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

In fact, this was also the case. The fleet only sailed for most of a day before the radar system on the Yanhuang detected the existence of a pirate fleet. Although it was small, there were only three ships, and all of them were destroyer-level.

To be honest, Ye Bai really didn't care about a fleet of this level at all. What interested him was that on the upgraded radar display screen, the red blood on the heads of the three pirate warship models could be seen. The bar is not full, but about one-third empty.

With a thought in his heart, Ye Bai rejected Ramsay's suggestion to send carrier-based bombers to bomb from the air, and instead sent out Dongyang and Wusu, two heavy cruisers that had just joined the fleet's battle order.

Anyway, there are only three destroyers. Using two New Orleans-class heavy cruisers to deal with them is already a bit overkill. It is just for actual combat training, so that the officers and soldiers of the two battleships can get used to the battleships as soon as possible and become familiar with the battleships.

By the way, Lin Lvzhong and Luo Mingxuan could also take a closer look to see if these pirate destroyers were damaged as they had guessed.

Lütjens did not object to Ye Bai's order, but just to be on the safe side, he sent the fastest Changning out to attack the two heavy cruisers.

Watching the three warships increase their speed instantly and rush past at a speed of more than 32 knots, the other warships in the fleet were still behind. Instead of increasing their speed, they slowed down and maintained it at around 20 knots. Wanderingly followed behind.

It is worth mentioning that with the entry into service of the two heavy cruisers Dongyang and Wusu, Ye Bai also discovered that the seaplane in the system mall was finally unlocked, the Kingfisher carrier-based seaplane.

Ye Bai had never heard of this model at all. After looking at the attribute introduction provided by the system mall, he found that it was indeed quite impressive, with a flight speed of only over 200 kilometers, a ceiling of 4,000 meters, and a range of over 1,800 kilometers.

Compared with the most famous and produced PBY"Catalina" seaplane during the entire World War II period, there is a huge gap, not to mention the later models of PBY, which can also be equipped with radar and become a night patrol aircraft. This is the Kingfisher It simply doesn't exist.

But no matter what, Ye Bai doesn't value the combat effectiveness of seaplanes. If there is a battle, there will naturally be professional carrier-based aircraft, and seaplanes will not be able to participate in the battle.

Their biggest use is to rescue pilots who have fallen into the water. Although rescuing too many people will cause the fighter plane to be overweight and unable to take off, it can travel dozens of kilometers by gliding on the water.

Therefore, after the Kingfisher carrier-based seaplanes were unlocked, Ye Bai directly purchased 32 of them from the mall and formed 2 seaplane search and rescue squadrons. Anyway, the hangar area of ​​the Yanhuang was large enough, so there was no need to worry about not being able to accommodate them.

The three warships dispatched by the Chinese fleet fought through waves and sailed for more than half an hour, and finally successfully arrived at a position about 10 kilometers away from the three pirate destroyers.

Because of Ye Bai's instructions, neither Lin Lvzhong nor Luo Mingxuan ordered an attack immediately. Instead, they asked lookouts to carefully observe the hull conditions of these pirate destroyers.

In fact, there is no need to be careful at all, because those pirate destroyers are still smoking thick black smoke. This black smoke is not only coming out of the chimneys, but also in other parts of the battleship's hull.

This is almost equivalent to confirming Ye Bai's guess that these pirate destroyers should have ended the battle not long ago. The hulls of the ships bear traces of the aftermath of the war. What appears on the radar display screen is the battleship's"blood bar".

After getting the desired result, Ye Bai naturally stopped interfering with the command of the frontline captains. Lin Luzhong and Luo Mingxuan, who had already been gearing up, immediately commanded the warships to attack the three pirate destroyers.

Especially Luo Mingxuan, he has just joined the Chinese fleet and was directly appointed as the captain of the heavy cruiser Wusu. I don’t know how many people are envious and jealous of him. Now that he finally has the opportunity, how can he let it go?.

He only wanted to perform well and use his own achievements to prove that Ye Bai's vision was not wrong, and also to completely convince those who were not convinced by him.

"boom"、"boom"、""Boom!"

The three triple-mounted 203mm cannons on the two heavy cruisers roared continuously, hitting heavy shells around the pirate warships, exploding a large amount of spray and water jets. The

Yanhuang ship that Ye Bai was riding was still far away. I was far behind, so I didn't see such a spectacular scene with my own eyes. Although the 203mm caliber is not a large caliber among naval battleships, it is more powerful than the main guns equipped on light cruisers and destroyers. Much more, otherwise the heavy cruiser would not be included in the ranks of secondary main battleships.

Often, if a shell is fired, not to mention the damage to the hull and superstructure, the armor value alone will be destroyed by nearly 500 points. This firepower is quite terrifying, almost twice as powerful as the naval gun of a light cruiser. The total armor value of the Benson-class destroyer is only 6,000 points. Even an intact battleship can at most withstand 12 rounds of 203mm caliber. shells, not to mention that the three pirate warships have now been damaged, with only two-thirds of their armor value. The two heavy cruisers are lined up on the sea, with their hulls horizontally mounted, and three triple-mounted 203mm guns. Continuously roaring, a salvo attack can fire a full 18 203mm diameter artillery shells.

If so many shells all hit the same destroyer, there will not even be a chance to struggle, and it will sink directly to the bottom of the sea. Among them.

It's a pity that Lin Lvzhong and Luo Mingxuan both have their own attack targets. Coupled with the naval gun fire at this distance, the hit rate is not too high. Unfortunately, the distance is a bit close, only about 10 kilometers.

In addition, the two heavy cruisers had a large number of newly recruited crew members, and there was a lack of cooperation and tacit understanding between them. They barely managed to maintain a hit rate of about 30%.

But even this hit rate was already quite terrifying. After a salvo attack, 3 to 4 shells would hit the target, causing a very heavy blow to the pirate warships.

Even with the naked eye, you can see the thick smoke coming out of those pirate warships without a telescope. It became more and more dense, almost affecting the field of vision.

From time to time, you could still see a trace of fire through the thick smoke, presumably the fire that was ignited after the shell hit.

Facing the sudden attack of the two heavy cruisers Although the three pirate destroyers were caught off guard at the beginning of the attack, after a period of time, they finally reacted and launched a counterattack

"boom"、"boom"、""Boom!"

The sound of artillery fire on the sea was deafening and endless. The shells streaked across the sky, passed in mid-air, and fell into the opponent's sea area. The sound of this battle was very fierce, but in fact, The pirates were suppressed from the beginning. They finally launched a counterattack, but it was of no use. Under random shooting, the shells fired were far away from the Dongyang and Wusu, and there was no threat at all. On the contrary

, It was under the repeated attacks from the Dongyang and Wusu that the already damaged hull of the pirate destroyer suffered another heavy blow.

The most tragic thing was that one of the pirate destroyers was shot by a bullet from the Dongyang. The 203mm shell directly hit the main turret on the bow of the ship, and the armor of the turret, which was not too thick, was broken with one poke.

With a loud"bang", the entire turret was directly blown into the sky and torn apart. A large number of armor fragments flew everywhere, smashing the surrounding pirates into sieves. The long barrel was also completely twisted, and it had obviously lost its function. Not to mention that the turret was blown away, and even if it wasn't, it had lost its combat capability..

The most critical thing is that after this 203mm diameter artillery shell blew the main turret into the sky, it also ignited a raging fire on the deck. The flames extended into the ammunition compartment below, and the propellant packs accumulated inside were instantly ignited. burn

"boom"、"boom"、""Boom"

The consequences of the ammunition compartment being ignited by the fire can be imagined. A large number of propellant packets exploded continuously at this moment. Countless shells flew everywhere in the small space. Under the impact, the fuse acted and the explosion The second time came.

There was not much reaction time at all. On the huge radar display screen of the Yanhuang, the"health bar" on the head of the pirate destroyer still looked like it was nearly half of 3,000 points, but it completely returned to zero in the blink of an eye..

On the battlefield, the pirate destroyer was lifted up by the explosion of the bomb (Li Nuohao), and then fell heavily under the influence of gravity. At this moment , the special rules of the great maritime world can no longer protect this destroyer. After all, the armor value of the battleship has been completely emptied, with not a trace left. The fallen battleship directly got into the sea. The whole process was just It only lasts for 10 seconds. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Although the Dongyang and Wusu have added a large number of newly recruited crew members, there are still old crew members on the Dongyang, Ye Bai did not break them up, but moved them as a whole to the new Dongyang.

With the help of a large number of cooperative crew members, the Dongyang's performance in the battle was much better than that of the Wusu. The shot just now Entering the soul is the best proof.

Seeing that the Dongyang took the lead, Luo Mingxuan, who had already made up his mind to obtain the greatest results, became a little anxious. He kept giving orders in the bridge to increase the firepower and sink the opponent as soon as possible. The battle with Luo Mingxuan Compared with his anxiety, Lin Lvzhong was much calmer. After all, he already had the results of the battle in hand. He smiled and ordered to focus the firepower on the last pirate destroyer. Shells kept flying out of the gun barrel, and a lot of gunpowder smoke Floating over the sea, even the Changning, which had been cruising beside it, couldn't help but join the battlefield. I just didn't know if I could snatch the meat from Lin Luzhong's mouth.