The combined fleets of Britain, France and Russia have not yet had time to complete the entire fleet, but the Chinese navy has already reached them. The eight new battleships, especially the huge, hill-like body of the 'Qin-class' battleship, have made all the three countries of Britain, France and Russia
The soldiers were shocked.
"Oh God! Is that the Chinese's new battleship? It's even bigger than our most advanced 'Dignity-class' battleship!" Many British naval soldiers exclaimed. The British Navy has the largest number of ships currently in service.
advanced battle array
The full-load displacement of the 'Dignity-class' battleship is only 16,000 tons, while the full-load displacement of the Chinese Navy's 'Qin-class' battleship is 23,500 tons, a full 7,500-ton gap.
It has a very strong visual impact on people.
In comparison, the Russian and French naval soldiers were even more unbearable. This was their first encounter with the Chinese navy, and it was also the first time they saw such a huge battleship. After experiencing the attack by the Chinese navy's submarine, they
morale has been greatly affected. Now facing the huge force of the Chinese Navy,
The large battleships once again caused their morale to drop rapidly. Many people were doubting in their hearts, could they really win this naval battle? If everyone still had high hopes when setting off from Europe
If they have extremely strong confidence, then, by now, they are already very doubtful about this.
"Hell, the Chinese battleships are actually more advanced than ours. The British Empire is the real maritime power!" Sir Algernon MacLennan Lyons, commander of the Combined Fleet, was very angry.
"Your Excellency, Commander, the Chinese battleships are indeed very powerful, but they only have eight. We have twenty. We still have a chance!" said Fleet Chief of Staff Sir Frederick William Richards.
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Commander of the Combined Fleet, Sir Algernon MacLennan Lyons, nodded. The numerical advantage has become the only thing they can rely on. Although, he is no longer sure whether this numerical advantage can still be achieved.
The expected effect was achieved, but they had no choice but to bite the bullet.
"Order the First Battleship Squadron and the Second Battleship Squadron to form a battle line and prepare to confront the Chinese Navy's battleships. The Fourth Battleship Squadron and the Fifth Battleship Squadron are ordered to form a second battle line and prepare to besiege the Chinese Navy's battleships.
Three battleship detachments, help the armored cruisers to resist the Chinese heavy cruisers!" Sir Algernon MacLennan Lyons, commander of the Combined Fleet, issued the order.
After receiving the order, the battleships of the British, French and Russian combined fleets immediately began to adjust their positions. Now, there are four battleships left in the First Battleship Division, namely the battleship "Majesty", the battleship "Victory", and the battleship "Jupiter".
The battleship Hannibal and the Second Battleship Division only have four battleships left, namely the battleship Mars, the battleship Caesar, the battleship Vitality and the battleship Bafleur.
8 battleships.
The Fourth Battleship Division and the Fifth Battleship Division are battleships of the Russian Navy. Of the battleships that were sunk and severely damaged, there are still seven battleships left. They are the battleships 'Petropavlovsk' and 'Rostislav'
Battleship 'Gangut'
The battleships, the battleship "Three Saints", the battleship "Ekaterina II", the battleship "Georgi Pobedonosetz" and the battleship "Sinop" also suffered heavy losses.
.And because of the performance of the battleship, it can only be used as a supplement.
As for the Third Battleship Division, it consists of the British Navy's 'Nile' class battleships and 'Admiral' class battleships, but now there are only 6 ships left, namely the 'Nile' battleship and the 'Collingwood'
Battleship, 'Rodney'
USS Battleship, USS Howe, USS Camper and USS Anson, these are all old battleships that have been in service for almost ten years. They are simply unable to compete with the new battleships of the Chinese Navy. Moreover, the Chinese Navy
heavy cruise
The ship has a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, which is nearly twice the size of the armored cruisers of the British and French navies. With the remaining 7 armored cruisers, it is obvious that they are no match for the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy. In order to stop the Chinese Navy
heavy cruiser, third battle
The battleship squadron will be engaged in the battle to support the armored cruisers. However, these old battleships have a maximum speed of only 17 knots and 16.5 knots. How can they catch up with the 28 knots of the Chinese Navy's "Beijing-class" heavy cruisers?
speed.
The British, French and Russian joint fleets are not ready yet, but the Chinese Navy's home fleet has already launched an attack. The battleships and heavy cruisers have separated and launched an attack on the British, French and Russian joint fleets. The light cruisers have also begun to attack the combined fleet's light cruisers and destroyers.
attack, while the destroyers guard around the battleships and heavy cruisers to prevent the battleships and heavy cruisers from being attacked by enemy torpedoes.
Four 'Qin-class' battleships and four 'Zhonghua-class' battleships formed a battle line. At a high speed of 19 knots, they attacked the unprepared battleships of the combined fleet, seizing the "T" at high speed, and then exerting their powerful force.
The firepower dealt a fatal blow to the combined fleet. The target of the Chinese navy's attack was the British and French
The third battleship squadron of the Russian three-nation combined fleet. Several other battleship squadrons are in formation. The third battleship squadron is located just northeast of the British, French and Russian combined fleet. They are preparing to join the armored cruiser, so there is no
Turn. This gives the Chinese Navy a good opportunity.
At 7:20 in the morning, a battle line consisting of four 'Qin-class' battleships and four 'Zhonghua-class' battleships stretched in front of the Third Battleship Division of the Combined Fleet. The composition of the Chinese Navy's battle line was, in order,
"Fire!" The gunnery commander on the battleship Qin Shihuang gave the order to fire. The four twin-mounted 305mm naval guns on the battleship Qin Shihuang let out a thundering roar. At this time, the two sides were one mile apart.
Twelve thousand meters.
"Boom! Boom!" Eight armor-piercing bombs weighing more than 380 kilograms hit the battleship 'Nile' at the front of the Third Battleship Division of the Combined Fleet at high speed. The huge recoil caused by the naval gunfire,
Let the battleship "Qin Shihuang" level directly on the sea
Moved one meter away. The four twin-mounted main guns fired at the same time, and the recoil produced was quite terrifying. Fortunately, both the 'Qin-class' battleships and the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships have specially reinforced their hulls. Otherwise, they would have to
Within a few salvos, the battleship would fall apart.
The 'Nile' battleship is the first ship of the British Navy's 'Nile-class' battleships. Only two battleships of the entire class were built, namely the 'Nile' and the 'Trafalgar'. However, '
The Trafalgar has been sunk in a previous submarine attack. The Nile-class battleship is a British Navy
A battleship before the 'Sovereign Class' battleship, the design is very old, with a displacement of 11,940 tons, a maximum speed of 17 knots, and two twin-mounted 343mm naval guns as the main gun. It has been in service since 1890 and has been in service until now.
It's been almost ten years. In the British Navy, this type of battleship is a relatively old battleship.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Dense artillery shells exploded around the battleship 'Nile'. The first round of salvo fire from the 'Qin Shihuang' battleship did not achieve any results. However, the nearest shell was a distance of '
The battleship Nile was only over 100 meters long
.Being able to achieve such a result at a distance of 12,000 meters is already very good. The main reason is because the 'Qin-class' battleship uses second-generation fire control equipment, which has a lower accuracy in bombardment.
, much more powerful than the first generation fire control equipment.
"Oh God! How is this possible? How could the Chinese shoot so accurately at a distance of 12,000 meters?" The British naval officers and soldiers on the battleship HMS Nile were stunned. The quality of the British navy is known as the world's best.
1. But now, they have completely lost this confidence. At least, in terms of bombardment, the performance of the Chinese Navy seems to be better than theirs. Of course, they do not know that the reason why the Chinese Navy can attack the main fortresses so accurately is
Mechanical power.
Based on the data from the first round of bombardment, the battleship Qin Shihuang quickly made adjustments and sent the data to other battleships.
At 7:25 in the morning, the battleship 'Qin Shihuang' launched its second salvo. The other seven battleships also started firing salvos one after another. The roar of artillery fire resounded continuously on the sea.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Dense shells surrounded the battleship 'Nile', and the water column splashed from the sea wet all the battleships. Eight Chinese navy battleships fired 64 shells in one salvo
The shells and such intensive firepower left the battleship "Nile" with nowhere to escape.
"Boom!" A shell fired from the battleship 'Qin III' accurately hit the bow of the battleship 'Nile', blasting a large hole several meters in diameter on the bow deck of the battleship 'Nile'
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Although it is not fatal, the situation of the battleship "Nile" is undoubtedly precarious. The battleship "Nile" and the new battleships of the Chinese Navy are not at the same level at all. This is simply an asymmetric battle!
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