Chapter 595 of the New History of Jiawu Huaxia Chapter 595 Light Patrol and Great Chaos
The battle between the fleets of small warships is fancy, especially in the case of clear weather, both sides are within visual distance, and good hit accuracy can be obtained with direct sights, plus the protection of both sides is not enough to resist the attack of the other party, then the result is two warriors with long knives and paper armor are frantically slashing!
"Fire!" At a distance from target M, the guns of the three Bremen-class light cruisers erupted tongues of fire, a distance that was the best firing range for the new 6-inch guns. The Dresden-type light cruisers still need to be closer to the enemy's guns, but it doesn't matter, the distance of a mere BKM is only a matter of minutes for the Dresden-type light cruisers with a speed of about 25 knots. The two sides soon got close enough to throw stones at each other!
"It's cruel! This is simply more intense and exciting than the battle of large warships. Scheer looked at the flying shells and said, although it was a BM airburst shell with reduced charge...... But the sound of the constant impact on the hull of the ship still makes people feel palpitations. The rapid-fire guns of the two fleets were moving rapidly, and in just a few minutes, a large number of shells fell on the hulls of both sides, and the telegrams on the ships on the ships continued to report the battlefield situation to the referee ..........
"The torpedo tube of the first ship of the Scheer fleet was hit." A staff officer said to Tirpitz, who was sitting in the officer's conference room on the Longxing. "It doesn't matter, in the engagement setting, Scheer emphasized before the engagement that the torpedo in the torpedo tube would be discarded, so this hit wouldn't cause too much damage." Tirpitz said with a slight frown.
"Dropping a torpedo means that the lightning strike mission cannot be carried out. It seems that it is not a good idea to let a light cruiser take on the task of lightning strikes at the same time, and it can have extremely serious consequences in an engagement. Sa Zhenbing thought for a while and said.
And at this time. The battle between the two sides has entered a white heat, because the distance is close, the relative angular velocity displacement of the two battleships is very large, the turning of the guns is becoming more and more frequent, and most of the gunners are not carrying the shells but not only adjusting the angle of the guns! The theoretical rate of fire on land simply could not be played in this case, and the gap in rate of fire between the 6-inch gun and the 1BM gun was further narrowed.
"If it's a real battle, our flagship should have already waved the flag, handed over the command, and chose to extinguish the fire and save itself." After 20 minutes of engagement, the captain of the Dresden 1 whispered a suggestion to Schell next to him. In just 20 minutes, his battleship had been greeted 12 times by a 6-inch gun! The 89BM cannon greeted no less than 20 times! (Guns of different calibers have different fuel filled in the shells to make it easier to distinguish.) This is definitely a big blow to a cruiser of only a lot of tons, ..........
Even more pathetic. The M artillery on the warring side has been destroyed by more than 7 percent, and it is basically useless, and more importantly, there are 2 6-inch shells that hit the power compartment, according to the protection standards of the power compartment, this is to be judged as a breakdown! There was also a shot that hit the ammo hoisting channel of the bow gun, and according to the judgment, there was a 50% chance that it would ignite the ammunition depot.
So if it's a real battle, it's already good that Scheer's flagship can stagger out of the battlefield!
On the other hand, on the side of Hipper, the flagship Bremen was also hit by more than a dozen 1BM shells, but these guns could not hit the core compartment protected by the l'armour. Although the 1BM cannon still loses firepower when it hits the gun gallery, unless it hits the bullet directly, the gun shield protection and gun emplacement are usually reduced rather than destroyed. Therefore, in this engagement, the Bremen has a great advantage, if in actual combat, although the hull will still be beaten and bruised, but it will not be sunk, and the firepower is also very well preserved. …。
With the Dresden raising the flag that heralded the withdrawal from the battle, the Hipper's fleet finally gained the upper hand, and now it was three dozen and three tons, and Hipper did not suffer in terms of tonnage and quantity. The other two Bremen-class battleships did not show a decline in the battle with the three Dresden-class battleships, although the projection volume of the Dresden-class was slightly higher, but it could not form an overwhelming advantage, plus the opponent's defense could be immune to the attack of the 1BM-level artillery on the core cabin, so the two Bremen-class took some advantage and covered the ......... of the Bremen in the case of 2 to 3.
At this time, Hipper's telegram sent a telegram about whether to continue the exercise, according to Hipper's idea, now that his side has the advantage, and the victory and defeat of the two sides have been decided, then it can be stopped, there is no need to continue, and it is his old boss on the other side, and it is not the result of his reason to make the old boss lose face. And when Tirpitz received the telegram, the result of a moment of contemplation was to continue the fight until one of them was completely defeated!
"What the High Seas Fleet needs is not to crush the adversary...... Rather, it is to completely destroy the opponent! Our principle is to attack! We are not a fleet of guards, let alone a fleet of existence! Faced with the doubts of the staff officers, Tirpitz said categorically! In Tirpitz's eyes, there were only two paths for the High Seas Fleet to choose from, either to defeat the enemy or to sink into the sea with the battle flag high! Moreover, this exercise has been planned for a long time, and how can we prepare for the painstaking preparation without obtaining a complete data?
"The other side is beginning to abandon the attack flagship and the No. 2 ship, and the three Dresden-type light cruisers are starting to concentrate fire on our No. 3 ship!" Shortly after Hipper's telegram asking whether to continue fighting, Scheer responded to Hipper's actions with practical actions, and even though the battle was going to an unfavorable line, Scheer decided to fight to the end! Even if you have no chance of winning, before you die, you have to pull the other party on your back!. …。
In an instant. The third ship of the Bremen class was instantly surrounded by dense 1BM rapid-fire gun fire, and fuel of various colors exploded on the hull! The hull, originally painted in Victorian grey, was quickly beaten into a palette! As many as 20 guns of various types tilted a large amount of ammunition towards it in a short time. If it was a real battle, the Bremen-type battleship at this time should have been covered by fire, and it is not impossible that the fire has even gotten out of control!
Faced with the sudden change, Hipper ordered the third ship to withdraw from the battle column to save itself, and at the same time concentrated its fire on the enemy ship in order to share the pressure. And just after Hipper's fleet changed from 3 to 2, the remaining 3 Dresden-type light cruisers suddenly began to release smoke and withdraw from the battlefield. In Scheer's view, it is already okay for each side to severely damage one enemy ship of the other side, and the bloody battle is good in the end, but if it can be accepted when it is good, it is not a solution.
"Keep an eye on the last battleship, and we'll sink it." After being put on the table by the old superior. Hipper was very upset. If he doesn't get some face back, I'm afraid he will be depressed for months! And the close entanglement between the Zhe-type high-speed warships is something you can not eat? And it takes time for @dpaP canister to release enough smoke. Faced with the Scheer fleet, which was ready to be oiled on the soles of his feet, Hipper immediately ordered the fleet to stick up and concentrate fire on the enemy ship ......... at the tail of the team.
There is a reason for Hipper's choice, on the one hand, it can be easier to bite the opponent, and at the same time, it also prevents the opponent from hitting one of his battleships again with firepower, and it is better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt his ten fingers. Although the Germans do not have this proverb, they still understand it. Immediately a dense group of shells fell on the fourth ship of the Dresden-type light cruisers. Because of its location, the Dresden-type could not make the most of its firepower and was besieged by two ships. The two friendly ships in front must not turn back in this situation, either, because turning back would mean getting back into the entanglement. And in the case that the firepower is far inferior to the other party, the result is almost certain, I don't know how many deaths the other party has, but I must explain it here! …。
"Keep evacuating, let's go." Scheer, who had already withdrawn from the battle, ordered the fleet to abandon the last battleship and evacuate at full speed, and the result was that the last battleship was determined to be sunk after no minutes! With the withdrawal of the remaining fleet led by Scheer from the battlefield, the exercise lasted more than an hour, and all that remained was to assess the losses of the two fleets and provide reference ......... for subsequent light warship construction.
That evening, the results of the assessment came out, but the so-called results made the drill personnel rush to laugh. "General Scheer, if it were actual combat, your conning tower should have been directly penetrated by a 6-inch cannon shortly after the start of the battle...... That is, the orders you give behind are given by your undead, not by you. A staff officer said with a chuckle.
"General Hipper, if it is a real battle, after you eliminated General Scheer, the number of people on your battleship was as high as about 80, and the 1BM gun has opened multiple openings at the waterline, the hull should be slightly tilted, and the water will also hit many tons, and the high speed that you run behind should not be able to reach in actual combat." As he spoke, the staff officer said after handing over a photo to Hipper.
"And the third ship of the Bremen class. If it were in actual combat, the bow would have been completely sunk into the water, the propeller shaft should have been damaged, and the side chords would have been beaten into a sieve, and the water ingress would be very serious. In a word, as long as the sea conditions are slightly worse, the ship should be counted as sunk. ”
"And General Scheer, your fleet will be judged to be the loss of 2 warships, and if it is a real battle, the result of both sides should be one for two. Tactically, General Hipper emerged victorious. The staff officer finally added..........
The results are in. But the later stage of the exercise had just begun, and for this exercise, the Germans had prepared thousands of shells filled with fuel, and seven light cruisers also had to be repainted, and in some places they were even punched holes, which would cost an additional amount of money, and if the cost was so huge that nothing of value could be made, it would be a big loss. And the Chinese Navy and the German Navy can really learn something from this.
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