Chapter 389 Tsushima Sea Battle (15)
When the Western Fleet arrived, the small battle between the Japanese and Russian fleets had been going on for about 40 minutes, and the battle was extremely fierce.
Although the two battleships of the Russian fleet were trying hard to bombard the opponent with their main guns, the opponent's warships were too fast, and the 4 warships of the 3rd Team were divided into two groups, constantly attacking the Russian fleet from left to right, and launching * from time to time, which made the two battleships feel quite flawless. In addition, the training level of Russian soldiers was low, the artillery was old, and the firing speed was slow. Therefore, although the eight main guns on the two battleships carried out more than ten rounds of bombardment, they did not even hit the opponent. However, there were a lot of small and medium-caliber artillery. After all, there were many small and medium-caliber artillery, with a fast firing rate and a dense firepower, so the chance of hitting was naturally higher.
The 4 warships of the 3rd Team were all shot more than 10 rounds, but they were not fatal and could still maintain combat effectiveness. And they also gave Russian ships a lot of blows, but these Russian ships are all rough and thick. It is not necessary to say that the two battleships are, even three 5,000-ton "admirals" have thicker armor, so the Japanese ships' attack on Russian ships is not serious.
The real results were the three old Sanjing ships of the 5th Team. The three 320mm main guns were fired in total in the battle, which was a very good result. Because the tonnage of these three warships was too small, they had to be in a very stable state to fire 320mm main guns, otherwise they would be easily overturned. In the Battle of Dadonggou, these three large-caliber main guns were fired in total 6 times. However, the Battle of Dadonggou also allowed the Japanese Navy to accumulate a lot of experience in using the "Three Scenery Ship", that is, other warships needed to attract the attention of the enemy and create conditions for the "Three Scenery Ship" to use giant cannon bombardment in a stable state.
Due to the attraction of the 3rd team and the slow movement of the Russian ship, the "Three Scenery Ship" hit two of the five shots. One shot hit the middle of Admiral Aprakhin, and the Admiral Aprakhin was crippled on the spot. The other shot hit the rear side of the Navalin, making a large gap of more than 3 meters in diameter, which was more than 1 meter deep under the waterline. Although the Navalin was not completely finished, it was only half its life left. The soldiers on the ship were busy with rescue and had no intention of participating in the battle again.
However, this also exposed the "Three Scenery Ship". Only then did the Russian ship realize that these three inconspicuous little guys were actually carrying a big tube. So Nicholas I didn't care about chasing those fast-moving Japanese ships, and instead aimed at the "Three Scenery Ship" for a round of bombardment. Because the "Three Scenery Ship" had to slow down in order to fire the artillery, and the distance was not far, Nicholas I finally fired a fire, and a 305 shell hit the Songdao. The result was naturally conceivable. This warship, which was only 4,000 tons, was completely broken up by this gun. When the Imai and Hashitao and Hashita saw that the situation was not good, they didn't care about firing at the Russian ship again, and hurried to distance themselves from the Russian ship first.
However, the 3rd team took advantage of the Navarrin to drain the water and plug the leak, and Nicholas I was focusing on the "Three Scenery Ship" again, concentrating its firepower, desperately launching an attack on the other two "Admirals", and successively launched 9 rounds of *, which made the two warships frivolous. As a result, while avoiding *, they made mistakes and collided with each other.
At this moment, the Western Fleet arrived at the battlefield and faced the two ships of Shishima and Shishima, which were avoiding the giant cannon of Russian ships. Of course, the Western Fleet, whether it was Japanese or Russian ships, just kept fighting. The leader of the Takumi immediately aimed at Shishima and made a violent shelling. Shishima was caught off guard, and was hit by three shots in a row, with one 240mm shell directly hitting the command center. The 5th Team Commander General Kataoka Shima and a group of staff adjutants were all killed on the spot. The other 2 152mm shells all hit the side waterline, and they were immediately beaten to the point of being unable to take care of themselves.
In desperation, Hashiri fired at Takumi with a 320mm main gun. As a result, the gun not only did not hit Takumi, but was shocked by the reaction force of the giant cannon fire. The hull shaking violently and almost overturned the ship. The Western Fleet would be polite, and various warships fired one after another. The Hashiri had not yet recovered its balance, and even hit more than 10 bullets, all calibers, but the entire ship caught fire, and it seemed that it was out of help.
In less than two minutes, the Western fleet sank two Japanese ships, and then, led by the Takumi, headed towards several other warships that were struggling to fight.
At this time, the Japanese and Russian warships also discovered uninvited guests on the battlefield, and saw the flag clearly, so they stopped fighting. The commander of the 3rd team, Lieutenant General Izuha Shigeyuan, felt a sank. The overseas Chinese finally joined the war at this time. Because the Western fleet had sunk two Japanese ships just now, the officers and soldiers on the Russian ships were relieved. The fleet seemed to be here to help them. Major General Nepokadev, the captain of the Nicholas I, also ordered the flag of greetings to the Western fleet.
Unfortunately, he was the artillery bombardment of the Takumi. Although the Takumi did not hit Nicholas I, it scared Nepokadev. Only then did he realize that the fleet was not here to help him, but brought him to fight with him. Therefore, he quickly ordered the ship to fire a gun and fight back. However, Nicholas I's old artillery took 3-4 minutes to fire once, and the Takumi's 240mm main gun could be fired twice in a minute. As a result, the Russian soldiers on Nicholas I were busy filling, measuring range, adjusting, and aiming. The Takumi had carried out 4 rounds of artillery bombardment and hit two guns of the Nicholas I.
Fortunately, the 240mm shell was slightly weak, so it did not cause much loss. However, the Takumi's speed of fire was higher than that of Nicholas I. As a result, Nicholas I spent all his efforts and the main gun only fired two rounds, but failed to hit one shot, and only hit one 152mm shell and two 100mm shells. However, these shells did not cause much damage to the Takumi.
The Takuhai has carried out 9 rounds of artillery bombings and hit Nicholas I for 6 guns. Other small and medium-caliber artillery shot 8 guns. Although the power of the 240mm shell is insufficient, it is also a large-caliber artillery shell after all. It can't stand it if it gets too much. Xiang Kuang Nicholas I is an old ship that has been in service for 16 years and cannot withstand much trouble. Therefore, it was damaged in many places and covered in bruises. Nearly half of the ship-borne artillery was destroyed, and its combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.
Just as the Takumi and Nicholas I were fighting each other, other warships also fought fiercely with Japanese and Russian warships. The opponent chosen by the Ouyang was the Navalin. In the battle just now, the Navalin had not blocked the gap, and more than 600 tons of sea water had poured into the cabin. However, the People's Army Navy did not have any "Ferrae" spirit and believed in the principle of "taking your life while you are sick". Therefore, the Ouyang's six 280mm caliber main guns were fully fired and fired at the Navalin.
The Navarrin has a 14-year-old ship, while the Leyang ship has a 11-year-old ship, which is not much different, and the tonnage is equivalent. Although the Leyang has two more main guns, the caliber of the main gun is slightly smaller than that of the Navarrin, so the firepower delivery capability is similar. However, now the Navarrin is in battle with injuries, while the Leyang is unscathed, which naturally takes up the stool.
The two ships went back and forth, and continued to fire 6 and 7 rounds of fire. The Yangs hit the Navarrin 13 guns, and the main gun hit 6 shots, while he got 7 shots and 3 shots of the main gun. Although the three main guns caused certain damage to the Yangs, they did not hurt the bones, but the Navarrin couldn't stand it. After all, it was still blocking the leak, and a 280-million shell hit less than 10 meters away from the gap. As a result, most of the gaps were blocked and were completely broken. The previous efforts were basically useless. A large amount of sea water poured into the cabin, and the Navarrin was gradually sinking.
The 3rd cruiser detachment of the Western Fleet faced the 3rd team of the Combined Fleet, but the commander of the 3rd team, Toyu, was so far away that he dared not fight. The strength of this fleet of Bijing is too strong, and it is not something that his own warships can deal with. The hero does not suffer the loss in front of him, so he retreats quickly and goes to the 1st and 2nd teams to find a place. Therefore, the commanded fleet is fighting and retreating.
However, the 3rd Cruiser Detachment would not let them go easily, and held on to the 3rd Team and chased them reluctantly. As a result, both sides fought and fought while running, gradually leaving the current battlefield.
There is also the second destroyer squadron, whose opponents are two "Admirals", Admiral Ushakov and Admiral Xinyawen. Both of these two Russian ships collided just now and were seriously injured. The second destroyer squadron is all several destroyers of the former Beiyang Navy, with a displacement of 400-500 tons. Although the tonnage of these five warships is not as good as that of one "Admiral", and the main gun is only 100 mm caliber, which has almost no threat to these two "Admirals", but they have their own killing weapon -*.
Five destroyers unfolded in fanning and carried out a volley of volleys on the two warships. Before this volley of volleys could be completed, they immediately launched a volley of volleys.
Although the two Russian ships tried their best to dodge, the injured hull was really not strong. As a result, Admiral Ushakov won two* and sank into the sea about 10 minutes later; Admiral Xinyawen won one*. Although he tried hard to rescue, he still could not stop the warship from sinking. Therefore, in about half an hour, the captain ordered all officers and soldiers to abandon the ship and escape.
The two "admirals" fell on the battlefield like this, and the Navarrin was dying at this time. At this time, it had already sunk to the deck less than one meter from the sea and not far from the complete sinking. At this time, all the Russian soldiers on the deck were escaped, and many people had jumped into the sea to escape from the gap before, and even put down two lifeboats.
Chapter completed!