Battle of Jutland Frontal Bombardment

The officers and soldiers on the bridge of the heavy cruiser London were staring nervously at the German heavy cruiser that gradually revealed its figure.

"Has there been any results from the appearance comparison? What kind of ship is that?" Captain Aldrich, Captain of the HMS London, asked the adjutant beside him.

"Wait a minute, sir." The adjutant rummaged through the stack of photos nervously.

After a while, the adjutant picked out one of the photos and compared it carefully with the approaching Prinz Eugen.

"Sir, found it!" The adjutant handed the photo to Aldrich excitedly, and said, "If the information is correct, the warship we are facing now is the flagship of the German High Seas Fleet's No. 1 Cruiser Detachment, Hipper. The third ship of the Admiral-class heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen!"

"Prince Eugen? Flagship of the First Heavy Cruiser Detachment?" Aldrich said to himself.

"Yes, sir!" The adjutant replied firmly.

"Damn it!" Aldridge seemed to have thought of something, his face changed dramatically, "Turn on the radar! Turn on the radar!"

"Sir? The enemy ships have already entered the visible distance, so there is no need to turn on the radar, right?" The messenger was stunned when he heard Aldrich's words.

"Hurry up and turn on the radar! They may not only have this one warship!" Aldridge said anxiously, "Have you seen the flagship act alone?"

"Understood, turn on the radar!" The messenger heard Aldridge's words and realized the problem, and hurriedly gave the order to the radar soldier.

After receiving the order, the radar troopers immediately turned on the sea search radar on the heavy cruiser London.

"Sir... we may be in trouble." The radar soldier looked at the dots on the radar that represented the enemy ships and said dumbly, "The radar shows that there are two other German ships within visual distance, 35 from us. Kilometers are coming towards our high speed!"

"I knew it! Damn it!" Aldrich slapped the table in front of him fiercely and said through gritted teeth, "I knew there was definitely more than one ship in Germany!"

"Sir, what should we do?" the adjutant asked in fear. With the strength of the London, it was already difficult enough to face the Prinz Eugen. Now two more warships have come out. With the current 1V3 situation, Even if Nelson is reincarnated and commanded here, it is impossible to beat the German fleet.

Aldrich thought for a while with an ugly face, then gritted his teeth and decided: "Report the situation here to the superior! Let the other heavy cruisers scattered around the heavy cruiser detachment approach us to support us! As for us, the whole ship is ready for battle! The spirit of the Royal Navy We are not allowed to flee without a fight!"

"Understood!" The adjutant slowly calmed down when he saw the captain's decision.

Not only the adjutant, but other officers and soldiers on the bridge were also infected by this spirit, and began to efficiently carry out the captain's orders.

"Also, send me that damn submarine to the bottom of the sea!" Aldrich, who was determined to fight the German army to the death, thought of the German submarine that killed a destroyer on his side, and said viciously.

Not long after Aldrich issued the order, the main and secondary guns of the heavy cruiser London aimed at the submarine U47, which was barely floating on the sea, and fired a salvo at it.

And U47 was already empty at the moment, Prien and others abandoned the ship and ran away after seeing the reinforcements.

While the London salvo sent the already dilapidated U47 to the bottom of the sea, the Prinz Eugen also approached 18 kilometers and used the No. 1 turret to conduct a test fire on the London.

After a sound of "Boom~", the three 203mm main guns of the No. 1 turret pushed three 203mm shells to the heavy cruiser London 18 kilometers away.

The heavy cruiser London did not show any panic after seeing the Prinz Eugen fire, because everyone knew that this was just a test launch, and it was impossible to hit the first round at a distance of 18 kilometers.

Sure enough, three shells landed a few hundred meters away from the heavy cruiser London, causing a splash of water.

Not to be outdone, London fired a semi-salvo at Prinz Eugen after reloading its main guns. The shells also landed a few hundred meters away from Prince Eugen.

In the ten minutes that followed, the two sides carried out round after round of test firings, slowly calibrating the ballistic data, and the shells became more accurate as the number of test firings increased.

It was not until the distance between the two sides was shortened to 12 kilometers that Prince Eugen's round and a half salvo achieved a straddle shot on the London.

Seeing that she had been shot across, the London hurriedly adjusted her course to get rid of Prince Eugen's lock on her, but the Prince Eugen had previously fired a round and a half salvo, so the two turrets of No. Filled with shells.

"Boom~" Prince EugenTurret No. 2 and No. 3 fired a salvo on London immediately after confirming that turret No. 1 straddled.

Six rounds of 203mmAPC hooded armor-piercing projectiles flew at a speed of 925m/s to the heavy cruiser London, which was rushing to turn 12 kilometers away.

After 12.97 seconds, three of the six armor-piercing shells smashed into the heavy cruiser London, causing minor damage to the London.

The deadliest of the three rounds hit a secondary battery turret on the starboard side of the London, and immediately passed through the frontal mantlet of the secondary battery turret, triggering the delay fuse of the armor-piercing projectile inside the turret, blasting the entire secondary battery. sky.

The other two hits the chimney of the London. The powerful penetration ability of the APC armor-piercing projectile made it easy for them to pierce the chimney made of a layer of iron, and flew out from the left without causing any substantial effect. damage.

After Prince Eugen hit the three shells, the heavy cruiser London successfully cut out the current course, got rid of the lock of the Prince Eugen, and the No. A straddle shot, and even a water bullet.

The water bullet hit the water a few meters to the left of the Prinz Eugen, and hit the underwater armor of the Prinz Eugen after a brief glide.

Although it slid a certain distance in the sea water, the energy loss was serious and failed to penetrate the underwater armor of the Prinz Eugen, but the vibration generated by the collision on the Prinz Eugen still caused the officers and soldiers on the Prinz Eugen. He was taken aback, and shook several sailors on the deck who were manipulating anti-aircraft guns into the sea.

Now, it's Prince Eugen's turn to start maneuvering with all his might to get out of the lock on the London.

"Right full rudder! Cut out! Cut out!" Captain Helmut Brinkmann, the captain of the Prinz Eugen, shouted to the pilot.

But again, the London fired a salvo in front of one and a half, so after seeing the straddle, London immediately fired a salvo from the remaining No. 1 and No. 2 turrets.