Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Davis, captain of the battleship Nevada and commander of the fleet, left two destroyers to protect the Oklahoma, and then the fleet moved forward at full speed, throwing away the terrifying ghost submarine. In fact, the loss of power of the Oklahoma is equivalent to a lamb to be slaughtered. The elusive German submarine can sink it at any time; the two destroyers are not so much protecting the Oklahoma, but more accurately saying that they are in the Russian Federation. It was just to rescue the sailors who fell into the water when the Oklahoma was sunk.

After hearing the news that the fleet was attacked by a German submarine midway, the faces of everyone in the Washington Combat Command became quite ugly.

What a bad start! Why did we encounter that ghost submarine in this vast sea? !

For a moment, President Wilkie even had the urge to recall the fleet, but he gritted his teeth and gave up the idea. I prayed in my heart that I would gain something this time. The Soviet battleship's terrifying 460mm naval gun unleashed its power and severely damaged the German fleet. Unconsciously, he pinned his hopes on Soviet battleships.

But obviously, this time he and others were disappointed again.

At about 7 a.m., the German ship-borne radar discovered the U.S. fleet; after a while, the distance between the two sides shrank to 35 kilometers.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The main guns of the two Soviet-class battleships suddenly roared, and the shells flew towards the German fleet in the distance with an indomitable momentum.

Seeing this, Fleet Commander Davis couldn't help but muttered. "Are the Soviets okay with firing at this distance?" The two battleships had only joined the Atlantic Fleet for a few days and had not conducted any joint training; Commander Davis did not know the range of the Soviet battleship's 460mm cannon. How many, but he didn't think the Soviet main gun could hit the target at such a long distance.

As mentioned earlier, these 460mm caliber naval guns of the Soviet Union were forged by the Germans. It was somewhat reluctant to build a naval gun with such an exaggerated caliber based on the German industrial capabilities at the time, so Yannick ordered that if it could not produce a high-quality product, it would be a defective product. It should be said that even if it could be produced, it would still have to be a defective product. It was best to fire it a few times. Just the kind that explodes and is scrapped.

The built 460 mm caliber main gun has a maximum range of 42 kilometers when firing armor-piercing projectiles. This range must take into account the curvature of the earth, which means that the target is under the water antenna and cannot be observed visually; the Soviets’ method was to use battleships. The built-in seaplane takes off and corrects the main gun according to the orientation provided by the seaplane. Although this method is theoretically feasible, hitting a 40-kilometer moving target with the hit rate of this main gun is almost impossible. It may not be possible to fight for a whole day. Can hit one shot.

In the original time and space in October 1944, during the Battle of Leitai Bay, the Japanese Yamato launched an artillery bombardment on the US escort aircraft carrier Shirohara from an ultra-long distance of 32 kilometers. At that time, the Yamato made five consecutive cross-fires. However, none of them hit this shot. It should be the record of the farthest effective shelling (missing) of a naval gun on a moving target in human history. Forming a straddle means measuring and aiming correctly, and a sustained shot will generally hit. It is a small probability event that five consecutive cross-fires without hitting the enemy ship, it can only be said that Yamato's character is really poor.

At this moment, after flying for nearly a minute, eighteen artillery shells landed on the sea more than a thousand meters away from the German fleet, setting off huge water columns.

The German fleet commander looked at the water columns in the distance with a look of disdain. "Where are these stupid Soviet guys trying to scare people?"

Naturally, the German army had already received intelligence that two "Soviet-class" battleships had supported the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. They were a little wary of the 460mm main gun, so they had no intention of engaging in an artillery battle with the U.S. fleet. Although the performance of the Soviet-class battleship's targeting system is as rubbish as shit, what if they get lucky?

Therefore, when the shipboard radar discovered the US fleet, the German fleet commander ordered the launch of oxygen torpedoes; these torpedoes were the latest improvements, equipped with sound guidance mechanisms and magnetic fuses, and would explode as soon as they approached enemy warships; and It will not only attack the stern propeller of the enemy ship like the original sound-guided torpedo.

The Soviet army's second round of artillery fire was still very accurate, even more exaggerated than the first round. Commander Davis even wanted to tell the two battleships not to waste their cannonballs needlessly. Wouldn't it be better to wait until they were close enough to use their firepower? !

But at this moment, a huge jet of water suddenly arose from the side of a Soviet-class battleship, followed by a second and third jet! Another battleship was not spared, and five or six water jets shot up into the sky from the side of the ship!

"Oh, God!!"

The original Yamato-class battleship seemed powerful, but it also had many shortcomings.

For example, in terms of materials, the key parts of the Yamato-class are made of VH Face-Harden high-hardness armor plates, which were improved by the island country based on the British KCType. The KC-Type armor was purchased from the British in 1913 following the Kongo. Introduced to the island country for cruisers, this armor technology is naturally inferior to British, American, and German armor after the 1930s. According to post-war test results, the Americans believe that the VH Face-Harden armor plate of the island country is stronger than that of the United States. The class-A armor plating used on key parts of the battleship is 10% lower. In addition, the Yamato-class armor design places too much emphasis on armor thickness, without considering how to absorb the shock waves caused by hit bombs. As a result, the main armor belt may not be greatly damaged after being hit, but other structures cannot withstand the stress and are damaged first and flooded. .

In terms of torpedo defense, battleships are usually unable to achieve the same level of armor as those above the water. This is because at that time, battleships mainly relied on "battleship bombardment" as the basis for protection design, and concentrated their limited armor weight on protection above the waterline. ; As for underwater defense, they rely on shock-absorbing structures or watertight compartments to control and reduce damage, or use water pumps to adjust the water inflow into the ship to eliminate tilt. In this way, even if the disaster can be controlled, a large amount of water intrusion is inevitable. ;Although the main armor belt of some battleships will extend to several decks below the waterline, it is mainly to protect against enemy large-caliber artillery shells hitting near or below the waterline, not torpedoes.

For example, the main armor belt of the Yamato class is not protected below the waterline, although in order to prevent the underwater ballistic shell attack that the island nation's navy is most worried about (ironically, the island nation attached great importance to the development of such shells at the time, which was for the underwater protection of battleships). (Insufficient weaknesses), and the STS armor is extended to the bottom of the ship, but this layer of armor is inside the compartment and cannot prevent torpedoes from penetrating the outer compartment. The result is that a large amount of water will still enter after being hit by a mine. In addition, the Yamato-class compartment design is too simple and has poor shock absorption capabilities, which makes it even worse when faced with the power of torpedo detonation.

Naturally, Yannik would not be so kind as to help the Soviets improve these defects, but retained them all; coupled with the Soviets' craftsmanship problems, the armor strength of the Soviet-class battleships was even not as good as the Yamato.

At this moment, it was attacked by a German torpedo, and the explosive energy instantly tore open the outer armor. One of them hit the port side rear near the auxiliary steering engine room, tearing a huge hole, and tons of sea water went crazy. of influx.

Another torpedo hit near the storage room at the front of the port side, which also caused a large influx of seawater, which soon submerged the diesel generator at the bow of the ship, causing a power system failure and causing several water pumps to stop operating. Thousands of tons of seawater entered and could not be discharged.

Inside the battleship, the damage control team members were desperately trying to save their own battleship.

The Soviet navy is not a coward. Even on land, the navy's combat effectiveness is not worse than that of the army, but is much better.

On the Soviet-German land battlefield of the original time and space, if there was any force that scared the Germans, it was the Soviet Navy. It was not the Marine Corps, but serious navy sailors. This was also a strange thing in World War II.

In the Soviet-German War, due to the loss of a large number of veterans in the early stages of the war, the new recruits had poor discipline and combat effectiveness, and the war was unprecedentedly tense. In addition, the Soviet Navy lost a large number of ships in the early stages of the war and could only complete some escort missions, especially in the Pacific. When there was basically no fighting in the fleet, the navy was formed into an independent army and went ashore to fight. The Pacific Fleet alone had nearly 150,000 people go ashore to fight, organized into a naval infantry brigade, and participated in the Battle of Moscow, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of the Caucasus, and the Battle of Sevastopol Boer Defense, Leningrad Defense and Arctic Zone Defense. Received numerous medals and medals. During the war, a total of 300,000 naval personnel came ashore to fight.

When the Germans first saw the Soviet navy wearing sea soul shirts shouting "Ula" and charging, they were completely confused. They were thinking about what kind of conspiracy this was. Is the navy so worthless? Moreover, its combat effectiveness is higher than that of the army, and it is even more tenacious.

The Soviet navy's ashore operations also fully lived up to the four words of being brave and good at fighting, and was called the "Black Devil" by the German army.

At this moment, the damage control team members were risking their lives one after another to plug the gap; unfortunately, their bravery could not withstand the terrifying power of nature. More and more seawater poured in, and the huge hull began to tilt slowly.

"!!"

Watching the two "Soviet-class" battleships tilt slowly, Commander Davis felt cold all over, as if he had suddenly fallen into an ice hole, and his whole body was constantly feeling cold.

"Are there any German submarines nearby?!" Could it be that they fell into a German trap? !

He immediately issued an order for the fleet to make evasive maneuvers.

Then he fell into a dilemma. Should he continue to move forward and fight the German fleet? Or shelling the opponent from a distance? But shelling from this distance for a day may not necessarily hit the target.

Just when he was hesitant, the German torpedoes helped him "solve" his troubles. In the face of these sound-guided torpedoes, any evasive maneuver is futile. Unless your speed far exceeds the speed of the torpedo, you will never be able to escape the pursuit of these gods of death.

Along with the sound of explosions one after another, warships were hit by torpedoes one after another. Some unlucky warships were hit by more than ten torpedoes in one breath, and were blown into several pieces and sank to the bottom of the sea.

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