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Thick black smoke emerged from the chimney, and the warships of the Chinese Navy's local fleet squadron accelerated, began to turn the rudder, and turned to the right. The main guns of the two battleships and the three heavy cruisers were aiming at approaching.
Russian Navy Pacific Fleet.
"Damn it, the Chinese want to force the t-head. Accelerate and turn left 40 degrees!" Russian Navy commander Major General Vizofort also issued a turning order on the flagship "Nicholas I". 6 ships
The battle lines formed by Russian battleships began to turn north. However, because the speed of Russian battleships was relatively low, especially the maximum speed of the "Cessme" was only 13.5 knots, this made the Russian battle lines only
Sail at this speed.
At 9:40 am, the Chinese squadron occupied the T-head. The battle line composed of five warships was located in front of the Russian Pacific Fleet with a northwest direction. The distance between the two sides was only 10,000 meters.
"Fire!" The gun officer on the battleship of Sichuan issued an order to fire. The three double-mounted 305mm naval guns on the battleship of Sichuan spewed out an orange-red flame.
Six shells weighing more than 300 kilograms were smashed toward the flagship of the Russian Pacific Fleet, Nicholas I.
"Boom! Boom!" The shells fell into the sea two or three hundred meters away around the battleship of Nicholas I, and burst out a series of water columns of sky. Immediately afterwards, the battleship of the "Xikang" is the "Xi'an",
Xining, Lanzhou, heavy cruisers, also opened fire, targeting the Russian flagship, the battleship Nicholas I. The Chinese Navy's main battleship was one less than the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet, so it's best to seize it.
When the word "t" is used, try to severely damage or even destroy the Russian battleships, which will be of great benefit to the subsequent battle.
"Damn it! The Chinese can actually fire at a distance of tens of thousands of meters. It's still so accurate. Is there any way to fight this battle?" Major General Vizoft was secretly surprised. Although the range of the Russian Navy's naval guns could also be
It reached tens of thousands of meters. But at this distance, they were nowhere to be accurate. It would be very impossible to hit the Chinese Navy's warships even if God blessed them.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The dense shells exploded around the battleship "Nicholas I". The water columns rising from the sea even fell on the battleship, wetting the decks of the battleship.
"Continue to turn. Get ready to fight back!" Rear Admiral Vizoft ordered. If the Chinese Navy continues to occupy the T-head, under such accurate shelling, it won't be long before the battleship "Nicholas I" will be captured.
If the flagship is sunk, it will not only be a problem of one less battleship, but will also have a great impact on the morale of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet.
In fact, at the beginning of the naval battle, the morale of the Russian Navy Pacific Fleet was falling rapidly. Looking at the "Nicholas I" shrouded in bullets, the soldiers of the Russian Navy Pacific Fleet were filled with hearts.
Fear. This is tens of thousands of meters apart! They can only fight at most five or six thousand meters away, and fight at a distance of ten thousand meters. This is simply impossible. Originally, they thought they could be evenly matched.
War, but now it seems that they are simply being ravaged!
The battleships of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet began to turn continuously, sailing from the previous northeast, and slowly turned to sailing northwest. They wanted to keep parallel with the Chinese Navy. However, the battle lines of the Chinese Navy were followed by
The Russian Navy's turn and turn always occupied the battle line. And the shelling became more and more accurate. If this continues, the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet will be over.
"Order, turn to the right and temporarily break away from contact with the Chinese Navy!" Navy Vizofort ordered. Since you can't grab the word T-shaped head, just keep a distance between the two sides to avoid being passively beaten now.
"Hmph! Do you want to run? Do you run away? Speed up to 17th quarter, turn left 60 degrees, catch up, and continue to force the t-head!" Major General Li Haitao ordered. He had fired several rounds of volleys just now, but none of them were there.
He was a little dissatisfied with being able to hit the target.
The battle line of the Chinese fleet drew an arc on the sea surface, quickly turned around and chased the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet. With a speed of 4 knots, he successfully caught up with the Russian Navy at 11 o'clock.
The Pacific Fleet and once again successfully occupied the t-head.
At 11:10, the fierce shelling began again. The target of the Chinese naval artillery was still the flagship of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet, "Nicholas I". However, this time, the Nicholas I was not that good.
Good luck, perhaps because of the reason why the luck has been used up. At 11:22, a 280mm shell from the heavy cruiser of the Xi'an hit the Nicholas I. The place where it was hit
, located at the stern of the ship of the Nicholas I, due to the weak armor, even the main gun of the heavy cruiser of the Chinese Navy was enough to pose a fatal threat to the Russian Navy's battleships. The shells easily penetrated the Nicholas.
The armor at the stern of the battleship Gula I's battleship exploded a big hole. Fortunately, it did not hit the key point, otherwise Nichola I would be finished.
The Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet also began to counterattack. However, their shelling was really not satisfactory. At a distance of tens of thousands of meters, the bullet point was scattered thousands of meters away. At the warships of the Chinese Navy,
No threat posed.
At 11:38, a 305mm shell hit the battleship "Nicholas I" again. This time the bow of the ship was hit.
The front main turret of the battleship I's battleship is not a load-bearing design, but is placed side by side on the fore deck. The shot hits the main gun on the left side of the fore deck. Armor-piercing bombs are easily
He penetrated the armor of the turret and overturned the main gun. Fortunately, the shells of the main gun had been fired and the ammunition depot was not penetrated, otherwise the battleship "Nicholas I" would be dead.
On the bridge of the battleship Nicholas I, Rear Admiral Vizofort's face was gloomy. The battleship Nicholas I had been hit twice. If it weren't for good luck, I'd probably have been
Sinking. When he could not occupy the t-head and was always in a passive state of being beaten, the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet would soon be wiped out. Rear Admiral Vizoft, a little regretted for the first time, went to sea with China
The navy's decisive battle seemed to be seeking death!
"Order each ship, turn left 60 degrees, and target Vladivostok!" Rear Admiral Vizoft ordered. Since he knew that he was not an opponent of the Chinese Navy, there was no need to continue fighting, so as not to be wiped out.
After receiving the order, the Russian Pacific Fleet ships immediately turned, no longer entangled with the Chinese navy, and accelerated their sailing directly towards Vladivostok, wanting to escape back to Vladivostok. There is no doubt that this is a very wise choice. But since
They have already gone out to sea and have begun to fight with the Chinese Navy. How could the Chinese Navy let the cooked ducks fly away?
"Want to run? It's not that easy! Accelerate, catch up, and try to sink all the Russian Navy before it escapes back to Vladivostok!" Lieutenant General Li Haitao ordered. His current location is 80 kilometers away from Vladivostok, with the Russian Navy's
The speed took more than three hours, and this was enough for the Chinese Navy to destroy the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet.
At 12:34, the flagship of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet, "Nicholas I" was hit again. A round of volleys fired by the 'Xikang', two 305mm shells hit "Nicholas I"
, One hit the rear deck of the 'Nicholas I' and destroyed the main gun. The second shell was a fatal blow. Near the starboard waterline of the battleship Nicholas I's
When hit, the thin armor was penetrated, and a large hole more than three meters wide exploded. The surging sea water poured into the battleship "Nicholas I". The damage managers were powerless to do anything about this.
As a last resort, Rear Admiral Vizofort could only transfer from the battleship Nicholas I to the battleship Poltava. The battleship Nicholas I, only ten minutes later
It overturned on the sea and then sank into the sea, leaving a huge spiral nest on the sea. More than 200 Russian sailors on the warship escaped, and the rest were accompanied by the warships.
Together, they sank into the seabed.
The fierce battle continued. After sinking the 'Nicholas I', the Chinese Navy placed its target on the new flagship, the battleship of the 'Poltawa'. The Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet was no match for the sanction of the 'Nicholas I'.
The targetless counterattack accelerated to escape to Vladivostok.
At 13:15, a 280mm naval artillery shell from the heavy cruiser of the Lanzhou heavy cruiser hit the bridge of the Poltava. The armor of the bridge was easily penetrated.
The shells exploded inside the bridge, killing everyone, including Rear Admiral Vizoft, the commander of the Russian Pacific Fleet. For a time, the entire Russian Navy Pacific Fleet was headless.
Although the remaining captains were able to take over as commanders, they now had no intention of commanding the battle. After the battleship "Nicholas I" sank, and now the "Poltawa" was severely damaged again,
They no longer had the courage to continue fighting. The 'Cesme', 'Twelve Apostles', 'Navarin' and 'Sevastopol' turned around and accelerated their escape to Vladivostok.
The lines collapsed all of a sudden.
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