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

Although he is a little itchy about the system's achievement rewards, Ye Bai still has some confidence in the strength of the Chinese fleet. Now that Nimitz, the naval marshal rated by the system, personally formulates the battle plan, Ye Bai's confidence is also limited. A bit more.

Therefore, he directly chose to keep the achievement rewards, and wait until he completely defeated the aboriginal forces of Yuntong Island and occupied Yuntong Island, and then received the system rewards. The superimposed rewards would definitely not disappoint him.

After Ye Bai made his choice, the system did not send any new reminder messages. It seems that this time it was because Ye Bai's actions on the aboriginal forces had such a profound impact that the system specifically reminded them, but it was only Just a reminder, Ye Bai himself has the final say on how to do it, and the system has no way to interfere.

Due to this delay, Ye Bai's sleepiness was driven away. He simply climbed out of bed, put on his clothes and came to the command tower, where there were still people on duty who were busy.

Normally, Lütjens and Ramsey take turns taking charge of the night duty in the command tower. Now that there is an additional Nimitz, it is better for three people to coordinate.

This time, because the First Squadron is about to launch a night attack, it can be regarded as the first order given by Nimitz after joining the Chinese fleet. Therefore, the officers on duty tonight became Nimitz, Lütjens and Ramsey was not in the command tower.

Seeing Nimitz, Ye Bai immediately asked:"Nimitz, how is the battle situation over there with the First Squadron?"

Although it was already early in the morning, Nimitz was still in high spirits, with no smile on his face. The slightest change makes him look extraordinarily amiable.

"Commander, General Langsdorff led the First Squadron to launch an attack on the Yuntong Island Fleet at 2 o'clock in the morning. There was a fire control radar to guide the target, and the hit rate of the naval guns was quite high. I just received the news that during the night battle Many small warships have been sunk, and many other warships have been beaten up and set on fire."

Ye Bai nodded and continued:"Although it is assisted by fire control radar, the First Squadron only has 2 battlecruisers, which is less than the 2 battleships and 3 battlecruisers of the Yuntong Island Fleet. There are many, and there is no advantage in artillery battles."

This is actually a point that Ye Bai hesitated and struggled with before. The strength gap between the two fleets still exists, and it is not small. If they start an artillery battle rashly, the First Squadron may not be able to get an advantage. It would be better if they launched the attack in broad daylight. Well, at least a large number of carrier-based aircraft groups of the Chinese fleet can provide air support to the First Squadron, and even the Second Submarine Formation can rush to the battlefield and coordinate operations.

As for Ye Bai's worries, Nimitz is still indifferent With a light expression, he continued:"Commander, don't worry. Although we can dispatch carrier-based aircraft groups to provide air support to the First Squadron during daytime operations, similarly, Yuntong Island can also dispatch carrier-based aircraft groups from the ground airport. Support is not good news for us"

"On the contrary, in the night battle, although we are weaker than the opponent in terms of the number and firepower of the main battleships, we have the fire control system as an aid, and the hit rate of the artillery attack is guaranteed to be extremely high. This is compared to Yuntong Island, which can only rely on The flames from the muzzle were used as targets, and counterattacks were many times stronger."

Ye Bai let out a long sigh and said with some embarrassment:"I'm still thinking too much, otherwise the second submarine formation will be sent out in advance. This kind of night battle just brings out the power of their underwater wolves. This The battle will also be more advantageous."

Nimitz waved his hand and said softly:"The commander is responsible for the entire fleet and must be cautious in making any decisions. This is no wonder the commander. We must believe in General Langsdorff's ability, and I have already telegraphed Langsdorff. General, when necessary, you can further extend the combat distance and give full play to the advantages of fire control radar"

"Okay, Marshal Nimitz, please leave me alone and continue to direct the battle. I will stay here and wait for the result of this battle."

Of course Ye Bai knew that Nimitz was trying to comfort himself, so he simply stopped talking nonsense and sat directly on the chair, picking up a book to kill time while waiting for the results of the First Squadron..

On the battlefield at this moment, the battle became more and more intense. All the officers and soldiers of the Yuntong Island fleet had already reacted to the previous sneak attack, entered their respective positions, and launched artillery counterattacks. But there was no fire control. Radar guides the target. It is not that easy to accurately hit the battleships of the First Squadron. What can really guide them as target is the detection result of the radar and the muzzle flame generated when the main gun is fired.

Such a target The guidance is not precise. It can only provide a general direction for the gunners on Yuntong Island. Anyway, just keep firing in that direction. Whether you can hit it or not depends on your luck.

And in the night environment, lookout The gun crew has lost its function and cannot observe the impact point of the shell with the naked eye. Naturally, it is impossible to provide information to the gun crew members and guide them to adjust the shooting elements. In this state, which is similar to blind shooting, unless you are very lucky, you can There will be one or two shells that fall on the battleships of the First Squadron and explode.

But such lucky attacks will not have much impact on the development of the war, even if some shells fall on the battleships of the First Squadron and explode. There was a violent explosion, but the fireball did not appear for a long time.

Once the flames extinguished, they would lose their target again. The officers and soldiers of the First Squadron were not fools. When the battleship was hit, they would immediately adjust their position. Move the battleship to another place.

Unless the violently exploding shells cause a raging fire on the battleship, it will provide a conspicuous target for the officers and soldiers of the Yuntong Island fleet, but it will not take long. The burning battleship is Damage control personnel are always on standby. Once the fire breaks out, they will immediately rush up with water pipes to extinguish the fire.

However, the artillery crew members of the First Squadron do not need this at all, nor do they need lookouts to observe the impact of the shells with their naked eyes. Fire control The radar can transmit various data at any time. After calculation by the mechanical computer, a more accurate shooting target can be obtained, fully ensuring the hit rate.

This battle was actually extremely unequal from the beginning. Yuntong Island The fleet suffered a sudden attack in its sleep. Not only did it lose the initiative, it was also in a passive position of being beaten during the subsequent counterattack. The counterattack seemed powerful, but it did not achieve much actual results.

That is, in Yuntong Among the island fleet, there are still two battleships as the backbone. The powerful firepower erupted by 9 406mm guns and 12 152mm guns is quite amazing. Although the hit rate is not high enough, as long as the hit is successful, it will give the battleships of the First Squadron Cause serious damage.

Especially those Fletcher-class destroyers. Although they have an armor value of up to 8,000 points, which is a bit more than the previous Benson-class destroyers, they face the 406mm main gun of the Yuntong Island battleship. After a salvo, he still couldn't withstand it. (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

However, Langsdorff was not a simple man, so he naturally regarded these two battleships as his primary targets. At the beginning of the sneak attack, At that time, the two battlecruisers Chengde and Huanggang concentrated all their firepower on the Yuntong Island battleship.

The detection capability of the level 8 radar allows all battleships of the Yuntong Island fleet to be clearly displayed on the radar display screen, and the positions of the two battleships can be directly locked. The fire control system also ensures the accuracy of the bombardment. Hit rate.

On the radar display screen, although only half of the health bars on the heads of the two battleships are left, with their huge armor value base, the remaining half is still as high as more than 20,000 and nearly 30,000 points. Looking at the entire battlefield , is still considered the battleship with the thickest armor value.

Therefore, at the beginning of the battle, Langsdorff had no idea of ​​spreading the firepower. Instead, he hit all the firepower of the Chengde and Huanggang and launched a fierce bombardment at a battleship.

A total of 16 343mm naval guns and 6 381mm guns fired continuously, hitting large-caliber shells one after another around the Yuntong Island battleship. One salvo fired more than 20 large-caliber shells, even if it was only 10%. With a hit rate of 5, one shell can successfully hit the Yuntong Island battleship.

Under rounds of salvos, the battleship Yuntong Island, which was attacked by concentrated fire, was hit by unknown number of shells. While the superstructure of the ship was blown to pieces, it also ignited a fire, making the battleship The battleship was even more conspicuous in the dark night conditions.

The other battleship and the three battlecruisers in the Yuntong Island fleet can only be temporarily handed over to the four Baltimore-class heavy cruisers in the First Squadron. We do not want to sink them, but at least contain them. , we can't let them interfere with the battle here.

Just when Ye Bai was awakened by the system prompt message and came to the command tower unable to sleep, the battle here had changed greatly. He was attacked by two battlecruisers with more than 20 300mm high-caliber naval guns. Next, the Yuntong Island battleship, which had taken countless shells, finally couldn't bear it anymore. The remaining armor value was completely emptied, and it slowly sank into the sea with the fire on the hull that was still not extinguished.

This night sneak attack battle has been going on for some time, but it was only now that a battleship was finally sunk. This made Langsdorff frown. The battleship was worthy of being the maritime overlord in the era of giant ships and cannons.

Especially under the special rules of engagement in the world of navigation, it is even stronger in naval battles, and it is impossible to sink it without spending a lot of time.

When sinking the battleship, the counterattack firepower of the Yuntong Island fleet also damaged many battleships of the First Squadron. The opponent still had 4 battleships. With the firepower of the two battlecruisers, it was necessary to It will take a lot of time to sink them all. It is almost impossible for the First Squadron to escape unscathed. We just have to fight to see how many losses there will be..