Please remember the domain name of this site:

Chapter 657: The biggest problem is ammunition

The far South Pacific.

A fleet of fishing boats is racing wildly.

The bow of the ship split the waves, three or four meters high, and constantly fluttered on the deck.

At the back of the flotilla, too, a long wavy line was left. Stretching to the end of the horizon, it is still very clear.

They all pulled up to speeds of more than 40 knots. However, it still feels like it's not fast enough. I want to be faster.

No way, behind the fishing boat, a large school of octopuses is struggling to catch up.

If you are chased by an octopus, the consequences are serious.

"Who the hell are we messing with?"

"You didn't look at the yellow calendar when you went out!"

"I have a yellow calendar on me now, do you want to take a look?"

"Damn, what the hell are these things? Why are they so brutal, and they can even be devoured by fishing boats?"

"The devil knows ......"

"Is it because we caught too many squid before?"

"!"

The old monster, Lei Zhenzi, Thunderbolt and others are all a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, the Rock 150 or Rock 500 engine is strong enough, otherwise, they would be in for a tragedy.

This is not the first time they have encountered a perverted octopus. This is the Nth time.

Every time I fish, I was messed up by these strange guys.

Not only can you not catch squid, but you are also in danger.

They had tried to rebel......

They tried to fight bravely......

As a result, they saw an octopus larger than a whale.

That's right, it's bigger than a whale!

At that time, all the fishermen witnessed it with their own eyes.

Without thinking, they immediately turned and ran. I'm afraid that if I run a little slower, I will be killed by the other party.

They all subconsciously associate the octopus they see with the monsters of the deep sea.

A terrifying deep-sea monster that can be sunk even by an aircraft carrier.

What are their little fishing boats?

It's not enough for others to stuff their teeth......

Every time they encounter these guys, they have to rush to meet up with a nearby warship.

Only the powerful force of warships can drive these perverts away.

Fortunately, the octopus is not very fast.

They seem to be only about 30 knots, and they can't keep up with the fishing boats moving at full speed.

However, they are always reluctant to chase after them. Until a new target is discovered. Otherwise, they will follow the course of the fishing boat and chase after them.

They're all old fishermen.

They are all very familiar with the conditions of the ocean.

For octopus, they are even more familiar and cannot be more familiar. Squid fishing, squid fishing, squid fishing!

And the other name for squid is the octopus! They see too much.

However, I have never seen such a ferocious octopus.

It's the size of a whale.

According to conservative estimates, there are at least three or four tons of weight!

And the largest squid they had ever seen before was only four or five hundred kilograms, far from a ton.

"What's going on?"

"What do you mean?"

"Why do you feel that the earth is not at peace?"

"You're thinking too much. It's not the end of the world. What are you worried about so much?"

"I'm talking about what's going on in the ocean. ”

"Don't panic. We will join the warship in no time. ”

"I really want to ask Chief Engineer Wang!"

"He probably won't be available now!"

"Do you think his moon landing can really come to fruition?"

"I guess it's a bit ...... in suspense"

"Well, I hope he does make it. If the earth is not safe, let's take refuge on the moon first. ”

"You're talking light. You think the moon is the doorstep, you can go if you want to......"

As he spoke, he galloped hard.

The power of the Rock series engines has been increased to the limit.

The exact speed of the fishing fleet is actually more than 43 knots. The middle is never lowered. The goal is to get to a safe place as soon as possible.

Hard work pays off. The octopus, which was chasing after him, was finally thrown off by them.

However, they did not dare to take it lightly.

This is only a temporary throw-off.

They'll keep catching up.

Those octopus octopuses seem to have very good memory.

They always remember what they want to track. They're going to chase them to the end. Unless there is some other goal to divert them away.

"Who said fish only have seven seconds of memory?"

"I didn't say it. ”

"Come out and take two steps, see if I don't kill you!"

"Nobody said. ”

Finally, I saw the figure of the Huaxia warship.

They can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

In total, three warships.

One destroyer, two frigates.

The destroyer is the Shinno ship. The two frigates are newly launched 056A corvettes.

Next to the warship, a lot of fishing boats have gathered.

They also came to take refuge in temporary proximity. They were also disturbed by octopuses.

All the fishing boats, almost all of them have no decent catch.

They were all killed by the damn octopus.

The Pacific Ocean is becoming more and more insecure.

Not to mention transportation, there is no way to even fish quietly.

Every time you fish, you almost always have to do it secretly. I'm afraid I'll run into those octopuses again.

To this end, Huaxia also specially dispatched three warships to be stationed nearby and escort them in turn to protect the safety of these distant-water fishing vessels.

"They've finally arrived. ”

"If it's too late, we're going to have to change locations. ”

Fan Qixiang, the captain of the Xinye ship, was also secretly relieved.

He turned out to be the deputy captain of the Shinno ship, and later the captain Lin Chengji was transferred, and he became the captain.

As the captain of the ship, Fan Qixiang felt a lot of pressure.

On the Shinno ship, almost half of them are recruits.

Almost none of them have experience at sea, let alone going to sea.

There is no way, the number of warships is increasing too fast, and the seafarers cannot be replenished.

Strictly speaking, they are not recruits either. They turned out to be part of the Navy as well. But rarely go to sea. The vast majority are miscellaneous personnel on the naval base.

Now that the number of warships has skyrocketed, they must also follow the warships to sea, and they must also bear huge responsibilities.

According to the regular establishment, the Shinno ship should have more than 130 officers and men.

But in fact, there are only about 70 at the moment.

Where did all the vacancies go?

There are no personnel replenishments for the time being.

It can only operate according to the minimum establishment.

To put it simply, one person does the work of two people. Grit your teeth and persevere.

Fortunately, most of the operations of the current warship have been automated, and even if there are only 70 people, it can barely operate. There's just no time to rest.

All the crew of the ship are in two shifts. Everyone is on duty for 12 hours. Then rest for 12 hours. He continued to be on duty.

As an officer, such as captain, deputy captain, chief of weapons, chief of communications, etc., there is even less time to rest.

In the past 48 hours, Fan Qixiang has only slept for 5 hours.

"Before, people were waiting for equipment. ”

"Now it's the equipment waiting for someone. ”

Speaking of this, Fan Qixiang was still a little emotional.

Who would have imagined that the rate of construction of warships would be so fast, and the number would increase so much?

The increase in the number of warships has led to a dizzying and dizzying change in personnel. For example, Ge Ming.

Half a year ago, Ge Ming was just a recruit who had just boarded the ship, graduated from the Bincheng Naval Academy, and was considered a professional background. As a result, he is now the deputy captain of a 056H frigate next to him. It is estimated that he will have half a year at most, and he will have to go to a brand-new warship to serve as the captain.

Another example, Lin Chengji. He has now been transferred to the 10,000-ton drive as the captain. The rank of colonel was also promoted.

He himself would have been on the Shinno ship for half a year at most, and then he would have to leave. is also going to be the captain of the 10,000-ton drive.

It is said that there are more than 30 ships in the construction plan of the 10,000-ton drive alone.

Destroyers of the 052 class, at least more than 100 units.

Class 054 standard frigates, at least more than 200 units.

Class 056 corvettes, the final number, is at least more than 500 units.

There is a serious shortage of manpower!

Catch one counts as one.

The current escort mission is actually very easy.

At the very least, the personnel in this part of the air defense can take a temporary break.

If necessary, it is also possible to replace personnel in other positions. to increase everyone's rest time.

However, everyone's spirit is still very nervous.

Mostly those damn octopus, there seem to be too many of them.

Not only are there a lot of them, but they are also very large. Some are almost the size of whales.

Poor 056H frigate has a maximum displacement, that is, about 2000 tons. If it is entangled by an octopus as big as a whale, it is probably an uncomfortable thing.

Someone once calculated that if the 056 corvette was entangled, if it was not dealt with in time, it might be dragged directly to the bottom of the sea.

Even the Shinno ship with a displacement of more than 6,000 tons feels a little difficult!

Never dare to let the octopus catch the battleship itself.

You must keep a safe distance of at least 500 meters from them.

The tentacles of those octopuses are very tough, and ordinary rifles can't break them. It was necessary to use a 30-mm rapid-fire gun.

For this reason, all warships were temporarily equipped with some rapid-fire guns.

The power of this rapid-fire cannon is also extremely powerful. 100 shells can explode in one second.

Mind you, it's a shell! It's not a bullet! It's a high-explosive charge. Once exploded, it was no less powerful than a grenade.

"Report! Radar found target!"

"Density 138, distance 6930!"

Suddenly, there was a staff report.

Fan Qixiang frowned.

It's coming so fast!

None of them were so fast yesterday.

It feels like it's getting more ferocious day by day. That's not right!

Judging from the number and volume of radar detection, it is also getting stronger and stronger. Some octopuses are completely larger than whales.

"Could it be that the deep-sea monster has given birth?" a ridiculous thought flashed through Fan Qixiang's mind.

Immediately, this idea was quickly driven away by him.

He didn't believe such nonsense.

Since you dare to come, I will dare to fight.

"Open fire and intercept!"

"Understood!"

The rapid-fire guns opened heavy fire.

Because the speed is so fast, the sound is like tearing cloth.

A steady stream of shells fell on the water, blasting the surface of the water into huge waves. The sea suddenly boiled.

In the waves, there are constantly octopuses that are blown apart, and the strange screams are constant.

Their bodies, not opponents of 30-mm shells.

The fire continued for about thirty seconds.

Several rapid-fire guns fired at the same time.

Each rapid-fire gun has at least three barrels.

In just a few tens of seconds, hundreds of shells were fired.

However, the octopus that was tracked down was not completely eradicated.

They quickly dived into the depths of the sea, using it to evade rapid-fire cannon fire.

"Ready for the first position!"

"Ready for position two!"

It's time to prepare for the drop of depth charges.

For the octopus, the threat of depth charges is the deadliest.

These depth charges, weighing more than 500 kilograms, can be dropped to a depth of 100 meters and then explode, causing a huge storm in the seawater.

The explosion of a bomb in sea water is more lethal than in the air. Because air can be compressed. But seawater cannot. Therefore, the destructive ability of torpedoes to warships is often much greater than that of aerial bombs. Normally, a dozen bombs may not be able to sink a warship. But three torpedoes will be enough.

The former battleship Yamato was torpedoed to the bottom of the sea.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The bomb exploded inside the seawater.

The huge waves pushed the Shinno ship and shook it.

Soon after, the sea began to muddy, and many jumbled severed limbs floated up.

A depth charge killed a large number of octopus.

However, there are still a lot of large octopuses gathered around, and the number is increasing.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The ship's guns opened fire.

This is a gun with a caliber of 127 mm.

Its rate of fire is not very fast. There are about 10 rounds per minute.

In fact, its rate of fire is not sustained. Only when necessary. Only from time to time will the cannon be fired.

The targets hit by the main artillery fire were mainly octopuses at long distances.

Intimidate each other. Prevent the other person from approaching.

But the effect is not ideal.

There is still a steady stream of octopuses coming from the west.

Fan Qixiang's face was solemn.

It is a very troublesome thing to destroy them.

It must be the use of a large number of shells or depth charges.

That's a lot of consumption!

The biggest problem with the Shinno ship now is ammunition.

The Rock 600 engine it is equipped with does not require fuel, and the supply of personnel is also guaranteed.

It's that ammunition is consumed very quickly.

Every time you encounter an octopus chasing and intercepting it, it consumes a lot of ammunition.

Including 30-mm shells for rapid-fire guns, but also shells for 127-mm guns. There are also depth charges, depth rockets, torpedoes and the like.

Frankly, it's more than the consumption of participating in a fierce battle.

The main thing is that there are too many octopuses.

They rushed forward and pounced on them in desperation.

The front ones were killed, and the back ones continued to come up and entangle.

Only by relying on ammunition can you kill the opponent. Otherwise, there is nothing to be done.

Many times, the new ships have to find a way to get rid of each other. Otherwise, you will be entangled by the opponent's "crowd tactics".

Once all the ammunition is depleted, it is a dangerous thing.

In such a distant South Pacific, it is not easy to replenish ammunition!

Unless it's a super-large integrated supply ship.

However, at present, the integrated supply ship is still under construction.

It will take at least a year to complete.

Besides, it's not a way to go on like this!

Relying on killing alone will not restore calm to the sea.

What the hell is going to do?