363 torpedoes

Captain Jason lowered his binoculars and stood in his bridge, his gaze resolute and steady. He's an old sailor, a ship boss who's been sailing all his life.

When he joined the army and was assigned to the navy, he witnessed firsthand the rise of the Iran Hill Navy. From the very beginning of the southward raiding war, to the later blockade of the Endless Sea, he has participated in it all.

He was the captain of the ship then, and he is still the captain of the ship. The difference is only that he is now the captain of a destroyer, and the commander of a destroyer fleet.

"Keep it moving! Bow to the enemy! Check the safety devices of all torpedoes! The guns in the bow are ready to fire! ”

The destroyer he commanded was a standard American Fletcher-class destroyer, with a new style, strong firepower, high speed, and excellent combat effectiveness.

This destroyer also has the advantage that the manufacturing process is relatively simple, and it can exaggerate the production.

In the era of World War II, the United States produced 175 standard Fletcher-class destroyers in just two years, and an average of 7 ships could be manufactured and launched more than a month.

With a full load displacement of 3,050 tons and a length of nearly 115 meters, the Fletcher-class destroyer is already a very standard World War II large destroyer.

The main armament of the entire battleship is five single-barreled 127mm high-level dual-purpose guns, which have excellent performance and are the main reason why the Fletcher-class destroyers are favored by the Navy.

In addition, this destroyer is also equipped with two 533mm torpedo tubes, which can fire 10 torpedoes in one salvo, and has a strong ability to destroy large warships.

In order to cope with the air power of the Demon Navy, it is also equipped with a large number of anti-aircraft weapons, including 3 twin 40mm Bofors machine guns and 10 single-barreled 20mm Erlikon machine guns, which can be said to be very powerful anti-aircraft firepower.

Moreover, this kind of battleship also uses a relatively new power system, with a rated power of 60,000 horsepower, which can allow the battleship to run an astonishing speed of 70 kilometers per hour!

At sea, this speed is already very impressive, and there is a certain reason why destroyers can become the future hegemon of the sea, knocking out cruisers and battleships.

At least, now Iran Hill is very fond of this type of battleship, because the speed of construction is too fast.

Because the outbreak of the Magic Eye on the Endless Sea was successfully predicted, the naval construction work was carried out ahead of schedule, and at this time, a number of new warships were in service, and the number of naval ships was quickly replenished, ending the situation of a serious shortage of naval vessels.

Most of these newly commissioned warships are destroyers, and most of them are Fletcher-class artillery torpedo destroyers, which also makes it much more convenient for the Navy to train commanding personnel, dispatching personnel, maintenance personnel, and unified production processes.

The Fletcher-class destroyers also lived up to expectations, and with their strong performance, they met the operational requirements of the Navy and became the absolute main force in the destroyer formation of the Navy today.

On the other hand, because it is equipped with radar and other electronic equipment, this destroyer can attack the opponent with high accuracy, and at the same time, it can also be used for air alert and air defense, making it a very comprehensive warship.

Because of this, when Iran Hill had begun to build missile destroyers on a large scale, such destroyers were not discontinued, but were still being built and used in large quantities.

The two 127 mm guns in the bow were pointed at the enemy, and after firing fiercely from a distance of five kilometers, the destroyer flotilla took up a favorable position on the flanks and began to play the tactical style they were best at.

Naturally, the demon battleship did not let go of these enemies whose guns did not look very sharp, and the battleships on both wings also began to fire back with magic guide cannons, and columns of water rose on both sides of the destroyer fleet, and the entire battlefield was boiling for a while.

"The distance is already close to 4 km! Captain! A non-commissioned officer nervously reported as he watched the sea water stirred up by a column of water in front of him fall and crash on the bow of the ship.

Their 127 mm caliber naval guns have limited lethality against the Demon Battleship, after all, under the obstruction of the magic defense barrier, smashing on the side of the Demon Battleship can only cause a non-lethal breakdown effect.

It is really anxious to sink an enemy ship, and such endless shelling continues. So, for destroyers, if they want to end the battle quickly, they still have to look at the attack of torpedoes.

Therefore, the main reason why Captain Jason is desperately trying to close the distance now is to prepare to make a full turn at the right time, and use the torpedoes on the side to cause trouble for the opposing fleet. This is his easier tactic to create results, and it is also his killer weapon.

"Give a signal to the Rose and Sidding in the back! Left full rudder! Get ready to launch a torpedo! Jason picked up his binoculars again, looked at the demon fleet that was already close at hand, and commanded.

This is a dangerous time, because as his ship begins to turn, the enemy's attacks will have a larger area to target, and the next attacks will definitely be more accurate, and his ship will be sunk.

However, he resolutely decided to turn around, preparing to aim more artillery and high-kill torpedoes at the enemy's battleships.

Almost at the same moment, a demonic bat descended from the sky, ready to pounce on the battleship to attack. Its sharp fangs cannot damage the main body of the battleship, but it can attack the soldiers on the ship.

You must know that many gun emplacements on the battleship, including the torpedo firing position, are exposed to the battleship. Once someone attacks, there will definitely be corresponding casualties.

"Suddenly! Dodo! The ship's 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns began to fire at the demon bat that rushed towards it, and the demon bat was quickly pierced through its wings by the cannonball and planted into the sea beside it.

But another demon bat rushed over from the other side and crashed directly into the hull of the destroyer commanded by Jason. The 20 mm anti-aircraft gun on the side fired at the demonic bat, but did not kill the behemoth immediately.

It struggled for a moment, using its angle to avoid the cannonballs that hit its vital parts, and then directly bit a soldier on the deck, throwing him into the water.

The surrounding soldiers scattered in fright, and the nimble monster weaved back and forth through the cracks of the buildings on the battleship until it bit the second sailor to death, and was completely killed.

Black blood spilled all over the deck of the battleship, and the corpse of the soldier who had been bitten in two lay next to the mouth of the demon bat, and the cruel image looked like a convulsion of the stomach.

At this time, the Fletcher-class destroyers lined up in a row began to turn as a whole, and the flagship Anson, which was the leader, had already aimed its side at the enemy, and the destroyer Lymei, which followed closely, had also begun to turn rapidly.

Because the speed was too fast, the sharp bow of the destroyer cut through the seawater, and the splashing waves were regular and beautiful.

The ship's guns were still firing, shells hitting the opponent's magical defensive barrier one by one, leaving unhealable marks on it.

"Torpedo! Sector launch! Three, two, one! Salvo! "Jason seized the opportunity and gave the order for a torpedo attack.

After the hull of his destroyer was relatively parallel to the opponent's battleship, he gave the order to launch a torpedo attack.

With his command, the torpedo tubes on the side side were turned and all 10 torpedoes were shot out in one go.

The compressed air launched a massive torpedo inside the torpedo tube, and almost at the same time, a cannonball from a magic cannon was loaded directly onto the bridge of the destroyer Siding, which had just begun to turn.

In just a split second, a huge amount of energy melted the entire destroyer's bridge, leaving a huge hole in it that was charred black.

Then the destroyer Sidin lost its response and did not make any more turning movements. It just lost control, and in the midst of the raging fire, it followed its natural course and rushed straight in the direction where the demon fleet was.

"The Siding! The Siding! The radio operator grabbed the intercom and repeated the call over and over again, as if he wanted to hear the Siding's answer, but there was silence on the radio, and the silence was desperate.

The heavy attack directly reimbursed most of the Sidding's superstructure, and even detonated the torpedoes it carried. Seconds later, the battleship, which had been in the water for only a few weeks, exploded into a cloud of flames on the ocean and then sank, killing all 353 people on board.

Just as the Sidin exploded and sank, the white tracks around it had begun to fade away. The white foam left behind by these torpedoes rowed towards the demon fleet at great speed.

These vengeful ghosts underwater, at a speed of 80 kilometers per hour, are rushing towards the demon fleet in the distance.

Unlike their water attacks, these underwater ghost explosions are more powerful than normal airborne explosions, and only one is needed to disable or directly take out a huge demon warship.

The demons who stood on the side of the ship and watched the explosion of the destroyer of Iran Hill in the distance also found these white tracks that represented death.

They pointed to the white tracks on the sea in horror and shouted to their companions, "That! Those underwater weapons! Submarine...... Weapons! ”

In his desperate shouts, a white track had reached his feet. It was a sign of death, and the moment it came into contact with the battleship, the sea began to boil in an instant.

In the next second, a huge explosion broke the demon's warship that was sailing, and the sea turned into a dragon, devouring everything in the explosion range at once.

The entire demon battleship broke apart from the middle, the deck broke apart due to the huge force, and the surrounding demon corpses began to slide to the side side as the battleship tilted.

Then, before the battleship sank into the sea, the magic propulsion device exploded violently, completely tearing the remaining battleship to pieces.