bill44
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January 1916, and my first big victory has occurred.
I sent a raiding group of BB's consisting of Kaiser, PRLKA, and Kaiserlin up past Scarpa Flow, I pounced on a AMC, sinking it quickly, but trouble was just around the corner, or rather over the horizon, Fishers greyhounds were after me, with the older units of the GF behind.
Outrunning them was not possible, they had rung up 27 knots, my maximum speed was 21, and worse still QM Tiger and Lion out gunned me and night was still over 5 hours away, but I had the edge in armour .
Battle opended at 18000, and we traded shots, though I was hampered by the fact that I was heading NNE, and could not bring a full broadside to bear, the British on the other hand were sailing west and were able to use all guns.
I scored hits on PR, and QM, but Kaiserlin at the rear of the line took the brunt of the beating.
The battle ended and respawned twice more, it was on the third battle that I got my lucky break.
Lion had streaked away,she was undamaged and could make 27 knots, whereas QM and PR were limited to 25, and Tiger was way back.
Beatty, obviously was out to grab the glory, it would cost him dearly.
Lion opened fire on Kaiserlin the range was around 18000, I ordered all ships to target the lion and hit her on my 4th of 5th salvo, I hit her 3 more times knocking out her midships turret, by now the range was down to 16000.
My next salvo tore her apart she was gone in half a minute, taking beatty and all but 22 of her crew with her.
The other BC's tried to catch me to avenge Lion, but I managed to escape.
Though 3 of my ships will be in the yards hands for a couple of months
I sent a raiding group of BB's consisting of Kaiser, PRLKA, and Kaiserlin up past Scarpa Flow, I pounced on a AMC, sinking it quickly, but trouble was just around the corner, or rather over the horizon, Fishers greyhounds were after me, with the older units of the GF behind.
Outrunning them was not possible, they had rung up 27 knots, my maximum speed was 21, and worse still QM Tiger and Lion out gunned me and night was still over 5 hours away, but I had the edge in armour .
Battle opended at 18000, and we traded shots, though I was hampered by the fact that I was heading NNE, and could not bring a full broadside to bear, the British on the other hand were sailing west and were able to use all guns.
I scored hits on PR, and QM, but Kaiserlin at the rear of the line took the brunt of the beating.
The battle ended and respawned twice more, it was on the third battle that I got my lucky break.
Lion had streaked away,she was undamaged and could make 27 knots, whereas QM and PR were limited to 25, and Tiger was way back.
Beatty, obviously was out to grab the glory, it would cost him dearly.
Lion opened fire on Kaiserlin the range was around 18000, I ordered all ships to target the lion and hit her on my 4th of 5th salvo, I hit her 3 more times knocking out her midships turret, by now the range was down to 16000.
My next salvo tore her apart she was gone in half a minute, taking beatty and all but 22 of her crew with her.
The other BC's tried to catch me to avenge Lion, but I managed to escape.
Though 3 of my ships will be in the yards hands for a couple of months