As a staunch defender of democracy, Rodrigue hated Franco. This was the reason why he could stand up and join the Republican Army with this warship when the civil war just broke out. , He even personally cleaned some soldiers on the warship who sympathized with the rebels.
And now, Madrid is being surrounded by rebels. Among them, the backstage of the rebels is Italy and Germany!
Germany must be taught! Let them know that there is a price to intervene in the Spanish Civil War! Especially now, the German navy dares to enter the Mediterranean Sea, which makes them angry. They must defend their sea rights!
However, Rodriguez also knew that when his warship directly faced the German Deutsche-class, there was no big chance of winning, because his warship was a 283mm naval gun, and on his side, there was only 152. Millimeter main guns, the two sides are not of the same order of magnitude.
Therefore, only sneak attacks!
And now, the sneak attack has failed.
This made him extremely frustrated. It is conceivable that if he wants to attack the Germans in the future, it will be even more difficult. After this incident, Germany will definitely get an international condemnation, and the Spanish navy’s attack on the German navy is also a violation. In line with international standards, after all, Germany has not declared war yet.
How should we go in the future? Rodrigue felt a little depressed thinking of this.
"Keep this course and turn west after dawn." Rodriguez said with his deputy. He was tired and should go back to rest.
It is already ten o'clock in the evening.
Coming out of the bridge, Rodriguez was blowing in the sea breeze. The damp sea breeze calmed his heart. He smelled the peculiar smell, which made him relax as he grew up by the sea.
But, suddenly, his ears stood up, and his spirit was extremely alert. Just now, he felt a little shining in the back! He turned his head and looked behind, only to see a bright flame on the sea behind.
Damn it!
"Right full rudder!" Standing outside, Rodriguez shouted loudly.
What are those flames? There is only one possibility, that is the flames fired by naval guns! At this time, no sound can be heard, because the speed of light is much greater than the speed of sound.
shooting! Just tens of seconds ago, the Deutsche in the rear made the first salvo!
Lukins kept chasing three kilometers before he ordered the fire!
In an instant, the entire Deutsche Deutsche trembling violently, the triple-mounted 283 mm naval gun in front of it made a huge roar, and a fiery flame came out of the muzzle, enveloped the entire front end of the Deutsche. Bright.
Everyone closes their eyes subconsciously. At this time, looking at places that are too bright will cause nothing to be seen for a while.
Then, a large cloud of black smoke from the muzzle, among the black smoke, dozens of kilograms of warheads flew out!
Germany's most powerful naval gun at present is this 283 mm naval gun, which can tear 340 mm armor at a distance of 15 kilometers! And now, the Deutsche Deutsche, who sneaked up from behind, opened fire at a distance of three kilometers. In this case, the armor-piercing ability will be further increased.
It can be said that as long as it can hit, it can destroy the opponent!
In addition to the 283mm naval guns, the 150mm secondary guns on both sides were also firing violently!
The entire warship was shrouded in flames, filled with smoke.
For the Libertad, it was like fire from hell!
They are careless.
During the day, they have been waiting for the opportunity to attack. When this opportunity was lost, they evacuated the combat sea area. For them, it was just an ordinary voyage.
They did not realize that the Germans would catch up, and they did not expect the Germans to open fire!
Therefore, the fleet did not send more lookout posts at all, and no one knew that they were following the terrifying and fierce battleship. Now, the artillery in their naval guns had fallen asleep.
Full rudder right!
Only at the moment when the opponent fired the gun, Rodrigue found the opponent's shooting and urgently ordered the full rudder to the right.
In this kind of tail chase situation, the projected area is very small, just a quick maneuver can avoid the shells fired by the opponent!
It is a pity that he forgot that fast maneuvering is achieved by high speed. Now it only has a speed of 15 knots, and the slow 9,000-ton warship can't turn around at all!
"boom!"
A 283 mm shell accurately hit the rear of the slender Libertad. The triple-mounted 152 mm turret was blown up at this instant!
The Libertad was seriously inadequate in protection. The turret behind it was not fully enclosed at all, and its gun shield was also very thin. The 283mm armor-piercing projectile came over, it was no effort!
The shell continued to descend, passed through the armor under the turret, and got into the engine room below. Then there was a louder explosion!
Two heavy oil boilers were destroyed! In addition to killing more than 20 people on the spot~www.novelhall.com~ the fire quickly spread from the rear.
"Boom!" A 150mm secondary artillery shell hit the warship again. It flew over the high mast and chimney behind and hit the bridge in front!
This shot was really ruthless!
Rodrigue never had time to evade. When the huge air wave came over, he instantly felt his body, as if he had been cut off by countless flying knives. He didn't even scream, he just got off the ship. On the platform of the bridge, it was thrown into the air!
On the bridge, there was blood and blood, and there were few survivors!
However, the Libertad hasn't sunk yet!
Just now, a right full rudder made it avoid two 283mm shells and three 150mm shells.
But now, it has no chance!
"Second salvo, target, Libertad!" Lukins continued to shout on the German-class bridge.
Just now, the surface of the sea was still very hazy, but now, the fire on the Libertad has illuminated the entire surface of the sea! Therefore, this second round of artillery fire is easier to shoot!
The automated loading mechanism is quickly reloading the ammunition in place. This 283mm naval gun is quite mature. It only took 17 seconds to complete the second loading!
Fire!
Although it was a fully enclosed turret, there was already dirty air inside at this time. When the naval gun was loaded, exhaust gas came in. The artillery was motivated, and they retargeted and fired again!
"Boom!" The entire warship was shaking, and the 283 mm shell was projected violently again!
The cannonball drew a beautiful curve in the air and landed accurately on the burning Libertad.
God can't save this flagship of the Spanish Republican Army!
