Chapter 1171: Narrowing the Encirclement (Extra 2)
After the first round of firing of the 305-mm coastal defense guns, it was known that there was a huge problem with the shooting meter, and now, inside the huge emplacements of the shore defense guns, the artillerymen are also urgently deliberating.
"We're definitely going to miss this shot, we have to adjust." An old gunner said: "But we can't use the previous firing table, the inside of the gun has changed, I suggest that we make a test firing adjustment, reduce the gauge by five hundred, and see how much the distance is reduced." ”
Shooting from artillery fire is a complex mechanical problem, and it is definitely not as simple as calculating high school physics problems, such as diagonal upward throwing motion, air resistance, and even the rotation of the earth.
It doesn't matter when the range is small, the greater the range, the smaller the cumulative error.
At the same time, the firing range and elevation angle are definitely not proportional, in short, it is very complicated, and now, the plan of the old gunners is to gradually adjust, and after several shots, they can find the size of the error in it, and then improve it, which is also what the artillerymen often like to do.
"No, we don't have time, I suggest, reduce the gauge by six hundred, and fire another salvo."
Just as they were discussing repeatedly, the shells of the three guns were loaded again, and the commander inside the coastal defense gun frowned and said, "The gauge is reduced by five hundred and five, and the three guns are placed at the same time!" ”
It is true that there is no time, the caliber of the Germans' naval guns, which is larger than theirs, will not give them time at all to adjust a little bit, in naval battles, in fact, it is faster than anyone's rate of fire, in the same time to call as many shells as possible to the opponent's body, as long as one hits, it will be successful.
"Boom!" At this moment, a huge explosion exploded near the shore defense artillery, and in the huge tremor, the concrete overhead was falling dust.
Not good, the Germans have already begun to attack.
"Boom, boom, boom!" The shore defense artillery on this side no longer had time to hesitate, the three guns fired together, huge black smoke came out of the muzzles, and thousands of tons of concrete fortifications were trembling in a salvo.
"Boom!" At this moment, the opponent's movements were actually faster, and after the first test-fired shell was adjusted to shoot Zhu Yuan, the second round of salvo was overwhelming. The 380-mm armor-piercing shell, which hit the front of the turret of this shore defense gun, tore through the hole and burrowed into the turret.
This shore defense gun, with a total of eight floors above and below, is simply a solid underground fortification, and now, the armor-piercing shell has exploded violently on the concrete fortifications of the second floor.
The armor-piercing shell of the tank is not charged, and it is completely killed by kinetic energy, and the armor-piercing shell of the naval gun is different, and the armor-piercing shell and the grenade are just somewhat different in charge.
A huge explosion sounded throughout the artillery position, and the smoke of the artillery shells had not yet dissipated, and a new round of gunpowder smoke began to steam, and only in this round of gunsmoke, the entire coastal defense artillery was destroyed.
This is the last 305 mm shore defense gun.
At this time, there were still several 203-mm shore defense guns left.
At this time, they also began to counterattack, but their positions have long been marked by the German Navy, the German Navy does not know how many simulated attacks, and now, the naval guns on the two battleships continue to bombard these shore defense guns, one after another shells fly by, and one after another the shore defense guns are destroyed in the violent explosion.
The shelling lasted half an hour.
During this half hour, the remaining warships of the Baltic Fleet, who were actually only watching from the sidelines, were cornered, the waterways were blocked, and they had no determination to break through the German encirclement.
And now, after the destruction of large-caliber shore defense artillery, they are also coming to an end of their own.
During the firing, the "Scharnhorst" was also gradually moving forward, the main guns were constantly roaring, and on both sides of the superstructure, the twin 150-mm secondary guns were also ready for battle at this time.
The 380 mm main gun is quite powerful to shoot, but this large-caliber naval gun has a barrel life of only a few hundred rounds, and it is definitely not cost-effective to use them to hit a battleship of several thousand tons, and now, this task falls on the secondary gun.
"Attention, aim at the Dezezinsky-class frigate ahead, fire!" As the order was given on the bridge, the secondary guns on one side also opened fire fiercely.
"Boom, boom, boom!" Unlike the main gun, the secondary gun has a fairly fast rate of fire, reaching 15 rounds per minute, while a twin gun can fire 30 rounds per minute.
Well-trained, they can fire at maximum rate of fire in the first few minutes.
The barrels of the guns were constantly emitting flames, and one after another 150-millimeter shells flew towards the Dezezinsky-class frigates, which were ten kilometers away.
At this time, the frigate on the opposite side was also thinking about returning fire, but unfortunately its turret had not yet turned around, and it was hit by at least four 150-mm shells, and black smoke came out of the hull, and it had already been damaged.
At the last moment, the remaining warships of the Soviet Baltic Fleet, trying to trap the beasts, were blocked in the passageway, and they gradually converged, and outside them, there was a shrinking encirclement.
A destroyer of the "Narvik" type, at full speed, charged at the Soviet fleet, its bow, 150 mm main guns, quickly projected shells past.
This destroyer, which is considered the main German general-purpose destroyer, was produced in the British shipyard to strengthen the strength of the German Navy, which in peacetime it was unknown, and now, for the first time in the task of encircling and destroying the Soviet Baltic Fleet, it has shown its might.
The battleship was huge and had poor maneuverability, while the destroyer was much more agile, and it did not dare to get too close just now due to the threat of shore defense artillery, but now it finally did not have to be afraid.
The destroyer, numbered Z23, moved forward quickly, and under the bombardment of its main guns, a Soviet frigate was beaten into smoke.
Seeing the majestic appearance of this destroyer, the other destroyers and frigates in the fleet also rushed forward with all their strength.
A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and a captain who doesn't want to control an advanced warship is not a good sailor, how can he be promoted? That, of course, depends on combat merit, as long as you accumulate enough combat merit, you will have the opportunity to operate a cruiser, or even a battleship.
The German fleet, like a pack of hungry wolves, pounced fiercely on the crowded Soviet fleet, and the fall of the Baltic Fleet was already without suspense.