Chapter 528: Pursuit
The game is still going on, but now the winner is clear.
Otowa was too far ahead of the rest of the team, and their ships had been fine so far, except for an inconsequential aerial torpedo.
Not only did the second and third place finishes not add up to their scores, but even the ships were in tatters, and they were hit by an unknown number of shells from the AI in battle.
Even if the Otowa team abstains now, they will be 100% the champions.
Of course, Otowa didn't realize this at this time. In her opinion, there are most likely other Force warriors in this area, and if she wants to ensure the final victory, she will have to work harder.
Well, in fact, Otowa didn't guess wrong, and there were other monsters participating in the game.
It's just that the Force is not omnipotent, there is no way to attack the ship, nor can it reduce the defense of the opposite side, at most, it can only predict the existence of the enemy in advance.
However, it is useless to predict it, avoid it, and you can't get points, and if you fight, you will be washed by the AI's artillery, which can be said to be an endless loop.
It was only Otowa's all-round Force warrior who could come up with such a sassy routine and turn it into reality, and he just made a splash on the plane.
Even if other people know such a routine, I'm afraid they won't be able to learn it.
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It's still the slightly gloomy office, where two silver-haired girls are watching the game in front of a holographic projector.
"It's too easy. β
The girl sitting in the chair put down the teacup in her hand and sighed softly.
As if knowing what her sister was trying to express, Marina smiled and spoke.
"So, do you want me to add some ingredients?"
"Do what you think. β
"I see. β
Marina nodded, and walked quickly out of the office.
If Otowa and Himeko were here now, they would have been shocked by the sight that the mysterious Marina was actually being called like a servant.
"So, how are you going to deal with it? β
Looking at the Cleveland in the center of the screen, the corners of the silver straight girl's mouth suddenly curled.
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"The sea around me fell silent again. Otowa said thoughtfully.
They hadn't spotted the enemy in a while, which gave Otowa a bad feeling.
According to the rules, it should be that the AI will be denser the later, and this situation can't help but give her a bad premonition, I'm afraid that something strange will be brushed out soon.
"Be vigilant!"
With the lessons of the past, Arisa did not dare to be careless now.
"Where is it......"
Looking at the sea around him, Otoha couldn't help but tilt his head.
Otoha's ability is not omnipotent.,It's more like a passive skill.,It doesn't seem to be activated until the critical moment.,It's very evil.γ
The silence on the radio was terrible, and only the sound of the piston engine could be heard on the plane.
Otowa doesn't like this feeling very much, and she prefers to take the initiative to go out and do other people's things than to stay where she is and wait to be.
Fortunately, the ordeal did not last long, and the silence on the radio was broken.
"This is Mei Xiang, eh...... There is one, no, two in the direction of the mothership at five o'clock...... Three, four, four destroyers are approaching at high speed. β
"Four?"
Arisha's mouth was wide open, and her face was full of bewilderment.
In the past, the AIs came one by one, and they could easily shoot them up, but now there are four of them at a time.
"Full speed ahead. Shizuku said lightly.
It will definitely be a loss to hit four on the front, in short, let the ship run first, and then decide whether to drag the knife or not.
"It's the Tashkent class, which is approaching at a speed of more than 40 knots. β
It didn't take long for the observer girl sitting behind Mika to speak.
The Tashkent was commissioned by the Soviet Union on January 11, 1937 by the Italian company Odero Temi Orlando. In May 1939, the Soviet leadership and delegates decided to join the Black Sea Fleet family. During the war, it participated in and completed the transportation of various goods, providing great assistance to the Soviet Union on the battlefield.
The ship adopted the design concept of the Italian light cruiser, but the Soviets fully absorbed the Italian style and applied it to the large-scale design of the destroyer, and finally such a destroyer was born.
The standard displacement is 2950 tons, and the firepower consists of three twin 130mm guns and three triple 533mm torpedo tubes.
This class of destroyers combines the three characteristics of large-scale, strong firepower and high speed, and is the hero of destroyers.
In addition, the destroyer also uses a 110,000-horsepower steam turbine, which is 10,000 horsepower more than the Cleveland, where Otowa is located, and only 43,000 horsepower less than the Yamato.
With such a strong power, the speed of this thing is naturally fast, and it even ran a ghost animal speed of 43.5 knots during the sea trial.
"Verse 40...... It's not good!"
Arisha's brow suddenly furrowed, the Cleveland's top speed was only 32 knots, and the Tashkent class, which sailed at 42 knots, would soon be able to catch up.
Although the Tashkent-class is a destroyer, its shelling ability is not weak at all, and the three twin 130mm guns can shoot shells like raindrops, and the four ships together are simply devastating.
And there is no need to doubt the power of these shells, you must know that the guns on Tashkent are the ancestors of the IS-7 main gun.
"Preparing for an artillery bombardment, I'm coming. β
After Otowa finished speaking, he immediately reversed the direction of the nose.
Now that the enemy ships were still out of view of the ships, Otowa had to fly the planes over to direct the artillery bombardment.
The speed of the Type 97 attack was slow among aircraft, but it was still much faster than that of ships, and Otowa easily accelerated it to more than 200 knots with a little dive.
"I saw the target. β
The four destroyers were so conspicuous that Otowa spotted them in the first place.
"Otowaβ" Arisa paused, then continued, "We can't change course on our side, so we'll have to give you access to the two turrets at the stern. β
"Roger. β
In order to extend as much time as possible before entering the enemy's field of view, the ship had to run all the way forward, and the two turrets located at the front of the hull could not attack targets in the rear.
Although half of the firepower was missing, Otowa was still sure to inflict heavy damage on the enemy ship.
"Distance...... Speed ......"
Now one of the two sides is running at a speed of 32 knots, and the other is chasing at a speed of 42 knots, and the amount of calculations left for Otowa is very terrifying.
Even so, Otowa was able to draw the shot and enter it into the tactical panel.
"Go ahead!"
At the sound of Otowa roar, the six guns in the rear of the Cleveland spat out tongues of fire and smashed the shells into the destroyers in the distance.
The shells stirred up several columns of water next to the enemy-led destroyer, but none of them hit the target.
It's not that Otowa doesn't aim inaccurately, it's that the Tashkent-level AI sees the target and dodges it.
At a speed of 42 knots, even a slight rudder movement would cause the ship's position to shift dramatically, and it was not difficult to avoid a frontal shell.
"Cunning fellow. β
The Otowa located above the plane naturally witnessed all this.
Again, the Force is not omnipotent, and Otowa can't speed up the shell, and it's quite desperate to miss or miss the shell.
"If I can't hit someone, the AI will dodge based on the shell. Otowa paused slightly, then said with some seriousness, "Request to turn, I have to use the gun in the bow to deal damage." β
Otowa's previous certainty was based on the opposite side and not dodging, but now that the situation has changed, Otowa has to change his tactics as well.
"It's too messy, what's the use of six cannons in this situation!" Arisa said loudly.
"I can do it. β
"No, I don't agree, the four Tashkent-class ships are equipped with torpedoes, and they can't be allowed to get close. β
If they wanted to use the guns at the front of the hull, they would have to rotate the hull at an angle, which would make it easier for the enemy ship to catch up.