The end of the military era

福昌号属于美国内华达级全主炮战列舰，可算是西南海防舰队里面，战斗力最强的全主炮战列舰，拥有2座双联装45倍口径356毫米主炮和2座三联装45倍口径356毫米主炮。

Although the number of main guns is two fewer than the six dual-mounted 6-caliber 45mm main guns of the Japanese Fuso-class battleship, the overall combat effectiveness of the American Nevada-class may exceed that of the Japanese Fuso-class.

The armor of the American Nevada class is much thicker than that of the Japanese Fuso class.

At this time, the Fuchang was firing 10 main guns at an all-steel battleship of the Eighth Fleet of the Golden Lion Empire Navy.

What surprised Liu Ergou was that the all-steel battleship attacked by the Fuchang was only attacking another "Fu"-class all-main gun battleship of the ninth formation, and completely ignored the Fuchang.

Moreover, other battleships of the Eighth Fleet of the Golden Lion Empire Navy also treated the Fuchang as transparent.

This allowed Fuchang's 10 main guns to be adjusted calmly, firing round after round of main gun salvos at the all-steel battleship of the Eighth Fleet of the Golden Lion Empire Navy.

However, it is a pity that the 10-round salvo of the main guns did not achieve any effect.

First officer Jiang Hui said with a wry smile: "Captain, the distance between the two sides is about [-] meters, and it is normal for the hit rate to be low."

"Don't look for reasons, tell the four commanders of the four main turrets.

I will give them another chance to fire five rounds of the main gun salvo. No matter if they are blind or they can aim accurately, I must give me a hit anyway, otherwise I will withdraw them all! "

Chapter 161

Jiang Hui has been Liu Ergou's first officer for a long time, and the two of them have changed several warships together. Jiang Hui can be said to know Liu Ergou's temper very well.

It may be because he has been a pirate for many years, Liu Ergou has a gangster spirit in him, especially when he is on the battlefield, Liu Ergou even has a gangster spirit when commanding battles.

Seeing Liu Ergou's vicious attitude, Jiang Hui didn't persuade him anymore, and directly conveyed Liu Ergou's meaning to the four main turrets of the all-main-gun battleship Fuchang.

However, what Jiang Hui did not expect was that during the 12th salvo of the main guns of the battleship Fuchang, two 356mm shells accurately hit the Golden Lion Imperial Navy ship [-] meters away. An all-steel battleship of the Eighth Fleet.

What made Jiang Hui even more dumbfounded was that one of the 356mm shells should have detonated the ammunition compartment of this all-steel battleship, and immediately blasted the bow of this all-steel battleship to pieces.

The turbulent sea water poured into the hull from the gap in the bow, and it was obvious that this all-steel battleship was hopeless.

"Haha! It seems that we have to put a little pressure on these boys!

As soon as I frightened them, I killed an all-steel battleship, perfect!

Order the four main turrets, and then hit the first all-steel battleship on the left! "

The all-steel battleship of the Eighth Fleet of the Golden Lion Empire Navy, as more and more sea water poured into the hull from the bow, the stern quickly lifted out of the sea, and finally the whole warship was stuck vertically a little bit. into the sea.

This all-steel battleship also became the first battleship sunk in this naval battle.

The captain of the Salute, Niok, saw that an all-steel battleship had been sunk by his side, so he couldn't help suggesting to Commander Sivas: "The opposite of the Fifth Squadron now seems to be the ships with the largest main guns in the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet. Full main gun battleship.

Should the fifth team avoid it? "

The 16 all-main gun battleships, 8 battlecruisers, and 16 all-steel battleships of the Eighth Fleet of the Golden Lion Empire Navy were divided into five teams, of which the fourth and fifth teams were composed of 8 all-steel battleships. Composition of battleships.

Commander Xivas shook his head, and said with a very firm attitude: "Order the Fifth Squadron to maintain its formation, and must entangle the enemy's battleships with full main guns!

We only have the first and second battleships with full main guns, and now we can only let the fourth and fifth teams go on top.

After the fleet led by General Nakola arrives, our Eighth Fleet will not be under such great pressure. "

The capital ships of the two fleets bombarded each other for more than an hour, and each suffered some losses.

The all-main-gun battleship Fengming of the second formation of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet was hit by several 360mm artillery shells in a row, and finally rolled over due to severe water ingress and sank into the sea.

The battlecruisers Yongsui and Yongwei of the fourth formation were successively sunk in the battle with the opponent's 8 battlecruisers for the "T" prefix.

所以截止到2月24日的下午01:30，西南海防舰队一共沉没了1艘全主炮战列舰、2艘战列巡洋舰和1艘轻巡洋舰。

As for the light cruiser that was sunk, it was entirely due to bad luck. It was hit by a 2000mm shell that missed more than 330 meters, and disappeared on the sea in less than 5 minutes.

The Eighth Fleet of the Golden Lion Empire Navy suffered more losses. A total of 2 battleships with full main guns and 5 large armored cruisers were sunk.

After the Battle of Xiangshi Island and the Battle of Shark Island, not only the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet knew that battlecruisers were not suitable for confrontation with battleships, but even the Golden Lion Empire, which was the first to be equipped with battlecruisers among the orc nations, also knew How to use the battlecruiser correctly.

Therefore, after the capital ships of the two sides began to bombard each other, although the battlecruisers of both sides also fired one after another, the battlecruisers of both sides quickly began to try to seize the prefix "T" on the flanks.

However, the Eighth Fleet of the Golden Lion Empire Navy only has a third battleship composed of 8 agile-class battlecruisers, and the third battleship can only be responsible for one side of the flank.

The other side had to be handed over to the Sixth Squadron, which consisted of 12 large armored cruisers from the Eighth Fleet of the Golden Lion Empire Navy.

The opponent of this sixth team is the 12 German Seydlitz-class battlecruisers of the eighth formation of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet.

The fight of just over an hour also fully proved that the battlecruiser is worthy of the title of "cruiser killer".

The 12 battlecruisers of the Eighth Fleet of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet sank five large armored cruisers of the Eighth Fleet of the Golden Lion Empire Navy with little damage.

"Song Zhi, a large-scale fleet has appeared in the southeast direction, and the warships of this fleet are all flying the flag of the Golden Lion Empire!"

The captain of the Ruixue, Chen Yongliang, reported to Song Liminhui with a solemn expression.

When Song Limin heard this, he quickly picked up the binoculars and looked towards the southeast. Sure enough, he could faintly see warships rushing towards the battlefield, and there were a lot of them.

After Song Limin put down the binoculars, he said to Chen Yongliang in a deep voice, "Let the second column speed up to the battlefield.

Tell the five formations of the second column that a new situation has appeared on the battlefield, and another naval fleet of the Golden Lion Empire has appeared on the battlefield. "

"Song Zhi, it seems that the Golden Lion Empire has set a trap for our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet."

"Thanks to the commander-in-chief for adding 20 battleships with full main guns and 4 battlecruisers to our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, otherwise our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet will not be able to deal with it today, and there is really no way to end it."

Nakola, the commander of the Fourth Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire, is located on the temporary flagship Fengshang, which is also one of the brave-class all-main gun battleships of the Golden Lion Empire.

After Nakola saw the situation on the battlefield, he immediately ordered the fleet under his command to be divided into two, and from the flanks on both sides, he encircled the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet.

However, on the side of the Golden Lion Empire Navy, the advantage of adding this secret fleet has not yet been brought into play, and the five formations of the second column of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet have arrived.

Xivas, the commander of the Eighth Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire, slammed his fist on the table in front of him. I don't know!

Immediately send a telegram to General Nakola, so that all the warships surrounded by the two wings will return, and beware of being surrounded! "

Niok, the captain of the Praise, hesitated and said: "Commander, after the appearance of these warships behind the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empire, the combined strength of our Eighth Fleet and the fleet brought by General Nakola seems like There is also a big gap, can it be considered?"

Before Neoko finished speaking, he was roughly interrupted by Commander Sivas, "Major General Neoko, don't bring up those two words.

Those two words are an insult to our Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire. In this battle, all the officers and soldiers of our Royal Navy must embrace the spirit of killing themselves and becoming benevolent in order to create miracles! "

There was a loud "boom", and the all-main-gun battleship Furong, which was temporarily organized into the tenth formation of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, was hit by a large-caliber shell.

The captain of the Furong, Wang Kui, used his only remaining hand to support the fixed iron table, so as not to be overwhelmed by the explosion of the shell.

"Check the damage immediately, order the four main turrets to continue firing, and kill the battleship with all main guns on the opposite side!" Wang Kui shouted loudly to several officers around him.