Chapter 1005: Fight

Chapter 1005 Fight

But it is a pity that the Japanese suddenly discovered that the two Austro-Hungarian battleships opposite seemed to be a little faster than them! After all, long-term sailing has caused some troubles for these two Japanese battleships. If it is in good condition, the Fuso can run at a speed of more than 26 knots!

After realizing that they seemed unable to surpass their opponents, the Japanese temporarily gave up their previous plan and engaged the Austro-Hungarian fleet in an almost equal situation. The distance between the two sides gradually became closer. When the distance was 19 kilometers, the United Forces The battleship fired its first salvo!

The four gun barrels sprayed flames that were more than ten meters long. Then, the thick and long barrels began to retreat. Four armor-piercing bullets weighing 635KG flew out of the gun barrel at an elevation angle of 25 degrees, drawing elegant lines in the air. arc. At the same time, bursts of fire burst out from the side of the Japanese battleship's hull in the distance. The shells from both sides met in the air and then flew towards the opponent.

boom! Lines of water pillars rose into the sky around the fleet. However, due to the vibration of the hull caused by the high speed and the long distance, both sides were far away from the target in the first round. However, from this round of fighting alone, each other was far away from the opponent. The level has been roughly estimated.

"This cannon is quite accurate!" Lieutenant General Negovan/Lieutenant General Kato Sadayoshi said in his heart. After the first round of test firing, most of the Japanese fleet's artillery shells landed on the sea about 900 meters away from the Austro-Hungarian fleet. The Austro-Hungarian fleet's fire was slightly worse, about 1,000 meters away from the Japanese fleet. You know, At this time, the speed of both sides is more than 25 knots! And it’s about 19 kilometers away!

Subsequently, based on the impact point and the position of the opponent's warship, the fire control system began to make new adjustments and settlements. Black dots representing the moving positions of the opponent's warships appeared on the coordinate map. Then, through the rangefinder measurement and the calculation of the direction angle, the second round of data was transmitted to each gun position. After 30 seconds, Austria-Hungary The fleet's second salvo has begun!

The Japanese are slower. The British 15-inch L42 artillery is really good. It can be used in the second battle not only because of its large number. It is very powerful after walking and replacing with new ammunition. But it is a pity that the British The servo equipment is relatively poor, and because the breech locking speed is relatively slow, it takes more than 40 seconds to complete a shot. During the correction stage, the British's correction speed is slower.

But even so, in the first few rounds of shooting, both sides failed to trap their opponents. Speed ​​and distance are always the key factors affecting the hit rate. After a brief hesitation, Austria and Hungary, who had the idea of ​​​​fighting, The fleet and the Japanese fleet unanimously chose to reduce their speed and close the distance. When the two sides approached 16 kilometers and reduced their speed to about 20 knots, the shelling between each other immediately became threatening!

The United Forces is indeed the flagship of the Austro-Hungarian fleet. This battleship has the most elite officers and soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian Navy on board. They have been working with this battleship for more than 2 years! When the shooting status improves,

The bombardment of the United Forces is gradually becoming more accurate! In the seventh round of semi-volley fire, the four shells almost hit the left chord of the Fuso. The latest shell fell into the sea 80 meters to the left of the Fuso battleship, and the splash even caused it to fall into the sea. Part of the deck of the Fuso was wet!

After a slight adjustment, the eighth semi-volley directly formed a cross-fire! Four water columns evenly wrapped Japan's most powerful battleship! "We have caught our opponent!" the gunner said excitedly.

"Immediately switch to the effective shooting stage and use a full salvo attack!" Jordi said with some excitement! After the order was issued, the United Forces finally tilted its deadly flames toward the Fuso like an angry lion. Its eight thick and long gun barrels spurted out gorgeous fireballs almost at the same time. The flames and smoke generated by the gun salvo even temporarily covered the entire battleship!

Dark red fireballs quickly rose into the sky, carrying an aura of destruction and smashing straight towards them. During the tenth round of salvos, a burst of fire suddenly burst out on the side string of the Fuso! The United Forces scored the first hit on both sides' capital ships since the war began!

The hit place was close to the control tower of the Fuso, accompanied by a roar! A large number of fragments and flames were instantly printed into Kato Nobuyoshi's eyes, as if being hit hard by a heavy hammer, and the entire battleship seemed to shake.

"It doesn't matter, a blow of this level cannot destroy us." Looking at his panicked subordinates, Kato Nobuyoshi said calmly. But the fact is that this shot did not cause much damage except peeling off a large number of hull plates from the hull. The 330MM thick main armor belt tilted at 18 degrees successfully smashed the shell into pieces! After the smoke cleared, a huge black scar appeared on the side of the Fuso, but overall, it didn't mean much...

And just when the cheers of the United Forces celebrating its first hit had not yet fallen, Japan's most powerful battleship subsequently scored a hit! The walk of 10 artillery pieces is more beautiful than that of 8 artillery pieces! Without straddle firing, the Fuso directly hit a 15-inch shell weighing 871KG on the front of the No. 1 turret of the United Forces!

"At that time, it felt like an earthquake. Ten thousand big bells were roaring in your ears! I felt dizzy for several minutes, and my hearing only improved after 15 minutes. Back to normal!" After the war, the gunner in the No. 1 turret recalled. This shell was also helpless against the nearly 400mm turret frontal armor. The shell left a shallow crater more than 6 inches deep on the front of the turret and then turned into countless fragments.

Like two heavyweight boxers, after experiencing the first round of testing, the two found that their own firepower seemed a bit inadequate when facing the opponent's defense! So, both parties who were eager to win took the same choice at the same time, get closer!

Both sides have reasons to win and reasons to choose! Lieutenant General Negovan's confidence is based on the illustrious reputation of German battleships in previous naval battles, as well as the actual combat performance of the Helgeland-class battleship against the Queen! At the same time, it has the high rate of fire of the German turret. In terms of close-range shooting, Lieutenant General Niegovan believed that he might not be at a disadvantage, and maybe he could penetrate it after getting close!

So Lieutenant General Negovan first commanded the United Forces to approach the opponent! In order to knock open the other party's iron box!

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