Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 429 Advantages of bright ships

On the bridge of the Hong Lie.

Deng Huanzhuang took out his pocket watch.

It's morning, seven-twenty.

At this moment.

Deng Huanzhuang, a captain of a cruiser, unexpectedly became the commander of the huge fast fleets of both sides. Both sides were increasing their efforts. By now, it was a head-on duel with almost twenty ironclads on each side.

Even in the middle of a drill.

Deng Huanzhuang had no chance to command so many warships.

But when things come to a head, it’s time to bite the bullet.

He slipped the watch into the top pocket of his blue navy uniform.

Then he turned to his deputy Ito Yunori and said: "Ito, if I am still alive in two hours, the world will be ours!"

Ito Yunori said nothing.

Just nodded.

indeed.

The war has begun.

This battle will not only determine the ownership of the Indian Ocean, but also the competition between the two navies on two different routes.

In order to cope with the war in the next few years, the shipyards on both sides must be working hard to build capital ships.

If Ming's warship development direction proves to be correct.

Then.

The capital ships of the Western countries now lying on the slipway will turn into garbage overnight. Those semi-finished products that have invested a lot of resources and money will seriously damage the vitality of the Western countries.

vice versa.

Just 5 minutes ago.

The Hong Lie received a telegram from the Zhenwu, the flagship of the main fleet.

They would be on the battlefield in two hours.

This also means.

He needed to command four Hong-class cruisers and 16 Wei-class frigates, and sustain two hours under attack from the enemy's two Giant-class battleships, 12 Tragedy-class cruisers, and 6 old cruisers.

This is really not easy.

But there is nothing the main fleet can do.

Their numbers are at a glance.

So they can only rush towards the British battleship head-on - now they will definitely not be able to grab the T position, because if they continue to turn, the British ships will also follow suit, and in this case they are likely to be caught between the two British fleets that have transformed into columns. In the middle, this is really a big disadvantage.

So now we can only rush towards the British ship.

Use artillery fire to kill the blood!
at the same time.

The British main fleet has also adjusted its direction.

As time goes by.

The formations are getting closer.

The same as the main fleet commanded by Zhang Bao.

John Jervis was also ordering his battleships to rush straight towards the Ming army's battleship formation.

Now both sides realize that there is no point in seizing the T position - it is just following the two sides in circles.

and so.

The current situation is that the two sides form columns and then exchange fire.

John Jervis did not think that his main fleet would lose to the Chinese.

Because he currently has one Titan-class ship, three Warrior-class ships, and twelve Devastator-class ships, a total of sixteen warships, all of which are battleships used for firepower output!

And on the Chinese side.

They only had eight Zhen-class battleships and four Hong-class cruisers.

Tonnage, quantity, number of guns, caliber.

The British warships have an overall advantage!
There is no way you can lose!

"Ancestors bless you. Don't get shot!"

Facing the fiercely approaching British warships, Zhu Yixian began to seek help from Zhu Yuanzhang again.

It's not that he's afraid of death.

but because.

Zhenwu is the flagship.

Once the flagship is defeated by the enemy.

The impact on the battle situation is immeasurable.

and.

Now the two columns were charging face to face, and the flagship at the front of the fleet was definitely vulnerable to being shot.

Because of the two columns charging face to face.

The order of exchange of fire is to exchange fire with the warships in the same column on the opposite side.

In other words.

The Zhenwu needs to engage in firefights with sixteen intact enemy warships without any damage.

A round of firefight came down.

The Zhenwu is probably the warship that has been hit the most. "10000 meters!"

The navigation officer's voice interrupted Zhu Yixian's thoughts.

Now there is only [-] meters between the Zhenwu and the enemy ship Dongfang.

It is already within the effective range of both sides' naval guns.

but.

If you want to get the best shooting effect.

Ten thousand meters is still too far.

Controlling the entire fleet is the responsibility of Zhang Bao and Chen Huacheng in the command room.

As the captain of the Zhenwu.

What Zhu Yixian had to do was to command the entire ship and pour out the warship's firepower to the maximum extent possible.

"The governor has an order; each ship completes the bombardment in accordance with the order of bombardment, without any mistakes! Each ship follows the movement of the flagship and is not allowed to leave the battle line without authorization!"

The commander's order was quickly conveyed to all ships.

Zhu Yixian quickly entered the state.

"Full speed, 14 knots!"

"Target, Vostok!!"

"First round of shelling!"

"volley!!"

Zhu Yixian's order sounded from the loudspeakers of the artillery positions everywhere.

The gunners pulled the matchlock almost simultaneously.

at the same time.

镇武号上的三座300mm主炮炮塔，12门120mm副速射炮，18门90mm速射炮几乎是同时迸发出了怒吼。

Orange flames exploded from the muzzle.

The huge recoil force suddenly moved the [-]-ton battleship back nearly five meters.

Standing on the Cambridge Bridge, Zhu Yixian was holding the handrail tightly.

The body also shook for a while.

However, his hand holding the telescope never wavered, and his eyes were fixed on the huge Vostok with a displacement of 1 tons in front of him.

A volley of artillery shells fired over, exploding a series of water jets around the Vostok.

The Vostok, known as the world's most powerful battleship, was suddenly enveloped by a storm.

The second salvo started again.

This time it was the firing of 12 120mm and 18 90mm secondary guns.

As for the main guns on the three turrets.

The theoretical rate of fire of this huge cannon with a caliber of 3 millimeters is one round in three minutes. In wartime, it would be considered good if it could reach one round in five minutes.

The 120mm and 90mm rapid-fire guns can easily reach three rounds per minute, and even skilled gunners can reach a high-speed fire rate of five rounds per minute.

The speed of releasing ammunition is far faster than that of the main gun.

About ten seconds after the second round of shelling.

The third round of shelling has begun!

And this time.

Due to the oblique turret layout, the Giant-class battleship Vostok, which was relatively reluctant to engage in side duels, was even waiting for the opportunity for the first round of bombardment.

Because their artillery rotation is not flexible enough and the firing angle is not large enough.

Just now.

From the telescope, Zhu Yixian saw two huge fireballs suddenly rising from the Dongfang.

hit!
"Da Ming Wansheng!"

Cheers resounded throughout the column and from all the battleships.

Three rounds of bombardment.

Just hit two shots! !
Such a hit rate.

Let the officers and men of the Ming Navy see hope.

The scale of victory.

is tilting towards the Chinese fleet.

As the smoke dissipated.

The cheers have died down.

The Vostok sailed out of the smoke.

The two shells that hit did not fall on the deck, but hit the side armor.

Only two black stains were left.

Rumble!
As the Zhenwu began the fourth round of bombardment.

The Zhenyi, which followed the Zhenwu, also launched the first round of bombardment.

The British ship Orient began their first round of cannon fire!
Zhang Bao saw the enemy ship shrouded in smoke several kilometers away through the side of the ship and breathed a sigh of relief.

Four rounds of artillery fire, one round from the opposite side.

Even the opponent's rapid-fire cannons started firing.

But in terms of the number of artillery and the number of shellings.
Daming, take advantage!
(End of this chapter)