I Became a Captain of the British Empire - I Became a Captain of the British Empire chapter 136

Halifax Fleet Battle (6)

The ringing noise disturbs the ears. When I approached the window and looked back, I saw Hood making his way through the same column of water.

“Speed up the fleet! Closer!”

“Admiral, you’ve been crossed out!”

Waves pound the boat.

The chief of staff urgently advised.

“Turn your course or you’ll get hit!”

“That’s for the captain to decide!”

He turned his head and walked towards the front of the palace.

“Tobay, take care of it. Just don’t stop approaching the enemy battlecruisers!”

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The floor shakes.

Even without my words, Tobay changed course on his own.

Soon after, the main gun doors of the enemy ship flashed again.

He howled as if he would not lose even Repulse’s gunfire.

“You have to get at least 20,000 to get an effective hit! Did you understand me?”

“I understand.”

“good.”

About 30 seconds left until impact.

The reversed repulse turns in a large circle. Before long, a heavy impact hits the surface of the water. The floor shakes lightly.

“Red bullets hit, port 300!”

The evasion maneuver was successful. However, the fire from this side also went behind the enemy’s mast.

situations in which they lost their dominance. Now you have to calculate the distance again and pay the narrow difference.

“Admiral, are you all right?”

The chief of staff, who was looking up at the ceiling with a worried face, asked. I answered quietly.

“I trust my men.”

We showed everything we needed. The rest is only for you to decide for yourself.

And, I have more important duties.

“What is the course of the enemy fleet?”

“It is coming from the direction of 290 based on this ship.”

“Are you going to have a slugfest?”

The Constellation class, facing the player this way and approaching. Four 16-inch guns stick out dark muzzles.

What is the reason for this approach? Even if they achieve a narrow gap, a Constellation class with good toughness is more advantageous in a long-distance fight.

Repulse can’t beat him unless there’s even an ammo detonation.

“Do you really want the battlecruisers to destroy each other?”

Suddenly, a terrifying thought came to him, and he tilted his head.

The chief of staff asks in a puzzled voice.

“You mean co-destruction?”

“Even if we shoot each other and die, they still have carriers.”

If the two regular carriers survive, the Furious with only fighters can be easily neutralized. And if you launch an air strike on the main force of your allies from an unexpected direction, it will create a pretty dangerous situation.

The chief of staff’s face hardened little by little as he listened to the explanation.

“surely… I can’t get a range advantage on this side, so it seems like the intention is to neutralize it by hitting it first.”

“It is a bold strategy. But it’s too extreme.”

Sacrificing two new battlecruisers was not an easy decision. Have you been driven to such a dead end?

It is unknown. At least for now, we need to find a way to stop that battlecruiser.

“Red bullets, bullets!”

Before I knew it, the third shot flew near Repulse.

A shell that sets up a column of water in a fairly close place. The bridge crew also looked at the bullet with amazement.

“Red bullets, starboard 150!”

“Admiral, we will be cut down soon!”

Embarrassed footsteps echo all the way to the bridge. Soon after, the shot of Repulse also falls.

“Attack! Narrow gap!”

A Constellation class trapped in a forest of pure white water columns. The narrow gap is faster this way.

Soon after, both ships opened their fourth shot. The distance is 20,000. The rearmost Renown also fires unmodified 15-inch guns. Now the power cost is 3 to 2.

“Hood, you crossed the enemy ship!”

The enemy’s second battlecruiser was also knocked over and twisted by Hood’s eight-gun salvo. A sharp column of water gushed out near the hood, but the giant did not budge.

Are you confident in your defense?

“Hood is struggling.”

“Repulse can’t stop either. Rinaun tells you to attack the enemy’s aft ship.”

Anyway, the hood is an important power. You have to live as long as possible. You can’t just let it get hit.

“We deal with the enemy flagship.”

Meanwhile, Repulse’s first hit flashed over the enemy ship’s turret.

* * *

same time,

US Navy’s 1st Battlecruiser Squadron Flagship Constalation.

After the big shock, thick smoke rose in front of the bridge window. The captain, who looked around to see if there were any shrapnel flying, shouted after confirming that everyone was safe.

“Report the damage!”

“Direct hit on turret barbet! The main turret cannot rotate!”

“Damn it, fix it quickly!”

A pinpoint hit on the front barbette of the No. 2 main turret pierced halfway through the armor and detonated.

Thanks to that, the No. 1 gun ammunition was destroyed, and the rest were also unusable due to shrapnel damage. The turret was completely unable to turn.

“The enemy’s shooting skills are amazing.”

Among the busy steps, Admiral Ian calmly stepped out. The captain looked back at him with a disgruntled face.

“What the hell are you talking about, is that?”

It is a yard where half of the front firepower of the flagship has already been lost. In the meantime, the captain couldn’t understand the mindset of praising the enemy ship that attacked.

But the admiral, as if he hadn’t paid attention to that voice, slowly crossed his arms and continued to speak at will.

“Did you learn a lot from the Mediterranean? It’s not like it used to be.”

“More dangerous than that! Admiral!”

Barely enduring the swearing, the captain approached the admiral in front of him.

“Right now, all guns should be opened and the enemy ships should be silenced with volleys of fire! Please allow individual maneuvers!”

“Try it.”

light answer.

The captain made a surprised expression.

Unexpectedly, he readily permitted autonomous action. Really, Admiral Lee can’t figure out what’s inside.

But there was no time to panic. The captain, who raised a salute, immediately set out to join the Constellation. The huge hull swayed lightly, and the background outside the window flew past.

“If possible.”

No one listened to the admiral’s quiet voice.

“Red bullets, bullets!”

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Perhaps the place where Constellation would have reached if it had gone straight is engulfed in a column of water. A white barrier that casts a shadow next to the hull.

The captain swallowed dry saliva and ordered the ship to turn around again.

“Turn the key! Fifteen to the left!”

“15 to the left!”

A constellation rotated in a semicircle.

Eight 16-inch guns roar wildly. Distance 19,000. A 1-ton armor-piercing bullet that guarantees a critical hit when it hits is launched to create a new scene of destruction.

“Part 6! About 30 seconds until impact!”

The stopwatch runs breathlessly, and the floating forts twist their bodies in haste. Waves swept away by the heavy weight scream and shake.

Just as the captain was about to see an approaching parabola, countless columns of water rose beside the enemy ship on the triangular mast. But no bullets were visible.

“Isn’t that right?”

“I’m going to shoot right now.”

Admiral Ian spoke softly. It was then.

“Red bullets are coming!”

pop-

A cannonball that struck the Constellation’s hull.

A bullet that hits the side armor plays a creepy variation. The captain, who almost tripped and fell, managed to hold on to the railing and stand up.

In the distance, Repulse, which had finished turning, immediately opened fire as soon as it saw the bullet from this side.

“Did you see it? The timing of the ship and the shooting is exquisitely harmonized.”

The words of the admiral shrugging his shoulders sounded like teasing to the captain. But there was no way to fragging in this situation, so he did his duty first.

“… Report the damage!”

“An engine room hit! Boiler No. 1 is broken!”

“Twenty-five knots!”

It’s fatal. The battlecruiser suffered damage to the engine room. Maybe it’s because of the bullet’s lack of penetrating power, but the damage isn’t great. But I can’t afford to take this kind of damage over and over again.

“Fall out! Go course 330!”

Constellation turning to the left and leaning heavily.

The cries of the steel frames echoed across the bridge. While each of the officers cast shadows on their faces, Admiral Ian alone took his binoculars with interest.

“It is not an ordinary skill. Also repulse. You are the guardian of the Royal Navy.”

Six shells landed near the stern again. A forest of tall water columns casts a shadow over the stern.

The admiral turned his head as he heard the footsteps of the damage recovery team, who had no time to rest.

“Chief of staff, what is your judgment?”

“Isn’t it possible to strike the main force only if we subdue that battlecruiser now?”

Sounds obvious.

The admiral nodded.

“Come on, silence it.”

“I will.”

There was nothing more to ask. It was clear what he had to do.

“If possible, it’s good to have a slugfest at night.”

However, until the next day, the admiral could not imagine that the main force of the army was still alive.

“Then we’ll give you arms. Captain, get as close to the enemy ship as possible.”

“yes? Then the flagship is in danger!”

Ignoring the captain’s shocked face, the admiral waved his hand. He gazed at the horizon as he approached the window while shells grazed the side of the hull.

“Maybe we can see the end here.”

In the center of the binoculars in my hand, the triangular mast shimmered in the light of the fire.

* * *

same time,

Task Force Z, Flagship Repulse.

Repulse’s captain, John Torbay, was going through the biggest hurdle of his naval career.

This is because the battlefield, which is difficult to predict even an inch ahead, is waiting for his judgment.

“Enemy ship firing! 30 seconds until impact!”

“Turn the key! 25 to the left!”

“25 to the left!”

A repulse that moves as if flying over the surface of the water.

As the deck swayed, Tobay clung to the railings for balance. A huge column of water rose before his eyes.

“Close shot! Flooding in the starboard compartment!”

“Leave it to the maintenance chief! Are the main guns loaded yet?”

“Turret No. 2 catapult broken! Turrets 1 and 3 are loaded soon!”

“Shoot the sane ones first!”

Thunder flashed from the gun gates lined up side by side.

Bright red flames color Repulse’s deck.

Feeling the roar of the volley piercing his ears, Tobay raised his binoculars.

The sea is basically an exposed battlefield.

From the top bridge standing high above the water, you could see the horizon 20km away. Even the roaring steel beasts with their eight guns couldn’t escape Torbay’s binoculars.

Because of this, naval officers had to constantly struggle with how to conceal their ships.

Most of the timed battles are the result of trying to decide the outcome even before the battle begins.

However, Tobey had no right to participate in that important grand strategy. As a member of the fleet, the only authority given to him was how to navigate a situation on the visible battlefield.

What should I do?

The admiral gave him high discretion.

It means that he can use his talent to the fullest. But at the same time, it also means that you have to take responsibility for everything yourself.

“The 8th bullet, firing!”

“An enemy bullet, about 20 seconds until it lands!”

“Flood restoration complete!”

“Turn the key! Uro 15!”

“Uro 15!”

Of course, nothing strange. Repulse is his ship. As a captain, it is natural to be responsible for the ship.

However, it was definitely different from the battles so far. Without relying on the admiral’s improvisation and judgment, he must navigate this situation with his own abilities.

Against modern battlecruisers armed with eight powerful 16-inch guns.

It was a time when Torbay was tense as he saw the battlecruisers approaching with gunfire.

“Red bullets, bullets!”

A screaming voice.

Before long, sharp beams cut through the air and fell onto the deck of the Repulse.

The floor shakes violently.

When Tobay, who had hit his butt, barely got up, the water column that covered the hull was glistening in the sunlight and falling down little by little.

As I looked around with a blank face, I heard a report a little later.

“Main turret No. 3, blown up!”

Looking at the flames covering the stern, Tobay swallowed dryly.