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

Lütjens didn't even have any objections. Although they only talked for a short time, Nimitz's ability and character were already rotten. Lütjens deeply felt that for such an excellent naval general, he was naturally willing to do so. The earth lives under him, not to mention that Ye Bai left him enough face.

Nimitz's first order after taking office as chief of staff of the fleet was to Langsdorff, asking him to lead the First Squadron to launch a night attack on the main fleet on Yuntong Island at 2 o'clock in the morning, striving to annihilate the main fleet..

Because of Ye Bai's hesitation and entanglement, it was already a little late now, so Nimitz simply set the attack time even later. At 2 o'clock in the morning, for humans, it is the most likely time to become sleepy.

There was no danger in the first half of the night. In addition to the big battle during the day, the officers and soldiers of the Yuntong Island fleet must be very tired and want to have a good rest. If a sneak attack is launched at this time, they will need more time to react..

After receiving the telegram, Langsdorff also breathed a sigh of relief. He had no choice but to do it. Ye Bai's changing orders made him a little confused. The key was that there was a broken fleet right in front of him, and he couldn't launch an attack. This was for a man. For the fleet commander, this is not torture.

Well now, the order from Fleet Headquarters finally came. Langsdorff was so happy that he didn't notice that the signature of this telegram was not Lütjens, but replaced by Fleet Headquarters.

That's right. As the chief of staff of the Chinese fleet, Nimitz directly set up a fleet headquarters after taking office. Although there were only a small number of officers to assist, Nimitz was there and he could support it alone. a department.

Langsdorff, who did not notice this, immediately gave orders to the subordinate warships of the First Squadron. Except for leaving a certain number of security personnel, the rest of the fleet rested and waited for the attack time to arrive.

Langsdorff's order has been issued, but for the officers and soldiers of the First Squadron, how can they sleep peacefully? This is the first time they have faced a main fleet alone.

In the previous time, although the First Squadron had also dispatched alone, the enemy it faced was not strong, and the battle ended without much effort.

This time the main fleet of Yuntong Island is quite strong. Although the armor value of many battleships in the fleet has been seriously damaged, and the power system and firepower system of some battleships have suffered certain damage, the foundation is there.

In a night battle at sea, the five aircraft carriers in the Yuntong Island fleet will naturally have no effect, but the two battleships and three battlecruisers are a considerable threat. Even with the support of the Huanggang battlecruiser, The entire First Squadron only has 2 battlecruisers, and the number of battleships is far less than that of the Yuntong Island Fleet.

Not only are the battleships inferior, but adding up all the light and heavy cruisers and destroyers, the First Squadron only has 32 battleships, which is still much less in number than the dilapidated Yuntong Island Fleet.

If this had been a decisive battle in broad daylight, Langsdorff would have evacuated without saying a word, and there would be no need to fight at all.

Thanks to this being a night battle and a sneak attack, the First Squadron will take advantage of it. Not to mention the advantage of attacking first, the level 8 radar system equipped on the battleship not only gives the First Squadron more The key to long detection range is to have a fire control system.

With a fire control radar to detect targets, coupled with auxiliary equipment such as rangefinders and computers, the attack target can be accurately found in the dark night, allowing the gun crew members to adjust the shooting elements at any time. This hit rate may not be During the day's battle.

On the contrary, Yuntong Island's fleet does not have this capability. It does not have fire control radar as a guide, and it does not have the advanced equipment equipped on the First Squadron. In night battles, it is basically a blind cat that kills a mouse, relying on the main force. When the cannon is fired, the flame flash from the muzzle only determines the approximate direction, and the hit rate is not much higher if you think about it.

This was the only advantage Langsdorff could have in this night attack. It was just a pity that Ye Bai was too entangled before and did not release Spook's second submarine formation in advance. Otherwise, with these water With the help of the wolves, the First Squadron will fight more easily.

But no matter what, Langsdorff was satisfied, and so were the officers and soldiers of the First Squadron. They lay in bed unable to fall asleep for a long time. If not for Langsdorff's order, I am afraid they would not have gone to bed at all.

Unable to sleep peacefully, the time passed very slowly, especially for the officers and soldiers of the First Squadron who were lying on the bed and forcing themselves to fall asleep. It really felt like every second was like a year. It was not easy to feel drowsy. I felt something, and when I was almost asleep, the battle alarm was sounded.

At this moment, all the officers and soldiers' sleepiness was swept away, and they climbed out of bed one after another. After putting on their clothes, they quickly entered their respective positions.

The speed of the battleships of the First Squadron, which was originally sailing at low speed on the sea, increased instantly, directly soaring to more than 30 knots, and they sailed quickly towards the place where the Yuntong Island fleet was docked.

Radar is not only equipped on the warships of the Chinese fleet. The warships in the Yuntong Island fleet are also equipped with it, but the performance is much worse. The effective detection range is much shorter.

The First Squadron soared at a speed of 30 knots, gradually closing the distance between the two sides, and soon entered the detection range of the radar equipped on the Yuntong Island battleship.

The radar soldier who was on duty at night naturally discovered the changes on the radar display screen, and hurriedly operated on the console. After finally obtaining the accurate information, he reported it to the officer on duty.

As a result, some sleepy-eyed officers on duty glanced at the radar display screen and found that the neutral camp was displayed in the Identification Friend or Foe system. They put down their guard and just asked the radar soldiers to strengthen monitoring. The battle did not start at all. Alarm means to prepare the fleet for war.

It seems a bit careless, but under normal circumstances, what the officer on duty did was not a big mistake, because the Identification Friend or Foe system was not developed by each force on its own, and there were misjudgments and other situations.

This is directly given to all radar systems by the system. Even the most basic level 1 radar also has an identification friend or foe system. It is a benefit that the system gives to all players and aborigines. The results obtained are accurate and not correct at all. Need to be skeptical.

The Identification Friend or Foe system will not make mistakes, so as long as you confirm that the other party is not a hostile force, you don't need to be too vigilant. Unless there are special circumstances or bad intentions in the neutral camp, direct battles will generally not break out.

Although it is a little unreasonable to have such a large fleet sailing at high speed at night, it is not surprising. Since the restrictions were lifted by the system, the Yuntong Island fleet was on the sea surface. I don’t know how many times I have encountered player battleships.

These players don't care about common sense. It's just night sailing. Even night battles happen from time to time. It's nothing to make a fuss about. Maybe they just have some important mission and need to rush. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

The fixed thinking of the officer on duty at Yuntong Island provided Langsdorff's First Squadron with an excellent opportunity, successfully closing the distance between the two fleets to the point of insufficient The location is about 10 kilometers.

In fact, with the assistance of the fire control system, the First Squadron can completely extend the combat distance to more than 10 kilometers, which can further reduce the bombardment hit rate of the Yuntong Island battleship.

But this is at night, and the field of view is not as clear as during the day. It will actually have some impact on the fire control system. Bringing the combat distance closer can also improve the artillery hit rate.

"boom"、"boom"、""Boom!"

Langsdorff gave the order, and with the help of the fire control system to provide relevant data, each of the gun crew members quickly adjusted the shooting elements, and fired the first round of salvo in the quiet night. The flash of flames from the mouth and the roar of naval guns suddenly appeared, breaking the tranquility of the sea area and alarming the officers and soldiers in the Yuntong Island fleet who had already slept peacefully.

Although there was the assistance of fire control radar, it was only an improvement. The first salvo attack of the First Squadron was not able to directly hit the warships of the Yuntong Island fleet.

Almost all the shells fell into the sea and exploded. There were water jets, but some of the shells landed not far away from the Yuntong Island battleship, causing near-misses. The hit rate of this shelling was average. The key is that this was still a night battle, but it wasn't It was a normal artillery battle in broad daylight.

When the roar of artillery and the explosion of artillery shells sounded, the officers and soldiers of the Yuntong Island fleet were already alerted. The officers and soldiers on duty at night were not slow to respond. First The battle alarm was sounded at the right time. After all, they are all regular troops who have received professional training. It is normal for them to behave like this. The shrill battle alarm sounded on the battleships one after another, and the officers and soldiers who were sleeping a little dazedly relied on With the instinct of long-term training, he got up from the bed, not even bothering to put on all his clothes, and ran staggeringly to their respective positions.

Although the officers and soldiers of the Yuntong Island Fleet were well-trained and responded quickly, After all, they lost the initiative, and it was in the early morning when people are most sleepy, so their movements and reactions were a bit slow. It took a lot of time to get into their respective positions and prepare for battle.

With this time, the first The squadron had quickly fired the first three rounds of salvos, and based on the various data returned by the fire control radar, it readjusted its firing elements and started the subsequent salvo attacks again.

With the previous three rounds With the adjustment of the salvo, the hit rate of subsequent salvo attacks has been improved again. The shells that flew out successfully landed on the hull of the Yuntong Island battleship, causing a violent explosion.