7:35.
A thick water column suddenly appeared on the side of the battlecruiser Indefatigable.
The water column rushed to a height of more than fifty meters, followed by a dull loud noise.
The "Boom" Bujuan shook violently, as if it had been kicked hard by an invisible giant. 550 kilograms of potent mixed explosives released terrible energy, and the underwater mine protection belt of the Indefatigable was destroyed with little effect.
The high-pressure water tore a large hole with a diameter of more than three meters in the underwater hull near the rear main turret of the Indefatigable.
Because the breach was so large, damage control was unable to rescue the ship.
Even if the captain ordered emergency water injection to the port side, it only lasted a few more minutes.
Ten minutes later, the nearly 20,000-ton battlecruiser capsized and sank into the sea.
Only 55 of the more than 800 officers and soldiers on board were rescued.
The captain refused to leave and sank with the ship.
Just five seconds after the Indefatigable was hit by a mine, the Queen Mary, which was second in the battle line, also suffered two "Yaksha" 600mm torpedoes.
I saw two huge water columns rising up from the stern and the middle of the starboard side of the hull.
Then I saw the Queen Mary suddenly surge forward, then tilted to the left, and then collapsed on the sea unable to move. , and quickly tilted to the right.
Almost at the same time, the bow of the New Zealand was hit by a mine, and the waterline part of the bow almost disappeared, turning into a big mouth, gurgling and drinking sea water.
General Betty's face turned green.
Three battleships were destroyed in less than half a minute.
No one can bear this kind of loss.
Betty could already imagine what would be waiting for her after returning home.
"What are the lookout hands doing?
Why don't you pay attention to the thunder traces?"
he shouted hoarsely.
He could see clearly that the three warships struck by mines did not take any evasive action, and they just struck like this stupidly.
This is simply an intolerable low-level mistake for the well-trained Royal Navy.
"Your Excellency, the lookouts said they did not see any traces of thunder.
Are our training too lax now?
These lookouts have seriously failed in their duties," the chief of staff said, his face also very ugly.
Of course they would not know that they had wronged those poor British lookouts.
This was not the lookout's problem at all.
Because the German ships launched all the "powerful Type 1913 acid torpedoes."
The Germans called the torpedoes introduced from China the "Type 1913" torpedoes.
The oxygen torpedoes had hairy mine marks, even those on the lookout I can't even see the so-called "thunder traces" even if I open my eyes.
Betty stared at the tragic scene in front of her with red eyes, her fists clenched so hard that her nails pierced her palms.
After a few seconds, he said seriously: "Order all cruisers and destroyers to launch lightning strikes on the main force of German ships at all costs.
At the same time, release smoke, retreat and immediately report to Commander Jericho that we have been hit by a large-scale lightning strike by the German army and suffered losses."
It's a terrible situation and we can only retreat temporarily.
Please support the main fleet quickly."
At this moment, in the battlecruiser detachment that was still majestic when it set sail, the Indomitable, which was the first to be bombed, has only one bow exposed on the sea, and the Indomitable is left with its butt sticking up on the sea, and the propeller is still turning slowly. , you can also see the barnacles attached to the bottom of the hull.
The Tiger's roll had reached 25 degrees, all damage control measures had failed, and the fate of capsizing was irreversible.
At the same time, a fire broke out on the ship.
People were being evacuated at this time, but the captain refused to leave the ship and tied himself to the steering wheel.
The Invincible's secondary battery magazine exploded and turned into a blazing torch.
In addition, the bridge was smashed and the leadership team was wiped out.
The sailors who lost their command were at a loss what to do.
After damage control failed, the sailors abandoned the ship and evacuated under the command of lower-level officers.
The Indefatigable had turned over completely, with its belly exposed like a dead fish.
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The Queen Mary was damaged, its propellers and steering gear were blown to pieces, and it was completely incapacitated.
After some rescue efforts, the New Zealand finally did not continue to sink, but the ferocious "big mouth" on the bow reduced its speed to less than 10 knots.
At present, the only two ships left in the British army that are relatively complete are the flagship Lion and the Royal Princess.
However, these two ships are also scarred.
The commander of the Lion was destroyed and destroyed, and one of the rear main guns was also disabled.
Their combat effectiveness Less than half is left.
The Royal Princess was not much better.
The movement mechanism of the two forward main guns was stuck and was considered useless.
In addition, the starboard secondary guns were completely destroyed.
Only the two rear main guns could still fire normally, and they were only half combat effective.
On the other hand, the German fleet has maintained most of its combat effectiveness.
Only Von der Tann and Seydlitz have been scrapped, and the remaining seven battlecruisers still maintain considerable combat effectiveness.
Under this situation, no matter how hard Betty tried, she could not save the defeat.
If she continued to hold on, she might not even be able to save the last two battle cruisers.
At this time, three British seaplanes caught up from behind, which were sent by the main fleet to observe the situation.
When they arrived over the battlefield, they saw this miserable scene.
The pilots were stunned and almost drove the plane into the sea.
"God, that ship that has fallen on the sea is our Tiger, the Queen Mary.
How did it become like this?"
"The Indomitable, the Indomitable, and the Indefatigable, why didn't I see them?"
"That's the Invincible.
It's burning.
It's almost unrecognizable.
God, am I dreaming.
Is this really our battlecruiser detachment?"
The British pilots screamed in disbelief, and then desperately sent messages to the main fleet.
"Da da da da da da" Suddenly, a burst of rapid fire woke up the British pilots.
Several German seaplanes rushed towards them fiercely, and the flames coming out from their noses from time to time showed that these German planes were not just here to say hello.
"Damn, it's a nasty sea urchin, get out of here quickly."
The British pilot glanced at it and recognized the identity of these seaplanes as soon as he saw the iconic three pontoons.
His expression suddenly changed and he hurriedly turned to escape.
Those who came to say hello were all AR6 water reconnaissance aircraft currently equipped in large numbers by the German Navy.
Although this type of seaplane is only a reconnaissance aircraft, its performance is extremely advanced.
With the two machine guns on the nose and a maximum speed of 280 kilometers per hour, they can even versus land-based fighters.
While the battleships were bombarding each other, the reconnaissance planes on both sides were not idle either.
They were trying to disperse each other.
Although everyone is a water reconnaissance aircraft, the performance of the British "Spanlow" seaplane is much worse, with a maximum speed of only 180 kilometers per hour, and only one rear seat machine gun, which is no match for the AR6.
After a few rounds, the German planes were knocked out of the sky, and the fleet had to give up the sky to the Germans.
Although these German water reconnaissance aircraft cannot pose a threat to warships, they provide calibration services for our own battleships.
This is one of the reasons why the hit rate of German ships completely exceeds that of British ships.
It is different having an extra eye in the sky. ah.
Ahem, by the way, Germany's AR6 water reconnaissance aircraft is also one of the results of Sino-German military cooperation.
Its prototype is Japan's Type 95 water reconnaissance aircraft in the original time and space.
The pilot evaluated its flight performance as being comparable to that of the Type 95 water reconnaissance aircraft.
Compared with the Type-6 carrier-based fighter, during the Sino-Japanese War in the original time and space, it was used for bombing and missile observation in addition to reconnaissance.
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It even fought in air combat with Chinese Air Force fighter jets due to its flight performance.
It was considered one of the best biplane seaplanes.
In the wars of the previous few years, the seaplanes of both sides often fought against each other, but every time the British side suffered, so the British pilots gave these ar6s a "sea urchin" with a feeling of envy and jealousy. nickname.
The British pilot, who had been psychologically affected for a long time, saw that the "sea urchin" was chasing him.
He didn't dare to stop anywhere, so he just rubbed oil on his feet and ran away.
The rear fuselage of the leading German aircraft has a unique painting, with a large Chinese character "鶸" written in eye-catching red paint on a white round background.
German naval pilots all know that the one who uses this logo is Ensign Fafnir, the current number one ace of the German Navy.
"Hahahaha, I want to run away after seeing you."
Fafnir laughed arrogantly as he looked at the British plane escaping hastily.
The observer in the back seat said with a smile: "Baron, if we kill two more planes today, we will break through 30, and we will be among the top twenty in the country."
The title Baron is not just a nickname for Fafnir, he is really It's a baron.
"Tch, can you not mention that ranking?
Ours is a reconnaissance aircraft, and the Air Force uses professional fighter jets," Fafnir said depressedly.
After saying that, he pressed the launch button.
"Da da da da da da" the "Spanro" in front of him fell down, emitting black smoke.
"Baron, the remaining two planes will be handed over to you.
We will also ask you to gain more battle results and try to catch up with the red plane of the Air Force, hahaha."
"That's right, the Air Force has the Red Baron, and our Navy also has the Baron."
The voice of the pilot of a friendly aircraft came over the radio.
Hearing this, Fafnir became even more depressed.
The "red plane" of the Air Force had already achieved 90 victories and was moving closer to the Hundred Man Kill.
Relying on reconnaissance planes to catch up with such results would probably be impossible in a lifetime.
"Asshole, we are all barons, why should I fly a reconnaissance plane?
Why does our navy not have fighter jets, even the Turkish Navy has one?"
Fafnir said angrily.
"Because we don't have an aircraft carrier, we can only deploy seaplanes, Baron" the observer shrugged and said calmly.
"Even if there are no aircraft carriers, why don't there even be land-based fighter jets?
I remember that China's and the United States' Hainan Airlines all have land-based aircraft.
Phew, it seems that even Japan's monkeys have them."
"That's China, the United States and Japan, but we are Germany, Baron" "Damn it, stop talking.
The more you talk, the angrier you get."
Fafnir angrily vented his anger on the remaining two "Spanlows".
The suffocating Baron was in good condition and completed it with just two bursts of fire. task.
Three minutes later, only German planes were left in the sky. "31" Fafnir said in a slightly better mood: "If I become the commander of the Imperial Navy, I must equip the navy with aircraft carriers and land-based aircraft."
"Baron, look below, direction 11 o'clock."
At this time, the observer shouted excitedly.
Fafnir looked down and was stunned.
“Oh my God, have the British opened all their belongings?”
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