"This will be a moment that will be remembered by history! At this moment, the most powerful war machines in human history collided for the first time! The dreadnought, this epoch-making warship finally ushered in its end not long after it was put into service.

The first battle! Whether it is the Chinese Navy or the

It is the Russian Navy, and their well-equipped war beasts will show their strength in this war, and I am very lucky to be a witness to witness this glorious moment!" said an observer on the Longxu.

The German navy wrote this in its voyage diary.

"They turned so early?" Essen couldn't help but be stunned when he looked at the two Longxu-class battlecruisers in the distance that had completed the turn and pointed their guns at him. At this time, the distance between the two sides was about 12km. He really couldn't think of it.

The other party is actually ready for battle so early!

"Move closer, we will launch a battle formation at 9km, open fire at a distance of 8km, and all destroyers will leave the formation and wait outside." Essen ordered, but just as this order was issued, something like thunder came from the distance.

The loud noise made Essen feel nervous!

Balls of orange flames burst out on the sides of the two Longxu-class battlecruisers almost simultaneously! When the two sides were 11km apart, the Longxu-class decisively fired the first round and a half salvo! One gun in each turret

The artillery fired the first wave of shells with the help of rangefinders and fire control. The two Longxu-class ships aimed at the flagship of the Russian Navy at the same time. In order to distinguish the impact points of the two warships, dyes of different colors were specially added to the shells.

A few seconds later, red fireballs heralding destruction fell from the sky one after another. Huge water columns instantly surrounded the Peter the Great! The nearest shell exploded less than 40 meters away from the port side of the Peter the Great.

The seawater mixed with red dye fell on the deck of the Peter the Great, and traces of bright red seawater flowed on the deck. Under the sunlight, it shone with a color similar to blood!

"Pass through quickly!" This round of shelling shocked Essen too much. He didn't expect that at a distance of 10km, the opponent could actually pinch his flagship in the first round of shooting! If he couldn't be shorter

If we quickly pass through this dangerous zone within the time limit and turn to fire, I am afraid that the Peter the Great will take two heavy blows before the fight begins!

Less than 15 seconds after the first round of firing, the main guns of the two Longxu-class battlecruisers once again spurted out streams of flames! Another 8 shells flew from a distance! "What's the rate of fire of the opponent's main guns?"

So fast?" Essen said, looking at the flashing firelight in the distance.

The second round of shelling still missed, but one of the shells was a near miss! Less than 6 meters away from the port side of the Peter the Great, a 12-inch shell entered the water. Under the influence of more than ten kilograms of explosives in the shell, Calm

The sea water boiled instantly, and the super-heat caused by the explosion

The overpressure bubbles pushed the shrapnel and hit the Peter the Great's hull hard. The hull plate with a thickness of only 5mm could not block the impact of the high-pressure bubbles and shrapnel. In an instant, the underwater part of the Peter the Great appeared

There are small holes! But the impact is not big!

What really caused the actual impact was the third and fourth rounds of shelling! After obtaining near-misses, after a brief repair, Longxu and Longwei fired two and a half salvos in succession! At this time, the distance between the two sides was less than 9km.

It was already the best striking distance for the Longxu-class battlecruiser! Two of the 16 shells fired in two and a half salvos actually hit the Peter the Great!

Essen, who was observing the battle situation in the control tower, suddenly felt something hit the starboard side of the ship! The huge vibration caused the Russian officers and soldiers in the control tower to shake. Essen quickly grabbed the handrail next to him to stabilize himself.

body shape, lift

When I turned my head, I saw a huge fireball rising from the front of the starboard side! A thick black smoke mixed with red stars obscured my vision! "The anchor room must have been shot, but fortunately, it's not an important part."

Essen said with a sigh of relief.

As a result, before Essen could catch his breath, another 12-inch heavy artillery shell hit the middle and rear part of the right side of the battleship! The 385kg capped armor-piercing projectile directly tore open the Peter the Great's upper armor belt.

!Then it passed through several cabins and exploded less than 7 meters away from the midships chimney! Weighing 12 kilograms

The explosives tore more than 300 kilograms of steel into pieces, spreading a storm of death all over the Peter the Great's hull! In an instant, all living things within a 20-meter radius lost their lives. More than 30 sailors and officers died, and two cigarette smokers were killed.

The flue was also penetrated by shrapnel. Raging black smoke poured into the interior of the hull from the breach in the flue.

"Turn, turn quickly, prepare to fire immediately!" The war had just begun, and he was hit by the opponent's main gun one after another before firing a single shot. This situation made even the battle-hardened Essen panic. The only person who could help in the war was

The only thing you can overcome fear is the weapon in your hand, so regardless of the distance between the two sides, Essen changed the course in advance, turned quickly to get out of the way, and then opened fire to counterattack!

Under the leadership of the Peter the Great, the three Russian battleships turned in this way at sea, and slowly turned the main guns arranged on the central axis of the hull. The rangefinder and main guns were simultaneously aimed at the Chinese Navy warship in the distance, which was hit just now.

4 rounds of artillery shells have been fired, it’s time to counterattack! The half salvo with the Chinese Navy is accurate

Different, because of the backwardness of the fire control system and fire control theory, coupled with the insufficient number of main guns, the Russians use 6 main guns to fire in salvos, which means that the Russians will fire one every 40 seconds.

Fire a salvo, then observe and then shoot again. This is slower than the Chinese Navy in terms of speed.

When the Russian warships became parallel to the Chinese fleet, the relative displacement of the two sides became smaller, which made ranging and lateral work easier. Although the shooting elements needed to be recalculated, the shelling became accurate again after a short pause.

, the distance between the two sides at this time is about 8 kilometers, which is considered a close combat for the Chinese Navy, which has been working together for more than a year! After all, when they were shooting targets in the North Sea, 8 kilometers was considered a close combat for the Chinese Navy.

Nothing!

"Longxu continued to attack Peter the Great, and Longwei attacked Yekaterina." Lin Yongsheng looked at the Sealand Provincial-class armored cruiser at the end of the Russian fleet and hesitated. "Don't worry about him first.

Let's go half a dozen Luo Jing points to the left and put some distance between us." Lin Yongsheng's idea was very serious.

Simple, the biggest threat to them now is the two fast battleships. Although the Peter the Great has been hit, it is far from losing its combat effectiveness. The 12-inch gun can penetrate the side string of the Longxu class, but the 10-inch gun cannot.

With this firepower, Lin Yongsheng was not in a hurry to deal with the Sealand Province.

Although the tracks of the two fleets are parallel, they are not facing each other. The two Longxu-class battleships are slightly ahead, and their routes are slightly to the right and gradually widen the distance. However, in a short period of time, the two sides

The heavy artillery has reached its effective range, and the real fighting has just begun!

Accompanied by the roar of heavy artillery, clouds of flames burst out from the sea. A few seconds later, huge water columns enveloped the entire battleship. The Chinese fleet re-entered the firing stage, first the Longxu and then the Longwei.

The new 12-inch 45l heavy gun equipped with new mechanical loading equipment and servo has reached a new height in terms of fire rate.

Under the control of the hand, a shooting cycle can be completed every 30 seconds on average! And if a semi-volley is used, a wave of shells can be fired every 15 seconds! At the same time, at this distance, the Longxu-class battlecruiser

The secondary guns are also firing at full fire under the command of the firing director! Their speed is faster, and on average, a wave of bullets falls on the opponent's warship every 10 seconds!

"Every 15 seconds, we can hit nearly 2 tons of artillery shells on the heads of the Russians. We have entered the effective firing stage, and from time to time there will be clouds of fire on the enemy ships. From time to time, there will be a loud noise.

, that should be the result of the 12-inch heavy artillery hit, although

Although the Russians also have 12-inch guns, their hit rate is very low due to problems with fire control and the number of guns. If this continues, it will only be a matter of time before the Russians lose." A German observer commented on both sides.

The battle in the shooting phase.

Boom! Boom! There were two loud noises in succession. The Peter the Great and the Catherine the Great were hit almost at the same time! A 12-inch armor-piercing projectile hit the midship armor belt of the Peter the Great again, like a huge battering ram.

A shell was fired from underneath a gun gallery! Then there was a dull explosion, and a bright yellow pillar of fire came from the breach.

Soaring into the sky! The two 6-inch gun gallery protective toys were blown into the sky, and then a series of explosions came from the middle of the hull. The entire battleship was also shaking in the explosion. You don't have to know the location of a secondary gun on the Peter the Great.

The dressing room was set on fire, and the propellant and shells stored in it exploded, putting the battleship in an extremely dangerous situation.

The Ekaterina was also unlucky. The armor-piercing shell that hit hit between the main mast and the conning tower. The shell directly tore the traffic boat on top into pieces, and then penetrated hard into the upper deck.

The cabin inside turned into a burning hell. The billowing smoke directly affected the range measurement and sighting of the Ekaterina.

However, the Russians were not ineffective. When the Peter the Great fell into a sea of ​​​​fire again, a 12-inch shell also hit the middle and rear part of the Long Xu's hull. The entire battleship immediately shook slightly, accompanied by

There were heartbreaking sounds of metal breaking, and Lin Yongsheng knew that the secondary armor belt at the rear of the hull might have been penetrated! The Longxu was an assault ship.

Although the core compartment of a battleship with outstanding firepower and speed can block the opponent's heavy artillery strikes by relying on the dome armor, the armor belt of the hull is still a bit shorter than that of a battleship, covering only less than 60% of the area. The armor belts at the front and rear of the hull are only 5

inch, and the height is limited, and it relies entirely on horizontal armor to protect key parts such as the transmission shaft. Therefore, water intrusion is inevitable after being shot.

At this time, a large hole of nearly one square meter appeared in the stern of the Longxu. Seawater poured in from the hole from time to time. However, the damage control team of the Chinese Navy had been prepared for this situation. A group of damage control team members held a large

The oak boards and bolts were rushed to the breach, and then a large piece of oak board was stretched out from the breach under the action of the proposed machine, and then fixed with a pole to allow it to

The breach was blocked from the outside, and then an oak board was used to fix it from the inside of the hull, and then bolts were driven in. The two oak boards clamped the hull tightly, and then some small holes were plugged with some scraps.

That's it. Then a water pump will drain out the seawater poured into it. In less than 10 minutes, the breach will be blocked, leaving only some cleaning work.

"Damn it, let the Sealand Province lead the escort warships up. Our shells have limited lethality and can only make up for it by the amount of projection." Essen looked at the Longxu, which was still the same after the smoke dissipated. Peter ordered.

It seems that the Emperor class cannot defeat the two Longxu battleships.

cruiser, and the Sealand at the end of the queue has low accuracy due to distance problems, and the power of the main gun is low. In this case, it is better to let the Dutch armored cruiser rush up with the auxiliary battleships to attack closely, and the other

No, is it okay to sweep the deck?

Essen's order was quickly conveyed to Zeeland. After a brief hesitation, the Dutch captain left the formation with four destroyers. After leaving the formation, the armored cruiser Zeeland quickly approached Long Xu at a maximum speed of nearly 24 knots.

At the same time, the destroyer behind it also began to accelerate and was ready to strike with lightning at any time.

"Continue to attack the Russian fast battleships, at least let their combat effectiveness be greatly reduced before we deal with the oncoming Zeeland Province." Lin Yongsheng said with complicated eyes. Although the Chinese navy now has the advantage, this advantage is not as shown on the scene.

Big, as long as the two Longxu-class ships stop suppressing their opponents, their combat effectiveness will not be greatly damaged, especially the Russian battleships whose main guns have not been destroyed will soon retaliate.

If the Dutch armored cruiser is squishy, ​​then Lin Yongsheng can concentrate his firepower to kill it first, but the problem is that the 9-inch main armor of the Zeeland armored cruiser is not vegetarian. This thing is a simplified version of the seven-provincial

Fast battleship! Considering the shooting angle, it is still very difficult to penetrate the main armor from 8km away.

It's difficult. Moreover, the captain of this armored cruiser is very experienced. Whether it is the Longxu or the Longwei, if you want to fire on it, only 6 of the 8 main guns will have a range of fire, and the other 2 main guns will have a range of fire.

No matter which ship he was attacking, he could not effectively fire, and this was one of the reasons why Lin Yongsheng temporarily gave up attacking the Sealand Province.

However, giving up temporarily does not mean ignoring it. Lin Yongsheng looked at the Sealand Province and the destroyer behind it and asked: "Where is Lin Yingqi's light cruiser? Let him prepare anti-lightning strikes to provide cover for our ship." For a long time.

It is impossible for both warring parties to have no losses. Even the dominant side will suffer various losses.

Although the two battlecruisers of the Chinese Republic were not hit much by heavy artillery, the rapid-fire cannons of the two Russian fast battleships still set a lot of fire on the opponent's hull, and some of the 12-pound anti-thunder cannons were destroyed, resulting in self-defense

The firepower decreased. Lin Yongsheng was sure that the opponent would choose lightning strike at the right time!
Chapter completed!