Chapter 2257： Final battle four (1/2)
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Judging from the current situation of the Fury, this warship is still in a relatively good condition. This situation is difficult to observe when dozens of warships are grouped together. After all, the observations may be caused by the smoke from our own heavy guns. How can you have a chance to make a detailed observation of the enemy ship's situation under cover? But the situation is different now. In the case of 1V1, both sides can carefully observe the state of the enemy ship.
”Fighting with the British Rage gives me the same feeling that I played against the Japanese Fuso in the Mediterranean.” Count Luknar said helplessly. ”Our naval guns cannot cause fatal damage to the core area. We can only force the opponent to withdraw from the battle by continuously attacking the non-core area and disabling attacks. The British new ship should be a good example of the Fuso-class design.”
If it is a fair fight, then the situation of Earl Luknar may be more dangerous, but the situation of Major General Hood’s Fury is also not good. The 15-inch gun from Bavaria has left many scars on the warship. In this case, it is difficult for the Prinz Eugen to penetrate the opponent, and the Fury is caused by insufficient ammunition reserves and remaining artillery. Firepower is difficult to play.
On the other side, Thomas’s Queen Elizabeth was worse than Fury, and the hardware conditions were not as good as Fury, so it was at a lower peak when fighting the Tegerhof. However, in order to be able to rescue the attacked friendly forces, Thomas was still very determined.
”Order the destroyer to rush up. There is no need for this battle to be delayed so long and focus on attacking the Warrior.” Earl Spey looked at the battleship Warrior, whose speed had dropped significantly in the distance, and decisively ordered.
Don’t look at it as 2 to 1, but all the remaining artillery of the two British battleships together is not enough to 8 guns... There was not much ammunition left, and the warships were tilted to varying degrees. And just now, there was another violent explosion from the sidestring of the battleship Warrior! At a distance of less than 12 kilometers, a 350MM armor-piercing projectile successfully penetrated the upper part of the Warrior's 330MM vertical armor belt! Because of the tilt of the hull, the shell that was supposed to fly to the middle deck of the hull successfully penetrated into the engine room of the Warrior!
In just a few seconds, the fate of this warship was doomed. The 600-kilogram shells collided with the high-speed steam turbine, and the two turbines in the entire engine room were violently exploded. It instantly exploded into a state of parts. Frightening vibrations and noises came from the middle and rear of the hull. Thick smoke, flames, and high temperature and pressure gushed out from the hit. A few dozen seconds later, the two on the left of the Warrior A propeller stopped turning unwillingly. The speed of this warship was only 10 knots left in the end!
”We have done our best, let's cover the war-weary retreat.” Looking at the Warrior who can only crawl in the distance, Thomas closed his eyes in pain. The order to retreat was given. In fact, the current situation of the war exhaustion is not good. If the Germans insist on leaving the war exhaustion, Thomas can only be 50% sure at most. If they are forced to cover, they are likely to be attacked by other German battleships. The siege, and Thomas was surprised that after severely damaging the Warrior, the United Forces battleship did not continue to attack the war exhaustion.
”The Germans seem to feel that they have gained a lot today, or have other attempts. At the last minute, they let go of the war exhaustion. In fact, it is not just the war exhaustion, but even other people including the Queen Elizabeth. The fact that the warships can return to the UK has nothing to do with the Germans’ release of water. Maybe the Germans have conspired, but it doesn’t make much sense for me and the big fleet at this time, because it doesn’t matter if it’s 10 warships or 15 warships going back. , We have all failed, and it is a decisive failure. In theory, we are equivalent to being a steak on the table, letting others kill!” Thomas said after the war.
In the end, the Warrior, abandoned by the friendly forces, ushered in its end. Like the Tiger, the British might find it meaningless to struggle anymore, so they simply evacuated the crew and sank the warship. The German navy also stopped the attack tacitly. Ten minutes later, the last British battleship sunk in the naval battle disappeared from the sea.