The Rise of the Empire

"What's the situation!" In an instant, the eyes of both the Germans and the French were attracted by the explosion and rising smoke from a distance! No one knew what happened in the distance. Although the incident happened suddenly, both sides still had a sliver of reason. In the first few minutes after the explosion, no one took action. \u003c/p\u003e"The battleship speeds up, keep the distance!" Hipper immediately ordered, although he didn't know what was going on in the distance, but some precautions were still needed. The experience on the battlefield gave Hipper a sense of crisis Sensitivity close to instinct! He can clearly realize that today's matter may not be good! For the cruiser Marquis Bismarck, it is the upper level to attack the opponent with precise artillery fire at a distance, otherwise it is only 2,500 meters away, waiting for the opponent to wash the deck with rapid-fire guns? ! \u003c/p\u003eFacing the German warships that were gradually accelerating and preparing to distance themselves, the nerves of the French who had already collapsed to the limit were greatly stimulated again! Pierre then followed closely to accelerate, but unfortunately, both Charlemagne and the two cruisers behind were far inferior to the Marquis Bismarck in terms of speed... \u003c/p\u003e "Damn! Tell the French to come out!" At the same time, Scheer, who was wandering around the minefield, sent a telegram to the French again. However, another French transport ship that was lucky enough not to hit the mine not only did not leave the danger area immediately, but went to rescue people... \u003c/p\u003e Under Scheer's desperate gaze, 8 minutes later, there was another loud noise! The transport ship that went to rescue was blown to pieces by another mine! What's more deadly is that at the same time, a telegram was sent to Pierre. "We hit a mine!" And it was precisely because of this ambiguous telegram that the whole situation was completely out of control! \u003c/p\u003eWho laid this mine? Is it Portuguese or German? If it is the former, then it is naturally a misunderstanding, and if it is the latter, it is a declaration of war. Although France is weaker than Germany, it is absolutely impossible to watch its two transport ships being blown up and remain indifferent! At this time, Lieutenant General Pierre automatically imagined the whole process—this was a mine laid by the Germans, and their fleet drove our transport ship into the minefield. This was a murder! \u003c/p\u003eWhen Pierre completed the whole process in his brain, the battle became inevitable. In less than 3 minutes after the explosion of the second transport ship, the Charlemagne raised the battle flag! Subsequently, with the violent shaking of the hull, the four 12-inch guns on the Charlemagne fired the first salvo at the Marquis Bismarck 6,000 meters away! \u003c/p\u003eWhen things cannot be solved with your mouth, then use your fists to solve it! It is impossible for the French to wait for the Hamburger to come back before going to war. Don't look at 3 vs. 2, the French have no idea, so, no matter what, concentrate their firepower to take down the battleship in front of them. \u003c/p\u003eBut it is a pity that this time the French encountered the fleet commander with the most time experience and the most ruthless hands in the German Navy, as well as the most powerful cruiser. At a distance of 6 kilometers, they were equipped with new The first salvo of the armored cruiser Marquis Bismarck with the range finder and early fire control equipment made the French feel terrified! \u003c/p\u003eEight 254mm heavy guns opened fire at the same time, and groups of huge fireballs instantly covered the hull of the entire warship more than 150 meters long. Fly to the USS Lion Ryder protected cruiser! \u003c/p\u003eIn just a few seconds, the best battleship among the French cruisers in active service was surrounded by huge water columns. In one round of attack, the target was successfully clamped. And less than half a minute later, the second salvo scored a hit, and two shells weighing 245kg hit the cruiser like a heavy hammer! \u003c/p\u003eA large hole was torn in the side string of the Lion Ryder, which was hit by the first shot.

Then it slammed into the dome armor with a thickness of 4 inches. In terms of defense, the Ryan Ryder was not even as good as the Edgar. The angle is not too big, and the armor-piercing projectile that has adopted the passivation process did not explode prematurely. After easily piercing a hole in the dome armor, this shell directly blew up several boilers in the power cabin into a ball of fragments ! \u003c/p\u003eThe high-temperature and high-pressure water vapor of hundreds of degrees gushes out from the breach at a very high speed. Burning everything in the entire cabin, in just a few seconds, this boiler room became a hell for people, and the Ryan Leder lost nearly half of its power because of this! \u003c/p\u003eAnd this is just the beginning. Another shell blasted a 5.5-inch cannon into pieces, and the flames from the explosion spread along the ammunition hoist to the lower deck. Although the ammunition depot was not detonated, the The raging fire has begun to spread. \u003c/p\u003eWhile the French officers on the Ryan Leder were busy rescuing the battleship, the armored cruiser Marquis Bismarck, which had already entered the state, once again sent at least three 254mm shells to the ship in less than 2 minutes. On to this cruiser! \u003c/p\u003eDoubling the number of main guns brings more than just a doubling of the projection volume. With more advanced range finders and fire control equipment, at a distance of 6 kilometers, the cruiser Marquis Bismarck easily Hanging and beating a battleship that is more than an era behind him! From the design point of view, the Marquis Bismarck can already be regarded as a small and slow von der Tann! And Ryan Leder's status in the arena is not as good as the Japanese 10,000-ton armored cruiser in his previous life... It is not too much to say that it is 20 years behind! \u003c/p\u003eBefore this battle, no one could imagine that an 8,000-ton warship would be beaten out of combat effectiveness in just over ten minutes! During this period, the Marquis of Bismarck hit the opponent at least 15 times! On average, one hit per minute! The Ryan Ryder, which did not have a waterline armor belt, was riddled with holes, and even tore three large holes of several square meters at the waterline! \u003c/p\u003eThe superstructure of the entire battleship turned into a sea of ​​flames, and the shells with the breath of death kept hitting the dying struggling. The yellow-green flames began to spread on the deck, and countless shrapnel were harvested wantonly Looking at the exposed French naval officers and soldiers. \u003c/p\u003eIt's not that the French didn't work hard. When they were just injured, they were still under the command of the officer to put out the fire and drain water, but soon, the raindrops of shells made the French completely desperate. The speed of their rescue is far behind the speed of the opponent's destruction. In the distance, the warship spraying flames is like a terrifying sea monster with 8 giant tentacles, pulling the cruiser into the abyss of death step by step! \u003c/p\u003eThanks to book friends fly Doomhammer, Lu La La, Slow Tour K\u003c/a\u003e~~~, bighill1982, Sea Boundary\u003c/a\u003e, and book friends Lazy Ronin, Little 3, The lonely ぁ heart is wandering, Odin of the North Sea, and the little fish in the toilet\u003c/a\u003e support~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e