1890 King of Southeast Asia

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At 5:25, the battleship Tuna arrived at the main battlefield, just as the Japanese fleet released smoke and launched a torpedo attack.

"Commander, hold on tight!" The captain of the Tuna shouted and increased the power to the maximum.

The destroyer's speed increased to 32 knots and quickly sailed towards the main battlefield.

"They want to escape, sail to the right and see if you can stick to one ship, or leave one more." Xu Sunming stopped the Tuna from sailing towards the main battleship.

There are four destroyers protecting the Luoyang, and its own speed is not full, so there will not be much problem.

Generally speaking, launching a torpedo attack like this is either to adjust the fleet formation or to prepare to withdraw from the battle.

The Japanese only have two battleships left, and they are injured and attacked from both sides.

Even from a long distance, Xu Sunming can see a Japanese warship emitting thick smoke, which is much thicker than the smokestack, which is a symbol of fire.

This opportunity, Xu Sunming wants to seize.

"Yes!" The captain simply took the helm himself, and the violent shaking seemed to be non-existent to him.

The Tuna was like a sharp sword, piercing the Japanese battleship fleet.

Unfortunately, when it was still seven or eight kilometers away, the Tuna was targeted by a cruiser.

This is a cruiser of four or five thousand tons, equipped with two 203 mm guns and a 150 mm rapid-fire gun.

Looking at this configuration, it should be specially made by the Japanese to deal with the Nanhua destroyer. The 150 mm rapid-fire gun has a fast firing rate and is powerful enough for a destroyer of less than a thousand tons.

One shot can't sink it, and a few more shots will almost make the destroyer lose its combat effectiveness.

boom!

Water columns continued to rise around the Tuna, and a shell hit it from time to time. Fortunately, the Tuna was the lead destroyer, and the hull was larger and stronger than ordinary destroyers, so it did not cause serious damage.

"This won't work. The closer the distance, the stronger the enemy's firepower. Even if a single ship breaks through, the price will not be small."

"Today I will teach you a lesson called fraud."

Xu Sunming ran to the steering gear and said to the captain.

"What?" The captain was too involved and didn't hear clearly, but his character was very honest.

"I said, I will take over the warship now, and you are my deputy now, Major!" Xu Sunming grabbed the steering gear.

"The torpedo tube is facing the port side, and all the ship's guns are fully fired. The target is the enemy destroyer, and it only needs to be roughly aimed."

Xu Sunming calmly operated the steering gear, and his heart gradually became hot.

"The torpedo has been loaded. At this speed, the attack cruiser will not be very accurate." The captain who was squeezed aside said weakly.

The distance of the Japanese fleet battleship exceeded the maximum range of the torpedo, not to mention that the torpedo set to the maximum range could not catch up with the fleeing Japanese battleship.

That's right, the speed of a torpedo at its maximum range is not as fast as that of a battleship, even if the battleship is not at its maximum speed.

"Don't talk so much nonsense, I'm your captain now!" Xu Sunming said unhappily.

"The torpedo is set at a depth of four meters, and the speed is set at the fastest."

"Everyone should be prepared for impact. Except for combat personnel and medical personnel, the rest of the people should gather in the lower cabin."

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After speaking, Xu Sunming began to give orders.

The speed of the Japanese cruiser was not slow either, and the Tuna reached 32 knots, and the distance between the two sides was rapidly approaching.

The guns of all calibers on the Tuna were firing crazily. The 105mm main gun was fine, and the 37mm rapid-fire guns were already faintly red.

These did not cause much damage to the Japanese cruiser. In addition to killing a dozen and injuring dozens, the Japanese cruiser had no other losses.

After all, the Tuna maintained a speed of 32 knots, and without sufficient fire control technology support, it was a foolish dream to guarantee the hit rate.

At 5:35, a lot of smoke had appeared on the sea, and Xu Sunming suddenly found that the Japanese battleship was changing its course.

"Attention, turn right 15 degrees!" Xu Sunming guessed that the Japanese battleship wanted to turn around and leave, and decisively manipulated the steering gear to turn.

Originally, the Japanese warship was sailing from the sea to the northwest land, and now it was turning again. The cannons on the warship were also continuously firing, and it seemed that they were suppressing the Chinese Navy fleet on the starboard side.

The Tuna was six or seven kilometers behind the left of the Japanese battleship. After encountering the cruiser, the Tuna made two right turns at two compass points, and its course became the starboard direction of the Japanese battleship.

Now, the sudden turn has changed the Tuna from chasing the Japanese battleship to heading due north.

boom!

A shell hit the port side of the Tuna. It was a high-explosive shell that penetrated the weakly protected hull and exploded in the cabin.

Although it exploded in the cabin, this shell had no effect except causing a cabin fire and a little vibration.

"Beautiful!" Xu Sunming grinned, put his hand on the gear and pulled it back.

The gear lever, which was originally in the forward four position, returned to the forward three, which is three-quarters of the speed.

The power of the Tuna was reduced in an instant, and the speed dropped to 27 knots.

(The speed and horsepower of a warship are not evenly distributed. When pursuing high speed, the power required is getting higher and higher.

For a small boat, one thousand horsepower may be able to push the ship to twelve knots, but two thousand horsepower may not be able to push it to eighteen knots.)

"Commander, what's wrong?" The captain couldn't help asking.

"Learn something, young man." Xu Sunming looked at the compass and looked around.

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From the left window of the command room, you can see the Japanese cruiser that is slowly catching up from behind, and the distance is definitely no more than two kilometers.

From the right window of the command room, the setting sun shines through the window, casting a golden sunset glow, and later, this light will turn red.

"Release smoke!"

The Tuna began to release smoke, even at this distance, the smoke did not have much effect.

At 5:45 pm, the Tuna had been hit by more than a dozen bullets. Now Xu Sunming did not need to install it, the Tuna could not run at the maximum speed.

Fortunately, the 105mm gun played its advantage in firing rate. After the speed dropped, they hit each other. Nanhua's usual turret gun gave the Tuna a slight advantage in the battle.

boom! boom!

Two huge water columns rose about 200 meters in front of the Tuna.

"What?!" The captain looked at the thick water column and was a little confused for a while.

"Finally here." Xu Sunming breathed a sigh of relief with a smile on his face.

"Commander, it's the Japanese battleship Hiei, where is our battleship?" The captain looked around, but found a fog on the sea.

The smoke of war was everywhere, and cannons were heard everywhere. The Japanese succeeded and gave the battleship a chance, but they didn't know how much the price was.

The captain didn't care how much the Japanese paid. He only knew that he was now facing an attack from a cruiser and two battleships.

The total tonnage of these three ships was forty or fifty times that of the Tuna. The captain couldn't figure out what he should do.

"Right now, aim at the battleship and fire a torpedo! Prepare to turn right!" Xu Sunming shouted.

"Fire a torpedo!" The captain subconsciously ordered.

Bang! Pass~~

The five torpedoes were still fired in a fan shape (the fan was very small), but this time the speed was adjusted to the highest, a full forty-two knots.

The price is that it can only hit 1,800 meters away. After traveling this distance, the torpedo fuel will be exhausted.

Nanhua has more advanced thermal power torpedoes, but due to cost and quantity reasons, the old torpedoes are still in use.

The price of torpedoes is not cheap. The price of a torpedo tube and torpedo is about 200,000 yuan. Even if it is mass-produced, a single torpedo will cost tens of thousands of yuan.

You know, before Nanhua subsidized, the price of a family car was only 400 to 800 yuan.

Of course, there are more expensive cars, luxury cars, luxury goods, there is no shortage.

War, also has to consider the cost, in the final analysis, war is the comprehensive strength of the fight.

Nanhua has hundreds of destroyers and a large torpedo boat force. There are so many torpedoes that it is impossible to eliminate them directly.

Of course, Nanhua will be able to sell them soon, and because their performance is not backward in the world, at least more advanced than Japan, they can still be sold at a good price.

Back on the battlefield, with a few bangs, five torpedoes were ejected from the launch tubes, fell into the water, and rushed towards the battleship five kilometers away.

The torpedo speed was 42 knots, and the Japanese battleship speed was more than 16 knots, which was equivalent to them approaching at a speed of about 107 kilometers per hour.

"Ring to the right, head towards the sun!" Xu Sunming said with ease and joy as he pulled the steering gear.

...

"Torpedoes! They fired torpedoes!" On the Japanese cruiser, the lookout clearly saw five white tracks.

"Avoid! Avoid!" Captain Domon had been paying attention to this.

After all, the two sides were not far away, and torpedo attacks were normal.

"The torpedoes are heading towards the Hanoi!"

"What? Tell Hanoi to dodge, dodge!" Domon's scream was more shrill than giving birth.

"It's too late!" Domon silently estimated the speed and distance.

"Stop evading, turn right five degrees, and prepare for impact!"

"Dominion Kawachi and Hiei, turn right to avoid torpedoes, we will use our bodies to clear a path for them."

"Gentlemen!"

"See you at Kudanzaka!"

Lieutenant Colonel Domon weighed the pros and cons in just a few seconds and chose to rush forward to block the torpedo and buy time for the main force.

To be honest, the Japanese strategy has problems, and their strategic vision is short-sighted, or rather, they take it for granted.

However, the Japanese under the influence of Bushido are indeed not lacking in bravery.

I have written so much, but in fact, all this happened within a minute. After the Japanese cruiser turned slightly, it hit the oncoming torpedo.

boom!

boom!

Two water columns rose on the starboard side of the Japanese cruiser with the explosion, one at the bow and one at the midship.

Two holes several meters in size suddenly appeared under the cruiser. The vibration caused by the violent explosion of the heavy torpedo caused the main force to shut down directly and the keel was damaged.

Even if it didn't sink, the ship lost the need to be saved. In less than half an hour, the ship disappeared in the sea.

But his sacrifice was worth it in the eyes of the Japanese. The Kawachi and Hiei did not need to slow down and rushed eastward.

At this time, the South China Navy and the Huaxia Navy had not turned around yet, and the sun was about to set. The Japanese withdrew from the battle and saved two battleships.

The bow of the two injured battleships, Kawachi, was almost burned and could not be repaired in a short time, just like the towed Aki.