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Sicily is about 1,600 kilometers away from Port Said. The Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet departed at 8 pm on July 6 and arrived in the waters near Sicily. It is expected to take three and a half days, which is also to take care of the transportation of the naval land.
The 8th Division of the team can only reach 12 knots. Otherwise, the Indian Ocean Fleet will be able to reach Sicily in up to two and a half days.
This time, all eight battleships and eight heavy cruisers of the Indian Ocean Fleet were dispatched, and together with nearly twenty light cruisers and destroyers, it was enough to have an overwhelming advantage over the Italian Navy. In addition, the naval submarine force will also rush to
Defences will be set up in the waters near Sicily. After the Chinese Marine Corps seizes Sicily, a submarine base will be established on the island for the submarine troops to garrison for year-round. At that time, the submarine troops and naval aviation will become the main force of China's defense against Sicily.
The eight battleships of the Indian Ocean Fleet are the battleships of the Han-class battleships, the battleships of the Qin-class battleships, the battleships of the Qin-class battleships, and the battleships of the Prince Fusu, and the two Chinese-class battleships.
Among the battleships, the "Huaxia" battleships and the "Shenzhou" battleships, the other three battleships were the battleships of the British and French navy captured in the Mediterranean Navy and the Red Sea Navy a few years ago. Among them, one of them was the British.
The first ship of the Navy's "Dreadnought" battleship, after being repaired and modified by China, was named the "Middle East". The other two French Navy's "Guoba" battleships, the French and
After being repaired and modified by China, the Paris was named "Central and South" and "Nanyang". Although the performance of these three battleships is relatively poor, they are barely able to match the Chinese Navy's "Chinese-class" battleships.
Compared with that, the Indian Ocean Fleet was under great pressure at that time. Therefore, these three battleships were given to the Indian Ocean Fleet. Now, it is time to come in handy.
When the sun shone on the huge fleet on the morning of July 7, the Indian Ocean fleet was already far away from the Port of Said. Eight battleships formed a battle line, transporting the 8th Marine Division at the very center of the fleet.
Thirty transport ships are behind the battleships. The periphery is 8 "Jianghe-class" heavy cruisers. The remaining light cruisers and destroyers surround four. The Mediterranean is also a place where submarines of various countries appear, and the Chinese navy must also have
Only by taking strict precautions are enough. Although the submarine technology of Britain, France and Italy is relatively backward, it is possible to cause serious disasters if you are careless. No one wants such a disaster to happen to them. Therefore, the Indian Ocean Fleet
The officers and soldiers all looked vigilant.
On the battleship of the Indian Ocean Fleet flagship, the fleet commander General Lie Haitao and Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan are analyzing the information obtained. It is expected that they will arrive in the waters of Sicily around July 10. If they have not encountered Italy
For the Navy, the fleet will first cover the landing of the Marine Corps. If the main force of the Italian Navy is found, the fleet will first eliminate the Italian Navy so that it can completely solve the problems. However, from the current perspective, Italy has not discovered any Chinese side.
In action, the main force of the Italian Navy was still confronted with the navy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Adriatic Sea.
"Commander, the intelligence just came from the country. The British Navy showed no sign of going south. Their naval main force was still staying in the North Sea. It seems that the British would not take action until those heavy-hit battleships were repaired!"
Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan said.
"That's a very regrettable. I'm still going to let the British know how powerful we are in this naval battle!" Admiral Li Haitao said with a smile. However, no one took his words seriously, if the main force of the British Navy is really
If you appear in the Mediterranean, it is probably the Indian Ocean Fleet that escaped. In addition to one "Han-class" battleship and two "Qin-class" battleships, the Indian Ocean Fleet has excellent combat effectiveness, and the other two "Chinese-class" battleships and
The three battleships modified by the prisoners cannot compare with the new battleships of the British Navy.
"Where are the French Navy? Do they have any other abnormal movements?" asked Admiral Li Haitao. The French Navy was defeated in the Battle of the Red Sea. After the four new "Guba-class" battleships were either sunk or captured, the French Navy would not be able to do so after they were either sunk or captured.
Avoid decline. Although France rebuilt the 'Breton class' battleship before the war, because Germany's threat was getting worse, only three of this class battleships were built. In the early days of the war, it was still
Deployed in the North Sea to assist the Royal Navy in the deal with the German Navy. These battleships did not return to the Port of Toulon in southern France until the Royal Navy defeated the German Navy's high seas fleet.
"The three 'Breton-class' battleships of the French Navy have all entered the shipyard for repair. They will not appear on the sea again in a month! Therefore, all we have to worry about is the Italian navy!
"Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan, Chief of Staff, said.
"So, is the Italian Navy still in the Adriatic Sea?" asked Lieutenant General Li Haitao. The Italian Navy now has a total of 6 battleships, namely the first battleship Dante Aligicheri, the battleship of the USS Dante Aligicheri.
, the three "Earl Cafur-class" battleships and two "Andrea Doria-class" battleships. The Italian Navy's battleships all have one common feature, that is, the displacement is small, with only more than 20,000 tons.
, but the number of main guns is very large. In addition to the battleship "Dante Aligicell" only has 12 305mm main guns, there are other "Earl Cafur-class" battleships and "Andrea".
The Doria-class battleships have 13 305mm main guns. They also have a large number of secondary guns and rapid-fire guns, which are like a monster full of gun barrels. However, although the battleships have strong firepower, they are suitable for
The airline is not very good. At the same time, because there are too many main guns, they cannot be fired, otherwise it will cause great damage to the structure of the hull and may even fall apart. Therefore, the Italian Navy has a large number of battleships.
There are still many main guns, but the real combat power is simply not comparable to the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet.
"The main force of Italy's naval force is still confronting the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the northern Adriatic Sea, for fear that the Austro-Hungarian Navy would attack Italy's coastal areas." Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan said.
The battleships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy are only 'United Force-class' battleships, with a number of 4 ships. The battleships of the 'United Force-class' adopt a flat deck type, with a compact overall layout and a short hull. They are mainly active in the offshore areas of the Mediterranean seas.
The requirements for airworthiness performance are not high. The joint force-class battleship is equipped with 12 305mm caliber main guns, using 4 triple main turrets, and two are arranged symmetrically along the bow and stern of the hull. This layout of the main gun has
A good horizontal firing angle can minimize the length of the hull. Due to the ammunition lifting channel of the main gun turret, the ammunition supply speed is limited, and the advantages of its main gun configuration cannot be fully utilized. This class of ships is in a shorter ship
The installation of four triple main turrets on it caused its center of gravity to rise. The underwater defense structure of the hull was outdated and the underwater lightning protection performance was poor. However, even so, the four "United Force Class" battleships of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
The overall performance is no longer under the battleships of the Italian Navy. Therefore, after Italy declared war on the Allies and Allies, it immediately transferred the main naval force to the Adriatic Sea to prevent the Austro-Hungarian Navy from launching an attack on coastal cities in northern Italy.
.And this undoubtedly gave the Chinese Navy an excellent opportunity.
"Is there any possibility of war between the Italian Navy and the Austro-Hungarian Navy? The Adriatic Sea is just a little larger and only about one hundred kilometers wide. It is inevitable that the ten main battleships of the navies of the two countries will be squeezed into it.
There will be a mishap!" Lieutenant General Li Haitao said. Although the Indian Ocean Fleet has the strength to deal with the Italian Navy, if the Italian Navy can fight the Austro-Hungarian Navy first, the Indian Ocean Fleet may be able to solve Italy at the lowest cost.
It's a navy.
"Neither the Italians nor the Austro-Hungarian Empire were fools. Although the two countries had started war on land, they maintained restraint at sea. After the Italian Navy entered the Adriatic Sea, they entered the Venetian naval base. And Austria
The main force of the Hungarian Empire's naval force also stayed in the home port of Aster and showed no sign of going out to sea. It seems that they do not want to waste their naval combat power before the victory or defeat on the land battlefield. After all, the naval strength of the two countries is as good as the United Kingdom.
,There are big gaps between the United States and Germany!" Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan analyzed.
"A group of cunning guys. However, since they want to stay in the Adriatic Sea, they should block them all. After we arrive in the Sicily waters, we will send several destroyers to the south of the Adriatic Sea.
The Ministry of Justice monitors the Italian Navy. After we send the 8th Marine Division to Sicily, we will rush there and block them inside at that time!" said Lieutenant General Li Haitao. In fact, Italy is in Sicily
The defense power on the surface is very weak, providing firepower support to the Marine Corps, which can be accomplished by heavy cruisers and light cruisers. The reason why the main force of the Indian Ocean Fleet is that it is afraid of encountering the main ships of the British or French navy.
"Okay, Commander. After we arrive in Sicily, the Italian Navy will receive the news. I just don't know if they will have the courage to break out of the Adriatic Sea then!" Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan smiled! (Unfinished)