"This bastard is not waiting for the aircraft carrier." After receiving the report from the Black Feather Reconnaissance Plane, Feng Ju was so angry that he wanted to curse. A naval officer who still holds giant ships and cannonism is unique in the Chinese Empire.
But it was such a stubborn naval general who was commanding a naval battle that might determine the course of the war. Not knowing that Feng Ju was scolding him for his ignorance, General Roms had already set up a formation and was about to do a big move.
It's on the scene.
Judging from the size of the main fleet, the St. Martin Empire was completely at a disadvantage, but Roms had the strongest ace, which was to be equipped with twelve 406mm main guns, with a platoon of more than 60,000 tons.
Zhili-class battleship, this is almost impossible for the opponent to sink.
In order to maintain consistency in speed, Admiral Roms personally led three Zhili-class battleships led by Rio, while Lieutenant General Bryce commanded five Chinese-class battleships as the second fleet,
Action behind the First Fleet and wait for the most appropriate time before attacking.
The Zhili-class battleship, with thick skin and flesh, was the first to meet at a cruise speed of 26 knots. Due to the use of large diesel engines, the Zhili-class battleship's acceleration ability is not only stronger, but also has no thick smoke and dust in the chimney, which is reduced.
Obstruction of sight from the artillery observation center.
At a distance of 30 kilometers, the Zhili-class battleship began to turn first. The turning point was so far, which surprised Zumwalter, because in his concept, even if the effective range of the artillery can be so far, the accuracy is
It is also very small. Hitting the opponent at this distance is no different from buying a lottery and winning a jackpot.
During the naval exercise before the war, according to the understanding of several observers of the Boston Empire, the accuracy of the naval artillery in the St. Martin Empire was not high. Not to mention thirty kilometers, even if it was fifteen kilometers, it would be impossible to have the first round.
Hit.
After considering many possibilities, Zumwalter ignored one thing, that is, technology is always developing, there are always new things that can break the rules, and there is such a thing on the Zhili-class battleship.
For this era, fire control radar is still a new thing. At least in addition to warships produced by the Chinese Empire, which country has such equipment? Even if it is installed on the warships of the St. Martin Empire, it was only temporarily installed before the war.
The old radar model of the Empire. But even so, it is a bit too advanced for the Boston Empire.
Relying on the help of old fire control radar, the gun officer easily calculated various ballistic correction data. Three Zhili-class battleships opened fire without scheduling. The thirty-six 406 mm main guns of the three battleships
At the same time, there was a roar, and all the shells fell into the water one hundred and fifty meters away from the first main fleet where Zumwalter was located.
The starting lineup was 150 meters away. This accuracy made Zumwalter's scalp numb, but he had no choice. His largest caliber cannon was only 381 millimeters.
, a circle smaller than the opponent. In addition to speeding up the navigation speed, he could only order the guns of each ship to fire, not to hurt the enemy, but only to interfere.
Roms was unmoved by the opponent's interference. He still ordered the First Squadron to maintain its formation and open fire at the opponent's flagship. For such a long-distance artillery battle, Zumwalter was helpless, with his own gun caliber
It is already small, and the long-distance accuracy is not high, so it can only be used against the enemy with a bow and cannot exert firepower, so it is very restricted when fighting.
Originally, Zumwalter thought that the opponent's Zhili-class battleship was so huge that it must be unfast. Unexpectedly, he discovered that the opponent's speed was slightly faster than his own, which surprised him. Fortunately, he had a backup plan.
It was useless, so I did not order to retreat on the spot.
Such artillery battles made Zumwalt extremely uncomfortable, while Roms was very comfortable to fight. The Zhili-class battleship was not slow, the armor was strong and the firepower was strong, and the primary fire control radar provided by the Chinese Empire was easy to fight.
Zhili-class battleships have fire-controlled radar to assist in combat, so they can only shoot so accurately in the first shot, but the opponent has maintained a high-speed forward rush, which has reduced the effect of the radar a lot. But even so, it still appears in the third round of artillery attacks.
Got the hit.
A 406mm shell hit the turret No. 2 of the unlucky battleship Mississippi. The battleship Mississippi is the No. 3 of the North Dakota-class battleship. The standard displacement is 35,000 tons, and the front armor of the turret is three.
Hundred and thirty millimeters thick. If another ship cannon hit the thickest armor of the warship, there would be no problem at all. At most, it would only hurt the gunner, but the 406 millimeter shell would be different.
The shell weighing a ton hit the 330 mm thick armor and penetrated into the turret like tearing a piece of thin paper. The latest replacement of the Black Sojin recharged shell in the Chinese Empire immediately exploded in the turret, exploding everything.
All torn to pieces.
The violent explosion lifted the entire thousand-ton turret into the air. When it fell, it accidentally smashed the two main guns of the No. 1 turret into a mess, which made both Mississippi turret useless, but fortunately
The ammunition depot of Turret No. 2 has three thick fire doors. The closed fire door prevents the invasion of flames, thus saving the entire ship and preventing the ammunition depot from exploding.
The Zhili-class battleship that had been shooting gradually found its feeling, and soon the Bedotine battleship also suffered a severe blow. This old Maine-class battleship had a displacement of only 18,000 tons, and the thin armor could not withstand 400.
The 06mm shells penetrated. The shells that hit the deck penetrated from top to bottom. After breaking through the three decks, they exploded directly near the bottom of the ship.
The closed environment increased the power of the explosion, while the powerful explosion power of Hessorkin directly broke the keel of the Bedoyin. After a whirl of tooth-acid steel bent, the Bedoyin was folded into two by its own weight.
The section slowly sank into the water.
Sinking a large ship on the other side made the Saint Martin sailors excited and their morale was high. However, because the Zhili-class battleships exerted firepower, the ship had always been against the enemy, giving the Boston fleet a chance to get closer. At this time, the distance between the two sides
It's less than twenty kilometers.
"Everyone opened fire." Zumwalter issued an order angrily. Zumwalter fought so badly in this battle. He had already paid great attention to the firepower of Zhili-class battleships, and suddenly realized that he had underestimated the other party. His powerful power
, with extremely high accuracy, extremely fast firing rate, and higher speed, the perfect combination of all these favorable factors makes him feel that the other party is almost invincible.
Twenty kilometers have reached the effective range of the Boston Navy. Although they still need the bow to fight the enemy because they have not had time to turn, they have no choice but to lose the number of naval guns due to the large number of them. There was a loud bang, one three
A 181mm shell sparked a water column that soared into the sky fifty meters away from the port side of the Rio. A near-lost bullet reminded Admiral Roms that the opponent was about to hit him, and he immediately ordered the helmsman.
Deflect the direction and gradually distance the distance from the other party.
Seeing the other party start to drive diagonally, Zumwalter smiled on his face. He immediately ordered the fleet to turn and drive towards the other party at the same angle. Although the speed difference between the warships on both sides was not large, the Zhili class was only
Just two festivals soon.
Looking at the battleship gradually flattened, Zumwalter immediately ordered all the naval guns to open fire. Relying on the numerous side firepower, several shells soon hit the battleship of the St. Martin Navy. Fortunately, the Zhili class was thick and thick.
Except for the two secondary guns being destroyed, no major damage was caused.
"These monsters are simply invincible." Zumwalter sighed and turned around and asked, "Where has the Air Force been?"
The staff officer who had been holding the phone at the table replied: "They have arrived fifty kilometers north and are approaching at an ultra-low altitude."
Zumwalte nodded and said, "It's great, let them not care about exposure, hurry up and launch an attack."
It is impossible not to say that Zumwalter's luck is really amazing. Just as the Boston Air Force fleet was approaching, the Black Feather Reconnaissance Plane was returning to the air with insufficient fuel. At this time, the Boston Air Force broke into the war zone without any obstacles.
.
Without the report of the Black Feather Reconnaissance Plane, Admiral Roms knew nothing about it. It was not until a dark cloud appeared in the distant sky that he felt something was wrong. The dark cloud became bigger and bigger, and soon
Appearing in people's sight, it was a group of behemoths with four engines, the strongest B29 strategic bomber in the Boston Air Force.
The combat waters are not close to the mainland, and the short-footed fighters and torpedo aircraft of the Boston Empire cannot fly here. Therefore, in order to increase the chance of winning, the Admiralty, which attaches great importance to this, directly asked the Air Force for help and transferred this huge bomber group.
.
In order to win the naval battle, the Boston Air Force was really crazy. They asked the bombers to take the initiative without escort of the aircraft, without any concern about the huge losses that might be caused. More than 500 huge bombers whistled by, buzzing
The sound of the sound caused some panic among the sailors of the St. Martin Empire fleet.
Lieutenant General Bryce was the first to wake up. Originally, because the Chinese-class battleship had too few gun calibers and insufficient range, the second battleship fleet he led had been cruising on the periphery. Now, seeing the enemy's bomber group coming over the sky, he immediately
The five Chinese-class battleships and accompanying cruisers were ordered to drive at full speed and rushed towards Roms' first battleship fleet, hoping to form an air defense formation as soon as possible to stop the bombing of the opponent's bombers.