stonecrandall Chapter 598
Chapter 598
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British thought they could take advantage of the 15-kilometer area, but the Germans hit them hard with a hit rate of over 30%!
Even in this area where they are best at, they are still no match for the Germans!
What’s more, the Germans can actually intercept artillery shells. They originally had a pitifully low hit rate, and they might hit one, but it was intercepted in mid-air, and they couldn’t hurt the German warships at all. How can they fight?
Can’t fight, can’t fight at all!
If you can’t fight, you can only run, and if you don’t run, you can only wait to die!
Therefore, even if he is unwilling, Holland can only choose to retreat.
“The left side armor belt of the Hood has fallen off. Let all the main guns aim at that area and beat him up!”
The Hood wanted to run, but the Bismarck would not agree.
The third shell just now blew off the left side main armor belt of the Hood, which was seen by both British and German soldiers.
For the British army, they naturally had to protect such a big hole on the left side, so when the British army retreated, they tried their best to turn around and hide the area on the left that had lost armor protection to avoid being hit hard by the German army! For the German army, the armor in this place had fallen off. If they didn’t hit here, would they hit other places with armor protection?
So, with Lütjens’ order, the German main guns launched a crazy bombardment at the Hood as if they didn’t need money!
Boom boom boom!
The MK7 gun’s ultra-high rate of fire of two shells per minute showed its advantage at this time.
Before the British army finished reloading, their second round of salvos had already been fired!
“How is this possible? Why are they firing so fast? It’s even faster than before!”
Major General Hood saw the German warships opening fire, and thought to himself that it was not good!
The German artillery fire was too fast, at least twice as fast as theirs!
What’s more critical is that one of their turrets had been overturned by the Germans in the previous bombardment. The Hood now has only three turrets and six main guns that can fire, while the Germans still have nine main guns. The German advantage in firepower is becoming more and more obvious!
“Why hasn’t the fleet behind arrived yet? What are they doing?”
Major General Holdland had completely lost the idea of making achievements and becoming famous. He had only one thought in his mind: to escape from Hans’s gun and escape back to Spaka Gulf!
Boom!
With a loud bang, the left side of the Hood was hit by another shell!
Major General Holdland’s heart was immediately lifted up. If this shell hit the area that was not protected by armor before, then their hull would be destroyed!
Fortunately, the area hit by this shell was not the area where the main armor fell off before, but another area where the main armor fell off. area.
But, unfortunately, this cannon hit the boiler room!
As a result, the Hood, which had been severely damaged and scarred, exploded and flooded the boiler room. A large amount of seawater poured in, and their power system was severely damaged. The speed of the battleship immediately slowed down!
The speed of the Hood quickly dropped from the previous 33 knots to a pitiful 14 knots!
At this speed, even the 1st was faster than it, and the speed of the Bismarck on the opposite side was as high as 34!
After losing the protection of high speed, the fate of the Hood was almost doomed, and she could not escape!
“Captain, abandon ship and escape, if it’s too late there will be no lifeboats!”
Seeing that the Hood was in a desperate situation, the officers on the ship began to persuade Major General Hood to escape quickly. There were more than 1,800 soldiers on the battleship Hood, and at least 1,000 of them could still move at this time. However, there were not many lifeboats on the ship, and it was impossible to carry so many people!
At this time, almost all the soldiers on the ship knew the final fate of the battleship under their feet. They rushed towards the lifeboats in fear, trying their best to jump onto the lifeboats and escape.
When some soldiers who couldn’t squeeze in saw this situation, they gritted their teeth, jumped directly from the deck into the sea, and swam towards the distance with their hands and feet.
The British soldiers were experienced in combat, and they knew very well what their fate would be after the power was damaged and the speed was reduced!
The battleship Hood would definitely be sunk today, and this huge battleship would… Once it was sunk, the soldiers near it would probably be sucked into the sea by the huge whirlpool.
If they jumped into the sea at this time, they could still float on the sea and wait for their own follow-up warships to rescue them, but if they stayed on the Hood, the German attack and the subsequent sinking of the Hood might immediately kill them!
So the British soldiers made a choice easily: abandon the ship and escape!
Seeing the soldiers scrambling to abandon the most powerful battleship of the Royal Navy, Major General Holland’s eyes were full of loneliness and loneliness.
He messed up!
Not only did this battle fail to achieve any results, but it also took the most powerful battleship of the Royal Navy!
Moreover, after the Hood sank, it was not known how many subsequent battleships could escape!
So, he decided to live and die with the battleship!
At this time, he had no face to escape!
“”You go, I have already warned the fleet behind to retreat, but they will send destroyers and cruisers to rescue you!”
Looking back at the Bismarck battleship that was speeding towards him, Rear Admiral Holland suddenly felt a little unsure.
The Hood was no match for the Bismarck, and those destroyers and cruisers would probably be useless.
Therefore, there was a high probability that these soldiers who fell into the water could not be rescued.
“”Perhaps, we can only rely on the German army!”
Several officers on the Hood wanted to persuade them again, but Hoodland waved his hand and drove them away. He stayed alone on the bridge. Before the next round of German shelling came, he took a last look at his beloved battleship!
Boom!
After the speed of the Hood decreased, the German army’s hit rate increased significantly. In this round of salvos, six shells accurately hit the area on the left side of the Hood battleship!
One of the shells penetrated the weak armor behind the turret and hit the ammunition depot behind the main turret of the Hood!
So, with a shocking and violent explosion, the Hood battleship immediately broke into two and quickly sank into the sea, becoming one of the cultural relics in the army on the seabed. one.
The sinking of the Hood meant the complete end of this one-on-one naval battle.
In the head-on confrontation between the two most powerful battleships in the world, Hans’s Bismarck had the last laugh.
Moreover, they sank the opponent with a huge advantage of being almost intact, completing a textbook-level naval battle!
Standing on the deck at the bow, looking at the British soldiers struggling in the area where the Hood sank, Lütjens frowned.
To rescue or not to rescue?
The Bismarck is too large and has a too high freeboard. It is not suitable for rescuing soldiers who fall into the water. Moreover, this is a combat zone. The enemy fleet may come at any time. It is not safe for them to stay here.
“Send a telegram to Spruance, asking him to send some destroyers to salvage these drowned soldiers!”