Chapter 1005： Fight

Chapter 1005

But unfortunately, the Japanese suddenly discovered that the two Austro-Hungarian battleships on the opposite side seemed to be faster than them! After all, the long voyage has caused some trouble for these two Japanese battleships. If they are in good condition, the Fuso can reach a speed of about 26 knots or more!

Realizing that they seemed unable to surpass their opponents, the Japanese also temporarily abandoned their previous plans, and engaged the Austro-Hungarian fleet in an almost equal situation. The distance between the two sides gradually approached. When the distance was 19 kilometers, the joint force was 19 kilometers apart. The battleships made their first volley!

The four barrels spewed out a flame of more than ten meters, and then the thick and long barrel began to retreat, and four armor-piercing shells weighing 635KG flew out of the barrel at an elevation angle of 25 degrees, drawing elegant lines in the air. The arc. At the same time, the side of the Japanese battleship hull in the distance also burst out with fires, and the artillery shells of both sides crossed in the air and then flew towards the opponent.

boom! A series of water jets soared into the sky around the fleet, but due to the hull tremor caused by high speed and the factors of too long distance, both sides were far away from the target in the first round, but only from this round of confrontation, each other faced each other. There has been a rough estimate of the level.

"This is a good shot!" Lieutenant General Negowan/Lieutenant General Kato Sadakichi said in his heart. After the first round of test firing, most of the Japanese fleet’s shells landed on the sea about 900 meters away from the Austro-Hungarian fleet, while the Austro-Hungarian fleet hit a little worse, about 1,000 meters away from the Japanese fleet. At this time, the speed of both sides can be more than 25 knots! And the distance is about 19 kilometers!

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. One by one, black dots representing the moving position of the opposing battleship appeared on the coordinate map, and then the second round of data was sent to each gun position through the rangefinder and the calculation of the direction angle. After 30 seconds, Austria-Hungary The second round of the fleet's salvo has begun!

The Japanese are slower. The British 15-inch L42 artillery is really good. It can be used for 2 battles. It is not only because of the large number, walking, and the power after the new ammunition is very good, but it is a pity that the British The servo equipment is relatively poor, and because the breech latch is relatively slow, it takes more than 40 seconds to complete a shot. In the correction phase, the British correction speed is slower.

But even so, in the first few rounds of shooting, both sides failed to catch the opponent. Speed ​​and distance are always the key factors affecting the shooting rate. After a short period of hesitation, there are Austrian-Hungarians who have the idea of ​​a good fight. The fleet and the Japanese fleet unanimously chose to reduce the speed and shorten the distance. When the two sides approached 16 kilometers and the speed was reduced to about 20 knots, the shelling between each other immediately became a threat!

The Joint Force really deserves to be the flagship of the Austro-Hungarian fleet. This warship has the most elite Austro-Hungarian navy officers and soldiers. They have been working with this warship for more than 2 years! When the firing state improved, the joint force's shelling became more accurate! In the seventh round of the semi-volley, the walking of the 4 shells almost stuck to the left string of the Fuso. The most recent shell fell into the sea 80 meters to the left of the battleship Fuso. The Fuso's deck is partly wet!

After a slight adjustment, the eighth round half-volley directly formed a straddle! 4 water columns evenly envelop the most powerful battleship in Japan! "We caught the opponent!" The gunner said excitedly.

"Immediately transfer to the effective shooting stage and use a full volley attack!" Jordi said with some excitement! After the order was given, the Joint Force finally leaned like an angry lion crazily toward the Fuso with deadly flames. The 8 thick and long barrels burst out splendid fireballs at the same time. The flames and smoke from the gun salvo even temporarily covered the entire battleship!

One by one dark red fireballs quickly rose to the sky, and slammed straight over with an aura of destruction. In the tenth round of the salvo, a burst of fire suddenly exploded on the side string of the Fusang! The Joint Force has made the first hit of the battleships of both sides since the start of the war!

The hit was close to the Fuso's command tower, accompanied by a roar! A large number of fragments and flames instantly imprinted in Kato Seiyoshi's eyes, as if being hit by a heavy hammer, the entire battleship seemed to sway.

"It's okay, this level of blow can't destroy us." Seeing some panicked subordinates, Kato Sadakichi said calmly. The fact is that this is the case. Apart from stripping a large number of hull plates from the hull, this gun did not cause much damage. The main armor belt, which was 330mm thick and inclined at 18 degrees, successfully knocked the shell into pieces! After the gunpowder dissipated, a huge black scar appeared on the side of the Fuso, but overall, it was of little significance...

And just before the cheers of the Joint Force celebrating its first hit have not fallen, this Japanese battleship with the highest combat effectiveness subsequently scored a hit! A walk with 10 artillery is more beautiful than 8 artillery! Without straddling, the Fuso directly smashed a 15-inch shell weighing 871kg on the front of the Joint Force 1 turret!

"At the time felt like an earthquake, with ten thousand big bells roaring in your ears! I felt dizzy for several minutes, and mine Hearing did not return to normal after 15 minutes!” The gunner in the No. 1 turret recalled after the war. This shell was also unable to face the frontal armor of the nearly 400mm turret. The shell left a shallow pit over 6 inches deep on the front face of the turret and turned into countless fragments.

Like two heavyweight boxers, after the first round of trials, the two found that their firepower seemed a little insufficient to face each other's defense! So the two sides who were eager to win at the same time took the same choice and got closer!

Both sides have reasons to win, and there are reasons to choose! Lieutenant General Negovan's confidence is based on the prestige of the German warships in previous naval battles, and the actual performance of the Helgeland-class battleships in tying the queen! At the same time, the high rate of fire of the Hardy turret. In terms of short-range shooting, Lieutenant General Negovan thought he might not be at a disadvantage, and maybe after he gets closer, he can punch through!

So Lieutenant Negovan first commanded the Joint Force to approach the opponent! In order to knock open the opponent's iron box!

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