Romanian Eagle

On the Romanian fleet side, Major General Fernandez, who finally caught up with the British transport fleet, breathed a long sigh of relief. Because this time I planned to capture this fleet, I wasted so much effort.

If in the end, because he didn't catch up, he was sunk in the end, the admiral of the fleet would have no light on his face, but fortunately he caught up.

I saw Fernandez and immediately gave an order. "The Kurmis and the Tinick, along with the Sharik and Kibriti, formed a shelling formation to deal with the battleships in front of them. The Dovaldo led the remaining warships to form a pursuit fleet and sent all these transport ships. Captives. And inventing electricity to power these transports, if they sink, the Romanian Navy will have the right to refuse to rescue them.”

That's right, for these supplies, Fernandez intends to be shameless.

Although there are not many materials in this batch, no matter how small the mosquitoes are, they are still meat, which can save a little bit of money. Although many of these materials are not available to Romania, they will always be useful.

Following Fernandez's order, two battleships and two cruisers rushed straight towards the oncoming British fleet.

"Enter 30 kilometers."

On the observation deck, the officer in charge of observing the distance loudly reported the positions of the two sides.

"Continue to approach, and after entering 20,000 meters, the Kurmis and Tinick will start shelling."

Although Fernandez has more research on aircraft carriers, it does not mean that he does not have basic naval warfare. With five old British warships blocking the way, he knew what to do with his eyes closed.

Sure enough, after the distance between the two sides approached 20 kilometers, the main guns from the Kurmis and Tinick fired the first round of shots.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The salvo from the 406-caliber main gun, and the fire group that jumped out of the muzzle, caused a huge water pressure tide, and the two battleships were also forcibly moved by a few meters.

A ton of artillery shells rushed out of the muzzle and hit five British warships.

"puff!"

The shells eventually landed within 100 meters in front of the warship. Although there were no casualties, it still caused the officers and soldiers of the British Navy on the five warships to break out into a cold sweat. Because this is a 406 caliber naval gun, as long as they are finished with one.

But all this has no effect on Colonel Colcos, I saw him order. "Order the ships,

Continuing to approach, we approached the enemy within 8,000 meters at full speed and used torpedoes to deal with them. "

That's right, Colonel Colcos just wanted to fight with torpedoes. Because several of their warships, no matter from which point of view, are hitting rocks with eggs, and the only thing they can do to cause damage to each other is to carry torpedoes. Moreover, all five of their ships carried torpedo tubes, and two of them were lightning strike ships, which increased the success rate of torpedo attacks.

But now there is a problem in front of them, that is, they need to withstand the firepower of the Romanian battleship, Biao to the battleship 5-8 kilometers to launch torpedoes.

The result of the missed salvo in the first round did not affect the emotions of the officers and soldiers of the two battleships at all, because it was normal. No one could hit the target in the first round of shooting, unless they were kissed by the goddess of victory. Good luck with this.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Another shot, this time much better. One of the shells landed on the edge of the Antelope, causing its near miss effect. Fortunately, the near miss did not cause much damage to the Antelope. Unfortunately, the shock wave caused by the near miss stopped the Antelope, so the Antelope stopped slowly.

In the naval battle, all the officers knew how serious the consequences of the battleship being stopped were, so the Antelope was doomed. Even in such a situation, the Antelope officers and men still sent telegrams wishing you good luck. And this was the last telegram it sent.

The Antelope, which was specially taken care of because of the next shelling, was hit by a shell, and a ton of shells hit the poor Antelope. The huge explosion blew the Antelope completely in two. Of the 217 officers and soldiers on the ship, only 1 survived. This lucky man was pushed away by the blast wave and only saved his life.

The tragic situation of the Antelope did not affect the other four warships at all, because they all knew that this was a charge that was advancing and not retreating. They can also turn all the emotions in their hearts into motivation, and now they only have the four battleships in front of them.

"15 kilometers!"

Following this count, the two cruisers also opened fire. As Romania's new cruisers, Sharik and Kibriti, both equipped with three triple-mounted 155 main guns, also joined the attack on four incoming British warships. Moreover, unlike the 406 main guns, which had a slow rate of fire, the 155 main guns fired extremely fast, and the 155 shells were shot at them as if they wanted no money.

Immediately, the destroyer Panyan was hit with peach blossoms, especially a 155 shell just hit its torpedo tube. The 533mm torpedo loaded with the launch tube exploded immediately, completely destroying the bow of Panyan, causing heavy losses to the officers and men on the ship.

Without waiting for them to complain about it, the Panyan was about to sink with its head down. The officers and soldiers on the ship couldn't care about anything else at this time. They jumped into the sea with life-saving equipment to avoid being caught in the whirlpool by the Panyan.

In the blink of an eye, there were only three remaining of the five warships, making Colonel Colcos's eyes red, and he stared at the four warships that were making all this tragic.

It's just that he can only put anger firmly in his heart now.

While they continued to advance, Major General Fernandez, who was on the battleship, could not know what the other party was thinking, only to see him giving orders. "The Kurmis and the Tinick keep their distance and continue the shelling. Let the Sherrick and the Kibriti confront one of the two first."

Following his orders, the two battleships began to speed up, and they would not stay here obediently to give each other a chance to launch torpedoes. Although the distance is close, it is better to aim at the opponent. But even sinking all these ships would not be as great as the loss caused by a torpedo on a battleship.

Therefore, the distance between the two battleships and the cruisers was gradually widened. If the British warships continued to charge towards the two battleships, they would inevitably be baptized by the artillery of the two light cruisers, the Rick and Kibriti.

But if they charge towards the two light cruisers, they will be hit by the fire of the two battleships. And the speed of the two light cruisers up to 33 knots will put them in an embarrassing situation that they can't catch up.

Faced with such a multiple-choice question, Colonel Colcos made a choice in less than three seconds. "Plans remain unchanged, torpedo attacks on Kurmis and Tinick."

That's right, Colonel Colcos has his eyes on these two battleships. Although the speed of these two battleships is as high as about 31 knots, the time required for their acceleration is too long, and this is their only chance.

So under the command of Colonel Colcos, the three warships continued to charge the battleship while counterattacking the two light cruisers with artillery.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The situation at sea became exciting, and the warships on both sides used their own artillery to fire shells at each other desperately, trying to inflict more damage on the opponent. However, from the perspective of the results, the two new Romanian light cruisers are even better. The 155-caliber main gun they are equipped with causes more damage to the opponent.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

It was another round of salvos from the 406-caliber main gun, and this time the shooting was more accurate. I saw a shell directly hit one of the warships. The 406mm shell directly penetrated the thin armor, smashed into the cabin, and exploded violently at the position close to the bottom compartment.

The explosion this time was no less than a torpedo attack, which directly blew a large gap of several meters in the bottom of the ship. The turbulent waters swept away in the cabin like a state of anger and no one, and also made the old ship directly enter the countdown state of life.

"Nirk, it's over!"

Colonel Colcos, who had seen this with his own eyes, knew the result without looking. But they are about to enter the battleship within 10,000 meters, and the opportunity is coming.

"Look, the Selsk is slow."

The exclamation of the officer next to him made Colonel Colcos look over. I saw scars everywhere on the Selsk, and the whole ship was like a ventilated boiler spewing smoke. And the riddled Selsk is indeed slowing down slowly, and you don't have to think about it, it must be a failure of the power system.

Now there is only the Karadok at his feet. As the second ship of the Carridon class, Karadok is equipped with eight 21-inch (533mm) torpedo tubes. As long as you use these eight torpedo tubes well, you can also cause huge damage to the battleship.

The fearless Colonel Colcos continued to charge towards the two battleships.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

After knocking the Selsk out of power, the two light cruisers, completely diverting their targets, began shelling the last Karadok, and the battleship's secondary guns fired upon it as they came into range. More than 40 medium-caliber naval guns caused serious damage to the Karadok, and the officers and soldiers on the ship suffered heavy casualties. Even Colcos himself was scratched by a shrapnel on his forehead, causing him to bleed.

It's just that he, who was determined to die, didn't care about it at all, and kept his eyes on the battleship Tnick that was closest to him.

"It's already eight kilometers away."

The officer in charge of the observation loudly reported the distance between the two sides, and the observation tool in his hand was stained red with blood.

"Keep getting closer."

Colonel Colcos did not want to launch the torpedo at this distance, because he was not sure that it would hit the Tinick. There is only one chance in my hand, so I can't just waste it.

And Colonel Colcos ordered the Karadok to dash forward for another two kilometers. All of this comes from the fact that the power compartment has not suffered major damage, and the desperate repairs of the power crew members are equally impressive.

"Seven kilometers!"

"Five kilometers!"

Right now, Colonel Colcos, who had this thought flashed through his mind, immediately gave an order loudly. "Immediately fire a torpedo at the Tinick."

Following the order of Colonel Colcos, the officers and men of the Karadok immediately operated four combined launch tubes and fired 8 533mm torpedoes at the Tinick, and these torpedoes rushed towards the Tinick.

Although the Karadok fired the torpedoes, they were no longer able to see it. Just after she fired her torpedoes, a salvo from Kurmis came, this time Karadok was hit by three 406 caliber shells and was broken into three quarters on the spot.

But it's a little too late now.

"Watch out for torpedoes."

The officers and soldiers who were in charge of the observation at the observatory made heart-piercing shouts.

The white lines of the eight torpedoes were clearly visible, and they blocked the position where the Tinick moved from side to side.

"Right full rudder!"

Captain Salk, who also observed signs of torpedoes, immediately issued an urgent order. He intends to use the bow to face the incoming torpedoes, and it is best to avoid these torpedoes.

The huge Tinick made a sharp turn, drawing a perfect semicircle on the sea.

All the firepower on the ship was also aimed at the incoming torpedoes and fired desperately. Among them, three torpedoes were the most dangerous. They were aimed at the bow, midship and stern of the ship.

"boom!"

The torpedo aimed at the midship was blown up by such fierce fire.

There were only two torpedoes left, and the helmsman pressed the rudder to the right, causing the torpedo that was aimed at the bow to swipe a few meters away from the bow.

Now everyone's eyes are on the torpedo at the stern.

"You must escape, you must escape."

Amid the prayers of everyone on the ship, the torpedo galloped past the stern propeller. At this moment, everyone's heart fell, and then there was a huge cheer.

Even Major General Fernandez on the Kurmis heard it, which also reassured him of the big stone he was pressing down on.

After seeing the Karadok launch a torpedo, he was in a bad mood. If Tinick was attacked by torpedoes, then he would bear the main responsibility, because he sent other warships to capture the transport ship, so that this lucky British warship could rush to the 5,000-meter distance of Tinick to launch torpedoes. .

All was well, and the Tinick escaped with skill and luck.

Now he swears to Almighty God that he will never take such a radical approach again.

Now that five British warships had been sunk and disarmed, the escaped transport ships were presented to him like lambs.

And the final result was exactly as he wished. Except for an ammunition ship and a material ship, the other transport ships could only obediently choose to surrender in the face of the aggressive Romanian warships. There is no place for him to hide in the sea at all. If he doesn't want to be sunk to feed the fish, he can only surrender.

And these seized materials and the officers and soldiers accompanying the ship only made him gain a lot. It was a worthwhile trip to be a prisoner of thousands of British-Indian infantry brigade alone.

Of course, he didn't intend to end like this. After sending several warships to escort the supplies and prisoners back, his fleet was still wandering here. You must know that his mission is to block the support outside Crete and provide the most crucial help for the next landing battle.