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Great Naval Victory in the North Sea!
Today, at about 3 PM the 1st Scouting Group and the Hochseeflotte engaged the British Battlecruiser Fleet supported by the 5th Cruiser squadron. The vaunted British admiral Beatty, having learned that the full might of the combined 1st Scouting Group and the Hochseeflotte awaits him, turned tail and made away. However, as reported by the crew of a Luftschiff, the British have miscarried the turn; HMS Lion was rammed by HMS Invincible and suffered heavy damage, which reduced her speed to 20 knots. Even so, as the German battlecruisers were still over 50 kilometers away, Beatty managed to escape unscathed. Part of British light forces fought bravely, honourably and effectively to delay the Germans. Armoured cruiser Devonshire, damaged in the night, has been sunk, along with five light cruisers, two destroyers and the airship Engadine. British cruiser Galatea honoured herself, bravely charging the battlecruisers; she fought to the very end, firing from the last remaining gun and sinking with Union Jack proudly flying. Thus she redeemed the honour of the Royal Navy, much damaged by the behaviour of a few other flotillas, which steamed aloofly many miles away from the engagement, apparently unwilling to risk their lives when their comrades were dying for their country.
German Admiralty regretfully announces that the Torpedoboot V46 took heavy damage and sunk fighting British light cruisers Nottingham and Dublin - which were later sunk.
German Admiral reports very unusual behavior on the part of the British cruiser Devonshire - she engaged the German battlecruisers, after a while she tried to run away - and ceased fire. Only after German shells battered her and she started to sink, she trained her guns on the enemy and opened fire again!
Today, at about 3 PM the 1st Scouting Group and the Hochseeflotte engaged the British Battlecruiser Fleet supported by the 5th Cruiser squadron. The vaunted British admiral Beatty, having learned that the full might of the combined 1st Scouting Group and the Hochseeflotte awaits him, turned tail and made away. However, as reported by the crew of a Luftschiff, the British have miscarried the turn; HMS Lion was rammed by HMS Invincible and suffered heavy damage, which reduced her speed to 20 knots. Even so, as the German battlecruisers were still over 50 kilometers away, Beatty managed to escape unscathed. Part of British light forces fought bravely, honourably and effectively to delay the Germans. Armoured cruiser Devonshire, damaged in the night, has been sunk, along with five light cruisers, two destroyers and the airship Engadine. British cruiser Galatea honoured herself, bravely charging the battlecruisers; she fought to the very end, firing from the last remaining gun and sinking with Union Jack proudly flying. Thus she redeemed the honour of the Royal Navy, much damaged by the behaviour of a few other flotillas, which steamed aloofly many miles away from the engagement, apparently unwilling to risk their lives when their comrades were dying for their country.
German Admiralty regretfully announces that the Torpedoboot V46 took heavy damage and sunk fighting British light cruisers Nottingham and Dublin - which were later sunk.
German Admiral reports very unusual behavior on the part of the British cruiser Devonshire - she engaged the German battlecruisers, after a while she tried to run away - and ceased fire. Only after German shells battered her and she started to sink, she trained her guns on the enemy and opened fire again!
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