Chapter 1104： Norwegian Sea Battle II (1/2)
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Mochi turned first, followed by Blücher, while the light cruiser Emden, which was originally at the tail, gradually surpassed Mochi, and he will open the way as the fleet’s eyes.
”It's really the queen! Their speed is faster than us now!” Thomas first discovered the opponent, so the fleet speeded up earlier and the speed was faster. At this time, the speed of the two Queen-class battleships reached 24 knots. The Mauchi and Blücher are now only 23.5 knots due to their steering and late acceleration. So the distance between the two sides is still pulled in.
”It seems that we are going to race with the queen behind in one day today. In addition, we sent a report to the naval headquarters, saying that the British queens have recovered! Let them be careful.” Colonel Lefetzoff ordered. . If there is an abnormality, report it first. This is the principle. However, just as he was about to report the situation, there was an abnormal situation that surprised the Colonel Lefetsov.
”Our radio communications have been disrupted!” an officer reported. ”All common frequency bands cannot be connected to the fleet base.” The colonel ran over and snatched the headset of the radio starter. At this time, only the harsh sound of a knife cutting glass could be heard in the headset. The voice in Lefetsov's ears was like a reminder, causing a panic in his heart.
”This is a trap. We can no longer contact the headquarters.” The colonel took a deep breath, then threw the headset aside. His brows were twisted together, and he was lost in thought.
”Do we use the spare frequency band to contact the headquarters?” someone asked.
”Don't do this first, we need to find out the situation. The British can find out the frequency bands we frequently use, and then it is possible to find out the alternate bands. Our opportunity to contact is precious. Don't just waste it, order the fleet to increase to 25 knots. Above, I don’t believe it, the British can always keep up with us!” After a brief period of thought, the colonel decisively ordered, don’t you want to kill us? Then catch up with us first!
All the idle personnel were engaged in the coal shoveling operation, replacing the original two-hour coal shoveling work cycle with a 90-minute wave. When the sea breeze in the Norwegian Sea outside the battleship was cold and bitter, the three German battleships In the boiler warehouse of China, the men with bare bronze muscles are frantically throwing a shovel of coal into the boiler. The raging flames instantly engulfed these high-quality coal mines produced in the Ruhr area and converted hundreds of tons of boiler water into steam to drive the steam turbine located at the rear of the boiler bin.
When the temperature reaches a certain level, the heavy oil spray equipment located at the top of the boiler warehouse starts to work. The black viscous heavy oil is immediately vaporized and burned after entering the boiler warehouse, which improves the working status of the entire boiler warehouse. More surging steam enters the engine room at the rear from the small water tube boiler. The temperature of the entire boiler chamber rose to over 45 degrees. People who have exceeded double digits suffer heatstroke due to long hours of work and high temperatures.
However, their efforts are still very good. Today's sea conditions are very good. The two battlecruisers have reached a high speed of more than 26 knots! The distance between the queens is also slowly widening. ”Let them slow down to the point where we can catch up enough!” Following Thomas' order, the servants of the ”Queen” began to move, and the first group of destroyers rushed towards the behemoth in the distance like sharp daggers!