The Royal Navy Observatory of the Ocean Empire, which arrived at the war zone with the British 5th Fleet, was the USS New York heavy cruiser sent by the Atlantic Fleet. This is a heavy cruiser modified from a US-made battleship, with a total of 8 ships in the same batch.

In the tall commander tower

A group of middle-aged and senior officers led by Rear Admiral He Jiaben, deputy commander of the Atlantic Fleet, were observing the fierce waters with a serious expression. The scene in front of them surprised them.

"General, look at the 2:00-00-point front right, there are large pieces of wreckage stains scattered on the sea surface, and there are also many corpses floating on the sea surface. It is estimated that this is a warship sinking, so I don't know if it belongs to the British or German?"

"The battle situation was very fierce, but unfortunately, due to the low visibility on the sea, the British's shelling accuracy seemed to be poor."

"Oh, my goodness! The one who was sunk was a British warship, and the corpse floating on the sea was wearing British sailor suits. This is confirmed."

"Wait a minute, hey... guys, there is still a wreckage here, it seems to be a British warship. Why are they so unlucky?"

The officers exclaimed in a burst of voice. Judging from the communication records of the surveillance, the fleets of both sides had not been in a hurry to start a war for a long time, and the losses on the battlefield were a bit huge!

From the wide and bright front window glass of the heavy cruiser "New York", the sea was filled with wind and clouds, dim light, and heavy smoke lingered in the sky, making the visibility very poor.

From a distance, you can only hear the rumbling artillery fire and the shiny muzzle flames flashing. The huge steel hulls of the fierce battle sides were looming. The heavy cruiser "New York" dared not get too close to avoid being accidentally injured by both sides who were beaten red.

The British 5th Battleship Squadron completely ignored these things. One huge warship after another rushed past the New York and rushed towards the opponent at a high speed of 22 knots per hour.

Just surpassed the past

The 381mm cannon of the "Queen Elizabeth" class battleship roared angrily, and the sound of "rumbling" shelling like thunder shocked people and their legs became weak.

Looking at the past from the perspective of the observation group

The huge steel hull of the "Queen Elizabeth-class battleship with the main gun was fired suddenly stumbled. The huge main gun recoil made the entire hull slide dozens of meters away. The 1,760-pound shell hit hard with a scalp-thrust scream, and exploded on the sea to produce more than 70 meters of water columns.

With the explosion center as the origin, the instantaneous huge water pressure of 110 mm of armored steel plates within a radius of 150 meters can be torn apart, which is really terrifying.

Strong reinforcements arrived at the battlefield in time, alleviating the crisis of the British Betty fleet.

The 5th Battleship "Queen Elizabeth" class battleship exerted the powerful power of its 381mm cannon. After several rounds of volleys, two shells hit the German battlecruiser, one in front and one behind, two main turrets.

A shell exploded its front turret into scrap copper and iron, and a shell lifted up half of the rough side of its rear turret. Hundreds of German officers and soldiers from the front and rear artillery team were killed immediately. The entire ship raised a roll of smoke and fire, completely losing its combat effectiveness.

The coal cabin of the "SMS" moltke battlecruiser was penetrated by a gun, and a 152mm secondary gun located on it was blown away from the sea, almost opening a big hole.

The Germans were very lucky. The 381mm shell did not explode in the body of the Moltke battle cruiser, but instead penetrated the ship and fell into the sea and exploded, splashing a large splash of water.

The German counterattack was also sharp. When the German fleet defender was beaten by British high-speed battleships, the German fleet forward was frantically attacking the battlecruiser "Queen Mary".

At 16:20, the shells fired by the German warship penetrated the three turrets of the "Queen Mary". It caused a big explosion like the previous "Untigo". The entire warship broke into two halves.

Amid the grief and anger of British officers and soldiers, when the high-rise stern of the "Queen Mary" disappeared on the sea, there were 1,266 crew members who sank with the ship. This was the third main battleship sunk in the war, and only 17 crew members survived.

On board the heavy cruiser "New York"

"These Europeans... fought so hard!"

Major General He Jiaben and Brigadier General Lu Dingyi, Chief of Staff of the Navy Atlantic Fleet, looked at each other with a bitter smile on his lips, looking like he knew it would have been like this.

Due to the smoke on the sea, the light is dim and the visibility is quite poor, the distance between the navies of Britain and Germany is getting closer and closer. From the time they are apart ten kilometers apart to 7 to 8 kilometers apart today, the terrifying terrifying shells roaring around, and the scene is a mess.

Not only were the main battleships fighting each other, but the destroyer fleets of Britain and Germany were also fighting hard. The British destroyer relied on its larger size and stronger firepower to overwhelm the German destroyer fleet.

The fierce fighting spirit of the close-fitting body made people shudder and shine.

In addition, the 5th Battleship of the British Royal Navy arrived in time and surrounded the two sides from one left and one right, and the situation began to develop in a direction that was beneficial to the British.

Watched for more than 10 minutes

Rear Admiral He Jiaben frowned and shook his head, muttering, "What's wrong, the British fleet's shells are much more powerful than the German army. Why does the German fleet's shells seem to be more harmful?"

"Deputy Commander, I also found this problem."

"Can it be that German shells use new delay fuses that break through the warship surface armor and penetrate deep into the interior, causing greater collateral damage."

"It's very likely, and it's extremely likely." Major General He Jiaben nodded with a rigorous expression. He also considered this possibility. The delayed explosion fuze is a new type of naval ammunition equipment. Due to its complexity and high difficulty in technology and high cost, the Ocean Empire only equipped some of the main ships.

As a highly developed industrial country, Germany has strong strength in the new chemical and electronics industry and is capable of developing new ammunition that can be called "trump card". This is a very important discovery.

This was a very important discovery. He immediately ordered the gunman and other officers to pass the order, and immediately carefully observe the movements of the German army's bullets, analyze the performance of its new ammunition fuse, the power of armor-breaking and collateral damage, and form a convincing technical report."

"As for your order, General."

The order was executed immediately. Major General He Jiaben nodded calmly. He looked at the watch. It was 4:33 pm. He turned to look at Brigadier General Lu Dingyi and said, "A few minutes after the war started, three battlecruisers of the British Betty fleet sank. The original situation of the main battleships of both sides at 6:5 became 3:5, and only one of the Germans severely damaged the other and was slightly injured. Is it the result of reinforcements from the British 5th Battleship Fleet that arrived? When will the British Royal Navy become so weak?"

"Deputy Commander, I am considering the issue you mentioned." Brigadier General Lu Ding also had an incredible look on his face and replied; "The Royal Navy is equipped with our first generation wireless rangefinder, and has a deep naval tradition and a very high level of training. It is logical that it is impossible to be beaten by the Germans. This is too magical. Even if the German army is equipped with delayed fuzes, it cannot have such great power?"

"There is only one possibility..." Major General He Jiaben said with a serious expression and thought; "The German spies stole not the first generation of radio rangefinder technology, but the new technology with dynamic rangefinder capabilities..."

"Impossible!" Brigadier General Lu Ding blurted out.

Then he looked at General He's family with shock, and suddenly realized that the topic was extremely sensitive, so he quickly closed his mouth tightly and shook his head without any trace.

As senior officers of the Royal Navy, both of them knew how strict the confidentiality measures of the Empire were in sensitive technology. The entire island of Tasmania was a cage, and it was almost impossible to leak without permission.

The only possibility is that senior officers who were exposed to sensitive technology leaked the secrets.

The two were talking when they were suddenly alarmed by the rumbling explosion in front of them, and they all looked at each other.

On the boiling sea

The bait fleet led by Lieutenant General Hippel of Germany fought and retreated while attacking, leading the British fleet to the direction of the German high seas fleet. The battlecruisers of Britain and Germany shot each other in pursuit, and the 5th battleship was behind due to speed, about 9 to 10 kilometers away from the front team.

The German "De Fringer", "Sedlitz", and "Von der Tann" battlecruisers rushed to the former British "Tiger" battlecruisers and launched three rounds of volleys.

The first round of shooting was close, and after the second round of adjustment, it formed a spurt shot. The third round of shooting was hit, and the Tiger battle cruiser was shrouded in a dense forest of water columns. Two dazzling sparks appeared on the hull, and the hull's tracks were significantly offset.

This was two 305mm shells hit, and several other damage caused by the loss of the shell. Lieutenant Colonel Luo Qin, the New York gun factory, shouted loudly after careful observation; "Report to General, you can confirm that the German army used a delayed explosion fuze. After the shell hit the hull, it entered the internal explosion, causing greater damage."

"Very good, keep watching."

Just at this moment, the British counterattacked.

After retreating from the 2nd reconnaissance group of the Hippel Fleet, the 3rd Battle Patrol Squadron led by Major General Hood of the United Kingdom discovered the 1st reconnaissance group of the Hippel Fleet at a distance of 9,300 yards.

Major General Hood led the 3rd Battle Patrol Squadron to turn immediately, causing the fleet to head in parallel with the German 1st Reconnaissance Group, and opened fire at it at a distance of 8,500, pouring ammunition wildly.

The British 3rd Battlecruiser's firepower was extremely accurate and fierce. The density of shells once made the German Moltke think that it was fighting 8-10 British "Malaya" class or "Iron Duke" class battleships.

Every 25 to 30 seconds, a large wave of dense shells will hit the head and face, which is extremely threatening.

The British Third Battle Patrol Squadron has been invisible in the thick smoke, and can only observe the shiny muzzle flames when firing, but cannot see the movement of the fleet.

In just over 10 minutes

The German Navy's "Luzov" battlecruiser was hit by the "Invincible" and "Unforgivable" 8 times, of which 4 shells hit the side torpedo platform and the bow torpedo platform located below the waterline of the ship, causing about 1,500 tons of sea water to pour into the hull of the "Luzov".

Severe water inflow caused the bow of the "Luzov" battle cruiser to sink below the water surface.

Due to excessive damage, the ship immediately adjusted its course and tried to leave the battlefield. The German destroyers escorted the Luzov to leave the battlefield were g37    , g38   , g40   , s33   , s34  , v30   and v45   , a total of 7 destroyers.

While leaving the battlefield, Major General Hood led the 3rd Battle Cruise Squadron to follow closely, vowing to sink the German heavy cruiser "Luzov" and avenge the British naval warship.

However, no one expected the situation on the battlefield to change instantly.

At 4:48                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            �

The German battlecruiser "Luzov" that suffered heavy damage immediately turned right and was commanded by its own rear fire control room. He fired three volleys at the Invincible at a distance of 10,900.

The first round of volley exceeded the target by 400 yards, making a loneliness. After the German ship quickly adjusted, the second round of volleys formed a cross-fire. When the third round of volleys fell, a clearly visible red flame appeared on the "Invincible", and the ship then suffered a violent death.

Before the "Invincible" appeared, the German "Deflinger" battlecruiser took 5 volleys in the direction of the ship at a interval of 30    sec, all of which were close.

When the "Invincible" appeared, the "Deflinger" made three volleys at the ship at a distance of 9600~9800 in 1 and a half minutes, and hit the "Invincible" in the third volley.

The result is tragic

The fatal blow to the "Invincible" was a shell that hit the ship's rear turret. The shell penetrated the armor and exploded inside the turret, directly blowing away the top armor of the turret.

The flames produced by the explosion quickly spread into the turret drug depot, and the British ships had almost no time to take effective measures to damage the pipe. The subsequent death of the explosion turned the "Invincible" into two sections.

This process was only 10       15                                                                                                                    

This is the fourth main battleship that the British army sank, and the fierce maritime war has just begun.

How is this possible?

Not only were the officers and soldiers of the British Royal Fleet shocked, but the officers of the Royal Navy Observatory of the Ocean Empire on the heavy cruiser "New York" were so surprised that they couldn't stop talking, and a duck egg could be stuffed into their mouths.

Just look at the damage caused by the British and German warships being hit. This result is like a joke, and the gap is a bit unreal.

After hitting eight large-caliber shells, the German battlecruiser "Luzov" had already caused heavy damage and staggered to escape from the fierce battle area.

However, the 3rd Battle Patrol squadron led by Major General Hood of Britain was chased by the 3rd Battle Patrol, and launched rounds of artillery fire after round, and 17 shells were hit one after another. The entire superstructure of the hull was beaten like rags, and the bow of the ship was completely buried in the seawater.

In this way, it still floats tenaciously on the sea, so it’s not heavy. Do you think it’s annoying?

On the other hand, after observing the clear outline of the British Invincible battlecruiser, the Germans who reacted immediately turned their guns and counterattacked. A shell pierced the "P" turret of the "Invincible" and triggered a big explosion. The "Invincible" finally sank into the sea with 1,026 crew members, including Major General Hood.

After finishing the work, the battle cruiser "Luzov" broke away from the battlefield under the cover of a group of destroyers, sailed into the dim distance, and disappeared with trauma.
Chapter completed!