When the artillerymen on the gun mount adjusted the muzzle height and azimuth angle according to the data reported by Hu Zhen, although the sailors in charge of ranging were one step slower, they also measured the distance of the first ship of the Mi Army, and the figures seemed to be completely consistent with the data reported by Hu Zhen casually, while Hu Zhen's data was more accurate.

It's incredible!

Many of the officers and men of the Huaxia Fleet had studied navy in the English Naval Academy, and knew that people could use the naked eye and the fingers of the body to simply measure the distance between ships, but they didn't expect the numbers measured by Hu Zhen to be so accurate!

After several measurements were reported, the sailors were convinced of the data provided by Hu Zhen verbally and immediately, and from then on, in the minds of the officers and men of the Huaxia Army, the commander-in-chief Hu Zhen was born a god with a super developed brain, and he could use the naked eye to measure the accurate shelling distance data that even the artillery rangefinder could not measure! (Speaking of this, Hu Zhen burst into tears: Why is this tone, so similar to the media of a certain cosmic power, often used to describe the people of a certain family as "great men from heaven"?) ）

With a boom, a shell from the Qilong smashed into the water 20 meters in front of the starboard side of the Baltimore, and the explosion set off a column of water more than 10 meters.

"They fired!" The officers and men on the five cruisers of the Mi Army were all taken aback, in their artillery training, they would only carry out artillery bombardment when they entered a distance of 3,000 meters or even a distance, but the Huaxia Army carried out artillery bombardment at a distance of more than 4,000 meters, was this crazy or could it really be so accurate?

Vice Admiral Vitesse was convinced that no one in the world today could carry out accurate artillery bombardment from a distance of 4,000 meters, and even the British Navy, the world's largest naval power, could not do it. ”

However, the facts are completely contrary to Vitesse's judgment.

"Test firing distance correction XXXX, altitude adjustment XXXX, azimuth angle adjustment XXXX, six main guns salvo the enemy's lead ship Baltimore!"

Based on the corrected measurements after the test firing of a shell, Hu Zhen decisively gave the order to fire the first salvo at the Baltimore.

The six 155-mm guns of the Qilong. The three twin gun mounts are arranged on the ship according to the position of the first two and one at the back, and the ship is equipped with an optical rangefinder with a baseline of two meters, and the effective firing range of the main guns reaches more than 5,000 meters, and it is very sure that it will hit the enemy ship at a distance of 4,000 meters.

In fact, the effective range of the artillery of the Mi warship against stationary targets can also reach a distance of 5,000 meters. However, the Mi warships lack effective means and tools for surveying, and shooting at a dynamic ship at a distance of more than 3,000 meters is tantamount to shooting at the moon.

However, the Huaxia Army had sufficient means of measuring the distance of artillery firing, and in the first round of main gun fire, six shells formed a state of pinch shells. The explosion kicked off a column of water that sandwiched the Baltimore bag in the middle.

At this time, Vitesse was taken aback: the enemy on the opposite side must be equipped with some kind of weapon system that can accurately shell a distance of more than 4,000 meters, and it seems that this battle will definitely be very difficult today!

After all, Vitesse was an experienced veteran, and he quickly made a decision, ordering: "Immediately shell the enemy ships and interfere with the enemy's shelling!" ”

Vitesse's plan is to use the highest speed to get close to the opponent and enter the effective range while shelling with artillery that is several times more powerful than the opponent and interfering with the opponent's inaccurate artillery fire. Sink the Dragon.

After Vitesse gave the order, and the Chicago's signalmen used the flag to inform the ships, the main guns of the Qilong corrected the data again, and the second salvo began.

The second salvo still formed a forest of water columns that surrounded the Baltimore in the middle, but one shell happened to hit a wire pulled on the mast as it swept over the Baltimore, and exploded right over the battleship, forming a fireball that set the signal rope on the Baltimore mast on fire. Fragments of the explosion flew down, stabbing more than a dozen soldiers of the Mi Army who were exposed on the deck.

After receiving Vites' order, the Mi ships loaded and fired one after another, and the Mi army's swarms of shells and the third salvo of the Qilong swept by.

In the midst of the shells passing by. One artillery shell from each side collided in the air, causing a violent explosion, and a large orange-red fireball exploded in the air more than 200 meters above the sea surface, forming an astonishing spectacle in the history of human naval warfare.

Dozens of shells flying from the Mi army exploded around the Qilong, setting off a skyrocketing water column forest, which was seen from the outside. It seems that the Qilong has been completely surrounded, but in fact, the closest explosion water column to the Qilong is three hundred meters away, and the threat is not great.

The Illuminator's shells once again surrounded the Baltimore, and one shell hit its front main turret, and the shell exploded in the terrace turret, sweeping away a dozen soldiers and detonating several 203 mm shells stacked on the turret, and the 203 mm main gun barrel was immediately flipped off the deck like a toy.

"Don't stop the shelling, keep the shelling!" Vitesse shouted hoarsely as the ships continued to bombard, he knew that his own artillery bombardment was extremely ineffective, but he could not stop at this time, even if it disturbed the enemy's line of sight.

Hu Zhen ignored this kind of shelling, which did not work at all, and remained focused on the fourth salvo towards the Baltimore.

In the fourth salvo, two more shells hit the superstructure of the Baltimore, and a raging fire burst into flames.

The fifth salvo was even more accurate, with three shells hitting the Chicago, one of which exploded violently on the commander's tower on the bridge, which was blown up and the captain and several officers were blown to pieces on the spot.

The Baltimore lost its command.

The Qilong withstood the pressure of the five cruisers of the Mi Army firing at it together, and carried out the sixth, seventh, and eighth rounds of main gun salvos without relaxation, and two more shells hit the Baltimore, and the deadliest shell exploded in its stern, damaging the steering gear, and the Baltimore lost its function of turning and could only keep turning in circles on the original sea surface.

At this time, it was only ten minutes before the Qilong fired its first shot, and the Baltimore was shot and lost its combat effectiveness, and the Huaxia Army fleet showed strong combat effectiveness with its accurate shooting.

Seeing that their side had suffered a loss, the other four cruisers of the Mi Army rushed towards Qilong with all their strength, about 3,500 meters away from Qilong.

The Chicago fired a 203 mm cannonball, and I don't know what kind of bullshit luck it encountered, it fell into the sea water less than 30 meters behind the side of the Qilong and exploded, splashing on the deck of the Qilong. (To be continued.) )