Chapter 311： Chasing (1/2)
The Descartes lost its combat effectiveness less than 20 minutes after the battle with the Hamburg. The entire warship turned into a burning torch. The battleship side was riddled with holes and severely tilted. It was helpless. , The French captain announced the abandonment of the ship.
”Let's do it for the first time, to save face to the French.” Looking at the French warship that has gradually sunk into the sea in the distance, Scheer was very satisfied with his first victory in his life. Doing nothing for himself, Scheer knew that the match was an accident. In order to have a better ending in the future, Scheer is still relatively generous to enemies who have lost their combat effectiveness.
”Let the East Africa supply ship rescue the people who fell into the water, let's help the Prime Minister!” Sher in a good mood decisively took his warship to the battlefield not far away. At this time, after a period of shooting , Charlemagne is gradually unable to stand it!
When a 254mm heavy artillery shell completely jammed the No. 2 turret of the Charlemagne, the threat of this newest French warship to the Marquis of Bismarck was minimal, relying on the two remaining 12-inch guns to gather together. At a distance of more than 5500 meters, if you want to hit your opponent, you really have to rely on rp.
”General, the Descartes is also over, we can't run out now.” An officer said in horror at the warship that was spitting fire in the distance.
”General, there was a big fire in the port side secondary artillery gallery. About half of the artillery gallery was destroyed. The fire was a little out of control!”
The series of bad news made the French fleet commander desperate. He really did not expect that a single shock mission could lead to such a result! His fleet was attacked by surprise, and suffered an unimaginable failure! Three French battleships, with a total tonnage of 25,000, were defeated in less than an hour!
If it were not for the rumble of cannons from outside, the violent vibrations and the sound of armor tearing after the battleship was hit from time to time, Lieutenant Admiral Pierre would have thought he was dreaming! With the arrival of the Hamburger, the battle situation developed in a one-sided direction.
The two German warships began to narrow the distance between each other. At the nearest time, the Marquis of Bismarck was only about 2,000 meters away from each other! At this distance, the heavy artillery firepower of the two German warships was brought to the extreme! Even in just one minute, 4 rounds of 254mm and 11-inch shells hit this poor warship! And it's all concentrated in the tail!
In an instant, the sound of explosions came from the stern of the Charlemagne, and even half of the stern was cut off by the violent explosion! The deck at the aft of the hull has been completely distorted, billowing smoke and flames emerged from the damage, and a plume of smoke as high as tens of meters rose from the rear.
However, the most deadly blow came from the Hamburg's 11-inch shell, which hit the battleship's steering gear directly! After tearing apart the outer armor easily, the personnel and all the machinery inside were turned into a mass of fragments. The majestic Charlemagne instantly drifted on the sea like a dog with a broken backbone.
”The Charlemagne has no counterattack capability. Let's use a torpedo to solve it?” This question was sent from the Hamburger.
”Wait, let's get in touch with the French.” Hipper said after looking at the warship in the distance that was already leaning a little and continued to hobble.