Chapter 696 Surrounding the Second Fleet (14)
What is the effect of an armor-piercing projectile fired by a one-ton armor-piercing projectile?
First of all, the diameter of the hole that was broken was not as small as a tea cup, but as thick as a person! Furthermore, the explosive charge in the explosion was not just a few hundred grams, but equivalent to dozens of kilograms! Furthermore, what was broken was not the copper energy-gathering cover.
It is made of titanium alloy with an inner layer of high-strength steel and alloy. The amount of high-temperature semi-melted metal liquid mixed together is more enjoyable than that of hundreds of rounds of armor-piercing bullets!
The interior of the wide turret heated up to the level of a steel-making furnace in an instant. The air heated to the extreme expanded violently and the high pressure formed caused even such a thick steel plate to be squeezed and deformed!
What's even more frightening is that the three groups of propellants that were just loaded into the gun barrel were triggered by such high temperature and rolling jets. Not only were the shells inside fired out with a loud bang, but the incomparable flames recoiled from it.
It leaked out of the cracks, causing a secondary impact on the inside of the turret!
The superimposed power of the two times was even comparable to a grenade exploding inside. The turret, which could no longer withstand it, suddenly flew upwards in milliseconds. The behemoth weighing more than a thousand tons was thrown into the air dozens of meters high, right there.
Under the watchful eyes of Captain Yorizo Tanaka, he suddenly flew vertically into the air, then turned over like a tortoise, and slapped the canopy down on the spot!
"Boom! Boom!"
The two loud noises occurred a few seconds apart! The first heavy blow caused the entire battleship to tremble violently. The Tanaka clan in the bridge staggered involuntarily, instinctively feeling that something was not good. The explosions sounded almost simultaneously.
The smoke raised by the sound swept across the bow of the ship with a radius of fifty or sixty meters, covering the B turret and the triple anti-aircraft cannon on its canopy, burning the exposed soldiers and screaming.
Then the turret was smashed down hard. The force of more than a thousand tons falling down was so great that it not only smashed the torn turret completely out of shape, but also destroyed the rotating structure embedded in it. The bomb hoist and so on
Not to mention that it was basically finished, the ammunition depot below almost exploded due to the heat wave sprayed in!
The battleship "Owari" trembled violently as if it had been hit hard, and its keel let out a groan. More than a thousand people on the battleship hit their heads in response, and everyone's expressions changed drastically - middle
Played!
Battleship bombardment is an activity where two eggs smash each other with hammers. The key is who hits the other side first! No one knows if the other side hits it. But I was hit hard by someone, and one-third of my firepower was wasted; b
The view of the turret was obscured by the rising smoke, and it was impossible to shoot until the damage control took effect - which meant that most of the entire battleship was temporarily disabled!
The disaster was not over yet. The accidentally fired artillery shell was not fired at a high angle. The low-hanging barrel was fired almost flat. It was an unknown coincidence. After flying more than ten kilometers, it happened to hit the brave man in front.
second class cruiser.
This is an armor-piercing projectile weighing a full 1020 kilograms! Within this distance, it would make a big hole in a battleship, let alone a destroyer of only about 5,000 tons. The weak armor is no different from paper.
After penetrating the deck from the stern, it chopped into two chimneys and two boilers of the power cabin, and finally exploded from the bottom of the bridge.
Looking at the sea in the distance, a violent "bang" of fireworks quickly rose, with broken steel parts and countless human bodies flying all over the sky, which was a spectacular sight!
Nan Yunzhong saw this scene very clearly. He couldn't help shouting: "Baga! What idiot hit our battleship!"
The opponent's salvo had just come over, so there was no way there could be such a close miss. Besides, it seemed that the opponent didn't notice the small battleship at all. The key point was that he saw the gunshot fired from the front of the "Owari".
An abnormal cannonball!
This result is too ridiculous! But compared to the unlucky situation of the second-class cruiser, the scrapping of the "Owari" is more worrying.
After a quick exchange of light signals, it was determined that only one turret was destroyed and the others were intact. The officers on the bridge were safe and sound, but dozens of officers and men were lost below.
Tanaka Yorizo was still glad that the B turret was rotating and firing, otherwise the A turret that jumped up vertically would have smashed the three gun tubes. That would be equivalent to destroying two turrets with one shot, which would be bleak.
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Nagumo Chuichi's face was completely dark. He was really afraid of what he could do. The hit rate of the opponent's artillery was extremely high. He had only fired a few volleys! Could it be that it was really several times more than his own? This is equivalent to far exceeding
The probability of the same people all over the world! It’s unscientific!
For battleships to shoot at each other, even if the best range is within 20 kilometers, it is not bad if it can reach 23%, which requires multiple salvos. Now eight battleships are attacking each other, and the opponent is divided into two directions.
, how do they coordinate coordinates and shooting? Their radio is paralyzed, and the light signal is not that timely, right?
He couldn't figure it out, and he didn't have time to think about it. The top priority was to get the warship within a distance that could kill the opponent as soon as possible. It was too bad to keep firing from such a distance, and there was basically no hit rate at all.
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This was not the case on the opposite side. The column of fire from the explosion in the turret was too obvious, and the radar signal was so strong that it made people dizzy. Suddenly, two warships exploded more than ten kilometers apart. Wang Wenda and Xie Gangzhe were confused as to what was going on, but they
Don’t stop them from cheering!
Wang Wenda waved his fist and shouted: "Well done! This is how we should be beaten! In one go, we will destroy these grandsons! Fire! Fight hard!"
Fu Zhenhua shook his head from the side. Do you still need to shout? The intelligent combat system has basically taken over all the artillery. The precise calculation and control of the launch are several orders of magnitude higher than that of human hands. He does not need to worry about it at all. It can shoot from more than 30 kilometers away.
The launch hit, which is far beyond the world record. What else do you want to do?
The battleships continue to approach! The main force of the North Sea Fleet moving forward has just entered the optimal shooting angle, forming a standard ninety-degree angle with the Japanese ships. If it deliberately slows down, it can fire seven or eight rounds continuously.
The East China Sea Fleet quickly changed from a figure-eight shape to a 45-degree angle. It still did not delay the turret salvo, but the two ships went crazy and almost exceeded the rotation angle of the C turret, so they simply joined forces with the "Huashan" behind them.
At the same time, use the tail turret to fire a salvo at the third Japanese battleship "Suruga" behind!
Every minute, the distance between the two sides was changing. It was almost seven or eight hundred meters in one minute. After seven or eight rounds of bombardment, Wang Wenda's troops were already close to the 30-kilometer border. The Japanese artillery officers could finally use their night skills.
It depends on your specialty! Especially after I have been gesticulating against the constant flash of light for so long, I finally have some experience!
"Boom!" The two "Suruga" ships, which had not been taken care of, finally found a good opportunity. A salvo fired at the "Huashan", which was the best so far, and caused a near miss. The water from the shells splashed on the deck. It seemed that there was another chance.
One point will hit you directly!
This is the first time such a result has occurred in the long battle. Although there is no achievement, it is enough for the gunners to finally identify the more reliable elements, nervously adjust the altitude and direction, and then enter the real precision strike!
Captain Yoshizo Yamaguchi had just issued an order, and the six shells aimed at them crashed down. Although none of them entered the dangerous distance, the water jets splashing from the sides and rear caused a layer of cold sweat to break out on the Colonel's forehead -
--The other party actually opened fire before him!
The advantage of the battleship's three-turret rotating structure is that it can attack more than two targets at the same time. Especially in such a melee environment, when facing various mixed attacks such as battleship main guns, cruiser torpedoes, and even air forces
, command level and division of labor and collaboration are particularly important.
The four "Ki-class" ships have been in service since the beginning of the year. It goes without saying that they have trained hard during the period. They are all responsible for the mission of a new generation of battleships to avenge the enemy. Their level is very high, second only to those who have been secretly launched.
Two super battleships.
Now it's all about distracting bombardment. Each ship relies on its own training to disperse the attack. Each turret calculates the aim and fires. Although the work is tense and orderly, the cooperation is far inferior to the coordination of intelligent fire control units.
Chinese fleet!
Being beaten passively means seeking death. Yamaguchi Gizo did not dare to neglect. The two turrets had just finished aiming and opened fire immediately. Less than ten seconds later, the "Omi" at the rear also fired, along with the two ships and three turrets in front.
, twenty-one shells were fired one after another with half a minute interval!
This time, they did not aim at the "Songshan" that had already exceeded the target. Most of them fired at the "Huashan" behind them. Under the calibration of the first near-missed bomb, the dozen or so shells that crashed down suddenly fell on the "Huashan".
Fierce explosions formed around it, and the water jets set off came one after another. The waves undulated, and the swaying warship violently bumped, but in the end, no real hit was achieved, and even two near-misses only slightly weakened its thick armor below the waterline.
of trembling.
But this was enough to arouse the vigilance of the "Huashan"! Captain Tang Jinghai could not help but order an immediate roundabout maneuver, temporarily stopping the joint bombardment with other warships, and brazenly tilted inward to turn, forming a cross-cutting attitude towards the two Japanese ships.
He even showed his profile to the two ships in front.
Of course, this is not very dangerous. The "Kii" was blocked by its companions and was slowly retreating; the "Owari" had not yet been freed from the busyness of being hit, and a new round of salvos made it worse!
This time, a shell fired from the "Songshan" hit from the side. The impact point of the shell was in the middle. The shell falling in a large arc against the top of the side tore a 25mm triple cannon into pieces.
After penetrating, it smashed into another double building 14
The explosion at the root of the 0mm secondary battery gun completely shattered the turret. A nearby heavy machine gun nest was swept away, and all the crew members were reduced to pieces! Another 127mm high-angle gun was greatly affected, and three shooters were killed.
The smoke obscured half of my vision!
Chapter completed!