"This is the warship of that country, and why is it so weird?"

"No matter what kind of warship it is, no matter what kind of warship it is, our Imperial Japanese Navy will not be afraid, and anyone who dares to criticize our Imperial Japanese Navy will pay the price. Hmm! Inform the other ships and prepare for battle. ”

"Hey!"

Although he said so, in fact, Tatsuto Iwasaki's heart was also full of doubts, and from the perspective of this era, the shape of these two warships in the distance was indeed too strange. The ship's side was low and flat, there were neither towering masts nor thick chimneys, and the bridge was extremely low, completely different from the shape of the warships of this era. Of course, now Iwasaki Tatsuto only sees the front of these two warships, if you change the angle and see the whole picture of these two warships, Iwasaki Tatsuto is estimated to be even more surprised, because the side sides of these two warships have a very obvious folded line, floating below the broken line to the sea surface, and above the broken line is tilted inward, which looks a bit like a hexagon from the cross-section.

Although Tatsuto Iwasaki is not a ship designer, but as a member of the navy, he is also the captain of a cruiser, and he is still an expert in the design of the ship's body, although the style of the two warships is completely different from his own perception, but such a design is not completely unreasonable, there is no tall superstructure, the advantage is to reduce the center of gravity of the whole ship, which is conducive to the stability of navigation, and the disadvantage is to reduce the field of vision of the whole ship. In addition, the surface of these two warships is very smooth and flat, the line is simple, because it is the larger one, the hull and the deck building are completely integrated, such a level of craftsmanship is by no means low.

If the design of the ship type can only be said to be a matter of opinion, it is difficult to determine the advantages and disadvantages, but what puzzles Iwasaki Tatsuto is the weapon configuration of these two warships, although from Iwasaki Tatsuto's current point of view, it is not possible to confirm the approximate size of these two warships, but it is certain that the displacement definitely exceeds his own Akitsu Island, according to Iwasaki Tatsuto's estimate, the small one should have three or four thousand tons, and the large one should be more than five thousand tons, even if it is seven or eight thousand tons, it is not impossible.

It is said that a warship of such a ton class is equipped with more than 20 guns, and the caliber of the main gun is at least 150 mm, and it is normal to go up to 200 mm, but a small warship is only equipped with a twin gun in the bow, and the caliber is only about 100 mm, and the maximum is only 120 mm; while a large warship is equipped with only one gun, and the caliber is even smaller, about 70 or 80 mm. Moreover, these two warships did not have any secondary guns except for the main guns. It can be said that the tonnage of these two warships is completely disproportionate to the caliber and number of artillery.

Of course, Iwasaki Tatsuto knows that there is a kind of warship in this era that adopts a waist gun design, that is, the main gun is set in the middle of the hull, rather than the bow, and in the First Sino-Japanese War, the two main ironclad ships of the Beiyang Naval Division, the Dingyuan and Zhenyuan ships, are equipped with two two-mounted main guns in the front of the hull. But these two warships are obviously not designed in this way, because the hulls of these two warships are completely integrated with the deck buildings, that is, the bridge is the same width as the hull, and if the main gun is set in the middle of the hull, the bridge will block the forward firing direction of the main gun.

In addition, the two warships are side by side, with the bow facing the enemy, rather than a linear column one after the other, indicating that the main firepower of the two warships is concentrated in the bow, and it is impossible to install the main gun in the middle of the hull, so Iwasaki Tatsuto has to despise the designers of these two warships in his heart, what a stupid design, what kind of country would build such a useless warship.

However, only one thing is certain, these two warships will definitely not be the warships of the Beiyang Fleet. Not only because of the strange shape of these two warships, but also the flying on the mast was not the triangular dragon flag of the Beiyang Fleet, but a flag that I had never seen before, with a yellow five-pointed star on a red background.

Of course, it is not a big deal to know the nationality of the two warships, and deliberately hiding one's nationality is a common thing in the navy, and it is not possible to judge the nationality of a warship by its flag, but now that the main guns of these two warships have been stripped of their gun jackets, and the muzzles of the guns are pointed at their own ships, this intention is naturally no more obvious, and it is certainly not a sign of friendship.

But Tatsuto Iwasaki is not worried, because although the tonnage of these two warships does not seem to be small, the firepower from the configuration is not strong, and the combat effectiveness is definitely not very good, so with the strength of his own fleet, he can completely defeat the other party, even if he can't beat it, he can retreat with his whole body.

At this time, on the Akitsu Island, the Japanese naval forces were ready for battle, all the artillery armor was removed, the gunners were in place, the artillery was filled with shells, and the spare shells were also placed next to the artillery, but now they have not yet entered the range of the artillery, so all of them are not triggered, and the soldiers who are responsible for the damage management are also prepared with various tools for the management of the damage, and they are on standby in each compartment, as long as the Akitsu Island is hit by the enemy's shelling, they will immediately rush to repair the damage and ensure the combat effectiveness of the Akitsu Island.

Tatsuto Iwasaki was very satisfied with the performance of the officers and men of this ship, and this is the quality that the Great Japanese Navy should have, and what he has to do now is to pay attention to the distance between the two sides, choose a suitable time to turn, seize the "T" cross, and strike at the enemy ship.

Because the distance between the two sides was about 10 kilometers at this time, and there was still some time before the Japanese ships opened fire, the officers and men on the Akitsuzu were also patiently waiting for the distance to close.

But at this moment, a staff officer suddenly said "Huh" and said, "Sir, why is there no one on the deck of these two warships?"

Tatsuto Iwasaki was stunned for a moment, only to realize that what the staff officer said was not wrong at all, the foredecks of the two warships were really empty, and there was no one to be seen. The Japanese officers and soldiers in the bridge were also greatly surprised, although it is true that during the battle, irrelevant personnel will not appear on the upper deck of the warship, but there are always some combat personnel, at least a few gunners, unless it is a fully enclosed turret installed, but in this era, only large ships of more than 10,000 tons are installed with a fully enclosed turret, and it is only limited to the main gun, and the secondary gun is only a semi-enclosed gun cover, not to mention that with the size of the turret of these two warships, it is impossible to have a fully enclosed turret. So where did the soldiers on both warships go?

There was silence in the entire bridge, and everyone felt that these two warships were indescribably strange.

In fact, at this time, Iwasaki Tatsuto also had a faint bad premonition in his heart, but he knew very well that as the captain of a ship, his every move would have a significant impact on the officers and soldiers of the whole ship, and it was at this time that he would definitely not be able to mess up first, so Iwasaki Tatsuto said in a deep voice: "No matter what tricks they play, let's greet them with artillery, right?"

Sure enough, as soon as Tatsuto Iwasaki said this, the spirits of the Japanese officers and men on the entire bridge were also lifted, and no one paid any attention to the strangeness of these two warships.

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"Captain, the Xiangyang ship reported that their naval gun fire control radar has locked onto the target and wants to open fire. ”

Wang Hailong was holding a paper cup in his hand, which contained most of the cup of green tea that had just been beaten, and said with a smile: "Xie Fuzhan, this kid, do you want to take the lead? No, why do you have to fire this first shot from our Yueyang ship, tell the Xiangyang ship that our Yueyang ship will fire the cannon first, and then the Xiangyang ship will continue to fight." The main artillery squad, what's going on, don't lose the face of our Yueyang ship in the first round of shelling. ”

Cheng Wensuo, the squad leader of the main artillery squad, said: "Report to the captain, the fire control lightning strike has locked on the target, and the distance is 7,630 meters, and the cannon can be fired at any time." ”

In fact, Wang Hailong did not let the Xiangyang ship fire the first shot, not because he wanted to compete with the Xiangyang ship, but because compared with the Xiangyang ship, the overall performance, combat effectiveness, and degree of informatization of the Yueyang ship are all a level higher, although the power of the artillery is smaller than that of the Xiangyang ship, but the accuracy of the artillery and the fire control system are much stronger than the Xiangyang ship.

THE NAVAL GUN EQUIPPED WITH THE YUEYANG SHIP IS A PJ26 SINGLE-BARRELED 76MM NAVAL GUN. The total weight is 16.5 tons (including the lower deck loader), the maximum firing range is 15.5 km, the effective range is 11.5 km, the maximum rate of fire is 120 rounds per minute, there are two other rates of fire (30 rounds per minute and 60 rounds per minute), the total weight of the shell is 12.4 kg, and the projectile weighs 5.9 kg. The fire control system of the naval gun is equipped with an LR-66 naval gun fire control radar on the platform in front of the main mast, and a GDG-775 photoelectric shooting controller is also installed on the deck below, integrating an infrared thermal imager, a CCD camera and a laser rangefinder, which can also be used to guide and control the 76mm naval gun.

Although the firepower of the PJ26 single-barreled 76MM naval gun is not large, it has an extremely fast rate of fire, good reliability, advanced fire control, and a high degree of informatization, which not only has a strong ability to shoot at the sea, but also has a strong air defense capability. IN PREVIOUS MILITARY EXERCISES, THE PJ26 SINGLE-BARRELED 76MM NAVAL GUN HAS SHOT DOWN ENEMY MISSILES MANY TIMES.

Therefore, the Yueyang ship launched the attack on the Qiujinzhou first, which could ensure the hit rate of the first round of shelling, disrupt the layout structure of the enemy ship, and make a good start for the next shelling of the Xiangyang ship.

Wang Hailong drank the tea in the paper cup in one gulp, then waved it vigorously, and said: "Okay, the rate of fire is 60 rounds per minute, shoot continuously for thirty seconds, open fire, and let Little Japan repay our strength." ”

The operator of the main gun had already entered Wang Hailong's command into the fire control system, and Cheng Wensuo immediately said: "The main gun fires." As he spoke, he pressed the button of the cannon hard.

"Boom, boom, boom!" The PJ26 single-barreled 76MM naval gun of the Yueyang ship immediately began to bombard, and in just thirty seconds, thirty shells were fired in one go, and on the foredeck of the Qiujinzhou, a series of explosions immediately sounded, and several water columns also rose on the sea around the Qiujinzhou.

Iwasaki Tatsuto couldn't help but be shocked, when he saw the Yueyang ship's main gun fire, Iwasaki Tatsuto was still very disapproving, because firing at a distance of more than 7,000 meters, even if the British were at the forefront of naval technology in this era, it was impossible to shoot accurately, and if they couldn't hit it, they could only resign themselves to fate. The Japanese Navy's combat regulations stipulate that the distance of engagement is within 3,000 meters. And the other party can't wait to fire at this distance, in the opinion of Iwasaki Tatsuto, this is due to nervousness, which also shows that the opponent's usual training is sparse and the quality is not very good. And such an opponent naturally does not need to be afraid.

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