As a qualified naval colonel, Dermot's reaction speed was very quick! In a flash, he figured out what was going on!

In the Pacific waters, no one dares to cause trouble for the US Navy! No! The world's largest economy and the world's largest navy are not a joke, it is a supreme deterrence! Whether Chinese or Japanese are operating in this sea area, neither the courage to provoke and cause war!

Especially now, the Japanese have clear attitude towards cooperation. Of course, they are not the ones who make trouble. The only thing left is the mysterious Chinese ships that have just happened! Only they dare to act such a frivolous way. You must know that suddenly doing this trick on the ocean is no different from actively challenging!

Then, based on the intelligence reality, the other party has strong radio interception capabilities, so it is conceivable that he must know the US Navy's operational goals at this moment, or that guy is deliberately looking for trouble at all!

In any case, suddenly hitting a flare on your head is full of hostility! It can even be suspected that they are aiming for convenience and then shelling!

With the captain's silence, a sharp alarm sounded throughout the ship. More than 800 crew members were cheering up like electric shock, concentrating on being ready to fight at any time!

But the deputy captain, commander of the engine, gunman and other officers changed their faces one by one. They had already thought that the other party could accurately hit the flares above the head of the Helena, so how difficult would it be to hit their warship directly?

As a light cruiser that can be called a heavy cruiser in Japan, its armor is only 159mm largest, and its main gun is only 152mm. If it is shot, it may not penetrate the heavy cruiser and its resistance ability. However, it cannot withstand the close-range bombardment of even the 127mm high-speed armor-piercing bomb. This time, there may be a big problem!

Colonel Dermot was quite calm. Even though he knew that it was an extremely dangerous moment, his fingers did not tremble at all, but his eyes were flashing with an angry light, and he waited for a full minute without expression. Until the radar chief reported very nervously: "Col. We have not noticed anything!"

"That's impossible! They will definitely not be more than twenty kilometers away from us! How could the radar not find it? Unless they are invisible!" Colonel Dermott couldn't help but raise his tone.

The radar is not good at resisting sound, but I feel a little aggrieved. Although the SG radar equipped on its own ship is very high, Leisheng Company swears that it is definitely world-class and claims to be able to discover targets 22 nautical miles away, which is almost the limit distance, but everyone knows that if it really goes so far, unless the other party comes with a large group of warships, or at least a super battleship, the possibility of seeing is extremely low, and the accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

However, 20 kilometers, nearly half of the distance, just within the range of the 152 main gun, a guy who is said to be a heavy cruiser, has a high chance of finding it.

"Or, it might be a submarine? Chinese submarines often appear in this sea area!"

The navigator reminded him, and Colonel Dermot's eyes flashed and seemed to shake for a moment. Then he shook his head decisively: "No! The submarine does not have that big field of vision. If you get too close, you will definitely be discovered by us! Unless it wants to seek death! It must be our target warship! Continue to increase the search range. At the same time, call other ships to encircle this sea area immediately!"

He still chose to believe in his intuition and judgment! When a captain was not a man who was involved in the turmoil, he had to be real! If the other party came up and he still made a mistake in his judgment, he deserved to fall into the sea and drown!

"I understand! Then Colonel, what should we do if we find that guy? It seems... the command did not decide to go to war with them!"

Colonel Dermott's mouth drooped and he said in a cold voice: "Do you still have to think about it? They have declared war!"

The sudden action of such a sudden action on the dark high seas is no different from proactive challenges. As a navy, there is no need to consider anything other than generous responses! As for the problems, that is the issue that the generals and politicians are worried about!

The war started! The captain's order was immediately passed through the entire ship. The eight hundred people looked at each other and were ready to beat each other, especially the officers, who even said: "I have long wanted to fight with the guys of the Chinese Navy to see if they are so capable as the legend!"

The Japanese Navy has been beaten up several times in a row, and such an emerging maritime force is eye-catching. The US Pacific Fleet has watched them grow rapidly from scratch with their own eyes. I dare not say that they know best, but it is a bit difficult to admit that the Chinese are awesome! Seven or eight years of continuous escort cooperation and military exchanges have made the Americans unconsciously put themselves in the position of a teacher. How could they admit that "students" are better than themselves!

How good is it? I've tested it myself!

Now, the opponent has taken the lead, which is not scary. The key depends on who has stronger combat capabilities next!

If it were other old warships, they might not have such ideas. The "Helena" is the most advanced warship built by the United States. The entire ship is highly regarded from top to bottom, so how can you convince yourself!

The call was shaking rapidly spread throughout the Pacific waters. The ships that were searching closely within a radius of 500 kilometers immediately responded and rushed towards the area where the "Helena" was located!

However, the "Yingzhou" still slowly advanced from the rear. After a flare, it was temporarily silent. Zhu Bin was in the CIC center, looking at the constantly deciphering US military telegrams, the corners of his mouth cracked, and he looked eager to try.

The other staff members have changed twice. After all, they are just ordinary people, and they cannot be like his perverted mental constitution and lively for several days and nights.

After taking a short break in the middle twice, Tesla continued to return here to do his own research. Seeing that he was so relaxed, he couldn't help asking: "Why don't you want to go to war with the United States?"

Although he has no good feelings for the insatiable Americans, he has lived there for decades. From the bottom of his heart, Tesla does not want Zhu Bin to fight with Americans.

Zhu Bin laughed and said, "Of course not! I just treat them as whetstones for combat ship performance testing! The ship in front of us was only in service last year. It is said that it is very advanced. If you encounter it, of course you must not miss it!"

It's not just about dealing with the Japanese's mess. Tesla did not want to interfere with his command and nodded to continue to pay attention to the various equipment running on the ship. The advanced equipment he was involved in the research was what he cared most about.

The reaction speed of the "Helena" was amazingly fast. Before the flares were completely dropped, their speed quickly increased to around 28 knots. All the main and secondary turrets were running together and ready to open fire at any time! Then, after the flares were completely extinguished, the entire ship immediately turned right and quickly changed the way, leaving the original course, and searched!

However, its SG radar still could not detect the target. After twenty minutes, the tense nerves of all members of the ship relaxed a little. Suddenly, another flare flew over and slowly fell on their heads!

This time, Colonel Dermot and the others finally made a rough judgment that the lurking opponent was following them and never relaxed! Although they didn't know the distance, according to the rules, they should not be far away!

Large-caliber naval guns are not suitable for firing flares, especially umbrella flares. In principle, it is impossible to use cannons to fire, and are mostly thrown by planes. But Americans do not know that there is another thing in this world called cannon-firing rockets!

The dual-mounted 127mm main gun of the "Yingzhou" is not just a single shell system. It combines various concepts and provides more than a dozen complex systems of different ammunition, including gun-fired missiles and gun-fired rockets, and various functions are piled up together!

The flares emitted are sprayed at high altitude in the form of rockets with the initial velocity of muzzles, and the engine works to push them to the target distance before releasing the warhead. The cost of one is about the same as a small missile, but the space on the ship is limited and it is not worth building a launch device alone.

This made Colonel Dermott even confused and even a little messy. The other party's mysterious and irritating provocation made him angry. It was just a matter of time, but it was obvious that it was a humiliation!

"Fire the gun!" The captain roared angrily, "Fire the gun at the area where the enemy ship may be!"

The two triple-mounted 152mm turrets at the rear were ready for battle, and immediately fired a volley according to the roughly calculated direction of 20 kilometers! "Boom" a burst of flames splashed, and the silent warship was suddenly illuminated. The hull trembled, a series of armor piercings, and blasting grenades alternately out of the bore. In the sky, a shrill whistling sound resounded through the clouds!

"Alarm! Alarm! US ships open fire! Attack is expected to arrive in 20 seconds!"

The automatic alarm in the "Yingzhou" sounded at the first time, and the entire system moved accordingly. A series of new data flowed over the screen. Performance analysis based on previous US military naval data was released one after another, and various arcs crossed and twisted constantly!

Zhu Bin grinned and said, "This is like the US military! If you hold on, you will lose the face of the interstellar police!"

Most people don’t understand this, only he knows it. In the interstellar era, among the two major human forces, the group power composed of the United States and the retro Western world, the planetary sky is full of everything, and the reputation of the Earth police is shining into the Milky Way. It is so prominent and domineering. If anyone dares to stimulate it casually, he will immediately be hit!

Obviously, the Westerners of this era are arrogant and have the confidence and style foundation for hundreds of years. They are furious after two flares. Is this a bit restrained?

The whistling shells crossed the sky from the height of the head and fell from afar! The armor-piercing bomb with only 0.9 kilograms of charge did not flash strongly when it exploded. It just caused a little splash and disappeared quickly. The distance was far enough to see any effect.

The maximum charge of the 152mm high-explosion grenade is only 1.1 kilograms, which is not very powerful. It will be done if it explodes with a crisp sound and it will not cause any threat.

Zhu Bin couldn't help but whine at the analysis results: "This is too small! Even if we don't use shields and just use the hull to resist, isn't there any damage?"

The answer is yes. The armor thickness of the "Yingzhou" can withstand at least 256mm armor-piercing bombs, provided that the distance is close enough, otherwise it can be directly bounced away. Even the weakest near-proof gun shell is not usually activated. However, the weakness is not lacking. The barrel mast and the radon are both non-resistant parts. In principle, it is best not to be hit.

That being said, he was not interested in trying to get two shots. It was full! The main purpose was to collect performance data of US warship weapons, test their strength, and test the thickness of armor. That was what battleships should do.

The MK16 gun equipped by the "Helena" has excellent performance, with nearly twice the rate of fire and armor-piercing ability than the previous model! If you encounter similar opponents in a melee, or support them on land, the number of shells poured out by this warship can catch up with an artillery regiment!

Captain Dermot ordered decisively, turning while firing. Soon, the three turrets in front also joined the ranks of volleys. For a moment, fifteen main guns were rising one after another, and the rumbling roars roared over a hundred times in a blink of an eye. Croppling rounds of shells exploded in a row along the suspicious direction and in the sea. The smoke of gunpowder spread everywhere, splashing water, and light flashing. It was spectacular!

I blasted for ten minutes in one breath, but I didn't even explode a single hair!

However, the Americans obviously have no intention of stopping. Anyway, they can't hide themselves anymore. It's better to take the initiative to take action. No matter whether he is blowing it up or not, let's heat up first!

Zhu Bin couldn't help but exclaim: "It's true that he is a wealthy American! He fired so many shells without even seeing him. Doesn't he want to pay?"

In comparison, the Japanese were so stingy! If they weren't forced to be impatient, they wouldn't be willing to fire even if they didn't see the enemy entering the best range! The Americans were just the opposite, and their posture was very meaningful to turn the entire ocean with shells! This is just a warship!

That's really the case! The tube life of the mk16 type artillery is as long as 7501,050 rounds. The single-tube fire rate is 810 rounds. If the five main guns fire together, the theoretical maximum rate of fire can be projected by nearly 7 tons of ammunition per minute! This number can catch up with half of the battleship!

The Helena single-cannon projectile load capacity is 200 rounds, so there is no need to worry about being short, especially since this is still the territory of the United States. The supply is very convenient!

Colonel Dermott had no idea of ​​saving money at all! He wanted to exert all the power of the warship! He didn't feel sorry for rumbling and bombing but nothing was blown up. Instead, he was excited and ordered the warship to return and take the initiative to find the enemy ship. He was ready to hit the head!

Such an unscrupulous approach is really in Zhu Bin's taste. The Yingzhou continues to flew from behind with its speed and maneuverability, maintaining the T-shaped position of the Helena. After the artillery fire stopped, it slowly rushed into about 15 kilometers. It quietly released a torpedo, fell into the water and accelerated to rush away!

Seeing that it was about to reach the nearest place, the Cic Center issued an order to slow down suddenly. The torpedo's head actively aimed at the buttocks of the "Helena" and suddenly emitted a full-power impact!

The US sonar screamed and knocked off his headphones, shouting with no expression on his face: "We are locked by sonar!"

"What!" The radar captain was stunned and ran away on the spot. "Impossible! We scanned the surroundings and there would never be any submarines. How could there be sonar?!"

This is simply a joke! The first mission of all patrol ships of the Pacific Fleet is to find out all the submarines hidden underwater and compete with them at any time. They will not make such mistakes at this time. Before the war begins, they are always holding the attacks by submarines!

The sonar insisted on his judgment: "It's not wrong! They are approaching quickly! The speed is thirty-five knots!"

The second sound! The third sound! The increasingly dense sonar collision sound followed one after another, and the approaching speed was calculated by the experienced sonar. He realized it himself after the report!

Radar shouted, "Idiot! Whose submarine can run so fast! This is a torpedo, it must be a Chinese guy's torpedo! Damn it! We are in big trouble!"

The Chinese torpedo sonar function is the information revealed by the Japanese. Whether it is true or false, the US Navy commanders did not use it as a joke to see the experience they paid a heavy price for. It is not easy to just act like nonsense and listen to it!

Now they dare not think so! There is nothing in the vicinity. The warships will not be idle and use sonar to sweep around. There is not that long working distance, the distance speed and distance are hidden, except for submarines, only torpedoes!

Colonel Dermott's face changed drastically when he heard this! If it were torpedoes, they would be in trouble!

China's torpedoes are powerful, which was proved a few years ago. It was not those bad losers from the US military, either they could not aim accurately, or they could not hit it, or they would not explode if they hit it. Eight of the ten are useless, sometimes they are not effective. It seems that the Chinese have made many contributions in actual combat, which made the Japanese cry and moan! Now, it is their turn!

Don’t look like the Helena seems to be very powerful, if it is really bombarded by a 533mm torpedo, it will definitely die if it hits, and there is no escape!

"Quick! Accelerate! Accelerate with all your strength to escape!"

Dermot finally became uneasy. After giving the urgent order, he stared at the sea, trying to find the potential terrible killer, and at the same time let the naval guns in the rear fire back at the minimum angle. No matter whether they can hit it or not, at least it will be good to have a point.

The powerful power of the "Helena" 100,000-axis horsepower is indeed extraordinary. It raises the speed again and again to the highest data of 32 knots, and changes directions at the risk of overturning, but the sonar finds that it cannot be shaken off at all! The density of the impact behind is still accelerating, and the frequency is accelerating, as if the reins gradually tightened around the neck, tightening rapidly, making people breathless!

At this time, Colonel Dermot was very regretful. He did not bring a destroyer out at the beginning. In that case, at least he would have enough anti-submarine weapons to deal with such a guy. Now, he had strong attack firepower, but he did not have the tricks to prevent underwater killers. If he was killed like this, he would never be willing to give up!

He couldn't help but urge the chief engineer: "No matter what method he wants, increase the speed a little more!"

The chief engineer said in embarrassment: "That's impossible! Colonel, this is our performance!"
Chapter completed!