827, tragically damaged
The navy of the little devil was able to defeat the Beiyang Naval Division, and then defeated the Russian Pacific Fleet, these achievements were not obtained out of thin air, and they would never have been possible without solid basic skills.
The Flying Dragon 302 destroyer rushed forward with the brute strength of a newborn calf that was not afraid of tigers, and immediately encountered a crisis. Fortunately, the young captain finally reacted and let his battleship avoid the front of the enemy.
At this moment, four shells had already landed where the ship No. 302 had just been.
Although the little devil did not have radar and relied entirely on the sight to stand on the top of the watchtower and observe with a telescope, the little devil had solid basic skills, and quickly calculated the enemy's position according to the ballistic curve, and the main gun immediately hit him.
It's dangerous!
The radar soldier quickly reported a set of numbers: "Bearing 13, distance 19, speed 35!" β
The commander of the artillery grabbed the microphone and stood on the side of the ship and shouted: "Armor-piercing incendiary bombs fire rapidly, fire!" β
In the book, it is explained that in order to increase the speed of the destroyer, the little devil used a 120mm caliber main gun, a total of four. Single-gun manual, not slow.
Project 302 is a twin-mounted DW203mm main gun, fed by an automatic loader, with a rate of fire of 22 rounds per minute. Therefore, the commander of the cannon gave the order, and the two cannons fired two shells each, and shot into the distance with a whistling sound.
The moment the cannon recoil was used to force the ship to retreat, the captain seized the opportunity and shouted: "Serpentine maneuver! β
Boom!
A large-caliber shell fell, less than 200 meters from the stern of the 302 ship, and the column of water set off directly hit the deck of the 302 ship.
At this time, the enemy ships were already able to see clearly with the naked eye, and three of them came at once, rushing up in a zigzag shape!
All of a sudden, ship 302 is passive!
Because Bai Shujie is also in pursuit of speed, there is no secondary gun installed in the stern. Now the enemy has pressed to within 12 kilometers, and three warships are coming up together.
It is impossible to win a frontal battle, but it is not possible to turn around and retreat, and without the secondary guns in the stern of the ship to return fire, then you can only be beaten passively.
If you swim sideways, you just show the entire side of your hull again, that is, give the largest bomb area to the enemy, it is almost the same as looking for death!
If you are not careful, you will lose all the games.
The commander of the cannon is now too late to regret it, and tears have already flowed in the tiger's eyes. But the battleship was not injured yet, and he still had the capital to continue fighting, so he still kept shouting: "Lower the muzzle of the gun, hit the flagship in the center of the enemy, and strive to die with the enemy!" β
The sailors are very aware of their current situation, and their greatest hope now is to be able to pull a cushion on their backs, and they don't have to think about anything else.
However, the young captain did not give up, and has been personally directing the battleship to maneuver quickly, dodging the shells that chase from time to time.
Boom!
A shell smashed on the aft deck of the ship, a DW30mm five-tube phalanx was lifted into the sea, and 3 soldiers died heroically! At the same time, a fire had already broken out on the deck, and suddenly thick smoke billowed out!
"Pipe damage group, deal with it immediately!" The captain's voice became more and more calm and calm: "30 on the left rudder, 8 on the right rudder!" β
With a snort, the 302nd ship threw out the stern, and the bow was already facing the enemy head-on! This is to be sunk at the end, and finally crash head-on and fight the enemy!
The commander of the cannon slapped the turret and shouted: "Don't think about the damage to the barrel, fill the full medicine package, and give Lao Tzu a hard beating!" β
The twin DW203mm main gun has a range of more than 40 kilometers, and when fired at a full package, the firing range can even reach 45 kilometers. It is now used as a direct-fire gun at close range.
The battleship shook three times in a row, and 6 shells had already pounced on the enemy ship.
Guan Tong chanted, and the crew on the ship also cheered: "Good fight!" The destroyer on the left flank of the enemy was hit by a bullet and caught fire, come on! Sink it! β
Boom! Rumble!
The No. 302 ship was shot in the foredeck, and on the spot, a dense explosion flew into the sky, and a large hole was blown out of the deck!
Worst of all, the starboard side was damaged by a near-miss bullet, a large amount of sea water began to pour into the cabin, the battleship began to tilt, and the speed suddenly dropped!
(PS: Near-miss, some call miss-miss, that is, the shell did not directly hit the battleship, but fell near the battleship, and the shell exploded and damaged the side deck of the ship.) If it is a large-caliber shell of 380mm or more, the power of a close miss is sometimes greater than that of a direct hit on the main deck. Because, in general, the part of the battleship below the waterline is the weakest in armor, and the shock wave of the explosion of a heavy artillery shell is enough to inflict fatal damage. The commander had been standing on the foredeck, his right arm already wounded, and blood was dripping from it. But his gaze was more resolute than ever, and with a pair of red eyes, he stared at the enemy ship in front of him.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
At this critical moment, the commander of the artillery suddenly found that near the three battleships of the little devil, batches of shells fell in succession!
Reinforcements have finally arrived on the battlefield!
"Brothers, here comes our rescue! Manage the damage group, immediately repair the battleship! The captain suddenly shouted excitedly: "The right rudder is full, withdraw from the battlefield!" β
Fortunately, the cruiser's main guns of the little devil are the same as those of the Project 302 destroyer, with a caliber of 203mm. The caliber of the destroyer's main gun is even only 120mm.
If it had been replaced with a 380mm, or even a 406 or 460mm main gun, it would have blown up the No. 302 ship in two long ago! (The choice of the main gun of the battleship is generally designed according to the frontal armor of the battleship, which can withstand a direct hit of the main gun of one's own.) οΌ1:1οΌ
Although the ship No. 302 was seriously damaged, it also damaged one of the enemy's destroyers. There are actually little devil destroyers, in order to pursue speed one-sidedly, so there is almost no armor. was directly hit by a 203mm shell from the No. 302 ship, and Cheng DΓΉ was wounded on both sides.
Now, the 302 ship has withdrawn from the battlefield and has become a bystander. The management damage team is desperately trying to repair and plug the leak, hoping to restore the power system of the fΓΉ wheel unit as much as possible, increase the speed, and then continue to participate in the battle.
The captain of the No. 302 ship looked through his binoculars for a long time, and the reinforced battleships did not appear, but the shells fell very accurately around the enemy battleships.
Although it did not directly hit the enemy ship, the cruiser in the middle had been hit by two close misses, and its speed was getting slower and slower.
According to the book, the Feilong 201 cruiser has 2 twin DW380mm naval guns installed on the foredeck, and a salvo is 4 shells with a range of 45 kilometers. The 380mm close-miss power is much higher than the 203mm's close-miss power.
The captain had no choice but to ask loudly: "Radar soldier, where is our battleship?" β
The radar soldier replied in a loud voice: "It is about 45 kilometers to the northeast of us and 33 kilometers to the enemy." β
At this time, the management and loss team came to report: "Report: The engine room has been repaired and can be restored to normal speed!" β
"Full speed ahead, get away from the enemy and get closer to our ships!"
A sudden battle, as the sky gradually darkened, the enemy battleships began to slowly retreat, as if they were about to leave the battlefield.
The captain of the 302 ship soon noticed this change and immediately shouted: "Commander, how is the situation with our main guns?" β
No sound!
The commander of the cannon still maintained his original posture, holding the main turret with his left hand, holding the microphone with his right hand, his straight body was like a towering mountain, and a pair of big eyes with angry eyes staring ahead!
The commander of the cannon has died!
Just when the foredeck was directly hit by the enemy's cannons, the parts of the Phalanx that were blown away pierced his chest and died next to the turret!
The gunner replied in place of the commander of the gun: "Report to the captain: the main gun is in good condition!" β
"Radar soldiers, carefully observe the position of the enemy ship!" The captain did not leave his post, his comrades died, and he only had hatred in his heart: "Now the vision is blurred, and the enemy cannot see us with the naked eye." Full speed ahead, lean in, and avenge the Commander and his brothers! β
Now that night had completely fallen, nothing concrete could be seen on the surface of the sea with the naked eye. The superiority of the direction-finding radar was finally manifested again, and as the radar crew continued to report several times, it had already chased five kilometers behind the enemy ship in half an hour.
It turned out that the No. 302 ship had previously fired at close range, and it was launched with a full package, and one of the enemy's destroyers was penetrated on the spot near the waterline on the side of the bow. Although the bulkhead was used to seal the seawater poured in, the balance of the hull had been broken, and it was impossible to travel at high speeds.
The enemy's cruiser was hit by two 380 secret misses, also wounded near the waterline, and the speed was not up to the maximum.
4 km, until 4 km away, when the phalanx was already able to hit the enemy ship, the captain gave the order to open fire, and the target was the larger cruiser.
At the same time as the main guns were fired, the remaining two phalanxes were also opened fire at the same time. Although 30mm shells did little damage to enemy ships, they were a mortal threat to enemies operating on deck. The sights and management groups on the observation deck, which bear the brunt of the blow, cannot move freely.
The secondary guns of the enemy cruiser were 5 127mm guns, and without the guidance of the sight, the power of the counterattack was now greatly weakened.
In less than three minutes of the attack, the enemy cruiser had already hit 3 shells, and the fire that ignited on the entire aft deck rendered the secondary guns useless. The main guns of the 302 ship now have a more definite target.
With three shells falling on the enemy ship in a row, the enemy's cruiser has already begun to tilt, and the general trend has gone!
I have to say that the little devil also has a desperate spirit, and he is even crazier than normal people.
The only destroyer of the enemy that was not injured was completely missed, and because the specific position of the 302 ship could not be seen clearly, all the shells fired were empty.
Annoyed and angry, the enemy ship rushed directly over, and it was within 3 kilometers at once!
The captain personally commanded the artillery bombardment: "Phalanx, block the deck of the enemy ship, give up the wounded enemy ship with the main guns, strike at the incoming enemy with all your might, open fire!" β
Within 3 km, the destroyer simply could not withstand a direct hit from a single shell. Ship 302 is now completely direct-fired, and both shells hit the bow of the enemy ship!
With an earth-shattering explosion, the superstructure on the deck of the enemy ship has all been lifted away! There is no doubt that the ammunition compartment of the enemy ship was detonated, and now it is useless for the gods to descend to earth.
The captain took advantage of the fire to find that the other two enemy ships could not move freely, and now it was time to beat the water dogs: "Rush forward and completely annihilate the remnants of the enemy!" β
It turned out that the enemy's wounded destroyer, because it was the bow of the ship, the main gun did not dare to continue firing, and under the huge recoil, the game must be over. Now that I saw the decreasing full speed rushing up, it was too late to open fire.
The enemy's cruisers were already tilted more than 30 degrees, and there was no possibility of firing guns.
In addition to the cannons, the enemy ships were Type 92 7.7mm heavy machine guns. Without the threat of artillery, the two DW30mm phalanx on the No. 302 ship have no opponents. Howling all the way to the enemy ship, it has already blown up the deck of the enemy's wounded destroyer!
The captain gave an order: "Slow down and help, the gunners are ready to grab the ship and capture the enemy ship!" β
After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.