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"Order all ships to form a battle formation and prepare to fight!" Deng Shichang issued the battle order. The current main force of the local fleet, except for the 'Beijing' that suffered heavy damage and acted together with the captured Japanese warships, the rest of the main warships
There was basically no loss of strength. Moreover, with the cooperation of the supply ship yesterday morning, the replenishment of ammunition and coal had been completed. The soldiers also rested for a night.
Energetic again. The current main force of the Chinese Navy's local fleet has returned to its heyday. Even if they face the British Far East Fleet, they are not afraid at all, and even have some excitement. After all, the British Navy is worthy of its name.
Number one in the world! Over the past hundreds of years, many countries have wanted to challenge their hegemony, but they have all failed. But this time, can China succeed?
"Hmph! So what if the British guys are awesome? This is Asia, and the sea here also belongs to us in Asia!" Deng Shichang said secretly.
"Commander, are we going to attack the British?" Brigadier General Hai Zhengsheng, the captain of the battleship Zhonghua, asked.
"The misunderstanding has occurred, and the British will obviously not let it go. Instead of asking the British for forgiveness in a humble manner, it is better to have an upright fight with them and let them know who is the king of the Far East. What? To us?
Does the fleet have no confidence?" Deng Shichang asked.
"No, it's just that we are at war with the Pacific Alliance now. If we go to war with Britain again, I'm afraid the pressure will be great!" Brigadier General Haizhengsheng said with some worry.
"There can never be peace between us and the British. War will break out sooner or later, just sooner or later. Moreover, we now have enough advantages facing the British Navy's Far East Fleet. As long as we destroy the British Far East
The fleet, in that short period of time, spread throughout the Far East and even Asia
No country in Europe can threaten us. Soon, the follow-up 'Qin-class' battleships will enter service. By then, if the UK dares to send a fleet for a cross-sea expedition, I believe that while waiting for work,
We'll give them something awesome to try!" Deng Shichang said.
"Then, do you want to report it to the country?" Haizhengsheng reminded. After all, the empire has no intention of going to war with Britain immediately. If the British Far East Fleet is annihilated, this will be a big deal!
"We will be outside. You will not accept your orders! When we win, we can send a telegram to the country!" Deng Shichang said. Soon, the main force of the Chinese Navy's home fleet adjusted its formation. Four 'China-class' battleships
, starting with the 'Zhonghua', followed by the 'Yanhuang', the 'Huaxia' and the 'Shenzhou', followed by seven 'Beijing-class' heavy cruisers. They are the 'Tianjin', the 'Shanghai',
'Nanjing', 'Guangzhou', 'Changsha', 'Cullen' and 'Dihua'. The British Navy has 6 'Sovereign Class' battleships, and the Chinese Navy can only use two heavy cruisers to make up the number.
Fortunately, the firepower and armor of the 'Beijing-class' heavy cruisers are not much worse than the 'Sovereign-class' battleships of the British Navy, and their speed is far faster. If there is a real fight, there is no telling who will win.
As for the five armored cruisers of the British Navy, they are not taken seriously by the Chinese Navy. The five armored cruisers of the British Navy are all old goods from more than ten or twenty years ago. They were the main force of the former British Navy's "China Fleet".
, including two 'Nelson-class' armored cruisers, namely 'Nelson' and 'Northampton'. The displacement of 'Nelson' is 7473 tons.
, 'Northampton' is 7630 tons. The ship is 85.34 meters long, 18.29 meters wide, 7.54 meters draft, 6600 horsepower, and has a maximum speed of 14 knots. The armament is 4
254 mm naval guns, 8 228 mm naval guns, 6 20-pound guns, 6 6-pound guns and 8 3-pound guns. Two ‘Arrogant-class’ armored cruisers, namely ‘Arrogant’ and ‘Arrogant’
Warspite. The Arrogant class has a displacement of 8,500 tons, a length of 96.01 meters, a width of 18.9 meters, a draft of 8.5 meters, a power of 8,000 horsepower, and a maximum speed of 16 knots. The armament is 4 234 mm naval guns and 6 152mm naval guns.
mm naval guns, 4 6-pound guns. An 'Orlando-class' armored cruiser 'La Dawn', also a member of the British Far East Fleet
The most cutting-edge armored cruiser among them. The "Dawn Goddess" has a displacement of 5,600 tons, a length of 91.5 meters, a width of 17.07 meters, and a draft of 6.68 meters. The power is 5,600 horsepower, the maximum speed is 17 knots, and the short-term rapid speed can reach 18 knots.
Section. The armament is two 234 mm naval guns, 10 152 mm naval guns, 6 6-pound guns and 10 3-pound guns.
Compared with the "Beijing-class" heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy, the armored cruisers of the British Far East Fleet are far inferior in terms of tonnage and speed and firepower. Once a naval battle breaks out, these armored cruisers can only become
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The "Beijing-class" heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy are the target of ravage. As for those light cruisers and destroyers, they are even less opponents of the Chinese Navy. No matter how you look at it, in this naval battle, the main force of the Chinese Navy's home fleet is sure to win.
At 9 o'clock in the morning on March 13, the 'Wuwei' escaped the pursuit of the British Navy's Far East Fleet and fled back to the main fleet. Although Gao Hui sent a telegram of apology, Deng Shichang did not say much and just asked him to
Return to the light cruiser formation and prepare to protect the main fleet. In addition, let him insist that he mistook the British battleship for a Japanese battleship.
At 9:20, the thick fog on the sea has completely dissipated, and the main force of China's Home Fleet and the British Navy's Far East Fleet also met each other. The two sides were 15,000 meters apart, but strangely, everyone was ready for battle.
, no party wants to explain this misunderstanding. This shows that both Deng Shichang, Commander of China’s Home Fleet, and Vice Admiral Philip Mantle, Commander of British Far East Fleet, hope that this naval battle will continue.
At 9:30, the British Far East Fleet first changed, with 6 'Sovereign Class' battleships, 'Empress of India', 'Hood', 'Lamiy', 'Repulse', 'Resolution' and
'Royal Oak', Platoon
It formed a battle line and began to turn, trying to seize the "T". The five armored cruisers circled in a circle and wanted to attack the rear of the Chinese mainland fleet. Among them, the 'Queen of India' was the Philimand
Lieutenant General Er's flagship.
"Change the formation! The 'Tianjin' and the 'Shanghai' joined the battle line, and the other five heavy cruisers faced off against the British armored cruisers. The battle line turned 40 degrees to the right, controlling the engagement distance to about 10,000 meters
.Prepare to fight!" Deng Shichang gave the order
The quality of the British Navy is very high, and they immediately began to seize the T prefix, preparing to make up for their superiority in firepower. The 'Sovereign Class' battleship only has two twin-mounted 343mm main guns. Although the caliber is larger, its power is even greater than that of the British Navy.
Not wearing Chinese navy uniform
The 305mm naval gun with a caliber of 50 times was prepared. The Chinese Navy's response was not slow, and it immediately began to turn to avoid being occupied by the British Far East Fleet. At the same time, the 'Nanjing', 'Guangzhou', and 'Changsha'
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The five heavy cruisers Hua also broke away from the queue and attacked the armored cruisers of the British Far East Fleet. Compared with the battle between the main fleets, the Chinese Navy's heavy cruisers have a better chance of winning against the armored cruisers of the British Far East Fleet.
Undoubtedly bigger!
The naval battle between China and Britain broke out under such circumstances. Although the naval battle was caused by just a misunderstanding, neither side seemed to have thought about clarifying the misunderstanding. Philemantle
Will want to maintain the dignity of the British Royal Navy, defeat the arrogant Chinese Navy, and let them see the sea
The strength of a king. And Deng Shichang also hopes to use this to wipe out the British navy's combat power in the Far East and bring the entire Far East and Western Pacific into the Chinese navy's sphere of influence. What's more, China and Britain will definitely have a
In this war, if the British Navy's Far East Fleet is destroyed first, the Chinese Navy will be able to take the lead.
The 'Sovereign Class' battleships, as the first-class battleships of the British Navy's pre-dauntless era, were indeed the world's leading battleships at the time. However, they had only been in service for a few years and were already completely behind the times.
The displacement of the 'Junquan Class' is 15,580 tons, which is larger than that of the 'Zhonghua Class'
It is 5,000 tons lighter. The armor is also made of old-fashioned armor. Moreover, the British Navy has always attached great importance to speed and firepower. It has always been insufficient in the defense and survivability of warships. This makes the defense of the "Sovereign Class".
Far inferior to the 343 mm caliber main gun of the 'China Class' battleship.
The shell weighs 562.5 kilograms, which is nearly 200 kilograms heavier than the 305mm shell used by the 'China Class'. However, the 30 times caliber main gun makes the speed of the shell less than the 50 times caliber main gun of the 'Zhonghua Class' battleship.
, the real power is not comparable to that of the early 'Sovereign Level' battles in terms of speed.
The maximum speed of the battleship is only 17 knots, while the maximum speed of the 'China-class' battleship is 22.5 knots. No matter from which aspect, the 'China-class' battleship can definitely defeat the 'Sovereign-class' battleship. The only one that the British Navy can
It probably relies on pride and technology developed over hundreds of years.
At 9:50, the distance between the two sides shortened to 12,000 meters. At this time, the British Navy's flagship, the 'Empress of India', opened fire first. The muzzles of the two twin-mounted 343mm naval guns shone like a ball.
With orange-red flames and four shells weighing more than half a ton, under the influence of 283.5 kilograms of propellant, with a muzzle velocity of 628 meters per second, they hit the flagship of the Chinese Navy's Home Fleet, the China.
The first shot of the Sino-British Pacific naval battle was fired by the British Navy!
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