Chapter 1011: Reversed Battle Situation
Chapter 1011 The reversed battle situation
As a clone of the elite battleships of the German Navy and the conscientious work of the Bavarian Naval Design Bureau, the St. Stephen will naturally not explode like the British battlecruisers. In theory, the ammunition of this battleship There is no possibility of the cabin being instantly killed. Thick side chord armor and horizontal armor form a tight armor box, and there is a thick steel back plate behind the upper armor to prevent the armor plate from filling or falling off. Whether in theory or in practice, it prevents the possibility of a surface strike causing the ammunition depot to explode.
And what about underwater defense? The complete 5-layer defense system is protected by the tight empty tank-tank-empty tank and the armored partition behind it. As long as the luck is not particularly bad, for example, if two torpedoes hit the same place, the underwater defense system will be destroyed. , even water may enter, but the possibility of directly detonating the ammunition depot is almost zero. But how to say it? After all, the St. Stephen's defense was inferior to that of Bavaria. (After all, where are the tonnage and cost?) So, something happened during this battle...
Just a few minutes ago, a 15-inch shell fired by the Hyuga changed the seemingly balanced situation. After flying over a distance of 14 kilometers, the shell was less than 40 meters away from the St. Istvan. Meter into the water, when it entered the water, the shell's hood collided violently with the water surface. The conical hood broke into pieces, but the huge reaction force straightened the shell's body, and the shell began to sink. Moving forward, it pierced the St. Stephen like a torpedo.
And because of the long distance, this shell had already bypassed the lower part of the St. Stephen's side string armor belt before hitting the target! And because of cost issues, the St. Stephen's underwater defense does not tilt directly like the Bavaria, and then all the way to the bottom of the ship! The only thing that can truly be called armor protection is the last lightning protection wall with a thickness of 50MM!
In terms of penetration, artillery shells are obviously several levels higher than torpedoes! The five-layer mine protection system and layers of thin steel plates originally used to deal with torpedoes are of little use when facing artillery shells. The thickness of the steel plates is too small and is only used to absorb the energy generated by torpedoes during explosions. How about bulletproof? It’s better to wash up and sleep! This 15-inch shell easily cut through the hull plate like a knife, and then continued into layers of highly elastic steel. Fortunately, when it approached the bottom of the tank, the unreliability of the British fuze saved St. Give Stefan a shot! This shell was detonated before it completely penetrated the outer mine protection system!
boom! The violent explosion inside the hull seemed to shake the entire battleship. Although the explosive charge was far less than that of the torpedo, the destructive power produced could not be underestimated! Several nearby compartments were immediately sieved by the surging tide and shock waves. Even though there was a heavy oil tank with a thickness of half a meter to absorb the energy generated by the explosion, some fragments with relatively high muzzle velocity and heavy weight still hit the last layer of underwater protection of the Istvan, and some armor connections First, it couldn't bear it, and cracks appeared on the partition wall, and then they were quickly torn apart under the action of high temperature and high pressure bubbles and water flow. The water flow poured into the ammunition magazine at the lower part of the No. 2 turret of the San István, and What is even more worrying is that the partitions of some cabins were bulged by several centimeters due to the huge water pressure!
As for water intrusion, that's no big deal.
This shell directly brought nearly 700 tons of water to the St. Stephen! The entire mine protection system was blown to pieces by the imploding shells. After the sudden heavy hit, the St. Istvan, who was somewhat confused about the situation, could only immediately put up a smoke screen to avoid the opponent's subsequent blows. In this way, This created an opportunity for the Hinata to support the British battleships behind it!
Originally, at this time, the Hinata planned to support the battleship Fuso, which had a fierce battle with the United Forces, but at this time, the United Forces also pulled out a smoke screen, and at the same time, several destroyers that had left before also returned. , which made the lonely Hyuga feel a little troublesome. After all, in the previous battle, one of the Hyuga's turrets was also jammed, and two other gun barrels were broken. The secondary battery gallery area was also penetrated by the opponent many times. Four of the seven 6-inch cannons on the side string were damaged. As for the 3-inch anti-lightning cannon with worse defense, it was completely destroyed... .. It's really a bit futile to encounter a destroyer at this time.
Besides, Britain and Japan are allies after all. Seeing that their allies are about to be beaten to death, they always need a helping hand! So, after communicating with the Fuso, and after the former said it didn't matter, I could hold on, Hinata decisively pointed the muzzle at the quasi-dreadnoughts of the Austro-Hungarian fleet behind! Of course, due to distance and angle issues, such shelling was more threatening than practical. After all, only four 15-inch guns had a range of fire. Moreover, the distance between them is 17 kilometers, and the speed change rate between the two sides is very large. It is difficult to hit the opponent in a short time.
If we turn our attention to the front again, although the battle between the battleship USS United Forces and the battleship USS Fuso is not coming to an end, it is time to decide the winner. The 10 15-inch L42 tubes are indeed not fake, and the 330mm armor tilted at 18 degrees is definitely strong enough. Although there is a certain gap between it and the Bavaria, it is still enough for the first battle. After going round after round After the exchange of fire, the significantly smaller United Forces finally couldn't withstand it.
After being blasted by armor-piercing bullets, the entire superstructure was in a mess, and the armor belts at the front and rear of the hull were penetrated many times. The structure of the main armor belt is still intact, but the cracks left after being attacked by heavy artillery are still shocking. Although the United Forces also made the Fuso pay a heavy price, it has to be said that under the condition of balanced RP, the United Forces really cannot defeat the Fuso! What's more, this time, it seems that Fuso's character has the upper hand.
The speed of the current situation of the United Forces has temporarily dropped to about 15 knots. Although according to reports from the technicians on the battleship, it only takes half an hour to an hour to repair and block several important pipelines, and the battleship can recover. to more than 18 knots. But the problem now is that no one gives you one hour! After the No. 2 turret was temporarily blocked, there were only three artillery pieces left that the United Forces could use. And the Fuso still has 6 doors! The former cannot be defeated and cannot be run away!
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