Another World: Naval Storm

These ships included the Invincible-class battlecruisers HMS Invincible, HMS Indomitable, and HMS Endeavour; the Devonshire-class armored cruiser HMS Caernarfon; the Monmouth-class armored cruisers HMS Cornwall and HMS Kent; and the three light cruisers HMS Hellas, HMS Bristol, and HMS Macedon.

"Our real opponent is here!"

"That's the Talen battlecruiser!" Dawson saw the iconic feature of the Talen battlecruiser, the giant triangular mast tower, through the telescope.

"Don't panic. They also have three battlecruisers, and we also have three. It's hard to say who will win!"

"But we only have two armored cruisers and they have three!"

"The gap is not big, we can fight! The Talens are very fast~ we can't get rid of them! Today it depends on who has better luck!" Leo's calmness makes people feel at ease.

On the other side, on the Invincible, Talen's flagship, Major General Sturdy was also worried. The Talen battleship had a fast speed and a long range of artillery, so it would be no problem to intercept Leo's fleet. But the three battlecruisers of the Drakes were a tough nut to crack. He was weighing the pros and cons, whether to escort them away or fight them.

Looking at the Talen flag and the naval flag flying on the Talen battleship, "Remember Nelson! Remember Nelson!" The spirit passed down for a hundred years inspired Sturdy's courage.

"Notify the entire fleet! Remember Nelson!" The morale of the entire Talen fleet was like being injected with chicken blood, and it was visibly improved.

At exactly one o'clock in the afternoon, the Talen battlecruiser opened fire first. The 305mm naval gun had a long range, which brought tremendous pressure to the Leo fleet.

The splashes from the shells continued to rise around Leo's fleet.

"I told Lord Piltz a long time ago that the Imperial Navy needs large-caliber naval guns, but there are only a few battlecruisers equipped with large-caliber naval guns now!"

"It's because Kruber's research and development progress is too slow. They are more concerned about land artillery!"

"Order the fleet to move in an S shape to avoid the bombardment!"

The artillery fire on the Leo fleet became increasingly fierce, and the Von der Tann had already been hit by two 305 shells.

[Dear Commander, the Von der Tann has been damaged]

[The side armor was penetrated, but no water entered yet]

"Wow, the Taren people's 305mm naval gun is really powerful!" Leo's eyes were filled with fighting spirit.

"The Taruns have entered the best shooting range!"

"Dawson, let me show you the power of being favored by the goddess of luck! Fire!"

The three Drake battlecruisers, von der Tann, von der Cassi and von der Leyen, fired at the same time, and 3 24mm guns spewed flames. Although they were slightly inferior to the 280mm guns of the Talens in power, they were also deadly at this moment!

I don’t know if it’s because of the must-hit skill of the first launch, but the hit rates of the other two battlecruisers have also been significantly improved.

The battlecruiser HMS Endeavour, which was in the middle position, was hit by multiple shells. One of its turrets was destroyed and its waterline armor was hit by three shells. The water inlet was 3 meters wide and seawater began to pour in continuously, causing its speed to slow down significantly.

"Hiss, the Drak people's artillery skills are so superb!"

"Don't stop, keep firing!"

The cruisers on both sides also began to exchange fire. The strength of both sides was similar and the battle situation began to stalemate.

"Tell Cassie and Ryan to focus on attacking the battlecruiser that has slowed down! Tann attacks Taren's flagship, the Invincible!"

On Talen's side, the firepower of the three battlecruisers was concentrated on the Von der Tann. After all, the Tann, with its command flag flying high, was a good target.

During this period, Von der Tann came under heavy attack and was hit 305 times by the 22mm main guns of the battlecruiser Talen.

"Sir, the warship is taking on a lot of water and is listing to the right!"

"Don't worry about it. As long as the Tann can still float, keep attacking! I want to see if the Taren people are determined to fight one for one!" Leo said seriously.

The Endeavour was already damaged and concentrated its firepower on the Tann, so it was somewhat powerless against the attack of the two Drake battlecruisers.

"Sir, there's news from the Endeavour that the battleship has been severely damaged. I hope you can escort them away from the battlefield!"

"Let them hold on for a while. As long as we sink the Drake's flagship, we will win!"

"General! The speed of the Endeavour has seriously slowed down the entire fleet. The Drakes will then defeat them one by one. Talen cannot accept the sinking of a battlecruiser!" The staff officer on the Invincible advised.

"Order the fleet to disengage!" Finally, Sturdy was ready to give up the duck in hand.

The two fleets sailed farther and farther away until they were out of sight.

"General, why don't we strike back? They will be easily vulnerable if they are hindered!"

"The purpose of this trip is to bring you back to the homeland! What's more, this place is very close to the Talen naval base. If we don't leave now, their support will arrive soon!" The Von der Tann suffered the heaviest damage, with 2700 tons of water taking in the entire ship and being pierced in many places. The speed has dropped to 20 knots.

In fact, it was just as Leo thought. An hour after the fighting, three old battleships of the Talen people arrived at the sea area where the incident occurred to support Sturdy.

"Leo is getting better and better!" Liam praised.

"General, the two countries are now at war, you must pay attention to the impact!"

"I know. Aren't there just you and me here? Will you tell on me?"

"Of course not, General!" Alex, who had followed for many years, raised his hand and swore.

"Don't be nervous. Leo has become a thorn in the side of the empire. It's impossible for him to return to Drake safely!"

"What if the Ocean Fleet comes to support us?"

"That's great! We can eat them up in one bite! Even if we lose a few more warships, it's worth it!"

Leo's fleet escaped, but all the warships in the fleet were damaged.

"We don't go directly back to the mainland to Talen's supply line!"

"General, the Empire wants you to return quickly. The Navy Headquarters has new orders!"

"Go back? How? The ocean fleet is blocked in the North Sea, and we have no strength to break through now!"

"Tell Lord Piltz that I will launch a trade disruption operation on the Talen transport line and then implement Plan X!" Although Dawson did not know the specific content of the plan, he knew that the plan must be very important.

[Report to the commander, von der Tann is damaged, please repair it as soon as possible]

[Von der Cassie is damaged, please repair it as soon as possible]

[………Please repair as soon as possible]

"I know, stop arguing!"

[Yes, Commander! 】

As an island nation, Tarun's maritime supply line is its lifeline. In order to ensure that the supply line is not cut off by the Drake Empire Navy, the Kingdom of Tarun has equipped a large number of merchant ships with weapons to make them capable of fighting in naval battles. The Drake Empire has also requisitioned a large number of merchant ships and transformed them into attack ships.

The battles between the two sides at sea were extremely bloody. The merchant ships of the Lunta Kingdom sometimes disguised themselves as merchant ships of the Drake Empire to avoid attacks, and the merchant ships of the Drake Empire would also disguise themselves as merchant ships of the Talun Kingdom to launch unexpected battles. The two sides often fought because of encounters at sea, making people feel as if they had returned to the Age of Exploration, and Leo also planned to lead the fleet to join in.