Chapter 359: Vickers Class

As time passed, more and more seawater poured into the interior of the Isokaze. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoIt didn't take long for the destroyer to lose its balance, roll over, and sink into the icy depths.

"Everyone, you're doing a great job. ”

After successfully getting the first head, Arisa seemed to be in a good mood.

"This ship is amazing. ”

In addition to Arisha, Otowa also sighed on the radio.

Although the firepower of the Tenryu is not as good as that of the armored cruisers of the same class, it can steadily overpower the destroyers of the same class. In the case of maneuverability and sibling expulsion, this thing is almost a natural destroyer killer.

Forced to stop, wash the deck, and lightning strikes are not too cool......

"Of course, Otowa, don't doubt Shizuku-chan's vision. ”

"How could I doubt Shizuku. ”

Although the maid of the Otowa family occasionally loses her temper, how could she doubt such a cute girl?

Just as Arisa and Otowa were blowing, they suddenly found that someone had ripped off her clothes.

This person is none other than Shizuku Hirai, who Arisa is blowing.

Arisa thought she had said something wrong at first, but when she saw that Shizuku didn't seem to be angry, her heart relaxed.

"Huh...... Shizuku, what's the matter?"

After listening to Arisha's words, Shizuku didn't say anything, just pointed to the tactical panel beside Arisha.

"Ah, sorry, I forgot to pay attention to the battlefield. Arisa scratched the back of her head, then said with some embarrassment, "Hmm...... The enemy seems to have taken a long detour, and is now engaged with our mine team on the other side. ”

"Back to defense. ”

As usual, Shizuku still only spat out two words this time.

Although Shizuku's words were very brief, Arisa was not an ordinary person, and she understood the meaning of Shizuku's words on the spot.

"Attention units, the defense line in front of our main fleet will soon be broken through, and we must rush back to defend now!"

There will always be a lot of variables in the game, and the enemy will not always act the way you want. Now, for example, the enemy has only sent a reconnaissance expel here, and the main forces have all broken through from the other way.

Even so, Arisa didn't seem to care. One is that the Tenryu is very maneuverable, and it doesn't take much time to rush back. Secondly, they didn't gain anything, and they ate the opposite one to expel when their losses were not very large, and it can be said that they have returned to their roots.

After making her decision, Arisa quickly asked Loran to adjust the ship's course, allowing the Draco to sail in the direction of the mine-fighting team's engagement.

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"Is it still too late?"

Looking at the warships burning on the sea, Arisha's expression suddenly became solemn.

Most of these ships were destroyers, and most of them were on their side, with only a few belonging to the enemy.

"Moving targets were observed on the surface of the sea...... It's an enemy ship, at 10 o'clock, at a distance of 8000, with a quantity of 3, looking at the size, it should be a destroyer!"

After hearing the observer's report, Arisa immediately picked up the telescope.

"It seems that the murderers are them, looking at the flags and liveries, they should all be a company. Arisa paused, then continued, "However, they also seem to have been wounded in the battle, and the deck is in tatters. ”

As she said this, Arisa suddenly looked at Shizuku behind her.

"Pursuit. ”

"Understood. Arisa nodded, and then said on the radio, "Now that the three enemy ships in front of us have been seriously damaged, it is a good time for us to eat them in one fell swoop!"

It seems a bit risky to fight one-on-three, but after so many battles, everyone on the ship has long since swelled...... Ahem, I mean, if you have confidence, you won't be intimidated by the number of enemies.

After the Draco spotted the enemy, the three ships on the opposite side also quickly discovered the Draco.

Although the enemy's three ships were more or less wounded, they probably felt that it was impossible to defeat the three to one, so they adjusted the bow direction one after another, and let the ships rush towards the Tenryu where Otowa was.

"Attention artillery crews, ready to fire at the enemy. ”

No matter what the other side thinks, Otowa won't give them any chance.

"One, two, three, four...... It's a Vickers-class destroyer, and everyone is in good spirits. ”

Even from such a distance, Arisa still used her rich experience to judge the type of enemy ship.

The Vickers-class destroyer is an improved version of the Caldwell-class built by the U.S. Navy during World War I, and is the fifth-most productive ship in U.S. Navy history, as well as one of the few ships that participated in both World Wars.

Designed by Bath Steel Works and Bethlehem Shipbuilding, and built in collaboration with Fall River Shipyard, William Kramp Brothers Shipbuilding Company and U.S. Navy naval shipyards, a total of 111 ships were built.

The Vickers-class destroyers use four Norman or White Foster heavy oil steam boilers (with a total output of 27,000 horsepower), two main engines, and two-shaft propulsion. Due to the emphasis placed on the need to be able to accompany an armored cruiser or cruiser in its design, it has a maximum speed of 35.3 knots, a cruising range of 2,500 knots (20 knots), and a crew of 100 people.

The armament was configured as four 50mm guns of 102 times caliber, two of which were mounted on a single platform, so that a maximum of three guns could be fired on one side at once.

In addition to the four main guns, the Vickers-class destroyers were equipped with four 533mm torpedo launchers, two on each side of the ship. Although only 6 torpedoes can be fired to one side at the same time, but if you change the reverse and play one more round, the lightning strike ability is still quite strong in the same class.

This is not good news for Otowa and his party, as it means that there may be torpedoes on the other side, and they will have to be vigilant in close combat.

"Rotate 45 ° to the left, and then prepare for the shelling of these three enemy ships!"

In skirmishes, it is quite foolish to have the ship facing the enemy sideways, because the ship has the largest shell area and is very vulnerable to shells.

"Fire!"

Not long after the ship had turned, Otowa gave the order to shoot.

With a slight shake of the ship, the four shells broke off the barrels almost simultaneously and flew straight towards the enemy's leading destroyer. At the same time, the enemy ships also launched a counterattack on the Tenryu, and five 102mm caliber shells were returned on the spot.

Artillery battle, on the verge of breaking out.

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PS1: This month's debt will be made up, although I've been a little busy lately, but I'll definitely make up for it as soon as I'm free.

PS2: I'm cute, please give me a ticket.