Chapter 2223： Optical Magic II

The four Mainz-class armored cruisers will naturally be much shorter than the thoroughbred battlecruisers, so what should we do? Then make them look longer, and make battlecruisers look shorter. In addition to the dazzle coating on the hull superstructure, the four German battlecruisers also added white coatings on the front and rear. In this case, in the British rangefinder, the four battlecruisers were significantly shorter. , And the 4 armored cruisers did the opposite, making the British feel a little longer...

So when the fire control personnel on the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship used a rangefinder to observe the Spey fleet in the distance, they were taken aback by the distant scene!

"Does the Germans have 8 battlecruisers?" In the fire control officer's field of vision, the dazzle painting on the 8 battleships completely obscured the appearance and features of the battleship's superstructure, so much so that he knew the battleship von der Tann. The cruiser has 3 turrets, but he could not find the battleship with 3 turrets from the 8 ships... The obvious characteristics of the Vonde Tahn cannot be ignored, so the remaining seven warships are even more difficult to distinguish, because whether it is a Mochi-class battlecruiser or an armored cruiser, they are all conventional four-turret layout... .. Coupled with the "random" graffiti camouflage, the superstructure and the turret are completely integrated, and with the painting that disturbs the judgment of the hull length, the eyes of this fire control officer are a little numb.

"What's the situation?" A colleague next to him frowned.

"The enemy ships in the distance seem to be all the same length! We can't distinguish the opponents! There must be fakes in the Hipper fleet, but I don't know who is the real and who is the fake." The observer had a complex expression on the side. Senior said, that senior is also a veteran, just because of lack of energy, so temporarily retreated to the second line.

"I'll try it." The senior walked to the eyepiece. In the case of lack of energy, you can still serve as a backup observer, so there must be a reason. This shows that this buddy has unique skills! Most people determine the attributes of a battleship by the length of the battleship and the superstructure, and this buddy can also determine the target by the height of the waterline and the height of the mast of the battleship. After all, the draft of a battleship is different. Because the vertical height difference between battleships is smaller than horizontal, this is a test of technology! He walked to the eyepiece confidently, and...

"Asshole! Where are the water lines of these ships?" the old soldier said angrily. At this time, in his field of vision, the sea water and the sidestring waterline of the battleship were almost integrated! Even to say something bad, the entire superstructure seems to be slightly higher on the sea... If the position of the waterline cannot be determined, the height of the battleship cannot be determined, nor can it be used to determine the type and distance of the opponent's battleship. Therefore, the so-called precise ranging is difficult to achieve. It can only estimate a rough value and then slowly correct it!

This is the way Ruprecht came up with, of course, there are historical prototypes... The Americans have done this before. On the ship’s side close to the sea, they used paint close to the color of sea water to confuse the position of the waterline and affect the other party’s observation... Therefore, in the British rangefinder market, what appears is not those similar to post-modern abstract graffiti, but "paintings" that incorporate the historical experience of German, British and American naval battles!

Is this kind of routine powerful? How to put it, the first appearance can always cause some interference to the other party, not only technically but also spiritually. This tactic can only be effective when it first appears, otherwise, if the opponent is given some time to adapt, the effect will be greatly reduced! Therefore, Ruprecht has not changed the fleet camouflage before, but now, when the High Seas Fleet suddenly changed its "coat", the situation is different!

When dozens of large rangefinders from the British fleet stared at the German fleet in the distance, the British felt for the first time what it meant to be visible, but they couldn't beat it!

"Order, to release more than 70% of the seaplane, I need aerial shooting!" The British finally made the best choice at this stage. Since the distance measurement is difficult due to optical camouflage, it can only be corrected continuously. To find the target, and the previous method of using the battleship rangefinder to find the target is definitely not working, so you can only use aerial correction.

The take-off slides of the seaplanes in the middle of the battleship hulls have been prepared. With the order issued, driven by high-pressure gas cylinders, light seaplanes rose into the sky. On the non-engaging side of the British fleet, seaplanes The aircraft carrier also puts a large seaplane on the sea with a crane and lets them take off by themselves. Ten minutes later, dozens of seaplanes split into two groups and flew to the German high seas fleet in the distance.

"Hehe, the British are not stupid. But it doesn't help." Looking at the black spots in the sky, Ruprecht smiled, admiring the British's decision, but also mocking each other. . Ruprecht can think of using optical camouflage to deal with the British rangefinder, then can also think of using fighter jets to deal with the British orthopedic aircraft! At this time, the first batch of fighter jets that took off from the rear aircraft carrier squadron had already flown over the German fleet, waiting for the British hypocrites to come over!

"Are the British crazy? They didn't arrange air cover!" A German fighter pilot said in astonishment as he looked at the British seaplane that was almost "naked" over No, there are some, but cover The same is a seaplane, and there are also several aircraft with their landing gear removed. It appears that a large part of the aircraft on the British aircraft carrier was consumed before the war began. "The lead pilot next to him said.

"Well, no matter what, we can shoot them down. You know, we dominate the sky over the battlefield!" The pilot pilot rushed up first after saying that. Before the main battleships of the two sides battled, the air had already been heard. The roar of the machine gun and the roar of the engine!

A J6 fighter jet quickly passed over the head of a British seaplane. One shot and two shots from the nose quickly aimed at the British aircraft that was trying to evade, but the target was too slow! If the German J6T fighter is an agile Falcon, then the latter is like a duck with a lead on its foot!

The nose quickly pointed to the target dodging below. At a distance of less than 300 meters, with the beating muzzle, a series of shells roared towards the target. Within 3 seconds, the pilot of the seaplane and Their landline was dismembered to pieces! So far, the first drop of blood was left on the altar of this war!

When the battle in the air has begun, can the battle on the sea be far?

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