This naval battle that took place in the waters west of the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea shocked the whole world. Whether in terms of scale or intensity of the naval battle, it was the largest naval battle so far when the navy entered the steam era. At the beginning
At that time, almost all military experts believed that the joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia, composed of twenty-nine battleships, ten armored cruisers, and hundreds of warships, would gain an overwhelming advantage in naval battles.
Although the Chinese navy is powerful and the warships are more advanced, it is not comparable in number to the combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia.
Later, as the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet annihilated the US Navy in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the two sides still won the victory with the close performance and number of warships, which shocked the whole world. At the same time,
The strength of the Chinese Navy was also attracted by it. There is no doubt that the strength of the Chinese Navy has risen to the level of a world-class navy. However, there are still not many countries optimistic about the battle between the Chinese Navy and the joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia.
However, the current naval battle situation left everyone stunned. On the warships of both sides, in addition to Chinese officers and soldiers and British, French and Russian naval officers and soldiers, there were observation teams composed of navies from other countries. For example, the warships of the Chinese navy were the ones of the Chinese navy.
On the above, there were observation teams composed of Germany and Austro-Hungarian Empire. On the warships of the joint fleet, there were observation teams composed of navies from Spain, Portugal and other countries. Before the naval battle began, they all thought that the joint fleet could achieve overwhelming success.
but now, the Chinese Navy's series of tactics have shocked them.
At the beginning, the submarine attacks opened everyone's eyes. They had never thought that small things like submarines would exert such powerful attack power. Many observers from countries have decided to return to China.
After that, it is necessary to recommend to the country that the equip submarines in the navy. Especially Germany, Germany has been using submarines for a while, but it has not found the correct way to use them. Now the Chinese Navy uses submarines to ambush the joint fleet, which undoubtedly makes them
It opened up a way out. Compared with the British Navy, the German Navy is always worse in terms of military strength and personnel quality. Even if the British Navy now throws the main fleet in the Far East, the German Navy wants to defeat the British Navy,
It is still not easy. If the German Navy can equip submarines such as underwater killers, perhaps the difficulties faced by the German Navy will be greatly improved.
Next, the appearance of the new battleships of the Chinese Navy still shocked all countries. The powerful combat power of the eight new battleships of the Chinese Navy, and the absolute advantage of firepower and speed, made naval experts from all countries discover.
The Chinese Navy is already at the forefront of the world. When battleships of one Combined Fleet after another are sunk, they no longer think that the Combined Fleet will win the naval battle. It is very likely that China will
Win this war. Once China wins, the pattern of the whole world will change. A powerful country with a world-class army and navy will rise in the east of the world. The entire East and even the Pacific region will become China
sphere of influence. Western countries will inevitably withdraw from the East. After this war, all countries may have to face up to China's relations again. China is no longer the Qing Dynasty, the corrupt country that can be bullied by the great powers
Then, the lion has risen, and the whole world will tremble!
"The Chinese 'Qin-class' battleships are really too powerful, obviously more powerful than the 'Chinese-class' battleships. Perhaps, the Empire can ask China to build several 'Qin-class' battleships for the Empire again. China owes the Empire's naval construction
The ship payment is 10 million pounds left, and the UK can still survive in about three "Qin-class" battleships!" Major Reinhardt Schell, an observer of the German Navy, said secretly. At the same time, the Chinese naval submarines are
He also became very interested in his use. He had decided that after the naval war, he must visit the Chinese Navy's submarine force to learn more experience. He had already felt that the submarine would become one of the navy.
Very important military service.
When the Chinese Navy's battleships began to ravage the battleships of the Combined Fleet, the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy's local fleet also began to ravage the armored cruisers in the Combined Fleet, or to slaughter them more accurately. The armored cruisers in the Combined Fleet,
Whether it is the British Navy's armored cruiser or the French Navy's armored cruiser, they are far from being the opponent of the Chinese Navy's "Beijing-class" heavy cruiser in terms of tonnage, firepower and speed. At the beginning of the battle, the whole trend was one-sided.
The British Navy's "Orlando-class" armored cruiser is a first-class armored cruiser with a displacement of 5,600 tons, a speed of 17 knots, and a short-term rapid speed of 18 knots. The main firepower is two 234 mm caliber naval guns and 10 152 mm.
Caliber naval guns. French Navy's armored cruisers are quite diverse, belonging to several levels, but they are far from the "Beijing-class" heavy cruisers equipped by the Chinese Navy.
At 7:20 am, the battle between armored cruisers began, because under the attack of the Chinese Navy's submarines, there were only seven armored cruisers left in the Joint Fleet, three British Navy and four French Navy, which was even more intensified.
The unfavorable situation of the armored cruiser of the United Fleet.
At 7:35, just 15 minutes into the battle, the British Navy's "Immortal" armored cruiser was hit by the Chinese Navy's "Beijing" heavy cruiser, and a 395mm ship shell hit the head of the battleship "Immortal".
The weak armor of the "Immortal" armored cruiser could not resist the large-caliber armor-piercing bombs at all. With one shot, the entire bow was cut off. A large amount of sea water poured into the battleship from the bow, causing the entire capital to
It sank into the sea. At 7:42, the armored cruiser "Immortal" had completely sank into the sea. There were 484 people on the warship, and less than half of them escaped.
At 7:40, the heavy cruiser of the Chinese Navy's "Tianjin" hit the French Navy's "Poseo" armored cruiser. A 305mm shell exploded on the port side of the "Poseo" armored cruiser, and the entire port side was
A large hole more than three meters wide was blown out near the waterline. The damage managers on the armored cruiser of the 'Poseo' made no effort and directly announced that the warship could no longer be rescued.'Poseo
The captain of the armored cruiser, the ship immediately ordered to abandon it. The French still attached great importance to life. Most of the more than 300 people on the warship were evacuated safely.
The distance between the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy and the armored cruisers of the Joint Fleet is also controlled at about 10,000 meters. Fighting at this distance is very beneficial to the Chinese Navy. Although both the British and French armored cruisers of the Joint Fleet hope that
Can get closer to combat distance and get rid of this passive attack situation. However, based on their speed of 17 or 18 knots, how can they be the opponent of the "Beijing-class" heavy cruiser of the Chinese Navy? You must know that the "Beijing-class" heavy cruiser
The maximum speed of 28 knots is enough to beat the armored cruisers of Britain and France several streets.
In such a situation, the battle situation is very unfavorable to the armored cruisers of the Joint Fleet. In one-on-one situation, the armored cruisers of the Joint Fleet are not opponents of the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy. Not to mention that as the armored cruisers continue to be provided, there are continuous armored cruisers.
The number of heavy cruisers in the Chinese Navy is becoming more and more obvious. This makes the officers and soldiers of the joint fleet very frustrated. This is not just a naval battle, it is simply a massacre. However, on the battlefield
, the Chinese Navy will not show any mercy.
At 7:55, the French Navy's armored cruiser "Brücks" was sunk. At 8:05, the British Navy's "Living Statue" was sunk. This left only the armored cruiser of the United Fleet.
The last three ships have been removed.
In order to reverse the situation, the light cruisers and destroyers of the Joint Fleet launched a lightning strike against the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy. The Chinese Navy's light cruisers and destroyers fought back desperately, and the powerful firepower on the heavy cruisers was also transferred to these high-speed approaching United
For a time, a cruel battle was launched on the sea surface on the light cruisers and destroyers of the fleet.
Finally, because the losses were too large, but they could not break through the blockade of the Chinese Navy's light cruisers and destroyers, the light cruisers and destroyers of the Joint Fleet stopped their meaningless attacks. At this time, four ships of the British Navy's third battleship detachment
The battleships also joined the battle on the armored cruiser side, which temporarily curbed the crisis of the armored cruiser of the joint fleet. However, this did not last long. Under the attack of the heavy cruiser of the Chinese Navy, the joint fleet's
The warships of the armored cruisers and the third battleship detachment were still beaten and retreated step by step.
The Third Battleship Detachment of the Joint Fleet is composed of the British Navy's 'Admiral-class' battleship. There were originally six, but one was sunk by the Chinese Navy's submarine and the other was sunk by the Chinese Navy's battleship. Now it is only
Only four ships are left.
The British Navy's Admiral' class battleship has a displacement of 10,600 tons, which is only 100 tons more than the Chinese Navy's Beijing-class heavy cruiser, and its firepower is two dual-mounted 343mm naval guns, and the Beijing-class heavy
The cruiser is equivalent, with a maximum speed of 16.5 knots, which is 11.5 knots slower than the Beijing-class heavy cruiser. The overall combat power is far from the opponent of the Beijing-class heavy cruiser. In the end, the only life that was slaughtered! (Unfinished
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