The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

"Hey! The goddess is scattering flowers!"

Zhu Bin whistled frivolously at the track of the Japanese ship on the radar screen, with a look of indifference.Especially for the new ships coming from the center line, they are very interested.

It has the same shape and layout as the battered "Yamato" he tossed, with the same huge body, such as a forest of turrets, and it gallops across the sea at 25 knots. It looks as majestic as a mountain, majestic!The thick muzzle contained infinite power. Twenty kilometers away, it aimed at the sea area where the "Yingzhou" appeared last, and finally fired a burst of fierce bombardment!

Captain Chihaya Masataka was very puzzled when he received the news. The first special trial fleet was attacked?Still being beaten to ask for help, and the enemy is just a mysterious cruiser whose model and nationality can't be distinguished?This is ridiculous!

Chihaya Masataka knows the character of Nagumo Chuichi as the commander.Adhering to the consistent style of the British Empire Navy, it advocates attacking and resolutely fighting to the end, and would rather be killed than scared to death.It can be said that as long as there is a glimmer of hope, this person will not give up casually, even if he retreats casually in the name of preserving the "Yamato", it would be a great shame!

Now there is a strange situation. The commander of the Second Special Trial Fleet is also confused, but the simple text in the telegram is not enough to judge what the problem is.

But fortunately, the imperial navy has already had a plan for possible crises. They take it for granted that the Chinese navy has long known the information that Japan is building a super warship, so they will never watch it easily complete the trial voyage and officially enter service. .In the absence of bombing attacks, it is the safest way to wipe out powerful enemies in the bud.They would do the same.

So no matter whether it is an accidental encounter or a deliberate attack, you must defeat and eliminate the opponent in the first place, otherwise.Entangled until dawn, maybe the enemy's long-range bombers or ships will catch up and fight in groups.Nowadays, no one can guarantee that they will be able to beat it.If something really goes wrong with the "Yamato", at least half of the officials in the entire Navy Department will have to step down or cut their stomachs!

Therefore, as soon as the "Musashi" entered the formation posture, it immediately fired first, and the triple-mounted 155mm secondary guns deployed in the front fired quickly.A dozen shells were fired into the predetermined water area in one breath, and the blasted water column and explosion flames created a considerable observation area, but there was no trace of the enemy ship!

Chihaya Masataka was suspicious, and stared at the newly appointed radar officer sweating profusely in debugging the equipment imported from Germany in the compass bridge. He could clearly see the figure of his own battleship on the two wings, and within a range of more than 30 kilometers ahead, but Nothing!Could it be that the alarm was false?

He easily searched for the battleship "Suruga" that was still on fire with a super-high magnification night vision binoculars.Those high-heat smoke and steam signals rising more than 100 meters high are so strong that they can hardly be concealed. The fragmented oil stains floating on the sea and the screaming sailors on the lifeboats also confirm the tragedies that have happened or are happening. The enemy, It really exists!

Soon, his doubts completely disappeared without a trace.

The "Yingzhou", which chased the two Japanese ships to the left, ran obliquely to the center line in a zigzag pattern, and the "Musashi" with its double-mounted naval guns aimed at the approaching "Musashi", and unexpectedly fired two cap-piercing shells!At a distance of twenty kilometers.One missed, and the other whizzed past the top of the mainmast.It was so weird that one of the cable-stayed steel wires was broken, and the lookout squatting on it was so frightened that he almost fell down!

The splash from the shells after falling into the water was nothing to a huge battleship, but Chihaya Masataka was so startled that he trembled all over!He hurriedly shouted to quickly determine the location of the enemy ship, but the frightened lookout was the first to make a judgment. The target was in the sea area 30 degrees in front of them to the right, and the distance was unknown!

The gunnery commander reacted extremely quickly.Immediately reported the guessed data, Chihaya Masataka ordered with a sullen face: "The target distance is 2 meters! Three salvos, fire!"

Inside the two 460mm main gun turrets, sweaty soldiers helped to load the warheads and propellant with all their strength, and the huge gun barrels in front were raised high. "Boom boom boom" A series of loud noises converged into one blow, and six shells weighing nearly 1.5 tons roared out of the chamber, just like a giant train rushing through the sky, heading straight for the front!

On the "Yingzhou", six dazzling light spots flashed on the three-dimensional radar screen in an instant, and the arc trajectory changed rapidly with the supersonic propulsion. It was determined that the area beyond three kilometers could not cause any damage.

The dual-mounted naval guns were adjusted slightly, and two more guns were aimed at the high bow of the "Musashi" "Tongtong"!This time, the accuracy of the shells improved a lot. Almost at the same time as the opponent's heavy shells fell into the water, they all fell on the wide front deck, breaking the thick teak board into two squares. The armor was penetrated by the hard bullet core, and it exploded!

Chihaya Masataka's cheeks twitched at the sound, and his eyes were brightened by the explosion fire. Now he finally understands why Nagumo Takaichi is in such a mess all of a sudden!Not only is the opponent hiding very well, but the level of the night bombardment is too high!

A total of two launches to himself are just two shots, and it can directly hit!This is almost as accurate as army cannon shooting, or even higher!What a joke, the naval guns are so accurate, is there any more to play with? !

Needless to say, the opponent is right in front, and he is not afraid of his giant cannon at all. Fortunately, the caliber of his main gun should not be large, and the damage caused is not too serious.

But even so, he couldn't take it anymore, ordered the secondary artillery to continue firing, and at the same time ordered the radar search to intensify, and if he found the enemy one minute earlier, he would be more safe!

On the left and right wings, the two ships "Yamato" and "Suruga" that have completed the turn, maintained an arc-shaped course, and the turrets turned in unison to aim at the center. A scattered bombing area with a radius of five kilometers.

They were quite familiar with this move. After two rounds of bombardment by the main and auxiliary guns, they finally saw the figure of the "Yingzhou" in a flash. Posture, there is no meaning of dodge at all!

Qianzao Zhenglong lifted his spirits, and shouted sharply: "Saoka! Has he been discovered at last? Then you don't have to be polite, kill him ruthlessly!"

The gunnery commander hurriedly changed the command to change the data.Less than a minute later, the two main turrets fired at once again. The shells blasted out of the delicate barrels that have hardly been used have a stable trajectory and uniform speed. Stagger and attack with two slanted columns!

It must be said that the luck of the "Musashi" is much better!The third salvo.There was one shell that caused a near miss, and the "Yingzhou" calculated in an instant that the shell would fall rapidly about ten meters away from the port side and land amidships. If it exploded, it would most likely go under the keel, causing The damage will be extremely serious!

Zhu Bin lightly waved his hand to change the interception tactics. The 30mm seven-tube phalanx defensive turret on the bow swished in the melodious sound of mechanical transmission. strip of light.Accurately hit the slowly rotating giant shell at a distance of 2000 meters!

The kinetic energy of the 30mm small shell is limited, and it is easy to attack the shell of the destroyer. It is a bit powerless to deal with nearly 1.5 tons of solid iron lumps. The disturbance is not enough to completely miss and detonate, let alone think about it!

Another Phalanx to the left of the bridge opened fire two seconds behind.The two shining light bands converged at one point, and the sparks from the collision and explosion shot out in the air in an instant.It forms a continuous bright spot, which is clearly visible in the distance, but it has been shining for four or five seconds before gradually disappearing!

Ants kill elephants more often. The continuous explosion and impact of hundreds of small shells makes the trajectory of the solid projectile skewed. The key is that the internal stress of the projectile body changes due to the oncoming dense blocking. The projectile changes from a stable rotation straight to an inclined roll .It seems to deviate from the main line by about a few degrees, but it still rushes forward firmly!

The new thick force field shield was successfully assembled in an instant, blocking the shells whose speed had dropped suddenly 150 meters away. The shells suddenly fell into an extremely viscous and tough electromagnetic position and twisted forward with difficulty, but the dual-mounted turrets were After a meal, it suddenly opened fire.The two shells were ejected with an interval of one millisecond, and accurately hit the middle of the 460mm shell. The ultra-high-speed armor-piercing kinetic energy pierced through the iron lump, and the two sides collided, crushing and shattering immediately!

"Beautiful!" Zhu Bin was overwhelmed!

This is a very imaginative way of interception. Using cannonballs to hit cannonballs, the three methods work together to minimize the attack force. Although it does not seem very reliable and it is impossible to use it in melee, it is enough to kill all systems. The performance power is clearly demonstrated!

The 460mm artillery shell is as tall as a person, and the cross-sectional radar signal is similar to that of a small fighter jet. If the close-in artillery can successfully intercept it, the heavy aerial bomb of the same size can naturally intercept it!The difference is that the thickness of the shell of the aerial bomb is too thin, and the speed is extremely slow, so it can be easily stopped and detonated!

Chihaya Masataka on the opposite side doesn't think so!He stared wide-eyed and waited to see the result, and suddenly found that the continuous and strange flashes condensed in the air, like a lighthouse, illuminating the battleship below in a trance, and the subsequent explosion did not hurt the opponent at all. , one of the shells also seemed to be airburst?

"Does our armor-piercing projectile have an airburst setting?" He couldn't help asking the gunnery chief.

The gunnery chief shook his head decisively: "No! They are all bullets that are mainly piercing!"

Chihaya Masataka frowned and muttered: "It's really weird! There is such a thing! I can understand how Commander Nagumo feels!"

Can you not understand that it is easy to talk about fighting head-on, but it is difficult to deal with ordinary opponents who are completely beyond their imagination.But fortunately, he has already caught the trace of that guy. It seems that the hull is slightly larger than the "Tone-class" heavy cruiser, and it seems to be wider?I can't see clearly.But in short, it’s not a battleship, so just one high-explosive grenade can send it to hell!

The course of the "Musashi" remained unchanged, and it resolutely bombarded alternately with the dual main turrets and the front auxiliary turrets. At this time, the other two battleships also captured the figure of the "Yingzhou". The more and more accurate salvos resulted in hits every minute The probability doubles!

"It's almost there!" Zhu Bin looked at the time. It was less than an hour before dawn, which meant that the Japanese fighter planes might arrive in another hour. As long as they were bold enough, it would not be a big problem to smear and take off.With today's fighting intensity, I am afraid that the little devil will desperately pile up the number!

The collection of various data of the two super battleships has also reached a new level, especially the ballistic data and attack data of the main and auxiliary guns, which can guarantee more than 90.00% accurate calculation and corresponding countermeasures, which means this kind of battleship.There will be no threat to the "Yingzhou"!

"Destroy them as much as possible! Fight and retreat!"

The main gun of the "Yingzhou" trembled repeatedly, and the shelled tungsten core-piercing shells and capped armor-piercing shells were fired alternately. After four rounds, one shot hit the towering bridge of the "Musashi", rubbing the top of the secondary turret and penetrating into the middle firepower. At the bottom of the platform, the armor-piercing projectile tenaciously tore through the outer multi-layer composite armor and exploded in the cabin.The raging high-temperature jet killed more than a dozen officers inside, all the machine gun positions on the top were blown away, and the billowing smoke instantly made the entire bridge invisible!

Chihaya Masataka was almost knocked down by the violent explosion, and exclaimed: "How is it possible! Such a large explosive force, could it be a heavy artillery shell?!"

The opponent is obviously a cruiser!The explosive power of the warheads fired all the time is extremely small, and it can suddenly penetrate the thick front armor, which is simply incredible!

He understood Nagumo Chuichi's feelings more and more. It was inappropriate to deal with an unpredictable enemy like a ghost.What a headache!

The attack wasn't over yet. In less than a minute, two torpedoes struck through thorns and thorns, very stealthily detoured from the side to the side of the battleship. The clumsy battleship had no chance of dodging the guy with a speed of forty or fifty knots. , With two loud bangs, the "Musashi" suddenly tilted 1 degrees to the right, and the terrifying water pressure almost crushed the side armor belt.All kinds of screams and alarms sounded one after another in the battleship, and two compartments burst into water.Mess!

Chihaya Masataka's face turned black, and he roared and ordered to attack with all his strength, but Nagumo Chuichi called to remind him: "We must not let him escape! Otherwise, it will be very troublesome to distance ourselves!"

What trouble?Naturally, it is a super-long-range strike rocket weapon that is very likely to exist!Now the opponent still has a chance to kill them within the range of the main gun. If they are far away, they will only be abused!

Chihaya Masataka asked puzzledly: "Commander Nagumo! What kind of monster are we dealing with! I clearly saw a shell hit it! Nothing happened!"

Nagumo Chuichi didn't know what to say, could it be that he didn't know?Just a faint response: "Keep attacking until dawn! As long as our pilots arrive, everything will be fine!"

The three battleships were chasing after them while firing their guns. Now, the performance gap between the two was obvious!

The total power of "Yingzhou" is as high as 15 kilowatts, which is the same as that of the three battleships including "Yamato class", and the maximum speed can reach 36 knots, which is more than enough.On the other hand, the opponent has an average speed of 27.5 knots, and there is a huge gap in mobility. Once they start running, no one can stop them!

The night before dawn is the deepest. In an environment where you can't see your fingers, you can't see it if you don't pay attention. The "Yingzhou" easily turned its head and ran all the way to the east sea area. After hitting the "Musashi" with five rounds of oblique naval guns, it turned to the "Suruga" which was outflanking it head-on and beat it head-on. This unlucky ship had more than a dozen holes from the beginning to the end. What's terrible is that its front turret was shot into the turret from the side by a shell-piercing shell, which was blown up on the spot, and the front auxiliary gun was cut off. , lost its effect, the waterline was torn open, two holes were poured with water, the speed of the ship dropped sharply, and the hull tilted. Except for the continuous firing, it was powerless to pursue it!

After half an hour of constant firefighting, Zhu Bin finally got impatient and fired two heavy anti-ship missiles at each of the three battleships.When the jet of flames suddenly lit up, Nagumo Tadaichi roared heart-piercingly: "Shina rocket! Defend with all your might!"

Something scary has finally appeared!The guy who came through the air, dragging the dazzling brilliance, was as fast as a meteor, rushed vertically into the air and then suddenly refracted down, billowing fireworks, the thick projectile was in the air, almost as small as a small plane, with a terminal speed of Mach 2.5 , Like a super-sized shell fired at a distance of 20 kilometers, the dazzling tail flame can be seen by the naked eye rushing towards it without covering it at all!

On the three battleships, all anti-aircraft firepower is fully activated!Regardless of whether it can be aimed, hit, or prevented, even if a blind cat hits a mouse and hits a mouse, it is good!

It's just that the trajectory of the supersonic anti-ship missile is too deceitful!Downloading in a nearly vertical posture, most of the anti-aircraft guns have shooting dead ends, and there is no unified command. It all depends on each gun position to fight independently. Hula-la tracers suddenly spray from the three ships, far away It looks like a volcanic eruption!

It has to be that the little devil has gained a lot of wisdom from a pit, and Yumu's head is a little bit enlightened after suffering a lot!On the three battleships, there are more than one hundred anti-air gun barrels. After firing at the maximum speed, a twisted and intersecting multi-layer interception defense network is formed in the sky, which looks dense. The 127mm high-angle gun and the 76mm anti-aircraft gun with fixed-altitude fuze blast fragments sweeping range, which can almost cover the entire battleship!

The weakness of supersonic anti-ship missiles is fully exposed. The end of the track, which can hardly be changed, is at super high speed. Even a warhead or shell fragments that are knocked out will cause fatal damage, so four missiles are being attacked continuously. When the artillery fire hits or interferes, the lowest shot is only detonated at a low altitude of less than 200 meters!

The two projectiles that were not detonated also had scars, and they almost fell sideways, but they all went towards the "Suruga", one end and one tail, and fell with a bang! (to be continued..)