The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

As a qualified naval captain, Dermot's reaction speed can be described as astute!In a flash, he figured out what was going on!

In the waters of the Pacific Ocean, no one dares to trouble the US Navy!No!The world's largest economy, the world's largest navy is no joke, it is a supreme deterrent!Neither the Chinese nor the Japanese operating in this sea area have the guts to dare to provoke and cause war!

Especially now, the Japanese have a clear attitude of cooperation. Naturally, they are not the troublemakers. The only thing left is the mysterious Chinese ship that just happened!They are the only ones who dare to act so frivolously. You must know that doing such a trick suddenly on the ocean is no different from taking the initiative to challenge!

Furthermore, according to the reality of intelligence, the other party has a strong radio interception capability, so it is conceivable that he must know the target of the US Navy's action at this moment, or, that guy is here to find fault at all!

In any case, suddenly firing a flare on the top of one's head is full of hostility!It can even be suspected that they are aiming for convenience and then shelling!

As the captain stopped drinking, the shrill siren sounded throughout the ship, and more than 800 crew members cheered up as if electrocuted, concentrating on being ready to fight at any time!

But the expressions of the deputy captain, chief engineer, gunnery chief and other officers changed drastically. They had already thought that if the opponent could accurately hit the flare on the top of the "Helena", then it would directly hit their battleship. What difficulty?

As a light cruiser that can be called a heavy cruiser in Japan, the armor is only 159mm, and the main gun is only 152mm. If it is fired, it may not be able to penetrate the heavy cruiser.But it can't withstand the close-range bombardment of even a 127mm high-speed armor-piercing projectile. This time I'm afraid there will be a big problem!

Colonel Dermot was quite calm. Knowing that he was approaching an extremely dangerous moment, his fingers did not tremble a bit, but his eyes were flickering with anger, and he waited for a full minute with no expression on his face.Until the radar chief reported very nervously: "Colonel! We haven't found anything!"

"That's impossible! They must not be more than twenty kilometers away from us! How could the radar not detect them? Unless they are invisible!" Colonel Dermot couldn't help raising his voice.

The radar is not good at resisting sound, but I feel a little wronged.Although the sg radar equipped on its own ship is of a high level of technology, Raytheon swears that it is absolutely world-class, and it also claims to be able to detect targets beyond 22 nautical miles, which is almost the limit distance, but in fact, everyone knows that it is really here If it is that far, unless the opponent is coming from a large group of battleships, or at least a super battleship.Otherwise, the possibility of seeing it is extremely low, and the accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

But 20 kilometers, nearly half the distance, within the range of the 152 main gun, a guy who is said to be a heavy cruiser, there is still a high chance of finding it.

"Or, maybe a submarine? Chinese submarines are often seen in this sea area!"

The navigator reminded him, Colonel Dermot's eyes flickered and he seemed to be shaken.Then he shook his head resolutely: "No! Submarines don't have such a wide field of vision. If you get too close and shoot, you will definitely be spotted by us! Unless it wants to die! It must be our target warship! Continue to increase the search range. At the same time, call other ships to immediately surround it This sea area!"

He still chooses to trust his intuition and judgment!Being a captain doesn't come from fooling around, it has to be genuine!If the other party came up and I still judged wrong, I deserved to fall into the sea and drown!

"Understood! Then, Colonel, if we find that guy, what should we do? It seems...the headquarters didn't decide to go to war with them!"

The corner of Colonel Dermot's mouth drooped, and he said coldly, "Is there any need to think about it? They have already declared war!"

On the dark high seas.Making such an action suddenly is no different from taking the initiative to challenge. As a navy, there is no need to think about anything other than generously responding to the challenge!As for the addition problem.That's what worries generals and politicians!

Go to war!The captain's order was immediately communicated to the entire ship, and the [-] people looked at each other, but they were all gearing up, especially the officers, and even said: "I have long wanted to fight those guys in the Chinese navy, look at them Is it as capable as in the legend!"

It has beaten the Japanese navy to the ground several times in a row. Such a new maritime force is eye-catching.The U.S. Pacific Fleet has witnessed their rapid growth from scratch, and I dare not say that I know it best, but it is a bit difficult to admit that the Chinese are awesome!Seven or eight years of escort cooperation and military exchanges have made Yankees unconsciously put themselves in the position of teachers. How could they casually admit that "students" are better than themselves!

How is the level, you can only know by testing it yourself!

Now, the opponent has taken the lead, which is not terrible, the key depends on who has the stronger fighting ability next!

If it were any other old-fashioned warship, it might not have such an idea. The "Helena" is the most advanced warship built by the United States. From top to bottom, the whole ship is very self-respecting.

The turbulence of the call quickly spread throughout the entire Pacific waters, and the ships that were conducting a rigorous search within a radius of [-] kilometers immediately responded and swarmed towards the area where the "Helena" was located! <In the center, looking at the unceasingly deciphered US military messages, the corners of his mouth were split, with an expression eager to try.

The other staff members have changed twice.After all, they are just ordinary people, and they can't be alive and kicking around for days and nights like his perverted mental physique.

After Tesla took two short breaks in the middle, he continued to come back here to do his own research. Seeing him so relaxed, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you going to start a war with the United States?"

Although he doesn't like the greedy Yankees, but after all, he has lived there for decades, and from the bottom of his heart, Tesla doesn't want Zhu Bin to fight the Americans in the dark.

Zhu Bin laughed and said: "Of course not! I just use them as a whetstone for the performance test of warships! The ship in front of us was commissioned last year and is said to be very advanced. If you encounter it, of course you can't miss it!"

It's not just to deal with the Japanese's messiness, Tesla didn't mean to interfere with his command, nodded and continued to pay attention to the various equipment running on the ship.He is most concerned about the advanced equipment he participated in the research.

The response speed of the "Helena" was astonishingly fast. Before the flares fell completely, its speed quickly increased to about 28 knots. All the main and auxiliary turrets were operating together, ready to fire at any time!then.After the flares were completely extinguished and the entire ship was kept under blackout, the ship immediately turned right and quickly changed course, departing from the original course, and launched a search!

It's just that its sg radar still couldn't find the target. After 10 to [-] minutes, the tense nerves of the entire ship crew relaxed a little, and suddenly another flare flew over, still slowly falling on top of their heads!

this time.Colonel Dermot and the others finally figured out roughly that the lurking opponent was impressively following behind them, and they never relaxed!Although I don't know the distance, judging according to the routine, it shouldn't be far away!

Large-caliber naval guns are not suitable for firing flares, especially umbrella flares. In principle, it is impossible to shoot them with guns, and most of them are thrown by aircraft.But Americans don't know that there is another thing in this world called cannon-firing rockets!

The twin 127mm main guns of "Yingzhou" are not just a single shell system.It is a complex system that combines various ideas and provides more than a dozen different types of ammunition, including artillery-launched missiles and artillery-launched rockets, with various functions piled up together!

The flares emitted are in the form of rockets sprayed into the sky with the help of the muzzle velocity, and then the engine works to push it to the target distance before releasing the warhead.The cost of one is about the same as that of a small missile, but the space on the ship is limited, so it is not worth building a launcher alone.

This made Colonel Dermot even more confused and even a little messy, and he was furious at the other party's mysterious and provocative way.It's fine to return one shot, but the meaning is obvious, it's a kind of humiliation!

"Fire!" The captain roared angrily, "Fire the area where the enemy ship may be!"

The two triple-mounted 152mm turrets at the rear were already ready for battle, and immediately fired a salvo at a distance of 20 kilometers in the approximate direction calculated in an emergency! "Boom" a burst of flames splashed, the silent battleship was suddenly illuminated, the hull trembled, a series of armor-piercing and blasting grenades were fired alternately, and a mournful whistling sound resounded through the clouds in the sky!

"Alarm! Alert! The US ship opened fire! The attack is expected to arrive in 20 seconds!"

The automatic alarm in the "Yingzhou" sounded immediately, and the whole system responded accordingly. A series of new data flooded the screen, and performance analysis based on the data of the US naval guns in the past was released one after another. Various arcs crossed and distorted Constantly changing!

Zhu Bin grinned and said, "This is just like the U.S. military! If you bear it any longer, you will lose the face of the interstellar police!"

Most people don’t understand these words, but only he himself knows that in the time and space of the interstellar era, among the two major forces of mankind, the group power composed of the United States and the retro Western world controls everything in the interstellar space, and wipes out the prestige of the earth’s police. In the Milky Way, it is called a prominent and domineering person. If anyone dares to provoke casually, he will be hit on the head immediately!

Obviously, Westerners in this era are arrogant and crazy, and they already have the confidence and style foundation of hundreds of years later. I made them angry with two flares. Is this relatively restrained?

The howling shells streaked across the sky from high above their heads and fell far away!When an armor-piercing projectile with a charge of only 0.9 kg exploded, the flash was not strong, it just made a little splash and then disappeared quickly, and the distance was far enough that no effect could be seen at all.

The maximum charge of the 152mm high-explosive grenade is only 1.1 kilograms, which is not very powerful. It also explodes with a crisp sound and is done without any threat.

Zhu Bin couldn't help but twist his mouth at the analysis results: "It's too small! Even if we don't use shields, just use the hull to fight hard, won't it cause much damage?"

The answer is yes. The armor thickness of "Yingzhou" can resist at least 256mm armor-piercing projectiles. The premise is that the distance is close enough, otherwise it can be bounced directly. of.But the weakness is not without, the barrel mast and the radome are the parts that are not resistant to hits. In principle, it is best not to be hit.

That being said, he's not interested in being shot twice to try it out, because he's full!The main purpose is to collect performance data of U.S. warship weapons, test their strength, and test the thickness of armor.That's what battleships are supposed to do.

The mk16 artillery equipped on the "Helena" has excellent performance, and its rate of fire and armor-piercing ability are nearly twice that of the previous model!If in a melee, or when encountering similar opponents, or supporting land, the number of shells poured by this warship can catch up with an artillery regiment!

Captain Dermot ordered decisively, turning while firing.Not long after, the three turrets in front also joined the ranks of the salvo. For a while, fifteen main guns rose one after another. There was a large explosion, the sea was filled with smoke, water splashed, and the light shone.Spectacular!

After blasting for a full 10 minutes in one breath, not a single hair was blown!

But the Americans obviously have no intention of stopping. Anyway, they can't hide it anymore, so it's better to take the initiative to take the initiative, regardless of whether he exploded or not, let's warm up his body first!

Zhu Bin couldn't help but sigh in admiration: "As expected, you are a rich and powerful Yankee! You can shoot so many shells without seeing your shadow, don't you want money?"

In comparison, the Japanese are simply stingy!If it weren't for being forced to be anxious.I'm afraid they are reluctant to fire until they see the enemy entering the best range!The Americans are just the other way around, and that gesture means that the whole ocean can be turned upside down with cannonballs!This is a battleship!

还真就是那么回事！mk16型火炮的身管寿命长达750-1050发。单管射速8-10发，五座主炮一起开火的话，理论最大射速每分钟能投射出将近7吨弹药！这数字能赶上半艘战列舰了！

The single gun of the "Helena" has 200 rounds of ammunition, so there is no need to worry about running out, especially since this is still the territory of the United States.Supply is very convenient!

In Colonel Dermot's mind, there is no such thing as saving money at all!What he wants is to be able to unleash the full power of the battleship!He didn't think it was a pity that he didn't feel sorry for the indiscriminate bombing. On the contrary, he was in high spirits and ordered the battleship to turn around and take the initiative to look for the enemy ship.Get ready to hit the ground running!

Such an unscrupulous approach is really in line with Zhu Bin's taste. With its speed and maneuverability, the "Yingzhou" continued to circle from behind, maintaining a T-shaped position against the "Helena", waiting for its shelling to stop, and slowly Pushed to about 15 kilometers, quietly released a torpedo, fell into the water with a "plop", and accelerated to rush away! <The center issued an order to suddenly slow down, and the active sonar on the head of the torpedo aimed at the buttocks of the "Helena" and suddenly sent out a full-power impact!

The US military sonar officer knocked off the headset with a scream, and shouted palely: "We are locked by the sonar!"

"What!" The radar was stunned, and ran away on the spot, "Impossible! We have scanned the surrounding area, and there will never be a submarine. How can there be sonar?!"

This is simply a joke!The first task of all the patrol ships of the Pacific Fleet is to find out the submarines of various countries hidden underwater, and to learn from them at any time. At this time, they will not make such mistakes. Submarine attack!

The sonarman insisted on judgment: "It can't be wrong! They are approaching fast! The speed is---35 knots!"

Second sound!Third tone!More and more intensive sonar collision sounds followed one after another, and the approaching speed was calculated by an experienced sonar operator, and he himself reacted after reporting it!

Radar chief yelled, "You idiot! Who can go that fast with a submarine! It's a torpedo, it must be a Chinese torpedo! Damn it! We're in big trouble!"

The Chinese torpedoes have sonar functions, which are information revealed by the Japanese. Whether it is true or false, the US Navy commanders did not take it as a joke. Treat it as nonsense, just listen to it!

Now they don't dare to think that way!The surrounding area is pitch black and nothing can be seen. Warships will not be idle and use sonar to scan randomly, and they don’t have such a long working distance, spacing speed, distance, and concealment. Except for submarines, there are only torpedoes!

Colonel Dermot's expression changed drastically upon hearing this!If it's a torpedo, they're in big trouble!

The power of Chinese torpedoes is huge, which was proved a few years ago. If it is not the poor street goods of the U.S. military, they either miss the aim, miss the target, or fail to explode. Eight out of ten of them are trash. It seems that the Chinese have made a lot of achievements in actual combat, making the Japanese cry for their fathers and mothers!Now, it's their turn!

Although the "Helena" seems to be very powerful, if it is really bombarded by a 533mm torpedo, it will definitely die in one shot, and no one will be spared!

"Quick! Accelerate! Accelerate away with all your strength!"

Dermot finally couldn't calm down. After eagerly ordering, he stared at the sea, trying to find the potential terrible killer. At the same time, he let the rear naval guns fire backwards at the smallest angle, no matter whether they could hit or not, at least they could The starting point is also good.

The powerful power of 10 shaft horsepower of the "Helena" is really extraordinary. It raised the speed to the highest data of 32 knots, and risked capsizing to change directions, but the sonar officer found that it was impossible to get rid of it!The density of the rear impact is still accelerating, and the frequency is accelerating, as if the gradually tightened rein is tightening around the neck, and it is tightening rapidly, making people breathless!

At this time, Colonel Dermot regretted that he didn't bring a destroyer out at the beginning. In that case, at least he had enough anti-submarine weapons to deal with such guys. Fortunately, he had a powerful attack firepower, but he didn't guard against underwater killers. If you get killed just like this, you will never be reconciled!

He couldn't help urging the chief engineer: "No matter what method you think of, increase the speed!"

The chief engineer said in embarrassment: "That's impossible! Colonel, our performance is just like this!"

"Damn it! Then we have to wait to die?!" (To be continued...)