Chapter 484: 25,135 meters (plus 3)
High-power turbine compressors and high-pressure oil pumps roar out, pumping large quantities of fuel and fresh air into the furnace chamber of the blazing boiler. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info The entire fleet quickly approached the target.
As the distance got closer, they could already see that the British fleet was chasing their own Deutschland and beating it, while their own warships were fighting back furiously.
Deutschland, well done!
On the Bismarck, Captain Claude quickly turned on the rangefinder, the optical sighting equipment was working efficiently, and the mechanical ballistic solver in the command room was buzzing to find the starting point of the shot.
At the same time, the projectile pusher smoothly pushes the projectile and the cartridge into the breech, closing the bolt.
Tens of seconds later, all the launch data had been stapled, and at this time, 15 nautical miles from the target, the most dazzling battleship in the British fleet was locked.
Under the action of the hydraulic press, the artillery hits the specified elevation angle according to the target data, locks, and the fire engine insurance is lifted!
"Volley!" Lütjans stood on the bridge and shouted loudly.
Due to the problem of light, the German fleet was easy to find the British fleet, but the British fleet was difficult to find the German fleet.
"Boom!" The 406 naval guns were firing violently, and the scene of six cannons firing together was extremely spectacular, even if the wind and waves were very strong now, the black smoke from the muzzles of the guns still enveloped the whole ship in an instant.
The four 380-mm guns in the bow of the Scharnhorst in front of the fleet also opened fire almost simultaneously, and as the golden light of the fire enveloped the entire sea, huge black smoke rose over the fleet, and the other side should have noticed.
However, it was already too late!
By the time Admiral Tovey was alerted, the German warships had already fired their first salvo!
15 nautical miles, at this distance, can you hit accurately?
Standing on the bridge, Admiral Tovey stared into the distance, and then, seeing the enemy's shell, fall into the port side of the Queen Elizabeth, a few dozen meters away.
Artillery at such a distance is simply a joke.
All the shells, almost empty.
Admiral Tovey had a calm look on his face, now, let's get the Deutsches down first, one more salvo is enough for your side, and then, turn around and engage the main fleet of the German Navy, we must kill them!
At this moment, he was suddenly stunned, and on the other side, black smoke came out again, and the other party actually fired again?
At this time, on the Bismarck, the gun commander Claude was watching intently.
When the shell came out, the new armor-piercing shell was stuffed into it again by the automatic loader, and Claude's eyes stared at the opposite side, observing the trajectory of his own shell.
Almost before falling into the sea, Captain Claude had already made a judgment: "Close bullets, fast!" Add 600 to the ruler, fast! ”
Although there are sophisticated mechanical ballistics calculators, whether or not they can hit depends on the actual experience of the gunner.
The first salvo, hit closer!
The gunners quickly fine-tuned the elevation angle of the gun, which was almost 50 seconds, and the second shot began again!
At the time of design, the Bismarck had a maximum rate of fire of three rounds per minute, but now the distance was relatively long, and it was necessary to wait until the front landing point appeared before the gun could be adjusted and continue firing.
At a distance of 15 nautical miles, in less than a minute, the second shot began, and this speed is definitely fast enough!
At the same time, the British began to fire a salvo, only they were still chasing the Deutschland.
Piercing the raging storm, the second shot of the 406-mm naval guns began again, and three seconds later, the 380 naval guns also fired.
On the surface of the sea, the smoke of gunpowder fills the air, and the smell of gunpowder makes people's blood spurt.
Captain Claude was the most nervous one, and his heart was beating a hundred and forty beats a minute!
His experience, which determined whether it could be hit, decided the fate of the German Navy.
Yes, now, it is a duel between the German main fleet and the British main fleet, as long as the British fleet is knocked down in this naval battle, the British fleet will not dare to go out again for a long time.
Scarpa Bay, the main British force was greatly damaged, and now it was the warships that were transferred back to other colonies that they could continue to maintain a certain scale, as long as they were eliminated this time, they would be powerless and had no confidence to continue the war with the German navy.
With his hope, the 406-mm shell flew to the Queen Elizabeth on the opposite side.
Not good, this time it's a long shot!
"Subtract 200 from the ruler, deflect a dense position to the left, continue to fire, fast!"
Commander Claude continued to give orders, he did not have any frustration, it can be said that naval battles have been like this from history to the present, constantly adjusting until the final hit.
The competition is who shoots fast and who shoots fiercely!
Three rounds of salvos, which took just over two minutes, is definitely a terrible record.
With the hope of the German Navy, the 406-mm armor-piercing projectile, which crossed a graceful arc, flew towards the opposite side.
"Boom!" The armor-piercing projectile weighing more than a ton drilled into the waterline armor belt of the Queen Elizabeth, and the 152 mm steel armor was directly torn open a big hole!
The huge impact force generated by the impact even made the warship, which was more than 30,000 tons, shake violently, and everyone felt the fear of the end coming.
The last sneak attack on Scarpa Bay, the British Navy was humiliated, they did not go into combat condition, and now, in battle, more than 30,000 tons of battleships, were hit!
At this time, the distance between the two sides is less than 14 nautical miles, and if you convert it accurately, it is 25,135 meters!
Bismarck, set a record for the farthest shot.
(In World War II, it was the "Scharnhorst" that fired accurately at the "Glorious", setting a record for the farthest time a World War II naval gun hitting a target at sea, 24 kilometers hit.) East China is magnified to 25 kilometers, not yy.
The farthest naval artillery hits of World War II on moored ships, the USS Massachusetts, the shelling of Casablanca, West Africa. "Barr", 28 km hit. )
The armor-piercing shell burrowed into the interior of the Queen Elizabeth, and everywhere it went, it was all dead, only a few dozen meters away from the ammunition depot of the No. 2 turret.
Flying shrapnel constantly hit the armor of the ammunition depot, but fortunately it held on.
The third salvo, one hit.
"Subtract 50 from the ruler and keep shooting!" Commander Claude continued to give the order to fire continuously, and at the same time, in his sights, he saw the Queen Elizabeth, which was hit twice by the 380-mm naval guns on the Scharnhorst in front of him!
"Boom!" A 380-mm armor-piercing shell smashed directly into the vicinity of the opponent's bridge, and this shell brought even more terrible death!