"Accelerate, lean on! The torpedo is ready to be launched!" A British Navy destroyer rushed towards the heavy cruiser "Nanjing" at high speed. Facing the huge and fierce firepower of the heavy cruiser "Nanjing", the British Navy's destroyer was really
There is no way to deal with it. The only one that can pose a threat to the heavy cruiser "Nanjing" is probably the torpedo.
However, it is not so easy to launch a torpedo attack on the heavy cruiser "Nanjing". In addition to two double-mounted 305mm main guns, there are 6 105mm units on the heavy cruiser "Nanjing".
Caliber single-load guns, 6 88mm single-load guns and 8 37mm machine guns. If the British Navy destroyer wants to launch a torpedo attack, he must rush within two kilometers of the heavy cruiser "Nanjing", and here
During the process, it will be subjected to intensive fire strikes from the heavy cruiser "Nanjing".
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The shells kept falling on the British Navy's destroyer, burning the entire destroyer, and the superstructure was even more riddled with holes, which was very tragic.
At 3:58 pm, a 105mm shell hit the bridge of the destroyer and killed all the commanders, including the captain. After losing command, the surviving British navy immediately drove.
The severely damaged destroyer fled.
The British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet Commander Lieutenant General Howard attempted to stop the Chinese fleet with several light cruisers and destroyers, which was to let these warships die. Under the fierce firepower of the heavy cruiser "Nanjing", these British Navy's light
Cruisers and destroyers were unable to complete the mission at all. After losing several warships, the remaining warships were also scared and avoided them from afar and dared not lean on them anymore!
"General, the Chinese are too powerful in firepower. With just a few destroyers and light cruisers, they cannot be intercepted!" On the battleship of the "Qiuwei", a British naval officer reported to Lieutenant General Howard.
Lieutenant General Howard's face was already gloomy as if it could drip out of water. Seeing the Chinese Navy showing off his might and constantly sinking the British Navy's warships, but he had no choice. For him, it was completely
A shame. However, he is helpless now. The maximum speed of the "Default-class" battleship is only 21 knots, and it can only be maintained for 4 hours at most. Then the speed must be reduced, otherwise it will damage the boiler.
The Chinese Navy's heavy cruiser, the speed of the "Nanjing" escaped as high as 22 knots and seemed to have spare energy, which shows that it is impossible for Lieutenant General Howard to sink several warships of the Chinese Navy.
"Damn it! Can these damn yellow-skinned monkeys be able to escape?" Lieutenant General Howard cursed viciously.
The other British naval officers in the bridge of the "Qiuwei" battleship could not help but curl their lips. The Chinese are not fools. Faced with the encirclement of two "Qiuwei-class" battleships, they would not escape, so would they still stay and die if they did not escape.
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"General, our main task is to block the Mande Strait, rather than sinking the warships of the Chinese Navy." At this time, Lieutenant General Howard's adjutant also reminded. If possible, sinking the warships of the Chinese Navy, it is naturally
It’s a great achievement. But it’s obviously impossible now, so it’s better to complete the scheduled tasks honestly!
"Let the warships in front be retreated! In addition, let the French approach quickly. Since the Chinese have discovered us, they will definitely be prepared!" Lieutenant General Howard was a little unwilling, but he still did it.
The right choice. Their current location is only one day's voyage from the Mande Strait, and they must be rushed over as early as possible.
The British warships that were fighting fiercely with the Chinese fleet in front began to retreat after receiving the telegram. They were just forced to fight against the heavy cruiser "Nanjing" under the order. Of course, they were very eager to retreat.
The British fleet gave up pursuing the Chinese fleet and headed south at a speed of 18 knots. The heavy cruiser "Nanjing" took the light cruiser "Linxia" and the destroyer "Changle", and quickly headed south. At the same time, they also put them in the Red Sea.
The intelligence from the British Navy was sent back to the Indian Ocean Fleet. The Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet Command attached great importance to this and immediately instructed the main force of the Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet, which was cruising in the Arabian Sea, to move westward and figure out what the British Navy wanted to do. If the British Navy wanted to do,
If the navy wants to enter Indian yoga, it launches a fierce attack on them and drives them back. Now, the Chinese army is transporting troops and supplies to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the route in the northern Indian Ocean. This route cannot be disturbed by the British Navy.
Only do it.
On the afternoon of October 27, Lieutenant General Howard, commander of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, led the fleet to the Mande Strait. After arriving here, the British fleet stopped moving south, mainly focusing on the battleship "Qiuke" and the battleship "Resistance".
Blocked the Strait of Mande.
The Mande Strait is located between the southwestern end of the Asian Arabian Peninsula and the African continent, connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and the Indian Ocean. After the Suez Canal is opened, it is a must-pass place for maritime transportation from the Atlantic Ocean to enter the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean and cross the Suez Canal. The Red Sea connects to the Indian Ocean.
It has an important strategic position. The strait is about 26 to 32 kilometers wide, with an average depth of 150 meters. There are some volcanic islands scattered between them. Pilin Island divides the strait into a small gorge and a Grand Gorge. The strait is about 3.2 kilometers wide on the Asian side and the water depth is 30 meters.
It is the main channel in the Mande Strait; the Grand Gorge is about 25.8 kilometers wide on the African side, with a water depth of 323 meters, with many reefs and some small volcanic islands. Therefore, the British Navy only needs to block the main channel of the small Gorge, and ships from other countries,
Don’t think of entering the Red Sea through the strait. There is no problem in blocking the three-kilometer waterway with the powerful firepower of two "Default-class" battleships.
The battleship of the 'can be said to be the battleship of the 'resistance', one left and one right, hiding on both sides of the small gorge of Mande Strait. All the main guns on the battleship point to the center of the channel. Several destroyers and light cruisers are in
Cruising on the waterway, driving out merchant ships from all over the country that tried to pass through the strait. Although this arrogant and unreasonable behavior aroused opposition from merchant ships from all over the country, no one could resist under the guns of the British navy.
The Mande Straits fell under the control of the British Navy.
Ten kilometers south of the Mande Strait, the heavy cruiser "Nanjing" was cruising in this area. After the British fleet stopped attacking them, the heavy cruiser "Nanjing" also slowed down and maintained its speed with the British fleet.
After a distance of more than ten kilometers, monitoring the movements of the British fleet while ensuring its own safety. After all, the British fleet appeared in the Red Sea and moved south quickly. Such a move is very suspicious.
"What are the British doing? Why do they block the Mande Strait? This is an international channel?" Colonel Liu Fei, the captain of the heavy cruiser of the 'Nanjing', was a little surprised. Even if the UK is powerful, this kind of behavior is full of all
The world is an enemy! Originally, he thought the British Navy would go south into the Indian Ocean and then challenge the Chinese Navy. But unexpectedly, after arriving at the Mande Strait, the British fleet stopped, which was beyond his expectations.
"Captain, there is another big guy here!" At this time, the lookout reported.
I saw a large scattered clouds appeared in the sky to the north, which was the scene generated by the huge fleet sailing. The rolling smoke rising from the warships accumulated in the sky, forming something like a dark cloud.
Not long after, four huge figures appeared on the sea, like a hill.
"The Guba class, the French's Guba class battleship! The French's four "Guba class" battleships are all here!" The navigator of the heavy cruiser of the "Nanjing" recognized these four battleships, but he could not bear it.
Zhu exclaimed. With the two British "Defensible Class" battleships, Britain and France have concentrated six new battleships. Such strength is enough to pose a threat to the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet.
"Are these dog-dance British and French coalition forces really ready to fight us?" Colonel Liu Fei said with a serious expression. The British and French navy accumulated such strength is enough to challenge the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet. Of course, if a decisive battle breaks out, if a decisive battle breaks out, it will be enough to challenge the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet.
In other words, the final victory must belong to the Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet. However, this will also bring some trouble.
However, what surprised Colonel Liu Fei and the others was that after arriving at the Mande Strait, these French Navy's "Guoba-class" battleships did not continue to move south, but stayed north of the Mande Strait and aimed their main guns at the sight of the mande Strait.
The Mande Strait channel was completed and blocked the entire strait with the British Navy!
Six battleships and sixty 305mm main guns are enough to block the main channel of the Mande Strait. No battleship in the world can survive such a blockade, even the most powerful ones currently in service by the Chinese Navy.
The same is true for the 'Qin-class' battleships, even the 'Han-class' battleships that are still under construction. As long as they enter the waterway, they will be hit hard by six battleships, as long as the navies of Britain and France do not
If it appears fifteen, within a few minutes, the enemy's battleships that forcibly entered the waterway can be sunk.
"It seems that the British and French coalition forces really just want to block the Mande Strait and prevent us from entering the Red Sea! But why did they do this? And they also used six new battleships." Colonel Liu Fei couldn't figure it out. It was not just
He, the senior management of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet, and the senior management of the empire, could not understand it. (To be continued. Please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!)