35, Battleship number 'Ferdinand I' belonging to Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy was hit. German Navy's 'Brandenburg-class' Battlecruiser is equipped with 410mm Main Gun. Even though the armor of the 'Ferdinand I' number Battleship is considered to be of later generations, it still cannot withstand 410mm artillery shells. The shells were exploding as the armor was torn apart. A large hole was blown out more than one meter below the waterline of the 'Ferdinand I' No. Battleship. This was just the beginning. Ten minutes later, the unlucky Battleship was hit again. After being hit by 410mm artillery shells one after another, the 'Ferdinand I' number Battleship finally couldn't hold on and quickly sank into the sea.
After the sinking of the 'Ferdinand I' number Battleship, the 'Karl I' number Battleship soon followed in his footsteps. The 'Karl I' No. Battleship was hit by a total of 8 410mm artillery shells before and after it, and the whole thing was riddled with holes. Unless God comes, otherwise, this Battleship will only sink. In the end, the Battleship was indeed sunk.
However, those Battleship purchased from Germany performed better. Although, these Battleship are all second-hand Battleship. However, the performance is still very good, even better than the Battleship built by the Austro-Hungarian Empire himself. However, this time we encountered the more powerful German Navy and the new Battleship, so these Battleship could not escape being sunk in the end.
However, when they started to sink these Battleship, the officers and soldiers of German Navy really felt uncomfortable. After all, these Battleship once belonged to German Navy of Glorious. In the last World War, they made a great contribution to German Navy's defeat of British Royal Navy.
Of course, we are on the battlefield now, and both sides are enemies. German Navy officers and soldiers must still obey orders and sink these warships.
Before this, Admiral Hipper had someone send Telegram to Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy, giving them a chance to surrender. Admiral Hipper guarantees that if they surrender, all officers and soldiers of Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy will receive the treatment they deserve. After the war is over, they can all return to their hometowns.
However, Admiral Anton House rejected Admiral Hipper's kindness. His reply was very simple, only a few words, that is, for the sake of glory, he was determined to fight to the end.
Under such circumstances, German Navy Combined Fleet will certainly not persuade you any more. Since the opponent wants to die, let them get their wish. In this case, it is respect for them.
With German Navy Combined Fleet attacking with all its strength, Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy's remaining fleet could not hold on much longer.
At 11:04, the 'Francis I' number Battleship was sunk.
Six minutes later, the 'Joseph II' number Battleship was sunk.
At 11:18, the 'Leopold II' number Battleship was sunk.
Five Capital Shipss were sunk in battle, leaving Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy with only seven Battleships left. Although, the counterattack of these Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy battleships before their death also caused German Navy Combined Fleet's Capital Ships to be hit many times. However, due to the strong defense, German Navy Combined Fleet's Capital Ships only suffered some minor injuries. There was no real mortal threat.
Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy The only seven remaining Capital Shipss are still fighting for the last time. However, this could no longer change the outcome of the naval battle.
At 11:26, Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy's flagship 'Monarch of Austria-Hungary' number Battleship was sunk. Admiral Anton House refused to board the lifeboat, but chose to sink to the cold seabed along with his flagship.
What General Anton House did was also an inspiration to other officers and soldiers of Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy. This made them choose to fight to the end even though they were at an absolute disadvantage.
Of course, for these die-hard elements, German Navy Combined Fleet will not let them go. The final result was that all Capital Ships of Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy were sunk in this battle.