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

Even if the Qing soldiers on the Gaosheng wanted to fight back and support the naval brothers in the battle, the weapons in their hands could not do anything to the Japanese warships, and they could only do nothing.

At this time, more than a dozen artillery shells flew from a distance and landed near the Yoshino, which was chasing the Guangyi ship. The huge water waves caused by the explosion scared the Japanese soldiers on the Yoshino ship. Captain Heyuan asked He quickly ordered to find out where the shells came from.

When the lookout reported that two armored cruisers were found about 8 kilometers away, with the Beiyang Navy dragon flag hanging on the mast, Heyuan was immediately confused, because this was completely different from the intelligence they had obtained before.

(Note: The tonnage of Yanhuang and Pengze exceeded 2,000 tons, and they were all-steel battleships. They were mistaken for armored cruisers by Japanese navy soldiers. As for the Dragon Flag of the Beiyang Navy, it was after Ye Bai chose his camp. , the system is directly connected, and will disappear after leaving the copy space)

According to the information they obtained, the main fleet of the Beiyang Navy is parked in Weihaiwei, and is always under the surveillance of Japanese spies, and has not set sail at all. status.

There were only three warships sent to escort the troop transport this time, Jiyuan, Guangyi and Weiyuan. However, because the Weiyuan's combat effectiveness was too poor, Fang Boqian drove it back to Weihaiwei. Now only We got off the Jiyuan and Guangyi trains.

When the naval battle just started, they were not surprised that the Gaosheng accidentally entered the battlefield. Anyway, it was just an unarmed troop carrier. As long as the two warships of the Beiyang Navy were eliminated, the weapons and ammunition on the troop carrier could be used. It's all their spoils.

But what's going on with the two warships entering the battlefield now? They are actually armored cruisers. Although the Beiyang Navy is known as the first fleet in East Asia, there are not many warships of this level. According to what just landed near their warships, Judging from the explosive power of the shell, the caliber is not small.

In fact, just like the lookout of the Yoshino mistook the Yanhuang and Pengze for armored cruisers, due to the relationship between artillery and gunpowder, even though the caliber of the shells fired by the two battleships was only 127mm, the actual explosive power was greater than Quite a few, at least they can be compared with the 200mm diameter artillery shells of this era, which once again caused Heyuan Yaoyi to misjudge.

Faced with the attack of two"armored cruisers" that entered the battlefield inexplicably, Heyuan Yaoyi did not dare to underestimate him and quickly ordered the warships to adjust their direction and prepare to attack. As for the little Guang Yi that harassed them before, Heyuan Yaoyi had now taken care of it. No, after all, there are still the Akitsusu and Naniwa.

No matter how future generations evaluate Fang Boqian, Fang Boqian, a graduate of the Royal Naval Academy, is still online, and the response plan he gave is quite realistic and effectively avoided the losses that the Qing Dynasty's navy and army might suffer.

I just didn't expect that as early as a few days ago when the two fleets set off from Tianjin and Weihaiwei respectively, Japanese agents hidden in the two places had quickly passed the news to the Japanese mainland and the combined fleet.

Fang Boqian thought of retreating in advance, but the Japanese army also prepared an early interception. The passing of the two forces also caused the outbreak of the Battle of Toshima.

Facing the interception of three Japanese naval warships whose combat power was far superior to theirs, the situation was already dire, but they unexpectedly received reinforcements. Even Fang Boqian himself was a little confused, not knowing where this mysterious reinforcements came from. However, the dragon flag hanging on the mast and the active attack on Japanese and Japanese warships cannot be faked.

Therefore, Fang Boqian directly ordered the Jiyuan to increase its firepower, attack with all its strength, and try its best to contain the Akitsusu and Naniwa. If the battlefield was not filled with smoke at this moment, he would have given the same order to the Guangyi in flag language.

Under the extremely disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, General Jiyuan was still undaunted in the face of danger, fought desperately, and dealt a considerable blow to the Japanese ships. Now that reinforcements have arrived to support, these officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Navy fought even harder of joy.

Shells flew out of the barrel one after another and landed around the Japanese battleship, exploding countless waves, forcing the Akitsusu and Naniwa to deal with it with all their strength. They could no longer worry about the Hiroyi that was shuttled around, and even more It is no longer possible to provide support to the Yoshino.

The outbreak of the Jiyuan gave the Yanhuang and Pengze an excellent opportunity to attack. In a 2-on-1 situation, although the tonnage is smaller and the caliber of the artillery is not as good, the technology is decades ahead and the firepower is superior. The difference is not big

".boom"、"boom"、""Boom"

Even though the battlefield was filled with gunpowder smoke, affecting the lookout's visual field of vision, the Yanhuang and Pengze were both equipped with search radars. On the radar display, the scarlet dots representing the identity of the Japanese-Benzene warships had already cleared their sights. All actions were displayed.

Lütjens continuously responded to the changes in the Yoshino's course, always occupying the best attack position, concentrated all the firepower of the two battleships, and continuously attacked the Yoshino. High-density strikes.

At this moment, there are actually two battlefields in the waters of Toshima. One is where the Jiyuan is fighting against the Akitsusu and Naniwa. Although the fight is very difficult, it should be able to persist in a short time, but It couldn't hold on for long.

At another place, the Yanhuang and Pengze launched a two-on-one attack on the Yoshino, clearly gaining the upper hand, while the Guangyi shuttled around the battlefield, looking for a suitable Opportunity to attack.

Because of the smoke that filled the entire sea area, the Guangyi was unable to receive the semaphore command from the Jiyuan and could only fight alone. They relied on their experience to detect fighter planes and looked for opportunities for a fatal blow like an assassin.

The smoke filled the sea. Although it blocked the view of most officers and soldiers on both sides, it did not escape the detection of the search radar. Lütjens discovered the movements of the Guang Yi in time through the detection of the search radar.

With the information about the Guang Yi provided by Ye Bai Based on the rough data, Lütjens immediately understood that the Guangyi, which was named as a protected cruiser, was actually an enlarged version of a torpedo boat. The main attack weapon against the enemy was the four torpedo tubes equipped on the ship.

And based on their current movement trajectory in the warring waters, it can be judged that the Guangyi is looking for the best opportunity to release torpedoes.

This opportunity may not be achieved by the Guangyi with weak firepower and weak armor, but Rutte Now that Yans discovered this, he naturally would not let it go. He wanted to get an excellent opportunity for the Guangyi and try to rebuild the Yoshino in one fell swoop.

Lütjens once again displayed his superb naval combat command art and commanded While the Yanhuang and Pengze continued to attack the Yoshino, they continuously formed an encirclement around the Yoshino, compressing the Yoshino's range of activities. The

Yoshino, including several other battleships in the Toshima waters, had main gun calibers of the same caliber. It is larger than the Yanhuang and Pengze, but in fact its performance is lagging behind, its power is not enough, and its range is also weaker. Therefore, Lütjens has kept the two battleships at a distance of nearly 8 kilometers from the Yoshino. Distance.

The main artillery equipped on the Yoshino is 4 152mm rapid-fire cannons and 8 120mm rapid-fire cannons. Although these two rapid-fire artillery can be regarded as relatively advanced aft artillery during this period, their effective range is less than 9 kilometers. When the two sides are 8 kilometers apart, the hit rate of the Yoshino's counterattack can be imagined.

Looking at the entire battlefield, only the two 260mm rifles equipped on the Naniwa have an effective range of more than 10 kilometers. The Lupp cannon was fired, but the Naniwa was being tightly restrained by Fang Boqian's Jiyuan at the moment and could not get through at all.

Therefore, facing the pincer attack from the Yanhuang and Pengze, Heyuan had to continuously evade in addition to commanding the Yoshino. , except for desperately fighting back, nothing can be done to celebrate.

After all, in this era, due to the performance problems of artillery and shells, the distance of naval battles usually does not exceed 5 kilometers, and most of them are carried out around 3 kilometers. How can there be something like Yanhuang, which keeps firing 7 or 8 kilometers away? The accuracy of the shooting was quite good. The Japanese navy, which had never had such an experience before, was extremely frustrated.

"boom"、"boom"、""Boom" era gap, performance crushing, Yanhuang and Pengze are more and more accurate, one after another 127mm bombs across the sky, fell on the sea, explosions one after another, the huge waves exploded to the Yoshino This brought further obstacles.

Many shells exploded directly on the Yoshino's hull. In addition to blowing away some unlucky Japanese naval soldiers, they also caused great damage to the Yoshino's hull. Damage, the armor value of the battleships is also declining.

Heyuan is really collapsed at this moment (Li Zhao). These two mysterious battleships that suddenly entered the battlefield are really abominable. They always keep the Yoshino gun fireAttacking at the edge of the range, he wanted to fight back, but conditions did not allow it, so he could only passively take the beating.

He has issued semaphore orders more than once, asking the Naniwa, whose naval guns have a longer range, to come to support. In the face of such long-distance bombardment, only the two 260mm Krupp guns on the Naniwa can do it, but it is very difficult. Unfortunately, the Naniwa was engaged in a fierce battle with the Jiyuan on another battlefield. The overwhelming smoke enveloped the entire sea area, making it impossible to see the signal clearly, let alone rush to support.

The Yoshino itself was also firing continuously, and a large amount of gunpowder smoke also shrouded the surroundings of the Yoshino, but it still could not escape the detection of the search radar, even though it was only a sea search radar, not a fire control radar. But it is actually quite helpful in naval artillery battles.

Because the light spot information on the radar screen clearly exposed the Yoshino's position, as long as it fired hard at this position, there would always be a shell that could hit it.

The Yoshino's armor value continued to decline under the repeated attacks from the Yanhuang and Pengze, and it attracted almost all of its attention. It didn't even notice that the little thing like the Guangyi was quietly approaching. Come over..