In fact, the showdown in a naval battle depends on technology and luck.

You know, the sea was originally shaking, but under the waves now, the ships swayed even more violently. The slightest mistake was that the naval guns hit the shells more than ten nautical miles away. Even if they were accurate, the ship would definitely be deviated when the shells were swayed at the moment.

Until later generations, with a bi-stable system, no matter how the warship shakes, the guns will never move, and the entire turret will be stable. This is the case. There is no such means at all.

Therefore, even though the opponent aims at him, he may not be able to hit him!

Can you retreat at this time? Of course not! The captain of the Cornwall gritted his teeth and gave an order to his men: "Prepare for a volley!"

Cornwall is just an ordinary cruiser with weak armor, but its firepower is not weak. It has 8 MK8 203mm guns, which are packaged in 4 MKI double turrets. The maximum range is more than 28 kilometers.

If you deal with a battleship, it may not have fierce firepower to tear apart the opponent's turret armor. However, it is absolutely fine to deal with the German, because like it, the German is also weak in armor protection.

The Cornwall's naval gun was also spinning rapidly, but before they could turn around, they saw the other's naval gun and roared again!

From the outside, there are many British warships chasing a German warship and beating them. However, the German warship is not at a disadvantage. Now it is the German warship attacking!

The 283mm naval gun on the Deutsch has a very fast fire rate, reaching 3 rounds per minute!

After all, Germany was a defeated country in World War I. Even in World War I, the German navy did not exceed Britain in number, and for a long time after World War I, there was no warship in Germany.

Germany cannot make up for the gap in quantity, so there can only be another method. If the quantity is not enough and the quality is enough, a German warship can fight against several British warships!

Now, the German Navy relies on the performance of its own naval gun to fight the British Navy alone.

In terms of single-handed fight, it is a German, which is a German, the main force of the British fleet. In terms of group battles, it is a group of British Navy fighting a German.

The Germans are becoming more and more braver!

After the hit, before the British fleet could react, the second volley of the Germans had already begun!

"Boom, boom!" The two naval guns did not fire at the same time, and the tail was slightly slower. Six 283mm naval guns once again sent German revenge to the British Navy!

"The left rudder!" The captain of the Cornwall shouted loudly. He did not have any artillery radar yet, and he relied entirely on his personal experience to avoid the opponent's attacks.

The Cornwall's hull of more than 10,000 tons drew an arc on the sea surface. At this time, a wave happened to surge, and the wave even covered the capital of the ship. If the huge wave just happened to come to the right, the hull could even be overturned.

This arc was quite successful. You can see the other party's shells slashed over his head and fell to the position he had just turned, splashing into the water, and splashing water several meters high.

"Crack!" At this moment, there was a loud noise above the head, and an armor-piercing bomb actually passed by the mast, directly breaking the mast.

Above the mast, the Rice-shaped naval flag that kept roaring in the wind, fell down with the broken mast, hitting the bridge below and floating past everyone's eyes.

The falling flag is definitely an ominous sign, and it is a tradition of a maritime power for hundreds of years.

Everyone's face changed on the bridge of the Cornwall.

"Boom!" At this moment, a violent explosion suddenly came from the bottom of the Cornwall. With the explosion, the entire hull emitted a huge vibration.

"Torpedo, it's a torpedo. There are German submarines near us!" the captain shouted loudly.

He guessed completely correctly, but unfortunately it was too late.

If you are usually caught with a torpedo, it may be nothing, just to bear it, but now, it is in a storm! The structure of the hull will be damaged and will be completely damaged by the striking waves!

He guessed completely well.

As the explosion came, the hull made a squeaking sound, and then a terrifying scream came from the lower layer.

"No, our hull is cracking!"

"Hurry up, get up, let's not sink with the ship!"

A torpedo destroyed the Cornwall. In addition to the reasons for the waves, it is also related to the torpedo. This is the most advanced torpedo in Germany, with great power and g7u hydrogen peroxide torpedo code-named t11!

The one who launched the torpedo was the U-47 submarine. After being separated from the Germans, it continued to move in this sea area. When it discovered the British main fleet, Prien was ecstatic.

As a submarine soldier, killing the enemy's warships is their most hope for battle. In comparison, fighting civilian ships is really boring.

Prien did not take action immediately. After all, there were too many warships in the British Navy, so he wanted to do it secretly, such as now.

When the shells of the naval gun flew past, the hydrogen peroxide torpedo also arrived at the same time at a high speed of 48 knots and successfully killed the Cornwall. In the eyes of the outside world, Cornwall was destroyed by the German gun.

His submarine has not been exposed yet. As long as it is not exposed, there is a possibility of continuing to attack the enemy.

Of course this did not scare the British Navy. They were also well-trained. Just after the German second volley, the counterattack from the British Navy had arrived.

Of course, the British fleet would not watch the Deutsch continue to show their power, and they also opened fire quickly!

"boom!"

Queen Elizabeth-class Queen Elizabeth and Barham, as well as Nelson-class Nelson, and the R-class battleship "June" have completed the loading of their main guns, aiming, and started a volley.

The main gun of the "Nelson" is 406mm, while the other ships are all 381mm main guns. However, because they are in a chasing state, only the main guns on the bow of the ship can be used.

Even so, the firepower was extremely powerful. More than a dozen large-caliber naval shells flew towards the Germans. As long as one German was killed, they would be seriously injured even if they were not killed.

"Target, starboard, Southampton-class light cruiser!" On the bridge, Colonel Stanger was not afraid of the flying shells, and he continued to issue combat orders.
Chapter completed!