Chapter 1305： Strike the first

Chapter 1305 Fight to kill (2)

As a result, this gun also brought hundreds of tons of water to the Kurama. Ten minutes or so after the battle, the Japanese felt that it was impossible to fight like this! He couldn't hit the opponent, but the opponent's attack was unusually accurate. This is the rhythm of life and death!

"Prepare to release the smoke screen, and then rush for a wave!" After a short hesitation, Kanji Kato gave the order, and the two destroyers bravely rushed forward and opened the smoke canister. The thick smoke screen quickly obscured the two fast battleships behind. The entire Japanese fleet, led by destroyers, rushed towards the German fleet diagonally!

"Turn left for a compass point. We pay attention to keeping our distance. When the Japanese battleship is exposed again, we will concentrate our fire on the Yamashiro." After some calculations in his mind, Su Xiong kept the distance while adjusting the formation.

At this point, if someone looks at God’s perspective, you can find that the two fleets were originally sailing to the north. The Japanese fleet first turned right half a compass point and approached, while the German fleet turned left. In this case, it seems that although it will begin to approach , But it will soon be able to grab the T-shaped head. Japan can indeed turn right after discovering the target. However, if the course changes, the sea breeze will seriously weaken the shielding effect of the smoke screen. In this case, the aerial reconnaissance aircraft can provide Pretense, and the Japanese fleet’s aviation force does not have the ability to pretend, (otherwise the previous hits would not be so bad.)

According to Su Xiong’s estimation, if you are lucky, Yamashiro will be under the attack of the two German battleships when the Japanese smoke canisters are almost used, and the Kurama should still be covered by smoke and cannot be used in a short time. In battle, this is a very accurate time difference. Although the time is not long, it is enough for two German battleships to deal tons of damage. (It's really a ton of damage!)

Because of the smoke screen, the two Japanese battleships did not notice the change of the German fleet's course for the first time, but the destroyer Chusho of Nanyun Chuichi walked in the forefront. After the German fleet turned for 10 minutes, they finally realized each other. The course changed and tried to report to the flagship, but unfortunately, this move was not successful!

When Frost’s telegraph operator put on his headphones to send a report, his eardrums were irritated by bursts of noise. After continuously adjusting several frequency bands and failing to clear the clutter, the telegrapher shook his head helplessly, indicating that there was no way to eliminate the electronic interference. After receiving this information, Nan Yunzhong suddenly felt cold, and Dou Da's cold sweat fell directly.... (What? Do you use semaphore? Please, the battleship behind is shrouded in smoke. Can you still see the semaphore?)

"Prepare to shoot, concentrate all the firepower on the Fuso." After adjusting the formation, the Yamashiro half-drawn hull hidden in the smoke can be seen in the rangefinder of the Scharnhorst, and the Kurama behind is due to the smoke and The positional relationship is obscured and temporarily invisible. This is a very good situation for the German fleet. Two German battleships against a Japanese battleship, which is good! Although the field of view is not so satisfying, there are planes to make up for it!

boom! The main gun that had been silent for a while made a deafening roar again! At this time, the distance between the two parties is close to about 15,500 meters! In less than 5 seconds, eight main guns fired one after another. A series of shells drew a death-filled arc in the air and flew towards the distant target.

"The Scharnhorst long-range bomb. About 250 meters." After the shell fell, the aircraft quickly distinguished that it was the shell fired by the battleship based on the different colors of the water column. And report it to the flagship. Then, the fire control officer will correct the trajectory based on the data. (The shells are mixed with fuel, which is used to distinguish the water column when different warships fire at a target.

At this optimal combat distance, with the cooperation of the aircraft's corrective shooting, the Japanese smoke screen effect was reduced to a minimum, and even counteracted. The Japanese fleet was unable to effectively observe the opponent's position, let alone shooting. Of course, the most important thing is that Kanji Kato was not prepared for this sudden bombardment!

With a half salvo every 20 seconds, the two German battleships quickly caught the target one after another! And the subsequent full salvo effective shooting stage made the Yamashiro pay a heavy price in a very short time! The whole conversion process was too fast, from the first shot to hit, it took less than 2 minutes! The high rate of fire of the German naval guns once again played a huge role!

This was the first round of shelling that caused serious damage to the Fuso. In this round of attack, three shells fell on the first Japanese battleship. (During the Battle of Jutland, it seems that the De Fringer had played a round of three hits.) The first shell fell on the bottom of the chimney, and the 7-inch flue armor was naturally unable to withstand 15 kilometers away. Shells fired. After easily cutting the outer armor, half of the flue was smashed into pieces by a violent attack. Thick smoke and flames started to fill the bridge.

The second shell hit the front of Fusang No. 1 turret. Although it could not penetrate, the rebounded shell just broke the left barrel, and the barrel weighing dozens of tons fell on the deck~www. novelhall.com~ There was a huge pit. The third shell landed near the Fuso radio room, and the antenna and transmitter were all dropped cleanly by this shell.

And just after Scharnhorst’s first round of hits, Gneisenau also slammed two shells on the armor belt of Fuso’s gun gallery, and the distance between the two shells was less than that. 15 meters, like a hammer to open a can, the armor belt and the rear secondary artillery, battery, and piles of shells were blown up without any hindrance. The Japanese habit of stacking shells in the gun position once again helped. After their enemies, one after another explosion sounded from the artillery gallery, and rounds of flames engulfed shrapnel in the cabin. Pieces of compartments were easily torn apart, and the red and yellow flames began to expand their domains. In a very short time, half of the artillery gallery was plunged into flames.

The billowing smoke and serious internal fire seriously affected the combat effectiveness of the Yamashiro. The flames along the internal pipes destroyed several important electrical circuits and steam channels. Due to power problems, the two turrets at the rear of the Fuso temporarily lost their function, and the Yamashiro, with only 5 artillery left, was naturally unable to counterattack effectively. In a very short period of time, the two German fast battleships successfully suppressed Yamashiro temporarily. number.

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