All-people naval warfare: from patrol boats to aircraft carrier fleets

Until the Yanhuang entered the battlefield at an extremely fast speed, the two old Japanese soldiers, Uemura Hikonosei and Togo Heihachiro, were of course not old at this time. They were both in their 40s, so they could be considered to be prime-age officers.

These two guys finally discovered something was wrong, which meant that something happened on the Yoshino. They were either defeated or escaped. Another possibility was that they were restrained by the other party.

However, the two old guys were not willing to believe the first two possibilities. The Yoshino was considered a cutting-edge warship that had just been purchased by the Japanese-Benzene Fleet and had just been launched. It was powerful and would not be easily defeated or sunk.

As for escaping from the battlefield, it is even more impossible. Heyuan is not only the captain of the Yoshino, but also the commander of the first guerrilla force of the combined fleet. Not only is he deeply trusted by His Majesty Tianchu, but he is also a true It is impossible for a samurai to abandon his comrades on the battlefield and run away.

In this case, there is only one last more reasonable explanation left, which is that the support fleet of the Beiyang Navy discovered that the situation of the Jiyuan was not good, so they divided their forces to fight, while restraining the Yoshino, they rushed to support Jiyuan. Number.

Having come to this conclusion, both Uemura Hikonosei and Togo Heihachiro breathed a sigh of relief. Even though they could not communicate through flags, they agreed to divide their forces in the same manner. The Akitsusu continued to attack the Jiyuan, while the Naniwa turned around. Fire head-on at the Yanhuang that just entered the battlefield - a fierce bombardment

"boom"、"boom"、""Boom" shells exploded around the Yanhuang, especially the two 260mm Lupp cannons equipped by the Naniwa, which were even more powerful. While blasting out waves, it also caused the originally calm sea to appear. Wave after wave of waves made the Yanhuang's hull shake.

Facing the Naniwa's attack, the Yanhuang, which inserted diagonally into the battlefield, naturally had no intention of being polite. The three-seater twin-mounted 127mm flat dual-purpose on the battleship The cannon's turret rotated one after another, and the high muzzle was aimed at the Naniwa.

Then, the black holes of the muzzle burst into flames, and six 127mm diameter shells flew out from the muzzle, and also landed on the Naniwa. In the surrounding area, a large number of waves that exploded also rocked the Naniwa's hull.

This time, Lütjens did not distance himself again, and relied on the advantage of the range of the artillery on the Yanhuang to attack the Naniwa. After all, the Naniwa's The range of the two 260mm Lupp cannons also reached about 12,000 meters. The Yanhuang did not have much advantage in the range.

Therefore, the two sides maintained a distance of about 4 miles and continued to fire at each other. The fight was quite intense. It was lively.

And the Jiyuan ship, which was struggling to support itself, also breathed a sigh of relief. They fought one against two just by relying on their blood. The fight was extremely difficult. Now with the support of the Yanhuang ship, their opponents There was only one ship left, the Qiujinzhou, and the pressure was instantly reduced by more than half.

Even Fang Boqian, who was not very courageous, shouted in the bridge and commanded the Jiyuan to fight as hard as possible. The attack was indistinguishable from the Akitsusu.

The distance between the warships on both sides was not far, not more than 5 kilometers at all. The hit rate of such close-range shooting was relatively impressive, but overall, it still occupied With its technological and performance advantages, Yanhuang has a higher hit rate.

Looking from outside the battlefield, even if it is shrouded in thick smoke, you can still see fireballs rising into the sky from time to time. When the fire suddenly appears, in the thick smoke It looked particularly bright in the smoke.

Those firelights were none other than the explosions caused by the shells falling on the ship's hull. This shows how fierce the battle was. Even the Yanhuang was hit by shells fired by the Naniwa. It was hit twice, one time it exploded on the side, tearing a hole in the side.

The other shell landed in the middle of the hull, blowing up a single-barreled 20mm machine gun. , also caused the casualties of several crew members. Fortunately, Ye Bai had the foresight to recruit a group of medical personnel to build a medical cabin on the Yanhuang. Otherwise, these wounded people would not even have a place to be treated. The

Yanhuang was hit by two shells Naturally, the Naniwa was even more uncomfortable with the hit. After all, the artillery hit rate at this distance was much higher than that of the gun crew members on the Yanhuang.

As far as Ye Bai saw with his own eyes, there were at least 5 fireballs on the Naniwa. Exploded, which means that under the Yanhuang's repeated salvos, at least 5 shells landed on the Naniwa's hull, and a violent explosion occurred.

Ye Bai silently calculated the account in his heart, this Five rounds of shells destroyed nearly 2,000 armor points of the Naniwa. Calculating it this way, it seems that using shells is really not as good as torpedoes. However, the price of a torpedo is 5,000 yuan. It is really too expensive. It felt great at the time, but I felt quite distressed after using it.

The Naniwa's armor value was knocked off by the Enhuang by nearly 2,000 points. Coupled with the losses caused by the previous battle with the Jiyuan, the Naniwa's current armor value is at most two-thirds. Although it is still considerable, it makes Ye Bai felt victory was in sight.

These several shells that successfully hit the Naniwa not only destroyed nearly 2,000 armor points of the Naniwa, but most importantly, ignited a fire on the Naniwa's hull. The bright fire was like a big torch on the sea. Indicated targets for other warships

"boom"、"boom"、""Boom."

Just as the Naniwa and the Yanhuang were engaging in a fierce exchange of bombardments, the Pengze, which circled on the sea and returned to the other side of the Naniwa, had also entered the attack position, without using its main gun to fire a salvo. A 3mm diameter torpedo was launched directly from the machine.

As the captain of the Naniwa, Togo Heihachiro always thought that the Pengze was restraining the Yoshino, so he was not prepared for the Pengze's sneak attack, not to mention that the Naniwa was now A fire broke out, and many crew members joined in the fire-fighting work.

The lack of sufficient vigilance about the situation on the sea surface and under the water allowed the three torpedoes launched by Penze to easily hit the hull of Naniwa. , a violent explosion occurred.

Three 533mm diameter torpedoes exploded one after another, almost killing the Naniwa. Three large holes were opened on the side of the Naniwa's hull. I don't know how many. The cabin was blown up.

What was even more unlucky was that one of the torpedoes exploded right near the Naniwa's power cabin. The power of the explosion blew up several adjacent cabins, including the ones that were close at hand. Power cabin.

Several coal-fired boilers were blown to pieces in the violent explosion, causing the Naniwa's power system to be directly paralyzed. Without the support of power, the Naniwa's speed was not only greatly reduced, but also almost stagnant. , many subsystems can no longer be used.

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Facing a living target parked on the sea, Lütjens and Jiang Chaoying had no intention of showing mercy at all, and each commanded the Yanhuang and Pengze to concentrate. The firepower bombarded the Naniwa indiscriminately. The hit rate of the Yanhuang and Pengze was not bad in the close range shelling. Now the Naniwa has lost most of its power, and it is difficult to even maintain navigation. , this made the hit rate of the two battleships once again increase by several levels.

127mm diameter shells flew from the left and right directions, landing around the Naniwa, which had lost power and speed, followed by violent explosions. , the Naniwa did not know how many shells were hit.

Encountered from two sides, the limited counterattack force of the Naniwa was simply focused on one thing and the other. As a shell accurately landed on the position of the main gun of the Naniwa, the heavy 260mm Kru After the cannon was directly blown away, the Naniwa's counterattack became even weaker.

"boom"、"boom"、""Boom."

The Yanhuang and the Pengze jointly attacked and blew up the Naniwa to pieces in just a few minutes. The entire superstructure of the ship was almost razed to the ground. Each cannon was either blown away or destroyed. Restored to the state of parts.

Under the continuous explosion, the remaining two-thirds of the Naniwa's armor value continued to decrease. Soon, under the attack of two 533mm diameter torpedoes launched again by the Enhuang, the armor value was emptied, and the entire The hull was blown into several sections and slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

A battleship with a damaged power system and loss of most of its speed was undoubtedly a target for torpedoes, not to mention that the Naniwa was in a mess. He was aware of the attack coming from under the water. Even if he noticed it, he could not effectively avoid it and could only bear it helplessly.

The Naniwa was sunk, and only the last Japanese-Benzene battleship Akitsusu was left on the battlefield. In its last desperate struggle, the Qiujinzhou was fighting fiercely with the Jiyuan and even had the upper hand. If it hadn't been for the timely support of the Guangyi, which contained part of the energy of the Qiujinzhou, I'm afraid it would have already gained the upper hand. Victory.

But things were different now. The Yoshino and Naniwa were sunk one after another, and the Yanhuang and Pengze were completely free to turn around and launch a fierce attack on the Akitsusu.

Plus Jiyuan The Akijinsu and the Guangyi were surrounded by four battleships. Shells of various calibers flew from all directions. Even if Akijinsu tried to dodge, he was unable to save himself. In just a few moments, he was hit by several shells. The superstructure of the battleship ignited a fire, and the intensity of the counterattack became weaker and weaker. As long as the fighting lasted for a while, the Akitsusu was bound to sink. What was even more funny was that seeing such a perfect opportunity to beat up the drowned dog, he was responsible for transporting the official document. As a result, they met the Gaosheng on the way, and the accompanying gunboat Caojiang couldn't help but join the battlefield. With a displacement of only a few hundred tons, two 120mm guns fired continuously. Although the damage to the Akitsusu was limited, It's like scratching an itch, but the courage is commendable and the spirit is worthy of encouragement.

It was subjected to artillery fire from 5 battleships and torpedo attacks from time to time. Let alone a protected cruiser like Akitsusu, even an ironclad ship. He couldn't hold it anymore, and he didn't last long before he slowly sank to the bottom of the sea amidst the continuous explosions of shells.